METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONVEY VISUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS ON A VIDEO SCREEN

• US 20120020649A1
• Filed: 07/20/2011
• Published: 01/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PIP Fitness Co.
• Original Assignee: PIP Fitness Co.
• Inventors: Vanderkaden, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/186,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20120020649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/280
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A process for adapting an exercise video for utilization as a non-audible exercise video comprising selecting an exercise video, and incorporating visual instructions into said exercise video, whereby the visual instructions are selected to comprise a coherent series of non-audio instructions. Also taught are a video recording of the invention, a process for programming a coordinated video transmission and presentation, and a portable device for providing vibration corresponding to an event in the exercise video.

Claims

1. A process for adapting an exercise video for utilization as a non-audible exercise video, the process comprising the step of:

selecting an exercise video, and incorporating visual instructions into said exercise video, whereby the visual instructions are selected to comprise a coherent series of non-audio instructions, wherein the exercise video is displayed simultaneously or in conjunction with audio video content.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the exercise video is prepared to be viewed in a size viewable on a small screen.

3. The process of claim 2, wherein the small screen is a sub screen portion of a larger video display view.

4. The process of claim 1, wherein the visual instructions comprise symbols.

5. The process of claim 1, wherein the visual instructions further comprise a color code or symbol indication as to intensity level or an indication as to level of difficulty.

6. The process of claim 1, wherein the visual instructions further comprise a color overlay indicating which muscles to contract and/or relax.

7. The process of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a flashing screen or colors to indicate a change in the visual instructions

8. The process of claim 1, wherein the visual instructions further comprise an indication of the amount of the routine remaining or progress achieved.

9. The process of claim 3, further comprising written instructions in letters which are large in relation to the size of the small screen.

10. The process of claim 9, wherein the written instructions are written in letters which are 20% to 50% in height in proportion to the size of the small screen.

11. The process of claim 10, wherein the written instructions are written in letters which are 20% to 35% in height in proportion to the size of the screen.

24. The process of claim 1, wherein the visual instructions further comprise vibrating or bouncing video displayed on the small screen.

25. The process of claim 1, wherein instructions further comprise vibration of a portable device attached to a body of a user of the exercise video, wherein said portable device provides vibration as a signalling mechanism, said vibration corresponding to an event in said exercise video.

12. A process for programming a coordinated video transmission and presentation, the process comprising the step of:

programming a first video for audio-visual uptake by a user and coordinating transmission of the first video with the programming of an exercise video comprising visual instructions, whereby the visual instructions are selected to comprise a coherent series of non-audio instructions.

13. The process of claim 12, wherein the instruction video is prepared to be viewed in a size viewable on a small screen.

14. The process of claim 13, wherein the small screen is a sub screen portion of larger video display.

15. The process of claim 12, wherein the visual instructions comprise symbols.

16. The process of claim 12, wherein the visual instructions further comprise an indication as to intensity level or an indication as to level of difficulty.

17. The process of claim 15, wherein the indication comprises a color code.

18. The process of claim 12, wherein the visual instructions further comprise a flashing screen or colours to indicate a change in the visual instructions.

19. The process of claim 12, wherein the visual instructions further comprise an indication of the amount of the routine remaining or progress achieved.

20. The process of claim 13, further comprising written instructions in letters which are large in relation to the size of the small screen.

21. The process of claim 20, wherein the written instructions are written in letters which are 20% to 50% in height in proportion to the size of the small screen.

22. The process of claim 21, wherein the written instructions are written in letters which are 20% to 35% in height in proportion to the size of the small screen.

23. The process of claim 12, wherein the exercise video and the first video are broadcast simultaneously as a single program with two views.

26. An article, comprising:

a portable device including a video recording, wherein the video recording is an exercise video incorporating visual instructions into the exercise video, whereby the visual instructions comprise a coherent series of non-audio instructions, wherein the exercise video is displayed simultaneously or in conjunction with audio video content, wherein the visual instructions further comprise vibrating or bouncing video displayed on the small screen.

27. An article of claim 26, wherein the visual instructions further comprise vibration of said portable device attached to a body of a user of the exercise video, wherein said portable device provides vibration as a signalling mechanism, said vibration corresponding to an event in said exercise video.