Method for creating and distributing personalized fitness instruction
First Claim
1. A multimedia personal-training system, comprising:
- (a) a user, wherein the user has access to an internet equipped computer;
(b) a video enabled personal media player, wherein the personal media player is capable of synchronization with the user'"'"'s computer;
(c) an internet-based environment, wherein the internet-based environment comprises a web-page, a guided user interface (“
GUI”
), and a computer server;
(d) an exercise database containing one or more transition videos and exercise components, wherein the transition videos and exercise components are stored in computer-readable format;
(e) a computer software means for accessing the exercise database through the internet-based environment;
(f) personal-training instructional media specific to the user;
(g) a computer software means for storing the personal-training instructional media in the internet-based environment;
(h) a computer software means for accessing the personal-training instructional media in the internet-based environment;
(i) a means for transmitting the personal-training instructional media to the user'"'"'s computer and synchronizing with the video-equipped personal media player.
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Abstract
A multimedia system product for use in physical fitness training including a method and system for producing customized physical fitness programs through an internet-based environment. The user is allowed to select the individual components of the exercise video and manipulate motion capture data by using a graphics engine to customize the “look and feel” of the customized workout through available training avatars. The individual components eligible for inclusion are included in a database containing a plurality of audio and visual media files of personal trainers performing exemplar exercises. The compiled instructional video is then available for download and installation on a video-enabled personal media player.
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16 Claims
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1. A multimedia personal-training system, comprising:
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(a) a user, wherein the user has access to an internet equipped computer; (b) a video enabled personal media player, wherein the personal media player is capable of synchronization with the user'"'"'s computer; (c) an internet-based environment, wherein the internet-based environment comprises a web-page, a guided user interface (“
GUI”
), and a computer server;(d) an exercise database containing one or more transition videos and exercise components, wherein the transition videos and exercise components are stored in computer-readable format; (e) a computer software means for accessing the exercise database through the internet-based environment; (f) personal-training instructional media specific to the user; (g) a computer software means for storing the personal-training instructional media in the internet-based environment; (h) a computer software means for accessing the personal-training instructional media in the internet-based environment; (i) a means for transmitting the personal-training instructional media to the user'"'"'s computer and synchronizing with the video-equipped personal media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of generating personal-fitness instructional media, comprising the steps:
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(a) processing a plurality of user-specific information; (b) generating a first selection of one or more exercise components, wherein the first selection of exercise components is made by comparing the user-specific information, including gender and exercise experience level, with the indexed information in the exercise database; (c) generating a second selection of one or more exercise components, wherein the second selection of base audio-video components is made by the user from the first selection of exercise components by means of a guided user-interface (“
GUI”
) through an internet-based environment;(d) compiling a sequential series of exercises including the selected exercise components; and (e) creating a finished media product, wherein a user-specific avatar is integrated with the sequential series of exercises whereby the user appears to be performing the demonstrated exercises. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for integrating audio files stored on user'"'"'s computer with finished media product, comprising:
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(a) a means for randomly selecting audio files from the user'"'"'s media library, wherein the audio files include .mp3, .wma, and .aac files; (b) a means for importing selected audio files into the finished media product when downloaded on the user'"'"'s computer; and (c) a means for coordinating the volume of the added audio files with the audio components of the finished media product.
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