Portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604142-B2
Application number	US-201113267784-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2011
Priority date	Aug 26, 2010
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

Portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system and method configured to display motion capture/analysis data on a mobile device. System obtains data from motion capture elements, analyzes data and store data in database for data mining, which may be charged for. Enables unique displays associated with the user, such as 3D overlays onto images of the user to visually depict the captured motion data including ratings. Predicted ball flight path data can be calculated and shown on a time line showing relative peaks of velocity for the user's body parts. User can determine equipment that fits best and immediately purchase the equipment, via the mobile device. Custom equipment may be ordered on the mobile device from a vendor that can assemble-to-order customer built equipment and ship the equipment. Includes active and passive golf shot count capabilities.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system comprising:
a plurality of motion capture elements configured to couple with a user or piece of equipment, and wherein each motion capture element of said plurality of motion capture elements comprises
a memory;
a sensor configured to capture any combination of sensor values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration of said motion capture element;
a radio;
a microcontroller coupled with said memory, said sensor and said radio wherein
said microcontroller is configured to
collect data that comprises said sensor values from said sensor;
store said data in said memory;
transmit said data via said radio;

a database;
a mobile device wherein said mobile device comprises
a computer;
a display;
a wireless communication interface configured to
communicate with said radio to obtain said data,
communicate with said database;

wherein said computer is coupled with said display and said wireless communication interface, wherein said computer is configured to
recognize said plurality of motion capture elements associated with said user or said piece of equipment and automatically associate and automatically assign each of said plurality of motion capture elements with assigned locations on said user or said piece of equipment based on movement of each of said plurality of motion capture elements respectively,
wherein said automatically associate and automatically assign each of said plurality of motion capture elements comprises analyzing spatial data from said movement of each of said plurality of motion capture elements and determining differences in speed of each of said plurality of motion capture elements during said movement to automatically assign each of said plurality of motion capture elements with said assigned locations;

receive said data associated with said plurality of motion capture elements via said wireless communication interface;
analyze said data to form motion analysis data;
display said motion analysis data on said display;
store said data, or said motion analysis data, or both said data and said motion analysis data in said database; and,

said database configured to retrieve said data from said plurality of motion capture elements, or said motion analysis data, or both said data from said plurality of motion capture elements and said motion analysis data;
wherein said database comprises information comprising one or more of said data and said motion analysis data, related to two or more users that differ from said user;
wherein said database comprises information related to a user that data mines wherein said information enables said user that data mines to be charged to access said database;
wherein said database is configured to enable said user that data mines to access said database and offer at least one product associated with an average score computed from said two or more users that differ from said user and said piece of equipment;
wherein said database comprises information related to said two or more users including an age or height or weight or sex or address of said two or more users;
wherein said two or more users that differ from said user comprise similar characteristics to said user wherein said similar characteristics are determined through comparison of said data, said motion analysis data or both, said age, said height, said weight, said sex or said address between said user and said two or more users;

wherein said offer comprises at least one suggestion associated with said user to improve performance of one or more of said user and said piece of equipment;
wherein said at least one product and said at least one suggestion are based on said average score computed from said two or more users that differ from said user.

2. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said database comprises information related to a plurality of manufacturers and models of said piece of equipment.

3. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said database comprises information related to said data obtained from said plurality of motion capture elements including any combination of time or location associated with said data.

4. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said database comprises information related to at least one pattern found in said database associated with said data.

5. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said database comprises information related to said user that data mines that enables said user that data mines to access said data obtained from said plurality of motion capture elements related to said two or more users.

6. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said microcontroller is configured to
detect a first value from said sensor values having a first threshold velocity or acceleration and
detect a second value from said sensor values having a second threshold velocity or acceleration with a time window;
signify a prospective strike;
compare said prospective strike to a characteristic signal associated with a typical swing and eliminate any false positive strikes;
signify a valid strike if said prospective strike is not a false positive strike;
save said valid strike in said memory.

7. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said microcontroller is configured to store said data in said memory at least until a communications link to said computer exists and said data has been transferred to said computer.

8. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said microcontroller is configured to transmit said data in said memory after an event or periodically or when requested by said computer.

9. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said computer is configured to transmit said data to said database after a communications link to said database exists or after an event or periodically or when requested by said database.

10. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said data in said database is utilized to play a game comprising one or more total players wherein said game utilizes actual data obtained from said plurality of motion capture elements.

11. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 further comprising at least one camera configured to capture one or more images of said user and/or a visual marker associated with said plurality of motion capture elements and wherein said one or more images are stored in said database.

12. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said display of said motion analysis comprises display of
a rating or
a calculated ball flight path or
a time line showing points in time along a time axis where peak values occur or
an impact location of a ball on said piece of equipment
or any combination thereof associated with said motion analysis data as calculated on said computer or obtained from said database and with or without any images of said user.

13. The portable wireless mobile device motion capture data mining system of claim 1 wherein said display of said motion analysis comprises display of a suggested training regimen to aid said user in improving mechanics of said user as determined via said com

Assignees

• Bentley Michael
• Bose Bhaskar
• Blast Motion Inc

Inventors

• Bentley Michael
• Bose Bhaskar

Classifications

• A63F2300/406

  Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM · CPC title

• A63B2220/836

  Sensors arranged on the body of the user · CPC title

• A63B71/0622

  Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user · CPC title

• A63F13/211

  using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes · CPC title

• A63B2220/833

  Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement · CPC title