Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to automated human-motion-training systems. These automated human-motion-training systems include a hardware platform that provides for stored-instruction processing and that includes memory, an I/O interface, and an audio-signal generation and output component, and an operating system or control program that executes on the hardware platform and that provides a program-execution environment. The automated human-motion-training systems further include components of the human-motion-training system that provide for automated proctoring of human-motion exercises and training regimes, including monitoring of a user's body position, producing feedback corresponding to a user's body position, and determining a user's performance in order to modify the exercises and training regimes so that they provide optimal-challenge-point-based training over the course of multiple repetitions and training sessions.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to a visual network operating system (“VNOS”) for graphically interacting with devices and/or applications associated with a computing device. Specifically, a graphical control system for creating and operating decomposable visual components (“DVCs”) in a VNOS. The DVCs may be related to system elements such as devices, and software programs that may be controlled by, observed by and/or manipulated by the DVCs. In accordance with one aspect of other present invention, a method is provided for creating DVCs in the VNOS, including providing a library of objects which may then be used to instantiate DVCs from the library. Once instantiated these DVCs may then be configured while their operation is displayed in a user interface. Specifically multiple DVCs may be instantiated and connected such that a value in one DVC is communicated to another DVC.

Abstract: Stations in a sequence accepting a vector from preceding stations in the sequence communicate data packets to other stations in the sequence. Each station receiving the vector is spliced out of the sequence by communicating such a desire or by failing to respond to the preceding station, which then provides for the passing of the vector to the station following the next station. Alternatively, an individual station (not in the sequence) between the communicating and next stations can be spliced into the sequence by communicating to all stations such a desire before any response from the next station. Some or all stations may be either in a performance mode higher than a set-up mode. And if in the performance mode may initiate the operation of the performance mode sequence when the other stations are in the set-up mode.

Abstract: The graphical control system of the present invention includes a computer (20), a device interface (35) for a non-computer system device (21) having at least one feature control (29a) (or display (29b)), a bus network (28) connecting the computer (20) to the device interface (35), and a visual network operating system (78) based on an object-oriented programming paradigm. The device interface (35) connects the non-computer system device (21) to the bus network (28) and provides the mechanism for converting computer-generated commands into signals for controlling the operation of the feature control (29a) of the non-computer system device (21). The visual network operating system (78) is a distributed operating system that is partially stored on the computer (20) and partially stored in the device interface (35).

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining and indicating the integrity of a network that interconnects a group of nodes. Each node includes an internal clock (42 or 58), an indicator (27) for emitting a signal at a synchronized signaling interval and a processing unit (36 or 60) electronically coupled to the indicator and the internal clock. The processing of the node causes the indicator to emit a signal at the synchronized signaling interval. When the integrity of the network is intact, the processing unit of each node causes the indicator of the node to emit a signal at the same synchronized signaling interval. As a result, all of the indicators are emitting signals in unison. When the integrity of the network has been lost due to a malfunctioning node or physical break, on a group-to-group basis, the indicators of those nodes improperly communicating with each other emit signals at different synchronized signaling intervals. As a result, the indicators emit signals in an asynchronous manner.

Abstract: Stations accepting a vector from preceding stations in a sequence communicate data packets to other stations. Each station receiving the vector becomes spliced out of the sequence by communicating such a desire to the preceding station, which then provides for the passing of the vector to the following station. Alternatively, an individual station (not in the sequence) can be spliced into the sequence by communicating to all stations such a desire before any response from the next station. If the next station does not respond to the communicating station, the communicating station can splice the next station out of the sequence and provide for the passing of the vector to the following station. Some or all stations may be in a performance mode higher than a set-up mode. Any station preprogrammed to to operate in the performance mode may initiate the operation of the performance mode sequence when the stations are operating in the set-up mode.