Determining X,Y,Z,T biomechanics of moving actor with multiple cameras
First Claim
1. A system for determining multi-dimensional (mD) performance attributes of a sports participant comprising:
- at least three high speed cameras configured for network communication with at least one server computer, at least one local computing device, and at least one processing facility;
wherein the at least three high speed cameras are operable to capture two-dimensional (2D) images of a sports participant;
wherein the at least one processing facility is operable to;
store the 2D images of the sports participant in a database;
develop a mD motion curve for at least two identifiable body parts of the sports participant;
identify camera frames and/or scan lines from the at least two of the at least three high speed cameras associated with spatial points on the mD motion curve; and
display the camera frames and/or the scan lines on the at least one server computer and/or the at least one local computing device.
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Abstract
A plurality of high speed tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw). The generated multi-dimensional motion curve is used to discover cross correlations between play action motions of the in-the-field sports participant and real-world sports results.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining multi-dimensional (mD) performance attributes of a sports participant comprising:
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at least three high speed cameras configured for network communication with at least one server computer, at least one local computing device, and at least one processing facility; wherein the at least three high speed cameras are operable to capture two-dimensional (2D) images of a sports participant; wherein the at least one processing facility is operable to; store the 2D images of the sports participant in a database; develop a mD motion curve for at least two identifiable body parts of the sports participant; identify camera frames and/or scan lines from the at least two of the at least three high speed cameras associated with spatial points on the mD motion curve; and display the camera frames and/or the scan lines on the at least one server computer and/or the at least one local computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for determining multi-dimensional (mD) performance attributes of a sports participant comprising:
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at least three high speed cameras configured for network communication with at least one server computer, at least one local computing device, and at least one processing facility; wherein the at least three high speed cameras are operable to capture two-dimensional (2D) images of a sports participant; wherein the at least one processing facility is operable to; store the 2D images of the sports participant in a database; develop a mD motion curve for the sports participant; and construct a four-dimensional (4D) model of the sports participant based on the 2D images of the sports participant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining multi-dimensional (mD) performance attributes of a sports participant comprising:
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at least three high speed cameras configured for network communication with at least one server computer, at least one local computing device, and at least one processing facility; wherein the at least three high speed cameras are operable to capture two-dimensional (2D) images of a sports participant; wherein the at least one processing facility is operable to; determine a common timing reference for placing the 2D images of the sports participant; calculate respective temporal segment lengths for the 2D images of the sports participant; and intertwine the 2D images of the sports participant such that the 2D images of the sports participant are approximately disposed in a temporal sense along the common timing reference. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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