US 12,070,642 B2
Digital strength training
Aly E. Orady, San Francisco, CA (US); and Bret G. Stott, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Tonal Systems, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Tonal Systems, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/375,282.
Application 18/375,282 is a continuation of application No. 17/836,382, filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Application 17/836,382 is a continuation of application No. 17/179,288, filed on Feb. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,389,687, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Application 17/179,288 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,684, filed on Jan. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,465,006, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Application 16/737,684 is a continuation of application No. 15/655,682, filed on Jul. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,661,112, issued on May 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,573, filed on Jul. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024724 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/015 (2006.01); A63B 21/018 (2006.01); A63B 21/16 (2006.01); A63B 23/12 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); G01L 5/107 (2020.01); B66F 19/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); H02P 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/0059 (2015.10) [A63B 21/00181 (2013.01); A63B 21/015 (2013.01); A63B 21/018 (2013.01); A63B 21/16 (2013.01); A63B 21/169 (2015.10); A63B 21/4035 (2015.10); A63B 23/1281 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); G01L 5/04 (2013.01); G01L 5/107 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0072 (2013.01); A63B 2220/17 (2013.01); A63B 2220/34 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2220/62 (2013.01); A63B 2220/80 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); B66F 19/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/04 (2013.01); G01L 1/22 (2013.01); H02P 3/00 (2013.01); H02P 2203/00 (2013.01); H02P 2203/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise machine, including:
an actuator;
a motor;
a cable coupled between the actuator and the motor; and
a processor configured to:
make a first determination that a range of motion of a user of the exercise machine is between pre-determined motion thresholds;
while the range of motion of the user is between the pre-determined motion thresholds, determine a velocity of the cable being below a pre-determined velocity threshold; and
in response to a determination that the velocity of the cable being below the pre-determined velocity threshold while the range of motion of the user is between the pre-determined motion thresholds, make a second determination that the user should be spotted, wherein torque of the motor is reduced based at least in part on the second determination that the user should be spotted, wherein the actuator is wirelessly connected to the processor.