Method and system for producing personal golf lesson video

• US 6,068,559 A
• Filed: 05/15/1998
• Issued: 05/30/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Visual Edge
• Original Assignee: The Visual Edge
• Inventors: Peters, Thomas S., Lubell, Alan, Takefman, Earl
• Primary Examiner(s): Sager, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US09/080,041
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 473/131, 473/198, 473/199, 473/201, 473/202, 473/266, 473/267, 473/409, 434/247, 434/252, 434/257, 434/258, 434/307 R, 463/1, 463/7, 463/30-31, 364/410.1
• US Class Current: 473/266
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0009 Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• 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 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/028 with computer assistance
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3036 Time code signal
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

A system and method for producing a personal golf lesson videotape from a visual recording of a person'"'"'s golf swing and a partially prerecorded instructional golf lesson videotape. The partially prerecorded golf lesson videotape has gaps in predetermined locations into which are inserted the full motion video of the person'"'"'s golf swing and selected still frames. The system contains two cameras for recording a player'"'"'s golf swing from the back and side, a computer connected to the cameras for digitally capturing and storing the recorded golf swing, and a computer-controlled video recording device for copying the selected video and still frames of the recorded golf swing into the gaps of the prerecorded videotape golf lesson. The still frames are selected to match the player'"'"'s position to the position of the professional golfer in corresponding still frames so that a split screen, side-by-side view can be produced showing the player'"'"'s and professional'"'"'s positions at various points along a golf swing. Time codes are stored in the predetermined gaps of the prerecorded videotape to help the VCR locate the gaps.

Claims

1. A personal sports activity lesson videotape comprising:

a partially prerecorded lesson segment about the sports activity; and

at least one gap, the at least one gap being located between a beginning and an end of the videotape;

wherein the at least one gap is adapted to receive a performance segment, the performance segment including at least a selected portion of a visual recording of a person'"'"'s performance of a sports activity.

2. The videotape of claim 1, wherein the performance segment is inserted into the at least one gap.

3. The videotape of claim 2, wherein the performance segment fills the at least one gap.

4. The videotape of claim 1, wherein the performance segment includes at least one still frame image of the visual recording.

5. The videotape of claim 1, wherein the performance segment includes at least a selected portion of a visual recording of a further person'"'"'s performance of the sports activity.

6. The videotape of claim 5, wherein the visual recording of the person'"'"'s performance of the sports activity has a first pace and the visual recording of the further person'"'"'s performance of the sports activity has a second pace, wherein the first pace is adjusted to substantially match the second pace.

7. The videotape of claim 5, wherein the performance segment includes at least one further still frame image of the visual recording of the further person'"'"'s performance of the sports activity.

8. The videotape of claim 7, wherein the still frame image and the further still frame image show the person and the further person at similar points in the performance of the sports activity.

9. The videotape of claim 1, wherein the performance segment includes audio information.

10. The videotape of claim 1, wherein the at least one gap includes a gap start and a gap end, the gap start being preceded by content prerecorded on the videotape and the gap end being followed by content prerecorded on the videotape.

11. The videotape of claim 1 comprising at least one time code, the at least one time code being recorded in the at least one gap.

12. The videotape of claim 11 comprising an audio channel, wherein the at least one time code is recorded in the audio channel.

13. The videotape of claim 11 comprising a rear portion, wherein the rear portion follows an end of content prerecorded on the videotape and wherein the at least one time code is recorded in the rear portion.

14. A personal sports activity lesson videotape produced from a visual recording of a person'"'"'s performance of a sports activity and a prerecorded lesson about the sports activity, wherein the videotape is produced by:

partially prerecording onto a videotape a lesson about the sports activity with at least one gap not being at the begining or end of the partially prerecorded videotape;

visually recording a person'"'"'s performance of a sports activity;

selecting at least one portion of the visual recording for recording onto the prerecorded lesson videotape;

locating one or more predetermined gaps in the partially prerecorded lesson videotape; and

inserting the selected at least one portion of the visual recording into the one or more predetermined gaps.