Gymnastic machine with data exchange by means of a short range communication channel and training system using such machine

Abstract

A gymnastic machine ( 3 ) is described comprising: a data processing unit and relative control station ( 4 ) operatively associated to said data processing unit, at least one short-range communication interface ( 6 ) operatively associated to said data processing unit. The short range communication interface ( 6 ) is configured to form a two-way short-range communication channel to receive at least one user identification code. A training system ( 100 ) for a user is also described, comprising: a portable electronic device ( 1 ) associated to the user; a short-range communication interface ( 2 ) operatively associated to said portable electronic device ( 1 ); said short range interface ( 2 ) being configured to form a two-way, short-range communication channel to provide at least one user identification code; the aforementioned gymnastic machine ( 3 ).

1 . Gymnastic machine which can be used by a user for training, comprising:
 a data processing unit,   a control station of the gymnastic machine operatively associated to said data processing unit,   at least one short-range communication interface associated to said data processing unit,   wherein said at least one short-range communication interface is configured to form a two-way short-range communication channel to receive at least a user identification code from the user's portable electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . Gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to communicate, on the basis of the user identification code, data representative of the training performed by the user to a remote electronic processor, through a long range communication channel. 
     
     
         3 . Gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to communicate, on the basis of the user identification code, data representative of the training performed by the user to the user's portable electronic device, through said short-range communication interface. 
     
     
         4 . Gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 , comprising, in addition, a further short-range communication interface associated to said data processing unit, configured to exchange, on the basis of the user identification code, data representative of the training performed by the user to the user's portable electronic device, through said further short-range communication interface. 
     
     
         5 . Gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to download, on the basis of the user identification code, data representative of the training program to be followed from a remote electronic processor, through a long range communication channel. 
     
     
         6 . Gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the short-range communication interface is in NFC technology or other NFC-compatible technology. 
     
     
         7 . Gymnastic machine ( 3 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein said further short-range communication interface is in Bluetooth technology. 
     
     
         8 . Training system for a user, comprising:
 a portable electronic device associated to the user;   a short-range communication interface operatively associated to said portable electronic device, said short range interface being configured to form a two-way short-range communication channel to provide at least one user identification code;   a gymnastic machine according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         9 . System according to  claim 8 , wherein the short-range communication interface associated to the portable electronic device is configured to form a two-way short-range communication channel to provide said at least one user identification code to the gymnastic machine. 
     
     
         10 . System according to  claim 9 , wherein the short-range communication interface associated to the portable electronic device is configured to exchange, on the basis of the user identification code, further representative data of the training of the user by means of the two-way short-range communication channel formed between the short-range communication interface associated to the portable electronic device and said at least one short-range communication interface associated to the gymnastic machine. 
     
     
         11 . System according to  claim 9 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a further short-range communication interface in Bluetooth technology, to exchange on the basis of the user identification code, further representative data of the training of the user by means of a two way communication channel formed between the further short-range communication interface associated to the portable electronic device and the further short-range communication interface of the gymnastic machine. 
     
     
         12 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . System according to  claim 8 , further comprising a remote electronic processor, configured to provide the portable electronic device on the basis of the user identification code, data representative of the training program to be followed by the user, by means of a long range communication channel. 
     
     
         18 . System according to  claim 8 , wherein the portable electronic device is configured to provide the gymnastic machine, on the basis of the user identification code, the data representative of the training program to be followed by the user, by means of a short range communication channel. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . System according to  claim 8 , wherein the gymnastic machine is configured to provide the remote electronic processor, on the basis of the user identification code, the partial or complete data of the training program performed by the user, by means of a long range communication channel. 
     
     
         21 . System according to  claim 20 , wherein the gymnastic machine is configured to transfer to the portable electronic device, on the basis of the user identification code, the partial or complete data of the training program performed by the user, by means of the short range communication channel, the portable electronic device being configured to transfer to the remote electronic processor, on the basis of the user identification code, the partial or complete data of the training program performed by the user, by means of the long range communication channel. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled)