Patent ID: 6997853
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: A61B,A63B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A peer-to-peer network for providing peer-to-peer interaction for exercising, the peer-to-peer network comprising: a public communication network; a first exercise node configured to transmit first communication information to the public communication network, wherein the first communication information indicates first exercise performance for a first exercise machine in the first exercise node; a second exercise node configured to transmit second communication information to the public communication network, wherein the second communication information indicates second exercise performance for a second exercise machine in the second exercise node; and an exercise server configured to receive the first communication information and the second communication information from the public communication network, determine a first response to the first exercise performance and a second response to the second exercise performance to provide peer-to-peer interaction between a user of the first exercise machine and a user of the second exercise machine, and transmit the first response and the second response to the public communication network; the first exercise node is further configured to receive the first response from the public communication network, and provide the peer-to-peer interaction to the user of the first exercise machine based on the first response; the second exercise node is further configured to receive the second response from the public communication network, and provide the peer-to-peer interaction to the user of the second exercise machine based on the second response.