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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Alton Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
James Shaw, Sterling, CT (US);
Alton Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
James Shaw, Sterling, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention comprises a method and/or an apparatus using computer configured exercise equipment and an electric motor provided physical resistance in conjunction with a game system, such as a video game system, where the exercise system provides real physical resistance to a user interface. Results of user interaction with the user interface are integrated into a video game, such as running on a game console. The resistance system comprises: a subject interface, software control, a controller, an electric servo assist/resist motor, an actuator, and/or a subject sensor. The system provides actual physical interaction with a resistance device as input to the game console and game run thereon.