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USOO74978.12B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 7,497,812 B2 Neff et al. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 3, 2009 (54) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SIMULATION FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS ENHANCED EXERCISE MACHINE JP 06-043784 2, 1994 (75) Inventors: John D. Neff, Austin, TX (US); Matthew T. Verona, Sugar Land, TX (US); Jerry M. Roane, Austin, TX (US) (Continued) (73) Assignee: Cube X, Incorporated, Austin, TX (US) OTHER PUBLICATIONS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Tacx, Products pp. 1-2, VR trainers “Fortius', retrieved from the U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Internet on Dec. 5, 2006: http://www.tacx.com/producten. php?language=EN&lvlMain=16&lv1Sub=55&l v 1SubSub=77. (21) Appl. No.: 11/495,229 (Continued) (22) Filed: Jul. 28, 2006 Primary Examiner Glenn Richman (65) Prior Publication Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Morgan & Finnegan, LLP US 2007/OO93360A1 Apr. 26, 2007 (57) ABSTRACT Related U.S. Application Data (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/950,931, A computer simulation enhanced exercise device is provided filed on Sep. 25, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part which engages the user by directly relating the users exercise of application No. 10/621,075, filed on Jul. 15, 2003, motion in real time to a visual simulation or interactive game. now abandoned. The exercise device may comprise any variety of machines including, stationary bikes, rowing machines, treadmills, (51) Int. C. A63B 69/03 (2006.01) stepper, elliptical gliders or under desk exercise.
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