Video instructional system and method for teaching motor skills
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1. A system for providing physical activity instruction to a user, comprising:
- a video camera transmitting a real-time video signal of a user performing a physical activity;
a processor for receiving the real-time video signal;
a signal mixer generating a mixed video signal, the mixed video signal comprising the real-time video signal combined with a video of an ideal performance of the physical activity;
a base portion receiving the mixed video signal and splitting the signal into a left eye signal and a right eye signal; and
a head mounted display displaying the left eye signal and the right eye signal on transparent lenses provided for a left eye and a right eye of the user which allow the user to maintain the user'"'"'s natural and unobstructed field of view.
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Abstract
A real-time camera image of a student is displayed to the student while the student is performing a physical activity. The student can switch between seeing his natural field of view and the live video image by refocusing his eyes. Additionally, instructional information may be overlaid on the real-time video, thus enhancing the learning process.
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1. A system for providing physical activity instruction to a user, comprising:
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a video camera transmitting a real-time video signal of a user performing a physical activity; a processor for receiving the real-time video signal; a signal mixer generating a mixed video signal, the mixed video signal comprising the real-time video signal combined with a video of an ideal performance of the physical activity; a base portion receiving the mixed video signal and splitting the signal into a left eye signal and a right eye signal; and a head mounted display displaying the left eye signal and the right eye signal on transparent lenses provided for a left eye and a right eye of the user which allow the user to maintain the user'"'"'s natural and unobstructed field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing physical activity instruction to a user, comprising:
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capturing a real-time video signal of a user performing a physical activity; extracting real-time information from the video signal that describes the characteristics of the user'"'"'s performance of the physical activity; mixing the real-time video signal with a video of an ideal performance of the physical activity to create a mixed video signal; splitting the mixed video signal into a left eye signal and a right eve signal; displaying the left eye signal and the right eye signal to allow the user to see the real-time video signal of the user performing the physical activity overlaid with the video of the ideal performance on transparent lenses provided for a left eye and a right eye of the user which allow the user to maintain the user'"'"'s natural field of view. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed on a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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capturing a real-time video signal of a user performing a physical activity; extracting real-time information from the video signal that describes the characteristics of the user'"'"'s performance of the physical activity; mixing the real-time video signal with a video of an ideal performance of the physical activity to create a mixed video signal; splitting the mixed video signal into a left eye signal and a right eye signal; displaying the left eye signal and the right eye signal to allow the user to see the real-time video signal of the user performing the physical activity overlaid with the video of the ideal performance on transparent lenses provided for a left eye and a right eye of the user which allow the user to maintain the user'"'"'s natural field of view. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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