US 12,340,424 B2
Exercise apparatus with exercise use verification function and verifying method
Nathan Pyles, Lake Mills, WI (US); Hung-Mao Liao, Taichung (TW); and Joe Chen, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to JOHNSON HEALTH TECH CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed by Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd., Taichung (TW)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,803.
Application 18/671,803 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,031, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,995,725.
Application 17/210,031 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/026,847, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,663,673, issued on May 30, 2023.
Application 17/026,847 is a continuation of application No. 16/043,925, filed on Jul. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,796,375, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 16/043,925 is a continuation of application No. 14/983,171, filed on Dec. 29, 2015, granted, now 10,032,227, issued on Jul. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/098,309, filed on Dec. 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0428340 A1, Dec. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); A63B 22/02 (2006.01); A63B 22/04 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [A63B 22/0235 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A63B 22/025 (2015.10); A63B 22/04 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0093 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0096 (2013.01); A63B 2220/13 (2013.01); A63B 2220/20 (2013.01); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01); A63B 2220/56 (2013.01); A63B 2220/62 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2225/20 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2230/50 (2013.01); A63B 2230/505 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a motor-driven operating member including an operating unit configured to be engaged by a user to perform an exercise; and
a controller configured to receive data according to operation of the operating member, and the controller further configured to generate exercise use data from the received data during operation of the operating member, the exercise use data including a measurable amount of exercise and defining validated exercise use data in response to the controller determining that the measurable amount of exercise is due to engagement by the user on the operating unit.