Apple's much-rumored iWatch might be able to serve as your own virtual weightlifting coach.
A granted patent dubbed "Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods" as published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office describes a sensor that attaches to a weighlifting body bar in order to monitor and record your capabilities and progess.
The original patent filing advanced the notion of a "shoe wear-out sensor," meaning it would be incorporated into your sneakers or other footware. But in revising the filing over time, Apple steered more in the direction of a sensor that fits on the body bar and transmits the results to a mobile device, such as a smartwatch as outlined below:
"In one embodiment, display 512 (shown in dotted outline) is part of a watch (or a MP3 player or a cell phone) that may be seen when worn or used by the user when performing exercises; and measurements determined by processor 504 are transmitted to the watch (or to the MP3 player or cell phone) for display upon display 512."
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iwatch-could-tap-into-patented-weightlifting-sensor/
A granted patent dubbed "Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods" as published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office describes a sensor that attaches to a weighlifting body bar in order to monitor and record your capabilities and progess.
The original patent filing advanced the notion of a "shoe wear-out sensor," meaning it would be incorporated into your sneakers or other footware. But in revising the filing over time, Apple steered more in the direction of a sensor that fits on the body bar and transmits the results to a mobile device, such as a smartwatch as outlined below:
"In one embodiment, display 512 (shown in dotted outline) is part of a watch (or a MP3 player or a cell phone) that may be seen when worn or used by the user when performing exercises; and measurements determined by processor 504 are transmitted to the watch (or to the MP3 player or cell phone) for display upon display 512."
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iwatch-could-tap-into-patented-weightlifting-sensor/
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