SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXERCISE IN AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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1. An exercise system comprising:
- an exercise machine, a translation interface, a minicomputer, a display, and a course server;
said course server embedded with course data, said course data comprised of geospatial data supplemented with corresponding visual data;
said course server communicately coupled to said minicomputer;
said minicomputer communicatively coupled to said translation interface;
said translation interface disposed between said minicomputer and said exercise machine, said translation interface further comprised of a translation device and a translation API;
said translation device enabling electronic communication with said exercise machine and said translation API standardizing communication between said minicomputer and said exercise machine;
whereby a virtual environment is rendered to said display in response to real-time output from said exercise machine.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and processes for simulating exercise in an interactive virtual environment comprised of a minicomputer configured with course data from a course server to render a virtual environment on a coupled video display. The minicomputer is in communication with an exercise device via a translation interface such that interaction with the exercise device alters the rendered virtual environment. Additionally, the user may interact with the virtual environment via minicomputer input. An optional advertising server enables insertion of promotional material into the interactive virtual environment.
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1. An exercise system comprising:
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an exercise machine, a translation interface, a minicomputer, a display, and a course server; said course server embedded with course data, said course data comprised of geospatial data supplemented with corresponding visual data; said course server communicately coupled to said minicomputer; said minicomputer communicatively coupled to said translation interface; said translation interface disposed between said minicomputer and said exercise machine, said translation interface further comprised of a translation device and a translation API;
said translation device enabling electronic communication with said exercise machine and said translation API standardizing communication between said minicomputer and said exercise machine;whereby a virtual environment is rendered to said display in response to real-time output from said exercise machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device configured to enable exercise in a virtual environment comprising:
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a translation interface disposed between a minicomputer and an exercise machine;
said translation interface comprised of a translation device and a translation API;said translation device enabling electronic communication with said exercise machine and said translation API standardizing communication between said minicomputer and said exercise machine; said translation interface operable to receive real-time output from said exercise machine and to relay said output to said minicomputer; said translation interface operable to generate control signals to said exercise machine in response to received information from said course, whereby said translation interface enables rendering a virtual environment based on user input and said exercise machine output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An exercise system comprising:
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a translation interface and a course server; said course server embedded with course data, said course data comprised of geospatial data supplemented with corresponding visual data; said course server having a communication channel for bidirectional communication with a minicomputer; said translation interface enabled for communication between said minicomputer and an exercise machine; said translation interface further comprised of a translation device and a translation API; said translation device enabling electronic communication between said exercise machine and said minicomputer via said translation API standardizing communication between said minicomputer and said exercise machine; whereby a virtual environment is rendered to a display in response to real-time communication among said exercise machine, said translation device, and said minicomputer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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