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System and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routinesRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Having Specific Electrical Feature, Monitors Exercise ParameterSystem and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routines description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070082788, System and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routines. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/725,814, filed Oct. 12, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a system and method for improving training and/or exercise on at least one piece of exercise equipment, and in particular, to a novel system and method for customizing and optimizing the exercise routine. [0003] Proper and doctor monitored exercise, such as at an appropriate heart rate, can improve and/or maintain one's overall health. The prior art recognizes this proposition and describes systems and equipment to both motivate and improve the enjoyment of those willing to exercise. Beginning with equipment whereby the user merely inputs her desired exercise parameters (e.g. speed, time, and incline levels on a treadmill for example), the state of the art has evolved to the point whereby the equipment adjusts its level of difficulty (e.g. slowing down (treadmill) or decreasing resistance (pedaling)) based on the measured heart rate of the user. [0004] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,362,069 describes a system whereby a heart rate sensor repeatedly compares the heart rate of the exerciser against threshold levels. If the exerciser's heart rate does not conform to the threshold levels, the resistance of the exercise devise is altered to encourage the exerciser to achieve conformity with the threshold levels. In another prior art system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,931,763, a "key" travels with the user and provides for uploading and downloading of workout information. [0005] However, it is believed that the prior art suffers from certain perceived deficiencies. For example, the user's measured improvements (or declining abilities) can only be measured and adjusted for (i) when actually engaged in the activity and/or (ii) only when using the actual piece of equipment. That is, there is no known way to effectively utilize the user's physiological parameters when measured outside of the gym and use such information (e.g. min/max heart rate information) the next time the user is performing the exercise on the exercise equipment. [0006] For example, the existing state of the art provides no means or methodology for storing information such as a user's typical heart rate information (e.g. min/max), weight, age, total hours trained that week, etc., all of which may have been accumulated while away from the gym and then provide, based on the foregoing data, specific workout information (e.g. ranges and parameters) to one or more pieces of exercise machines in a gym to allow the machine to automatically (and preferably, optimally) configure itself for the user's workout. [0007] Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a system and methodology that overcomes the perceived deficiencies in the prior art and further achieves the aforementioned and below mentioned objectives. SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION [0008] Accordingly, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a system and methodology to customize and optimize exercise routines. [0009] It is another objective of the present invention to provide a system and methodology for allowing information accumulated during exercise training performed away from the gym to be used in connection with gym equipment. [0010] Yet another objective of the present invention is to maintain user motivation for exercise on a regular basis and to increase the likelihood that such users are performing at the proper and specified levels of activity. [0011] Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious from the specification. [0012] The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements, arrangement of parts and sequence of steps which will be exemplified in the construction, illustration and description hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims. [0013] Generally speaking, in accordance with the present invention, an improved integrated system comprising an electronic device and at least one physically separable piece of exercise equipment is provided, wherein the electronic device comprises means for receiving physiological sensor data from a physiological sensor; means for storing said physiological sensor data as stored information; and means for transmitting the stored information to the at least one physically separable piece of exercise equipment prior to the commencement of a selected exercise; and the physically separable piece of exercise equipment comprises means for receiving the stored information from the electronic device prior to the commencement of the selected exercise; means for structuring the selected exercise based on the received stored information; means for permitting the user to perform the selected exercise. A method of performing a selected exercise on a piece of exercise equipment is also provided. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device is comprised of a heart rate sensor and a timepiece, configured in a modular configuration, although a one piece sensing unit is contemplated herein. As such, an electronic device to be used within the integrated system is also provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference is had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying figures, in which: [0015] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system constructed in accordance with the present invention, applicable for electronic devices of the type disclosed herein. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0016] As set forth in greater detail below, the present invention is generally directed to an integrated system comprising an electronic device and at least one physically separable piece of exercise equipment. In one preferred embodiment, the electronic device is a timepiece and a wristwatch in particular. In another embodiment, the electronic device could itself incorporate the sensor, as more fully disclosed below. The piece of exercise equipment can be of any type or by any manufacturer, and can likewise be for the exercise of any body part(s). The present invention is most applicable and may be best appreciated with exercise equipment having a microprocessor that allows for the receipt and/or otherwise inputting of data from an outside source (e.g. from the electronic device or manually programmable). [0017] The sensor that is disclosed herein is preferably a heart rate sensor that may (but not necessarily) be worn about one's chest. That is, while a preferred embodiment provides that the electronic device be a timepiece and the sensor be a heart rate sensor worn about one's chest, the present invention contemplates and discloses herein the embodiment whereby the electronic device is in the form of a (e.g.) chest strap, in which the sensor(s) are incorporated therein, making the electronic device a one-piece device (e.g. not modular such as in a physically separated wristworn device and chestworn heart rate sensor). As set forth below, other types of electronic devices are likewise contemplated herein. [0018] As set forth generally, the present invention thus provides many advantages, some of which are the following: [0019] 1. by providing an arrangement whereby the sensor stores personal information about the user, the sensor can provide this information to a watch or piece of gym equipment automatically to improve the user experience. Such an arrangement overcomes the perceived deficiency of requiring a user to go through a tedious set-up procedure on the gym equipment, or to rely on inaccurate estimations of key parameters; Continue reading about System and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routines... Full patent description for System and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routines Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this System and methodology for customized and optimized exercise routines patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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