Patent ID: 7854686

Claim:
An apparatus for an exercise and dance mat and platform comprising: a first surface, having a plurality of segments and segment specific tactile indicia molded thereon and constructed to support the weight of an individual thereon, the segment specific tactile indicia configured so that the segments are distinguishable by touching the tactile indicia; a first circuit board having first conductive traces adjacent to the first surface; a second circuit board with second conductive traces, adjacent to the first circuit board and having a nonconductive separator board therebetween; and the first conductive traces and the second conductive traces arranged under the first surface to form a series of segment specific switches so that in operation when a segment is stepped on by an individual, the conductive traces form a closed switch and transmit signals for processing by a controller indicating which of said segment is being stepped on and stops transmitting the signals when the segment is no longer being stepped on.