Exercise promotion, measurement, and monitoring system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-024/00
A63B-022/06
A63B-071/06
A63B-021/015
A63B-022/00
G06F-019/00
G06Q-050/22
A63B-021/00
출원번호
US-0122639
(2012-05-25)
등록번호
US-9403053
(2016-08-02)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2012/039714
(2012-05-25)
§371/§102 date
20140220
(20140220)
국제공개번호
WO2012/162667
(2012-11-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Kaiser, William J.
Au, Lawrence
Batalin, Maxim A.
Bui, Alexander A.
Dobkin, Bruce H.
Xu, Xiaoyu
Jordan, Brett
Thomas, Seth
출원인 / 주소
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
대리인 / 주소
Haverstock and Owens LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
4인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
An exercise system comprising: an exercise cycle comprising a crank, wherein the crank is configured to be rotated by a user; and a sensing unit coupled to the exercise cycle, wherein the sensing unit is configured to sense information related to at least one crank measurement and to transmit the in
An exercise system comprising: an exercise cycle comprising a crank, wherein the crank is configured to be rotated by a user; and a sensing unit coupled to the exercise cycle, wherein the sensing unit is configured to sense information related to at least one crank measurement and to transmit the information related to the at least one crank measurement to a remote device via wireless communication. In some embodiments, the remote device is a mobile device. In some embodiments, the at least one crank measurement comprises a rotational speed of the crank or a force applied to the crank. The remote device can display information related to use of the exercise cycle based on the information received from the exercise cycle.
대표청구항▼
1. An exercise system comprising: an exercise cycle comprising a crank, wherein the crank is configured to be rotated by a user; anda sensing unit coupled to the exercise cycle, wherein the sensing unit is configured to sense information related to at least one crank measurement and to transmit the
1. An exercise system comprising: an exercise cycle comprising a crank, wherein the crank is configured to be rotated by a user; anda sensing unit coupled to the exercise cycle, wherein the sensing unit is configured to sense information related to at least one crank measurement and to transmit the information related to the at least one crank measurement to a remote device via wireless communication, wherein the at least one crank measurement comprises the force applied to the crank, wherein the exercise cycle further comprises a resistance hub and a tab coupled to the resistance hub, wherein the crank is configured to translate the force that is applied to it to the tab, and the tab is configured to apply the force that is applied to it to the sensing unit. 2. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the remote device is a mobile device. 3. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the at least one crank measurement comprises a rotational speed of the crank or a force applied to the crank. 4. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the remote device is configured to determine the at least one crank measurement using the transmitted information. 5. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein: the exercise cycle further comprises a resistance hub; andthe crank comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first arm extending from a first side of the resistance hub and terminating in a first end, and the second arm extending from a second side of the resistance hub opposite the first side and terminating in a second end. 6. The exercise system of claim 5, wherein a first pedal is coupled to the first arm at the first end, and a second pedal is coupled to the second arm at the second end. 7. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the at least one crank measurement comprises a rotational speed of the crank. 8. The exercise system of claim 7, wherein the sensing unit is configured to register a trigger event when the crank passes a sampling location. 9. The exercise system of claim 8, wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure the rotational speed of the crank by measuring the time between successive trigger events or to register the trigger event with a remote device that is configured to measure the rotational speed of the crank by measuring the time between successive trigger events. 10. The exercise system of claim 7, wherein: a magnet is coupled to the crank, wherein the magnet produces a magnetic field having a magnitude; andthe sensing unit is configured to detect the magnetic field and to produce a voltage that is proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic field. 11. The exercise system of claim 10, wherein the sensing unit comprises a Hall-effect sensor. 12. The exercise system of claim 10, wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure the rotational speed of the crank by measuring the time between successive voltage peaks or to communicate the produced voltage to a remote device that is configured to measure the rotational speed of the crank by measuring the time between successive voltage peaks. 13. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure torque of the crank using the applied force measurement or to communicate the applied force to a remote device that is configured to measure torque of the crank using the applied force measurement. 14. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises a polymer force sensor. 15. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises a polymer conductive strain sensor. 16. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is configured to be used to determine the rotational speed of the crank and the force applied to the crank. 17. The exercise system of claim 16, wherein: the sensing unit is configured to determine the rotational speed of the crank or to transmit information related to the rotational speed of the crank to a remote device that is configured to determine the rotational speed of the crank using the transmitted information related to the rotational speed of the crank; andthe sensing unit is configured to determine the torque of the crank or to transmit information related to the force applied to the crank to a remote device that is configured to determine the torque of the crank using the transmitted information related to the force applied to the crank. 18. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein the exercise cycle further comprises a resistance hub and a resistance control knob coupled to the resistance hub, wherein the resistance control knob is configured to control an amount of resistance to movement of the crank. 19. The exercise system of claim 18, further comprising plastic friction pads configured to sandwich a portion of the crank with a clamping force, wherein the resistance control knob is configured to adjust the clamping force.
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Witte Don C. (1550 Logan Mill Rd. Boulder CO 80302), Measuring apparatus for pedal-crank assembly.
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