System and method for collecting, analyzing and reporting fitness activity data

Inventor: David Rolley (Las Vegas, NV)

G06F19/3481 G06K9/00288 G06K9/00342

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Patent No.: US 9,213,803
App. No.: 14/268,181
Granted: Dec 15, 2015
Kind: B2

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Abstract

In one aspect of the invention, a system for monitoring a fitness activity of user performing a fitness activity with an exercise device is described herein. The system includes a sensor for sensing and transmitting data indicative of an exercise that is being performed with an exercise device, a user identification device, a database, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal indicative of a patron ID and responsively retrieve a patron record being associated with the received patron ID from the database. The processor also determines a planned exercise sequence associated with the patron exercise session as a function of the retrieved patron record, determines a current exercise sequence being performed by the patron, and determines a condition of the patron exercise session as a function of the planned exercise sequence and the current exercise sequence.

Claims (59)

1. A system for monitoring a fitness activity of user performing a fitness activity with an exercise device, comprising:

a sensor adapted to be coupled to the exercise device for sensing and transmitting data indicative of an exercise being performed with the exercise device, the sensed data including a force being applied to the exercise device;

a user identification device for use in identifying a patron ID;

a database including a collection of patron records, each patron record being associated with a corresponding patron ID and including a list of patron exercises; and

a processor coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to:

receive, from the sensor, a signal indicative of a force being applied to the exercise device and responsively initiate a patron exercise session;

receive, from the user identification device, a signal indicative of a patron ID and responsively retrieve a patron record being associated with the received patron ID from the database;

determine a planned exercise sequence associated with the patron exercise session as a function of the retrieved patron record;

determine a current exercise sequence being performed by the patron with the exercise device as a function of the sensed force being applied to the exercise device; and

determine a condition of the patron exercise session as a function of the planned exercise sequence and the current exercise sequence.

2. A system in accordance with claim 1 , comprising a display device, the processor configured to determine the condition of the patron exercise session to be less than a predefined exercise session if the current exercise sequence is different from the planned exercise sequence, and responsively display a notification message on the display device.

3. A system in accordance with claim 2 , the processor configured to generate and display a trace indicative of the planned exercise sequence and the current exercise sequence on the display device.

4. A system in accordance with claim 1 , the processor configured to:

determine a plurality of exercise values being associated with the current exercise sequence as a function of the sensed data; and

generate and store data indicative of the current exercise sequence in the database, the current exercise sequence being associated with the patron record.

5. A system in accordance with claim 4 , the plurality of exercise values including at least one of a number of exercise sets included in the current exercise sequence, a number of exercise repetitions being included in each exercise set, a time to complete each exercise repetition, a tempo of exercise repetitions, a time to complete each set, and a time between each set.

6. A system in accordance with claim 4 , the plurality of exercise values including at least one of a total effort, an average effort, a peak concentric force, an average concentric force, a peak eccentric force, and an average eccentric force.

7. A system in accordance with claim 1 , the processor configured to generate a modified exercise sequence as a function of the current exercise sequence and the planned exercise sequence and store the modified exercise sequence in the database for use during a subsequent exercise session initiated by the associated patron.

8. A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the patron record includes a plurality of planned exercise sequences, each of the planned exercise sequences being associated with one of a plurality of exercise device types, the processor configured to:

receive a unique device ID from the sensor;

determine an exercise device type being used by the patron as a function of the received unique device ID; and

determine the planned exercise sequence as a function of the identified exercise device type.

9. An apparatus for monitoring a fitness activity of user performing a fitness activity, comprising:

an exercise device for use in performing the fitness activity by the user;

a sensor coupled to the exercise device for sensing and transmitting data indicative of a fitness activity being perform with the exercise device, the sensed data including a force being applied to the exercise device;