Fitness overlay and incorporation for home automation system

• US 9,511,259 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies International Corporation (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Echostar UK Holdings Ltd (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Mountain, Dale Llewelyn
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US14/528,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20160121161A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0087 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying fitness information with an electronic device may include receiving multimedia content at an input of the electronic device. The electronic device may provide the audiovisual content to a display device. The electronic device may also receive fitness information, and may provide this fitness information to the display device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first input component configured to receive multimedia data;

a second input component configured to receive fitness information;

at least one output component communicatively coupled with at least one display device;

one or more processors; and

memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to;

receive multimedia content through the first input component;

provide the multimedia content through the at least one output;

receive fitness information through the second input component; and

provide the fitness information through the at least one output component.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is received from a communicatively coupled exercise device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a remote control communicatively coupled with both the electronic device and the exercise device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fitness information is received from a communicatively coupled mobile device configured to acquire the fitness information.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a television receiver.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processors are further caused to combine the received fitness information with the multimedia content as a single output.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processors are further caused to receive temperature information from communicatively coupled temperature sensors.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processors are further caused to determine, based on the received temperature information, that the temperature of a space associated with the electronic device has changed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the processors are further caused to provide a control signal to a heating or air conditioning device to adjust the temperature of the space.