Patents by Inventor Scott R. Francis

Scott R. Francis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Interactive exercise pad system
    Patent number: 6336891
    Abstract: An interactive exercise pad system (10) receives exercise data (108) from a user (24) stepping on and off of an exercise pad (12). The exercise data (108) is optionally pre-processed in a data acquisition unit 14, before being communicated to a communications port (30) of a computer (16). The computer (16) obtains data files (82) which have been pre-stored on media (80). The data files (82) include video files (84), optional audio files (86), and table files (88) of location and terrain information. The video files (84) and the table files (88) are collected from a real exercise course. The computer (16) processes the exercise data (108) and the data files (82) to playback the video files (84) and the optional audio files (86) so that the user (24) experiences a realistic simulation of the real exercise course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Real Vision Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Fedrigon, Bruce R. Bacon, Michael F. Hilferty, Scott R. Francis, Loren M. Luke