Motion coordination operation device and method, program, and motion coordination reproduction system

• US 9,079,058 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sano, Akane
• Primary Examiner(s): Utama, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zaman, Sadaruz
• Application Number:
  US12/905,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20110097695A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,733 Days
• Field of Search: 434/247, 434/250, 434/258, 434/307.A, 434/307.R
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/22 Dancing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0015 Dancing
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A motion coordination operation device is provided, which includes a movement information input unit inputting movement information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users; and an operation unit operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or parts of the bodies of the plurality of users from the input movement information from the respective sensor devices, and generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information.

Claims

1. A motion coordination operation device comprising:

a movement information input unit inputting movement information and position information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users; and

an operation unit operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or parts of the bodies of the plurality of users, the synchronization measured by comparing the motions of the plurality of users to one another, from the input movement information and position information from the respective sensor devices, and generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information,

wherein the feedback outputs are communicated to the plurality of users via tactile sensation.

2. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 1, further comprising a recording unit;

wherein the recording unit records the movement information input from the respective sensor devices to the movement information input unit, and

the operation unit reads the movement information from the recording unit at predetermined intervals and performs the operation of the coordination information.

3. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 2, wherein the operation unit calculates individual information as the movements of the respective users, from the movement information provided from the respective sensor devices, and calculates the coordination information by an operation using the individual information.

4. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 3, wherein the individual information is information regarding a movement rhythm, a movement temp, a movement pattern, a rhythm pattern of the movement, or a movement strength.

5. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit determines basic movement information, as a group of all the users, from the individual information of the respective users, and

calculates the coordination information by an operation using the basic movement information and the individual information.

6. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit calculates the coordination information, from the whole group of all the users, by the operation using the individual information of the respective users.

7. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 3 wherein the operation unit calculates the coordination information by comparing the individual information of the respective users with individual information of a specified user.

8. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit calculates the coordination information by comparing preset guidance movement information with individual information of the respective users.

9. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit generates the control information for performing different feedback outputs for the respective users.

10. The motion coordination operation device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit generates the control information for performing the same feedback output for the plurality of users.

11. A motion coordination operation method performed by an operation processing device capable of performing information input/output and operation processes, the motion coordination operation method comprising the steps of:

inputting movement information and position information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users;

operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or part of the bodies of the plurality of users, the synchronization measured by comparing the motions of the plurality of users to one another, from the input movement information and position information from the respective sensor devices; and

generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information,

wherein the feedback outputs are communicated to the plurality of users via tactile sensation.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for instructing an operation processing device to execute the steps of:

inputting movement information and position information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users;

operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or parts of the bodies of the plurality of users, the synchronization measured by comparing the motions of the plurality of users to one another, from the input movement information and position information from the respective sensor devices; and

generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information,

wherein the feedback outputs are communicated to the plurality of users via tactile sensation.

13. A motion coordination reproduction system comprising a plurality of sensor devices, a motion coordination operation device, and a feedback device;

wherein each of the plurality of sensor devices includes a detection unit detecting user movement information, and an output unit outputting the movement information detected by the detection unit;

wherein the motion coordination operation device includes a movement information input unit inputting movement information and position information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users, the synchronization measured by comparing the motions of the plurality of users to one another, and an operation unit operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or parts of the bodies of the plurality of users from the input movement information and position information from the respective sensor devices or generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information;

wherein the feedback outputs are communicated to the plurality of users via tactile sensation; and

wherein the feedback device includes a reproduction control unit controlling the driving of a reproduction device for the users based on the control information.