Interactive Audio/Video Instruction System

• US 20080141135A1
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fitphonic Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Fitphonic Systems LLC
• Inventors: Mason, Eric D., Hughs, J. Fred
• Application Number:
  US11/814,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20080141135A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A system for selecting and assembling previously-recorded video segments having at least some instructional content allows users to assemble a complete program. The complete program may include a workout session or instructions on for a complete activity. The programs may be saved to storage device and the storage device may be personal to the user.

Claims

1. A system for retrieving and displaying video segments, the video segments containing at least a portion that includes instructional content, the system comprising:

a CPU;

a storage device in communication with the CPU for storing a plurality of previously recorded video segments, each of the plurality of previously recorded video segments containing at least a portion that includes video instructional content and audio instructional content;

a user interface to select a plurality of video segments from the plurality of stored, previously recorded video segments stored in the storage device; and

a display device to display the plurality of selected video segments.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device is selected from the group of display devices that include a computer monitor, a television, and a hand held screen.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage device is located in a separate location from the CPU.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage device and the CPU are located in separate locations from the display device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is touch screen.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a computer mouse and a keyboard.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a memory device to at least temporarily store the plurality of selected video segments prior to display on the display device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the memory device and display device are operationally connected to one another and removable from the CPU and storage device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the video segments includes a video instruction portion, an audio instruction portion, and a musical portion.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein at least two of the video instruction portion, the audio instruction portion, and the musical portion overlap one another.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of previously recorded video segments are categorized by the instructional content of each of the video segments.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected plurality of video segments is a previously selected plurality of previously recorded video segments.

14. The method of displaying a sequence of video segments of claim 11, wherein the plurality of selected video segments provide a complete set of instructions for a predetermined activity.

15. The method of displaying a sequence of video segments of claim 11, wherein the plurality of selected video segments is smaller than the plurality of stored video segments.

16. The method of displaying a sequence of video segments of claim 11, further comprising the step of storing the plurality of selected video segments in the predetermined order in a storage device.

17. The method of displaying a sequence of video segments of claim 16, wherein the storage device is personal to the user.

18. The method of displaying a sequence of video segments of claim 11, wherein the list of a plurality of previously recorded and stored video segments includes at least one set of previously selected and stored video segments.

13. A method of displaying a sequence of video segments comprising the steps of:

retrieving a list of a plurality of previously recorded and stored video segments, each of the previously recorded and stored video segments having at least a portion that includes video instructional content and audio instructional content;

selecting from the retrieved list of a plurality of previously recorded and stored video segments a plurality of video segments for display in a predetermined order; and

playing the plurality of selected video segments in the predetermined order.

19. A method of assembling an individualized exercise session from a plurality of prerecorded exercise video segments comprising the steps of:

selecting from a first plurality of exercise video segments a second plurality of exercise video segments;

displaying a list of the selected second plurality of exercise video segments; and

playing the selected second plurality of exercise video segments in the predetermined order.

20. The method of assembling an individualized exercise session of claim 19, further comprising the step of storing the selected second plurality of exercise video segments in a predetermined order.

21. The method of assembling an exercise session of claim 19, wherein each of the first plurality of exercise video segments includes a video instruction portion, an audio instruction portion, and a musical portion.

22. The method of assembling an exercise session of claim 19, wherein each of the first plurality of exercise video segments are categorized by at least one of difficulty, duration, and style.

23. The method of assembling an exercise session of claim 19, wherein each of the first plurality of exercise video segments are categorized by difficulty, duration, and style.

24. The method of assembling an exercise session of claim 20, wherein the first plurality of exercise video segments are related by exercise modality.

25. The method of assembling an exercise session of claim 20, further comprising the step of selecting an exercise modality to display a list of a plurality of exercise video segments related to the selected exercise modality.

26. A system for retrieving and displaying video segments, the video segments containing at least a portion that includes instructional content, the system comprising:

a CPU;

a storage device in communication with the CPU for storing a plurality of previously recorded video segments;

a user interface to select a plurality of video segments from the plurality of stored, previously recorded video segments stored in the storage device; and

a display device to display the plurality of selected video segments.