US Patent Office Issues First Exerscape Patent

US Patent #6,004,243 Issued On December 21, 1999

(SANDY, UT December 22, 1999)— The United States Patent Office has issued US Utility Patent number 6,004,243, titled "Dynamic real time exercise video apparatus and method". This patent claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60-005,239, filed Oct. 11, 1995. Similar patents continue to pend in Canada, Australia, England, France, Germany, and Italy.

Bruce Ewert, founder of IXR and inventor of the Exerscape™ real time interactive video technology, states "The issuance of this patent confirms our belief that the Exerscape technology is unique. We believe our technology is best-of-breed and look forward to its entry in the marketplace early next year!" IXR plans to release its first products in early 2000 as an OEM to Bell Sports, San Jose, California. The Bell Blackburn RX-9 Motivator Digital Interactive Training System will be available in specialty bicycle stores nationwide and on the Internet.

IXR's breakthrough Exerscape™ technology provides an unmatched level of realism by seamlessly varying the video rate of high-quality MPEG2 DVD Video. As Jim Taylor, noted author of "DVD Demystified", puts it "Exerscape™ is an unparalleled advancement of stunning simplicity" Originally conceived and invented by IXR founder Bruce Ewert, Exerscape™ enables high-quality digital video speed to be manipulated at will. Mr. Ewert, with his Speilbergian resemblance and varied sporting and technologic background, notes "this is just the first step of where we want to take users as we continue to push the frontiers of realistic POV capture and user-driven displays, with real-time Internet connectivity!"

IXR Corp. is a private software development company based in Sandy, Utah. Based in San Jose, California, Bell Sports is one of the largest accessory companies in the bicycle industry with over $210 million in 1998 sales. Blackburn is one of a family of high-quality brands, including Bell, Giro, Rhode Gear and Vistalite. RX-9 and Digital Interactive Training System are trademarks of Bell Sport. DVD Live, Exerscape, physio-interactive and RIDE.moab are trademarks of IXR Corp. Windows 98 is a trademark of Microsoft.

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