Exercise equipment with dynamic illumination of simulated environment
AssigneeOxeFit, Inc.
InventorPeter Neuhaus
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus includes a motor, a cable coupled to the motor, an exercise attachment coupled to the cable such that the motor is operable to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable, a display screen, and a controller. The controller is programmed to control the motor based on simulated progress through a virtual environment, determine a beam direction based on a cranial orientation of the user of the exercise apparatus, generate a graphical visualization of the virtual environment by casting a virtual light beam along the beam direction, and cause the display screen to display the visualization.
Claims20
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a motor;
- a cable coupled to the motor;
- an exercise attachment coupled to the cable, wherein the motor is operable to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable;
- a display screen;
- a controller programmed to:
- control the motor based on simulated progress through a virtual environment;
- determine a beam direction based on a cranial orientation of the user of the exercise apparatus;
- generate a graphical visualization of the virtual environment by casting a virtual light beam along the beam direction;
- and
- cause the display screen to display the visualization.
A method of operating an exercise apparatus comprising a motor, a cable coupled to the motor, and an exercise attachment coupled to the cable, the method comprising:
- detecting a cranial orientation of a user of the exercise apparatus;
- determining a beam direction for a virtual headlamp based on the cranial orientation of the user;
- generating and displaying a graphical visualization of a virtual environment by casting a virtual light beam along the beam direction in the virtual environment;
- and
- controlling the motor of the exercise apparatus to exert force on the exercise attachment via the cable based on simulated progress of the user through the virtual environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.