Exercising apparatus
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
a load mechanism positioned on said frame for providing a plurality of selectable weights, each of the selectable weights having an associated indicator device;
a press positioned on said frame for displacing said load;
a display for inputting and outputting data;
a sensor positioned on said frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of said load;
a port to receive a memory storage device for storing user data and user performance data for an exercise program comprising a plurality of exercising instructions;
a processor in communication with said display and said sensor, said processor configured to;
retrieve from a memory performance data for an operator of the exercise apparatus;
determine an exercising instruction to send to the display for execution by the operator, with the exercising instruction determined based on information associated with the retrieved performance data for the operator;
determine an indicator signal to send to the indicator device of one of the plurality of selectable weights of the load mechanism based on the retrieved performance data, the indicator signal used to indicate which one of the plural of weights to select;
receive sensor data that provides a current to measure of the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercising instruction on the exercise apparatus;
compare the operator'"'"'s current performance against the performance data for the operator to determine current performance data for the operator performing the exercising instruction;
analyze the current performance data of the operator against a determined rate of performance of the exercising instruction; and
transfer at least the operator'"'"'s current performance data to said port that receives the memory storage device for saving the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercise program.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for enabling an operator to exercise comprising a frame with a load positioned on the frame to provide a resistive force. A press is positioned on the frame for displacement by the operator. A linkage joins the load with the press for displacing the load upon displacement of the press by the operator. A display is provided for inputting and outputting data. A sensor is positioned on the frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of the linkage. A memory storage is provided for storing data. A processor communicates with the display and the sensor and the memory storage for processing data. The processor transfers data to the display for providing an exercising instruction to the operator. The processor receives data from the sensor for processing the performance of the exercising instruction by the operator. The processor transfers data to the memory storage for saving the performance of the exercising instruction by the operator.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a load mechanism positioned on said frame for providing a plurality of selectable weights, each of the selectable weights having an associated indicator device; a press positioned on said frame for displacing said load; a display for inputting and outputting data; a sensor positioned on said frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of said load; a port to receive a memory storage device for storing user data and user performance data for an exercise program comprising a plurality of exercising instructions; a processor in communication with said display and said sensor, said processor configured to; retrieve from a memory performance data for an operator of the exercise apparatus; determine an exercising instruction to send to the display for execution by the operator, with the exercising instruction determined based on information associated with the retrieved performance data for the operator; determine an indicator signal to send to the indicator device of one of the plurality of selectable weights of the load mechanism based on the retrieved performance data, the indicator signal used to indicate which one of the plural of weights to select; receive sensor data that provides a current to measure of the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercising instruction on the exercise apparatus; compare the operator'"'"'s current performance against the performance data for the operator to determine current performance data for the operator performing the exercising instruction; analyze the current performance data of the operator against a determined rate of performance of the exercising instruction; and transfer at least the operator'"'"'s current performance data to said port that receives the memory storage device for saving the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercise program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a load mechanism positioned on said frame for providing a plurality of selectable weights, each of the selectable weights having an associated indicator device; a press positioned on said frame for displacing said load; a display for inputting and outputting data in connection with an exercise program comprising a plurality of exercising instructions; a sensor positioned on said frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of a selected plurality of the selectable weights; a processor to; retrieve from a memory performance data for an operator of the exercise apparatus; determine an exercising instruction to send to the display for execution by the operator, with the exercising instruction determined based on information associated with the retrieved performance data for the operator; determine an indicator signal to send to the indicator device of one of the plurality of selectable weights of the load mechanism based on the retrieved performance data, the indicator signal used to indicate which one of the plural of weights to select; process sensor data that provides a current measure of the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercising instruction; compare the operator'"'"'s current performance against the performance data for the operator to determine current performance data for the operator performing the exercising instruction; analyze the current performance data of the operator against a determined rate of performance of the exercising instruction; and transfer at least the operator'"'"'s current performance data to a memory storage device for saving the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercise program. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a load mechanism positioned on said frame for providing a plurality of selectable weights, each of the selectable weights having an associated indicator device; a press positioned on said frame for displacing said load a display for inputting and outputting data; a sensor positioned on said frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of a selected plurality of the selectable weights; a contact positioned on said frame for measuring a heart rate and a body fat of an operator of the apparatus; a memory storage device for storing operator data and an exercise program comprising a plurality of exercising instructions; a processor in communication with said display, said sensor, said contact, and said memory storage device, said processor configured to; retrieve from a memory performance data for the operator; determine an exercising instruction to send to the display for execution by the operator, with the exercising instruction determined based on information associated with the retrieved performance data for the operator; determine an indicator signal to send to the indicator device of one of the plurality of selectable weights of the load mechanism based on the retrieved performance data, the indicator signal used to indicate which one of the plural of weights to select; receive sensor data that provides a current measure of the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercising instruction; receive contact data from said contact regarding the heart rate and the body fat of the operator; compare the operator'"'"'s current performance against the performance data for the operator to determine current performance data for the operator performing the exercising instruction; analyze the current performance data of the operator against a determined rate of performance of the exercising instruction; and transfer at least the operator'"'"'s current performance data and the heart rate and the body fat of the operator to said memory storage device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a plurality of selectable weights positioned on said frame for providing a resistive force, each of the selectable weights having an associated indicator device; a display for inputting and outputting data; a sensor positioned on said frame for measuring a displacement and a speed of a selected plurality of the selectable weights; a monitor positioned on said frame for determining a number of said selected plurality of the selectable weights displaced by an operator; a memory storage for storing user data and an exercise program comprising a plurality of exercising instructions; a processor in communication with said display, said sensor, said monitor, and said memory storage, said processor configured to; retrieve from a memory performance data for the operator; determine an exercising instruction to send to the display for execution by the operator, with the exercising instruction determined based on information associated with the retrieved performance data; determine an indicator signal to send to the indicator device of one of the plurality of selectable weights of the load mechanism based on the retrieved performance data, the indicator signal used to indicate which one of the plural of weights to select; receive sensor data that provides a current measure of the operator'"'"'s performance of the exercise instruction; receive monitor data from said monitor for regarding the number of selected plurality of selectable weights displaced by the operator; compare the operator'"'"'s current performance against the performance data to determine current performance data for the operator for performing the exercising instruction; analyze the current performance data of the operator against a determined rate of performance of the exercising instruction; and transfer at least the operator'"'"'s current performance data and the number of selected plurality of selectable weights displaced by the operator to said memory storage. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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