INTELLIGENT MOTION CAPTURE ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A motion capture element comprising:
- a memory;
a sensor configured to capture one or more values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration, proximity, pressure or strain of said at least one motion capture element;
a first communication interface;
a microcontroller coupled with said memory, said sensor and said first communication interface wherein said microcontroller is configured tocollect data that comprises sensor values from said sensor and determine a type of equipment or type of movement said sensor is coupled with or both, and based on said type of equipment or type of movement or both, set a sensor personality to utilize dynamically, and based on said sensor personality selected from a plurality of sensor personalities, control sensor settings to collect the data in an optimal manner with respect to a specific type of movement associated with a specific piece of equipment or type of clothing;
store said data in said memory;
transmit said data via said first communication interface; and
,recalibrate said sensor using calibration data from a below threshold sensor or transmission of an out of calibration alert.
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Abstract
Intelligent motion capture element that includes sensor personalities that optimize the sensor for specific movements and/or pieces of equipment and/or clothing and may be retrofitted onto existing equipment or interchanged therebetween and automatically detected for example to switch personalities. May be used for low power applications and accurate data capture for use in healthcare compliance, sporting, gaming, military, virtual reality, industrial, retail loss tracking, security, baby and elderly monitoring and other applications for example obtained from a motion capture element and relayed to a database via a mobile phone. System obtains data from motion capture elements, analyzes data and stores data in database for use in these applications and/or data mining. Enables unique displays associated with the user, such as 3D overlays onto images of the user to visually depict the captured motion data. Enables performance related equipment fitting and purchase. Includes active and passive identifier capabilities.
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20 Claims
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1. A motion capture element comprising:
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a memory; a sensor configured to capture one or more values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration, proximity, pressure or strain of said at least one motion capture element; a first communication interface; a microcontroller coupled with said memory, said sensor and said first communication interface wherein said microcontroller is configured to collect data that comprises sensor values from said sensor and determine a type of equipment or type of movement said sensor is coupled with or both, and based on said type of equipment or type of movement or both, set a sensor personality to utilize dynamically, and based on said sensor personality selected from a plurality of sensor personalities, control sensor settings to collect the data in an optimal manner with respect to a specific type of movement associated with a specific piece of equipment or type of clothing; store said data in said memory; transmit said data via said first communication interface; and
,recalibrate said sensor using calibration data from a below threshold sensor or transmission of an out of calibration alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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