Sensor, Control and Virtual Reality System for a Trampoline

• US 20110034300A1
• Filed: 06/10/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Hall
• Original Assignee: David Hall
• Inventors: Hall, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,206,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/05 Image processing for measuring physical parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/51 Force
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/58 Measurement of force related parameters by electric or magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/80 Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/11 Trampolines
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/902 Employing specific graphic or video display

Abstract

A trampoline exercise system that is designed to show an avatar of a user, which is jumping on a trampoline. The exercise system includes a computer module, a trampoline configured to provide a platform for a user to perform exercises thereon, and a sensor module designed to sense movements of a user performed on the trampoline. The sensor module provides information that is received by the computer module that controls the display of a users'"'"' avatar on a video monitor in response to the users'"'"' motion on the trampoline. Several types of sensor may be used to sense the movement of the user, including body mounted sensors, trampoline mounted sensors, and remote viewing sensors.

Claims

1. An exercise system, comprising:

a) a computer module, having a memory module, a processing module, video module; and

sensor movement module;

b) a trampoline configured to provide a platform for a user to perform exercises thereon; and

c) a sensor module, electronically coupled to the computer module, designed to send sensor information, to the computer module, about movements of a user performed on the trampoline.

2. The exercise system of claim 1, further comprising a monitor module, electronically coupled to the video module, designed to receive information from the video module to display video images on the data responsive to the sensor information related to movements of a user performed on the trampoline.

3. The exercise system of claim 2, wherein the sensor module includes a trampoline mounted sensor that senses the movement of a user on the trampoline.

4. The exercise system of claim 2, wherein the sensor module includes a user mounted sensor that senses the movement of at least a portion of the user for displaying an avatar simulating movement of at least a matching portion of the user on the video module.

5. The exercise system of claim 4, wherein the portion of the user movement being sensed is selected from the group including a hand, a foot, a leg, a head, an arm, a torso, a knee, a wrist, a neck, a finger, a toe, a face, a waist, an ankle, a shoulder, a stomach, a rear end, a chest, or a calf.

6. The exercise system of claim 2, wherein the sensor module includes a whole user body sensor that senses the movement of the whole body of the user for displaying an avatar simulating the whole body movement of the user on the video module.