INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20170039882A1
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HASHIMOTO, HIROKAZU, MURAKOSHI, SHO, OKAMOTO, HIROSHIGE
• Granted Patent: US 10,307,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1127 using markers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/146 Golf gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

An apparatus includes a communications interface that receives first sensed data from a first sensor attached to a user and second sensed data from a second sensor attached to a user. That apparatus also includes circuitry that analyzes the first sensed data and the second sensed data and provides a display signal that causes a display to produce first visual information regarding a motion of the user and second visual information regarding the motion of the user, the first visual information being different than the second visual information.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a communications interface configured to receive first sensed data from a first sensor attached to a user and second sensed data from a second sensor attached to a user; and

circuitry configured to analyze the first sensed data and the second sensed data and provide a display signal that causes a display to produce first visual information regarding a motion of the user and second visual information regarding the motion of the user, the first visual information being different than the second visual information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first visual information includes analysis data of the motion of the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first visual information includes a trajectory of an object swung by the user as part of the motion of the user.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first visual information includes a change in state of a body part of the user.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the circuitry is configured to cause the display to provide a user selectable indication that identifies a selected body part that is associated with the change in the state, and in response to a selection of the user selectable indication, the circuitry analyzes the motion of the selected body part and includes in the display signal the first visual information regarding the change in state of the selected body part.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein

the circuitry is configured to cause the display to provide a user selectable indication to reset a displayed trajectory of the object swung by the user so that another motion event can be captured, analyzed and displayed.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first visualization information includes at least one of an image, a figure, a video and a picture.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first visual information and the second visual information are displayed in a synchronous relationship so as to show a time-based relationship between the first visual information and the second visual information.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first visual information relates to an object trajectory and the second visual information relates to a hand and/or wrist change of state of a user.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the object trajectory is a trajectory of a golf club or a tennis racket.

11. A method comprising:

collecting first sensed data from a first sensor attached to a user and second sensed data from a second sensor attached to a user;

sending via a communications interface the first sensed data and the second sensed data to analysis circuitry;

receiving from the analysis circuitry a display signal and displaying first visual information regarding a motion of the user and second visual information regarding the motion of the user, the first visual information being different than the second visual information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein

the first visual information includes analysis data of the motion of the user.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein

the first visual information includes a trajectory of an object swung by the user as part of the motion of the user.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein

the first visual information includes a change in state of a body part of the user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein

the displaying includes displaying a user selectable indication that identifies a selected body part that is associated with the change in the state, and in response to a selection of the user selectable indication, the displaying includes displaying the first visual information regarding the change in state of the selected body part.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein

the displaying includes displaying a user selectable indication to reset a displayed trajectory of the object swung by the user so that another motion event can be captured, analyzed and displayed.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first visualization information includes at least one of an image, a figure, a video and a picture.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying includes displaying the first visual information and the second visual information in a synchronous relationship so as to show a time-based relationship between the first visual information and the second visual information.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a communications interface configured to receive first sensed data from a first sensor attached to a user and a second sensed data from a second sensor attached to a user;

circuitry configured to analyze the first sensed data and the second sensed data and provide a display signal that causes a display to produce first visual information regarding a motion of the user and second visual information regarding the motion of the user, the first visual information being different than the second visual information; and

the display configured to display the first visual information and the second visual information.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first visual information includes analysis data of the motion of the user.