Exercise device visual representation

• US 7,758,469 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2008
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Precor Incorporated (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stewart, Jonathan M., West, Rodney P., Horita, Sean, Dyer, David E., Birrell, James S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh; Loan
• Assistant Examiner(s): JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA
• Application Number:
  US12/154,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• Field of Search: 482/1, 482/4, 482/8, 482/9, 482/70, 482/71, 482/52, 560/0, 561/3, 565/2, 700/160, 700/169
• US Class Current: 482/4
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0028 Tracking the path of an object, e.g. a ball inside a soccer pitch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/005 using electromagnetic or electric force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/02 using resilient force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/001 by simultaneously exercising arms and legs, e.g. diagonally in anti-phase A63B22/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/685 for electronic devices, e.g. phone, PDA, GPS device, notebook
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

An exercise device includes a member that moves through a selected one of a plurality of differently available paths. A display provides a visual representation of the movement of the first member.

Claims

1. An exercise device comprising:

a frame;

a first member movably coupled to the frame and configured to move through a first selected one of a first plurality of different available paths and to change between the first plurality of different available paths in response to force applied by a person to the first member;

a display; and

a controller configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a first visual representation of the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths comprising a current path being taken by the first member, wherein the controller is further configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a second visual representation of a second one of the first plurality of different available paths which is different than the first visual representation and which comprises a target path and wherein the first visual representation and a second visual representation are concurrently presented by the display.

2. The exercise device of claim 1 further comprising:

a second member movably coupled to the frame and configured to move through a second selected one of a second plurality of different available paths.

3. The exercise device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a second visual representation of the second selected one of the second plurality of different available paths.

4. The exercise device of claim 2, wherein the first plurality of different available paths and a second plurality of different available paths are identical.

5. The exercise device of claim 2, wherein the first plurality of different available paths and the second plurality of different available paths are ovular and wherein movement of the second member along the second selected one of the second plurality of different available paths is substantially 180 degrees out of phase with respect to movement of the first member along the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths.

6. The exercise device of claim 2, further comprising a resistance supply configured to supply a user selectable level of resistance against movement of the first member and the second member.

7. The exercise device of claim 2, wherein the first member and the second member are configured to be controlled by a user'"'"'s feet and to be moved in response to movement of the user'"'"'s legs.

8. The exercise device of claim 2 further comprising a third member configured to be grasped by a user'"'"'s first hand and coupled to the first member so as to substantially move with the movement of the first member.

9. The exercise device of claim 1 further comprising a resistance supply configured to supply a user selectable level of resistance against movement of the first member.

10. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first member includes a platform configured to extend below and elevate a user'"'"'s foot.

11. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of different available paths are selected from a group of path shapes consisting of:

elliptical, circular, reciprocal and 3-dimensional.

12. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of different available paths includes a first path and a second path extending in x and y orthogonal axes in space, wherein the first path includes a first point having a first y-axis coordinate and a first x-axis coordinate and wherein the second path includes a second point having a second y-axis coordinate and the first x-axis coordinate.

13. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of different available paths includes paths having different vertical extents.

14. The exercise device of claim 13, wherein the first plurality of different available paths includes paths having different horizontal extents.

15. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a motivational graphic that changes based upon correlation between the first selected one of the first plurality of available different paths and a second one of the first plurality of available different paths different than the first selected one of the plurality of different available paths.

16. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signal such that the motivational graphic and a first visual representation are concurrently presented by the display.

17. The exercise device of claim 16, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals such that the second visual representation, the first visual representation and the motivational graphic are concurrently presented by the display.

18. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a numerical or letter score based upon correlation between the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths and a second one of the first plurality of different available paths different than the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths.

19. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first visual representation is a visual animation of an anatomy of a user moving along the first selected one of the first plurality of available different paths.

20. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first visual representation comprises a visual representation of an entirety of the first selected one of plurality of different available paths.

21. The exercise device of claim 20, wherein the first selected one of the first plurality different available paths comprises a non-circular loop and wherein the first visual representation further comprises an indication of a current location of the first member along the first selected one of the plurality of different available paths.

22. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths comprises a non-circular loop and wherein the first visual representation comprises an indication of a current location of the first member along the first selected one of the plurality of different available paths.

23. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the first visual representation comprises a segment of and not an entirety of the first selected one of plurality of different available paths, wherein the segment encompasses a current location of the first member along the first selected one of the plurality of different available paths.

24. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals causing the display to vary at least one non-shape characteristic of first visual representation based upon correlation between the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths and a second one of the first plurality of different available paths different than the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths.

25. The exercise device of claim 1 further comprising an input configured to permit a user to identify one of the first plurality of different available paths as a target, wherein the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths comprises a non-circular loop and wherein the controller is configured to compare the first selected one of the first plurality of different available paths to the target.

26. The exercise device of claim 1 further comprising an input configured to permit a user to identify a sequence of different paths from the first plurality of different available paths as a target, wherein the controller is configured to compare actual movement of the first member to the target.

27. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein one of the first plurality of different available paths has a vertical amplitude and a horizontal amplitude and wherein the vertical amplitude is greater than or equal to the horizontal amplitude.

28. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a visual representation concurrently representing a plurality of correlation offsets between target paths and corresponding selected paths at different times over time.

29. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals causing the display to present a visual representation of a correlation score between target paths and corresponding selected paths over time.