System, method and device for monitoring an athlete
First Claim
1. A method for real time monitoring of the performance of two fighters within a fighting environment, the method comprising:
- obtaining real time performance data from a first fighter and a second fighter during the fighting event, the performance data comprising the force of a punch;
wirelessly transmitting the performance data for each of the first fighter and the second fighter to a transceiver outside of the fighting environment; and
processing the performance data for each of the fist fighter and the second fighter for display on an electro-optical display device.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system, method and device which allows for real time monitoring of an athlete'"'"'s performance during an athletic event, such as a boxing match or kick-boxing match, to provide a greater quantity of information to a viewer of the event. The system (9) includes a plurality of monitoring articles (10) attached to each fighter (202 and 204) and a computing device (50) positioned outside of the fighting environment (200). Each of the plurality of monitoring articles (10) preferably includes a motion sensing device (34), a microprocessor (18) and a wireless transceiver (38). The monitoring article (10) creates a real-time impact force signal for each punch or kick, which is wirelessly transmitted outside of the fighting environment (200) to a computing device (50) for processing into an impact value for transmission to and image on an electro-optical display (250).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for real time monitoring of the performance of two fighters within a fighting environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining real time performance data from a first fighter and a second fighter during the fighting event, the performance data comprising the force of a punch;
wirelessly transmitting the performance data for each of the first fighter and the second fighter to a transceiver outside of the fighting environment; and
processing the performance data for each of the fist fighter and the second fighter for display on an electro-optical display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for real time monitoring of the performance of two fighters within a fighting environment, the system comprising:
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means for obtaining real time performance data from a first fighter and a second fighter during the fighting event, the performance data comprising the force of a punch;
means for wirelessly transmitting the performance data for each of the first fighter and the second fighter to a transceiver outside of the fighting environment; and
means for processing the performance data for each of the fist fighter and the second fighter for display on an electro-optical display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for real time monitoring of the performance of an athlete within an athletic environment, the method comprising:
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recording a plurality of information for each of a plurality of recorded motions of an athlete'"'"'s limb using an accelerometer, the plurality of information comprising the average position of the X and Y axis, the absolute value of the change of X and Y, the range of X and Y, and the zero cross;
monitoring the motion of the athlete'"'"'s limb during the athletic event using the accelerometer to collect a plurality of information on each of a plurality of monitored motions; and
determining the motion of the athlete'"'"'s limb by comparing the plurality of information for each of the plurality of monitored motions to the plurality of information for each of the plurality of recorded motions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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