System and methods for providing an improved exercise device with motivational programming
First Claim
1. A data signal having data encoded thereon transmitted over a communication channel, comprising:
- (a) a first data field defining a first operating parameter value for one of one or more operating parameters of an exercise device;
(b) a second data field defining a second operating parameter value for another of said one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and
(c) a third data field defining a checksum of said first byte of data and said second byte of data, said checksum configured to be used by the exercise device for error detection of the first operating parameter value and the second operating parameter value.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for providing exercise devices with motivational programming. The programming includes motivational content and control signals, synchronized with the motivational content, for controlling operation of the exercise device. The motivational content preferably includes audio and/or video designed to simulate a group exercise setting and optionally instructional and educational content for the benefit of the user. The control signals can be carried in a carrier signals and can include bytes of data that define changes to the value of one or more operating parameters of an exercise device. The control signals can be audible to a listener and therefore act as an audible warning of upcoming changes in the one or more operating parameters of the exercise device.
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45 Claims
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1. A data signal having data encoded thereon transmitted over a communication channel, comprising:
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(a) a first data field defining a first operating parameter value for one of one or more operating parameters of an exercise device;
(b) a second data field defining a second operating parameter value for another of said one or more operating parameters of the exercise device; and
(c) a third data field defining a checksum of said first byte of data and said second byte of data, said checksum configured to be used by the exercise device for error detection of the first operating parameter value and the second operating parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An improved exercise device having one or more motors or other electrically driven actuators for controlling one or more operating parameters of said exercise device, the improved exercise device comprising:
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programming having motivational content and at least two bursts of one or more control signals for controlling said one or more operating parameters of said exercise device, said motivational content including an audio portion;
means for reproducing said programming, including said audio portion of said motivational content and said one or more control signals, said one or more control signals substantially suppressing said audio portion upon said means reproducing said one or more control signals; and
means, responsive to said one or more control signals, for controlling said operating parameters of said exercise device in synchronization with said motivational content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An improved exercise device having one or more motors or other electrically driven actuators for controlling one or more operating parameters of said exercise device, the improved exercise device comprising:
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programming having motivational content and one or more control signals synchronized with said one or more control signals for controlling said one or more operating parameters of said exercise device, said one or more control signals comprising at least two transmission bursts;
means for reproducing said programming; and
means, responsive to said one or more control signals, for controlling said operating parameters of said exercise device in synchronization with said motivational content. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of operating an exercise device having one or more motors or other electrically driven actuators for controlling one or more operating parameters of said exercise device, the method comprising:
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a step for receiving programming having motivational content and two bursts of one or more control signals configured to control one or more operating parameters of the exercise device, said motivational content comprising an audio portion synchronized with said one or more control signals;
a step for reproducing the received programming, including said audio portion of said motivational content and said one or more control signals, said one or more control signals substantially suppressing said audio portion of said motivational content; and
upon decoding said one or more control signals, a step for adjusting said one or more operating parameters of said exercise device in response to said decoded control signals. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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