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Systems and methods for fitness and video games

  • US 9,914,053 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2016
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for cooperative control of a video game avatar, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device being with a different user; and

    an application executing on each mobile device, the application including;

    an exercise prompt function operable to direct a user of the mobile device to perform an exercise movement;

    a monitor function operable to employ sensors in communication with the mobile device to measure exercise parameters of the user of the mobile device;

    a communications function operable to use communications facilities of the mobile device to transmit the measured exercise parameters of the user to a web server and to receive measured exercise parameters of other users; and

    a video game executing on the mobile device, the video game operable to employ the measured exercise parameters of the users to cooperatively control movement of an avatar within the video game,wherein a first movement parameter of the avatar is controlled based upon a first exercise parameter of a first user and a second movement parameter of the avatar is controlled based upon a second exercise parameter of a second user, andwherein movement capabilities of the video game avatar for playing the video game are set based upon an exercise performance level of the users.

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