Abstract: A pivoting seat system that enhances performance, convenience, safety, and the general appeal toward comfort as well as control of targeted muscle groups to exercise. The stationary bike, recreational, and avid professional bicycle rider can utilize this system as it maintains proper seating positions and optimum leg pedaling lengths throughout its rearward movements, and also offers both rearward and forward seat clearances while standing on the pedals in adverse terrain conditions, such as varying downhills, and downhill with obstructions, turns, curves, etc. The seat locking and releasing system is controlled by activation of a release lever on the handlebar, and is body weight driven in the rearward positions and spring loaded toward movement in the forward positions. Its unique parallel bar technology allows for the seat to remain in the same orientation throughout all its desired positional movements.

Abstract: An electronic redeemable coupon generating system includes: an encoder for encoding coupon-related data in a television signal transmission, the transmission including picture information for display on a television monitor screen; a decoder for receiving the television signal transmission and extracting the coupon-related data therefrom; and a recording device for recording the extracted coupon-related data on a recording medium for subsequent readout and redemption. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the decoder includes a display driver for displaying indicia on a television monitor screen responsive to coupon-related data being encoded in the television signal transmission. Upon observing the indicia on the television monitor screen, the user can manually and selectively extract the coupon-related data from the television signal transmission. After an optional editing function, the extracted coupon-related data is stored on a recording medium such as a magnetically striped card.

Abstract: An electronic redeemable coupon generating system which comprises an encoder for encoding coupon-related data in a television signal transmission, the transmission including picture information for display on a television monitor screen; a decoder for receiving the television signal transmission and extracting the coupon-related data therefrom; and a recording device for recording the extracted coupon-related data on a recording medium for subsequent readout and redemption. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the decoder includes a display driver for displaying indicia on a television monitor screen responsive to coupon-related data being encoded in the television signal transmission. Upon observing the indicia on the television monitor screen, the user can manually and selectively extract the coupon-related data from the television signal transmission. After an optional editing function, the extracted coupon-related data is stored on a recording medium such as a magnetically striped card.