Electronic exercise enhancer
First Claim
1. An apparatus for training a user, the apparatus comprising:
- an actuation device for presenting to a user a stimulus sensible by a user;
a controller operably connected to the actuation device and comprising a processor for processing data, a memory device for storing data, an input device for receiving feedback data corresponding to a condition of a user, and an output device for sending control signals for controlling the actuation device;
a tracking device operably connected to communicate the feedback data to the input device of the controller and including a sensor for detecting a condition of a user;
the controller further programmed to operate on input data provided independently from the user by a program executable by the processor, user data corresponding to inputs selected by a user, and feedback data corresponding to a user'"'"'s condition and provided from the tracking device; and
the actuation device operably connected to the controller and tracking device for providing stimuli directly to a user according to a control signal corresponding to the feedback data, user data, and input data.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing stimuli to a user while sensing the performance and condition of the user may rely on a controller for programmably coordinating a tracking device and a sensory interface device. The tracking device may be equipped with sensors for sensing position, displacement, motion, deflection, velocity, speed, temperature, humidity, heart rate, internal or external images, and the like. The sensory interface device may produce outputs presented as stimuli to a user. The sensory interface device may include one or more actuators for providing aural, optical, tactile, and electromuscular stimulation to a user. The controller, tracking device, and sensory interface device may all be microprocessor controlled for providing coordinated sensory perceptions of complex events.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for training a user, the apparatus comprising:
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an actuation device for presenting to a user a stimulus sensible by a user; a controller operably connected to the actuation device and comprising a processor for processing data, a memory device for storing data, an input device for receiving feedback data corresponding to a condition of a user, and an output device for sending control signals for controlling the actuation device; a tracking device operably connected to communicate the feedback data to the input device of the controller and including a sensor for detecting a condition of a user; the controller further programmed to operate on input data provided independently from the user by a program executable by the processor, user data corresponding to inputs selected by a user, and feedback data corresponding to a user'"'"'s condition and provided from the tracking device; and the actuation device operably connected to the controller and tracking device for providing stimuli directly to a user according to a control signal corresponding to the feedback data, user data, and input data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for training a user, the apparatus comprising:
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an actuation device for presenting to a user a stimulus sensible by a user; a controller operably connected to the actuation device and comprising a processor, an input device for receiving feedback data corresponding to a condition of a user, and an output device for sending control signals for controlling the actuation device; a tracking device operably connected to communicate the feedback data to the controller and including a sensor for detecting a condition of a user; and an electromuscular stimulation device comprising a receiver for receiving input signals corresponding to user inputs selected by a user and to the feedback data, the electromuscular stimulation device being operably connected to the controller to provide stimulation directly to a user from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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an input device for inputting a process parameter signal required for operation of an executable stored in a memory device to be executed by a processor, and for inputting a user selection signal corresponding to optional data selectable by a user and useable by the executable; a tracking device for tracking a condition corresponding to a user and providing a sensor signal corresponding thereto; the processor operably connected to the input device and the tracking device to receive the process parameter signal, the user selection signal, and the sensor signal; a controller operably connected to the processor and tracking device to provide an actuator signal; a sensory interface device operably connected to the controller to receive the actuator signal and to respond thereto by providing sensory stimulation directly to a user, the sensory stimulation corresponding to the process parameter signal, the user selection signal, and the sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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