Exercise system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10864406-B2
Application number	US-201715686875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2017
Priority date	Aug 27, 2016
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

An exercise machine includes a processor, a first display, a deck, and a belt rotatable about the deck. The machine also includes a sensor operably connected to the processor and configured to detect a first performance parameter of a first user running on the belt of the exercise machine. The processor is configured to receive information indicative of a second performance parameter of a second user, the second performance parameter being detected at an additional exercise machine during display of the at least part of the exercise class on a display associated with the additional exercise machine. The processor is also configured to cause the second performance parameter to be displayed on the first display together with the first performance parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
providing information about available exercise classes to a processor associated with a first exercise machine, the first exercise machine being located at a first remote location;
receiving, from a first user of the first exercise machine and via the processor, a selection of an exercise class among the available exercise classes;
providing, via a network and to the processor, digital content comprising the exercise class;
receiving, via the network, first performance parameters detected at the first exercise machine during display of a first portion of the exercise class on a first display associated with the first exercise machine, the first portion of the exercise class requiring participants to run on a treadmill;
receiving, via the network, second performance parameters detected at a second exercise machine during display of the first portion of the exercise class on a second display associated with the second exercise machine, the second exercise machine being located at a second remote location different from the first remote location;
providing, via the network, at least one parameter of the second performance parameters to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the at least one parameter of the second performance parameters to be displayed on the first display associated with the first exercise machine together with a corresponding at least one parameter of the first performance parameters; and
receiving, via the network, third performance parameters detected at a device of the first user during display of a second portion of the exercise class on the first display associated with the first exercise machine.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first exercise machine and second exercise machine comprise treadmills, and the exercise class comprises a running class performed by an instructor at least partially on a treadmill.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one of the available exercise classes comprises a live class streamed to the first exercise machine and second exercise machine substantially in real-time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first performance parameters include at least one of
a speed of a belt associated with a deck of the first exercise machine,
an incline of the deck, or
a mile pace of the first user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter of the first performance parameters comprises an amount of energy expended by the first user while running during the first portion of the exercise class, and wherein the amount of energy is determined based at least partly on:
a speed of a belt associated with a deck of the first exercise machine, and
an incline of the deck.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, via the network, video chat data to the processor associated with the first exercise machine, wherein the processor is configured to cause the video chat data to be displayed on the first display associated with the first exercise machine, in substantially real-time, together with the exercise class.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the network, video chat data from the processor associated with the first exercise machine, and
providing, via the network, the video chat data to a processor associated with the second exercise machine, wherein the processor associated with the second exercise machine is configured to cause the video chat data to be displayed on the second display associated with the second exercise machine together with the exercise class.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor associated with the first exercise machine is configured to cause the at least one parameter of the second performance parameters to be displayed on the first display associated with the first exercise machine together with the first portion of the exercise class.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the exercise class requires the participants to perform an activity off of the treadmill.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the network, fourth performance parameters detected at an additional device of the second user during display of the second portion of the exercise class on the second display associated with the second exercise machine; and
providing, via the network, at least one parameter of the fourth performance parameters to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the at least one parameter of the fourth performance parameters to be displayed on the first display associated with the first exercise machine together with a corresponding at least one parameter of the third performance parameters.

11. A method, comprising:
causing, on a first display associated with a first treadmill, a first portion of an exercise class to be displayed with a segmented timeline, the segmented timeline including first indicia indicating a first activity to be performed during the first portion of the exercise class and second indicia indicating a second activity to be performed during a second portion of the exercise class;
receiving information indicative of a first performance parameter detected by a sensor associated with the first treadmill, the first performance parameter being associated with a first user running on a belt of the first treadmill during display of the first portion of the exercise class on the first display;
receiving, via a network, information indicative of a second performance parameter associated with a second user, the second performance parameter being detected at a second treadmill during display of the first portion of the exercise class on a second display associated with the second treadmill, the second treadmill being located at location remote from the first treadmill; and
causing the second performance parameter to be displayed on the first display together with the first performance parameter and the segmented timeline.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a first input from the first user during display of the first portion of the exercise class on the first display, the first input being indicative of a request to change an incline of a deck of the first treadmill, the first treadmill including a belt rotatably connected to the deck; and
activating a first motor located substantially internal to the deck at least partly in response to the first input.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a second input from the first user during display of the first portion of the exercise class on the first display, the second input being indicative of a request to change a speed of the belt, the belt comprising a plurality of lateral slats; and
activating a second motor located substantially internal to the deck at least partly in response to the second input.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining an amount of energy expended by the first user while running during the first portion of the exercise class; and
causing the amount of energy to be displayed on the first display together with the first portion of the exercise class, and wherein the first indicia indicates that the first user is to run during the first portion of the exercise class.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second indicia indicates that the first user is to at least one of:
lift weights during the second portion of the exercise class;
walk during the second portion of the exercise class; or
run during the second portion of the exercise class.

16. A method, comprising:
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Assignees

• Peloton Interactive Inc

Inventors

• Foley John
• Cortese Thomas
• Feng Yu
• Kushi Hisao
• Coiro Maureen
• Moschella Anthony
• Poure Jason
• Intonato Joseph

Classifications

• A63B22/025 Primary

  electrically, e.g. D.C. motors with variable speed control · CPC title

• A63B2071/0694

  Visual indication, e.g. Indicia · CPC title

• A63B24/0075 Primary

  Means for generating exercise programmes or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases · CPC title

• A63B24/0084

  Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races · CPC title

• A63B71/0616

  Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings · CPC title