System and method of personal fitness training using interactive television
First Claim
1. A system of personal fitness training using interactive television comprising:
- an entertainment device having a display screen;
a control means in communication with said entertainment device and having a signal receiver and transmitter, and a microprocessor for controlling the entertainment device;
a remote control device having a user input mechanism, wherein a user input signal is transmitted to said control means via a communication link;
an interactive television network in communication with said control means via a communications network; and
a computer system in communication with said interactive television network, wherein said interactive television network transmits a signal via the communication network representing a personal fitness training program for the user, that is processed and displayed on the display screen of said entertainment device, the user interactively participates in the personal fitness training program using the remote control device, control means and entertainment device and the user uses the remote control device, control means and entertainment device to interact via the interactive television network.
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Abstract
An improved system and method of health management using a personal fitness trainer and interactive television is provided. The system includes an entertainment device, a control means, a remote control device, and an interactive television network in communication with the control means via a communication network. The system also includes a computer system in communication with the interactive television network, and the interactive television network transmits a signal representing a personal fitness training program for the user that is processed and displayed on the display screen of the entertainment device so that the user can interactively participate in the personal fitness training program. The method includes the steps of the user selecting the personal fitness training program using the remote control device and selecting a transactional selection from a predetermined list for the personal fitness training program displayed on the display screen for the entertainment device. The method also includes the steps of the interactive television network processing the selection and displaying the appropriate information on the display screen of the entertainment device. The method further includes the step of the user interactively participating in the program via the interactive television network.
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23 Claims
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1. A system of personal fitness training using interactive television comprising:
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an entertainment device having a display screen;
a control means in communication with said entertainment device and having a signal receiver and transmitter, and a microprocessor for controlling the entertainment device;
a remote control device having a user input mechanism, wherein a user input signal is transmitted to said control means via a communication link;
an interactive television network in communication with said control means via a communications network; and
a computer system in communication with said interactive television network, wherein said interactive television network transmits a signal via the communication network representing a personal fitness training program for the user, that is processed and displayed on the display screen of said entertainment device, the user interactively participates in the personal fitness training program using the remote control device, control means and entertainment device and the user uses the remote control device, control means and entertainment device to interact via the interactive television network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system of personal fitness training using interactive television comprising:
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an entertainment device having a display screen;
a control means in communication with said entertainment device and having a signal receiver and transmitter, and a microprocessor for controlling the entertainment device;
a remote control device having a user input mechanism, wherein a user input signal is transmitted to said control means via a communication link;
an interactive television network in communication with said control means via a communications network; and
a personal fitness trainer computer system in communication with the interactive television network via a communications network wherein the personal fitness trainer uses the personal trainer computer system and interactive television network to transmit a signal representing a personal fitness training program developed by the personal fitness trainer for the user that correlates the user'"'"'s resting metabolism with caloric intake and activity level to determine the user'"'"'s caloric expenditure and then determines the user'"'"'s caloric balance from caloric intake and caloric expenditure to the user, that is processed and displayed on the display screen of the entertainment device, the user interactively participates in the personal fitness training program using the remote control device, control means and entertainment device, and the user uses the remote control device, control means and entertainment device to interact with the personal fitness trainer via the interactive television network.
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11. A method of personal fitness training using interactive television comprising:
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selecting a personal fitness training program for a user, by the user using a remote control device in communication with a control means operatively in communication with an entertainment device, wherein the control means is operatively in communication with an interactive television network;
providing the user with a window on a display screen for the entertainment device containing a predetermined list of transactional selections for the personal fitness training program;
selecting a transaction by the user;
processing the user transactional selection by the interactive television network and providing a signal representing the personal fitness training program to the control means via the communications network that is processed and displayed on the display screen of the entertainment device; and
interactively using the personal fitness training program information displayed on the display screen to participate in the personal fitness training program via the interactive television network using the remote control device, control means and entertainment device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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