CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/872,960, filed Dec. 5, 2006, and incorporates the same by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a condition-selectable fitness machine, which as used herein includes all types of fitness or exercise or like machines having at least one selectable condition of use and, more particularly, relates to a method and apparatus for selecting at least one such condition in relation to a user.
Condition selectable fitness machines, e.g., treadmill and/or weight lifting fitness machines, have required that the users manually select the conditions, e.g., time, repetitions, speed and/or weight, that the machines will provide the users. Such machines are described in the following 156 U.S. patent Publications and first 100 of 234 U.S. patents that are incorporated herein by reference to describe the methods and apparatuses thereof, such incorporation being based on their designation by the Patent Office web site as claiming fitness or exercise machine control.
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1 20070270294 Abdominator: abdomen and obliques exercise machine
2 20070270287 Tug-O-War Exercise Machine
3 20070265891 Electronic passenger management method and system in railroad
passenger cars/long-distance buses
4 20070265139 Non-strenuous under furniture exercise device
5 20070259759 VIBRATIONARY EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
6 20070249468 System for monitoring exercise performance
7 20070233506 Privately Managed Entertainment and Recreation Supplies Provisioning
Method
8 20070232467 Reciprocable load resisting device
9 20070225136 Gymnastic machine
10 20070219457 Wireless Ear-Clips Heart Rate Monitor
11 20070208392 System for functional electrical stimulation
12 20070202995 Gymnastic machine
13 20070202994 Gymnastic machine
14 20070197345 Motivational displays and methods for exercise machine
15 20070187485 CASH HANDLING
16 20070181121 System, method and apparatus for applying air pressure on a portion of the
body of an individual
17 20070180414. Facilitating structural coverage of a design during design verification
18 20070168941 Subclass partitioning in a pattern recognition classifier system
19 20070168156 Factor estimating device, method and program recording medium
therefor
20 20070142175 AUTOMATED MECHANISM. FOR COLLAPSING EXERCISE
EQUIPMENT
21 20070099764 Recumbent elliptical exercise apparatus
22 20070087905 Compact Elliptical Exercise Machine with Adjustable Stride Length
23 20070083288 Minibar
24 20070072528 RETENTION DEVICE WITH CRANK TRANSMISSION
25 20070054788 Control system and method for exercise machine
26 20070037676 Horizontal hamstring stretcher
27 20070027001 Gymnastic machine
28 20070023041 Leisure Fitness Equipment With Oxygen-Supplying Function
29 20070021274 COMPACT ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE MACHINE WITH ADJUSTABLE
STRIDE LENGTH
30 20070015632 ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE APPARATUS WITH ARTICULATING
TRACK
31 20070008111 System monitoring activities and location
32 20070003037 Method and system for automatic generation and testing of voice
applications
33 20060282024 MULTIFUNCTION. EQUIPMENT
34 20060269251 Body exercise A/V player controller
35 20060259629 Methods and apparatus for determining aspects of multimedia
performance of a wireless device
36 20060252602 Program and system for managing fitness activity across diverse exercise
machines utilizing a portable computer system
37 20060236248 Methods and apparatus for implementing manual and hybrid control
modes in automated graphical indicators and controls
38 20060229822 System, method and software for automated detection of predictive events
39 20060220883 Method and system of aircraft pilot assessment
40 20060206442 Systems and methods for managing control systems through java
extensions
41 20060199702 ADJUSTABLE ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE MACHINE
42 20060186910 Mapping variations in local temperature and local power supply-voltage
that are present during operation of an integrated circuit
43 20060183602 System for weight loss and improving physical fitness
44 20060183083 Vehicle crew training system
45 20060172858 Control panel for fitness machine
46 20060166791 Elliptical exercise machine with adjustable elliptical path
47 20060155201 CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
USING MULTIPLE MORPHOLOGY TEMPLATES FOR
DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN RHYTHMS
48 20060111944 System and method for encouraging performance of health-promoting
measures
49 20060094572 Control for hydraulic system for exercise equipment
50 20060094569 Exercise machine and method for use in training selected muscle groups
51 20060084553 Treading exercise machine having twisting operation function
52 20060084422 Control glove
53 20060080657 Method and structure for autonomic application
differentiation/specialization
54 20060074755 Online loyalty program
55 20060073809 Online loyalty program
56 20060058159 ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE APPARATUS CAMS
57 20060053215 Systems And-methods for providing users with access to computer
resources
58 20060046913 Ergonomic total body developer
59 20060046905 Load variance system and method for exercise machine
60 20060046898 System and method for automating and controlling waiting list
61 20060040795 ORBITAL EXERCISE MACHINE WITH ARM EXERCISE
62 20060033625 DIGITAL ASSURANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM TO EXTEND IN-
HOME LIVING
63 20060030466 Feet-binding apparatus for a tilting inversion exercise machine
64 20060030460 Adjustable press arm apparatus and methods for exercise machines
65 20050277519 Compact Elliptical exercise machine with adjustable stride length
66 20050272562 EXERCISE MACHINE
67 20050258838 Mapping variations in local temperature and local power supply voltage
that are present during operation of an integrated circuit
68 20050245370 Powerwalk plus
69 20050239602 Bi directional resistance exercise apparatus
70 20050227815 Walk simulating machine
71 20050209052 System and method for selective adjustment of exercise apparatus
72 20050181918 Vibrationary exercise apparatus
73 20050181912 Elliptical exercise apparatus with adjustable crank
74 20050164853 Dynamically controlled resistance exercise machine
75 20050164837 Stride adjustment mechanism
76 20050148441 Adjustable exercise device
77 20050124471 Total body exercise machine with adjustable railings and/or adjustable
incline
78 20050102172 System and method for evaluating insurance member activity and pricing
insurance products
79 20050101464 Exercise machine
80 20050084831 Training simulator and method of constructing same
81 20050075214 Program and system for managing fitness activity across diverse exercise
utilizing a portable computer system
82 20050066353 Method and system to monitor delivery of content to a content destination
83 20050049122 Physical rehabiliation and fitness exercise device
84 20050049121 Exercise device with centrally mounted resistance rod and automatic
weight selector apparatus
85 20050023275 Procedure for soldering the constituent layers of a multilayer printed
circuit and the machine used for same
86 20050015118 Muscle stimulation systems
87 20040260960 Method for pulse train reduction of clocking power when switching
between full clocking power and nap mode
88 20040254050 Automatic variable resistance exercise system
89 20040242383 Strength and power training system
90 20040224827 Selectable force exercise machine
91 20040220019 Easy access stepper
92 20040215791 Concurrent web based multi-task support for control management system
93 20040214693 Dual deck exercise device
94 20040209738 System and method for controlling an exercise apparatus
95 20040176223 Inclined leg press weight training machine
96 20044162193 Exercise device for side-to side stepping motion
97 20040157714 Electric exercise machine for tilting and inverting human body
98 20040138033 Exercise machine
99 20040127335 Systems and methods for controlling the operation of one or more exercise
devices and providing motivational programming
100 20040106502 Exercise machine
101 20040097339 Adjustable stride elliptical motion exercise machine and associated
methods
102 20040093313 Maritime freight option
103 20040067822 Instrument for exercise machine
104 20040062558 Functionality switching for MICR printing
105 20040054302 Method and device for determining the anatomical condition of a human
being or an animal and a strength training machine and a computer
programme which is saved to a memory medium
106 20040033864 Proprioceptive/kinesthetic apparatus and method
107 20040018918 Control circuit using toggled activation to reduce inrush currents
108 20040018917 Cooling system for exercise machine
109 20040009857 Leg press weight training machine
110 20040005960 Treading exercise machine with elliptical trace
111 20040002409 Leg curl/leg extension weight training-machine
112 20030226695 Weight control method using physical activity based parameters
113 20030198251 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
114 20030186784 Training machine, image output processing device and method, and
recording medium which stores image outputting programs
115 20030181291 Training machine image output processing device and method, and
recording medium which. stores image outputting .programs
116 20030174722 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
117 20030174721 Fibre channel arbitrated logy bufferless switch circuit to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
118 20030174720 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
119 2003069753 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
120 20030168571 Adjustable rack
121 20030158796 Distributed personal automation and shopping method, apparatus, and
process
122 20030158020 Overhead adjustable resistance exercise machine
123 20030148853 Apparatus for physical exercise with magnetic interaction between the
parts of which it is made
124 20030134714 Exercise assistance apparatus
125 20030120183 Assistive clothing
126 20030118040 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
127 20030108061 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
128 20030108060 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
129 20030108058 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
130 20030108050 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
131 20030107996 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase
bandwidth without significant increase in cost
132 20030104908 Electronic running exercise machine with a bidirectional supersonic
detector
133 20030092532 Exercise device for cross training
134 20030088808 Design verification
135 20030080929 Switched mode digital logic method, system and apparatus for directly
driving LCD glass
136 20030069108 Exercise training and monitoring system
137 20030032529 Remote measuring device for an exercise machine with counterweights
138 20030013995 Fat combustion value calculating method, fat combustion value
calculating-device and exercise machine
139 20030001882 Portable entertainment machines
140 20020147075 Exercise machine, capable of training and soothing muscles
141 20020138317 System for implementing an exchange
142 20020115537 Rowing exercise machine
143 20020111251 Golfing exercise machine
144 20020087373 System and method to organize and manage corporate capitilization and
securities
145 20020055419 System and method to improve fitness training
146 20020055417 VARIBLE CONFIGURATION EXERCISE MACHINE
147 20020037792 Fitness equipment
148 20020036389 Bicycle pedaling power unit with. leverage shifting
149 20020025888 Programmable exercise machine
150 20020019298 Pathfinder elliptical exercise machine
151 20020002104 Posture training machine
152 20010051565 Exercise machine
153 20010036886 Variable stride elliptical exercise apparatus
154 20010016510 Game machine, game device control method, information storage medium
game distribution device, and game distribution method
155 20010011052 Power controlled exercising machine and method for controlling the same
156 20010008861 Machine-assisted exercising
1 7,280,871 Muscle stimulation systems
2 7,226,401 Exercise machine
3 7,207,925 Compact elliptical exercise machine with adjustable stride length
4 7,201,708 Machine-assisted exercising
5 7,182,714 Compact elliptical exercise machine with adjustable stride length
6 7,175,568 Elliptical exercise apparatus with articulating track
7 7,150,702 Leg curl/leg extension weight training machine
8 7,128,693 Program and system for managing fitness activity across diverse exercise
machines utilizing a portable computer system
9 7,104,929 Adjustable elliptical exercise machine
10 7,097,591 Adjustable stride elliptical motion exercise machine and associated
methods
11 7,086,995 Control circuit using toggled activation to reduce inrush currents
12 7,077,795 Feet-binding apparatus for a tilting inversion exercise machine
13 7,060,003 Horizontal rope pulling apparatus
14 7,052,438 Elliptical exercise apparatus cams
15 7 044,893 Walk simulating, machine
16 7,028,221 Apparatus and method for capturing knowledge through an expert
interface
17 7,025,711 Orbital exercise machine with arm exercise
18 7,014,600 Overhead adjustable resistance exercise machine
19 7,009,157 Procedure for soldering the constituent layers of a multilayer printed
circuit and the machine used for same
20 7,004,891 Inclined leg press weight training machine
21 7,004,890 Leg press weight training machine
22 6,994,657 Elliptical exercise machine
23 6,991,587 Elliptical exercise apparatus with a~ustment
24 6,955,630 Exercise machine
25 6,942,599 Control panel for use while exercising
26 6,920,584 System design verification using selected states of a processor-based
system to reveal deficiencies
27 6,909,856 Functionality .switching for MICR printing
28 6,902,513 Interactive. fitness equipment
29 6,881,176 Exercise assistance apparatus
30 6,878,099 Cooling system for exercise machine
31 6,811,517 Polestrider exercise apparatus with dual treads
32 6,749,537 Method and apparatus for remote interactive exercise and health
equipment
33 6,746,371 Managing fitness activity across diverse exercise machines utilizing a
portable computer system
34 6,735,576 Method of real-time optimization of control device equipped with fuzzy
inference system
35 6,702,719 Exercise machine
36 6,695,694 Game machine, game device control method, information storage medium,
game distribution device, and game distribution method
37 6,683,587 Switched mode digital logic method. system and apparatus for directly
driving LCD glass
38 6,651,201 Programmable memory built-in self-test combining microcode and finite
state machine self-test
39 6,634,992 Training machine, image output processing device and method, and
recording medium which stores image outputting programs
40 6,632,161 Apparatus and a method for loading weights
41 6,626,805 Exercise machine
42 6 626,800 Method of exercise prescription and evaluation
43 6,612,969 Variable stride elliptical exercise apparatus
44 6,601,016 Monitoring fitness activity across diverse exercise machines utilizing a
universally accessible server system
45 6,579,212 Posture training machine
46 6,561,955 Machine-assisted exercising
47 6,554,309 Bicycle pedaling power unit with leverage shifting
48 6,537,229 Method and apparatus for monitoring and improving blood circulation by
resonance
49 6,535,862 Method and circuit for performing the integrity diagnostic of an artificial
neural network
50 6,511,404 Exercise machine capable of training and soothing muscles
51 6,482,132 Compact elliptical exercise apparatus
52 6,458,080 Managing parameters effecting the comprehensive health of a user
53 6,443,837 Bonus games for gaming machines with strategy options
54 6,440 042 Pathfinder elliptical exercise machine
55 6 422,977 Compact elliptical exercise machine with adjustment
56 6,422,976 Compact elliptical exercise machine with arm exercise
57 6 413,191 Exercise equipment connected to an electronic game of chance
58 6,409,632 Compact elliptical exercise machine
59 6,394,239 Controllable medium device and apparatus utilizing same
60 6,390,951 Apparatus and method for aligning exercise machines
61 6,383,154 Multi-stage bi-directional breath flow and blood circulation aider
62 6,368,251 Machine force application control with safety braking system and exercise
method
63 6,361,476 Variable exercise apparatus
64 6,339,910 Device for the of products into a packaging container
65 6,336,891 Interactive exercise pad system
66 6,314,390 Method of determining model parameters for a MOSFET compact model
using a stochastic search algorithm
67 6,311,488 Cooling fan drive apparatus
68 6,302,833 Multi-function exercise machine
69 6,301,515 System for establishing optimal critical characteristics of manufactured
products
70 6,293,375 Permanent magnet brake mechanism
71 6,283,896 Computer interface with remote communication apparatus for an exercise,
machine
72 6,270,445 In-bed exercise machine and method of use
73 6,264,197 Dozer pusher amusement game
74 6,244,988 Interactive exercise system and attachment module for same
75 6,193,631 Force script implementation over a wide area network
76 6,179,746 Activity controlled audio-visual system
77 6,176,813 Power controlled exercising machine and method for controlling the same
78 6,168,552 Selective lift elliptical exercise apparatus
79 6,162,151 Ambulatory exercise machine and ambulatory exercise system
80 6,152,856 Real time simulation sensing
81 6,152,855 In-bed exercise machine and method of use
82 6,149,612 Rehabilitative apparatus for treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy
83 6,135,924 Treadmill with optical position sensing
84 6,129,552 Teaching installation learning and practicing the use of fire-fighting
equipment
85 6,106,297 Distributed interactive simulation manager system and method
86 6,095,949 Health management device
87 6,090,014 Adjustable cross trainer exercise apparatus
88 6,085,135 Method for agricultural map image display,
89 6,077,198 Selective lift. cross trainer exercise apparatus
90 6,077,196 Adjustable elliptical exercise apparatus
91 6 066 074 Exercise apparatus and method
92 6,064,854 Computer assisted interactive entertainment/educational character-goods
93 6,059,692 Apparatus for remote interactive exercise and health equipment
94 6,056,670 Power controlled exercising machine and method for controlling the same
95 6,045,488 Lift variable cross trainer exercise apparatus
96 6,042,513 Non destructive runaway protection for an electric motor
97 6,042,512 Variable lift cross trainer exercise apparatus
98 6,042 508 Adjustable hand-held exercise weight with pulse detection and remote
infrared control
99 6,024,676 Compact cross trainer exercise apparatus
100 5,993,359 Variable stroke elliptical exercise apparatus
Selecting the condition of a machine with a card having punched holes or a magnetic stripe is too well known to require description. Newer RFID (radio frequency identification device) tags and transponders are also known. Disclosures of these are incorporated herein by reference to the first 100 of 3032 U.S. patent Publications and 813 U.S. patents, such incorporation being based on their designation by the Patent Office web site as claiming an rfid tag or transponder.
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1 20070276985 Data format for efficient encoding and access of multiple data items in
RFID tags
2 20070276984 Data format for efficient encoding and access of multiple data items in
RFID tags
3 20070276944 APPARATUS FOR ACCESS CONTROL AND PROCESSING
4 20070276923 Printed publication with an interface to a video or audio device
5 20070276735 Information system and information-providiniz method
6 20070275735 MAP INFORMATION COMMUNICATED VIA A WIRELESS
SYSTEM
7 20070275673 SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING APPARATUS
CAPABLE OF PREVENTING THE RECEIVING END FROM
SATURATING
8 20070274626 Optical Device Characterization
9 20070274242 MULTI-TAG EMULATOR
10 20070273534 Vehicle activity module
11 20070273532 RFID tag for conductive surface
12 20070273531 Communication antenna and pole with built-in antenna
13 20070273530 Tag communication device, tag moving direction detecting system and tag
moving direction detecting method
14 20070273525 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
15 20070273524 WIRELESS SYSTEM TO DETECT PRESENCE OF CHILD-IN A
BABY CAR SEAT
16 20070273520 Garment marking clip and label strip
17 20070273519 System For Manning Information Of A RFID Tag, Apparatus For
Communicating With A RFID Tag Reader For Communicating With A
RFID Tag, Cartridge For Including At Least A RFID Tag, And RFID Tag
18 20070273517 Apparatus and method for integrated healthcare management
19 2007027316 Self-referential-integrity checking system and method
20 20070273481 RFID to with programmable read range
21 20070273473 Wireless communications devices, wireless communications systems, and
methods of performing wireless communications with a portable device
22 20070272758 Cartridge and system for duplicating optical disks
23 20070272746 Medical Device Radio Frequency Identification System and Method
24 20070272272 Dishwasher and Method Thereof
25 20070271180 MULTIMEDIA CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
OF COUPLING A SENSOR ENABLED-MEDIUM TO A NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
26 20070270744 Limited Reuse Assembly For Ophthalmic Injjection Device
27 20070270672 Wearable Sensor Device and System
28 20070268759 Systems for and methods of asset management in a waste management
service environment
29 20070268322 Printer
30 20070268142 VSWR classification and non-resonant encoding of RFID tags using a near-
field encoder
31 20070268136 Methods and apparatus for determining and using distance information for
distances between RFID transceivers and REID tags
32 20070268135 System and method for detecting, monitoring, tracking and identifying
explosive materials .using visibility devices
33 20070266782 USER INTERFACE FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
34 20070265984 Financial transaction using mobile devices
35 20070265964 System and Method for Payment Using Radio Frequency Identification in
Contact and Contactless Transactions
36 20070265924 System and method for funding a collective account b use of an electronic
tag
37 20070265877 INFORMATIVE ACCESSORIES
38 20070265799 System for determining three dimensional position of radio transmitter
39 20070265729 SYSTEM, METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR
STORING, RETRIEVING AND DELIVERING UNIT DOSE BLISTERS
40 20070265004 System-for measuring radio communicative region
41 20070264974 Privacy Control of Location Information
42 20070264968 Location-Based Targeting
43 20070263560 Push-to-talk over cellular group set-up and handling using near field
communication (NFC)
44 20070262873 REFID UHF STRIPLINE ANTENNA-COUPLER
45 20070262872 MULTISTATIC ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR RADIO
FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEMS
46 20070262870 Tag communication system, interference preventing method and tag
communication controller
47 20070262867 RFID COUPLER FOR METALLIC IMPLEMENTS
48 20070262865 Antenna for a Combination Eas/Rfid Tag with a Detacher
49 20070262864 CONTAINER FOR INCLUDING AT LEAST A RFID TAG,
APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A RFID TAG,
MANAGEMENT SERVER FOR MANAGING PRODUCTION
INFORMATION OF_A RFID TAG, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FOR MANAGING PRODUCTION INFORMATION OF A RFID TAG
50 20070262860 Distribution of Messages and the Serving, Collecting, Managing, and
Analyzing and Reporting of Information relating to Mobile and other
Electronic Devices
51 20070262849 Active/Passive Coupled Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)_system
52 20070262134 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING TELEPHONE-BASED
PAYMENT INSTRUMENT
53 20070261713 Transmitting/Receiving Device for Washing Machine and Apparatus and
Method Thereof
54 20070261280 Portable folding sign apparatus
55 20070260808 Remotely controllable media distribution device
56 20070260572 INTERACTIVE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
57 20070260491 System for delivery and monitoring of administration of controlled
substances
58 20070260466 System and methods for a recycling program
59 20070259477 Process for Making an Organic Field Effect Transistor
60 20070258957 Method for obtaining and storing multipotent stem cells
61 20070258221 Semiconductor Device
62 20070257984. Method for Displaying Route Information
63 20070257857 Apparatus for and Method of Using a Diversity Antenna
64 20_070257803 RF-CONTROLLED DEVICES TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH
HANDWASHING PROTOCOLS
65 20070257802 Memory module and card with integrated RFID tag
66 20070257801 RFID label, tag tape roll, RED. circuit element cartridge
67 20070257800 IC tags/RFID tags for magnetic resonance imaging applications
68 20070257799 METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR USING DAISY CHAINED RFID
TAGS
69 20070257796 Wireless picocellular RFID systems and methods
70 20070257795 Systems and methods for approximating the location of an REID tag
71 20070257776 Verification of singulated RFID tags by RFID readers
72 20070257768 System and method for point-of-sale activation of consumer electronics
73 20070257101 Systems and methods for providing access to gaming devices
74 20070256291 Electronic small elements supported on a carrier.
75 20070255820 Methods and apparatus for aconsolidated switch for use with networked RF
components
76 20070254712 Mobile commerce method and device
77 20070254676 Assisting A Location-Determining System Using Location Determined
From A Communication System
78 20070254674 Location Determination With A Wireless System
79 20070254670 System and method for optimizing throughput in a wireless network
80 20070254080 RFID food production, inventory and delivery management method for a
restaurant
81 20070253593 Methods for making an authenticating system
82 20070252944 Eyewear with enhanced fit
83 20070252773 Antenna Structure for a Wireless Device with a Ground Plane Shaped as a
Loop
84 20070252704 REID label
85 20070252701 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) PORTAL ANTENNA
MOUNTING FRAME
86 20070252700 Affixing Method of Rfid Label and its Affixing Apparatus
87 20070252697 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING MISSING ITEMS
88 20070252691 Sensor system including multiple radio frequency identification tags
89 20070252687 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY
AND ACCURACY OF RFID SYSTEMS
90 20070252677 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY
AND ACCURACY OF RFID SYSTEMS
91 20070252676 Mobile RFID_reader system and_method
92 20070252185 Integrated circuit and manufacturing method thereof
93 20070252001 Access control system with RFID and biometric facial recolanitio_n
94 20070251993 Rfid Card Issuing System
95 20070251521 RFID food production, inventory and delivery management system for_a
restaurant
96 20070251190 Method And Apparatus For Inflating And Sealing Packing Cushions
Employing Film Recognition Controller
97 20070250704 Privacy enhanced identity scheme using an un-linkable identifier
98 20070250603 System and method for enhancing DHCP and SNMP messages with RFID
EPC ID
99 20070250537 METHOD OF MATCHING THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINER WITH
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ITS USE
100 20070250411 System and method for inventory tracking and control of mission-critical
military equipment and supplies
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NO. Title
1 7,305,324 System and method for identifying. validating, weighing and characterizing
moving or stationary vehicles and cargo
2 7,304,585 Initiation of actions with compressed action language representations
3 7,304,579 RFID reader to select code modules
4 7,304 578 Tag including RFID circuit storing data modifiable using a physically
alterable medium
5 7,304,577 Variable frequency radio frequency identification (RFID)-tags
6 7,304 576 Refurbishing and resale techniques for data storage tape
7 7,304,574 Alarm investigation using RFID
8 7,303,123 Method of labeling an item for item-level identification
9 7,303,120 System for biometric security using a FOB
10 7 303,080 Waste sensor for a disposable container
11 7,302,751 Method of fabricating a rat's nest RFID antenna
12 7,299,987 Portable handset having a radio frequency identification(RFID function and
method using the same
13 7,299,125 In-transit package location tracking and reporting
14 7,298,330 RFID tag with enhanced readability
15 7 298,273 RFID tag
16 7,298,268 Read authentication system for securing data stored on RFID tags
17 7,298,267 RFID test interface systems and methods
18 7,298,265 RFID tag and method of manufacturing the same
19 7,298,264 RFID tag filtering and monitoring
20 7,298,258 Construction hard hat having electronic circuitry
21 7,298,251 Hand held RFID reader with dipole antenna
22 7,296,745 Store item mark down system and method
23 7,296,740 Routing telecommunications to a user in_dependence upon location
24 7,295,132 Self-locating devices via highly directional RFID tags in controlled location
25 7 295,120 Device for verifying a location of a radio-frequency-identification RFID tan
an item
26 7,295,118 Low cost RFID system
27 7,295,116 Architecture, programming model and APPS
28 7,295,114 Location management for radio frequency identification readers
29 7,295,113 Controller for accessing multiple frequency identification (RFID)
readers
30 7,294,369 Polymerisable cinnamates with lateral substitution
31 7,294,116 Surgical smoke plume evacuation system
32 7,293,715 Marking system and method
33 7,293,705 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products
34 7,292,512 System using radio frequency identification (RFID) for copy management
of digital media
35 7 292,148 Method of variable position strap mounting for RFID transponder
36 7 292,147 Optical disk and method of integrating a high gain RFID antenna
37 7,292,146 Advanced food and or drink organization and or handling system
38 7,292,138 Vehicle tire with RFID tag
39 7,290,717 System and method for machine readable symbol backup for radio
frequency identification tags
40 7,290,709 Information——card———system
41 7,290,702 Method and apparatus for recording and utilizing unknown signals of
remote control devices
42 7,290,701 Gathering data relating to electrical components picked from stacked trays
43 7,289,810 Location detection and network awareness for multi-mode/multi-radio
mobile devices
44 7,289,027 Network management using suppressible RFID tags
45 7,289,026 Method and system for gathering data from RFID tags on library items and
transmitting that data to the active focus of an application
46 7,287,693 Proximity validation system and method
47 7,286,900 Medical item storage method
48 7,286,888 Automated manufacturing control
49 7,286835 Enhanced wireless node location using differential signal strength metric
50 7,286,158 Method and system for providing integrated remote monitoring services
51 7,286,055 Tamper-resistant RFID disabling apparatus
52 7,286,043 System and method for inventorying multiple remote objects
53 7,2,84704 Combined electromagnetic and optical communication system
54 7,284,703 System and method for minimizing unwanted re-negotiation of a passive
RFID tag
55 7,284,692 ATM with RFID card, note, and check reading capabilities
56 7 284,003 Product lifecycle data management system and product lifecycle data
management method
57 7,283,975 System and method for tracking and managing construction projects
58 7,283,054 Tamper-resistant RFID disabling, apparatus and method of manufacturing
59 7,283,048 Multi-level meshed security network
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention changes this paradigm by introducing the concept of Smart Embedded Actuator System for RFID Enabled Fitness Machines. From a practical perspective, this means that a user will carry, e.g., wear, an interactive, e.g. punched, magnetic or RFID tag, which herein includes any such portable transponder, that will be detected by a reader on or at a condition selectable fitness machine. The detection of the tag will provide information relative to the user and/or a selectable condition of the machine.
If the detection of the tag provides selection of a condition of the machine, the machine is set for the condition relative to the user by the user's carrying the tag detected. In this case, the user may have to carry multiple tags to provide information relative to the user to select conditions of respective machines and/or to change the tag carried when the condition selected is to be changed.
If the detection of the tag provides information relative to the user, e.g. user identification, the reader is connected to a device, e.g., a PC running a software application that will associate the tag identification with its own database of condition selection for the identified user for correspondingly setting a respective fitness machine.
The condition of the machine set depends on the machine. For a treadmill, for example, the condition may be one or both of time or speed of operation. For a weight lifting machine, for example, an actuator will select a weight to lift. Therefore, still other selectable conditions of these and still other fitness machines are contemplated according to the conditions of such machines selectable relative to the user.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Preferred embodiments that illustrate but do not limit the invention will now be described relative to a drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a pictorial elevation of a weight lifting fitness machine incorporating the invention; and
FIG. 2 is a schematic bottom plan view of a weight portion of the fitness machine of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is based on a commercial Iron Body cable-operated weight lifting machine 10. As well known in such machines, a cable arrangement pulls a bar (not shown) having holes (not shown) along its length. The bar extends through central holes (1 in FIG. 2) of a stack of plate weights (2 in FIG. 2) having transverse holes or bottom grooves (4 in FIG. 2) to the holes in the bar. Actuators 6 (one shown in FIG. 2) on each of the plate weights extend members when activated as shown for the one in FIG. 2 into one of the holes in the bar. Then, movement of the bar with the cable lifts all the plate weights above the plate weight with the activated actuator, whereby to select that weight condition for the machine 10.
To select the actuator to actuate, a user carries to the machine 10 a tag (not shown) indicating the actuator, thereby relating the user to the actuator that will select the condition of the machine relative to the user as described above. While the tag may be in other preferred embodiments (not shown) another machine readable device such as a punch or magnetic-swipe card, the tag for this preferred embodiment is a Radio Frequency Identification Device, RFID, which is known as described above to be a radio frequency transponder that responds without other input power to a radio frequency signal in this case from an RFID antenna 8 on or at the machine 10. A power supply 12 provides the radio frequency signal to the antenna 8, which receives the transponded signal from the tag to indicate an actuator. The transponded signal received by the antenna is provided to an RFID reader 14, which reads from the transponded signal identification of the actuator 2 and sends a signal to the actuator 2 to select it and, thereby, a weight relative to the tag carried by the user.
In another preferred embodiment, the tag carried by the user identifies the user, for example by a gym membership number or other code or name, and the RFID reader is a personal computer (PC) or PC-like device that looks up the so-identified user in a database that correlates the user to an actuator of the machine to select as above a weight relative to the user.
Thus, a whole system is composed of:
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- a) A weight lifting fitness machine (does not matter the brand, in this case IRON BODY brand);
- b) An RFID reader and antenna (e.g., a Samsys);
- c) A PC (e.g., running windows XP );
- d) A VB6 software application;
- e) An actuator (e.g., a solenoid brand Black Knight 123-420-620-620)
- f) A DC power supply to energize the solenoid; and
- g) Sensors (OPTIONAL, to count the number of exercise repetitions being performed).
Though the invention makes sense as a whole, considering all the components and their interaction to offer a SMART experience, the unique/innovative element is the embedded actuator in each of the machines's weight plates, controlled by the RFID reader.
Variations, permutations and combinations of the elements of the invention as will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art are contemplated as within the scope of the invention of the following claims.
