Indoor cycle linked with game content

Abstract

An indoor cycle linked to game content is proposed. More particularly, the indoor cycle includes an exercise equipment unit including a drum, pedals connected to the drum and provided with a built-in wireless pedaling sensor, a saddle provided above the drum, and handles connected to one side of the drum, a processor built into the exercise equipment unit to obtain sensor values from the wireless pedaling sensor, and configured to select a character from the game content to perform an operation of the selected character on the basis of the sensor values obtained from the wireless pedaling sensor, a controller provided in the handles and linked with the processor, so as to operate the character, and a display provided between the handles and linked with the processor, so as to display images of the game content.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An indoor cycle linked to game content, the indoor cycle comprising:
 an exercise equipment unit comprising a drum, pedals connected to the drum and provided with a built-in wireless pedaling sensor, a saddle provided above the drum, and handles connected to one side of the drum;   a processor built into the exercise equipment unit to obtain sensor values from the wireless pedaling sensor, and configured to select a character from the game content to perform an operation of the selected character on the basis of the sensor values obtained from the wireless pedaling sensor;   a controller provided in the handles and linked with the processor, so as to operate the character; and   a display provided between the handles and linked with the processor, so as to display images of the game content,   a heart rate measurement unit provided on one side of the handles and configured to measure a heart rate of a user,   wherein an exercise intensity adjustment unit linked with the processor and configured to adjust rotational strength of the pedals is provided at one side of the drum,   wherein the exercise intensity adjustment unit includes an exercise intensity measurement unit configured to measure changes in the exercise intensity,   wherein the processor estimates torque according to a number of rotations of the pedals by using step-by-step load values measured by the exercise intensity measurement unit and through a linear regression analysis,   wherein in the torque estimation method according to the number of rotations of the pedals, after reference torque is measured through a separately provided power meter, a fitting function for inputting the number of rotations is calculated as an approximate value through the linear regression analysis, and then the torque suitable for an exercise intensity set by a user may be estimated,   wherein the display is linked with the processor through wired/wireless communication, and displays the images of the game content through a mobile device carried by the user,   wherein the processor and the mobile device communicate with each other wirelessly or by wire through a communication unit built-in or external to the exercise equipment unit, and   wherein the communication unit uses a lightweight hash function when the processor transmits/receives data to and from the display or the mobile device by the wired/wireless communication, or when the data acquired by the heart rate measurement unit, the exercise intensity adjustment unit, and the exercise intensity measurement unit is transmitted/received to and from the display or the mobile device by the wired/wireless communication.   
     
     
         2 . The indoor cycle of  claim 1 , wherein the handles are divided into a first handle provided on one side thereof and a second handle provided on the other side thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The indoor cycle of  claim 2 , wherein the controller comprises:
 a joystick provided on the first handle and for controlling directions of the character; and   an operation button provided on the second handle and for operating actions of the character.   
     
     
         4 . The indoor cycle of  claim 1 , wherein the display is fixed to a stand provided between the handles.