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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Richard Fedrigon, Oak Park, IL (US);
Bruce R. Bacon, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Michael F. Hilferty, Florence, MT (US);
Scott R. Francis, Hollister, CA (US);
Loren M. Luke, San Mateo, CA (US);
Real Vision Corporation, Florence, MT (US);
Abstract
An interactive exercise pad system ( ) receives exercise data ( ) from a user ( ) stepping on and off of an exercise pad ( ). The exercise data ( ) is optionally pre-processed in a data acquisition unit , before being communicated to a communications port ( ) of a computer ( ). The computer ( ) obtains data files ( ) which have been pre-stored on media ( ). The data files ( ) include video files ( ), optional audio files ( ), and table files ( ) of location and terrain information. The video files ( ) and the table files ( ) are collected from a real exercise course. The computer ( ) processes the exercise data ( ) and the data files ( ) to playback the video files ( ) and the optional audio files ( ) so that the user ( ) experiences a realistic simulation of the real exercise course.