Interactive motion training device and method
First Claim
1. A motion training template for a device enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion on a monitor simultaneously displaying a live image of the student in a real time background, the monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion, the motion template comprising:
- a plurality of sequential image frames of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion retrievably stored on a storage media, the plurality of sequential image frames being configured for superimposing onto the real time background and for simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the plurality of sequential image frames and the real time background on the monitor, and the view of the plurality of sequential image frames having the same camera angle as the real time background.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a motion template, a motion training device, a network of devices, and a method for enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion. The device includes a video camera configured to transmit a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion. A monitor is configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion. A motion template has a stored image of an instructor dynamically performing the selected motion. The device also includes means for superimposing the motion template onto the real time background and simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the motion template and the real time background scene on the monitor. The device can further be one or many devices connected in a network sharing access to a database containing a library of motion templates of different instructors who are top performers in their field.
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34 Claims
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1. A motion training template for a device enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion on a monitor simultaneously displaying a live image of the student in a real time background, the monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion, the motion template comprising:
a plurality of sequential image frames of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion retrievably stored on a storage media, the plurality of sequential image frames being configured for superimposing onto the real time background and for simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the plurality of sequential image frames and the real time background on the monitor, and the view of the plurality of sequential image frames having the same camera angle as the real time background. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A motion training device for enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the device comprising:
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a video camera configured to transmit a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion; a monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion; a motion template having a plurality of sequential stored image frames of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion; and means for superimposing the motion template onto the real time background and simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the motion template and the real time background on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A motion training device for enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the system comprising:
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a video camera configured to transmit a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion; a monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion; a motion template having a plurality of sequential stored image frames of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion, the view of the plurality of sequential stored image frames of the instructor being the same as the view of the real time background provided by video camera wherein the video camera has the same lens characteristics and position as the camera used to record the plurality of sequential stored image frames; and means for superimposing the motion template onto the real time background, simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the plurality of sequential stored image frames within the motion template and the real time background on the monitor, and automatically repeating the motion template at a selected interval. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A network of motion training devices for enabling students to each interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the network comprising:
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a centrally located database having a plurality of motion templates, each motion template having a a plurality of sequential image frames of a different instructor dynamically performing the selected motion; and a plurality of motion training devices, each device including; a video camera configured to transmit a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion; a monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion; means for superimposing one of the plurality of motion templates onto the real time background and simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the plurality of sequential image frames of the superimposed motion template and the real time background on the monitor; and means for selecting one of the plurality of motion templates from the database and transporting the selected motion template to the superimposing means.
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31. A programmed computer for motion training by enabling a student to interactively emulate in real time the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the computer comprising:
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an input signal from a video camera configured to transmit a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion; an output signal to a monitor configured for viewing by the student while performing the selected motion; a motion template having a recorded plurality of sequential images of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion; and means for superimposing each of the recorded plurality of sequential images onto the real time background and simultaneously displaying the resulting combination of the recorded plurality of sequential images and the real time background scene on the monitor.
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32. A method of training a student to emulate the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the method comprising the step of:
enabling the student to quantitatively compare a live image of the student while performing the selected motion with a motion template having a plurality of sequential stored images of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion.
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33. A method of training a student to emulate the dynamic motion of an instructor performing a selected motion, the method comprising the steps of:
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superimposing a motion template having a plurality of sequential stored images of the instructor dynamically performing the selected motion over a real time background having a live image of the student dynamically performing the selected motion; and displaying the superimposed plurality of sequential stored images and live images for the student to observe while dynamically performing the selected motion. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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