BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a portable sensing module, and more particularly to a portable sensing module for a fitness equipment and a data transmission process for using the portable sensing module.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The existing fitness equipments generally include the simple fitness equipment without control panel and the fitness equipment which is provided with an electronic control panel. The user using the fitness equipment without a control panel doesn't know the relative data after doing work out, therefore, has to learn to know by experience whether the amount of work out is enough. The fitness equipment with an electronic control panel is capable of showing relative work-out data but is still unable to be used in combination with other follower equipments, such as the 3C products and smart phone, therefore, the function of the existing fitness equipment with an electronic control panel is still limited.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary objective of the present invention is to provide a portable sensing module for a fitness equipment and a data transmission process for using the same, which is capable of collecting the static data of the fitness equipment and the dynamic data indicating the status of the user. With the sensing module, the fitness equipment can be connected with follower equipments, such as a display or a household audio and video equipment or handheld 3C equipment in a wire or wireless manner, thus expanding the function of the fitness equipment to better meet the user's demand.
To achieve the above objective, a portable sensing module for a fitness equipment in accordance with the present invention comprises: a sensing unit, a center control unit, a storage unit, a wireless transceiver and a connecting unit. The sensing unit is a contact or non-contact sensor connected to the center control unit, the center control unit is connected to the storage unit, the wireless transceiver and the connecting unit, the wireless transceiver and the connecting unit are used to connect follower equipments which include a display or household audio and video equipment or handheld 3C equipment. The center control unit is a MCU (microprocessor control unit), the storage unit is used to store relative data sheets, including various electronic signals and formats corresponding to data detected by the sensing unit, and product code for the follower equipments, the household audio and video equipment or handheld 3C equipment, the wireless transceiver is an antenna for connecting the follower equipments in a wireless manner, and the connecting unit is an input and output port for connection of the follower equipments via wire.
A data transmission process for using the portable sensing module comprises the following steps:
using the sensing unit to detect the status of the fitness equipment, including the dynamic data indicating the status of the user, and the static data of the fitness equipment;
transmitting the data to the center control unit and converting it into computable data, then computing;
comparing the data obtained from previous step with the data sheets stored in the storage unit and then encoding it into codes transmittable or usable by the follower equipments;
packaging the codes into data useable by the follower equipments; and
using the connecting unit and the wireless transceiver to transmit the data to the follower equipments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSFIG. 1 shows that a portable sensing module in accordance with the present invention and the fitness equipments with and without a control panel;
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the portable sensing module in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing that the sensing module of the present invention is assembled to a fitness equipment;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part ofFIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a data transmission process for using the sensing module in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTSThe present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
Referring toFIG. 1, aportable sensing module10 in accordance with the present invention is directly plugged in afitness equipment20. Thefitness equipment20 has apower cable22 for connecting to a power source and can be provided with or without a control panel21.
Thesensing module10, as shown inFIG. 2, comprises asensing unit11, acenter control unit12, astorage unit13, awireless transceiver14 and a connectingunit15. Thesensing unit11 can be a contact or non-contact sensor. As shown inFIGS. 3 and 4, thesensing unit11 includes acontact roller110 pivoted to amounting member111 which is formed with anelongated adjustment hole112. Thefitness equipment20 is provided on asupport member24 of abase23 with afixing hole240. Abolt113 is inserted through theadjustment hole112 and thefixing hole240 and screwed with anut114, so that theroller110 comes into contact with thefitness equipment20 and will drive arotary shaft25 to rotate when a user runs on the fitness equipment. Theroller110 is built-in with a counter for counting rotation speed or the number of revolutions that theroller110 rotates. Thesensing unit11 can also be non-contact device, such as grating sensor, or laser sensor or wave sensor, to detect the state of the respective components of thefitness equipment20 when the user is working out on it, thus creating dynamic data, or, can be a level sensor or an initial sensor to create static data by detecting the level or slope or height of thefitness equipment20.
Thesensing module10 is connected to thecenter control unit12 via thesensing unit11. Meanwhile, thecenter control unit12 is connected to thestorage unit13, thewireless transceiver14 and the connectingunit15. Thewireless transceiver14 and the connectingunit15 are used to connect follower equipments, such as thenetwork30 and thedisplay40, as shown inFIG. 2. Thedisplay40 can be an ordinary display or household audio and video equipment or handheld 3C equipment. Thecenter control unit12 is a MCU (microprocessor control unit). Thestorage unit13 is used to store relative data sheets, including various electronic signals and formats corresponding to the data detected by thesensing unit11, and the product code for the follower equipments, the household audio and video equipment or handheld 3C equipment. Thewireless transceiver14 is an antenna for connecting the follower equipment in a wireless manner. The connectingunit15 is an I/O input and output port for connection of follower equipments via cable. Thedisplay40 can be installed with suitable APP according to the user's demand.
Referring then toFIG. 5, adata transmission process50 in accordance with the present invention comprises the following steps:
sensing51: using thesensing unit11 to detect the status of thefitness equipment20, including the dynamic data indicating the status of the user, and the static data of the fitness equipment;
code converting52: transmitting the data to thecenter control unit12 and converting it into computable data, then computing;
encoding53: comparing data obtained from previous step with data sheets stored in thestorage unit13 and then encoding it into codes transmittable or usable by follower equipments;
packaging54: packaging the code into data useable by the follower equipments; and
transmitting55: using the connecting unit and the wireless transceiver to transmit the data to the follower equipments, so that the follower equipments can be directly plugged in the fitness equipment to expand the function of the fitness equipment.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.