Transferable exercise video game system for use with fitness equipment

• US 20110086707A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rohan Christopher Loveland
• Original Assignee: Rohan Christopher Loveland
• Inventors: Loveland, Rohan Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/925,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20110086707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0087 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1043 being characterized by constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes

Abstract

One embodiment of a wearable exergaming system comprised of control push-buttons and motion sensor worn by the player, communicating wirelessly with a portable computer/display placed on the fitness equipment in front of the player. This allows a fully portable exergaming system, that can be used on a number of different fitness machines, which is easily transferable from person to person and machine to machine. Other embodiments are described.

Claims

1. A transferable interface system allowing a video game to be played by a user while exercising on a cardio fitness machine, comprising:

at least one control device worn on at least one of said user'"'"'s hands, and

at least one sensor capable of sensing the rate of speed of said user'"'"'s motion, worn on a moving part of said user'"'"'s body, and

at least one computer/display device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said control devices and sensors communicate wirelessly with the computer/display device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said sensors capable of sensing the rate of speed of said user'"'"'s motion are comprised of an accelerometer and electrical circuitry, with said electrical circuitry allowing the measured quantities of motion to be transmitted as video game control signals.

4. The system of claim 1, with said computer/display device communicating with another computer.

5. The system of claim 1, with an additional heart rate sensor worn by said user, combined with electrical circuitry, with said electrical circuitry allowing said user'"'"'s heart rate to be transmitted as an input signal to said video game.

6. The system of claim 1, with said computer/display being a cell phone.

7. The system of claim 1, with said computer/display device worn on the head.

8. The system of claim 1, with communication from said computer/display device to the fitness machine.

9. The system of claim 8, with said communication used to change the difficulty settings of the fitness machine.

10. The system of claim 1, where all of the wireless circuitry is in an easily rechargeable form.