System and Method For Controlling An Exercise Device

摘要

In general, the present invention relates to exercise devices and systems that can receive and run workout programs that include control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices. Exercise devices of the present invention are able to ignore the control command subset(s) that do not control their moveable member(s) and recognize the control command subset(s) that control their moveable member(s). Exercise devices of the present invention are further able to, if necessary, perform a sizing restriction to the relevant control command subset(s). Motivational content may also be modified in connection with or independently from a sizing restriction made to the control commands. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling one or more exercise device with a workout file that includes control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices.

主权项

1. An exercise device comprising:
a first moveable member having one or more operating parameters selectively adjustable within a range; one or more actuators that selectively adjust the one or more operating parameters within a range; a receiving port that receives a workout file, the workout file having a first actuator control command subset that provides instructions to selectively adjust the one or more operating parameters of the first moveable member within the range and a second actuator control command subset to control a second moveable member of a different type of exercise device, where the second actuator control command subset is incompatible with the one or more operating parameters of the first moveable member; and a processing unit that is in communication with the one or more actuators and the receiving port, the processing unit including instructions, that when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to scan the workout file received by the receiving port, to identify instructions from the workout file that are compatible with the one or more actuators, and to select the first actuator control command subset from the workout file, based at least in part on the identification of instructions from the workout file that are compatible with the one or more actuators.