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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Mark E. Ainsworth, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert J. Silbernagel, Seattle, WA (US);
Susan W. M. Bell, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Ainsworth, Snohomish, WA (US);
Robert J. Silbernagel, Seattle, WA (US);
Susan W. M. Bell, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Precor Incorporated, Woodinville, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic method of obtaining a service alert pertaining to exercise equipment uses a control server associated with a fitness facility to gather service information from at least one fitness equipment unit. The method further includes determining whether the service information gathered is significant, automatically sending a service alert message to at least one predefined recipient regarding service information that is significant.