Method and apparatus of measuring and analyzing user movement

• US 20110054782A1
• Filed: 08/27/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Keaka K.A. Kaahui
• Original Assignee: Keaka K.A. Kaahui
• Inventors: Kaahui, Keaka K. A.
• Application Number:
  US12/461,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20110054782A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1107 Measuring contraction of parts of the body, e.g. organ, muscle apparatus for measuring work or force in general G01L
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/16 Angular positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/35 Spin
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/44 Angular acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/51 Force
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence

Abstract

A method and apparatus or measuring a person'"'"'s movement via a plurality of sensors is enclosed. One example method may include measuring at least one rotational value during the movement via a first sensor. Additional measurements may include measuring at least one linear value during the movement via a second sensor, and measuring a force applied from a portion of the person'"'"'s body via a third sensor. The measurements may be used to generate a user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement on an electronic device.

Claims

1. An apparatus configured to measure a person'"'"'s movement via a plurality of sensors, the apparatus comprising:

at least one first sensor configured to measure at least one rotational value during the movement;

at least one second sensor configured to measure at least one linear value during the movement; and

at least one third sensor configured to measure a force applied from a portion of the person'"'"'s body,

wherein the at least one rotational value, linear value and force are used to generate a user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement on an electronic device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first sensor is a gyroscope sensor, the second sensor is an accelerometer sensor and the third sensor is a force sensor.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one force sensor comprises four force sensors.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of the four force sensors are attached to a wristband worn by the person and wherein at least one of the four force sensors are positioned contiguous with at least two carpal bones in the person'"'"'s wrist.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit data based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force to a mobile station to generate the user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the mobile station is at least one of a Blackberry®

, iPhone®

or other type of smartphone device.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the transmitted data is used to generate a three-dimensional model of the person'"'"'s movement.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor configured to compute the user'"'"'s movement based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the computed user'"'"'s movement to a mobile station.

9. A method of measuring a person'"'"'s movement via a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:

measuring at least one rotational value during the movement via a first sensor;

measuring at least one linear value during the movement via a second sensor;

measuring a force applied from a portion of the person'"'"'s body via a third sensor; and

generating a user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement on an electronic device based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first sensor is a gyroscope sensor, the second sensor is an accelerometer sensor and the third sensor is a force sensor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one force sensor comprises four force sensors.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the four force sensors are attached to a wristband worn by the person and wherein the each of the four force sensors are positioned contiguous with at least two carpal bones in the person'"'"'s wrist.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting data based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force to a mobile station to generate the user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mobile station is at least one of a Blackberry®

, iPhone®

or other data processing device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transmitted data is used to generate a three-dimensional model of the person'"'"'s movement.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

computing the user'"'"'s movement based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force; and

transmitting the computed user'"'"'s movement to a mobile station.

17. A computer readable storage medium comprising a computer program that when executed causes a processor to perform a method of measuring a person'"'"'s movement via a plurality of sensors, the processor performing:

obtaining at least one rotational value during the movement via a first sensor;

obtaining at least one linear value during the movement via a second sensor;

obtaining a force applied from a portion of the person'"'"'s body via a third sensor; and

generating a user interface display of the person'"'"'s movement on an electronic device based on the at least one rotational value, linear value and force.

18. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

estimating a current user position via a GPS position estimate; and

providing the user with a map of an area adjacent the user and incorporating the map into the user interface display.

19. The computer program of claim 18, wherein the user interface display is provided to a user mobile station, and wherein a wind speed of the user'"'"'s location is measured based on a sound measurement observed from the user'"'"'s mobile station microphone.

20. The computer program of claim 19, wherein prerecorded information advice is offered to the user via the mobile station based on at least one of the GPS position estimate of the user, the measured wind speed and a swing motion performed by the user.