Delivery of workout video

• US 9,326,032 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elise Joan Molinelli, Judith Evans Molinelli
• Original Assignee: Elise Joan Molinelli, Judith Evans Molinelli
• Inventors: Molinelli, Elise Joan, Molinelli, Judith Evans
• Primary Examiner(s): HANCE, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US14/081,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20140137170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/654 Transmission by server directed to the client

Abstract

Techniques for workout video delivery includes presenting to a viewer'"'"'s client process first data indicates a matrix of video segments including a set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments. Second data indicating two or more video segments selected by the viewer is obtained from the client process. Video from all the selected video segments is presenting automatically to the viewer.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

sending first data for presentation at a client process of a viewer, wherein the first data indicates a matrix of continuous instructor-led video segments including a set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments, each segment including multiple different exercises and having a duration in a range from about 5 minutes to about 15 minutes;

obtaining from the client process second data indicating two or more video segments selected by the viewer for a tailored workout; and

streaming automatically, to the client process of the viewer, video from all the selected video segments without viewer action required to transition from one of the selected video segments to another of the selected video segments, wherein the tailored workout for the viewer has a duration at least equal to a sum of durations of the corresponding selected video segments.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the matrix of video segments includes the set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments in each of a plurality of disciplines.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 2, wherein the plurality of disciplines includes at least two of yoga or ballet or interval conditioning.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein each video segment is tagged with one or more muscle groups that are subjected to extra work by the video segment, where the muscle groups are selected from a group comprising arms, legs, core, buttocks, full body and cardio.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions further causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

in response to sending the first data, receiving from the client process third data that indicates viewer filter criteria; and

sending fourth data for presentation at the client process,

wherein

the first data includes a prompt for a viewer to select one or more filter criteria;

the fourth data indicates a filtered set of video segments including a warmup video segment, a cool-down video segment and a middle video segment that each satisfy the filter criteria, and

the second data, indicating the two or more video segments selected by the viewer, is received in response to sending the fourth data.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 5, wherein:

execution of the one or more sequences of instructions further causes the one or more processors to perform sending fifth data for presentation at the client process that prompts the viewer to select the two or more videos indicated in the second data from the filtered set of videos; and

the second data indicating the two or more video segments selected by the viewer is received in response to sending the fifth data.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 6, wherein:

the fourth data indicates a default order for the filtered set of video segments; and

the fifth data also prompts the viewer to determine an order for the two or more video segments;

the second data further indicates a selected order for the two or more video segments; and

presenting automatically to the viewer video segments from all the selected segments is done in the selected order.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 5, wherein the viewer filter criteria indicates one or more muscle groups.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 5, wherein the viewer filter criteria indicates one or more disciplines selected from yoga and ballet and interval conditioning.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including one or more sequences of instructions,

the at least one memory and the one or more sequences of instructions configured to, with

the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

sending first data for presentation at a client process of a viewer, wherein the first data indicates a matrix of continuous instructor-led video segments including a set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments, each segment including multiple different exercises and having a duration in a range from about 5 minutes to about 15 minutes;

obtaining from the client process second data indicating two or more video segments selected by the viewer for a tailored workout; and

streaming automatically, to the client process of the viewer, video from all the selected video segments without viewer action required to transition from one of the selected video segments to another of the selected video segments, wherein the tailored workout for the viewer has a duration at least equal to a sum of durations of the corresponding selected video segments.

11. A method comprising:

causing a server process on a server processor to present to a viewer'"'"'s client process on the viewer'"'"'s device first data that indicates a matrix of continuous instructor-led video segments including a set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments, each segment including multiple different exercises and having a duration in a range from about 5 minutes to about 15 minutes;

causing the server process to obtain from the client process second data indicating two or more video segments selected by the viewer for a tailored workout; and

causing the server process to stream automatically, to the viewer'"'"'s client process, video from all the selected video segments without viewer action required to transition from one of the selected video segments to another of the selected video segments, wherein the tailored workout for the viewer has a duration at least equal to a sum of durations of the corresponding selected video segments.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein the matrix of video segments includes the set of warmup video segments, cool-down video segments and middle video segments in each of a plurality of disciplines.

13. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of disciplines includes at least two of yoga or ballet or interval conditioning.

14. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein each video segment is tagged with one or more muscle groups that are subjected to extra work by the video segment, where the muscle groups are selected from a group comprising arms, legs, core, buttocks, full body and cardio.

15. A method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

in response to causing the first data to be sent, receiving from the client process third data that indicates viewer filter criteria; and

causing the server process to send fourth data for presentation at the client process,

wherein

the first data includes a prompt for a viewer to select one or more filter criteria;

the fourth data indicates a filtered set of video segments including a warmup video segment, a cool-down video segment and a middle video segment that each satisfy the filter criteria, and

the second data, indicating the two or more video segments selected by the viewer, is received in response to sending the fourth data.

16. A method as recited in claim 15, wherein the viewer filter criteria indicates one or more muscle groups.

17. A method as recited in claim 15, wherein the viewer filter criteria indicates one or more disciplines selected from yoga and ballet and interval conditioning.