TWI683687B - System of exercise healthy machine with virtual reality transmitting by cloud server - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system of exercise healthy machine for displaying virtual reality image. The method comprises an exercise healthy apparatus for providing a user exercise. A control apparatus is electrically coupled to the exercise healthy apparatus to control driving speed of the apparatus. A virtual reality display apparatus is electrically coupled to the control apparatus, having a first wireless transmission module for receiving a virtual reality image sent by a cloud server, wherein the virtual reality display apparatus correspondingly displays the virtual reality image based-on the driving speed of the exercise healthy apparatus.

Description

Cloud-based virtual reality sports fitness machine system

The present invention relates to a sports fitness machine. More specifically, it is a sports fitness machine system that transmits virtual reality images through the cloud.

Traditionally, treadmills are driven by a horizontal transmission belt along with the rotation of the axle on the treadmill, as shown in the first figure. The user can set the speed of the treadmill on a treadmill panel 20 and the switch to activate or deactivate the treadmill. When starting, the front wheel axle 30 and the rear wheel axle 40 actively drive the transmission belt 50 so that the hand of the athlete 10 can support the treadmill handrail 11 to run on a transmission belt 50. That is, the athlete 10 can run or walk on the transmission belt 50 to achieve the effect of running fitness.

Please refer to the second figure, which shows a schematic diagram of a conventional technical exercise bike. The athlete 10 rides a fitness bike, sits on the seat 60, holds the bicycle armrest 70 in his hand, and steps on the pedal 80 with his own strength. On the bicycle panel 90, the speed and distance of the athlete 10 riding can be seen. Detects the amount of exercise of athlete 10.

In the traditional design relationship between treadmills and exercise bikes, athletes all exercise in a monotonous environment, such as a gym, their own living room or bedroom, which does not provide a certain sports environment. Therefore, the present invention improves the functions of existing fitness bicycles and treadmills, and uses virtual reality technology to further propose an invention with industrial utilization; it will be described in detail later.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sports fitness machine system that uses a cloud server to transmit virtual reality images.

To achieve the above disclosure and other purposes, the present invention provides a sports fitness machine system that can display virtual reality images, including: a sports device, which can be used to provide sports for a sportsman; a control device, electrically coupled to a treadmill device, To control or detect the motion device; and a virtual reality display device with a first wireless module for wirelessly receiving a virtual reality transmitted by a cloud server center The real-world image, in which the virtual reality display device plays the virtual reality according to the video selected by the athlete on the cloud server.

The virtual reality image corresponds to the display of the motion parameters of the sports device; wherein the cloud server center includes a virtual reality generation module for providing virtual reality images. The cloud server center contains virtual reality images of different classified scenes. The virtual reality image is uploaded by the user.

The virtual reality display device includes a processor, a second wireless module and a display, wherein the second wireless module and the display are electrically coupled to the processor. Here, the second wireless module can be used to receive the virtual reality image. The cloud server center includes a virtual reality generation module for providing the virtual reality image. The treadmill device includes a control panel. The control device includes a controller, a sensing device and a first wireless module, wherein the sensing device and the first wireless module are electrically coupled controllers.

In one aspect, the first and second wireless transmission modules include WiFi modules, Bluetooth technology compatible modules, 802.11x wireless transmission standard compatible modules or WiMAX wireless transmission standard compatible modules.

In another aspect, a cloud-based virtual reality image motion system includes a motion device that provides motion of an athlete; a control device that is electrically coupled to the motion device to control or detect the motion device; and a virtual The reality display device and a smartphone have a wireless module for wirelessly receiving a virtual reality image transmitted by a cloud server center, wherein the virtual reality display device is based on the player in the cloud server center The selected video is played in virtual reality.

In one aspect, the bicycle device includes a control panel.

In yet another aspect, a virtual reality display device, a wired or wirelessly coupled control device, wherein the virtual reality display device has a receiving module to receive wiredly or wirelessly an image data transmitted by a wireless communication device, wherein the virtual reality display device The environment display device or the wireless communication device has a virtual reality generation module. The wireless communication device is a smart phone.

These advantages and other advantages will enable the reader to clearly understand the present invention from the description of the following preferred embodiments and the scope of patent application.

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103‧‧‧Controlled support device

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200‧‧‧Control device

210‧‧‧Controller

220‧‧‧sensing device

230‧‧‧ Running speed sensor

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250‧‧‧The first wireless module

300‧‧‧Virtual reality display device

301‧‧‧smartphone

302, 310‧‧‧ processor

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309‧‧‧Receiving module

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331‧‧‧Line of sight tracker

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380‧‧‧ virtual reality generation module

400‧‧‧Wireless Internet

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600‧‧‧ Cloud Server Center

610‧‧‧ virtual reality generation module

The detailed description of the present invention and the schematic diagrams of the embodiments as described below should make the present invention more fully understood; however, it should be understood that this is only a reference for understanding the application of the present invention and does not limit the present invention to a specific implementation Cases.

The first figure is a schematic diagram of a treadmill.

The second figure is a schematic diagram of a fitness bike.

The third figure is a functional block diagram showing the basic structure of a running fitness machine system of one of virtual reality in the present invention.

The fourth figure is a functional block diagram showing the basic structure of a bicycle exercise fitness machine system in one of the virtual reality of the present invention.

The fifth diagram is a functional block diagram of a virtual reality display device according to an embodiment of the invention.

The sixth figure is a schematic diagram showing that a smartphone provides video data to a cloud server center and/or a virtual reality display device according to an embodiment of the invention.

The seventh figure is a schematic diagram showing that a virtual reality display device of one embodiment of the present invention is worn on an athlete.

Herein, the present invention will be described in detail with respect to specific embodiments of the invention and their viewpoints. Such descriptions are used to explain the structure or step flow of the present invention, which are provided for illustrative purposes rather than to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, in addition to the specific embodiments and preferred embodiments in the specification, the present invention can be widely implemented in other different embodiments. The following describes the implementation of the present invention by specific specific examples. Those familiar with this technology can easily understand the efficacy and advantages of the present invention through the contents disclosed in this specification. Moreover, the present invention can also be applied and implemented by other specific embodiments. The details described in this specification can also be applied based on different needs, and various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

An embodiment described in the specification means that a feature, method, or characteristic specifically described in relation to this embodiment is included in at least some embodiments. Therefore, various implementations of one embodiment or a plurality of embodiments are not necessarily the same embodiment. In addition, features, methods, or characteristics related to the present invention may be appropriately combined into one or more embodiments.

It is worth noting that in order to be able to balance the effects of sports and entertainment, the present invention provides a virtual reality (Virtual Reality) device or system. Virtual reality (also known as artificial environment) is the use of computer simulation to generate a three-dimensional virtual world to provide users with visual, auditory, tactile and other sensory simulations, so that users can experience timely, Observe things in the three-dimensional space without restrictions. When the user moves the position, the computer can immediately perform calculations to convert the precise three-dimensional world The image is sent back to produce a sense of presence. Virtual reality technology integrates computer graphics, computer simulation, artificial intelligence, sensing, display, and network parallel processing technology. It is an environment simulation system generated by the assistance of computer technology.

As shown in the third figure, it is a functional block diagram of the basic architecture of the sports fitness machine system showing virtual reality of the present invention. The third picture is a sports fitness machine system that uses a cloud server to transmit virtual reality data to electronic glasses. In this embodiment, the sports fitness machine virtual reality system includes a treadmill device 100, a control device 200, a virtual reality display device 300, a wireless base station 400, an Internet 500, and a cloud server center 600. In one embodiment, the treadmill device 100 includes a frame, a transmission device, and a control panel 110. The control panel 110 can be a touch panel. The rack may be an L-shaped rack, including a base and two pillars standing upright in front of the base, and a pair of armrests on the two pillars for the user to hold. The transmission device includes at least a transmission belt and a motor 120 for providing power to drive the transmission belt. In addition, the rollers can rotate relative to the two side plates of the base to facilitate the rotation of the transmission belt when it rotates, and provide the strength of the transmission belt support, so that a runner can properly run on the surface of the transmission belt. The control panel 110 is provided with control setting devices, such as a power switch, a setting button, a liquid crystal display screen, etc., which can be set for the treadmill device 100.

Referring to the third figure, the control device 200 includes a controller 210, a sensing device 220, and a first wireless module 250. According to an embodiment, the sensing device 220 includes a running speed sensor 230 for the treadmill device 100 and a running load sensor phase 240 for respectively sensing the speed and load of the treadmill device 100 status. The controller 210 is electrically coupled to the control panel 110 of the treadmill device 100 and the running speed sensor 230 and the running load sensor phase 240 of the electrically coupled sensing device 220. In addition, the controller 210 is electrically coupled to the motor 120 of the treadmill device 100. The control device 200 can control the rotation speed and load of the motor 120 by sending out control signals through the controller 210. The first wireless module 250 is an electrical coupling controller 210. The controller 210 is electrically coupled to the control panel 110 of the treadmill device 100 by wired communication or wireless communication technology. In the wireless communication method, the control panel 110 includes a wireless module.

The virtual reality display device 300 can generate a virtual environment. In some embodiments, structurally, the virtual reality display device 300 includes a helmet, a visor, a headband, an eyepatch, a headwear, or eyewear, to facilitate The virtual reality display device 300 is worn on the user. In some embodiments, in electronic signal processing, the virtual reality display device 300 includes a processor 310, a memory 320, a second wireless module 330, and a display 340, as shown in the third figure. The memory 320 may store some instructions for the processor 310. The memory 320, the second wireless module 330 and the display 340 are electrically coupled to the processor 310. The processor 310 of the virtual reality display device 300 is electrically coupled to the controller 210 of the control device 200.

As shown in the fourth figure, it shows a block diagram of the basic structure of the virtual reality system of the bicycle device of the present invention. In this embodiment, the bicycle device 101 includes a body, a transmission device, and a control panel 102. The vehicle body may include a seat, a support rod provided on the front of the vehicle body, and a pair of armrests provided on the support rod for the user to hold. The transmission device includes a wheel provided on the body and a pair of pedals provided on the wheel axle for the rider to step on. The control panel 102 is provided with a control setting device, such as a power switch, a setting button, a liquid crystal display screen (touch screen), etc., which can be set for the bicycle device 101 and set virtual reality image content. The control device 200 can also control the controlled support device 103 through a wired or wireless control signal, and further achieve the effect of controlling the body posture and motion state of the bicycle device, such as controlling its lateral tilt angle and tilt speed. The controller 210 electrically couples the control panel 102 and the controlled support device 103 via wired or wireless means.

The fifth figure shows a functional block diagram of a virtual reality display device 300 according to an embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 includes a processor 310, a memory 320, a second wireless module 330, a display 340, a sensor 350, a button 360, a controller 370, and a virtual reality generation module 380 , As shown in the fifth figure. The memory 320, the second wireless module 330, the display 340, the sensor 350, the button 360, the controller 370, and the virtual reality generation module 380 are coupled to the processor 310. In this embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 generates a virtual reality image content through the processing of the virtual reality generation module 380. The virtual reality display device 300 is, for example, a virtual reality helmet-mounted display, a virtual reality glasses display, a virtual reality stereo projector, or a laser 3D stereo projector. When an athlete uses the treadmill device 100, a virtual reality image can be displayed on the virtual reality display device 300, and reflect various states of the runner, or display other real runners in the virtual reality Above the image. According to an embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 has a direction controller 370 with a touch function to facilitate the control of the forward direction of the virtual reality image, and the menu button 360 to facilitate the screen switching at any time. The sensor 350 can be used to detect movements of the body, swaying or shaking of the head, etc. regarding the movement status of the athlete's body. The sensor 350 is, for example, an area positioning sensor.

The sixth figure shows an embodiment of the present invention using an image capture device to provide video data to the cloud server center 600 and/or the virtual reality display device 300. In this embodiment, the virtual reality The environment display device 300 is a wired or wirelessly coupled control device 200. The virtual reality display device 300 has a receiving module 309 to receive an image data transmitted by a wireless communication device by wire or wirelessly, wherein the virtual reality display device The 300 or wireless communication device has a virtual reality generation module.

A wireless communication device, such as a smart phone 301, includes a processor 302, a memory 305, a third wireless module 303, and a display 304. In this embodiment, the smartphone 301 provides video or image data to the cloud server center 600 on the one hand, and the smartphone 301 downloads and streams to the virtual reality display device 300 through the third wireless module 303 on the other hand , And use the virtual reality generation module 380 of the virtual reality display device 300 to process the streaming data downloaded from the smartphone 301 to generate a virtual reality image content, or the virtual reality generation module of the smartphone 301 itself To generate a virtual reality image content, and the display 340 displays the virtual reality image content. Capture video through an image capture device, such as a portable camera, a wearable camera, or a smartphone 301, and then upload video or image data (such as the reality of its shooting) through a computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone Video) to the cloud server center 600. The server includes many of the above-mentioned image capture devices, including a large amount of video data transmitted by users of the smartphone 301. These video data are processed by the virtual reality generation module 610 to generate virtual reality image content, and stored in the virtual video database 620. And classified according to different attributes or categories, and store them in various classification databases 621, 622...623 respectively. In this way, an athlete using the virtual reality display device 300 can select any type in the virtual movie database 620 as a virtual reality image to watch during exercise. The user can select the actual venue or the competition venue to facilitate the virtual competition with other users.

The virtual reality display device 300 can be combined with the smartphone 301. The virtual reality-based display device 300 itself has a sensor 350 and a controller 370, and provides a real-time game to the virtual reality display device 300 through the smartphone 301, so as to provide players with virtual reality games while exercising. Therefore, by wirelessly coupling the smartphone 301 or an online game server with the virtual reality display device 300, the athlete wearing the virtual reality display device 300 can achieve the fun of playing online games. In one embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 includes a vibration feedback unit to reflect the situation when there is vibration in the game scene, increasing the sense of presence during the game. In another embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 includes an in-the-air gesture detection system to detect the pose of the athlete.

In one embodiment, since the virtual reality display device 300 is combined with the smartphone 301 using Micro USB, the virtual reality display device 300 is directly powered by the smartphone 301. Therefore, the virtual reality sports fitness machine system of the present invention can be combined with a smart phone to allow athletes using the sports fitness machine to experience virtual reality.

As shown in the seventh figure, it shows one embodiment of a virtual reality display device worn on an athlete. In this embodiment, the virtual reality display device 300 is an electronic goggles, which is worn on the head of the athlete 10. The electronic glasses device 300 includes a processing circuit, for example, includes a processor 310 and a memory 320, wherein the processor 310 can operate to couple the memory 320 to execute instructions to implement a virtual reality image generation technology. The processor 310 may be a general-purpose processor, a system-on-chip processor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or other similar processor configuration. The electronic spectacle device 300 also includes a pair of displays 340, which can be disposed in the front frame of the electronic spectacle device 300 where the spectacle lenses appear, which respectively correspond to the two eyes of the athlete 10. In one embodiment, each display 340 may include an opaque liquid crystal display, an opaque organic light-emitting diode display, or other similar displays for displaying virtual reality images to the athlete 10. In another embodiment, each display 340 may include a transparent liquid crystal display, a transparent organic light-emitting diode display or other similar displays for the athlete 10 to directly view real-world images and display on The virtual reality image on the display maintains the ability to view the real world environment through the display 340. In addition, the electronic glasses device 300 also includes an eye-gaze tracking 331, or further includes at least one camera 350. The camera device 350, the memory 320, the gaze tracker 331, and the display 340 are electrically coupled to the processor 310.

The electronic glasses device 300 has a second wireless module, which is wirelessly coupled to a virtual reality generation module 610 of a cloud server center 600 through a wireless network 400 and an Internet network 500, such as a graphics generation system ( graphics generation system). The second wireless transmission module is, for example, a wireless local area network communication module (WLAN module) or a WiFi module, for transmitting data. The camera device 350 can capture instant images outside the electronic glasses device 300. The captured image can be sent to the virtual reality generation module 610 of the cloud server center 600, and processed by the virtual reality generation module 610 to generate a virtual reality image content, and then sent to the electronic glasses device 300, and The display 340 displays the content of the virtual reality image.

The virtual reality display device 300 can learn various settings on the control panel 110 of the treadmill device 100 and the speed and load status of the treadmill device 100 through the control device 200, as well as the control panel of the bicycle device 101 Various settings of 102 and the speed and load status of the bicycle device 101 and other data. According to an embodiment, the running speed sensor 230 senses The sports parameters of the athlete 10 running on the treadmill device 100, such as speed data and the speed data of the athlete 10 pedaling on the bicycle device 101 sensed by the bicycle speed sensor 231, are real-time through the first wireless transmission module 250 It is transmitted to the second wireless transmission module 330, and the moving or dialing speed of the virtual reality image content is correspondingly corresponding to the running speed data and the pedal speed data. That is, pure virtual reality images can interact with the speed of running or pedaling. In one embodiment, the virtual reality image content displayed on the display 340 also displays the real image or the virtual image of the athlete 10 wearing the virtual reality display device 300 (or can recognize his own name) Or name); r and/or other real or virtual images of the athletes (or their identifiable names) can also be displayed in the virtual reality image content to let the athletes 10 know there are other Of athletes are exercising on other treadmill devices 100 as if they were in a group exercise or competition with other users. In order to achieve the above purpose, the users who log on to the server agree to distribute and display their information on the virtual reality display of others.

The memory of the present invention may include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), non-volatile flash memory, and the like.

The aforementioned wireless local area network communication module (WLAN module) is compatible with and can handle data transmission of wireless local area network protocols. For example, the wireless LAN communication module may be a Bluetooth compatible module, a compatible module of the Wi-Fi wireless transmission standard, a compatible module of the 802.11x wireless transmission standard, NFC (Near Field Communication: Near Field Communication), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) wireless transmission standard compatible module. The wireless local area network communication module can enable the virtual reality display device 300 of the present invention to wirelessly receive the virtual reality image content generated by the virtual reality generation module 610 of the cloud server center 600 (for example: a wearable recorder , The video signal of the driving recorder or other audio-visual information content, such as tourist attractions, historic sites, street scenes, natural scenery... etc.).

When the athlete 10 starts to use the treadmill device 100 or the bicycle device 101 of the present invention, the power switch can be turned on the control panel on the treadmill device 220 or the bicycle device 101, and the virtual reality image content and various related setting items can be set After that, the runner 10 can see the virtual situation from the image output device (display 340) equipped with the virtual reality display device 300, and the status signal of the treadmill device 100 or the bicycle device 101 can be sent to The control device 200 is transmitted to the processor 310 of the virtual reality display device 300, and interacts with the virtual reality image content to change the state or parameters of the athletes on the treadmill device 220 or the bicycle device 101, and is reflected in the image output Outfit Put on.

When an athlete wears a virtual reality helmet on the display, a variety of environmental simulation videos can be shown on the display and a 3D three-dimensional interaction effect can be generated with the athlete, allowing the athlete to exercise on a bicycle or running fitness machine At the same time, I can also feel the authenticity and presence of sports in various environments by wearing the virtual reality helmet on the display, and have the effects of entertainment and sports.

The above description is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should be able to understand that they are used to illustrate the invention rather than to limit the scope of the patent rights claimed by the invention. The scope of patent protection depends on the scope of the attached patent application and its equivalent fields. Anyone who is familiar with the skills in this field, without departing from the spirit or scope of this patent, makes changes or retouches, which belong to the equivalent changes or designs completed under the spirit of the disclosure, and shall be included in the following patent application scope Inside.

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Claims (12)

A cloud-based virtual reality sports system includes: a sports device that provides a sports player movement; a control device that is electrically coupled to the sports device to control or detect the sports device; and a virtual reality display device having A vibration feedback unit and a first wireless module for wirelessly receiving image data transmitted by a cloud server center, and based on the image data, the virtual reality display device plays a virtual reality image; wherein the vibration feedback unit is It is used to reflect the vibration situation and increase the sense of presence; wherein the virtual reality display device is a virtual reality helmet, eye mask or glasses to facilitate wearing on the user. The cloud virtual reality motion system as described in claim 1, wherein the virtual reality image corresponds to the motion parameter display of the motion device; wherein the cloud server center includes a virtual reality generation module for To provide the virtual reality image. The cloud virtual reality motion system as described in claim 1, wherein the cloud server center contains virtual reality images of different classified scenes. The cloud virtual reality motion system as described in claim 1, wherein the virtual reality display device further includes a gaze tracker. A motion system for cloud-based virtual reality images, including: a motion device that provides motion of an athlete; a control device that is electrically coupled to the motion device to control or detect the motion device; and a virtual reality display device, And a smart phone has a wireless module for wirelessly receiving image data transmitted by a cloud server center, and based on the image data, the virtual reality display device plays a virtual reality image; wherein the virtual reality display device It has a vibration feedback unit and an air posture detection system. The dynamic feedback unit is used to reflect the vibration situation and increase the sense of presence, and the air posture detection system is used to detect the posture of the athlete; wherein the virtual reality display device is a virtual reality helmet, eye mask or glasses to facilitate Wear on the user. The motion system of cloud virtual reality image as described in item 5 of the claim, wherein the virtual reality image corresponds to the motion parameter display of the motion device; wherein the cloud server center includes a virtual reality generation module, It is used to provide the virtual reality image. The cloud virtual reality image motion system as described in claim 5, wherein the cloud server center contains virtual reality images of different classification scenes. The cloud virtual reality motion system as described in claim 5, wherein the virtual reality display device further includes a gaze tracker. A virtual reality sports system includes: a sports device that provides an athlete's movement; a control device that is electrically coupled to the sports device; and a virtual reality display device that is wired or wirelessly coupled to the control device, the virtual reality The display device has a display, an air posture detection system, and a receiving module that receives image data transmitted by a wireless communication device by wire or wirelessly, wherein the virtual reality display device or the wireless communication device has a virtual reality generation module It is used to generate virtual reality images; wherein the aerial posture detection system is used to detect the posture of the athlete; wherein the virtual reality images correspond to the display of motion parameters of the sports device. The virtual reality motion system of claim 9, wherein the virtual reality display device further includes a wireless module. The virtual reality motion system as described in claim 9, wherein the wireless communication device downloads virtual reality images from a cloud server center. The virtual reality motion system as recited in claim 9, wherein the virtual reality display device further includes a gaze tracker.

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