SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE MOVEMENT AND STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT

• US 20100061592A1
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher L. Hudson, Dominick Esposito
• Original Assignee: Christopher L. Hudson, Dominick Esposito
• Inventors: Hudson, Christopher L., Esposito, Dominick
• Application Number:
  US12/205,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20100061592A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/103
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0018 using non electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0647 Visualisation of executed movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3623 for driving A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

A system and method for analyzing the movement and structure of an object (14) having a display for the object using an indicator point (9) located at the center of the object, a cube (2) having a reference point (10) located thereon, and superimposing the cube over said object wherein the object is placed within the cube wherein the indicator point is centered with the reference point on the cube and a means for analyzing movement and structure of said object to be analyzed. The movement and structure of the object is analyzed by creating reference lines (11), reference circles (12) and reference triangles (13) at predetermined angles and distances in relationship to the cube to create a geometric grid (1) which then may be used as a measuring and graphing tool.

Claims

1. A system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object comprising:

a means for providing an object on a display;

said object having at least one indicator point;

at least one cube having at least one reference point located thereon;

a means for superimposing said at least one cube over at least a portion of said object wherein said object is substantially centered within said at least one cube; and

a means for analyzing movement and structure of said object wherein said at least one said indicator point on said object is centered to said at least one reference point on said at least one cube.

2. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one cube is rotated approximately thirty degrees in relation to said object.

3. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein:

said means for providing an object on a display is in real-time.

4. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein:

said means for providing an object on a display is delayed.

5. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 wherein:

said means for providing an object on a display is in real-time.

6. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 wherein:

said means for providing an object on a display is delayed.

7. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

8. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

9. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 3 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

11. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 5 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

12. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 6 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

13. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

14. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

15. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 3 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

16. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 4 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

17. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 5 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

18. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 6 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference circle over said cube wherein the predetermined distance is the radius of said reference circle.

19. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

20. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

21. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 3 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

22. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 4 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

23. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 5 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

24. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 6 wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring a predetermined distance from said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference triangle over said cube.

25. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 1 further comprising:

a means for locating an exact center of said object.

26. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 2 further comprising:

a means for locating an exact center of said object.

27. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 25 wherein said means for locating an exact center of said object comprises:

superimposing a plurality of increasingly smaller concentric cubes within said at least one cube.

28. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim 26 wherein said means for locating an exact center of said object comprises:

placing a plurality of increasingly smaller concentric geometrical images within said at least one cube.

10. The system for analyzing the movement and structure of an object of claim wherein said means for analyzing the movement and structure of said object comprises:

measuring at least one angle formed between said at least one indicator point intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said cube and superimposing a reference line over said cube according to a predetermined ideal position.

29. A method for analyzing the movement and structure of an object comprising:

a. displaying an object having at least one indicator point on a display;

b. creating a geometrical grid having at least one cube;

c. superimposing said geometrical grid over at least one portion of said object wherein said object is substantially centered within said at least one cube;

and

d. measuring and comparing the placement of said object within said grid to predetermined ideal positions.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein:

said display is a computer monitor.

31. The method of claim 29 wherein:

said geometrical grid is created with a computer.

32. The method of claim 29 further comprising a step after step b of:

rotating said at least one cube approximately thirty degrees in relation to said object.

33. The method of claim 29 further comprising a step after step c of:

saving measurements and comparisons of said object within said geometric grid to a database for comparison to future measurements of said object within said geometric grid.

34. The method of claim 33 further comprising a step of:

comparing said measurements of said object within said geometric grid to previous measurements of said object within said geometric grid.

35. The method of claim 34 further comprising a step of:

using said measurements and comparisons to previous measurements to diagnose and analyze weaknesses and strengths in said object'"'"'s movement and structure.

36. A geometrical grid comprising:

at least one cube having at least one reference point located thereon.

37. The geometrical grid of claim 36 wherein:

said at least one cube is rotated approximately thirty degrees.

38. The geometrical grid of claim 36 further comprising:

at least one reference line intersecting with said at least one reference point and/or at least one face of said at least one cube.

39. The geometrical grid of claim 36 further comprising:

at least one reference circle superimposed over said at least one cube.

40. The geometrical grid of claim 36 further comprising:

at least one reference triangle superimposed over said at least one cube.