Digital professional training instructor (the DPT instructor)

• US 10,159,431 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kermit Patrick Parker
• Original Assignee: Kermit Patrick Parker
• Inventors: Parker, Kermit Patrick, Parker, Gladys, Parker, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Utama, Robert J
• Application Number:
  US12/930,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20140213415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,911 Days
• Field of Search: 434247, 434252
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1124 Determining motor skills
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/072 Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like , e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0726 Dumb bells, i.e. with a central bar to be held by a single hand, and with weights at the ends
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/16 Angular positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/24 Angular displacement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0222 moving torso and lower limbs
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The DPT INSTRUCTOR provides unprecedented exercise instruction guidance by applying unparalleled precision and pinpoint accuracy that comes from combining professional exercise instructor expertise, physics and computer electronics. Considering the marketability of renowned professional/celebrity instructors who have their own unique style, technique, format and dedicated customers. The DPT INSTRUCTOR provides exclusive programming and formulation to guide and exact the expert training regiment of any fitness instructors individual form, execution, posture, expertise and technique. Regardless to the desired classification of an individual'"'"'s type of training, age class, choice of workout machine/device, free weights, calisthenics, aerobics or physical constraints there are expert training instructors for all particular needs available for the DPT INSTRUCTOR programming systems by way of providing their very own unique and personalized execution/posture technique, “inso guaranteeing a convenience, guidance and interactive accessibility that was formerly unknown, unavailable and unattainable to the mainstream/professional exercise instruction guidance device marketing field”.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a digital professional training (DPT) apparatus for providing preprogrammed or programmable portable electronic fitness exercise instruction;

a plurality of swiveling dihedral angle-like fitness exercise instruction, guidance, positioning, tracking, monitoring, calculating and form emulating technique apparatus (timrek apparatus) configured to be fitted to a user physical joint configured to provide a measurement of a first geometric angled degree of posture as a first motion of the physical joint commences and upon reaching a pre-recorded geometric angled degree of posture, to provide a first signal, to the DPT apparatus, indicative of compliance and, subsequently, to provide a second measurement of a second geometric angled degree of posture as a second motion of the physical joint commences and upon reaching a second pre-recorded geometric angled degree of posture, to provide a second signal, to the DPT apparatus, indicative of compliance;

knee and elbow cuff sleeves or braces,

wherein the timrek apparatus is configured to attach to the knee and elbow cuff sleeves or braces;

a panel transmitter system, the panel transmitter system being an upper knee and inner knee panel sequence device configured to attach to modified knee and elbow cuff sleeves or braces and register contact from corresponding elbow and inner forearm transmitters, the elbow and inner forearm transmitters configured to attach to the modified knee and elbow cuff sleeves or braces,

wherein the panel transmitter system comprises at least one display panel screen, the display panel screen configured to display an illumination upon registering a prescribed contact between an upper knee and inner knee panel sequence device from the corresponding elbow and inner forearm transmitters.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises:

a database of information, the information comprising geometric angle measurements and touch sensory movement trajectory calculations associated with at least one instructor;

the information further comprising a systematic timing log for each of a plurality of fitness exercise workout routines.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the database of information further comprises user-specific routine programs, monitoring, timing and angling of the geometric angle measurements and the touch sensory movement trajectory settings associated therewith.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the database of information further comprises exercise guidance instructions associated with the at least one instructor and a complete workout performance routine comprising timing.

5. The system according to claim 2, wherein the database of information further comprises one or more routine associated with a practitioner with a corresponding program associated with the at least one instructor, the one or more routine comprising at least one of recorded sets, timing, reps and projected time for completion.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the database of information further comprises a computerized voice instruction associated with the complete workout performance routine, configured to interactively count throughout each of the practitioners emulative workout programs repetitions as each are performed, registers errors, displays sets, and break time.

7. The system according to claim 2, wherein the database of information further comprises posture of alignment and guidance instruction associated with the at least one instructor.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises a touch sensory movement trajectory calculation system configured to interactively guide and instruct the emulation of posture of execution techniques associated with the at least one instructor.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the database of information further comprises a video log of prerecorded instructional fitness exercise information, tips and guidance instruction from the at least one instructor teaching, advice and application of use in correspondence to a portion of fitness exercises, fitness exercise machines, and fitness exercise devices.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises of one or more in motion trackers to display the geometric angle measurement readings from a range of 0 to 180 degrees and corresponding digitalized numerical degree readings.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises a touch sensory movement trajectory calculation system to interactively guide and instruct emulation of posture of execution techniques, and trajectory calculation instructions associated with at least one instructor, the touch sensory movement trajectory calculation system, the touch sensory movement trajectory calculation system further providing programmed video guidance instruction related to posture of execution technique associated with the at least one instructor, and automated and interactive tracking of the count, reps, and time.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises a visual light sequence system that is used for a mute mode of the device, the visual light sequence system to use an interactive light illumination sequence that provides instruction to the practitioner throughout the entire execution phase of the fitness exercise routine.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the visual light sequence system provides guidance throughout the execution of each of one or more fitness exercise, fitness exercise device, machine or variation.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the visual light sequence systems comprise green light signals, yellow light signals, red light signals, and bright white signals, the green light signals initiate the fitness exercise execution phase, the yellow light signals continue the fitness exercise execution phase, the red light signals stop or reverse the execution phase and the bright white light warns the practitioner that they are in error or are in an extreme and potentially injurious posture of performance.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein the DPT apparatus further comprises functionality for interactively counting emulative fitness repetitions.

16. The system according to claim 1, wherein the timrek apparatus further comprises functionality enabling monitoring and guidance instruction using posture of execution technique, associated with at least one instructor, utilized and maintained when performing at least one of a given fitness exercise.

17. The system according to claim 1, wherein, the panel transmitter system is configured to utilize a web based circuitry system to communicate with the central electronic circuitry base of the timrek apparatus and enable the panel transmitter system to register contact from elbow and inner forearm transmitters (EIF Transmitters);

sending a signal indicative of one or more detections via remote control to the DPT apparatus to provide interactive, emulative executions, monitoring, and fitness exercise guidance instruction;

as the elbow and inner forearm transmitters (EIF transmitters) touch the panel transmitters, register a contact as a fitness exercise repetition;

wherein the one or more detections causing the panel transmitter system to interact and respond to the contact between the EIF transmitters and the panel transmitters.

18. The system according to claim 17, further comprising of:

a PT extender attachable to the Panel Transmitter, that cancels registration of an exercise when the PT extender touches the panel transmitter.