Patent ID: 8788197
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A63B,G01J,G01S,G02B,G02C,G03F,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A visual training aid, comprising: an eyewear article including a lens, the eyewear article configured to be worn by a user moving along a competitive training course; an image generator mounted to the eyewear article in a position to display an image on the lens that is viewable by the user; a processor in data communication with the image generator; a global positioning system in data communication with the processor; a computer readable medium in data communication with the processor; and a camera mounted to the eyewear article in a position to capture competitive training course image data, wherein the global positioning system generates current position data of the eyewear article; wherein the processor is programmed with instructions for selecting from the computer readable medium time-stamped past position data of the eyewear article on the competitive training course, for correlating the time-stamped past position data of the eyewear article with the current position data of the eyewear article, for displaying on the lens a dynamically updated visual image of at least one person representing at least one virtual competitor based on the correlation between past position data and current position data while the eyewear article moves along the competitive training course, and for dynamically adjusting a direction in which the visual image of the at least one virtual competitor is displayed to correspond to dynamically updated data of a direction the user is currently looking; and wherein the camera is configured to capture and display on the lens a portion of the competitive training course as competitive training course image data corresponding to where the user is looking.