ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, PRESENTATION METHOD, PRESENTATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20170203151A1
• Filed: 12/21/2016
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: ITO, Tsuyoshi, KODAIRA, Kenya
• Granted Patent: US 10,300,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0666 worn on the head or face, e.g. combined with goggles or glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a processor that calculates identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated in advance, and displays the identification data to a user.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a processor that calculates identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on the user; and

a display that displays the identification data.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processor calculates the identification data in a time series according to a swing action of the exercise appliance for presentation on the display.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of a first virtual plane indicating a basic attitude of the exercise appliance.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first virtual plane is a plane specified on the basis of a first axis along a target hit ball direction and a second axis along a longitudinal direction of a shaft of the exercise appliance before a backswing is started.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of the first virtual plane, and a second virtual plane which includes the first axis and forms a predetermined angle with the first virtual plane.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of the first virtual plane, and a second virtual plane which is parallel to the first virtual plane.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the second virtual plane is a plane passing through a vicinity of a shoulder of the user.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the processor outputs data specifying the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane for display to the user along with the identification data.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processor outputs data specifying a trajectory of the swing for display to the user along with the identification data.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of timings include at least two of a timing at which a longitudinal direction of a shaft of the exercise appliance is along a horizontal plane during a backswing, a timing of a top of swing, a timing at which a holding portion of the exercise appliance starts to decelerate during a downswing, and a timing at which the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along the horizontal plane during the downswing.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the inertial sensor includes at least one of an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processor calculates a level on the basis of the presented identification data for display to the user.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processor calculates diagnosis information on the basis of the calculated identification data.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the processor presents information regarding a swing practice method on the basis of the diagnosis information.

15. A system comprising:

the electronic apparatus according to claim 1; and

the inertial sensor.

16. A system comprising:

the electronic apparatus according to claim 1; and

a head mounted display device that displays the identification data.

17. A system comprising:

the electronic apparatus according to claim 1; and

a wrist mounted display device that displays the identification data.

18. A presentation method comprising:

calculating identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on the user; and

displaying the identification data to the user on a display.

19. The presentation method according to claim 18,

wherein, the identification data is displayed to the user in a time series according to a swing action.

20. The presentation method according to claim 18,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of a first virtual plane indicating a basic attitude of the exercise appliance.

21. The presentation method according to claim 20,

wherein the first virtual plane is a plane specified on the basis of a first axis along a target hit ball direction and a second axis along a longitudinal direction of a shaft of the exercise appliance before a backswing of the exercise appliance is started.

22. The presentation method according to claim 21,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of the first virtual plane, and a second virtual plane which includes the first axis and forms a predetermined angle with the first virtual plane.

23. The presentation method according to claim 21,

wherein the plurality of regions are set on the basis of the first virtual plane, and a second virtual plane which is parallel to the first virtual plane.

24. The presentation method according to claim 22,

wherein the second virtual plane is a plane passing through a vicinity of a shoulder of the user.

25. The presentation method according to claim 22,

wherein, in the display of the identification data, the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane are displayed to the user along with the identification data.

26. The presentation method according to claim 18,

wherein, in the display of the identification data, a trajectory of the swing is displayed to the user along with the identification data.

27. The presentation method according to claim 18,

wherein the plurality of timings include at least two of a timing at which a longitudinal direction of a shaft of the exercise appliance is along a horizontal plane during a backswing, a timing of a top of the swing, a timing at which a holding portion of the exercise appliance starts to decelerate during a downswing, and a timing at which the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the exercise appliance is along the horizontal plane during the downswing.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a presentation program configured to be executed by a processor of a computer to:

calculate identification data indicating a region in which a ball hitting portion of an exercise appliance is included at each of a plurality of timings during a swing of the exercise appliance, of a plurality of regions to which the identification data is allocated, based on an output from an inertial sensor disposed on the exercise appliance or on the user.