Coordinating workouts across remote exercise machines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10898760-B2
Application number	US-201816220607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2018
Priority date	Dec 14, 2017
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine;
providing a video file comprising audio content and video content associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, and via a network;
providing a notification to a second user via the network, the notification indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class;
receiving, with the processor and via the network, a second request for the exercise class, the second request being provided by the second user; and
based at least partly on the second request, providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network, wherein display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a list of available exercise classes to the first exercise machine, wherein:
the first request comprises a selection of the exercise class from the list of available exercise classes,
the selection is received via the display of the first exercise machine, and
the list of available exercise classes includes a first live class and a second pre-recorded class.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the second user, with the processor, based at least partly on an association between the first user and the second user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exercise class comprises a live class being performed by an instructor in real time, and wherein providing the video file to the first and second exercise machines comprises streaming the live class via the network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises at least one of an email, an SMS notification, a push notification, and a user interface pop-up notification.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a request for information associated with the exercise class, wherein:
the request for information is received from the second exercise machine via the network, and
the request for information is received based at least partly on a selection of an interactive control provided by the display of the second exercise machine.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a status indication to the second exercise machine and via the network, the status indication comprising one of an amount of time until the exercise class begins, or an amount of elapsed time associated with the exercise class.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an availability indication to the second exercise machine and via the network, the availability indication comprising a number of available spots left for additional users in the exercise class.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a notification to the first exercise machine and via the network, the notification indicating that the second user has joined the exercise class.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
providing first performance data, associated with the first user participating in the exercise class, to the second exercise machine via the network; and
providing second performance data, associated with the second user participating in the exercise class, to the first exercise machine via the network.

Assignees

• Peloton Interactive Inc

Inventors

• Packles David Owen
• Intonato Joseph
• Cortese Thomas
• Sonier Matthew
• Dion Benoit
• Foley John
• Feng Yu

Classifications

• A63B24/0087 Primary

  Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load · CPC title

• A63B22/025

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

• A63B2220/50

  Force related parameters · CPC title

• A63B2024/0009

  Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user · CPC title

• A63B2220/62

  Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal · CPC title