SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS FOR ENABLING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH A NETWORK

• US 20190034469A1
• Filed: 10/01/2018
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sultan Ventures LLC
• Original Assignee: Sultan Ventures LLC
• Inventors: Sultan, Tarik, Sultan, Omar
• Application Number:
  US16/147,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20190034469A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0054 for charging a battery
• 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 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2291 User-Defined Types; Storage management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for enabling exercise by a user. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a communication unit, a user interface unit, and a processor. The processor may receive user identification data from the user via the user interface unit and retrieve data based on the user identification data from an electronic data store. The processor may use the data to generate an exercise routine and command signals may be sent to an exercise machine based on the generated exercise routine. The processor may receive exercise data from the exercise machine via the communication unit and store the exercise data in the electronic data store.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A device comprising:

a non-transitory memory to store computer-executable instructions; and

a processor to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least;

retrieve data for the subject from an exercise apparatus used by the subject over a first network;

determine a related data parameter based on the data; and

store the data parameter for the subject in a central repository over a second network.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to retrieve a historical data parameter for the subject from the central repository.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to compare the data parameter to the historical data parameter and configure a health-related plan for the subject on the exercise machine.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to store the health-related plan configured for the subject in the central repository.

25. The device of claim 23, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to send the health-related plan configured for the subject to the apparatus for execution by the apparatus.

26. The device of claim 21, wherein at least one of the first network and the second network is at least one of a short range network and a long range network.

27. The device of claim 21, wherein the workout data parameter is determined further based on at least one of an age of the subject, a sex of the subject, a geographical location of the subject, an ethnicity of the subject, and a fitness level of the subject.

28. The device of claim 21, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to retrieve entertainment data for the subject, the entertainment data comprising at least one of a movie, music, a TV show, a book, a magazine, a game, and a crossword, and

wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to send the entertainment data to the apparatus.

29. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory to store computer-executable instructions; and

a processor to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least;

retrieve first data for a first subject from a first exercise apparatus used by the first subject over a first network;

retrieve second data for a second subject from a second exercise apparatus used by the second subject over a second network;

determine a data parameter based on a comparison between the first workout data and the second workout data; and

store the parameter in a central repository over a third network.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the data parameter indicates a winner of a contest between the first subject and the second subject.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor executes the computer-executable instructions to display the first data and the second data concurrently.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein the first data and the second data are collected at different times.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein the processor further executes the computer-executable instructions to configure a health-related plan for the first subject and the second subject based on data retrieved from the central repository over the third network.

34. A method comprising the steps of:

retrieving, by a system comprising a processor, first data for a first subject from a first exercise apparatus used by the first subject over a first network;

retrieving, by the system, second data for a second subject from a second exercise apparatus used by the second subject over a second network;

determining, by the system, a parameter based on a comparison between the first data and the second data; and

storing, by the system, the parameter in a central repository over a third network.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the first subject and the second subject are the same person;

and

wherein the first data and the second data are collected at different times.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the parameter is determined further based on at least one of an age of the person, a sex of the person, a geographical location of the person, an ethnicity of the person, and a fitness level of the person.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising configuring, by the system, a health-related plan for the first subject or the second subject based on the parameter.

38. The method of claim 36, further comprising storing, by the system, the health-related data plan in the central repository.

39. The method of claim 34, further comprising retrieving entertainment data for the subject,

wherein the entertainment data is sent to the apparatus.

40. The method of claim 39, the entertainment data comprises at least one of a movie, music, a TV show, a book, a magazine, a game, and a crossword.