CN115105789B - Sports equipment with use verification function - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to sports equipment with a use verification function, which comprises an annular belt body, a motor and a control unit, wherein the annular belt body is used for a user to move on the annular belt body, and the motor is in power connection with the annular belt body and is used for driving the annular belt body to circularly revolve. The sports apparatus further has a sensor for detecting whether a user is moving on the endless belt body, and a controller connected to the endless belt body and the sensor for determining whether the user is located on the endless belt body and transmitting verified movement data when the motor drives the endless belt body to circulate. When the controller judges that the feet of the user are completely trampled to contact the annular belt body, the controller transmits verified movement data to a communication interface; when the controller judges that at least one foot of the user does not fully tread the contact annular belt body, the controller stops transmitting the motion data.

Description

Sports equipment with use verification function

Technical Field

The present invention relates to fitness related equipment, and more particularly to an exercise apparatus with use verification.

Background

Some insurance companies often choose to pay more for their customers or prove that they are regularly moving. Obviously, if the customer exhibits a measurable health habit, including evidence of regular movement, the insurer will typically pay less insurance costs and then will be able to pay a portion of these saved costs back to the customer. Thus, insurance companies will encourage their customers to regularly exercise and stay healthy. In this case, the customer can keep healthy, and the expensive insurance expenditure due to poor health is reduced, which is also advantageous for insurance companies. In order for insurance customers to prove themselves to their insurance companies good exercise habits, a conventional exercise apparatus having an exercise data reporting function (e.g., the embodiments disclosed in U.S. patent 8,287,434 and U.S. patent 6,638,198) has been developed. U.S. patent 8,287,434 and U.S. patent 6,638,198 both disclose a conventional exercise apparatus that provides exercise data to a user that is representative of the amount of exercise that the user has performed, and by which the user can demonstrate their exercise habits to their insurance company. The conventional sports apparatus includes an operation member and a controller associated with the operation member, wherein when a user drives the operation member to operate the sports apparatus, the controller generates relevant sports data, and then the controller records the relevant sports data and provides relevant data to the user, so that the user can prove own sports habits to an insurance company.

Generally, the aforementioned exercise data is limited to exercise equipment having a user-driven (non-electric) operating member, i.e., by user-driving to operate the aforementioned exercise equipment. For example, the aforementioned user-driven operation member may be an operation member of an exercise bicycle (a crankshaft, driven by an exercise bicycle pedal) or an operation member of an elliptical machine (a crankshaft, driven by an elliptical machine pedal and a link mechanism). However, if the controller is provided on an exercise apparatus having an electrically operated member, such as an operating member of an electric running machine (motor-driven running belt) or an operating member of a stair machine (motor-driven stair), it may easily falsify the exercise (use) data of the exercise apparatus, that is, a user may simply turn on the electrically operated member of the exercise apparatus without actually using the exercise apparatus, to allow the controller associated with the operating member to generate the exercise data. For example, a user may turn on the motorized treadmill to run the treadmill until the treadmill controller accumulates performance to a certain degree of athletic data, so the user does not need to stand on the treadmill, but the treadmill controller still records athletic data, and thus the controller will record counterfeit athletic data. To avoid this, the manufacturer will typically only provide the insurance company with movement data relating to the non-electrically operated member, since the data of the electrically operated member is easily falsified, and the falsified movement data should not reflect the movement habit or movement amount of the user to the insurance company. In other words, the sports apparatuses currently on the market having the electrically operated member cannot help the user to prove their sports habits to the insurance company, and thus, if the user purchases such goods, they cannot display their sports habits through the sports apparatus, because of the validity of their sports data.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to improving the shortcomings of conventional sports equipment and providing a sports equipment with a use verification function, which is mainly used for proving the validity of the related sports data, so that users can prove their sports habits to their insurance companies.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: an exercise apparatus with use verification function, comprising: a base; the annular belt body can circularly revolve relative to the base for a user to move on the annular belt body; the motor is in power connection with the annular belt body, and can drive the annular belt body to circularly revolve when the motor runs; the method is characterized in that: the sports equipment is further provided with a sensor for detecting whether the user moves on the annular belt body or not; the controller is connected with the annular belt body and the sensor and is used for judging whether the user is positioned on the annular belt body and transmits verified movement data when the motor drives the annular belt body to circularly revolve; the communication interface is communicated with the controller; when the controller judges that the feet of a user are completely trampled and contacted with the annular belt body, the controller can transmit the verified movement data to the communication interface; when the controller judges that at least one foot of the user does not fully tread the annular band body, the controller stops transmitting the verified movement data to the communication interface.

In the above technical solution of the present invention, the sensor has a current sensor electrically connected to the motor, and the current sensor is configured to detect a change in the input current of the motor during a cycle revolution of the endless belt body, where the controller determines whether the user is correctly located on the endless belt body by analyzing a fluctuation of the input current of the motor.

The sensor is used for analyzing the frequency change of the input current, and when the frequency of the input current is lower than a preset threshold frequency, the controller can judge that at least one foot of a user does not fully tread the annular belt body, and stop transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

The sensor is used for analyzing the amplitude change of the input current, and when the amplitude of the input current is lower than a preset threshold amplitude, the controller can judge that at least one foot of a user does not fully tread the annular belt body, and stop transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

The sensor is used for analyzing the amplitude change of the input current, wherein the input current has a first amplitude when the feet of a user fully contact the annular band; the input current has a second amplitude when no user contacts the endless belt body; when the amplitude of the input current is less than half the first amplitude but greater than the second amplitude, the controller determines that the user's feet are not fully in contact with the endless belt body and stops transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

The base is provided with a left pedal and a right pedal which are arranged at two sides of the annular belt body, and the sensor comprises a plurality of force sensors which are respectively arranged at the left pedal and the right pedal and are used for detecting whether a user steps on any pedal of the left pedal and the right pedal; when the force sensor detects that any one of the user's feet is pressed on any one of the left pedal and the right pedal, the controller stops transmitting the verified movement data to the communication interface.

The base is provided with a left pedal and a right pedal which are arranged at two sides of the annular belt body, and the sensor comprises at least one optical sensor and is used for detecting whether a user steps on any pedal of the left pedal and the right pedal; when the optical sensor detects that any one of the user's feet is pressed on any one of the left pedal and the right pedal, the controller stops transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

The validated athletic data includes a running distance or running time of the user on the endless belt body.

The communication interface is capable of transmitting the validated athletic data to a third party via a network connection.

The communication interface is a display device for displaying the verified movement data to a user.

By adopting the technical scheme, the invention can realize the verification of the validity of the related exercise data, and users can prove the exercise habit of the users to the insurance companies.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exercise apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block schematic diagram of the exercise apparatus and data storage device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the invention between an electrically operated member and a power source;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a use verification of the sporting goods according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a case in which a user normally uses the electric treadmill;

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a case where a user operates the electric treadmill with only one foot;

FIG. 9a shows the variation of motor input current with time for a normal use of the motorized treadmill;

FIG. 9b shows the variation of motor input current with time in a state of abnormal use of the electric treadmill;

FIG. 9c shows the change in motor input current versus time for an electric treadmill in an unmanned condition;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention wherein the motorized treadmill has pressure sensors disposed under the left and right foot pedals;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the motorized treadmill has an optical sensor for detecting a user.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which are obtained by a person skilled in the art based on the described embodiments of the invention, fall within the scope of protection of the invention. Other objects, effects and detailed constructions of the present invention will become apparent with reference to the following detailed description of selected embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an exercise apparatus 10 with a use verification function according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided. The exercise apparatus 10 includes a base 8, an electrically operated member 20, a current sensor 30, a controller 40 associated with the electrically operated member 20 and the current sensor 30, and a communication interface 50 associated with the controller 40. Examples of exercise apparatus 10 may include an electric treadmill or motor driven treadmill (such as the embodiment of the present invention shown in fig. 1), an electric stair machine, or any other suitable type of motor driven exercise apparatus. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the electrically operated member 20 comprises an endless belt body, i.e., the running belt of the electric running machine, however, the endless belt body is mainly for illustrative purposes, and the electrically operated member 20 may be any other suitable operating unit or operating member for being operated, contacted or otherwise moved by the user of the exercise apparatus. Incidentally, the sporting goods 10 may also be an electric stair machine, in which the electric operating member is a movable step.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the electrically operated member 20 has an operation unit 21 (e.g., an endless belt, a step, etc.) and a motor 22, a portion of the motor 22 is structurally connected to the operation unit 21, the motor 22 is electrically connected to a power source PS, such as an AC power outlet, through a wire, and the power source PS transmits an input current to the motor 22 through the wire to supply power to the motor 22 to drive the operation unit 21. The current sensor 30 is disposed between the motor 22 and the power source PS and connected to the motor 22, and is used for detecting the magnitude of the input current in the wire and generating a current signal proportional to the input current (details of the current sensor in the present invention, such as how to detect the current in the wire or generate a signal, are all the prior art, and are not described herein).

The controller 40 may receive operation data from the electrically operated member 20 and may further process the foregoing data. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller 40 includes a microcontroller unit, at least one electronic circuit, and at least one circuit board. The micro-control unit and electronic circuitry are assembled on a circuit board to form a controller assembly, and in other embodiments, the controller 40 may be a computer processing system including hardware (hardware), software (software) and/or firmware (firmware), and the hardware of the controller 40 may include a processor communicatively coupled to a computer readable storage medium (computer readable storage medium) that may be any suitable data storage device that may store data that may be accessed and read by the controller (or components thereof) or by a separate computing system. The aforementioned computer-readable storage medium may include, for example, but is not limited to, read-Only Memory (ROM), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-RW, magnetic tape (MAGNETIC TAPES), USB storage, or any other optical or other suitable data storage device.

As shown in fig. 2, the controller 40 is connected to the electrically operated member 20 and the current sensor 30, and the current sensor 30 is connected to the electrically operated member 20, and further, the controller 40 is connected to the communication interface 50. The connections between the above-described components may be through any suitable wired connection (e.g., bus, etc.), wireless connection (e.g., bluetooth, wi-Fi, etc.), or combinations thereof. The communication interface 50 is used to facilitate the transmission or communication of (verified and/or unverified) athletic data from the athletic equipment 10, details of which will be described below.

In operation, a current signal is transmitted from the current sensor 30 to the controller 40, whereby the controller 40 continuously monitors the state change of the input current, and particularly when the electrically operated member 20 (such as the running belt of the running machine shown in fig. 1) is operated, if a user steps on the operation unit 21 of the electrically operated member 20, the motor 22 consumes more current to provide additional driving force to maintain the normal operation of the electrically operated member 20 since the operation unit 21 receives the force of the user's foot pressure. Thus, the current sensor 30 will detect whether the user is using the electrically operated member 20 by detecting a current change in the input current caused by the user's steps, and then the current sensor 30 will transmit a current signal proportional to the input current to the controller 40, so that the controller 40 can further determine whether the user is using (continuing to use or stopping to use) the electrically operated member 20 by the aforementioned current signal.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, if the operation unit 21 is driven by the motor 22, the controller 40 generates an unverified (non-validated) or invalid motion data according to the operation state of the electric operation member 20, and the current sensor 30 detects the input current in the wire of the motor 22 to detect whether the user is using the electric operation member 20, and generates a current signal proportional to the input current, and then the current signal is transmitted from the current sensor 30 to the controller 40. To determine whether the user is using the electrically operated member 20, for example, whether the user is running on the running belt of the electric treadmill, the controller 40 analyzes the fluctuation (or waveform) of the input current. When the user is using the sporting goods 10, since the user's foot contacts the operating unit 21 and briefly causes a variation in the movement resistance of the operating unit 21, which corresponds to a variation in the input current of the motor 22, the controller 40 may analyze the amplitude and frequency of any fluctuation to determine whether the user is using the sporting goods 10, wherein the aforementioned analysis data may be optimized to distinguish between the fluctuation caused by the user and the fluctuation caused by other factors, such as the unbalance of the belt or the roller. The user-induced undulations (user-induced fluctuations) may be detected while the user is using the sporting goods 10, but may not be detected while the user is not using the sporting goods 10.

For example, if the fluctuation of the input current is at least 5% and the frequency is between 80/min and 250/min, the controller 40 may be programmed to detect whether the user is using the electrically operated member 20. These parameters will vary from piece of athletic equipment to piece of athletic equipment and may be selected to distinguish between normal fluctuations in the motor, transmission, and belt.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1-3, the sensor configured to detect whether the user is using the electrically operated member is a current sensor, and in other embodiments, the purpose of athletic equipment personnel detection may be achieved via other sensors. For example, in other embodiments, the sensor for performing the user detection function of the electrically operated member may also be an optical sensor 60, such as an infrared sensor (see FIG. 4), or a pressure sensor 70 (see FIG. 5) that senses (or detects) the amount of pressure on the running belt, or a speed sensor that senses the fluctuation in the speed of the operating unit, or a thermal sensor that senses the temperature at or near the electrically operated member (e.g., heat energy from a human body), or any other suitable sensor. The measured parameter can be compared with a preset parameter, the preset parameter is an operation parameter of the electric operation member in a state without any user, and the two parameters are compared to determine that the person detects, and details of the related sensor are conventional and will not be described herein.

If no user operation or use of the electrically operated member 20 is detected, the controller 40 continuously generates unverified motion data and monitors the state of the input current in the motor 22 wires. Conversely, if it is detected that the user is operating or using the electrically operated member 20, the controller 40 records or converts the unverified motion data into verified (validated) or valid motion data. Finally, verified motion data may be transmitted from the controller 40 and presented at the communication interface 50, which may include a time (partial or cumulative time, e.g., the amount of time the user spends in motion) that detects user operation or use of the electrically operated member 20, which may be based on a timer or other timing device to time the user uses the electrically operated member 20. In addition, the verified movement data may also include a movement distance (e.g., a distance moved by a user when performing a movement) that detects that the user is using the electric operating member 20.

The communication interface 50 may communicate athletic data (e.g., verified and/or unverified athletic data) to interested third parties (e.g., doctors, medical providers, etc.), requesters (e.g., insurance companies, insurance providers, etc.), and/or users. For example, the communication interface 50 may be a display device, such as a screen located on a console of the athletic equipment 10, that may be used to display the verified athletic data to the user, who may then freely view or record (e.g., write down, etc.) the verified athletic data for presentation to a third party or a demander. The verified motion data may be substantially presented as multimedia content, such as media images or sound, in other examples, the communication interface 50 may output the motion data to an external storage device, such as a flash drive (FLASH DRIVE), disk rewriter, or website storage device, via a communication link. The communication link may be a port (or plug) configured to receive a computer readable storage medium (e.g., a USB flash drive, etc.), the aforementioned verified sports data may be substantially encapsulated in a computer file that may be accessed or processed to display the verified sports data as multimedia content. The aforementioned communication link may also be a wired connection (e.g., USB connection, CAT-5 connection, etc.) or a wireless connection (e.g., internet interface, wi-Fi, bluetooth, etc.). In this way, the port (or plug) may be replaced with a wired or wireless communication module and the external storage device may have an otherwise corresponding wired or wireless communication module, and the previously verified athletic data may then be transferred from the communication module at the athletic equipment 10 end to the communication module of the external storage device (via a wired or wireless connection).

In the embodiment of fig. 1-3, the communication interface 50 is an internet interface, such as a Wi-Fi internet module or internet port, and the external storage device may be a network-based or internet-based storage device, such as a network-based database, to allow the verified athletic data to be transferred to a third party or a requestor over a wireless network or a wired network connection, so that the user does not need to manually submit the relevant athletic data material to the third party or the requestor (e.g., an insurance company). In other examples, communication interface 50 may be programmed or incorporated into controller 40 such that controller 40 may perform the functions associated with communication interface 50.

Fig. 6 shows an example of the exercise data verification program 100 of the present preferred embodiment, which uses data acquired from the electrically operated member 20 to monitor and verify whether the user is using the exercise apparatus. The verification program 100 may be a module that operates on the controller 40, and the verification program 100 may be stored within the controller 40 or may be located at a remote location for use, such as through a web portal, web site, regional network, or the internet. The athletic data verification procedure 100 includes a series of process instructions or steps depicted in flow chart form.

Referring to fig. 6, the process begins at step 104, where the exercise apparatus 10 is powered on and in an operating state, at which time the verification process 100 is initiated, for example, via a connection with the motor 22, i.e., when the motor 22 is in an operating state, the verification process 100 is also initiated simultaneously.

Next, at step 108, controller 40 may receive data from sensors configured to detect whether or not athletic equipment 10 is being used by a user operation, e.g., controller 40 may receive data from current sensor 30 for changes in the input current to motor 22. In other embodiments, the controller 40 may receive data from an optical sensor 60, a pressure sensor 70, a speed sensor, a thermal sensor, or other suitable sensor.

At step 112, the controller 40 may analyze the data from the sensor to detect whether the user is using the electrically operated member 20, e.g., the controller 40 may analyze the fluctuations or waveforms of the input current from the current sensor 30, as described above. In addition, the controller 40 may compare the data received from the sensor with a known (or preset or standard) data parameter indicative of the user not operating the electrically operated member 20 for human detection, which may be preprogrammed into the controller 40, or may be identified during operational use (e.g., operation of the electrically operated member 20 without the user). If the analysis result is "no", which means that it is not detected that any user is using the operation electric operating member 20, step 116 is performed. If the analysis result is "yes", which means that the user is using the operation electric operation member 20 is detected, step 128 is performed.

In step 116, the above-described process generates unverified motion data, which may be stored directly at the machine side or transmitted to a third party, a demander or a user. Next, in step 120, it is detected whether the motor 22 (or the electrically operated member 20) is continuously running, if the detection result is yes, which means that the motor 22 is running, the process returns to step 112 and the determination is repeated; if the test is "yes," indicating that motor 22 has stopped, i.e., that athletic equipment 10 is not operating, the process may terminate at step 124.

In step 128, the process generates verified motion data, specifically, the controller 40 may record (or identify) the unverified motion data as verified motion data. As described above, the verified athletic data may be stored directly at the machine side or transmitted to a third party, a demander or a user, and the process may return to step 112 to repeat the determination.

Fig. 7 illustrates an example of normal movement of a user on an exercise apparatus 10 (e.g., an electric treadmill), specifically, running or walking movement of a user's feet on an exercise apparatus 10. Referring to the description of the foregoing and fig. 2, the exercise apparatus 10 has an electrically operated member 20, a current sensor 30, a controller 40 and a communication interface 50, wherein the electrically operated member 20 has an endless belt body 21 (i.e. the aforementioned operation unit) and a motor 22, and the motor 22 is in power connection with the endless belt body 21 for driving the endless belt body 21 to circulate around for the user to walk, jogg or run on the endless belt body 21. The current sensor 30 is used to monitor the input current of the motor 22 during the revolution of the endless belt body 21 and generate a current signal proportional to the input current, the controller 40 is in communication with the electrically operated member 20 and the current sensor 30, and the communication interface 50 is also in communication with the controller 40.

As shown in fig. 7, generally, when a user uses the aforementioned exercise apparatus 10, such as an electric running machine, it is assumed that the user's feet are "fully contacted" with the endless belt body 21 (i.e., the user's whole body weight is applied to the endless belt body 21) to perform walking, jogging or running movements while the motor 22 drives the endless belt body 21 to revolve. If the endless belt body 21 is driven by the motor 22, the current sensor 30 detects the change of the input current of the motor 22 and transmits a current signal to the controller 40, and the controller 40 can determine whether the endless belt body 21 is operated by a user or not through the current signal. When the controller 40 determines that the user is exercising on the endless belt body 21, the controller 40 transmits the validated exercise data to the communication interface 50.

Referring to fig. 7, the sporting goods 10 has a base 8, two pedals 81 and two armrests 83 disposed at left and right sides of the endless belt body 21. In use, a user may stand on either of the foot pedals 81 before, during or after use of the sporting goods 10, however, in some special cases, if one foot of the user stands on one of the foot pedals 81 and steps on the endless belt 21 regularly or periodically with the other foot, as shown in fig. 8, the controller 40 may determine that the user is still exercising on the endless belt 21 and continue to transmit verified exercise data to the communication interface 50. Also, in another special case, if the user holds the two armrests 83 with both hands and supports the weight of the body part, only lightly treads the contact ring belt 21 with both feet, the controller 40 may determine that the user is still moving on the ring belt 21 and continuously transmit the verified movement data to the communication interface 50 even if both feet of the user are not fully treading the contact ring belt 21. In either case, the controller 40 will still record and transmit the motion data, even if the motion data is counterfeit, causing the motion data to be inconsistent with the actual motion situation. To avoid this, in addition to detecting the associated current pulses generated by periodic contact (e.g., running) between the user's feet and the endless belt body 21, the controller 40 needs to further confirm whether the user's feet are fully in contact with the endless belt body 21 (i.e., the user's whole body weight is applied to the endless belt body 21) during exercise.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the controller 40 may be programmed to analyze the amplitude or frequency of the input current fluctuation to determine whether the user's feet are fully in contact with the endless belt body 21 while the motor 22 is driving the endless belt body 21 around, as described previously, when the user is using the exercise apparatus 10, the input current of the motor 22 may fluctuate due to the user's feet stepping on the endless belt body 21 and causing the input current of the motor 22 to change. Figures 9a-9c show graphs of current versus time for changes in input current during operation of the motor 22 under three different conditions. Normally, when a user performs a walking, jogging or running exercise on the endless belt body 21 of the sporting goods 10, the user's foot may completely contact the endless belt body 21, resulting in an increase in the input current of the motor 22 to provide additional driving force so that the endless belt body 21 may maintain the same revolution speed, as shown in fig. 9a, the increase in the input current may be represented as current pulses 311 in the curve 31, that is, each current pulse 311 represents one step (or step) of the user on the endless belt body 21, and the current pulses of the input current may be measured and form a current signal via the current sensor 30, so that the controller 40 can analyze the amplitude and frequency of the input current through the current signal.

As shown in fig. 9a, the curve 31 illustrates the current change with respect to time when the user's feet are normally walking, jogging or running on the endless belt body 21, the interval between two adjacent current pulses 311 represents the time interval between two steps when the user is moving on the endless belt body 21, and the curve 31 shows that the current input from the motor 22 has a first frequency and a first vibration H1. FIG. 9b shows another curve 32 having a plurality of current pulses 321 that represent changes in current versus time when the same user is using the exercise apparatus 10 abnormally (e.g., both feet are not fully stepped on the endless belt body 21). As shown in fig. 8, the user only uses one foot to periodically tread the annular band 21, so that the input current of the motor 22 has a second frequency and a second vibration H2. For example, the first frequency may be in the range of 80 pulses/min to 250 pulses/min, i.e., in the range of 80 steps/min to 250 steps/min, and the controller 40 may determine that the user's feet are fully in contact with the endless belt body 21 to normally perform walking, jogging or running exercise based on the measured step frequency. Conversely, the second frequency may be a frequency lower than 80 pulses/min, i.e., a step frequency lower than 80 steps/min, at which time the controller 40 may determine that at least one foot of the user is not fully in contact with the endless belt body 21, even though the current sensor 30 still detects the current pulse and the endless belt body 21 is continuously driven to rotate by the motor 22, as shown in fig. 8.

Accordingly, the controller 40 may be programmed to analyze the frequency of the current input to the motor 22 to determine whether the detected current frequency is above or below a threshold frequency (threshold frequency), which is an indicator of whether the user is fully touching the endless belt while exercising. However, the threshold frequency may vary depending on circumstances, such as the exercise being performed at the moment (e.g., walking, jogging or running) and the stride frequency of the individual user's exercise.

The controller 40 may also be programmed to analyze the amplitude of the current input by the motor 22 to determine if the user's feet are fully stepping on the endless belt 21 during exercise. For example, as shown in fig. 9a and 9b, the second vibration H2 is relatively lower than the first vibration H1 (e.g., lower than 20% of the first vibration H1), whereby the controller 40 can determine that at least one foot of the user is not stepping on the endless belt body 21 or that a portion of the weight thereof is supported on the armrest 83 by the user. As shown in fig. 9c, when the endless belt body 21 is not hit by a foot, i.e., no user steps on the endless belt body 21, no pulse is generated in the input current of the motor 22, as shown by a curve 33 in fig. 9 c. It should be noted that the motor 22 of the present invention may be a dc motor or an ac motor, which is not limited herein.

In summary, when the user uses the exercise apparatus 10 and the motor 22 continuously drives the endless belt body 21 to rotate, the controller 40 can determine whether the user's feet contact the endless belt body 21 with the whole body weight or whether at least one of the user's feet does not contact the endless belt body 21 according to the vibration or frequency of the input current fluctuation. When the frequency or amplitude of the input current is below the threshold frequency or amplitude, the controller 40 may determine that at least one foot of the user is not fully contacting the endless belt body 21 and cease transmitting verified motion data to the communication interface 50.

In another embodiment as shown in fig. 10, the sporting goods 10 has a plurality of pressure sensors 82 provided under the left and right foot pedals 81 or on the left and right armrests 83 for detecting whether a user stands on either of the foot pedals 81 or grasps the armrests 83 to support the body weight. When the pressure sensor 82 detects that either of the user's feet is standing on either of the foot pedals 81 or is resting on the armrest 83 to support the weight of the body part, the controller 40 may cease transmitting verified motion data to the communication interface 50.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the exercise apparatus 10 has at least one optical sensor 90 (e.g., a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, or a camera) for detecting whether a user is standing on any of the foot pedals 81. When the optical sensor 90 detects that either of the user's feet is standing on either of the left and right foot pedals 81, the controller 40 may stop transmitting the verified movement data to the communication interface 50. Similarly, a similar optical sensor is provided for detecting whether the user is supported on the two armrests 83.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical means of the present invention and not limiting, and all the modifications with equivalent arrangements of the present invention should be considered as the protection scope of the present invention. Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not limiting thereof; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the above embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced equivalently; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. An exercise apparatus with use verification function, comprising:

A base;

the annular belt body can circularly revolve relative to the base for a user to move on the annular belt body;

The motor is in power connection with the annular belt body, and can drive the annular belt body to circularly revolve when the motor runs;

The method is characterized in that:

The sports equipment is further provided with a sensor for detecting whether the user moves on the annular belt body or not; the controller is connected with the annular belt body and the sensor and is used for judging whether the user is positioned on the annular belt body and transmits verified movement data when the motor drives the annular belt body to circularly revolve; the communication interface is communicated with the controller;

The sensor is provided with a current sensor electrically connected with the motor, the current sensor is used for detecting the change of the input current of the motor during the cycle revolution of the annular belt body, the controller is used for judging whether a user is positioned on the annular belt body correctly or not by analyzing the fluctuation of the input current of the motor, the sensor is used for analyzing the frequency change of the input current, and when the frequency of the input current is lower than a preset threshold frequency, the controller can judge that at least one foot of the user is not fully trampled to contact the annular belt body and stops transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface;

when the controller judges that the user tramples and touches the annular belt body, the controller transmits the verified movement data to the communication interface;

When the controller judges that at least one foot of the user does not fully tread the annular band body, the controller stops transmitting the verified movement data to the communication interface.

2. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the sensor is used for analyzing the amplitude change of the input current, and when the amplitude of the input current is lower than a preset threshold amplitude, the controller can judge that at least one foot of a user does not fully tread the annular belt body, and stop transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

3. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the sensor is used for analyzing the amplitude change of the input current, wherein the input current has a first amplitude when the feet of a user fully contact the annular band; the input current has a second amplitude when no user contacts the endless belt body; when the amplitude of the input current is less than half the first amplitude but greater than the second amplitude, the controller determines that the user's feet are not fully in contact with the endless belt body and stops transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

4. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the base is provided with a left pedal and a right pedal which are arranged at two sides of the annular belt body, and the sensor comprises a plurality of force sensors which are respectively arranged at the left pedal and the right pedal and are used for detecting whether a user steps on any pedal of the left pedal and the right pedal; when the force sensor detects that any one of the user's feet is pressed on any one of the left pedal and the right pedal, the controller stops transmitting the verified movement data to the communication interface.

5. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the base is provided with a left pedal and a right pedal which are arranged at two sides of the annular belt body, and the sensor comprises at least one optical sensor and is used for detecting whether a user steps on any pedal of the left pedal and the right pedal; when the optical sensor detects that any one of the user's feet is pressed on any one of the left pedal and the right pedal, the controller stops transmitting the verified motion data to the communication interface.

6. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the validated athletic data includes a running distance or running time of the user on the endless belt body.

7. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the communication interface is capable of transmitting the validated athletic data to a third party via a network connection.

8. An exercise apparatus with use verification function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the communication interface is a display device for displaying the verified movement data to a user.