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A remote controller mechanism for use with a piece of exercise equipment such as an exercise bicycle or apparatus and a remotely controllable electronic device wherein the piece of exercise equipment has an electronic sensor that outputs a train of electronic pulses as a function of the speed at whi

A remote controller mechanism for use with a piece of exercise equipment such as an exercise bicycle or apparatus and a remotely controllable electronic device wherein the piece of exercise equipment has an electronic sensor that outputs a train of electronic pulses as a function of the speed at which the piece of exercise equipment is operated and wherein the remotely controllable electronic device has a first and a second operational mode, the remote controller mechanism including an interface mechanism for receiving the train of electronic pulses; a speed determination mechanism coupled to the interface mechanism for receiving the train of electronic pulses and then determining a present speed based upon the train of electronic pulses; a speed selection mechanism for allowing a desired minimum speed to be set by the user; a comparator mechanism coupled to the speed determination mechanism and the speed selection mechanism for comparing the present speed to the minimum speed and then outputing a result of the comparison; and a remote control mechanism coupled to the comparator mechanism for generating a first signal for placing the remotely controllable device in its first operational mode when the present speed is greater than the minimum speed and for generating a second signal for placing the remotely controllable device in its second operational mode when the present speed is less than the minimum speed.

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[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A videocassette recorder remote controller mechanism comprising, in combination:a remote control housing with a rectangular configuration having a top face, a bottom face, and a per

[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A videocassette recorder remote controller mechanism comprising, in combination:a remote control housing with a rectangular configuration having a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery integrally formed therebetween defining an interior space, the housing having an arm pivotally coupled at a first end thereof to a rear edge of the housing with a collapsed orientation wherein the arm abuts the housing and an erected orientation wherein the arm resides perpendicular with respect to the housing, whereby the remote control housing may be situated adjacent the legs of a user during exercise with the arm in the erected orientation thereof;motion detection means coupled to a second end of the arm of the remote control housing for generating an activation signal upon a leg of a user passing within a detection zone thereof;counter means situated within the remote control housing and electrically connected to the motion detection means, the counter means adapted to transmit a deactivation signal upon the cessation of a predetermined time period;exercise speed control means situated within the remote control housing and electrically connected to the counter means for allowing a user to selectively determine the predetermined time period;control circuitry situated within the remote control housing and electrically connected to the counter means and the motion detection means, the control circuitry adapted to reset the counter means and further transmit a remote activation signal upon the receipt of the activation signal, the control circuitry is further adapted to reset the counter means and further transmit a remote deactivation signal upon the receipt of the deactivation signal;a videocassette recorder for playing a videocassette having a playback function that is activated through receipt of a remote first infrared signal and a pause function that is activated through receipt of a remote second infrared signal;a television coupled to the videocassette recorder, the television being responsive to the videocassette recorder for displaying video that is electronically stored on videocassette to the user of the exercise bicycle when the playback function of the videocassette recorder is activated and pausing such video when the pause function of the videocassette recorder is activated; andremote control means situated within the remote control housing and electrically connected to the control circuitry adapted to generate a first infrared signal for activating the playback function of the videocassette recorder upon receiving the remote activation signal and for generating a second infrared signal for activating the pause function of the videocassette recorder when the remote deactivation signal is received.