Instruction production

• US 9,384,671 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2013
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wyoming Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: Brendan Edward Clark, Ronald Charles Krosky
• Inventors: Krosky, Ronald Charles, Clark, Brendan Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Utama, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fletcher, Jerry-Daryl
• Application Number:
  US13/769,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20140234814A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,234 Days
• Field of Search: 434/247, 434/252, 434/262
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0006 for pitching
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0037 Basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/081 High jumping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/082 Long jumping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/102 Boxing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/104 Judo
• 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: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0071 for basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/16 for cycling , i.e. arrangements on or for real bicycles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0015 Dancing
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 : Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/04 : Speaking with audible presentation of the material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 : with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with instruction production are described. In one example, a system can comprise a difference component that makes an identification of a difference between an actual action of a user and a standard action for the user. The system also can comprise an instruction component that produces an instruction to instruct the user to change from the action of the user to the standard action for the user, where production of the instruction is based, at least in part, on the difference. The system further can comprise a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to retain the instruction. Additionally, the system can comprise an output component configured to cause disclosure of the instruction.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a component set; and

a housing, comprising;

a sensor that, at least partially, captures an actual action of a user, and

hardware that couples the housing to at least one of the user, equipment used by the user in performance of the actual action of the user, or a combination thereof; and

communication hardware that communicates the actual action of the user to the component set,

the component set comprising;

a comparison component that;

compares the actual action of the user against a first standard action to produce a first comparison result, and

compares the actual action of the user against a second standard action to produce a second comparison result;

a difference component that;

makes an identification of a deviation between the actual action of the user and the first standard action of the user through use of the first comparison result, and

makes an identification of a deviation between the actual action of the user and the second standard action of the user through use of the second comparison result;

a selection component that selects a selected standard action for the user based, at least in part, on a smaller deviation of the deviation between the actual action of the user and the first standard action and the deviation between the actual action of the user and the second standard action;

an instruction component that produces an instruction to instruct the user to change from the actual action of the user to the selected standard action for the user; and

a communication component that causes disclosure of the instruction.

2. The system of claim 1, where the instruction is, at least in part, an instruction to use the equipment used by the user in performance of the actual action of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, the component set comprising:

a surveillance component that makes a surveillance related to how the user follows the instruction, where the instruction component is configured to produce a subsequent instruction and where the subsequent instruction instructs the user to change to a non-selected standard action for the user.

4. The system of claim 1, the component set comprising:

an investigation component that makes an investigation related to how the user follows the instruction; and

an update component that updates a logic used by the instruction component for use in production of a subsequent instruction, where the update is based, at least in part, on a result of the investigation.

5. The system of claim 1, the component set comprising:

a prediction component that predicts a future actual action of the user, where the instruction component takes the future actual action of the user into account in production of the instruction.

6. The system of claim 5, where the future actual action is non-identical to the selected standard action for the user.

7. The system of claim 1, where the hardware is hardware configured to couple the housing to the user.

8. The system of claim 7, where the instruction is, at least in part, an instruction for body movement absent a piece of equipment.

9. The system of claim 1, where the hardware is hardware configured to couple the housing to equipment used by the user in performance of the actual action of the user.

10. The system of claim 1,

where the sensor is configured to capture a second actual action of the user,

where the second actual action of the user is an action where the user follows the instruction, and

where the component set functions with regard to the second actual action of the user.

11. The system of claim 1, where the housing comprises at least part of the component set.

12. A system comprising hardware communicatively coupled to a sensor and performing a method, the method comprising:

obtaining a body movement of an actual action of a user from the sensor;

comparing the body movement of the actual action of the user against a movement of a first standard action for the user to produce a first comparison result;

making an identification of a difference between the body movement of the actual action of the user and the movement of the first standard action for the user through use of the first comparison result;

determining a first deviation between the actual action of the user and the first standard action for the user;

comparing the body movement of the actual action of the user against a movement of a second standard action for the user to produce a second comparison result;

making an identification of a difference between the body movement of the actual action of the user and the movement of the second standard action for the user through use of the second comparison result;

determining a second deviation between the actual action of the user and the second standard action for the user;

identifying a smallest deviation from a deviation set comprising the first deviation and the second deviation; and

appointing the difference associated with the smallest deviation as an appointed difference,

where an instruction is produced and outputted to instruct the user in such a manner as to mitigate the appointed difference between the actual action of the user to the respective standard action for the user.

13. The system of claim 12, where the actual action of the user, the first standard action, and the second standard action are directed to achieving a similar outcome to a task.

14. The system of claim 12, the method comprising:

making an observation on an effectiveness level of the instruction by the user; and

making a determination on if a subsequent instruction should be produced based on a result of the observation,

where the subsequent instruction is produced when the determination is that the subsequent instruction should be produced.

15. The system of claim 12, where the instruction is, at least in part, an instruction to use a piece of sports equipment and the sensor is coupled to the piece of sports equipment.

16. A system, comprising:

a sensor configured to, at least partially, capture an actual motion of a user;

hardware, that is physically coupled to the sensor, configured to physically couple the sensor to at least one of the user, equipment used in performance of the actual motion of the user, or a combination thereof; and

communication hardware, that is operatively coupled to the sensor, configured to communicate the actual motion of the user from the sensor to at least part of a component set,

the component set comprising;

a first assessment component configured to contrast an actual motion of the user, that is captured by way of the sensor, against a first standard motion to produce a first contrast result;

a first ascertainment component configured to ascertain a first variance between the actual motion of the user and the first standard motion through use of the first contrast result;

a first conclusion component configured to conclude a first deviation between the actual motion of the user and the first standard motion through use of the first variance;

a second assessment component configured to contrast the actual motion of the user against a second standard motion to produce a second contrast result;

a second ascertainment component configured to ascertain a second variance between the actual motion of the user and the second standard motion through use of the second contrast result;

a second conclusion component configured to conclude a second deviation between the actual motion of the user and the second standard motion through use of the second variance;

a deviation component configured to conclude a desirable deviation from a deviation set comprising the first deviation and the second deviation;

an assignment component configured to assign the deviation associated with the desirable deviation as an assigned deviation;

a production component configured to produce a direction to teach the user in such a manner as to mitigate the assigned deviation between the actual motion of the user to the respective standard motion; and

an output component configured to output the direction.

17. The system of claim 16,

where the equipment used in performance of the actual motion of the user is a piece of sports equipment, and

where the direction is, at least in part, a direction to use the piece of sports equipment.

18. The system of claim 17,

where the coupling hardware is configured to couple the sensor to the piece of sports equipment, and

where a mobile device is configured to retain the component set.

19. The system of claim 16,

where the sensor is configured to capture a second actual motion of the user,

where the second actual motion of the user is a motion in which the user follows the direction, and

where the component set functions with regard to the second actual motion of the user such that the production component is configured to produce a second direction to teach the user in such a manner as to further mitigate the assigned deviation.

20. The system of claim 16, where the deviation component is configured to conclude the desirable deviation as a smallest deviation.