System for creating a personalized fitness video for an individual

• US 20060229161A1
• Filed: 06/05/2006
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald P. Demas
• Original Assignee: Donald P. Demas
• Inventors: Demas, Donald P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,357,756 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 15/02 with illuminating devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/00 Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 starting appliances A63K3/02
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip

Abstract

An assessment of an individual with respect to flexibility, cardiovascular condition, body fat composition, muscular strength and condition, as well as other health conditions and limitations is made. Based on this assessment a specific fitness plan is determined for the individual which includes a detailed workout program of specific exercises. A plurality of video segments is selected from a series of video segments stored in a computer wherein each selected video segment is a specific exercise of the detailed workout program and recorded on a D.V.D. or video cassette tape or made available on a secure web site. Also, the assessment of the individual, the specific fitness plan including the detailed workout program can be accomplished automatically by computer. The computer selects the plurality of video segments from a stored series of video segments which correspond to the specific exercises of the specific fitness plan and makes the file available on a secure website to the individual.

Claims

1. A system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video for an individual, comprising:

a) storing in a first computer server a series of video segments wherein each video segment is a demonstration of a specific exercise;

b) converting each of the video segments of said series of video segments to a format suitable for display on the internet;

c) posting said format converted series of video segments to a streaming video web server whereby the format converted series of video segments are accessible through a secure website wherein the web site includes static content and an interactive database;

d) submitting to said web site, by operations performed on a personal computer, physical information relating to the individual seeking the personalized fitness video, exercise equipment available to said individual and physical fitness goals of said individual;

e) assessing the fitness needs of said individual based on the information submitted in step (d) and developing a specific fitness plan based on said assessment including a detailed workout program of specific exercises in at least one sequential arrangement of specific exercises;

f) selecting from among said converted series of video segments a plurality of converted video segments each of which corresponds to a specific exercise of said detailed workout program and arranging said plurality of converted video segments into said at least one sequential arrangement of specific exercises as a personalized fitness video file for said individual; and

g) causing said personalized fitness video file to be accessible to said individual on said secure web site.

2. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein said personalized fitness video file is caused to be accessible to said individual by streaming the file to the individual'"'"'s personal computer.

3. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein said personalized fitness video file is caused to be accessible to said individual by downloading the file to the individual'"'"'s personal computer.

4. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein steps (e) and (f) are performed manually.

5. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein steps (e) and (f) are performed by a computer.

6. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein steps (e) and (f) are performed by a computer and are monitored.

7. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, which further comprises notifying said individual for whom the personalized fitness video is created by e-mail to a personal computer available to said individual when the personalized fitness video becomes accessible.

8. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises Windows Media Files.

9. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises QuickTime file format.

10. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises Macromedia Flash FLV Video file format.

11. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises Macromedia Flash SWF file format.

12. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises iPod format.

13. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises AVI (Audio Video Interleave).

14. The system for creating an internet accessible personalized fitness video as defined in claim 1, wherein the format into which the video segments are converted for display on the internet comprises MPEG file format.