Motion analysis device, motion analysis method and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11380137-B2
Application number	US-202017070889-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2020
Priority date	Nov 7, 2019
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

A motion analysis device, a motion analysis method and a recording medium for storing a motion analysis program that make it possible to use a display region more efficiently are provided. The motion analysis device includes an acquisition part that acquires time-series data relating to an operation performed by an operator, an analysis part that analyzes the time-series data and generates motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion, a generation part that excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started from the motion data, and generates shortened motion data, and a display control part that performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the shortened motion data on a display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motion analysis device comprising:
a processor, configured to
acquire time-series data relating to an operation performed by an operator and analyze the time-series data and generates motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion;
exclude data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started from the motion data, and generates shortened motion data; and
perform control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the shortened motion data on a display part.

2. The motion analysis device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the shortened motion data and reference motion data indicating a plurality of elemental motions serving as a reference side by side on the display part.

3. The motion analysis device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor acquires multiple types of time-series data relating to the operation performed by the operator, and analyzes each of the multiple types of time-series data and generates multiple types of motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion,
the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started respectively from the multiple types of motion data, and generates a plurality of shortened motion data, and
the processor preforms control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the plurality of shortened motion data side by side on the display part.

4. The motion analysis device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the additionally shortened motion data on the display part.

5. The motion analysis device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor acquires multiple types of time-series data relating to the operation performed by the operator, and analyzes each of the multiple types of time-series data and generates multiple types of motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion,
the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started respectively from the multiple types of motion data, generates a plurality of shortened motion data, excludes data corresponding to an overlapping period over the plurality of shortened motion data in a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the plurality of shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates a plurality of additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the plurality of additionally shortened motion data side by side on the display part.

6. The motion analysis device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor acquires multiple types of time-series data relating to the operation performed by the operator, and analyzes each of the multiple types of time-series data and generates multiple types of motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion,
the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started respectively from the multiple types of motion data, and generates a plurality of shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the plurality of shortened motion data side by side on the display part.

7. The motion analysis device according to claim 6 , wherein the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the additionally shortened motion data on the display part.

8. The motion analysis device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor acquires multiple types of time-series data relating to the operation performed by the operator, and analyzes each of the multiple types of time-series data and generates multiple types of motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion,
the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started respectively from the multiple types of motion data, generates a plurality of shortened motion data, excludes data corresponding to an overlapping period over the plurality of shortened motion data in a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the plurality of shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates a plurality of additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the plurality of additionally shortened motion data side by side on the display part.

9. The motion analysis device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the additionally shortened motion data on the display part.

10. The motion analysis device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor acquires multiple types of time-series data relating to the operation performed by the operator, and analyzes each of the multiple types of time-series data and generates multiple types of motion data indicating a type and execution time of an elemental motion,
the processor excludes data corresponding to a stop period of the operator which is taken until an initial elemental motion is started respectively from the multiple types of motion data, generates a plurality of shortened motion data, excludes data corresponding to an overlapping period over the plurality of shortened motion data in a stop period of the operator which is taken until a unit motion having the plurality of elemental motions constituted as one unit among the plurality of shortened motion data is ended and then a next unit motion is started, and generates a plurality of additionally shortened motion data, and
the processor performs control to differentiate periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the plurality of additionally shortened motion data side by side on the display part.

11. A motion analysis method comprising:
acquiring time-series data relating to an operation performed by an operator;
analyzing

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Miyazaki Masashi
• Wada Hirotaka

Classifications

• G06V40/28 Primary

  Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language (static hand signs G06V40/113) · CPC title

• G06V40/20 Primary

  Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16) · CPC title

• G06F3/14 Primary

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G01D21/02

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title

• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title