System and method for teaching physical skills
First Claim
1. A method for teaching a physical skill to a person, said method comprising the steps of:
- permitting the person to perform the physical skill without attaching radiation emissive devices to the parts of the person'"'"'s body involved in the skill;
capturing a video image of the person performing the physical skill without detecting radiation emissions from devices attached to the parts of the person'"'"'s body involved in the skill;
projecting onto a video display a first video image of the person endeavoring to accomplish the skill;
projecting simultaneously on the same video display a second video image of a model accomplishing the same skill while scaling the second video image of the model to the physical dimensions of the first video image of the person;
comparing the second video image of the model to the first video image of the person; and
attempting to correct the person'"'"'s performance of the physical skill to coincide with that of the model.
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Abstract
A system and method for teaching a student physical skills. The system includes a processing means for producing and displaying a model of the student. The processing means includes a computing means for generating the model. The model having the exact physical dimensions of the student and superiorly performs the skill. A video imaging means captures the movement of the student attempting to perform the skill and generates a video signal for effecting input into the processing means. The processing means coordinates the movement of the model with the movement of the student and generates a pixel image representation of the model overlayed on the student. The model is generated from a plurality of elite performers capable of superior performance. The model is enhanced with superior chacteristics of performing the skill, but constrained to human capabilities.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for teaching a physical skill to a person, said method comprising the steps of:
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permitting the person to perform the physical skill without attaching radiation emissive devices to the parts of the person'"'"'s body involved in the skill; capturing a video image of the person performing the physical skill without detecting radiation emissions from devices attached to the parts of the person'"'"'s body involved in the skill; projecting onto a video display a first video image of the person endeavoring to accomplish the skill; projecting simultaneously on the same video display a second video image of a model accomplishing the same skill while scaling the second video image of the model to the physical dimensions of the first video image of the person; comparing the second video image of the model to the first video image of the person; and attempting to correct the person'"'"'s performance of the physical skill to coincide with that of the model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for teaching a physical skill to a student, said system comprising:
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a video camera; a decoding means; a processing means; a storage means for storing a representation of a model accomplishing the skill; a display means; said video camera positioned for generating a video signal to provide a sequence of video images representative of the movement of a student attempting to perform the physical skill without radiation emissive devices attached over that part of the student'"'"'s body involved in the skill; said decoding means converting said video image signal to pixel image data for effecting an input into said processing means; said processing means simultaneously matching the movement of the student to an output from said storage means representing the model accomplishing the skill, said processing means generating a pixel image representation of the movement of the model and the movement of the student, wherein the model'"'"'s physical characteristics coincides with the student'"'"'s physical characteristics; and said display means displaying said pixel image for comparing the student'"'"'s movement to the model'"'"'s movement whereby the student, learns the skill by attempting to duplicate the model'"'"'s movement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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