MONITORING METHOD
First Claim
1. Method for monitoring a body portion of a user during the use of a given gymnastic machine provided with respective first programmable electronic control means usable, in use, to acquire information related to the method of performing the gymnastic exercises performed by said user on said gymnastic machine;
- said method comprising a step of defining said body portion to be monitored, followed by a step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion through video monitoring means;
said video monitoring means being designed to operate according to at least a given respective operating parameter;
said step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion comprising a step of acquiring by said first electronic control means said kinematic information related to the performance of the gymnastic exercises by said user;
wherein said step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion further comprises a step of synchronizing the evolution over time of the value of at least a given operating parameter of said video monitoring means with a motion of said body portion on the basis of said kinematic information in order to perform, in real time, stable video tracking of said body portion.
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Abstract
Method for monitoring a body portion of a user during the use of a gymnastic machine provided with a video monitoring apparatus; this method comprising a phase of defining the body portion to be monitored, followed by a phase of visually and continuously monitoring this body portion through the video monitoring apparatus; this last phase comprising a sub-phase of synchronizing the trend over time of the value of at least one operating parameter of the video monitoring apparatus with a motion of the body portion described on the basis of given kinematic information acquired by a control unit of the gymnastic machine.
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20 Claims
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1. Method for monitoring a body portion of a user during the use of a given gymnastic machine provided with respective first programmable electronic control means usable, in use, to acquire information related to the method of performing the gymnastic exercises performed by said user on said gymnastic machine;
- said method comprising a step of defining said body portion to be monitored, followed by a step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion through video monitoring means;
said video monitoring means being designed to operate according to at least a given respective operating parameter;
said step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion comprising a step of acquiring by said first electronic control means said kinematic information related to the performance of the gymnastic exercises by said user;
wherein said step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion further comprises a step of synchronizing the evolution over time of the value of at least a given operating parameter of said video monitoring means with a motion of said body portion on the basis of said kinematic information in order to perform, in real time, stable video tracking of said body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- said method comprising a step of defining said body portion to be monitored, followed by a step of visually and continuously monitoring said body portion through video monitoring means;
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17. A monitoring apparatus for a gymnastic machine, suitable, in use, to continuously monitor a moving body portion of a user of said gymnastic machine intent on performing physical exercises;
- said group comprising a video filming device connected to first electronic control means designed to regulate at least one operating parameter of said video filming device;
said first control means being arranged to acquire, in use, from said second programmable control means of the gymnastic machine kinematic information related to the performance of said physical exercises by said user on said gymnastic machine;
wherein said first control means are arranged to synchronize, on the basis of said kinematic information, the variation over time of the value of at least a said operating parameter with a motion of said body portion, in order to perform, in real time, stable and accurate tracking of said moving body portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- said group comprising a video filming device connected to first electronic control means designed to regulate at least one operating parameter of said video filming device;
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