Monitoring of physical training events

• US 8,540,560 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2010
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Information Sports Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Information Sports Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Crowley, Michael James, King, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): DEODHAR, OMKAR A
• Application Number:
  US13/259,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20120029666A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 463/2, 463/4, 463/7
• US Class Current: 463/4
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1124 Determining motor skills
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0096 using performance related parameters for controlling electronic or video games or avatars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0655 Tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/22 Stride length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/35 Spin
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/51 Force
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/89 Field sensors, e.g. radar systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 : Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0084 : Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/00 : Hollow inflatable balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 : Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/002 : for football American-football dummies A63B69/34
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 : for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/03 : Athletic drills or obstacles for sport training, other than foot obstacles for skipping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 : Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 : automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 : Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 : Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 : Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 : Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 : Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A computer-implemented athletic performance analysis method includes obtaining, at a computer system, first motion data generated by a test subject moving a test ball containing motion sensors through a predetermined exercise; analyzing in the first motion data, with the computer system, the data from the inertial sensors; and providing to a remote computer at a location of the subject a report regarding the first motion data, the report reflecting a comparison of the first motion data with corresponding motion data of other users who have performed the predetermined exercise.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented athletic performance analysis method, comprising:

obtaining, at a computer system, first motion data generated by a test subject moving a test ball containing motion sensors through a predetermined exercise;

analyzing in the first motion data, with the computer system, the data from the motion sensors; and

providing to a remote computer at a location of the subject a report regarding the first motion data, the report reflecting a comparison of the first motion data with corresponding motion data of other users who have performed the predetermined exercise,

wherein the predetermined exercise comprises repeatedly performing a common motion, and the report reflects the subject'"'"'s stamina during repeated performance of the common motion as compared to other test subjects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the common motion comprises shooting the test ball at a goal or dribbling the test ball.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the common motion comprises jumping while holding the test ball or throwing the test ball.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers or one or more angular rate gyroscopes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the first motion data comprises receiving, as a transmission over a network, the data from the motion sensors.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data comprises spin data or translational acceleration data.

7. A computer-implemented athletic performance analysis method, comprising:

obtaining, at a computer system, first motion data generated by a test subject moving a test ball containing motion sensors through a predetermined exercise;

analyzing in the first motion data, with the computer system, the data from the motion sensors; and

providing to a remote computer at a location of the subject a report regarding the first motion data, the report reflecting a comparison of the first motion data with corresponding motion data of other users who have performed the predetermined exercise,

wherein the predetermined exercise comprises throwing a ball in the air, and analysis of the data comprises analyzing flight time of the ball and time in hand time of the ball.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined exercise comprises shooting the ball at a goal.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers or one or more angular rate gyroscopes.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein obtaining the first motion data comprises receiving, as a transmission over a network, the data from the motion sensors.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first motion data comprises spin data or translational acceleration data.

12. A computer-implemented method of capturing data indicative of athletic performance, comprising:

creating an event in a computer system;

assigning a package of athletic drills to the event;

registering an athlete with the computer system;

correlating the athlete to the event;

receiving data generated by motion sensors that are attached to the athlete or an object manipulated by the athlete during execution of the package of athletic drills;

testing authenticity of the received data by comparing an identifier that is received with the received data to an identifier that is associated with the event;

processing the received data to generate summary information that is descriptive of the athlete'"'"'s performance; and

making the summary information available over a network for review to users of the computer system who are authorized to see information about the athlete.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein creating the event comprises first creating the event on a client computing device and then transmitting the event to a computer server system.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein processing the received data comprises scoring the data, wherein a higher score represents more superior athletic performance by the athlete in executing a drill.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the object comprises a basketball and wherein the package of athletic drills comprises shooting the basketball at a goal or dribbling the basketball.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the package of athletic drills comprises jumping while holding the object or throwing the object.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers or one or more angular rate gyroscopes.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving data generated by motion sensors comprises receiving at the computer system, as a transmission over a network, the data generated by the motion sensors.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the first motion data comprises spin data or translational acceleration data.