System for human trajectory learning in virtual environments
First Claim
1. A teaching system comprising:
- a motion sensing device for sensing a student'"'"'s movement;
a display;
memory; and
electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to generate, during the student'"'"'s movement, a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to the student'"'"'s movement and to simultaneously cause a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display of a corresponding teacher'"'"'s movement from memory such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to imitate the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence.
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Abstract
In an apparatus and method for teaching motor skills to a human subject, learning by a student is based upon imitation of a teacher'"'"'s motion. The teacher'"'"'s motion is sensed by a motion sensing device, is digitized by a computer, and is then recorded in memory. The computer generates a virtual image sequence of the teacher on the computer display of the teacher interacting in the computer-generated virtual environment for the student to view and imitate. The same motion sensing device used to record the teacher'"'"'s movement tracks the student'"'"'s movement and the computer creates a virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to the student'"'"'s movement and its interaction with the virtual environment in real-time, simultaneously providing an image sequence of the teacher'"'"'s movement. The student'"'"'s task is to imitate the teacher'"'"'s movement. This process is repeated until the teacher'"'"'s and student'"'"'s trajectories match well in space and time.
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62 Claims
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1. A teaching system comprising:
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a motion sensing device for sensing a student'"'"'s movement; a display; memory; and electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to generate, during the student'"'"'s movement, a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to the student'"'"'s movement and to simultaneously cause a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display of a corresponding teacher'"'"'s movement from memory such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to imitate the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for teaching motion, comprising:
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sensing a student'"'"'s movement with a motion sensing device; displaying, during the student'"'"'s movement, a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence in response to the student'"'"'s movement; and displaying a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence of a teacher'"'"'s movement from memory simultaneously with the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence, such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to imitate the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A teaching system comprising:
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a motion sensing device for sensing student'"'"'s movement; a display; and electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to generate, during the student'"'"'s movement, a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to a student'"'"'s movement, and to simultaneously cause a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to a teacher'"'"'s movement such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to imitate the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence.
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30. A teaching system comprising:
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a motion sensing device for sensing a student'"'"'s movement; a display; memory; and electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to generate a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display in real-time corresponding to the student'"'"'s movement and to simultaneously cause a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display of a teacher'"'"'s movement from memory such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to follow the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for teaching motion, comprising:
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sensing a student'"'"'s movement with a motion sensing device; displaying a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence in response to the student'"'"'s movement in real-time; and displaying a virtual image sequence of a teacher'"'"'s movement form memory with the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence, such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to follow the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A teaching system comprising:
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a motion sensing device for sensing student'"'"'s movement; a display; and electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to cause a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display in real-time corresponding to a student'"'"'s movement, and to simultaneously cause a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display corresponding to a teacher'"'"'s movement such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s movement to follow the teacher'"'"'s movement.
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61. A teaching system comprising:
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a motion sensing device for sensing the position and orientation of a member set in a motion by a student; a display; a memory; and electronics responsive to the motion sensing device to generate, in real-time, a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display derived from the sensed position and orientation of the member and simultaneously generating a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence on the display of a corresponding teacher'"'"'s movement from memory such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to follow the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence;
the student'"'"'s and teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequences being endpoint trajectories of the member in motion without images of the student and teacher.
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62. A method for teaching motion, comprising the steps of:
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sensing the position and orientation of a member set in motion by a student with a motion sensing device; displaying a student'"'"'s virtual image sequence as an endpoint trajectory derived from the sensed position and orientation of the member in real-time; and displaying a teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence as an endpoint trajectory of a teacher'"'"'s movement, from memory, with the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence, such that the student may cause the student'"'"'s virtual image sequence to imitate the motion of the teacher'"'"'s virtual image sequence.
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