Non-motorized Treadmill Synchronizing Web Content Scroll with Cadence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aerobic exercises on traditional treadmills and cycle machines become boring due to repetitive motions, leading to difficulty in maintaining motivation and adherence, especially given the increasing time spent using smart devices.
Innovation Solution
A non-motorized treadmill with an android board and touch panel monitor that synchronizes web content scrolling speed with the user's cadence speed, using a controller to adjust scroll speeds based on cadence and exercise intensity, allowing users to engage with web content like they would on smart devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional treadmills use simple repetitive motions for aerobic exercise, then exercise effectiveness is achieved, but user motivation and engagement deteriorate due to boredom
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the treadmill exercise function with web content display and scrolling functionality. The web content is displayed on a monitor and scrolls automatically at speeds synchronized with the user's cadence, combining physical exercise with digital content consumption to reduce boredom while maintaining exercise effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The scroll speed of the web content is dynamically adjusted based on the user's cadence speed. As the user moves faster on the treadmill, the scrolling content speeds up accordingly, creating an engaging interactive experience that adapts to the user's exercise intensity and maintains motivation.
2Productivity
If aerobic exercise sessions are extended to increase caloric expenditure, then health benefits improve, but user adherence deteriorates due to increased boredom and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The web content scrolling provides continuous engaging stimulation throughout the exercise session. By maintaining synchronized scrolling that responds to ongoing cadence, the system keeps users mentally engaged throughout prolonged exercise periods, enabling them to sustain longer workout durations without experiencing boredom.
3Ease of operation
If treadmills include additional features like monitors and content display, then user engagement improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The treadmill system is designed to perform multiple functions: providing mechanical resistance for exercise, displaying web content on a monitor, and automatically scrolling the content based on cadence detection. This multi-functionality is achieved through integrated components that work together, adding engagement capabilities while maintaining reasonable system complexity through unified control.
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AI summary
A non-motorized treadmill includes a web content provider configured to classify attributes of web content into a text and an image and to provide attribute information about the web content; and a controller configured to control a scroll speed for the text at a first speed based on a first weight value according to a user's cadence speed, a second weight value according to an exercise intensity, and a first reference scroll speed for the text, and to control a scroll speed for the image at a second speed based on the first weight value, the second weight value, and a second reference scroll speed for the image.