System and method for using an exercise machine to improve completion of an exercise

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12558593-B2
Application number	US-202318527795-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2023
Priority date	May 15, 2019
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

A system and method for improving completion of an exercise is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of a control system to improve compliance with an exercise plan for an exercise machine includes receiving one or more load measurements from one or more load cells of the exercise machine. The method also includes comparing the one or more load measurements to one or more target thresholds, and determining whether the one or more load measurements exceed the one or more target thresholds. Responsive to determining that the one or more load measurements exceed the one or more target thresholds, the method also includes causing a user interface to present an indication that the one or more target thresholds have been exceeded and an exercise is complete, wherein the exercise is included in the exercise plan.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device associated with a control system and connected to an electromechanical machine via a plurality of data channels, one or more load measurements via each of the plurality of data channels, wherein the one or more load measurements are obtained from one or more load cells associated with each of the plurality of data channels and included in the electromechanical machine; in response to detecting a minimum threshold amount of load from a data channel of the plurality of data channels:
(i) setting, by the computing device, the data channel to active, wherein the data channel set to active is associated with a first exercise included in an exercise plan,
(ii) setting, by the computing device, remaining ones of the plurality of data channels to inactive,
(iii) stopping reception of load measurements from the data channels set to inactive, wherein the data channels set to inactive are associated with exercises other than the first exercise, and
(iv) receiving subsequent one or more load measurements via the data channel set to active;
determining, by the computing device, information indicating that the subsequent one or more load measurements exceed one or more respective target thresholds; and responsive to determining the information, displaying a user interface (UI) comprising an indication that the one or more respective target thresholds have been exceeded and the first exercise is complete.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the subsequent one or more load measurements via the data channel set to active further comprises:
receiving a left load measurement from a left load cell of the electromechanical machine; and receiving a right load measurement from a right load cell of the electromechanical machine.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising comparing the subsequent one or more load measurements to the one or more respective target thresholds by comparing the left load measurement to a left target threshold and comparing the right load measurement to a right target threshold.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the subsequent one or more load measurements are less than the one or more respective target thresholds; and responsive to determining that the subsequent one or more load measurements are less than the one or more respective target thresholds, presenting, in the UI an indication to recommend applying one or more additional loads onto the one or more load cells associated with the data channel set to active to exceed the one or more respective target thresholds.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more respective target thresholds comprise an at least one osteopathic therapeutic target threshold and at least one muscular strength target threshold, and the method further comprises:
determining the at least one osteopathic therapeutic target threshold based on health information pertaining to a user using the electromechanical machine; and determining the at least one muscular strength target threshold based on an at least one historical performance pertaining to the user previously using the electromechanical machine.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical machine comprises a rehabilitation apparatus.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UI is presented on a display of the computing device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the exercise plan comprises a plurality of exercises.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the subsequent one or more load measurements comprise a left load measurement from a left load cell of the electromechanical machine and a right load measurement from a right load cell of the electromechanical machine, and the method further comprises:
presenting, in the UI, a visual representation of the left load measurement concurrently with another visual representation of the right load measurement.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the first exercise in the exercise plan is complete, determining whether a second exercise in the exercise plan is incomplete; responsive to determining that the second exercise in the exercise plan is incomplete, presenting, in the UI, an indication to begin the second exercise.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, responsive to determining that all exercises in the exercise plan are complete, presenting, in the UI, an indication that all exercises in the exercise plan are complete.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a left load cell of the one or more load cells is included in a left foot platform of the electromechanical machine, and a right load cell of the one or more load cells is included in a right foot platform of the electromechanical machine.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a left load cell of the one or more load cells is included in a left handle of the electromechanical machine, and a right load cell of the one or more load cells is included in a right handle of the electromechanical machine.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical machine is a machine enabling osteogenesis, a machine enabling muscular hypertrophy, or a combination thereof.

15 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a processing device of a control system that is connected to an electromechanical machine via a plurality of data channels, one or more load measurements via each of the plurality of data channels, wherein the one or more load measurements are obtained from one or more load cells associated with each of the plurality of data channels and included in the electromechanical machine; in response to detecting a minimum threshold amount of load from a data channel of the plurality of data channels:
(i) setting, by the processing device, the data channel to active, wherein the data channel set to active is associated with a first exercise included in an exercise plan,
(ii) setting, by the processing device, remaining ones of the plurality of data channels to inactive,
(iii) stopping, by the processing device, reception of load measurements from the data channels set to inactive, wherein the data channels set to inactive are associated with exercises other than the first exercise, and
(iv) receiving, by the processing device, subsequent one or more load measurements via the data channel set to active;
presenting, with one or more visual representations in a user interface (UI) on a display screen, a first indication that the first exercise is complete based on the subsequent one or more load measurements having exceeded one or more respective target thresholds.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving, by the processing device, a second indication that the first exercise is within a range of being complete based on the subsequent one or more load measurements being less than the one or more respective target thresholds; and presenting, with the one or more visual representations in the UI on the display screen, the second indication that the first exercise is almost complete and to continue adding one or more loads onto the one or more load cells associated with the data channel set to active.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving, by the processing device, a second indication to complete a second exercise in the exercise plan based on a determination that the second exercise is incomplete; and presenting, in the UI, the second indication to complete the second exercise in the exercise plan

Assignees

• Rom Tech Inc

Inventors

• Smith Colin James
• Bissonnette Michael
• Mason Steven
• Steidl James D

Classifications

• A63B22/0005

  with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane · CPC title

• A63B2071/0627

  when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning · CPC title

• A63B2071/0652

  Visualisation or indication relating to symmetrical exercise, e.g. right-left performance related to spinal column · CPC title

• A63B2220/50

  Force related parameters · CPC title

• A63B2208/0233

  in 90/90 position, like on a chair · CPC title