System, computer program product and method for recording and analyzing performance data

• US 7,192,359 B1
• Filed: 07/18/2000
• Issued: 03/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aimon AB
• Original Assignee: Aimon AB
• Inventors: Lundgren, Stefan, Helmersson, Bengt
• Primary Examiner(s): Coburn; Corbett B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pandya; Sunit
• Application Number:
  US10/031,668
• Time in Patent Office: 2,436 Days
• Field of Search: 434 11- 27, 434/29, 434/30, 434 33- 35, 434/47, 434/307.R, 434/307.A, 434/322, 434/323, 434/335, 434/350, 434/312, 700 29- 31, 700/91, 700/264, 473151-156, 473/209, 473221-223, 473/266, 844/70.R, 463 1- 8, 463 36- 38, 463/43, 463 49- 57
• US Class Current: 473/131
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/02 Tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3605 Golf club selection aids informing player of his average or expected shot distance for each club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices

Abstract

A system, a computer program product and a method for registration and analysis of data from a practised stage, and for generation of action programs in dependence of said data. Preferably, the system and the method are adapted for the analysis of the player properties of a sports practiser (1500) and for the generation of an action program in the form of a training model for the player, whereby the player will, while practising (1501) the sport, register (1502) player data (101) and result data (102) in a registration unit (104). In a parameter processing unit (106), a player characteristics profile, depending of said registered data, is generated (1503), regarding various parameters, such as shot type, number of shots per shot type, etc., as well as a comparison profile by means of which a current player characteristics profile for a player is compared with a normal profile for an average player. In dependence of the comparison profile, an action program is automatically selected and presented (1504), aiming at eliminating the deviations from the normal profile by suggesting appropriate training (1505).

Claims

1. A system for the registration and analysis of data from a practised stage, and for the generation of action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the system comprising:

an input device for entering result data for one or more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

a calculating device, connected to the input device and devised to calculate, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement, in dependence of said result data;

a profile generation device, connected to said calculation device and devised to generate a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

a reference database containing a pre-stored normal characteristics profile;

a comparison device, connected to the profile generation device and the reference database and devised to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said pre-stored normal characteristics profile; and

a selection device connected to the profile generation device or the comparison device or a memory containing a profile data structure, and being devised to select, in dependence of said characteristics profile or said comparison profile, from a multitude of pre-stored action programs, an action program adapted for overcoming shortcomings representative of said comparison profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage being a game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein said system is adapted for the analysis of the player properties of a golfer, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristics measurement is the average number of shots per round.

2. A system for the registration and analysis of data from a practised stage, and for the generation of action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the system comprising;

an input device for entering result data for one or more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

a calculating device, connected to the input device and devised to calculate, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement, in dependence of said result data;

a profile generation device, connected to said calculation device and devised to generate a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

a reference database containing a pre-stored normal characteristics profile;

a comparison device, connected to the profile generation device and the reference database and devised to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said pre-stored normal characteristics profile; and

a selection device connected to the profile generation device or the comparison device or a memory containing a profile data structure, and being devised to select, in dependence of said characteristics profile or said comparison profile, from a multitude of pre-stored action programs, an action program adapted for overcoming shortcomings representative of said comparison profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage being a game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein the system is adapted for the analysis of the player properties of a tennis player, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristics measurement is the percentage distribution of successful shots in relation to unsuccessful ones.

3. A computer program produce, for use together with a computer processing system, for the registration and analysis of data from a practised stage, and for the generation of action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the product comprising:

a computer storage medium, including;

means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to receive the input of result data for one ore more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

calculating means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to calculate, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement, in dependence of said result data;

profile generation means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to generate a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

comparison means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with a normal profile, pre-stored in a reference database; and

selection means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to select from a plurality of pre-stored action programs, in dependence of said characteristics profile or comparison profile, a pre-stored action program adapted for overcoming shortcomings representative of said comparison profile or said characteristics profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage is one game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein the computer program product is adapted for the analysis of the player properties of a golfer, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristics measurement is the average number of shots per round.

4. A computer program product, for use together with a computer processing system, for the registration and analysis of data from a practised stage, and for the generation of action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the product comprising:

a computer storage medium, including;

means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to receive the input of result data for one ore more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

calculating means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to calculate, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement, in dependence of said result data;

profile generation means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to generate a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

comparison means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing system to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with a normal profile, pre-stored in a reference database; and

selection means, stored on the storage medium, for controlling the computer processing systems to select from a plurality of pre-stored action programs, in dependence of said characteristics profile or comparison profile, a pre-stored action program adapted for overcoming shortcomings representative of said comparison profile or said characteristics profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage is one game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein the computer program product is adapted for the analysis of the player properties of a tennis player, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristics measurement is the percentage distribution of successful shots in relation to unsuccessful ones.

5. A method for registering and analysing data from a practised stage, and for generating action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the method comprising the steps of:

registering result data for one or more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

calculating, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement;

generating a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

generating a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with a pre-stored normal profile; and

selecting, using at least one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile, a pre-stored action program configured to convey to a practiser a plurality of steps or instructions directed toward converging (a) a subsequent characteristics profile, generated from characteristics measurement values calculated using data from at least one future practised stage, toward (b) said pre-stored normal profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage is one game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein the method is adapted to the analysis of the player properties of a golfer, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristic measurement is the average number of shots per round.

6. A method for registering and analysing data from a practised stage, and for generating action programs in dependence of the performed analysis, the method comprising the steps of:

registering result data for one or more predetermined parameters from one or several performed stages;

calculating, for each of said parameters, a characteristics measurement value for a predetermined characteristics measurement;

generating a characteristics profile by compiling said calculated characteristics measurement values;

generating a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with a pre-stored normal profile; and

selecting, using at least one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile, a pre-stored action program configured to convey to a practiser a plurality of steps or instructions directed toward converging (a) a subsequent characteristics profile, generated from characteristics measurement values calculated using data from at least one future practised stage, toward (b) said pre-stored normal profile;

wherein said characteristics profile is a profile for a practiser of said stage, whereas said normal characteristics profile is a profile calculated from a group of practisers with common properties;

wherein said practiser is a sports practiser, said stage is one game round of said sport, said parameter is a game parameter and said action program is a training model for improvement of the practiser'"'"'s player properties within said sport; and

wherein said method is adapted to the analysis of the player properties of a tennis player, whereby the game parameters are various shot types and the characteristic measurement is the percentage distribution of successful shots in relation to unsuccessful ones.

7. A system for the registration and analysis of data from a practised game round of a sport, and for the generation of action programs based on the performed analysis, the system comprising:

a data input configured to accept result data of one or more predetermined game parameters from one or more game rounds played or practiced by a sports practiser;

a calculator, linked to the data input and configured to determine, for each of said game parameters, a characteristics measurement relating to a predetermined characteristics measurement based on said result data;

a profiler, linked to said calculator, and configured to generate a characteristics profile using said calculated characteristics measurement;

a database storing a reference characteristics profile for a reference practiser of said sport, or a reference group of practisers with a plurality of common characteristics;

a comparator, linked to the profiler and the database, and configured to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said reference characteristics profile;

a selector linked to the profiler and/or the comparator and/or a memory in which a profile data structure is storable, and configured to select from a group comprised of a plurality of pairs of training models, based on one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile, one of said training models configured to convey to said sports practiser a plurality of steps or instructions intended to improve said sport practisers'"'"' performance in a subsequent game round;

wherein said data input comprises a keypad having a plurality of pairs of keys via which said result data is manually entered, said calculator comprises a processor configured to determine by calculation each said characteristic measurement wherein said charactersitsic measurement is calculated for said predetermined characteristics measurement, said profile comprises a processor configured to generate said characteristics profile via compilation of said calculated characteristics measurement, said database comprises a data storage unit that holds said reference characteristics profile which is pre-stored therein before said selector selects said training model, said comparator comprises a processor configured to generate said comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said reference characteristics profile, and said selector comprises a processor configured to select said training model using one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile;

wherein

at least one of said links comprises a non-wireless electrically digital data signal conducting connection;

wherein selection of said action program is automatic; and

wherein each said processor comprises a common processor onboard a hand-held registration unit;

the system further comprising a personal computer and a link enabling said hand-held registration unit to removably connect to said personal computer.

8. A system for the registration and analysis of data from a practised game round of a sport, and for the generation of action programs based on the performed analysis, the system comprising:

a data input configured to accept result data of one or more predetermined game parameters from one or more game rounds played or practised by a sports practiser;

a calculator, linked to the data input and configured to determine, for each of said game parameters, a characteristics measurement relating to a predetermined characteristics measurement based on said result data;

a profiler, linked to said calculator, and configured to generate a characteristics profile using said calculated characteristics measurement;

a database storing a reference characteristics profile for a reference practiser of said sport, or a reference group of practisers with a plurality of common characteristics;

a comparator, linked to the profiler and the database, and configured to generate a comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said reference characteristics profile;

a selector linked to the profiler and/or the comparator and/or a memory in which a profile data structure is storable, and configured to select from a group comprised of a plurality of pairs of training models, based on one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile, one of said training models configured to convey to said sports practiser a plurality of steps or instructions intended to improve said sport practisers'"'"' performance in a subsequent game round;

wherein said data input comprises a keypad having a plurality of pairs of keys via which said result data is manually entered, said calculator comprises a processor configured to determine by calculation each said characteristic measurement wherein said characteristic measurement is calculated for said predetermined characteristics measurement, said profiler comprises a processor configured to generate said characteristics profile via compilation of said calculated characteristics measurement, said database comprises a data storage unit that holds said reference characteristics profile which is pre-stored therein before said selector selects said training model, said comparator comprises a processor configured to generate said comparison profile by comparing said characteristics profile with said reference characteristics profile, and said selector comprises a processor configured to select said training model using one of said characteristics profile and said comparison profile, wherein at least one of said links comprises a non-wireless electrically digital data signal conducting connection,

wherein selection of said action program is automatic; and

wherein said data input is comprised of a hand-held unit;

the system further comprising a personal computer wherein said processor of at least one of said calculator, said profiler, comparator and said selector is disposed onboard said hand-held unit and said processor of at least one other of said calculator, said profiler, comparator and said selector is disposed onboard said personal computer with at least one of said links linking said hand-held unit and said personal computer.