JP3102390U - Exercise health promotion equipment control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control system for exercise health promotion equipment which can be conveniently used.
A central processing unit is provided. The input interface 30 is connected to the central processing unit, and can input a specific command to the central processing unit by a user operation. The output interface 40 is connected to the central processing unit and is controlled by the central processing unit so that it can display specific information for user's reading. The reading device 50 is connected to the central processing unit. The data unit is carried by the user and can record data read by the reading device. The central processing unit reads the data recorded by the data unit through the readout device, and sends a specific signal to the mechanical drive unit of the exercise health promotion device based on the data content, thereby using the exercise health promotion device. Control the state.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an exercise health promotion device, and more particularly, to a control system capable of determining a use state of an exercise health promotion device based on data of a portable data unit.

  Currently, medium or large athletic fitness equipment commonly found in training gyms, such as jogging machines, cycling machines or steppers, usually have many of the machine control and operating interfaces already electronic and programmed and used. The operator can directly control the operating state of the instrument using the control buttons on the meter board. Taking a jogging machine as an example, the user can easily use the control buttons to adjust the rotation speed of the caterpillar and the inclination angle of the jogging table (experts can also select the conversion of a preset time program), The difficulty of the jogging exercise and the execution rhythm can be set. Generally speaking, the user is usually accustomed to certain operating conditions for a particular sport, but if the conditions are not set correctly, the same user may be more tired of exercising. Or feel unnatural. In addition, in the few advanced exercise and health promotion equipment, the relative distance or relative angle of parts such as seats and handrails can be electrically adjusted with control buttons, so that the height and familiar posture of the individual can be adjusted. Can be matched. However, even in the operation mode or the positional relationship, since a training gym has many users and is unspecified, when a certain user uses a certain device, the device is usually in an initial state or in a previous state. Since the user has already set the device, the user must reset the device before using the device every time, which is troublesome and inconvenient.

  In addition, existing sports equipment can mostly display the user's current activity (eg, number of jogging distances and hours of use) on the meter board, but data is lost when the power supply or meter is reset. I will be. Therefore, when a user manages exercise for a long period of time (for example, weekly or monthly jogging distance and time control, etc.), it is necessary to record the amount of exercise each time, which is also very inconvenient. is there.

  In addition, most of the current training gyms employ a membership system, and the user can freely use all facilities of the training gym for a certain period after paying a predetermined amount. As you can imagine, this kind of system is good for those who go to the training gym every day and use the equipment, but for those who only go once and only once. It is of course not fair and unreasonable to say that the latter renounced their rights, because the time available for each individual is not the same, and the same period is used as the basis for tolling. Is not an ideal or only toll collection model. On the other hand, adoption of cost calculation based on the number of times (like a non-member under a membership system) also requires paying a fixed one-time cost each time you enter a training gym, which is not necessarily fair. This is because the situation in which equipment in the training gym is occupied varies from time to time, and it is difficult to balance the actual use of the equipment by each user. I mainly want to use a jogging machine, but if I can usually use it luckily enough, but after a long time I can use a vacant machine, if I can use it, I will spend it for that time The cost you have to do is obviously costly to you.) Generally speaking, with conventional exercise health promotion equipment, it is not possible to keep a record of the actual usage time of each user, so vendors have adopted a “payment based on actual usage” usage model. It was in a situation where it could not be enacted and let users choose.

  The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned various drawbacks of the conventional exercise health promotion device, and the main purpose is to make sure that each user understands the actual situation of use of the device, and furthermore, to use each device. An object of the present invention is to provide a control system for an exercise and health promotion device that can provide a usage model of “payment based on actual usage status” established by a company by grasping the authority.

  A second object of the present invention is to identify a user's identity and automatically switch the operation mode or positional relationship of the device to a habitual state preset by the user, and the user is required It is not necessary to set it by itself, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient and human-like exercise health promotion device control system.

  A third object of the present invention is to grasp and display the total amount of exercise or the use history of the user within a certain period, and furthermore, the user is not affected by the interval of use and the intermediate use of another person, An object of the present invention is to provide a control system for exercise health promotion equipment which is convenient for managing exercise for a long time.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control system for exercise health promotion equipment provided with a central processing unit and a central processing unit, which is connected to the central processing unit and operated by a user to execute a specific command to the central processing unit. An input interface that can be input to the device; an output interface that is connected to the central processing unit and that can be controlled by the central processing unit to display specific information and allow a user to read the information; and an input interface that is connected to the central processing unit. At least one reading device, and at least one data unit that can be carried by the user and record data read by the reading device, and the central processing unit performs the processing via the reading device. Reading the data recorded by the data unit, and generating a specific signal based on the data content. Since sent to the machine drive unit, it is possible to control the state of use of the exercise health promotion instrument. Accordingly, each user can own the data unit, and when using the exercise health promotion device, provide the data unit and have the reading device read the data, and directly send the data to the central processing device. The data unit may read personal data (eg, habitual status, usage history, total exercise amount or usage authority, etc.) stored in advance, or may determine the identity of the user indicated by the data unit and check it against the database. The above object can be achieved by acquiring personal data and writing (rewriting) data in the data unit during use.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described, and the structure and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the exercise health promotion device control system provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a central processing unit 10, a memory unit 20, an input interface 30, and an output interface due to the configuration of the device. 40, four reading devices 50 and a few data units 60 are included. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in a specific form, in this embodiment, many devices of the control system are constituted by the meter 70 as shown in FIG. The data unit 60 of the system is formed in a portable part form as shown in FIG. 3 and is separated from the meter 70 when not in use. Each can be handled separately.

  The central processing unit (CPU) 10 is an execution core that controls the system, and can be specifically a single integrated circuit (IC), and is configured by adding a plurality of ICs and related circuits. It is also possible to provide a specific signal to the drive unit 80, which is disposed inside the meter 70 and connected to the mechanical drive unit 80 of the athletic health promotion apparatus via a circuit wiring. Therefore, it is possible to control the use state of the device. To give an example, if the exercise health promotion equipment to be used is a jogging machine, the central processing unit 10 controls the rotation of two motors for moving and rotating the caterpillar in at least the jogging machine and for raising and lowering the front end of the jogging table. Controlling the rotation speed of the caterpillar and changes in speed (including the start and stop of rotation), and controlling the inclination of the jogging table to determine the difficulty level and execution rhythm of the jogging motion. When applied to a device such as a cycling machine or a stepper, it is possible to control the intensity and change of exercise attenuation. Further, when a part such as a seat or a handrail of the applied exercise health promotion device can be electrically adjusted, the central processing unit 10 can also control the part via the driving unit 80 (there are many such examples).

  The memory unit 20 is also installed inside the meter 70 and connected to the central processing unit 10 via a circuit. Due to the configuration, the memory unit 20 of this embodiment has a read-only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (ROM). RAM), and a read-only memory portion stores pre-written code and data material, which serves as a basis for the central processing unit 10 to read and calculate or judge. The temporary writing or reading of data according to the present invention can be received. In addition, in addition to the RAM or ROM format, the memory unit 20 of the present embodiment may be used together with a high-capacity storage medium (for example, a hard disk) that can be freely read or written (or used alone). On the other hand, the arranged memory unit 20 assists the execution work of the central processing unit 10, but depending on the operation method and the structural design, the control system of the present embodiment may exclude the memory unit. In addition, in the existing integrated circuit technology, there is already a form in which the memory and the arithmetic processing unit are matched and integrated, and this form also belongs to the central processing unit referred to in this embodiment.

  The input interface 30 is connected to the central processing unit 10 via a circuit, and can be operated so that a user inputs a specific command to the central processing unit 10. The input interface 30 of the present embodiment has substantially some control buttons 32, and the control buttons 32 are exposed on the surface of the meter 70 so that the user can give an instruction by touch or turn ( Belongs to the prior art).

  The output interface 40 is connected to the central processing unit 10 via a circuit, and can be controlled by the central processing unit 10 to display specific information and allow the user to read it. The output interface 40 of the present embodiment includes a liquid crystal panel 42, which is exposed on the surface of the meter 70 and displays comprehensive information in the form of letters, numbers, codes, curves, figures, and the like. (Belonging to the prior art). Of course, other devices such as a digital display (seven-stage display) or light-emitting diodes can be employed in the output interface of this embodiment.

  The reading device 50 is connected to the central processing unit 10 via a circuit, and the data unit 60 is carried by a user and records data read by the reading device 50. That is, the data of the data unit 60 can be read by the reading device 50 only when the formats of the reading device 50 and the data unit 60 of the present embodiment match each other well. In the present embodiment, the data unit 60 is substantially similar to a "portable disk" which is quite common in the current computer field, and has a terminal 62 in the form of a Universal Serial Bus (UBS), and each of the readout terminals. The device 50 is a USB-type insertion port, and the insertion port is exposed on the surface of the meter 70. Thus, when the data unit 60 is inserted into the reading device 50, the central processing unit 10 Can read digital data stored in the data unit 60 via the reading device 50, write data to the data unit 60, or delete and modify data in the data unit 60 (belonging to the prior art). Of course, the reading device and the data unit in the present embodiment are not limited to adopting the above-mentioned format. For example, the data unit may be a card provided with a magnet bar or a chip (like a financial card, a credit card or a gate card). ), The reader is a corresponding card reader, and the data unit can have the reader read the data by inserting or passing the card, or the data unit can be a bar code on the surface And the reading device can be a barcode scanner corresponding to the card, and can read the data recorded in the data unit by an optical scanning method.

  The central processing unit 10 reads the data of the data unit 60 via the readout device 50, and sends a specific signal to the mechanical drive unit 80 of the exercise health promotion device based on the data content. The use state of the device (specific significance is the same as before) can be controlled. With respect to the reading operation, for example, the central processing unit 10 directly extracts personal data (for example, habitual state, usage history and total exercise amount or usage authority) stored in the data unit 60 in advance. Alternatively, the personal data can be obtained by collating the position of the corresponding column of the database (memory unit 20) only by determining the identity of the user indicated by the data unit 60. If the latter is adopted, The data recorded in the data unit 60 does not change, and the central processing unit 10 can modify the data in the database when necessary.

  Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of readout devices 50 are provided, so that each readout device 50 can have an equal position in structural design, and any data unit 60 can be inserted into any readout device 50. When a plurality of data units 60 are inserted at the same time, the central processing unit 10 receives the data of all the data units 60 (if the data is different to some extent, it is determined based on a preset priority of the reading device 50). Alternatively, the central processing unit 10 can be designed so that each reading device 50 has a specific significance, and the central processing unit 10 has a different access method to the data unit 60 of the different reading device 50, and at the same time, the classification is matched. If the data unit 60 is not used, it can be inserted into a specific reading device 50. It is also possible to odd (if not consistent, the CPU 10 rejects the access). Further, it is necessary to provide a supplementary explanation that, in effect, the reading device 50 in this embodiment is used in advance for other functions (for example, external hard disk connection, connection to a personal computer, or connection to a training gym intranet). That is, the data unit 60 is not necessarily dedicated to insertion.

  Of course, even when the control system of the present embodiment is connected to another computer, the central processing unit or other devices directly use a wired format such as wiring or a cable, or use a wireless format of infrared transmission. Thus, it is possible to form a connection relationship in which the computer and the data can be transferred to each other, and it is not always necessary to use an input / output port via a reading device. The external computer allows the control system to access or back up the data, treating the hard disk in the connected (personal) computer as the database.

With the above structure, the “exercise health promotion device control system” of the present embodiment has the following usage methods and functions.
1. The training gym operator can provide each user with a data unit 60, and each data unit 60 records data related to usage rights determined based on the amount paid by the user or the usage model selected. For example, the data includes “usable time”, “usable number”, “usable points” (different from the unit score of each appliance), “usable period”, “usable time zone” or One or more general items such as “usable machines” are shown, and the user provides the data unit 60 to the central processing unit 10 via the readout device 50 when using the exercise health promotion equipment. Only after reading and approval can the device be activated (it will not be activated if the "duration", "time zone" or "machine" does not match), and When a method such as “time”, “number of times”, or “point” is adopted, the central processing unit 10 automatically converts the corresponding numerical value of the data unit 60 or the database (memory unit 20) during use. When released and the value returns to zero, the exercise health promotion device stops exercising. In other words, through the above mechanism, the company establishes and implements a kind of “payment based on actual usage” usage model, and selects the optimal and most economical method based on the individual's situation. This type of usage model exchange is practically fair and rational.

  2. Each user of the training gym or a household member having an exercise health promotion device at home can own the data unit 60, and when the exercise health promotion device is used, the data unit 60 is read out by the reading device on the meter 70. Insert into 50. When used for the first time, the user first sets the operating mode (e.g., the magnitude of the attenuation) or the positional relationship (e.g., the height of the seat) of the exercise health promotion device via the control button 32 of the input interface 30. If it is possible and appropriate, the central processing unit 10 can be instructed via the control button to record the usage method at this time in the data unit 60 or the memory unit 20. When using the enhancement device, if the data unit 60 is provided, the central processing unit 10 reads through the data, that is, knows the customary use state of the user and automatically (or after consulting). The user can adjust the mechanical device to the state described above, and thus the user does not need to set the device every time, which is convenient and human-like. . Of course, the user can readjust the operation mode or the positional relationship through the control button 32 at any time when using the exercise health promotion device, and can rewrite the data remaining in the data unit 60 or the memory unit 20 at any time. Can be.

  3. The central processing unit 10 determines the current user's status based on the data in the data unit 60, and calculates the amount of exercise (e.g., jogging distance and time required) of the same user together with the due date in the data unit 60 or the memory. It can be stored in the unit 20. In this way, the user may access the data unit 60 or the record in the memory unit 20 at any time when using the exercise health promotion device, and within a certain period of time (for example, during the week) via the panel of the output interface 40. It is very convenient to manage the exercise because the total amount of exercise or the usage history of the past month can be viewed.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a unit of a control system of the exercise health promotion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view illustrating a meter of a control system of an exercise health promotion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable data unit of a control system for an exercise health promotion device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Explanation of reference numerals

  10 central processing unit, 20 memory units, 30 input interfaces, 32 control buttons, 40 output interfaces, 42 liquid crystal panels, 50 reading devices, 60 data units, 62 terminals, 70 meters, 80 drive units

Claims (13)

A control system for an exercise health promotion device,
A central processing unit;
An input interface connected to the central processing unit and capable of inputting a specific command to the central processing unit by a user operation;
An output interface connected to the central processing unit and capable of displaying specific information for reading by a user under the control of the central processing unit;
At least one readout device connected to the central processing unit;
And at least one data unit capable of recording data read by the reading device while being carried by a user,
The central processing unit reads the data recorded by the data unit through the readout device, and sends a specific signal to the mechanical drive unit of the exercise health promotion device based on the data content, thereby improving the exercise health. A control system for an exercise health promotion device, characterized by controlling a use state of the device.   A memory unit connected to the central processing unit, the central processing unit being capable of writing or reading data to or from the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is configured to execute a user operation indicated by the data unit based on the data of each data unit. 2. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit identifies the position, checks the data corresponding to the position, and controls the mechanical device driving unit based on the corresponding data. .   The memory unit may be used for each user's "usable time", "usable number", "usable score", "usable period", "usable time zone" or Any one or more of "available machines" record data related to the collectively indicated use right, and the central processing unit records the data related to the use right corresponding to each of the data units. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 2, wherein it is possible to determine whether to activate the exercise health promotion device based on the following.   The central processing unit is capable of writing, in the memory unit, data related to an operation mode when each user uses the exercise health promotion device, and the central processing unit operates in accordance with each of the data units. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 2, wherein the exercise health promotion device can be controlled to operate in the mode based on the data related to the mode.   The central processing unit can write data related to the exercise amount of the exercise health promotion device used by each user into the memory unit, and when necessary, add the data related to the exercise amount to each other. 3. The computer of claim 2, wherein the central processing unit is capable of displaying data relating to the amount of exercise corresponding to each of the data units on the output interface for user interpretation. Exercise health promotion equipment control system.   The data unit may be “available time”, “available count”, “available score”, “available period”, “available time zone” or “available time”. Any one or more of the "machines" may record data related to the usage right, and the central processing unit may exercise the data based on the data related to the usage right recorded in each of the data units. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to determine whether to activate the health promotion device.   The central processing unit can rewrite data of “usable time”, “usable number” or “usable score” of each data unit via the reading device. 7. The control system for an exercise health promotion device according to claim 6, wherein:   The central processing unit is capable of writing data relating to an operation mode when a user uses the exercise health promotion device to the data unit via the reading device, and the central processing unit is configured to execute the data processing. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 1, wherein the exercise health promotion device can be controlled to operate in the operation mode based on data related to the operation mode recorded in the unit.   The central processing unit is capable of writing data related to the exercise amount of the exercise health promotion device used by the user to the data unit via the reading device, and when necessary, data related to the exercise amount. Operations such as addition to each other can be performed, and the central processing unit can read data related to the amount of exercise recorded in each of the data units and display the data on the output interface for user's interpretation. The control system for an exercise health promotion device according to claim 1, wherein   2. The exercise health promotion equipment control system according to claim 1, wherein the data unit is provided with a random access memory (RAM), and the reading device is an insertion port for inserting the data unit.   The data unit is a card provided with a magnet bar or a chip, and the reading device is a corresponding card reader, and the data unit causes the reading device to read data in a manner of inserting or passing the card. The exercise health promotion device control system according to claim 1.   2. The data unit according to claim 1, wherein the data unit has a barcode on a surface thereof, and the reading device is capable of reading data recorded in the data unit by an optical scanning method as a corresponding barcode scanner. A control system for the exercise health promotion device according to the above.   The control system can form a connection relationship that can transmit data to and from an external computer, and the central processing unit can write or read data to or from a hard disk in the computer. The control system for an exercise health promotion device according to claim 1.

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