Treadmill configured to automatically determine user exercise movement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021213331-A1
Application number	US-202117214123-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 26, 2021
Priority date	May 13, 2016
Publication date	Jul 15, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Treadmill configured to automatically determine user exercise movement. In some embodiments, a treadmill may include a deck, a first pulley disposed in the deck, a second pulley disposed in the deck, a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley, an electronic sensor incorporated into the treadmill and configured to automatically produce measurement data in response to exercise movement performed by a user over the deck, an electronic console including an electronic display, a processor, and a memory. The memory may include programmed instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to automatically analyze the measurement data produced by the electronic sensor to automatically determine a characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck, and automatically present, on the electronic display, an indication of the characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck.

First claim

1 . A treadmill comprising:
a deck; a first pulley disposed in the deck; a second pulley disposed in the deck; a tread belt surrounding the first pulley and the second pulley; an electronic sensor incorporated into the treadmill and configured to automatically produce measurement data in response to exercise movement performed by a user over the deck; an electronic console including an electronic display; a processor; and a memory including programmed instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
automatically analyze the measurement data produced by the electronic sensor to automatically determine a characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck; and
automatically present, on the electronic display, an indication of the characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck.

2 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck includes a repetition count in the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck.

3 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a weight lifting exercise movement.

4 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a military press exercise movement.

5 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a curl exercise movement.

6 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a jumping exercise movement.

7 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a push-up exercise movement.

8 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a leg lift exercise movement.

9 . The treadmill of claim 2 , wherein the repetition count is of a sit-up exercise movement.

10 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck includes a type of exercise performed by the user in the exercise movement performed by the user over the deck.

11 . The treadmill of claim 10 , wherein the type of exercise is a weight lifting exercise, a military press exercise, a curl exercise, a jumping exercise, a push-up exercise, a leg lift exercise, or a sit-up exercise.

12 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is an accelerometer.

13 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is an optical sensor.

14 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is a laser displacement sensor.

15 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is a camera.

16 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is a capacitance sensor.

17 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is a strain gauge.

18 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is a geophone.

19 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is incorporated into the electronic console.

20 . The treadmill of claim 1 , wherein the electronic sensor is incorporated into the deck.

Assignees

• Icon Health & Fitness Inc

Inventors

• Watterson Scott R

Classifications

• A63B69/0062 Primary

  Leg restraining devices · CPC title

• A61H2201/5058

  Sensors or detectors · CPC title

• A63B2230/06

  heartbeat rate only · CPC title

• A63B2071/0694

  Visual indication, e.g. Indicia · CPC title

• A63B2220/30

  Speed · CPC title