Patents by Inventor Christian Hathaway

Christian Hathaway 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: 11951358
    Abstract: A method for controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program including encoding, remotely from the exercise machine, exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of a video to create the video workout program, wherein the exercise machine control commands are encoded at least once per second, decoding, locally to the exercise machine, the subtitle stream of the video to access the exercise machine control commands, displaying, locally to the exercise machine, the video, and controlling, locally to the exercise machine, one or more moveable members of the exercise machine using the exercise machine control commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: iFIT Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Capell
  • Publication number: 20220323827
    Abstract: A method for controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program including encoding, remotely from the exercise machine, exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of a video to create the video workout program, wherein the exercise machine control commands are encoded at least once per second, decoding, locally to the exercise machine, the subtitle stream of the video to access the exercise machine control commands, displaying, locally to the exercise machine, the video, and controlling, locally to the exercise machine, one or more moveable members of the exercise machine using the exercise machine control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: iFIT Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Capell
  • Patent number: 11426633
    Abstract: Controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include capturing a video, encoding exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of the video to create the video workout program, decoding the subtitle stream of the video to access the exercise machine control commands, periodically determining at least that an actual heart rate zone of a user is not equal to a current programmed heart rate zone and that the actual heart rate of the user is not trending toward the current programmed heart rate zone by at least a threshold heart rate trend rate, and in response adaptively scaling the video workout program by adjusting a current difficulty level upward or downward depending on if the actual heart rate zone is lower or higher than the current programmed heart rate zone, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: iFIT Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Patent number: 11338175
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video, execute the video set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: iFIT
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Publication number: 20220080265
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video, execute the video set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Publication number: 20210213332
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video workout program, execute the video workout program set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video workout program reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Patent number: 11058918
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video workout program, execute the video workout program set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video workout program reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC.
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Patent number: 11033777
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video workout program, execute the video workout program set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video workout program reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC.
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Publication number: 20210170234
    Abstract: Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video workout program, execute the video workout program set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video workout program reset to the second difficulty level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell
  • Publication number: 20200254311
    Abstract: Controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include capturing a video, encoding exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of the video to create the video workout program, decoding the subtitle stream of the video to access the exercise machine control commands, periodically determining at least that an actual heart rate zone of a user is not equal to a current programmed heart rate zone and that the actual heart rate of the user is not trending toward the current programmed heart rate zone by at least a threshold heart rate trend rate, and in response adaptively scaling the video workout program by adjusting a current difficulty level upward or downward depending on if the actual heart rate zone is lower or higher than the current programmed heart rate zone, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Eric S. Watterson, Chase Brammer, Christian Hathaway, Rebecca Lynn Capell