Patent Application
20050238182
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a prescription remote-control system, particularly to one having a designed prescription encoded by means of audio-frequency encoding technique and then the encoded signal burned with sounds to make up an image-and-sound prescription compact disk. After the sounds of the image-and-sound prescription compact disk are broadcast, an audio-frequency decoder will receive the sound signal and decode it and then transmit the decoded signal to the controller of an apparatus a user uses. Then the controller commands the apparatus to set different programs according to the different signals the controller receives. The different programs set by the apparatus are the same as the contents of he design that the prescription makes, and a user can precede exercise guided by the contents.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, apart from being equipped with various kinds of sports apparatus to be used, a sports club also provides music and films for people to listen and watch while they are taking exercise to let them avoid feeling monotonous. In addition, professional coaches in a sports club always design a sports prescription, such as patterns of exercise and adjustment of resistance, degree of slope and velocity of the sports apparatus, in accordance with personal physical conditions and requirements so as to avoid sports injuries and achieve an excellent ports effect. However, constantly going to the sports club for exercise would take much time and also cost much money, resulting in much inconvenience to the exercisers.
The objective of the invention is to offer a prescription remote-control system which enables a user to carry out self-training anytime and anywhere in accordance with a designed prescription.
The feature of the invention is to have a designed prescription encoded by means of audio-frequency encoding technique. Then, the encoded signal burned with sounds only or both sounds and images to make up a sound prescription compact disk or an image-and-sound prescription compact disk. After the sounds of the sound prescription compact disk are broadcast, an audio-frequency decoder will receive and decode the sound signals and then transmit the decoded signals to the controller of an apparatus to let the controller command the apparatus to carry out the functions designed by the prescription, enabling a user to carry out self-training anytime and anywhere according to the designed prescription.
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
A preferred embodiment of a prescription remote-control system in the present invention, as shown in
In using, a user can take exercise with an apparatus (such as a sports apparatus) in accordance with the movement patterns designed by the image-and-sound prescription and simultaneously watch the image on the display and also listen to the music broadcast by the display 16. In addition, after the controller 19 of an apparatus receives the command of the audio-frequency signal decoded by the audio-frequency decoder 18, it will control the apparatus to make various settings, such as change of resistance, slope and velocity as well as sports patterns of a sport apparatus, which are the same as the contents designed by the prescription 10. Therefore, the apparatus can be controlled to accomplish the designed contents of the prescription by the audio-frequency signal.
In order to obtain effects of high-transmission velocity and anti-interference, the audio-frequency encoding technique 11 and the decoder 18 can employ a combined signal of two specific single-audio-frequency to represent the single-digital DTMF encoding technique for encoding and decoding. The DTMF code is extensively applied to telephone system, having excellent capacities for anti-interference and transmission velocity.
The image-sound prescription compact disk 14 is made by having the audio-frequency encoded signal burned with sounds. Therefore, if the audio-frequency encoded signal is burned with the actual sound effects and the songs and also with the images of actual scenes of the group sport or TV programs or films to make up an image-sound prescription compact disk 14, a user can take exercise according to the exercise patterns designed by the image-sound prescription compact disk 14 and listen to the music at the same time, enjoying amusements as well as exercise. The prescription compact disk 14 can also be burned with sounds of language teaching to achieve an educational function of language learning. Further, if the sounds and images input are scenes of group activity, a user will feel as if he were present in the group at that time.
There are two ways for the audio-frequency decoder 18 to transmit the audio-frequency signal to the controller 19 of an apparatus: wired transmission and wireless transmission. The wired transmission is carried out by means of RS232C transmission lines (BUS) and transistor-to-transistor transmission lines (12C). The wireless transmission is to have the decoded audio-frequency signal converted into RF ultra-red rays and then transmitted to the controller 19 of the apparatus.
When the prescription remote-control system in the present invention is applied to a sports apparatus, it is able to combine teaching physical exercise with amusement together. Thus, a user can take exercise and listen to music or learn lessons at the same time as if there were a coach standing by and instructing him. Further, the prescription remote-control system in the present invention can also be applied to musical instruments. After the sounds of the image-sound prescription compact disk are broadcast, the audio-frequency decoder will transmit the decoded signal to the controller of the musical instrument to let the controller manage playing of the musical instrument to guide a learner to do exercise at the musical instrument.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
