Disparate sensor event correlation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11990160-B2
Application number	US-202218067689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2022
Priority date	Jul 16, 2015
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

A sensor event detection system including a motion capture element and another sensor. The sensor captures values associated with an orientation, position, velocity and acceleration and recognizes an event within the data to determine event data. Uses other values associated with a temperature, humidity, wind and elevation, i.e., environmental and physiological sensors and correlates the data or event data with the other values to determine a type of event or true event or a false positive event, or a type of equipment the motion capture element is coupled with, or a type of activity indicated by the data or event data and transmits the data or event data associated with the event.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A disparate sensor event correlation system comprising:
at least one motion capture element comprising
a sensor configured to capture one or more values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, and angular acceleration of said at least one motion capture element;

a computer processor coupled with said sensor directly or indirectly, wherein said computer processor is configured to
collect data that comprises sensor values that include said one or more values from said sensor;
obtain one or more other values associated with at least one of
an environmental sensor comprising one or more of
an altitude sensor,
a temperature sensor,
a sound sensor,
a humidity sensor,

a physiological sensor comprising one or more of
a heart rate sensor,
a pulse sensor,
a breathing sensor;

wherein said computer processor is configured to
analyze said data and recognize an event within said data to determine event data;
correlate at least one of said data, said event data with said one or more other values associated with said at least one of said environmental sensor, said physiological sensor to determine
a type of event or true event or a false positive event.

2. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor is further configured to further determine one or more tags for said event and wherein said one or more tags represent one or more of
an activity type of said event;
a location of said event;
a timestamp of said event;
a stage of an activity associated with said event;
a player identity associated with said event;
a performance level associated with said event; and,
a scoring result associated with said event.

3. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 2 , wherein said computer processor is configured to analyze one or more of text, audio, image, and video from a server to determine said one or more tags for said event.

4. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor comprises one or more of a microprocessor or a computer coupled directly to said sensor or indirectly to said sensor through a communication interface and wherein said sensor comprises at least one sensor.

5. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 3 , wherein said analyze one or more of said text, audio, image, and video comprises search said text for key words or key phrases related to said event.

6. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor is further configured to analyze one or more of text, audio, image, and video from a server to confirm said event for a particular location and time to create a confirmed event.

7. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one motion capture element is located within a mobile device, or is configured to couple with a user or piece of equipment or couple with said mobile device coupled with the user, and wherein said computer processor is further configured to recognize a location of said sensor on said piece of equipment or said user based on said data or said event data.

8. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor is further configured to collect said sensor values from said sensor based on a sensor personality selected from a plurality of sensor personalities, wherein the sensor personality is configured to control sensor settings to collect the data in an optimal manner with respect to a specific type of movement or said type of activity associated with a specific piece of equipment or a type of clothing.

9. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein
said computer processor is further configured to determine said false positive event as
detect a first value from said sensor values having a first threshold value and
detect a second value from said sensor values having a second threshold value within a time window;
signify a prospective event;
compare said prospective event to a characteristic signal associated with a typical event and eliminate any false positive events; and,
signify said true event if said prospective event is not said false positive event.

10. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor further configured to recognize said at least one motion capture element with newly assigned locations after said at least one motion capture element is removed from a first piece of equipment and coupled with a second piece of equipment of a different type based on said data or said event data.

11. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one motion capture element is configured to couple with a user or piece of equipment or couple with a mobile device coupled with the user wherein said at least one motion capture element is contained within one or more of a motion capture element mount, said mobile device, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a smart watch, a camera, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, and a server computer, or any combination of any number of said motion capture element mount, said mobile device, said mobile phone, said smart phone, said smart watch, said camera, said laptop computer, said notebook computer, said tablet computer, said desktop computer and said server computer.

12. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 , wherein said computer processor is further configured to determine
a type of equipment that said at least one motion capture element is coupled with selected from a plurality of types of equipment or
a type of activity indicated by said data or said event data selected from a plurality of types of activities; and,
wherein said computer processor is further configured to transmit said at least one of said data, said event data, said type of event, said true event, said false positive event, said type of equipment, said type of activity, for said event to one or more of a repository, a viewer, a server, another computer, a social media site, a mobile device, a network, and an emergency service.

13. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 1 ,
wherein said computer processor is further configured to
analyze said event data to form motion analysis data;
store said event data, or said motion analysis data, or both said event data and said motion analysis data in a computer memory coupled with said computer processor;
obtain an event start time and an event stop time from said event data or from said motion analysis data;
obtain at least one video start time and at least one video stop time associated with at least one video;
synchronize said event data, said motion analysis data or any combination thereof with said at least one video based on
a first time associated with said data or said event data obtained from said
at least one motion capture element and

at least one time associated with said at least one video to create at least one synchronized event video; and,

store said at least one synchronized event video in said computer memory without at least a portion of said at least one video outside of said event start time to said event stop time.

14. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 13 , wherein said computer processor is further configured to transmit said type of event or said true event or said false positive event.

15. The disparate sensor event correlation system of claim 14 , wherein said computer pro

Assignees

• Blast Motion Inc

Inventors

• Bose Bhaskar
• Bentley Michael
• Kaps Ryan

Classifications

• G11B27/34 Primary

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title

• A63B24/0003

  Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis · CPC title

• A63B24/0062

  Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance · CPC title

• A63B71/06

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

• A63F13/00

  Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions · CPC title