Method and apparatus for teaching utilizing moving walkways

• US 9,922,574 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lightning Fitness Systems LLC (Jeffrey M. Gross)
• Original Assignee: Forward Entertainment & Technology LLC
• Inventors: Clarke, James, Ohanyerenwa, Chiedo
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US14/217,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20140272848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 23/00 Producing tubular articles B29D24/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/002 Indicators
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 11/10 with reinforcements not embedded in the wall F16L11/11 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 11/12 with arrangements for particular purposes, e.g. specially profiled, with protecting layer, heated, electrically conducting F16L11/11 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133 Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements arrangements or circuits for control of liquid crystal elements in a matrix, not structurally associated with these elements G09G3/36
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13336 Combining plural substrates to produce large-area displays, e.g. tiled displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133385 with cooling means, e.g. fans
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133526 Lenses, e.g. microlenses or Fresnel lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A room or area designed to facilitate a plurality of users moving while they learn, work, or participate in a simulation. sensor relays aid this process by sending and receiving user information to a central hub, a movement device, one another or any combination of the three, in order to safely benefit the users coordination, exercise, or concentration while multitasking, according to their own user defined set points, a set of default set points, or set points determined by an external observer. This room or area may be further enhanced in applications where a treadmill or moving walkway is present.

Claims

1. A system for teaching while performing movement exercises in a dedicated area, the area comprising a plurality of devices including:

one or more sensor relay devices having at least one sensor;

any number of output devices;

one or more movement devices;

and one or more computer processors that;

receive a relay signal from any of the one or more sensor relays, detecting information related to the user;

analyze the detected information against one or more manufacturer defined, observer defined, or user defined set points;

and either

send a signal to any of the output devices instructing the decision maker with feedback related to one or more sensor detected user performance related activities measured against one or more set points;

or

send a signal to any of the movement devices controlling said movement devices based on said analysis.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more communication means for enabling communication between the plurality of devices, wherein said plurality of devices are:

movement devices,

output devices,

media devices,

or

computer devices,

communicating directly with each other independent of the system'"'"'s sensor relays.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication means is a wired communication means.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication means is a wireless communication means.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the dedicated area comprises one or more physical assistance means for assisting a user while walking on the movement device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the physical assistance means is a handle bar configured on peripheral walls/ceiling of the dedicated area.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices comprises one or more moveable platform devices.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the platform devices are movable in a vertical, horizontal, up and down direction.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the movement device is a circular treadmill.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the movement device is a walkway.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the relay signal is a signal related to a user'"'"'s activity and sensed by the sensor of the sensor relay device.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the sensor relay sends signal to one or more computer processors for controlling one or more movement devices.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the sensor relay sends signal to one or more computer processors for controlling one or more output devices.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the output device is a headset.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the output device is a media device.

16. A method of teaching comprising the steps of:

having one or more students in motion through the use of one or more movement devices;

presenting the student with educational material while the student is in motion;

said student assisted through the use of one or more sensor relays that may detect and relay signals, conveying information related to one or more sensor detected user performance related activities measured against one or more set points, controlling;

one or more output devices,

one or more movement devices,

or

one or more computer processors;

and the control of the devices or processors altering based on said sensor relay relayed information that is analyzed by a processor as measured against one or more manufacturer defined, observer defined, or user defined set points.

17. A method of teaching according to claim 16 further comprising the step of having the student interact with educational material while moving on a circular treadmill, said educational material being presented on a virtual reality headset.

18. A method of teaching according to claim 16 further comprising the step of having one or more students interact with each other or with one or more teachers or any combination of students and teachers.

19. A system for teaching while performing movement exercises in a dedicated area, the area comprising a plurality of devices including:

one or more sensor relay devices having at least one sensor;

any number of output devices;

one or more of movement devices;

and one or more computer processors that;

receive a relay signal from any of the one or more sensor relays, detecting information related to the user;

analyze the detected information against any number of user defined set points;

and either

send a signal to any of the output devices instructing the decision maker with feedback related to one or more sensor detected user performance related activities measured against one or more set points;

or

send a signal to any of the movement devices controlling said movement devices based on said analysis;

wherein the information detected from the user relates to their performance on a movement device, an output device or a computer processor.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein one of the user'"'"'s output devices is a virtual reality headset which adjusts a movement device or user content based on performance.