Head gear including a data augmentation unit for detecting head motion and providing feedback relating to the head motion
First Claim
1. A method for detecting head motion and providing feedback to a user engaged in a physical activity the method comprising:
- providing head gear for wearing on a user'"'"'s head, wherein the head gear comprises a sensor for detecting motion of the head gear;
providing a processor that stores a predetermined sensor value corresponding to a preferred path of motion for the head gear and receives input from the sensor indicative of the motion of the head gear;
comparing the input from the sensor to the predetermined sensor value; and
generating a feedback signal indicating the result of the comparison of the input from the sensor to the predetermined sensor value.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed includes a head gear to be worn when it is desirable to have an indication of the wearer'"'"'s head motion or position. The head gear may be incorporated into an existing article of head wear. The incorporation may be permanent, or the head gear may be alternatively attached to various articles of head wear. Integral with the head gear are motion and/or position sensing devices to indicate the motion or position of the wearer'"'"'s head. The data from the sensors may be fed into a digital processor to process the sensed data and derive a signal indicative of the wearer'"'"'s head motion or position. Some embodiments employ a programmable processor to adapt the head gear to a variety of applications. The signal indicative of head motion or position may be fed into an indicator to provide the wearer with a recognizable feedback signal indicative of head motion or position.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for detecting head motion and providing feedback to a user engaged in a physical activity the method comprising:
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providing head gear for wearing on a user'"'"'s head, wherein the head gear comprises a sensor for detecting motion of the head gear;
providing a processor that stores a predetermined sensor value corresponding to a preferred path of motion for the head gear and receives input from the sensor indicative of the motion of the head gear;
comparing the input from the sensor to the predetermined sensor value; and
generating a feedback signal indicating the result of the comparison of the input from the sensor to the predetermined sensor value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of generating a feedback signal further comprises:
generating a feedback signal when the result of the step of comparing the input from the sensor to a stored sensor value indicates that the input deviates from the stored sensor value.
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18. An apparatus for detecting the motion of a user'"'"'s head during the user'"'"'s performance of a physical activity, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor, wearable on the user'"'"'s head, wherein the sensor detects motion of the user'"'"'s head;
a processor that stores a predetermined sensor value corresponding to a preferred path of motion for the head gear, receives input from the sensor indicative of the motion of the head gear, and compares the input from the sensor to the stored sensor value; and
a feedback indicator that generates a feedback signal indicative of the result of the comparison of the input from the sensor to the stored sensor value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing analysis of a physical activity comprising:
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enabling a user to upload data pertaining to the user'"'"'s head motion during the physical activity onto a processor based device;
enabling an evaluator to access the data pertaining to the user'"'"'s head motion; and
communicating, to the user, the evaluator'"'"'s analysis of the data pertaining to the user'"'"'s head motion. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A data collection unit capable of receiving a signal from an input device and storing the signals in a digital format, the data collection unit comprising:
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an input channel for receiving input from a sensor;
a set point sensor for sensing a set point event that indicates a transition in a data collection process;
a data storage device for storing data corresponding to the input received at the input channel;
an interface for uploading the stored data to a processor device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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