JP3178530U - Fitness equipment including electronic device content control - Google Patents

Abstract

A fitness device having content control is provided.
A frame includes a frame, a driving device, a signal processing unit, a control unit, and a communication interface. The driving device 20 is installed on the frame 10. The driving device 20 is driven by the movement of the user along the movement direction and generates an activation signal. The signal processing unit is connected to the drive device 20, receives an activation signal, and converts this activation signal into an input signal. The control unit is connected to the signal processing unit. The control unit generates a corresponding control signal according to the input signal. The communication interface is connected to the electronic device. The control unit transmits a control signal to the electronic device via the communication interface and performs content control of the electronic device.
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Description

  The present invention relates to fitness equipment, and more particularly to fitness equipment having content control of electronic devices.

  At present, many video games or computer games are hand-held using a dedicated game controller in human hands, such as a mouse, keyboard, joystick, game wheel, or light sensing technology, G-sensor or gyroscope This is done by manipulating a sensation controller such as a controller. In addition, electronic devices such as desktop computers, laptop computers, lovelet computers, smartphones, and the like are also input devices (for example, a mouse or a keyboard) by the user when the user browses web or application content. ) To control content scrolling. Such game control or content browsing does not require movement of other parts of the body, and only requires manual operation by the user. Thus, those who do this are those who lack considerable exercise and training in other aspects of the body.

  On the other hand, in physical training, there are various exercise equipments for different needs and different parts such as aerobic exercise, physical fitness training or endurance training. However, when it comes to exercises with long exercise times, such as treadmills, exercise bikes, or spin bikes, simple exercises are not good.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can train the body when playing video games / computer games or browsing the web, and can avoid simple and unattractive exercises when training the body using fitness equipment. An object of the present invention is to provide a fitness device having content control of an electronic device.

  To achieve the above objective, such fitness equipment includes a frame, a drive unit, a signal processing unit, a control unit and a communication interface. The drive device is installed on the frame. The drive device is driven by a user's movement along the direction of movement and generates an actuation signal. The signal processing unit is connected to the drive device, receives the activation signal, and converts the activation signal into an input signal. The control unit is connected to the signal processing unit. The control unit generates a corresponding control signal according to the input signal. The communication interface is connected to the electronic device. The control unit transmits a control signal to the electronic device via the communication interface and performs content control of the electronic device.

  In a fitness device that can move forward / backward when the user walks, runs, or bikes, the signal generated by the drive corresponding to the user's forward / backward movement is a computer or video game machine Is converted into a front / back control command for a person in an electronic game such as an electronic device, or a scroll control signal for up / down the content of an application of the electronic device. At the same time, the user can enjoy content control of the electronic device (play games or browse the web) without any other operation, and can avoid simple tasteless exercises. On the other hand, content control of electronic devices that are transferred from simple manual operation to exercises such as running, walking or cycling on fitness equipment can provide fitness purposes when using electronic devices. In addition, the similarity between a user's movement such as walking, running or bicycling and the movement of a person in an electronic game or the scrolling (and scroll rate) of application content is similar to the pseudo level, the sense of realism, the entertainment, the body And the convenience of browsing the content can be improved. In addition, since manual operation to the electronic device is unnecessary, the user can safely use the electronic device during exercise. In addition, these components for electronic device content control can be commercialized as an integrated package for use in any fitness equipment.

  These and other objects of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a fitness device including content control of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a block diagram of the fitness apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the Example of the drive device which is a mechanical drive structure. It is a functional block diagram of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a part of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a fitness device including content control of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the fitness apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the Example of the drive device which is a mechanical drive structure. It is a functional block diagram of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a part of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional diagram which shows the signal transmission of the fitness apparatus by this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a fitness device 1 having content control of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the fitness device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the fitness device 1 may be a treadmill, an exercise bike, or a spin bike. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fitness device 1 includes a frame 10, a driving device 20, an electronic switch 40, a control unit 50, and a communication interface 60. The driving device 20 is installed on the frame 10 and is driven by the movement of the user along the movement direction, for example, the L direction shown in FIG. Taking the treadmill as an example, the drive device 20 may consist of an exercise belt and associated parts therein, wherein the direction of movement is the direction in which the user runs or walks on the exercise belt. When an aero bike and a spin bike are taken as examples, the driving device 20 may be composed of a wheel and its related parts, where the direction of movement is the direction of rotation of the wheel.

  The fitness apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes game control based on a user's movement that drives the drive device 20 to generate a signal and realizes control of a computer game or a video game. Please refer to FIG. When the user exercises using the fitness device 1 and drives the drive device 20, the drive device 20 generates an activation signal. The electronic switch 40 connected to the driving device 20 receives the operation signal and turns on the control switch 51 in the control unit 50. Then, the control unit 50 generates a corresponding control signal according to the ON state of the control switch 51. In this embodiment, the driving device 20 may be a mechanical driving structure, or an optical sensing or magnetic sensing operating structure having a magnetic switch, an optical sensor switch, or a photoresistor. The electronic switch 50 may be realized by a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a transistor switch. As a processing unit, the control unit 50 receives a signal from each corresponding input component, and converts the received signal into a corresponding control signal having a command to a game waiting for control. Actually, the control unit 50 may employ a mouse control chip, a keyboard control chip, a joystick control chip or the like that can easily generate a required game control signal as the game control unit.

  In this embodiment, the fitness device 1 uses the communication interface 60, eg, a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface, or any known interface that can be used between the devices, such as the electronic device 2, eg, When the fitness device 1 is used by connecting a computer or a video game machine, the electronic game 70 of the electronic device 2 is controlled. Since the exercise on the fitness device 1 such as a treadmill or an exercise bike is mainly a unidirectional exercise (forward or backward), the controllable electronic game 70 in the electronic device 2 is actually, for example, It may be a role playing game, an online role playing game, a puzzle game, a sports game, a virtual reality game, a motion game, or a shooting game. Also, the electronic game 70 may be a landscape mutual application, in which the user's exercise is provided by the mutual application when the user runs, walks or bicycles on the fitness device 1. Simulated as running, walking or bicycling on a virtual street in the map. In particular, when the control unit 50 generates corresponding control signals, these control signals adapt to instructions for controlling and moving a person or object in the electronic game 70 forward. In other words, the exercise of walking, running or bicycling in the fitness device 1 of the user simulates a command for controlling the person or object in the electronic game 70 to move forward, and at this time, the control unit 50 The control switch 51 corresponds to a command switch of “move forward”.

  An extension interface 80 may be further installed in the fitness device 1. The extended interface 80 may adopt a standard similar to that of the communication interface 60, or may be connected in series to the communication interface 60 to form an interface group together with the communication interface 60. The expansion interface 80 is directly connected to the control unit 50 and may be further connected to the auxiliary input device 90. Among them, the auxiliary input device 90 may be a mouse, joystick, keyboard, touch panel, optical sensor (light sensor), or video camera. In FIG. 1, the keyboard 14 is an example of an auxiliary input device 90 that transmits another type of control signal to the control unit 50 to provide richer control from the fitness device 1 to the electronic game 70. Please refer to FIG. The fitness device 1 may be further provided with one or more directional control components 12. For example, the left and right control buttons are installed on the handrail 11 of the frame 10 as the direction control component 12 and connected to the control unit 50. When pressed / actuated, the directional control component 12 transmits, for example, a directional control signal (corresponding to left / right movement or rotation) to the control unit 50. In addition to the control command “move forward” from the drive device 20 and the control command “move or rotate left / right” from the direction control component 12, the fitness device 1 is provided on the frame 10. Alternatively, a plurality of function control components 13 may be used. In practice, the function control component 13 is one or more default or dedicated buttons and is directly connected to the control unit 50 and, when activated / pressed, sends a default or dedicated function control signal to the control unit 50. Transmit to.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the drive device 20 is realized by a mechanical drive structure. In the present embodiment, the operation signal is generated by swinging the pendulum by the rotation of the motion axis of the fitness device 1, and this operation signal is later converted into a corresponding control signal having a forward or backward command. The drive device 20 includes a rotating shaft 21 (for example, interlocked with a moving belt), a friction device 23, a pendulum 24, and an actuator 25. The friction device 23 is connected to the rotating shaft 12, and the pendulum 24 is connected to the friction device 23. When the rotary shaft 21 is driven and rotated by a moving belt (driven by a user moving along the movement direction), the pendulum 24 is swung to the side along the D1 direction by the friction device 23. The side actuator 25 is activated. The actuator 25 is then activated to generate the activation signal described above. Also, the drive device 20 of FIG. 3 swings in the opposite direction indicating that the user performs a reverse motion in the fitness device 1, for example, walking backward (retreating) or rotating by depressing the pedal in reverse. You may have the pendulum 24 to do. In this way, the pendulum 24 swings to the other side along the direction D2, and operates the actuator 26 on the other side. When activated, the actuator 26 generates another corresponding activation signal. When the user's operation stops, the rotation of the rotary shaft 21 stops, and the pendulum 24 returns to a position directed vertically downward by gravity. At this time, neither the actuator 25 or 26 is operated. Further, instead of the friction device 23 as shown in FIG. 3, a similar object can be achieved by using a mechanical structure such as a mechanical chain, a gear switch, or a stroke switch.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the fitness device 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fitness device 3 includes a driving device 120, an electronic switch 140, a control unit 150, a communication interface 160, an expansion interface 180, and an auxiliary input device 190. Moreover, since these components and these connection relations are similar to the fitness apparatus 1, the description is abbreviate | omitted here. In the fitness device 3, the driving device 120 includes a rotating shaft 121 and an actuator 122 that are used to generate an actuation signal having an impulse current. The driving device 120 of the fitness device 3 sends an activation signal from the actuator 122 (such as an electronic detection system) to the signal converter 130, and then the electronic switch 140 turns on the control switch 151 of the control unit 150. Let The actuator 122 may be a magnetic switch, an optical sensor switch, a photoresistor, or the like, and obtains an associated motion signal in an optical or magnetic detection manner. Since the signal generated by such a light or magnetism detection method is an impulse signal, the signal converter 125 (refer to the signal converter 125 shown in FIG. 5) may include the driving device 120 and the electronic switch. 140, converting an actuation signal having an impulse current connected to 140 into a continuous current signal, which then drives an electronic switch 140, for example a magnetic switch in a relay, The control switch 151 connected to the other end of the relay is turned on, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling the movement of the person or object in the game, the stoppage of movement, the walking state, or the running state.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a part of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The actuation signal may be generated by converting the dynamic power from the user's exercise in the fitness device to an electrical form in a dynamic conversion manner. In FIG. 5, the driving device 120 includes a motor or a generator. When the user exercises with the fitness equipment, the motor or generator of the driving device 120 can be driven to generate current. The current (actuation signal) generated by the motor or generator is an AC signal, and the signal converter 125 (eg a relay, an electronic switch circuit or a switch by a transistor) converts it into a DC signal, thereby the control unit. 150 control switches 151 are turned on or off.

  Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a fitness device 5 including content control of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the fitness device 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the fitness device 5 may be a treadmill, an exercise bike, or a spin bike. In the present embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fitness device 5 includes a frame 10, a driving device 20, a signal processing unit 30, a control unit 50, and a communication interface 60. The driving device 20 is provided on the frame 10 and is driven by a user who moves along a movement direction such as the forward direction L1 or the backward direction L2 in FIG. Taking the treadmill as an example, the drive device 20 may consist of a treadmill exercise belt and associated components therein, wherein the direction of movement is a forward or a walk or walk on the exercise belt by the user. The backward direction. When taking an exercise bike or a spin bike as an example, the drive device 20 may consist of a bike wheel and its associated parts, where the direction of motion is the direction of rotation of the wheel.

  The fitness device 5 according to the present embodiment includes content control based on a user's movement that drives the drive device 20 to generate a signal and realizes scrolling of the content on the screen of the electronic device. Please refer to FIG. When the user exercises on the fitness device 5, the driving device 20 of the fitness device 5 is driven to generate an activation signal. A signal processing unit 30 connected to the drive device 20 receives the actuation signal and converts this actuation signal into an input signal having a specific frequency. In the present embodiment, the driving device 20 may be a mechanical driving structure or an optical sensing or magnetic sensing operating structure having a magnetic switch, an optical sensor switch, or a photoresistor. The drive device 20 may be a kinetic converter such as a motor or a generator. The signal processing unit 30 may be realized by, for example, a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a switch using a transistor. As a processing unit, the control unit 50 receives a signal from each corresponding input component, and converts the received signal into a corresponding control signal having a command to an application of an electronic device waiting for control. Actually, the control unit 50 may employ a mouse control chip, a keyboard control chip, a joystick control chip, or the like that can easily generate a required control signal as the control unit.

  In this embodiment of the present invention, the fitness device 5 includes a communication interface 60, for example, RS232, PS / 2, USB, SATA, LAN (local area network), FireWire, Bluetooth (registered trademark), infrared, ultraviolet, ultrasonic. Connected to the electronic device 2, for example, a tablet computer, a smartphone, an ebook reader, or a laptop computer, via a radio wave, wireless communication network, or any known interface that can be used between devices, thereby The application 71 in the electronic device 2 can be controlled when using the fitness device 5. In view of the unidirectional movement (forward or backward) in the fitness device 5 such as a treadmill, an exercise bike or a spin bike, the controllable application 71 in the electronic device 2 is actually a web browser, for example, It may be a PDF (portable document file) reader, an office program, or an electronic book application. In particular, when the control unit 50 generates corresponding control signals, these control signals are adapted to commands to scroll up or down the contents of the application 71. In other words, the exercise in which the user in the fitness device 5 walks, runs, or bicyclizes the instructions for scrolling up or down the content of the application 71.

  An extension interface 80 may be further installed in the fitness device 5. The extended interface 80 may adopt the same standard as the communication interface 60, or may be connected in series to the communication interface 60 to form an interface group together with the communication interface 60. The expansion interface 80 is directly connected to the control unit 50 and may be further connected to the auxiliary input device 90. Among these, the auxiliary input device 90 may be a mouse, joystick, keyboard, touch panel, optical sensor, or video camera. In FIG. 6, the keyboard 14 is an example of an auxiliary input device 90 that transmits another type of control signal to the control unit 50 to provide richer control from the fitness device 5 to the application 71. Please refer to FIG. The fitness device 5 may further include one or more directional control components 12. For example, the left and right control buttons are installed on the handrail 11 of the frame 10 as the direction control component 12 and connected to the control unit 50. When pressed / actuated, the directional control component 12 transmits, for example, a directional control signal (corresponding to left / right movement or rotation) to the control unit 50.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the drive device 20 is realized by a mechanical drive structure. In the present embodiment, the operation signal is generated by swinging the pendulum by the rotation of the motion axis of the fitness device 5, and this operation signal is a corresponding control signal having a command for scrolling up or down the content of the application later. Is converted to The driving device 20 includes a rotating shaft 21 (for example, interlocked with an exercise belt), a friction device 23, a pendulum 24, and a plurality of actuators 251-257, 261-267. The friction device 23 is connected to the rotating shaft 12, and the pendulum 24 is connected to the friction device 23. The plurality of actuators 251 to 257 and 261 to 267 are provided in the swing path of the pendulum 24. When the rotary shaft 21 is driven and rotated by a moving belt (driven by a user moving along the movement direction), the pendulum 24 is swung to the side along the D1 direction by the friction device 23. The side actuators 251 to 257 are operated. One of the actuators 251 to 257 is activated to generate the activation signal described above. Further, the driving device 20 of FIG. 8 swings in the opposite direction, which indicates that the user performs a reverse motion in the fitness device 5, for example, walking backward (retreating) or rotating by depressing the pedal in reverse. You may have the pendulum 24 to do. In this way, the pendulum 24 swings to the other side along the direction D2, and operates one of the actuators 261 to 267 on the other side. When one of the actuators 261-267 is activated, it generates another corresponding activation signal. When the user's operation stops, the rotation of the rotary shaft 21 stops, and the pendulum 24 returns to a position directed vertically downward by gravity. At this time, the actuators 251 to 257 or 261 to 267 are not operated. Further, instead of the friction device 23 as shown in FIG. 8, a similar object can be achieved by using a mechanical structure such as a mechanical chain, a gear switch, or a stroke switch.

  Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 8 showing the mechanical drive structure, the pendulum 24 has a force and direction due to the rotational speed of the rotating shaft 21 that rotates based on the speed and direction when the user exercises in the fitness device 5. It is swung by the friction device 23. This means that the angle of the pendulum 24 that swings with respect to the vertically downward position varies depending on the rotational speed of the rotary shaft 21. In other words, the closer the pendulum 24 is to a vertically downward position, the slower the user exercises in the fitness device 5. The closer the pendulum 24 is to the horizontal level (the greater the swing angle), the faster the user exercises in the fitness device 5. Thus, the pendulum 24 activates one of the actuators 251 to 257 and 261 to 267 at each position to generate a corresponding actuation signal. When the rotation of the rotary shaft 21 stops, the pendulum 24 returns to the vertically downward position due to gravity, and none of the actuators 251 to 257 and 261 to 267 is operated. Each actuator 251-257, 261-267 is connected to a signal processing unit 30, which receives the actuation signals transmitted by the actuators 251-257, 261-267 at different positions and has different frequencies. The input signal is converted. For example, when an actuator close to a horizontal level is operated (the pendulum 24 swings at a large swing angle), the signal processing unit 30 converts an operation signal having a high frequency into an input signal and outputs it. When the actuator close to the vertically downward position is operated (the pendulum 24 swings at a small swing angle), the signal processing unit 30 converts an operation signal having a low frequency into an input signal and outputs it.

  Further, the operation signals generated by the plurality of actuators 251 to 257 operated by the pendulum 24 moved by the friction device 23 and swinging to the first side along the direction D1 are received by the signal processing unit 30, It is converted into an input signal “forward”. Actuation signals generated by a plurality of actuators 261-267 actuated by a pendulum 24 moved by the friction device 23 and swinging to the second side along the direction D <b> 2 are received by the signal processing unit 30 to “retreat”. Is converted into an input signal. Here, the predicates “forward” and “backward” may respectively represent commands for scrolling “up” and scrolling “down” the content of the application 71.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the fitness device 7 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The fitness device 7 includes a driving device 120, a signal processing unit 130, a control unit 150, a communication interface 160, an expansion interface 180, and an auxiliary input device 190. Moreover, since these components and these connection relations are similar to the fitness apparatus 5, the description is abbreviate | omitted here. In the fitness device 7, the driving device 120 includes a rotating shaft 121 and an actuator 122 that are used to generate an actuation signal such as an impulse current, a voltage signal, or an AC signal. The driving device 120 of the fitness device 7 transmits an activation signal to the signal processing unit 130 via an actuator 122 (such as an electronic detection system), and then the signal processing unit 130 converts the received activation signal into an impulse. The input signal having a specific frequency is converted according to the frequency of the current, voltage signal, or AC signal. The input signal output by the signal processing unit 130 may have parameters such as motion state, motion direction, and motion speed. The actuator 122 may be a magnetic switch, an optical sensor switch, a photoresistor, or the like, and obtains an associated motion signal in an optical or magnetic detection manner.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a part of a fitness device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The actuation signal may be generated by converting dynamic power from a user's exercise in the fitness device to an electrical form in a dynamic conversion manner. In FIG. 10, the driving device 120 has a dynamic converter such as a motor or a generator. As the user exercises with the fitness equipment, the dynamic transducer, such as the motor or generator of the drive 120, can be driven to generate current. The AC signal generated by a dynamic transducer such as a motor or generator has various frequencies corresponding to the speed at which the drive device 120 moves as the user moves along the direction of movement, i.e. high The frequency represents a fast speed, the low frequency represents a low speed, and the zero frequency represents that the user is stationary. A signal converter 125 (eg, relay, electronic switch circuit, or transistor switch) may be used to convert the actuation signal to a DC signal, where the signal processing unit 130 receives the DC signal as an input signal. Convert to The signal converter 125 may be omitted from the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, in which case the signal processing unit 130 may be used to process the actuation signal from the dynamic converter. The drive device 120 may also have two dynamic transducers, each dynamic transducer being actuated by the fitness device's rotational axis according to the direction of rotation. Each dynamic converter generates an activation signal corresponding to an instruction to scroll up and down the contents of the application 71, respectively.

  Refer to FIG. FIG. 11 is a functional diagram illustrating fitness signal transmission according to the present invention. The driving device 220 of the fitness device 9 may be like the driving devices 20 and 120 in any of the above-described embodiments. Among them, the operation signal generated by the driving device 220 is transmitted to the signal processing unit 230. , Converted to an input signal having a specific frequency and specific parameters (eg, direction of motion, velocity, etc.). The input signal is then transmitted to the control unit 250 to generate a corresponding control signal. To meet the different usage demands of the user, the fitness device 9 may further comprise a signal conditioning device 19 for adjusting the ratio (or sensitivity) between the user's exercise speed and the application content scrolling speed. good. The signal adjustment device 19 may adjust the expansion scale of the frequency of the input signal transmitted from the signal processing unit 230. The signal adjustment device 19 may be a switch that is connected to the control unit 250 and has a lever, a knob, or a sliding variable resistor provided in the frame 10. Taking a switch having a sliding variable resistor as an example of the signal conditioner 19, the maximum resistance value is 100 ohms and the minimum resistance value is 0 ohms, while the resistance value at the intermediate position of the sliding path of the switch is 50 ohms. When the switch is set to the 1/2 position (50 ohms), the signal conditioner 19 sets the frequency of the input signal to the actual frequency of the signal from the signal processing unit 230. When the switch is set to the maximum position (100 ohms), the signal conditioner 19 increases the frequency of the input signal by 10 times. When the switch is set to the minimum position (0 ohm), the signal conditioner 19 sets the input signal frequency expansion scale to 0.1. In addition, the above-mentioned example is for description only, and the present invention is not limited to these.

  The input signal processed by the signal conditioning device 19 is then used by the control unit 250 to generate a control signal, and the generated control signal is transmitted to the application 71 via the communication interface 260 and the content of the application 71 Used for scroll control. At least two methods are provided to the control unit 250 to generate control signals. One is to directly control the scrolling of the contents of the application 71 of the electronic device 2 through the switch circuit, and the other is to send a specific control signal that can be recognized by the application to the electronic device 2, and then The application 71 itself performs scroll control.

  In one embodiment, the control unit 250 may include a switch circuit, and the control signal is an electronic device used to control the scrolling of content according to a specific frequency of the input signal processed by the signal conditioner 9. 2 represents a frequency signal of a switch circuit for turning on or off the two switches. The switch circuit may be a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a transistor switch. The frequency at which the electronic device 20 is switched on and off determines the scrolling speed of the content on the screen. Taking a switch that controls the scrolling up of the application content of the electronic device 2 as an example, a control signal with a frequency of several 5 Hz is turned on and off five times per second, so that the screen content of the application 71 is changed. Indicates scrolling up 5 times per second. A control signal with a frequency of several tens of Hz indicates that the switch is turned on and off 10 times per second, thereby scrolling up the screen content of the application 71 10 times per second. Thus, the frequency of the control signal determines the scroll speed of the content, while the direction information of the control signal determines which switch (corresponding to scroll up and scroll down, respectively) is turned on and off.

  In another embodiment, the control unit 250 sends specific control signals directly to the electronic device 2, and the application 71 itself performs scroll control. A control signal having a specific frequency is converted into a control signal that can be recognized by the application 71. For example, when an input signal (including information such as content scroll direction, speed, duration, etc.) is received by the control unit 250, the input signal is converted into a digital control signal and then via the communication interface 260. To the application 71 of the electronic device 2. When the application 71 receives parameters such as the scroll direction, speed, and duration of the content in the control signal, the application 71 scrolls the content based on these parameters. When scrolling of one content is completed, another control signal for the next control is received.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a signal generated by a driving device when a user moves forward / backward in a fitness device that allows the user to exercise by walking, running, or pedaling (bicycling). Is converted into a person's forward / backward control in an electronic game, or a scroll-up / down control of the content of an electronic device application, so that the user can exercise content using the fitness equipment and at the same time You can enjoy the pleasure of control and avoid simple and unsavory movements. Also, content control of an electronic device that is moved from simple manual operation to, for example, running, walking or pedaling (bicycling) on a fitness device, achieves the purpose of training the body when using the electronic device. be able to. Furthermore, the similarity between a user's walking, running or bicycling movement and the movement of a person in an electronic game or the scrolling of application content can improve pseudo-level, presence and convenience. . In addition, since manual operation to the electronic device is unnecessary, the user can safely use the electronic device during exercise.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and all modifications to the present invention are within the scope of the present invention unless departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims (33)

Fitness equipment including content control of electronic devices,
Frame,
A driving device installed on the frame and driven by a user's movement along a movement direction to generate an actuation signal;
A signal processing unit connected to the drive device for receiving the actuation signal and converting the actuation signal into an input signal;
A control unit connected to the signal processing unit and generating a corresponding control signal according to the input signal;
A communication interface connected to the electronic device, wherein the control unit transmits the control signal to the electronic device via the communication interface, and performs content control of the electronic device; and
Including fitness equipment.   The fitness device is a treadmill, the driving device is an exercise belt of the treadmill, and the direction of movement is a direction in which the user walks or runs on the exercise belt. Item 2. The fitness device according to Item 1.   The fitness device is an exercise bike or a spin bike, the driving device is a wheel of the exercise bike or the spin bike, and the movement direction is a rotation direction of the wheel. The fitness device according to claim 1. An electronic switch connected to the drive device for receiving the actuation signal and turning on a control switch;
The control unit is a game control unit having the control switch, and the game control unit generates the corresponding control signal when the control switch is turned on, and the control signal is generated from the electronic device. The fitness device of claim 1, used for controlling an electronic game. The drive device is a mechanical drive structure;
The mechanical drive structure is
A rotation axis rotated by the user moving along the direction of movement;
A friction device connected to the rotating shaft;
A pendulum connected to the friction device and moved to one side by the friction device when the rotating shaft rotates;
An actuator that is installed on the one side where the pendulum is moved to the one side and is actuated by a pendulum moved to the one side to generate the actuation signal;
The fitness apparatus according to claim 4, comprising:   The fitness device according to claim 4, wherein the driving device is a rotating shaft and an actuator for generating the actuation signal having an impulse current when the user moves along the movement direction.   The fitness device according to claim 6, wherein the actuator is a magnetic switch, an optical sensor switch, or a photoresistor.   The fitness device of claim 6, further comprising a signal converter connected between the drive and the electronic switch for converting the actuation signal into a continuous current signal.   The fitness device according to claim 4, wherein the electronic switch is a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a switch using a transistor.   The fitness device according to claim 4, wherein the driving device is a kinetic converter, and the actuation signal is an alternating current.   The fitness device according to claim 10, wherein the driving device is a motor or a generator. The electronic device is a computer or a video game machine,
The fitness device according to claim 4, wherein the electronic game is a role playing game, an online role playing game, a puzzle game, a sports game, a virtual reality game, a landscape mutual application, a motion game, or a shooting game. The signal processing unit converts the actuation signal into the input signal having a specific frequency;
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit generates the control signal according to the input signal having the specific frequency, and the control signal is used to perform scroll control of content of the application of the electronic device. Fitness equipment. The drive device is a mechanical drive structure;
The mechanical drive structure is
A rotation axis rotated by the user moving along the direction of movement;
A friction device connected to the rotating shaft;
A pendulum connected to the friction device and moved and swung by the friction device when the rotating shaft rotates;
A plurality of actuators installed in the swing path of the pendulum, wherein one of the plurality of actuators is actuated by a pendulum moved to the friction device to generate the actuation signal; Multiple actuators;
The fitness device of claim 13, comprising:   The actuation signal generated by one of a plurality of actuators actuated at a relatively large angle by the pendulum is received by the signal processing unit and converted into the input signal having a high frequency. Item 15. A fitness device according to Item 14. The actuation signal generated by one of the actuators actuated by the pendulum being moved by the friction device and swinging to the first side is received by the signal processing unit and is “forward” Converted to the input signal indicating
The actuation signal generated by one of the plurality of actuators actuated by the pendulum being moved by the friction device and swinging to the second side is received by the signal processing unit and is "retracted" 15. The fitness device of claim 14, wherein the fitness device is converted to the input signal indicating   The driving device includes a rotating shaft and an actuator for generating the actuation signal having an impulse current when the user moves along the movement direction, wherein the actuator includes a magnetic switch, a light The fitness device according to claim 13, wherein the fitness device is a sensor switch or a photoresistor.   The fitness device according to claim 17, wherein the signal processing unit converts the actuation signal into the input signal having a specific frequency according to the frequency of the impulse current of the actuation signal. The drive is a dynamic transducer;
The fitness device according to claim 13, wherein the operation signal is an AC signal having a frequency corresponding to a speed at which the driving device is driven when the user moves along the movement direction.   The fitness device according to claim 19, wherein the driving device is a motor or a generator. A signal conditioner connected to the control unit;
The fitness device according to claim 13, wherein the signal adjustment device adjusts an expansion scale of the specific frequency of the input signal.   The fitness apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the signal adjustment device is a switch provided on a frame and having a lever, a knob, or a sliding variable resistor. The control unit includes a switch circuit;
The control signal is a frequency signal of the switch circuit that turns on the scroll switch of the application according to the specific frequency of the input signal, wherein the switch circuit is a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a transistor The fitness device according to claim 13, wherein the fitness device is a switch.   The fitness apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the control signal includes a scroll direction, a scroll speed, and a scroll duration of the content. The electronic device is a tablet computer, a smut phone, an electronic book reader, or a laptop computer,
The fitness device according to claim 13, wherein the application is a web browser, a PDF (portable document file) reader, an office program, or an electronic book application.   The fitness device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is a mouse control chip, a keyboard control chip, or a joystick control chip. A directional control component;
The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a handrail, and the direction control component is installed on the handrail and transmits a direction control signal to the control unit when activated.   The fitness device according to claim 27, wherein the direction control component is a button. Further comprising a function control component installed in the frame,
The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the function control component transmits a function control signal to the control unit when activated.   30. The fitness device of claim 29, wherein the function control component is a button. Further comprising an auxiliary input device and an expansion interface;
The fitness device according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary input device is connected to the extension interface and transmits a control signal to the control unit.   The fitness device according to claim 31, wherein the auxiliary input device is a mouse, a joystick, a keyboard, a touch panel, a light sensor, or a video camera.   The communication interface is selected from RS232, PS / 2, USB, SATA, LAN (local area network), FireWire, Bluetooth (registered trademark), infrared, ultraviolet, ultrasonic, radio wave, and wireless communication network. The fitness apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

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