Multimedia racing experience system and corresponding experience based displays

• US 20060038818A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert C. Steele
• Original Assignee: Robert C. Steele
• Inventors: Steele, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US11/239,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20060038818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4347 Demultiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44012 involving rendering scenes according to scene graphs, e.g. MPEG-4 scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

A methodology and user interface for viewing a racing experience presentation are provided. A method is provided for viewing driving performance data obtained as a driver travels a driving course. A method is also provided for comparing driving performance data from separate traversals of a driving course. Additionally, a user interface is provided to facilitate review of driving performance data.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A method for capturing multiple aspects of a motional experience, for integrating the captured aspects and for formatting said integrated aspects for replay of said motional experience, comprising:

collecting tri-media data related to a motional event, wherein;

said tri-media data comprises separable and at least one-dimensionally synchronized audio, video associated with a user'"'"'s experience with said motional event, and sensor data related to a conveyance means associated with said user during said motional event;

front-end processing of said tri-media data, creating integrated tri-media data; and

back-end processing of said integrated tri-media data for creating an event record for viewing.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said motional event is operating a race car in a performance evaluated effort.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein said conveyance means is a race car traversing a track.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein said video and audio data are associated with said user while said user is associated with said conveyance means.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said video and audio data are also associated with an environment surrounding said conveyance means while said user is associated with said conveyance means.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein said motional data is selected from the group comprising:

temporal position, track position, distance traveled, speed, RPMs, uni-directional G-force acceleration, tri-axial G-force acceleration, throttle position, steering angle, brake position and data derived therefrom.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein said sensor data also includes biological data associated with said user while said user is associated with said conveyance means during said motional event, wherein said biological data is selected from the group comprising:

heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, adrenalin production, perspiration production and bodily deformations and displacements.

30. The method of claim 23,.wherein said one-dimensional synchronization is based on timestamping of said tri-media data.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein said collecting comprises selecting for receipt portions of said one-dimensional, synchronized audio and video data based upon at least one instantaneous value of said sensor data.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein said front-end processing comprises transforming, converting, rendering, encoding and integrating said tri-media data.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein said encoding comprises formatting said separable tri-media data into separable encoded streams of audio, video, motional and biological data comprising encoded data.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein said rendering comprises duplicating and representing at least parts of said sensor data into graphic representations of sensor data prior to said encoding of said graphic representations of sensor data into rendered data.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein said integrating comprises compiling said transformed, converted, rendered and encoded data into configurable and presentable data streams.

36. The method of claim 23, wherein said back-end processing comprises transmitting and presenting said integrated tri-media data.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein said presenting comprises displaying said integrated tri-media data on monitors viewable in real time.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein said presenting comprises displaying said integrated tri-media data on monitors viewable subsequent to said motional event.

39. The method of claim 23, further comprising storing said integrated tri-media data in association with a dispensable medium for playback on a playback means.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising dispensing said integrated data via said dispensable medium.

41. The method of claim 39, wherein said dispensable medium is selected from the group comprising a CD disc, a DVD disc, a Mini-DVD disc, a VHS tape and the Internet.

42. The method of claim 39, wherein said playback means comprises one of a CD player, a DVD player, a Mini-DVD player, a VHS player, an Internet delivery service and a motional event simulator.

43. The method of claim 40, wherein said dispensing comprises delivering said dispensable medium from a kiosk subsequent to purchase of said dispensable medium.

44. The method of claim 23, further comprising reviewing said integrated tri-media data for education or entertainment.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein said reviewing comprises viewing said integrated data on an interactive basis.

46. The method of claim 44, wherein said reviewing comprises one of the group of:

providing a racing experience presentation, viewing a racing experience presentation and evaluating the performance of a racing experience.

47. The method of claim 23, wherein said front-end processing may be performed, at least in part, on devices physically associated with said conveyance means.

48. The method of claim 23, wherein said front-end processing may be performed, at least in part, on devices not physically associated with said conveyance means.

49. A method for capturing multiple aspects of a driving experience including a driver and a vehicle, for integrating the captured aspects and for formatting said integrated aspects for replay of said driving experience, comprising:

collecting tri-media data related to a driving event, comprising synchronized video associated with said driver, video associated with said vehicle, video associated with the path of travel of said vehicle and audio synchronized with said video, and sensor data related to said vehicle synchronized with said audio and video, wherein all of said tri-media data is synchronized with the positional location of said vehicle along said path of travel during said driving experience;

front-end processing of said tri-media data, creating integrated tri-media data, including transforming, converting, rendering, encoding and integrating said tri-media data, including formatting said separable tri-media data into encoded streams of audio, video, and sensor data, comprising encoded data, and

back-end processing of said integrated tri-media data including transmitting and presenting said integrated tri-media data for creating an event record, for viewing, including preparation of said integrated tri-media data for display on a monitor viewable subsequent to said driving event, wherein at least two different ones of said collected videos are simultaneously displayed synchronized with the play back of said collected audio and with the simultaneous display of at least a portion of said collected sensor data correlated with said synchronized positional location of said vehicle.

50. The method of claim 49, said tri-media data further including video associated with an environment surrounding said vehicle during said driving experience.

51. The method of claim 49, wherein said sensor data is selected from the group comprising:

temporal position, track position, distance traveled, speed, RPMs, uni-directional G-force acceleration, tri-axial G-force acceleration, throttle position, steering angle, brake position and data derived therefrom.

52. The method of claim 49, wherein said sensor data also includes biological data associated with said driver during said driving experience, wherein said biological data is selected from the group comprising:

heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, adrenalin production, perspiration production and bodily deformations and displacements.

53. The method of claim 49, wherein said presenting includes displaying said integrated tri-media data on monitors viewable in real time.

54. The method of claim 49, further comprising storing said integrated tri-media data in association with a dispensable medium for playback on a playback means.

55. The method of claim 54, further comprising dispensing said integrated data via said dispensable medium.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein said dispensing comprises delivering said dispensable medium from a kiosk subsequent to purchase of said dispensable medium.

57. The method of claim 49, further comprising reviewing said integrated tri-media data on an interactive basis for education or entertainment, including reviewing said driving experience and evaluating the performance of said driving event.