Exercise activity recording system

• US 7,699,752 B1
• Filed: 03/23/2009
• Issued: 04/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brent Anderson, Douglas Nichols
• Original Assignee: Brent Anderson, Douglas Nichols
• Inventors: Anderson, Brent, Nichols, Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): RICHMAN, GLENN E
• Application Number:
  US12/383,469
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 482 1- 9, 482900-902, 434/247, 601/23, 705 1- 3
• 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 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• 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: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• 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

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 preformed 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 sub-routine page that pertains to the exercise performed with said exercise activity data source.