METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-MEDIA EVENTS

• US 20130125025A1
• Filed: 01/03/2013
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cheung, Eric, Karam, Gerald
• Granted Patent: US 8,545,369 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0638 Displaying moving images of recorded environment, e.g. virtual environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0076 Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system seats moving during exercise A63B22/0087; training appliances for rowing or sculling on boats A63B69/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/02 with movable endless bands , e.g. treadmills other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0664 performing an elliptic movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/36 Speed measurement by electric or magnetic parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/76 Wind conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0084 Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 : Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 : Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

Implementing remote participation in events is provided. The implementation includes providing a view of an instance of an application on endpoint systems in response to a common option received from users of the endpoint systems of the application, receiving a role from each of the users that include an active participant role and a coach role, and receiving performance data from the endpoint systems. The implementation also includes populating the view with virtual representations of the users of each of the endpoint systems having the active participant role. The populating includes positioning the virtual representations at various locations in the view. The various locations are indicative of the performance data and the view represents an event selected as the common option, which includes a simulated exercise course.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a view of an instance of an application on endpoint systems in response to a common option received from users of the application via the endpoint systems;

receiving a role from each of the users, wherein roles are selectable by the users and include an active participant role and a coach role;

receiving performance data from the endpoint systems; and

populating the view with virtual representations of the users of each of the endpoint systems having the active participant role, the populating including positioning the virtual representations at various locations in the view, the various locations indicative of the performance data;

wherein the view represents an event selected as the common option, the event comprising a simulated exercise course.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising populating the view with comments from the endpoint systems having the coach role.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the comments include video comments.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance data is captured by devices of the endpoint systems, the devices including:

a performance capturing device;

a communication device; and

a graphical display device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the performance capturing device includes an accelerometer.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication device comprises a cellular telephone.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication device is embedded into a physical exercise machine.

8. A system, comprising:

a host system computer; and

an application executing on the host system computer, the application implementing operations comprising;

providing a view of an instance of an application on endpoint systems in response to a common option received from users of the application via the endpoint systems;

receiving a role from each of the users, wherein roles are selectable by the users and include an active participant role and a coach role;

receiving performance data from the endpoint systems; and

populating the view with virtual representations of the users of each of the endpoint systems having the active participant role, the populating including positioning the virtual representations at various locations in the view, the various locations indicative of the performance data;

wherein the view represents an event selected as the common option, the event comprising a simulated exercise course.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further include populating the view with comments from the endpoint systems having the coach role.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the comments include video comments

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the performance data is captured by devices of the endpoint systems, the devices including:

a performance capturing device;

a communication device; and

a graphical display device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the performance capturing device includes an accelerometer.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the communication device comprises a cellular telephone.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the communication device is embedded into a physical exercise machine.

15. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

providing a view of an instance of an application on endpoint systems in response to a common option received from users of the application via the endpoint systems;

receiving a role from each of the users, wherein roles are selectable by the users and include an active participant role and a coach role;

receiving performance data from the endpoint systems; and

populating the view with virtual representations of users of each of the endpoint systems having the active participant role, the populating including positioning the virtual representations at various locations in the view, the various locations indicative of the performance data;

wherein the view represents an event selected as the common option, the event comprising a simulated exercise course.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise populating the view with comments from the endpoint systems having the coach role;

wherein the comments include video comments.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the performance data is captured by devices of the endpoint systems, the devices including:

a performance capturing device;

a communication device; and

a graphical display device.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the performance capturing device includes an accelerometer.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a cellular telephone.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the communication device is embedded into a physical exercise machine.