Patent ID: 6428449
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A63B,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for controlling a video display image in response to physical movement and voice commands, the system comprisingpace sensing means adapted to be worn on a person's body, where said pace sensing means senses repetitive body movement and creates pulsed pace signals; pace signal transmission means in communication with said pace sensing means for transmitting said pace signals to a pace signal receiving means; pace signal receiving means for receiving said pace signals transmitted from said pace signal transmission means and for delivering said pace signals to a computer; voice receiving means for receiving voice signals and for delivering said voice signals as input to a computer; a computer for receiving and processing said pace signals as input from said pace signal receiving means and said voice signals as input from said voice receiving means, and for controlling a video display monitor and delivering video images to said video display monitor in response to said pace signals and said voice signals, wherein said video images comprise streaming video images representing perceived travel through a virtual world; a video display monitor in communication with said computer for displaying video images; wherein said pace signals and said voice signals control the presentation of the video images delivered to said video display monitor by said computer, such that said pace signals control the perceived rate of travel through said virtual world displayed on said video display monitor and said voice signals control the perceived direction of travel through said virtual world displayed on said video display monitor.