Portable motion sensor and video glasses system for displaying a real time video display to a user while exercising

• US 8,717,254 B1
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas Joseph Nave
• Original Assignee: Thomas Joseph Nave
• Inventors: Atwood, Dennis, Nave, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US12/803,885
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 345 7- 9, 345156-168, 345204-215
• US Class Current: 345/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects

Abstract

A portable system is disclosed for displaying a real time video to a user wearing video glasses and while engaging in exercise. The system comprises a motion sensor for attachment to the of the user, with sensor generating a plurality of consecutive signals based upon the motion of the user'"'"'s body. The video glasses of the system also comprise a video frame sequence stored in a memory; a programmed video processor for modifying the video frame sequence as a function of the difference in magnitude between the consecutive signals generated by the motion sensor; and a video display for displaying the modified video frame sequence with the display of the modified video frame sequence changing as a function of the body motion of the user.

Claims

1. A portable system for displaying a real time video of a scene to a user wearing video glasses and while engaging in exercise, comprising:

(a)) a motion sensor for attachment to the body of the user, said sensor comprising;

a gyroscope for generating a plurality of consecutive signals based upon the motion of the user'"'"'s body

a controller for receiving and processing the consecutive signals; and

a first device for receiving the consecutive signals from the controller;

(b) the video glasses comprising;

a post-production video frame sequence having a plurality of production frames with a predetermined number of post-production frames associated with a corresponding production frame, with said post-production video frame sequence stored in a memory within the video glasses;

a second device for receiving the consecutive signals from the first device;

a programmed video processor for receiving the consecutive signals from the second device and determining how many of the post-production frames are to be displayed with a corresponding production frame as function of the difference in magnitude between consecutive signals; and

viewing screens for displaying a modified post production video frame sequence, with the modified post-production video frame sequence consisting of the production frames and the corresponding number of post-production frames that the video processor determined are to be displayed with each production frame, with the display of the video frame sequence changing as a function of the body motion of the user;

whereby the video glasses can present the scene to the user that appears to be moving in relation to the body motion of the user.

2. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the body of the user is the user'"'"'s leg.

3. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the body of the user is the user'"'"'s ankle.

4. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the body of the user is the user'"'"'s finger.

5. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the body of the user is the user'"'"'s wrist.

6. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the consecutive signals produced by the motion sensor are consecutive voltage values.

7. The portable system as in claim 1 in which the post-production frames that are associated with a corresponding production frame are identical to the production frame.

8. A portable system for displaying a real time video of a scene to a user wearing video glasses and while engaging in exercise, comprising:

(a) a motion sensor for attachment to the body of the user, said sensor comprising;

a gyroscope for generating a plurality of consecutive signals based upon the motion of the user'"'"'s body;

a controller for receiving and processing the consecutive signals; and

a first device for receiving the consecutive signals from the controller;

(b) the video glasses comprising;

a video frame sequence stored in a memory within the video glasses;

a second device for receiving the consecutive signals from the first device;

a programmed video processor for receiving the consecutive signals from the second device and modifying the video frame sequence as a function of the difference in magnitude between the consecutive signals, and

viewing screens for displaying the modified video frame sequence with the display of the modified video frame sequence changing as a function of the body motion of the user;

whereby the video glasses can present the scene to the user that appears to be moving in relation to the body motion of the user.

9. A method for displaying a real time video of a scene to a user wearing video glasses and while engaging in exercise, comprising the following steps:

producing a video frame sequence;

storing the video frame sequence in a memory within the video glasses;

attaching a motion sensor to the body of the user;

using the motion sensor to generate a plurality of consecutive signals in response to the motion of the user'"'"'s body;

sending the signals to a programmed video processor within the video glasses;

using the video processor to modify the video frame sequence as a function of the difference in magnitude between consecutive signals; and

displaying the modified video frame sequence with the display of the video frame sequence changing as a function of the body motion of the user;

whereby the video glasses can present the scene to the user that appears to be moving in relation to the body motion of the user.

10. A method for displaying a real time video of a scene to a user wearing video glasses and while engaging in exercise, comprising the following steps:

producing a production video frame sequence having a plurality of production frames;

producing a post-production video frame sequence having a predetermined number of the production frames with a predetermined number of post-production frames associated with a corresponding production frame;

storing the post-production video frame sequence in a memory within the video glasses;

attaching a motion sensor to the body of the user;

using the motion sensor to generate a plurality of consecutive signals in response to the motion of the user'"'"'s body;

sending the consecutive signals to a programmed video processor within the video glasses;

using the video processor to determine how many of the post-production frames are to be displayed with a corresponding production frame as function of the difference in magnitude between the consecutive signals; and

displaying a post-production video frame sequence, with the post-production video frame sequence consisting of the production frames and the corresponding number of post production frames that the video processor determined are to be displayed with each production frame, with the display of the post-production video frame sequence changing as a function of the body motion of the user;

whereby the video glasses can present the scene to the user that appears to be moving in relation to the body motion of the user.