William Thomas Isbell

US Patent:

61528560, Nov 28, 2000

Filed:

May 22, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/077242

Inventors:

George F. Studor - Houston TX
Robert W. Womack - Missoula MT
Michael F. Hilferty - Florence MT
William B. Isbell - Missoula MT
Jason A. Taylor - Bozeman MT
Bruce R. Bacon - Forest Grove OR

Assignee:

Real Vision Corporation - Seattle WA

International Classification:

A63B 2100

US Classification:

482 8

Abstract:

An interactive exercise system including exercise equipment having a resistance system, a speed sensor, a controller that varies the resistance setting of the exercise equipment, and a playback device for playing pre-recorded video and audio. The controller, operating in conjunction with speed information from the speed sensor and terrain information from media table files, dynamically varies the resistance setting of the exercise equipment in order to simulate varying degrees of difficulty while the playback device concurrently plays back the video and audio to create the simulation that the user is exercising in a natural setting such as a real-world exercise course.