Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise solutions, such as gym workouts and live streaming, often lack personalization and individual guidance, and are limited by schedule, location, and equipment constraints, failing to provide a convenient and effective fitness experience.
Innovation Solution
A reflective video display apparatus, or 'smart mirror,' that integrates a display, camera, microphone, and biometric sensors to stream workouts, allowing two-way communication and personalized feedback, enabling users to interact with instructors and track their progress in a flexible and equipment-agnostic manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gym workouts with instructors are used, then personalization and individual guidance are provided, but location constraints and schedule limitations occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the gym environment and instructor through video display technology. The display panel shows pre-recorded or live instructor guidance, replicating the personalization experience of in-person training without requiring physical presence at the gym. This allows users to access personalized workout guidance from any location with the device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gym workouts with instructors are used, then personalization and individual guidance are provided, but location constraints and schedule limitations occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses pre-recorded workout videos with instructors that have been prepared in advance. Users can access these pre-prepared personalized workout sessions at any time without needing to schedule appointments or travel to the gym. The preliminary recording of instructor guidance allows on-demand access, eliminating schedule constraints.
3Ease of operation
If live streaming workouts are used, then location flexibility is improved, but personalization and individual guidance are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates biometric sensors that continuously monitor user performance metrics during workouts. This feedback mechanism allows the system to track individual progress and provide personalized adjustments to workout intensity and duration based on real-time physiological data, restoring the personalization element that was lost in conventional live streaming.
4Reliability
If conventional gym equipment is used, then effective workouts are provided, but equipment constraints and location requirements occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal workout system that can guide users through various exercise types without requiring specialized gym equipment. The display panel presents workout instructions and demonstrations that can be performed with body weight or minimal equipment, making the system adaptable to different environments and eliminating dependence on conventional gym equipment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The smart mirror provides a convenient, personalized, and interactive fitness experience, allowing users to receive guided workouts with real-time feedback and biometric tracking, overcoming the limitations of traditional gym and streaming methods.
Implementation Method 1
a mirror, disposed in front of the display, to reflect an image of a person opposite the display
Implementation Method 2
The mirror has a partially reflecting section to transmit the video imagery of the exercise instructor to the person opposite the display
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes capturing, using an Internet of Things (IoT) device, real-time video of a user performing an exercise associated with a first exercise class. Real-time video of the user is displayed, via a display, concurrently with video of an instructor, to provide a visual comparison of the user to the instructor. Image analysis of the real-time video of the user is performed to determine a performance of the user, and a representation thereof is displayed. Biometric data associated with the user is received at the IoT device from a wearable device at multiple points in time. Heart rates are identified based on the biometric data, and scores based on the heart rates are displayed via the display. A recommendation for a second exercise class different from the first exercise class is determined based on a profile of the user, and displayed via the display.