Patent ID: 6796927
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A63B,A63F,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An exercise assisting apparatus, comprising:an exercise machine having a driving unit for causing a user to do a leg exercise, exercise monitoring means for monitoring a state of the user's leg exercise based on a driven state of the driving unit, a monitor provided at the front side of the exercise machine for displaying images, display controlling means for displaying an image of a virtual space including an advancing road on the monitor with the position of a virtual camera, which is changed according to the driven state of the driving unit, as a viewpoint, game executing means for displaying a game character to appear on the advancing road in accordance with a specified rule, direction changing means for receiving an instruction to change an advancing direction on the displayed advancing road in response to an operation made by the user doing the leg exercise, and game evaluating means for evaluating an athletic ability of the user based on how properly he instructed to change the advancing direction to make a preset related operation against the game character.