Patents by Inventor Benoit Dion

Benoit Dion has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11338190
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a video input, receiving an indication of a first segment type corresponding to a first workout activity being performed in the video input, and generating a segmented timeline with the processor, the segmented timeline including a plurality of segments, and at least one segment of the plurality of segments corresponding to the first workout activity. The method further includes generating a user interface with the processor, the user interface including the segmented timeline displayed together with at least part of the video input. The method also includes providing the user interface to a plurality of exercise machines via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Betina Evancha, John Foley, Joseph Intonato, Jackson Maslow, Benoit Dion, Thomas Cortese
  • Patent number: 11311791
    Abstract: An exercise machine includes a processor, a display, a deck, and a belt rotatable about the deck. The machine also includes a sensor operably connected to the processor and configured to detect a performance parameter associated with a belt of the exercise machine. In implementations described herein, the performance parameter may be disregarded when it is determined that a user is not on the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Dion, John Consiglio, Maureen C. Coiro, Ashley Willhite, Joseph Intonato, Betina Evancha
  • Publication number: 20210146197
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: David Owen Packles, Joseph Intonato, Thomas Cortese, Matthew Sonier, Benoit Dion, John Foley, Yu Feng
  • Patent number: 10898760
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: David Owen Packles, Joseph Intonato, Thomas Cortese, Matthew Sonier, Benoit Dion, John Foley, Yu Feng
  • Publication number: 20190184234
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a processor in communication with a first exercise machine, a first request for an exercise class, the first request being provided by a first user of the first exercise machine. The method also includes providing a video file associated with the exercise class to the first exercise machine, providing a notification to a second user indicating that the first user has chosen to participate in the exercise class, and receiving a second request for the exercise class provided by the second user. The method further includes providing the video file to a second exercise machine of the second user via the network. In such a method, display of the video file via a display of the second exercise machine is synchronized with display of the video file via a display of the first exercise machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David Owen Packles, Joseph Intonato, Thomas Cortese, Matthew Sonier, Benoit Dion, John Foley, Yu Feng
  • Publication number: 20190143194
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a video input, receiving an indication of a first segment type corresponding to a first workout activity being performed in the video input, and generating a segmented timeline with the processor, the segmented timeline including a plurality of segments, and at least one segment of the plurality of segments corresponding to the first workout activity. The method further includes generating a user interface with the processor, the user interface including the segmented timeline displayed together with at least part of the video input. The method also includes providing the user interface to a plurality of exercise machines via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Betina Evancha, John Foley, Joseph Intonato, Jackson Maslow, Benoit Dion, Thomas Cortese
  • Publication number: 20180126248
    Abstract: An exercise machine includes a processor, a display, a deck, and a belt rotatable about the deck. The machine also includes a sensor operably connected to the processor and configured to detect a performance parameter associated with a belt of the exercise machine. In implementations described herein, the performance parameter may be disregarded when it is determined that a user is not on the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Benoit Dion, John Consiglio, Maureen C. Coiro, Ashley Willhite, Joseph Intonato, Betina Evancha