Exercise machine including weight measurement system
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1. A treadmill comprising:
- a frame at least substantially housing a motor assembly operable to drive a belt disposed around rollers, wherein operation of the motor assembly causes the belt to move which facilitates exercise of a user;
an electronic display capable of displaying exercise-related information; and
a weight measurement system capable of outputting a signal usable to determine a numerical value indicative of the user'"'"'s weight, wherein at least some of the exercise-related information displayed on the electronic display is calculated using said numerical value.
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Abstract
An exercise machine including a weight measurement system which provides a signal representative of a user'"'"'s weight. An embodiment of the weight measurement system includes at least one load cell outputting a signal used by a microprocessor to determine an accurate value of the users weight. An embodiment of the weight measurement system includes a plurality of load cells using a Wheatstone bridge configuration to output a signal representative of a user'"'"'s weight regardless of whether the weight is evenly distributed across each load cell. A calibration process calibrates the load cells for each exercise machine.
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1. A treadmill comprising:
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a frame at least substantially housing a motor assembly operable to drive a belt disposed around rollers, wherein operation of the motor assembly causes the belt to move which facilitates exercise of a user;
an electronic display capable of displaying exercise-related information; and
a weight measurement system capable of outputting a signal usable to determine a numerical value indicative of the user'"'"'s weight, wherein at least some of the exercise-related information displayed on the electronic display is calculated using said numerical value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A method of determining an exercise parameter using an indication of an exerciser'"'"'s weight, the method comprising:
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acquiring a signal from a weight measurement system, the signal being indicative of an exerciser'"'"'s weight after the exerciser has boarded a treadmill comprising a motor operated belt, an electronic display, and a frame;
calculating a representation of the exerciser'"'"'s weight using at least the signal; and
calculating a parameter using at least said representation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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