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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2009
Bryson Lovett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Patricia L. Christen, Piedmont, CA (US);
Frederick P. Dillon, Iv, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicole Lee Guthrie, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ellen Louise Lapointe, Oakland, CA (US);
Lalita Kikuyo Suzuki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard L. Tate, Ii, Oakland, CA (US);
Mark A. Wallace, Redwood City, CA (US);
Elizabeth Ji-eun Song, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel E. Cawley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryson Lovett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Patricia L. Christen, Piedmont, CA (US);
Frederick P. Dillon, IV, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicole Lee Guthrie, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ellen Louise LaPointe, Oakland, CA (US);
Lalita Kikuyo Suzuki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard L. Tate, II, Oakland, CA (US);
Mark A. Wallace, Redwood City, CA (US);
Elizabeth Ji-Eun Song, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel E. Cawley, San Francisco, CA (US);
HopeLab Foundation, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
The improved jump ropes devices described herein generally include a source of rhythmic sound, a sensor for determining the motion of the jump rope, and a visual output (e.g., feedback) for indicating how well a user is moving or jumping in time to the rhythmic component of the sound. The device may also include a controller for receiving input from the source of rhythmic sound and the sensor, and controlling the visual output. Methods of using the devices are also described.