Exercise device control ring
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1. A remote control usable in adjusting one or more operating parameters of an exercise device, the remote control comprising:
- a body; and
a transmitter associated with the body;
wherein the transmitter communicates with the exercise device only when the remote control is within a predefined range of the exercise device;
wherein the predefined range includes a first zone, wherein the transmitter communicates control commands that control movement of a movable element of the exercise device to the exercise device upon activation of one or more user input mechanisms associated with the body when the remote control is within the first zone, and a second zone, wherein the transmitter communicates only an emergency stop control command to stop movement of the movable element of the exercise device upon activation of another of the one or more user input mechanisms when the remote control is within the second zone.
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Abstract
A control ring that usable in adjusting one or more operating parameters of an exercise device includes a body, user input mechanisms, and a transmitter. The control ring is wearable on a finger of an exerciser. The body of the control ring has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The user input mechanisms are associated with the body and may be selectively activated by the exerciser. Upon activation of the user input mechanisms, the transmitter communicates a control command to an exercise device in order to adjust the operating parameters of the exercise device.
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18 Claims
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1. A remote control usable in adjusting one or more operating parameters of an exercise device, the remote control comprising:
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a body; and a transmitter associated with the body; wherein the transmitter communicates with the exercise device only when the remote control is within a predefined range of the exercise device; wherein the predefined range includes a first zone, wherein the transmitter communicates control commands that control movement of a movable element of the exercise device to the exercise device upon activation of one or more user input mechanisms associated with the body when the remote control is within the first zone, and a second zone, wherein the transmitter communicates only an emergency stop control command to stop movement of the movable element of the exercise device upon activation of another of the one or more user input mechanisms when the remote control is within the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An exercise system, comprising:
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an exercise device comprising; a movable element that is movable during the performance of exercise, the movable element having one or more adjustable operating parameters; a receiver that receives control commands related to the one or more adjustable operating parameters; and an actuator that adjusts the one or more adjustable operating parameters in response to the control commands received by the receiver; and a remote control, the remote control comprising; one or more user input mechanisms selectively activatable by a user; and a transmitter associated with the one or more user input mechanisms, wherein the transmitter communicates control commands to the exercise device; wherein the transmitter communicates with the exercise device only when the remote control is within a predefined range of the exercise device; and wherein the predefined range includes a first zone, wherein the transmitter communicates control commands to the exercise device upon activation of the one or more user input mechanisms to adjust the one or more adjustable operating parameters of the movable element when the remote control is within the first zone, and a second zone, wherein the transmitter communicates only an emergency stop control command to stop the movement of the movable element of the exercise device upon activation of another one of the one or more user input mechanisms when the remote control is within the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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