Apparatus, method and system for motion recording of a remote device and presentation of useful information thereof

• US 20150062440A1
• Filed: 09/04/2013
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glenn Austin Baxter, Shane Cody Schulz
• Original Assignee: Glenn Austin Baxter, Shane Cody Schulz
• Inventors: Baxter, Glenn Austin, Schulz, Shane Cody
• Application Number:
  US14/017,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20150062440A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30224 Ball; Puck
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30241 Trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

A remote device includes a sensor platform, memory, communication means, control mechanism and power supply. The remote device being capable of emitting time stamped sensor data or information to sense movement, position, spin and time. A means of receiving said communication, analyzing the data or information, calculating and displaying a visualization of the resultant time, motion, and effect of impingement on the remote device. Visualizations provided for training purposes to the user of the remote device might consists of historical visualizations of that user, or even of other users so that a comparison may be made by the user to improve their skill in the present use of the remote device. A means to provide visualizations in near real time to judges and spectators to view the particular sport. A means of visualizing multiple remote devices to understand all the elements in motion in a particular sport.

Claims

1. An apparatus called a remote device having

means for determining spatial position at a particular moment in time, and

means for memorizing said spatial data in a temporal way, and

means for communication to outside world, and

means of providing local power to said remote device.

2. The remote device of claim 1 where the communication means is a radio frequency (RF) radio with at least transmission capability, or with transceiver capability

3. The remote device of claim 1 where the communication means uses at least one or more light emitting device, or with one or more light emitting and light reception device;

said light emitting device may also be used for visual identification purposes of said remote device;

said light receiving device may also be used to detect light and position of light relative to the remote device.

4. The remote device of claim 1 wherein said means of providing power includes a rechargeable power unit and a means to charge said rechargeable power unit from outside the remote device.

5. The remote device of claim 1 wherein the means to track flight through medium is a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) radio used to record at least the initial and final position of said remote device;

said GPS radio may also be used to record positions during flight through medium.

6. The remote device of claim 1, wherein sensors appropriate to the specific use of said remote device are included with one or more of temperature sensor, barometric pressure sensor, gravity sensor, acceleration sensor, magnetic sensor, touch sensor, light sensor or other sensor appropriate to the requisite use of said remote device. Said one or more sensors providing spatial and temporal data as appropriate to their intended function in said remote device.

7. The remote device of claim 1, having a

means to calculate information of interest from spatial-temporal data

18. The remote device of claim 1 having means to be given a priori knowledge of terrain said remote device might encounter.

8. A method to analyze data communicated from a remote device that tracks and records various sensor data in spatial and temporal ways, wherein said data from said remote device is mathematically analyzed to produce information valuable to the user of the remote device

9. The method of claim 8 wherein analysis of said data provides 2D, 3D, or 4D location information.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein analysis of said data provides 2D, 3D, or 4D spatial and temporal information

11. The method of claim 8 wherein analysis of said data provides feedback information using means appropriate to the user of said remote device to understand the unique one or more trajectories that one or more remote devices have provided so as to use said feedback information to improve upon the conditions that cause subsequent impingement of movement to said remote device.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein analysis of said data provides feedback information using means appropriate to display said feedback information of said remote device to provide real time, or near real time additional information of value to spectators of said remote device.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein said information returned from analysis includes one or more of initial conditions to said remote device;

or initial impingement conditions such as G forces in 2D, 3D or 4D;

or 2D, 3D or 4D trajectory before, after or during movement;

or, representation of spin, direction and effects of spin on movement;

or, spin, direction and effects of spin on initial impingement of motion;

or, of effects on movement through a medium on spin, direction and movement through said medium.

14. A system consisting of a computer, tablet, or smart phone coupled with a means of communication to a remote device;

said remote device having at least means to memorize temporal sensor data appropriate to the purpose of said remote device;

wherein said system provides ability to either internally or remotely analyze said temporal sensor data communicated from said remote device displaying analyzed information in means appropriate to user of said system, wherein said system may also include a means for user to include or enter other data or information which may be used by said system to provide said analyzed information.

15. Said system of claim 14 wherein a user is provide with 2D, 3D or 4D location information

16. Said system of claim 14 wherein a user is provided with feedback information to improve upon the skill of the user in impinging movement to said remote device.

17. Said system of claim 14 wherein information is shared from said system to a larger computer and/or display system for the purpose of 2D, 3D or 4D reconstruction of movement to display said movement to spectators of said remote device.

19. A system consisting of a computer, tablet, or smart phone coupled with a means of communication to multiple remote devices;

said remote devices having at least means to memorize temporal sensor data appropriate to the purpose of said remote devices;

wherein said system provides ability to either internally or remotely analyze said temporal sensor data communicated from said remote devices displaying analyzed information in means appropriate to user of said system, wherein said system may also include a means for user to include or enter other data or information which may be used by said system to provide said analyzed information.

20. The system of claim 19, further consisting of a means to evaluate multiple trajectories from multiple remote devices to provide additional visualizations which take into account the interrelationship between multiple trajectories and which offers additional useful detail to a user of said system.