INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20170282040A1
• Filed: 03/21/2017
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: CHIBA, Shigeto, SHIRAI, Tsubasa
• Granted Patent: US 10,390,703 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/09 Rehabilitation or training
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/017 Detecting state or type of motion
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes an acquisition section that acquires information from a sensor section attached to each player who is practicing an action in a target area, a processing section that generates area situation information on smoothness of movement of the players in the area based on the information from the sensor sections, and a display apparatus that notifies the area situation information.

Claims

1. An information notification system comprising:

an acquisition section that acquires information from a sensor attached to each player who is practicing an action. In a target area;

a processing section that generates area situation information on smoothness of movement of the players in the area based on the information from the sensors; and

a notification section that notifies the area situation information.

2. The information notification system according to claim 1,

wherein the area situation information contains information on moving speeds of the players in the area.

3. The information notification system according to claim 2,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing positions of the players or density of the players and the moving speeds displayed on a map of the area.

4. The information notification system according to claim 3,

wherein the area is formed of a plurality of areas, and the area situation information is screen information containing the density and the moving speeds diagrammatically expressed in each of the plurality of areas.

5. The information notification system according to claim 1,

wherein the processing section uses the information from the sensors to calculate trajectories along which the players practice the actions in the area and a width of an area where the players are allowed to practice the actions.

6. The information notification system according claim 5,

wherein the processing section calculates a density of the players in the area based on the positions and the trajectories of the players in the area and the width in the area.

7. The information notification system according to claim 6,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing the density displayed on a map of the area.

8. The information notification system according to claim 1,

wherein the processing section generates going-off-course information when any of the players moves out of the area, and

the notification section notifies the going-off-course information.

9. The information notification system according to claim 1,

wherein each of the sensors includes a positioning sensor.

10. The information notification system according to claim 1,

wherein the notification section includes at least one of a display apparatus attached to each of the players, a display apparatus installed in the area, and a display apparatus provided in a server that acquires the information from the sensors,

11. An information notification method comprising:

acquiring information from a sensor attached to each player who is practicing an action in a target area;

generating area situation information on smoothness of movement of the players in the area based on the information from the sensors; and

notifying the area situation information.

12. The information notification method according to claim 11,

wherein the area situation information contains information on moving speeds of the players in the area.

13. The information notification method according to claim 12,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing positions of the players or density of the players and the moving speeds displayed on a map of the area

14. The information notification method according to claim 13,

wherein the area is formed of a plurality of areas, and the area situation information is screen information containing the density and the moving speeds diagrammatically expressed in each of the plurality of areas.

15. The information notification method according to claim 11,

wherein in the generation of the area situation information, the information from the sensors is used to calculate trajectories along which the players practice the actions in the area and a width of an area where the players are allowed to practice the actions.

16. The information notification method according to claim 15,

wherein in the generation of the area situation information, a density of the players in the area is calculated based on the positions and the trajectories of the players in the area and the width in the area

17. The information notification method according to claim 16,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing the density displayed on a map of the area.

18. The information notification method according to claim 11,

wherein in the generation of the area situation information, going-off-course information is generated when any of the players moves out of the area, and

in the notification of the area situation information, the going-off-course information is notified.

19. The information notification method according to claim 11,

wherein each of the sensors includes a positioning sensor.

20. The information notification method according to claim 11,

wherein in the notification of the area situation information, at least one of a display apparatus attached to each of the players, a display apparatus installed in the area, and a display apparatus provided in a server that acquires the information from the sensors is notified of the area situation information.

21. A display apparatus that uses information from a sensor attached to each player who is practicing actions in a target area to display area situation information on smoothness of movement of the players in the area,

22. The display apparatus according to claim 21,

wherein the area situation information contains information on moving speeds of the players in the area.

23. The display apparatus according to claim 22,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing positions of the players or density of the players and the moving speeds displayed on a map of the area.

24. The display apparatus according to claim 23,

wherein the area is formed of a plurality of areas, and the area situation information is screen information containing the density and the moving speeds diagrammatically expressed in each of the plurality of areas.

25. The display apparatus according to claim 21,

wherein the information from the sensors is used to display trajectories along which the players practice the actions in the area and a width of an area where the players are allowed to practice the actions.

26. The display apparatus according to claim 25,

wherein a density of the players in the area is displayed based on the positions and the trajectories of the players in the area and the width in the area.

27. The display apparatus according to claim 26,

wherein the area situation information is screen information containing the density displayed on a map of the area.