Information processing method, wearable apparatus, content reproduction device, content reproduction system, and content reproduction method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10478703-B2
Application number	US-201715685562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2017
Priority date	Sep 5, 2016
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An information processing method includes causing an information acquisition section to perform a process of acquiring user information including body motion information of a user, causing a processing section to perform a process of determining a swimming style of the user on the basis of the user information, and obtaining evaluation index information which is at least one of calorie consumption information, pulse wave information, and stroke information when the user swims in each swimming style, and causing an output section to output information in which the evaluation index information in each swimming style is correlated with each swimming style.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing method comprising:
causing an information acquisition section to perform a process of acquiring user information including body motion information of a user;
causing a processing section to perform a process of determining a swimming stroke of the user on the basis of the user information, and obtaining evaluation index information which is stroke information when the user swims in each swimming stroke, wherein the stroke information is based on a result of a main component analysis that is performed by:
analyzing a scattering direction of a distribution with respect to three-axis accelerations for a past n seconds;
obtaining a new coordinate system formed of first to third main component axes obtained through analyzing the scattering direction;
converting values of the three-axis accelerations measured in a sensor coordinate system into values in the new coordinate system; and
obtaining first to third main components which are accelerations in respective axes of the new coordinate system; and

causing an output section to output information in which the evaluation index information in each swimming stroke is correlated with each swimming stroke.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the output section outputs time-series information in which the evaluation index information in each swimming stroke is correlated with each swimming stroke.

3. The information processing method according to claim 2 ,
wherein the output section outputs the time-series information including information in which the swimming stroke in a first period of the first plurality of periods and the evaluation index information in the swimming stroke are correlated with the first period; and information in which the swimming stroke in a second period of the first plurality of periods and the evaluation index information in the swimming stroke are correlated with the second period.

4. The information processing method according to claim 3 ,
wherein the output section outputs the time-series information including information in which information indicating that the user is in the rest stage or a turn state is correlated with a period between the first period and the second period.

5. The information processing method according to claim 3 ,
wherein the output section outputs the time-series information including information in which information indicating that the user performs in-water walk is correlated with a period between the first period and the second period.

6. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the output section is a display section, and
wherein the display section displays the evaluation index information correlated with each swimming stroke so that the evaluation index information can be identified in different image display aspects according to each swimming stroke.

7. The information processing method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the output section is a display section, and
wherein the display section displays summary information of the evaluation index information in a predetermined swimming period.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 ,
wherein, in a case where it is determined that the user is in the rest stage or in a state of performing in-water walk, the display section displays the summary information.

9. A wearable apparatus comprising:
an information acquisition section that acquires user information including body motion information of a user;
a processing section that determines a swimming stroke of the user on the basis of the acquired user information, and obtains evaluation index information which is stroke information when the user swims in each swimming stroke, wherein the stroke information is based on a result of a main component analysis that is performed by the processing section that is configured to:
analyze a scattering direction of a distribution with respect to three-axis accelerations for a past n seconds;
obtain a new coordinate system formed of first to third main component axes obtained through analyzing the scattering direction;
convert values of the three-axis accelerations measured in a sensor coordinate system into values in the new coordinate system; and
obtain first to third main components which are accelerations in respective axes of the new coordinate system; and

an output section that outputs information in which the evaluation index information in each swimming stroke is correlated with each swimming stroke.

10. An information processing method comprising:
causing an information acquisition section to perform a process of acquiring user information including body motion information of a user;
causing a processing section to perform a process of determining a swimming stroke of the user on the basis of the user information, and obtaining evaluation index information which is stroke information when the user swims in each swimming stroke, wherein the stroke information is based on a result of an acceleration distribution analysis that is performed by:
performing main component analysis on three-axis acceleration signals so as to obtain first to third eigenvectors, first to third eigenvalues, and first to third main components;
performing fast Fourier transform on the first to third main components so as to obtain first to third power spectra, and maximum values of the respective power spectra are used as spectral maximum values;
obtaining an autocorrelation function using the obtained power spectrum of the first main component obtained;
determining whether or not a stable maximum value is present in the autocorrelation function;
determining a turn state or a rest state in a case where the stable maximum value is not detected; and
determining, in a case where the maximum value is detected, any one of the four swimming strokes and an in-water walk state, performing swimming stroke/in-water walk determination by using the eigenvectors and eigenvalues obtained and the spectral maximum values obtained, and calculating stroke information on the basis of the maximum value of the autocorrelation function; and

causing an output section to output information in which the evaluation index information in each swimming stroke is correlated with each swimming stroke.

11. A wearable apparatus comprising:
an information acquisition section that acquires user information including body motion information of a user;
a processing section that determines a swimming stroke of the user on the basis of the acquired user information, and obtains evaluation index information which is stroke information when the user swims in each swimming stroke, wherein the stroke information is based on a result of an acceleration distribution analysis that is performed by the processing section that is configured to:
perform main component analysis on three-axis acceleration signals so as to obtain first to third eigenvectors, first to third eigenvalues, and first to third main components;
perform fast Fourier transform on the first to third main components so as to obtain first to third power spectra, and maximum values of the respective power spectra are used as spectral maximum values;
obtain an autocorrelation function using the obtained power spectrum of the first main component obtained;
determine whether or not a stable maximum value is present in the autocorrelation function;
determine a turn state or a rest state in a case where the stable maximum value is not detected; and
determine, in a case where the maximum value is detected, any one of the four swimming strokes and an in-water walk state, performing swimming stroke/in-wa

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Ding Yimei
• Yamagata Yoshitaka

Classifications

• G06F18/2135 Primary

  based on approximation criteria, e.g. principal component analysis · CPC title

• A63B71/06 Primary

  Indicating or scoring devices for games or players {, or for other sports activities} · CPC title

• G06F18/2413

  based on distances to training or reference patterns · CPC title

• G06F2218/12

  Classification; Matching · CPC title

• A63B71/00

  Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 (starting appliances A63K3/02) · CPC title