Exercise activity recording system

• US RE44,650 E1
• Filed: 04/20/2012
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brent Anderson, Douglas E. Nichols
• Original Assignee: Brent Anderson, Douglas E. Nichols
• Inventors: Anderson, Brent, Nichols, Douglas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US13/452,812
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 482/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 19/3481 Computer-assisted prescription or delivery of treatment by physical action, e.g. surgery or physical exercise surgical instruments, devices or methods A61B17/00; apparatuses for physical training A63B

Abstract

A multiple exercise activity recording system in which each piece of equipment, exercise movement exercise area, fitness activity or biometric in a facility where exercises are pre-formed is assigned to an exercise identification module. Each exercise identification module is linked or coupled to a terminal with a display and a manual input device. Each user is assigned a personal identification device that is presented or inputted into the terminal before or after the exercise equipment or exercise area is used. After exercising, the user activates the exercise identification module assigned to the exercise equipment or to the exercise area. Upon activation, one or more sub-routines automatically run in the terminal. Prompts presented on the display then request user input of information pertinent to the exercise activity. The inputted information may be stored in the terminal or immediately transmitted to a permanent member data file on a local or remote server.

Claims

1. A physical exercise records system, comprising:

a. a plurality of exercises exercise activity data sources;

b. a unique identifying EIDM associated with each said exercise activity data source;

c. a terminal linked or coupled to each said EIDM used with said exercise data sources, said terminal including a display, means for inputting data into said terminal, means for identifying an means for identifying a user, and working memory; and

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d. an exercise software program loaded into said working memory of said terminal, said exercise software program runs a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one said EIDM, said sub-routines presents present on said display at least one exercise data entry page after said EIDM is identified and interrogated that queries a user to input exercise activity data relevant to the exercise activity data source.

2. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said unique identifying EIDM associated with each said exercise activity data source is an identification contact button.

3. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said identification contact button is attached to said exercise activity data source.

4. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said means for identifying a user is a contact button manually pressed against said contact button attached to said exercise activity data source.

5. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 3, wherein said means for identifying a user is an identification contact button assigned to a specific user that is selectively pressed against said contact button attached to said exercise activity data source.

6. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said identification contact button is attached to said terminal.

7. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said means for identifying a user is a contact button manually pressed against said contact button attached to said exercise activity data source.

8. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 7, wherein said means for identifying a user is an identification contact button assigned to a specific user that is selectively pressed against said contact button attached to said exercise activity data source EIDM interrogation means and said EIDM is an optical reader and a compatible tag element capable of being interrogated by said optical reader.

9. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said EIDM interrogation means and said EIDM is a RFID reader and compatible tag element.

10. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 1, further including a server capable of receiving the input records from said terminal.

11. The physical exercise records system, as recited in claim 10, further including a wireless communication link between terminal and said server.

12. A physical exercise records system, comprising:

a. an exercises exercise activity data source;

b. an exercise coupled electronic contact identification button coupled to said exercise activity data source;

c. a terminal linked or coupled to said exercise coupled electronic contact identification button couple coupled to said exercise activity data source, said terminal including a display, means for inputting data into said terminal, means for identifying an means for identifying a user, and working memory; and

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d. an exercise software program loaded into said working memory of said terminal, said exercise software program runs a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one said EIDM, said sub-routines presents present on said display at least one exercise data entry page after said EIDM is identified and interrogated that queries a user to input exercise activity data relevant to the exercise activity data source.

13. A method for recording and monitoring exercise activities by members of a an exercise facility that contains a plurality of exercise activity data sources each associated with an identifiable EIDM, said exercise facility includes at least one terminal coupled to said EIDM'"'"'s EIDMs used with a plurality of terminals, said terminal includes a display, a data input means, and a software program that executes a EIDM specific sub-routine that requests specific exercise performed at the exercise activity data source to be manually inputted into said terminal, said method comprising:

a. selecting an exercise activity data source coupled or linked to an EIDM and to said terminal;

b. performing an exercise with said exercise activity data source;

c. identifying the user on said terminal; and

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d. inputting data into said display on said terminal in response to said a sub-routine page that pertains to the exercise performed with said exercise activity data source.

14. A system for use with a user, the system comprising:

a) a plurality of exercise activity data sources;

b) a unique identifying EIDM associated with each of the exercise activity data sources;

c) a terminal linked or coupled to each of the EIDM used with the exercise data sources, the terminal including a display, an input device configured to receive input from the user, and a working memory; and

d) an exercise software program loaded into the working memory of the terminal, the exercise software program runs a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one of the EIDM, the sub-routines presenting on the display at least one exercise data entry page after a particular EIDM is identified and interrogated, the at least one exercise data entry page querying the user to input exercise activity data relevant to the exercise activity data source associated with the particular EIDM.

15. The system of claim 14 for use with a portable user identification device associated with the user, the portable user identification device comprising a personal identification code, wherein the terminal is further configured to receive the personal identification code from the portable user identification device.

16. A device for use with a user, the device comprising:

a reader configured to read each of a plurality of unique identifiers, each of the plurality of unique identifiers being associated a different exercise activity data source;

at least one processor connected to the reader;

a memory connected to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of sub-routines executable by the at least one processor, the at least one processor executing at least one of the sub-routines after a selected one of the plurality of unique identifiers is read by the reader;

an input device configured to receive input from the user; and

a display device connected to the processor, the executing at least one of the sub-routines instructing the processor to display on the display device a data entry page that queries the user to input exercise activity data, using the input device, relevant to the exercise activity data source associated with the selected one of the plurality of unique identifiers.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the reader is an optical reader and the unique identifier is a symbol readable by the optical reader.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the reader is a RFID reader and the unique identifier is a RFID tag readable by the RFID reader.

19. The device of claim 16 for use with a server, further comprising:

a wireless transmitter configured to communicate wirelessly with the server and transmit at least a portion of the exercise activity data input by the user to the server.

20. The device of claim 16 for use with a server, further comprising:

a communication connection configured to communicate with the server and transmit at least a portion of the exercise activity data input by the user to the server.

21. A system for use with a user, the system comprising a plurality of symbols, each symbol uniquely identifying a different one of a plurality of exercise activity data sources;

and a handheld device comprising;

a reader configured to read each of the plurality of symbols;

at least one processor connected to the reader;

a memory connected to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of sub-routines executable by the at least one processor, the at least one processor executing at least one of the sub-routines after a selected one of the plurality of symbols is read by the reader;

an input device configured to receive input from the user; and

a display device connected to the processor, the executing at least one of the sub-routines instructing the processor to display on the display device a data entry page that queries the user to input exercise activity data, using the input device, relevant to the exercise activity data source associated with the selected one of the plurality of symbols.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the symbol is positioned on or near the associated exercise activity data source.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the reader is an optical reader and the symbol is an optical symbol readable by the optical reader.

24. The system of claim 21, further comprising a server, wherein the handheld device further comprises a wireless transmitter configured to communicate wirelessly with the server and transmit at least a portion of the exercise activity data input by the user to the server.

25. The system of claim 21, further comprising a server, wherein the handheld device further comprises a communication connection configured to communicate with the server and transmit at least a portion of the exercise activity data input by the user to the server.

26. A physical exercise records system comprising:

a) a plurality of exercise activity data sources;

b) a unique identifying EIDM associated with each said exercise activity data source; and

c) a terminal linked or coupled to each said EIDM used with said exercise data sources, said terminal including;

a display,

means for inputting data into said terminal, and

a plurality of sub-routines each associated with one said EIDM, said sub-routines present on said display at least one exercise data entry page after said EIDM is identified and interrogated that queries a user to input exercise activity data relevant to the exercise activity data source.