CN104039401A - Exercise device with communication linkage for connection with external computing device - Google Patents

Exercise device with communication linkage for connection with external computing device Download PDF

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CN104039401A
CN104039401A CN201380004755.2A CN201380004755A CN104039401A CN 104039401 A CN104039401 A CN 104039401A CN 201380004755 A CN201380004755 A CN 201380004755A CN 104039401 A CN104039401 A CN 104039401A
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Abstract

In general, the present invention relates to exercise devices that lack, in whole or in part, a console. For example, an exercise device of the present invention may lack display screens and/or user input controls that selectively adjust an operating parameter of the exercise device. A console interface, or the portions of a console interface that are absent from an exercise device of the present invention may be provided by an external computing device that is communicatively connected to the exercise device. The external computing device may be individually and selectively connected to multiple exercise devices to as to provide a display screen and user input controls to a number of different exercise devices.

Description

There is the exercise device of the communication link for being connected with external computing device
Technical field
Generally, the present invention relates to exercise apparatus.More specifically, the present invention relates to following exercise device: this exercise device lacks integrated display screen and/or user's input control device, but this exercise device comprises the communication link for communicating with external computing device, and this external computing device comprises the display screen and/or the user's input control device that optionally increase and reduce the difficulty level of carried out exercise.
Background technology
The most conventional exercise device comprises console.Console can comprise internal electronics, as memory and processor.Console can also comprise user interface.The user interface of exercise device console can provide one or more display screen and one or more user's input control device for the user of exercise device.User's input control device can be for inputing to data in exercise device.For example, user's input control device can be for optionally regulating the difficulty level of the exercise of carrying out on exercise device.Display screen can for illustrate to take exercise relevant data or with temper not relevant data.
Console interface is along with the time becomes more accurate.For example, current exercise device can have and can be used for illustrating virtual environment that user performs physical exercise or multiple display screens of colour program.User's input control device is also along with the time becomes more accurate.For example, exercise device can comprise touch sensible user input control device.The raising of the precision of console interface has increased the cost of manufacturing and buy exercise device.
Summary of the invention
Aspect of present disclosure, exercise device comprises framework.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device comprises the console that is attached to framework.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, console lacks display screen.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device comprises the supporting structure that is attached to framework, supporting structure can be for being optionally fixed to exercise device by external computing device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device comprises communication link, communication link optionally and is communicatedly connected console with external computing device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device comprises selective adjustable actuator, selective adjustable actuator regulates one or more operating parameter of exercise device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, selective adjustable actuator is connected to communication link communicatedly.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, outside computing device communication when being connected to console and being fixed to supporting structure, selective adjustable actuator receives the control command from external computing device via communication link.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, console also lacks user's input control device that selective adjustable actuator is regulated one or more operating parameter of exercise device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device can be connected to external computing device communicatedly via wire communication jockey.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, wire communication jockey comprises USB port.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device can be connected to external computing device communicatedly via radio communication jockey.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, radio communication jockey comprises blue teeth wireless transmitter or Wi-Fi wireless launcher.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, supporting structure is by optionally fixed outer computing equipment of gravity connector.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, supporting structure comprises the auxiliary bracket that external computing device is optionally fixed to supporting structure.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, supporting structure comprises the auxiliary magnet that external computing device is optionally fixed to supporting structure.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, selective adjustable actuator is fan electromotor.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device is treadmill, selective adjustable actuator is conveyer belt motor.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise device is elliptical machine or tempers bicycle, selective adjustable actuator is brake.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, outside computing device communication while being connected to console, the data relevant to the exercise of carrying out on exercise device are sent to external computing device via communication link.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, send to the data of external computing device to comprise cadence information, step-length information or user's weight information via communication link.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, console comprises the electronic installation that the control command to receiving by communication link is modified.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, exercise system comprises can be arranged on the external computing device on the first exercise device and the second exercise device respectively and optionally.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, external computing device can be connected to respectively each in the first exercise device and the second exercise device communicatedly, and external computing device has user's input control device, user's input control device outside computing device communication the first actuator is regulated while being connected to the first exercise device to one or more operating parameter of the first exercise device, and outside computing device communication the second actuator is regulated while being connected to the second exercise device to one or more operating parameter of the second exercise device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the first console of exercise system and the second console also lack display screen separately.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the external computing device of exercise system comprises display screen, and display screen shows the information relevant to the exercise of carrying out on the first exercise device and in the time that the second exercise device is connected to external computing device communicatedly, show the information relevant with the exercise of carrying out on the second exercise device in the time that the first exercise device is connected to external computing device communicatedly.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, external computing device is phone.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, a kind ofly comprise console interface Bootload to external computing device for controlling the method for exercise device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the method is also included in and on external computing device, starts console interface software.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the method is also included in external computing device and has between the exercise device of selective adjustable actuator sets up communication linkage.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the method also comprises external computing device is fixed to exercise device.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the method also comprises that the input receiving in response to the user's input control device via on external computing device regulates selective adjustable actuator.
Can with each side herein in any aspect combination on the other hand, the method is also included in the demonstration data relevant to the exercise of carrying out on exercise device on external computing device.
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Fig. 1 shows the exercise system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows according to the block diagram of the exercise system of an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 shows that illustrate can be at the flow chart of the step of implementing for the method for controlling the exercise device with external computing device.
Fig. 4 shows that illustrate can be at the flow chart of the step for the method for exercise device and external computing device wireless connections is implemented.
Fig. 5 shows the stereogram of the treadmill that is connected to communicatedly external computing device.
Fig. 6 shows the view of external computing device.
Fig. 7 shows the second view of external computing device.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the exercise system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.Exercise system 100 comprises two exercise devices 110 and 130 and external computing device 150.At exercise system 100, exercise device 110 is treadmills, and exercise device 130 is exercycles, and external computing device 150 is the Tablet PCs with touch-screen.
Exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 comprise respectively movable member 112 and movable member 132.According to the present invention, movable member can be any part of carrying out the exercise device that exercise period moves user on exercise device.For example, for exercise device 110, movable member 112 is conveyer belts, and conveyer belt provides the surface that uses the people of exercise device 110 to walk or to run during performing physical exercise in the above.For exercise device 130, movable member 132 is one group of pedal, and user can rotate this group pedal with his or her pin during performing physical exercise.Exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 can comprise the movable member those movable members except identifying herein.For example, exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 can comprise and also can be considered to the fan according to movable member of the present invention.
Exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 comprise one or more actuator.According to the present invention, actuator optionally regulates the operating parameter on exercise device.For example, actuator can be adjusted in the difficulty level of the exercise of carrying out on exercise device.On exercise device 110, comprise that the speed that the actuator of motor can optionally rotate movable member 112 regulates.On exercise device 130, comprise that the actuator of brake can optionally regulate the resistance rotatablely moving that puts on movable member 132.Actuator can also regulate the speed of fan or other operating parameters that adjusting is associated with other movable members on exercise device.
Exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 comprise respectively framework 114 and framework 134.According to the present invention, framework can be any part that exercise device is given to the exercise device of support structure and/or stability.Framework 114 and framework 134 are also respectively supporting structure 116 and supporting structure 136 provides support.For example, the framework 114 of exercise device 110 is included as column component 118a and the 118b that supporting structure 116 provides support.The framework 134 of exercise device 130 is included as the arm member 138 that supporting structure 136 provides support.
According to the present invention, supporting structure can comprise that external computing device can be optionally fixed to any structure of exercise device in the above.Supporting structure can be with optionally fixed outer computing equipment of multiple different mode.For example, external computing device can be optionally fixed to supporting structure (as the situation in exercise device 110) by gravity connector.Particularly, supporting structure 116 is included in flat backboard 120 and the lip portion 122 that can optionally place external computing device 150 above.Flat backboard 120 and lip portion 122 can be directed to make gravity that external computing device 150 is remained on exercise device 110.
External computing device can be optionally fixed to supporting structure (as the situation in exercise device 130) by frictional force connector.Particularly, supporting structure 136 comprises the flat backboard 140 and the bracket 142 that external computing device 150 are remained on to appropriate position.Flat backboard 140 and bracket 142 can be directed to make frictional force that external computing device 150 is remained on exercise device 130.
The most conventional exercise device comprises console.Console on exercise device can comprise user interface and electronic installation.User interface can comprise one or more user's input control device and one or more display screen.User's input control device can be for inputing to control command and other data in exercise device.Particularly, user's input control device can for select want training course plan, change the difficulty level of selected training course or other data inputed in exercise device.User's input control device can comprise one or more button, dial, knob, switch or other input mechanisms.
Display screen can show the data relevant to carried out exercise.For example, graph outline can illustrate the distance section of each difficulty level or training course.Display screen can also provide the first person view in the path of being advanced during the process of his or her exercise plan by user.Display screen can also illustrate numeric data, as current difficulty level, speed, inclination, the caloric amount or the heart rate that are burnt.Display screen can also show and the incoherent data of the exercise of carrying out.For example, display screen can provide entertainment, as TV programme, film, game or internet.
Electronic installation on console can comprise and receives and process the control command that receives by user's input control device or processor and the miscellaneous part of other data.Electronic installation on console can be modified and the signal of reflection control command is delivered to other parts of actuator or exercise device control command.For example, if received from user's input control device the order that increases the speed of the conveyer belt treadmill, console electronic installation can be processed this order and signal is delivered to conveyer belt motor and increase speed.
Exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 comprise console electronic installation alternatively.These electronic installations can be positioned in any position on exercise device 110 and exercise device 130.For example, these electronic installations can be positioned in after supporting structure 116 and supporting structure 136 or in the empty part of framework 114 and framework 134.But, different from the most conventional exercise device, exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 lack the integrated display screen and the user's input control device that optionally increase and/or reduce one or more operating parameter on exercise device 110 and exercise device 130.
But external computing device 150 can be connected to exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 communicatedly, and can be used as the user interface of exercise device 110 and exercise device 130.External computing device 150 can be as the user interface of multiple different exercise devices.
In order to make the user interface of external computing device 150 as exercise device 110 or exercise device 130, external computing device 150 must be connected to exercise device 110 or exercise device 130 communicatedly.This connection can be set up in multiple different mode.For example, exercise device 110 can wirelessly communicate with external computing device 150.Exercise device 110 can comprise the radio communication jockey 124a of the radio communication jockey that can be bluetooth transmitters, Wi-Fi transmitter or other types.Radio communication jockey 124b on radio communication jockey 124a and external computing device 150 communicates.Radio communication jockey 124b can be the radio communication jockey of bluetooth transmitters, Wi-Fi transmitter or other types.As described in greater detail below, exercise device 110 can also comprise can be for establishment or confirmation the wireless connections input mechanism 126 that is connected or pairing request is broadcast to external computing device 150 with external computing device 150.
Exercise device 130 can communicate by wired connection and external computing device 150.Exercise device 130 can comprise the wire communication jockey 144a of the wire communication jockey that can be USB driving or other types.Wire communication jockey 144b on wire communication jockey 144a and external computing device 150 communicates.Wire communication jockey 144b can be the wire communication jockey of USB driving or other types.Electric wire 146 can be for being connected wire communication jockey 144a with wire communication jockey 144b.
Indicator 128 on exercise device 110 and exercise device 130 and indicator 148 can provide respectively exercise device to be connected to communicatedly the alarm of external computing device 150.For example, indicator 128 and indicator 148 can be lamps.These lamps can illuminate in the time establishing a communications link with external computing device 150.
Fig. 2 shows the block diagram 200 according to the exercise system of an embodiment of the invention.Exercise device 210 comprises one or more actuator 212.Actuator 212 can optionally regulate one or more operating parameter of exercise device 210.Exercise device 210 also comprises one or more movable member 214.Actuator 212 can optionally regulate the movement of movable member 214.Exercise device 210 comprises supporting structure 216.Exercise device 210 also comprises console electronic installation 218.Console electronic installation 218 comprises memory 220.Memory 220 can store exercise plan, to the previous use of exercise device 210 or followingly use relevant information or other data.Finally, exercise device 210 comprises communication link 222.
External computing device 250 is also included in block diagram 200.External computing device 250 comprises one or more display screen 252.Display screen 252 can be the display of light-emitting diode display, LCD or other types.External computing device 250 also comprises user's input control device 254.User's input control device can comprise the input mechanism of touch-screen or button, mouse, keyboard, dial, knob, switch or other types.External computing device 250 also comprises memory 256.Memory 256 can be stored exercise plan, other information or other data relevant to the exercise that maybe will carry out of carrying out on exercise device 210.Finally, external computing device 250 comprises communication link 258.
Supporting structure 216 can be for being optionally fixed to exercise device 210 by external computing device 250.Communication link 222 can be connected exercise device 210 with external computing device 250 communicatedly with communication link 258.This connection can be wired connection or wireless connections 224.
Fig. 3 shows can be at the flow chart for using the step that external computing device implements as the method 300 of the user interface on exercise device.In first step 302, by console interface Bootload to comprising on the external computing device of one or more user's input control device and display screen.Software can be loaded on external computing device in multiple different mode.For example, can download software via internet from website or can upload software from memory device (as disk or memory stick).Once software is loaded in external computing device, in second step 304, just can start software.
Next, between external computing device and exercise device, set up communication linkage.This communication linkage can be wired link as shown in step 306 or the wireless link as shown in step 308.The in the situation that of wired connection, electric wire can be inserted in the communication link on external computing device and exercise device.To discuss in more detail setting up wireless connections in conjunction with Fig. 4 below.
In step 310, exercise device can be arranged on to " locking " position, this stops exercise device and other external computing devices to set up communication linkage.For example, exercise device can comprise processor, and this processor has makes processor can identify the control data that when are connected (wired or wireless) with external computing device.Once detect and being connected of external computing device, exercise device just can be refused from trials other external computing devices, for connecting with exercise device.
Next, in step 312, data can be sent to external computing device from exercise device.These data can comprise about the information of type of exercise device that is connected to external computing device.For example, exercise device can will be that treadmill, the data of tempering the exercise device of bicycle, elliptical machine or other types are sent to external computing device self identification.The data that send can also comprise actuator that exercise device is included and the type of movable member.In addition, exercise device can identify the scope being associated with the each operating parameter comprising at exercise device.For example, the data that send can comprise the rate limit of the conveyer belt motor on treadmill.This information can be essential, to make external computing device can control as the actuator of the part of exercise device and operating parameter can be selectively adjusted within the acceptable range.
In step 314, also external computing device can be fixed to exercise device.Step 314 can realize at any time point place during method 300.For example, external computing device is fixed in startup software that exercise device can be in step 304 and step 306 or step 308 set up communication linkage before.In order to use external computing device as the user interface on exercise device, the following step of sequence in method 300, that identify in method 300 is optional.
Once exercise device is connected to external computing device communicatedly, the user's input control device on step 316 peripheral computing equipment just can be for optionally regulating one or more actuator on exercise device.In addition, in step 318, can be in the demonstration screen display of the external computing device data relevant to the exercise of carrying out on exercise device.
Existence can be by exercise device wireless link the various ways to external computing device.Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of the step that can implement in the method for the step 308 for realizing Fig. 3.Particularly, method 308 is provided for the step to external computing device by exercise device wireless link.In first step 402, the external computing device with radio communication jockey is brought in the wireless range of the exercise device also with radio communication jockey.
Can come to link (as shown in step 404) creating between external computing device and exercise device from the pairing request of exercise device by broadcast.Such as, can be by exercise device by pairing request be input in the user input device on exercise device and broadcasts pairing request.For example, (shown in Fig. 1) wireless connections input mechanism 126 can be used to broadcast pairing request by user.In step 406, external computing device can be by inputting to confirm to be connected with exercise device the user at external computing device place.
In one embodiment, in the limited time quantum after pairing request is broadcasted, in order to match, the exercise device of broadcast connection request can be (as shown in the step 405) of opening.For example, the five seconds after pairing request is broadcasted, exercise device can open to match with external computing device.Do not connect if confirmed in five seconds, exercise device can be back to step 404 and can be not attached to external computing device, until broadcasted new pairing request and confirmed at external computing device place the pairing request that this is new in acceptable time quantum by exercise device.
Also can come to link (as shown in step 408) creating between external computing device and exercise device from the general pairing request of external computing device by broadcast.In step 410, exercise device can be by inputting to confirm to be connected with external computing device the user at exercise device place.For example, (shown in Fig. 1) wireless connections input mechanism 126 can use to confirm the pairing request of being broadcasted by external computing device for user.
Alternatively, can be identified at any one or the more exercise device in its wireless range at step 412 peripheral computing equipment.In step 414, external computing device then can be to the specific exercise device broadcasts pairing request identifying in step 412.Again, in step 410, exercise device can be by inputting to confirm to be connected with external computing device the user at exercise device place.(shown in Fig. 1) wireless connections input mechanism 126 can be used to confirm to be connected with external computing device by user.
Once set up communication linkage between exercise device and external computing device, external computing device just can be used as the console of exercise device.Fig. 5 shows the stereogram of the treadmill 500 that is optionally fixed with outside tablet PC 550.Treadmill 500 is connected to outside tablet PC 550 communicatedly.Treadmill 500 comprises conveyer belt 510.Treadmill 500 also comprises at least one the actuator optionally operating parameter of treadmill 500 being regulated.For example, the speed that the actuator on treadmill 500 can optionally regulate conveyer belt 510 to rotate.
Although treadmill 500 can comprise some console electronic installations, treadmill 500 lacks the integrated user's input control device for optionally at least one actuator being regulated and lacks integrated display screen.The outside tablet PC 550 that is connected to communicatedly treadmill 500 is provided for the user's input control device optionally at least one actuator being regulated and display screen is provided for treadmill 500.
Fig. 6 shows the more detailed view of outside tablet PC 550.Outside tablet PC 550 comprises the touch-screen 551 with button 552,554 and 556.User's input control device that button 552,554 and 556 can optionally regulate the actuator on treadmill 500.For example, a button in touch button 552,554 and 556 can send to treadmill 500 by the signal increasing and/or reduce the speed of conveyer belt 510.This signal can be sent directly to the conveyer belt motor on treadmill 500, or this signal can be processed by the console electronic installation in treadmill 500 before being transmitted to conveyer belt motor.
Except optionally regulating the actuator on treadmill 500, button 552,554 and 556 can for select training course plan or input can or incoherent any other data relevant to user or the exercise that will carry out on treadmill 500.These data can or cannot be modified or be processed by the console electronic installation in treadmill 500.
Outside tablet PC 550 can also receive the data from user from the source except button 552,554 and 556.For example, the sensor that tablet PC 550 can be worn from user's health receives the data relevant to user's physiological situation.The sensor of being worn by user can sensing user heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, calorie combustion rate or other situations.These data can be sent to tablet PC 550 by wire communication jockey or radio communication jockey.
Outside tablet PC 550 also comprises display screen 558 and display screen 560.The information relevant to the user's of institute sensing situation can be displayed on display screen 558 and/or display screen 560.For example, display screen 558 and/or display screen 560 can show the information relevant to user's heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, calorie combustion rate or other situations.
Outside tablet PC 550 can also receive data from exercise device 500.The information relevant to the data that receive from exercise device 500 also can be displayed on display screen 558 and/or display screen 560.For example, outside tablet PC 550 can receive the data relevant to user's rhythm (or time per unit fall step), step-length, weight, heart rate etc. from exercise device 500.
The information relevant to the data that received from treadmill 500 by outside tablet PC 550 also can be displayed on display screen 558 and/or display screen 560.For example, in Fig. 6, display screen 560 shows the graph outline of fitness program.Can receive or can be stored in the memory of tablet PC 550 from treadmill 500 for the data that create this figure.
Display screen 558 and display screen 560 also can illustrate the advanced path that performed physical exercise on treadmill 500 by people.The first person view of track for example, can be shown.The view of track can be corresponding with the speed of rotating with conveyer belt 510 speed advance.In addition, exercise device 500 can be realized shown physical features.For example, can on treadmill 500, realize the region of the increase inclination being displayed on the screen, to create experience more true to nature.
Display screen on external computing device can but must not be presented at the relevant information of exercise of carrying out on the exercise device being fixed to computing equipment.According to the present invention, external computing device can show and the incoherent image of carried out exercise or information.For example, external computing device can show current event information, as stock information, news or Weather information.
In addition, can on external computing device, show the entertainment that comprises TV programme, internet, film, game etc.In an embodiment of the invention, can to temper relevant information and data and share display screen with taking exercise between incoherent information and data.For example, Fig. 7 shows another view of outside tablet PC 550.Display 574 provides entertainment, and button 570 and button 572 can be for increasing and/or reduce the speed of conveyer belt 510.Button 570 and button 572 can also be used for being controlled at the entertainment showing on display 574.For example, if display 574 shows game, button 570 and/or button 572 can be for playing games.Therefore, tablet PC 550 comprise provide to take exercise relevant user's input control and with temper incoherent user's input control with temper incoherent display screen and button.
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Generally, the present invention relates to all or part of exercise device that lacks console.For example, exercise device of the present invention can lack display screen and/or the user's input control device that optionally operating parameter to exercise device regulates.The console interface that exercise device of the present invention lacks or the part of console interface can be provided by the external computing device that is connected to communicatedly exercise device.External computing device can be connected to multiple exercise devices respectively and optionally, so that display screen and user's input control device are offered to multiple different exercise devices.
Although described the present invention taking treadmill and exercycle as background, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the exercise device that the invention is not restricted to any particular type.On the contrary, the present invention can easily be suitable for any electrical equipment or utilize any other equipment of motor, solenoid or any other electrically-driven actuator, to control any operating parameter of the movable member on exercise device.
For example, exercise device can comprise treadmill, body-building bicycle, Nordic Style ski, rowing machine, dancing machine, pleasure trip on foot device, climb-aiding device, elliptical machine or the exercise device that strides.Operating parameter can include but not limited to conveyer belt speed, resistance, inclination, step-length, fan speed or other similar operating parameters.Movable member can be any part of carrying out the exercise device that exercise period moves on exercise device.Actuator can be any equipment that optionally operating parameter to movable member regulates.
Must not the Tablet PC with touch-screen according to external computing device of the present invention.External computing device can comprise laptop personal computer, phone or other computing equipments.Information and order can be imported in external computing device via one or more button, dial, knob, switch or other input mechanisms.
Supporting structure can optionally be fixed to exercise device by external computing device in multiple different mode.For example, supporting structure can be by the fixing computing equipment of pure gravity connector.Alternatively, computing equipment can be fixed to supporting structure via the magnet, absorption connector, clip, belt or other structures that optionally external computing device are fixed to exercise device.In addition, supporting structure can be adjustable, can be optionally fixed to exercise device with the external computing device that makes all different sizes.
The exercise device that is connected to communicatedly external computing device can send to information external computing device and receive information from external computing device.For example, exercise device can send to external computing device by the information of the scope about actuator, movable member and operating parameter.For example, if treadmill is connected to external computing device communicatedly, exercise device can send to external computing device by the signal of mark conveyer belt motor and the motor that rises.In addition, the signal that exercise device can have conveyer belt motor an operating parameter of the scope from 0mph to 15mph sends to external computing device.The signal that exercise device can also have the motor that rises the operating parameter of the scope from 0 degree to 20 degree sends to external computing device.
Send to the information of external computing device can affect the presentation of display screen and quantity or the type of user's input control device from exercise device.For example, the external computing device that is used as the user interface of treadmill can have user's input control device of speed, the inclination of pedal and the speed of fan of controlling conveyer belt.The external computing device that is used as the user interface of tempering bicycle can only have the speed of controlling fan and the user's input control device that is imposed on the amount of resistance of flywheel by brake.
According to the present invention, external computing device can comprise the memory that can store and implement the training course plan on exercise device.These training course plans can be by external computing device via internet from website or from obtaining with the memory devices of external computing device compatibility.In addition, the training course plan being stored in the memory of external computing device can be uploaded to exercise device and be stored in the memory of console electronic installation of exercise device.
Can be stored in about the information of the exercise of carrying out on exercise device in the memory in the console electronic installation of exercise device.As an alternative, this information can be sent to external computing device and be stored in the memory of external computing device.Have, this information can send to remote computer to store by exercise machine or external computing device again.For example, external computing device can be sent to website for storage by this information or other data.In the present embodiment, user can access about the his or her exercise period from any computing equipment that can access websites.The information that can be collected and preserve can comprise the duration of the type of carried out training course plan, the caloric amount of burning, training course, user's heart rate etc. during training course.
Once exercise device is connected to external computing device communicatedly, exercise device just can be stored in the exercise plan in the memory of the console electronic installation on exercise device.As an alternative, exercise device can be stored in the exercise plan in the memory of external computing device.In addition, exercise plan can flow into exercise device via internet by external computing device.
In alternative embodiment, external computing device can show to take exercise relevant data and with take exercise incoherent data the two.For example, external computing device can the first demonstration screen display illustrate each difficulty level of training course or apart from the graph outline of section and TV programme are shown on second display screen or other and take exercise incoherent data.External computing device in present embodiment can comprise user's input control device shown and that temper incoherent data and control on exercise device and second display screen.

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1. an exercise device, comprising:
Framework;
Be attached to the console of described framework, described console lacks display screen;
Be attached to the supporting structure of described framework, wherein, external computing device can be optionally fixed to described supporting structure;
Communication link, described communication link optionally and is communicatedly connected described console with described external computing device; And
Selective adjustable actuator, described selective adjustable actuator regulates one or more operating parameter of described exercise device, and described selective adjustable actuator is connected to described communication link communicatedly, wherein, in the time that described external computing device is connected to communicatedly described console and is fixed to described supporting structure, described selective adjustable actuator receives the control command from described external computing device via described communication link.
2. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described console also lacks user's input control device that described selective adjustable actuator is regulated described one or more operating parameter of described exercise device.
3. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described exercise device can be connected to described external computing device communicatedly via wire communication jockey.
4. exercise device according to claim 3, wherein, described wire communication jockey comprises USB port.
5. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described exercise device can be connected to described external computing device communicatedly via radio communication jockey.
6. exercise device according to claim 5, wherein, described radio communication jockey comprises bluetooth or Wi-Fi wireless launcher.
7. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described supporting structure is optionally fixed described external computing device by gravity connector.
8. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described supporting structure comprises auxiliary magnet or the bracket that described external computing device is optionally fixed to described supporting structure.
9. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described selective adjustable actuator is fan electromotor.
10. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein, described exercise device is treadmill, and described selective adjustable actuator is conveyer belt motor.
11. exercise devices according to claim 1, wherein, described exercise device is elliptical machine or tempers bicycle, and described selective adjustable actuator is brake.
12. exercise devices according to claim 1, wherein, in the time that described external computing device is connected to described console communicatedly, the data relevant to the exercise of carrying out on described exercise device are sent to described external computing device via described communication link.
13. exercise devices according to claim 12, wherein, send to the described data of described external computing device to comprise cadence information, step-length information or user's weight information via described communication link.
14. exercise devices according to claim 1, wherein, described console comprises the electronic installation that the described control command to receiving by described communication link is modified.
15. 1 kinds of exercise systems, comprising:
The first exercise device, has:
The first actuator, described the first actuator regulates one or more operating parameter of described the first exercise device; And
The first console, described the first console lacks user's input control device that described the first actuator is optionally regulated described one or more operating parameter of described the first exercise device;
The second exercise device, has:
The second actuator, described the second actuator regulates one or more operating parameter of described the second exercise device; And
The second console, described the second console lacks user's input control device that described the second actuator is optionally regulated described one or more operating parameter of described the second exercise device; And
External computing device, described external computing device can be arranged in each in described the first exercise device and described the second exercise device respectively and optionally, and can be connected to communicatedly respectively each in described the first exercise device and described the second exercise device, described external computing device has user's input control device, described user's input control device makes described the first actuator regulate described one or more operating parameter of described the first exercise device in the time that described external computing device is connected to described the first exercise device communicatedly, and in the time that being connected to described the second exercise device communicatedly, described external computing device make described the second actuator regulate described one or more operating parameter of described the second exercise device.
16. exercise systems according to claim 15, wherein, described the first console and described the second console also lack display screen separately.
17. exercise systems according to claim 16, wherein, described external computing device comprises display screen, and described display screen shows the information relevant to the exercise of carrying out on described the first exercise device and in the time that described the second exercise device is connected to described external computing device communicatedly, show the information relevant with the exercise of carrying out on described the second exercise device in the time that described the first exercise device is connected to described external computing device communicatedly.
18. exercise systems according to claim 17, wherein, described external computing device is phone.
19. 1 kinds for controlling the method for exercise device, and described method comprises:
By console interface Bootload, to external computing device, described external computing device has display and one or more user's input control device;
On described external computing device, start described console interface software;
At described external computing device and have between the exercise device of selective adjustable actuator and set up communication linkage;
Described external computing device is fixed to described exercise device; And
Regulate described selective adjustable actuator in response to the received input of described user's input control device via on described external computing device.
20. methods according to claim 19, are also included in the step of the data that on described external computing device, demonstration is relevant to the exercise of carrying out on described exercise device.
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