Electronic apparatus, system, presentation method, presentation program, and recording medium

• US 10,300,332 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Ito, Tsuyoshi, Kodaira, Kenya
• Primary Examiner(s): McCulloch, Jr., William H
• Application Number:
  US15/387,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20170203151A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0666 worn on the head or face, e.g. combined with goggles or glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a processor that calculates identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated in advance, and displays the identification data to a user.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to determine identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on a user, the plurality of regions including;

a first region including a first virtual plane formed from a line extending along a central axis of a shaft of the exercise appliance at an initial position prior to a start of a backswing of the exercise appliance;

a second region including a second virtual plane formed from a line calculated based on a location of one end of the shaft and a location identified by inputted physical information, at the start of the backswing of the exercise appliance; and

a third region disposed between the first region and the second region; and

a display configured to display the identification data indicating the region in which the ball hitting portion of the exercise appliance is included at each of the plurality of timings during the swing of the exercise appliance.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the identification data in a time series according to a swing action of the exercise appliance for presentation on the display.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on the first virtual plane indicating a basic attitude of the exercise appliance.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first virtual plane is a plane specified based on a first axis along a target hit ball direction and a second axis along a longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance before the backswing is started.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane, the second virtual plane including the first axis and forming a predetermined angle with the first virtual plane.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second virtual plane passes through a vicinity of a shoulder of the user.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processor outputs data specifying the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane for display along with the identification data.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane, the second virtual plane being parallel to the first virtual plane.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor outputs data specifying a trajectory of the swing for display along with the identification data.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of timings include at least two timings at which a longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along a horizontal plane during the backswing, a timing of a top of the swing, a timing at which a holding portion of the exercise appliance starts to decelerate during a downswing, and a timing at which the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along the horizontal plane during the downswing.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inertial sensor includes at least one of an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a level based on the presented identification data for display to the user.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to calculate diagnosis information based on the determined identification data.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to present information regarding a swing practice method based on the diagnosis information.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is a head mounted display device.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is a wrist mounted display device.

17. A system comprising:

the electronic apparatus according to claim 1; and

the inertial sensor.

18. A presentation method comprising:

determining identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on a user, the plurality of regions including;

a first region including a first virtual plane formed from a line extending along a central axis of a shaft of the exercise appliance at an initial position prior to a start of a backswing of the exercise appliance;

a second region including a second virtual plane formed from a line calculated based on a location of one end of the shaft and a location identified by inputted physical information, at the start of the backswing of the exercise appliance; and

a third region disposed between the first region and the second region; and

displaying the identification data indicating the region in which the ball hitting portion of the exercise appliance is included a each of the plurality of timings during the swing of the exercise appliance.

19. The presentation method according to claim 18, wherein, the identification data is displayed to the user in a time series according to a swing action.

20. The presentation method according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on the first virtual plane indicating a basic attitude of the exercise appliance.

21. The presentation method according to claim 20, wherein the first virtual plane is specified based on first axis along a target hit ball direction and a second axis along a longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance before the backswing of the exercise appliance is started.

22. The presentation method according to claim 21, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane, the second virtual plane including the first axis and forming a predetermined angle with the first virtual plane.

23. The presentation method according to claim 22, wherein the second virtual plane passes through a vicinity of a shoulder of the user.

24. The presentation method according to claim 22, wherein, in the display of the identification data, the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane are displayed along with the identification data.

25. The presentation method according to claim 21, wherein the plurality of regions are set based on of the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane, the second virtual plane being parallel to the first virtual plane.

26. The presentation method according to claim 18, wherein, in the display of the identification data, a trajectory of the swing is displayed along with the identification data.

27. The presentation method according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of timings include at least two timings at which a longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along a horizontal plane during the backswing, a timing of a top of the swing, a timing at which a holding portion of the exercise appliance starts to decelerate during a downswing, and a timing at which the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along the horizontal plane during the downswing.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a presentation program configured to be executed by a processor of a computer to:

determine identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on a user, the plurality of regions including;

a first region including a first virtual plane formed from a line extending a long a central axis of a shaft of the exercise appliance at an initial position prior to a start of a backswing of the exercise appliance;

a second region including a second virtual plane formed from a line calculated based on a location of one end of the shaft and a location identified by inputted physical information, at the start of the backswing of the exercise appliance; and

a third region disposed between the first region and the second region; and

display the identification data indicating the region in which the ball hitting portion of the exercise appliance is included at each of the plurality of timings during the swing of the exercise appliance.