Systems and methods for tracking motion, performance, and other data for an individual such as a winter sports athlete
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-019/00
G01C-021/16
G01C-021/08
G01S-019/19
G01S-019/49
G06F-001/16
G06K-009/00
H04M-001/725
출원번호
US-0074679
(2016-03-18)
등록번호
US-10215568
(2019-02-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Klosinski, Jr., Richard Chester
Murphy, Meghan Kathleen
Workman, Matthew Allen
Sales, Jay William
출원인 / 주소
Vision Service Plan
대리인 / 주소
Brient IP Law, LLC
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A winter sports tracking system, in various embodiments, is configured to measure winter sports athlete speed, heading, distance traveled, acceleration, and other motion related measurements based at least in part on magnetic field measurements taken by one or more magnetometers. In a particular emb
A winter sports tracking system, in various embodiments, is configured to measure winter sports athlete speed, heading, distance traveled, acceleration, and other motion related measurements based at least in part on magnetic field measurements taken by one or more magnetometers. In a particular embodiment, the system comprises one or more magnetometers (e.g., that may be embedded in one or more wearable devices, such as eyewear) and at least one magnet disposed on a portion of the winter sports athlete or their equipment. The system is configured to receive magnetic field information associated with the at least one magnet using the one or more magnetometers and determine the speed and other data based at least in part on the magnetic field information. In various embodiments, the system is configured to track movement and speed of a skier or snowboarder.
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining individual movement for a winter sports athlete, the method comprising: providing a mobile computing device comprising: one or more processors;a display; andone or more magnetometers;providing a first magnet for placement on a first piece of winter spo
1. A computer-implemented method of determining individual movement for a winter sports athlete, the method comprising: providing a mobile computing device comprising: one or more processors;a display; andone or more magnetometers;providing a first magnet for placement on a first piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete and a second magnet for placement on a second piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete;measuring, by the one or more processors, using the one or more magnetometers, (i) first magnetic field information for the first magnet disposed on a portion of the first piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete and (ii) second magnetic field information for the second magnet disposed on a portion of the second piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete;determining, by the one or more processors, using the first magnetic field information and the second magnetic field information, one or more pieces of individual movement data associated with the winter sports athlete;generating, by the one or more processors, a graphical representation of the one or more pieces of individual movement data; anddisplaying, by the one or more processors on the display, the generated graphical representation to the winter sports athlete. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a mobile computing device selected from a group consisting of: a pair of computerized eyewear; anda computerized watch. 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: the winter sports athlete is a skier; andthe first magnet is disposed in a location selected from a group consisting of: one of the skier's skis;one of the skier's gloves;one of the skier's boots;one of the skier's ski bindings; andone of the skier's poles. 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein measuring, by the one or more processors, using the one or more magnetometers, magnetic field information for the first magnet disposed on a portion of the piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete comprises: taking a first magnetic field measurement for the first magnet using the one or more magnetometers at a first time; andtaking a second magnetic field measurement for the first magnet using the one or more magnetometers at a second time, wherein: the first magnetic field measurement comprises a first magnetic field strength and a first magnetic field direction of the first magnet at the first time; andthe second magnetic field measurement comprises a second magnetic field strength and a second magnetic field direction of the first magnet at the second time. 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein measuring, by the one or more processors, using the one or more magnetometers, magnetic field information for the first magnet disposed on a portion of the piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete further comprises: taking a plurality of magnetic field measurements for the first magnet using the one or more magnetometers over a particular period of time. 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein measuring, by the one or more processors, using the one or more magnetometers, magnetic field information for the first magnet disposed on a portion of the piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete further comprises: continuously taking magnetic field measurements for the first magnet using the one or more magnetometers over the particular period of time. 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein: determining, by the one or more processors, using the magnetic field information, the one or more pieces of individual movement data associated with the winter sports athlete comprises: using the plurality of magnetic field measurements to determine a change in position of the piece of winter sports equipment used by the winter sports athlete over the particular period of time; andgenerating, by the one or more processors, the graphical representation of the one or more pieces of individual movement data comprises: generating a graphical representation of the change in position of the piece of winter sports equipment over the particular period of time; andsuperimposing the graphical representation of the change in position of the piece of winter sports equipment over a topographical map of an area in which the winter sports athlete is performing their winter sport. 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the one or more pieces of individual movement data comprise four or more pieces of data selected from a group consisting of: a substantially current speed of the winter sports athlete;a maximum speed of the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;an acceleration rate of the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;an air time of the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;revolutions of the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;one or more tricks performed by the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;a number of falls by the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;a distance covered by the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time;a number of vertical feet traveled by the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time; anda smoothness and symmetry of turns performed by the winter sports athlete during the particular period of time. 9. A computer system for determining and tracking performance data for a winter sports athlete comprising: a memory;one or more processors;a display; andone or more magnetometers, wherein the one or more processors are configured for: measuring first magnetic field information for a first magnet disposed adjacent the winter sports athlete at a first time using the one or more magnetometers, the first magnetic field information comprising: a first magnetic field strength; anda first magnetic field direction;measuring second magnetic field information for a second magnet disposed adjacent the winter sports athlete at the first time using the one or more magnetometers, the first magnetic field information comprising: a second magnetic field strength; anda second magnetic field direction;storing the first magnetic field information and the second magnetic field information in memory;measuring third magnetic field information for the first magnet at a second time using the one or more magnetometers, the second magnetic field information comprising: a third magnetic field strength; anda third magnetic field direction;measuring fourth magnetic field information for the second magnet at the second time using the one or more magnetometers, the second magnetic field information comprising: a fourth magnetic field strength; anda fourth magnetic field direction;storing the third magnetic field information and the fourth magnetic field information in memory;calculating, using at least the first magnetic field information and the third magnetic field information, a change in relative position and orientation of the first magnet between the first time and the second time;calculating, using at least the second magnetic field information and the fourth magnetic field information, a change in relative position and orientation of the second magnet between the first time and the second time;determining, based at least in part on (i) the calculated relative position and orientation of the first magnet between the first time and the second time and (ii) the calculated relative position and orientation of the second magnet between the first time and the second time, a first position of the winter sports athlete at the first time and a second position of the winter sports athlete at the second time;generating a graphical representation of the winter sports athlete at the first position and the second position; anddisplaying the generated graphical representation on the display. 10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured for: determining an instantaneous velocity of the winter sports athlete at the second time using at least the first magnetic field information, the second magnetic field information, the third magnetic field information, and the fourth magnetic field information;receiving, at the second time, a request from the winter sports athlete to display the instantaneous velocity; andat least partially in response to the request, displaying the instantaneous velocity on the display. 11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the computer system is embodied as a mobile computing device selected from a group consisting of: a pair of computerized eyewear; anda computerized watch. 12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein: the computer system comprises the first magnet and the second magnet; andthe first magnet and the second magnet comprises one or more electromagnets. 13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein: the winter sports athlete is a snowboarder; andthe first magnet is disposed on the snowboarder's snowboard such that a magnetic field of the first magnet is parallel to a length of the snowboard. 14. The computer system of claim 12, wherein: the winter sports athlete is a skier; andthe first magnet is disposed on the skier's first ski such that the magnetic field of the first magnet is parallel to a length of the first ski. 15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein: the second magnet is disposed on the skier's second ski such that a magnetic field of the second magnet is parallel to a length of the second. 16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured for: continuously measuring, over a particular period of time, a first instantaneous magnetic field strength and a first instantaneous magnetic field direction for the first magnet;continuously measuring, over the particular period of time, a second instantaneous magnetic field strength and a second instantaneous magnetic field direction for the first magnet;continuously determining, over the particular period of time, using at least the first instantaneous magnetic field strength, the second instantaneous magnetic field strength, the first instantaneous magnetic field direction, and the second instantaneous magnetic field direction: a location of the skier;a velocity of the skier;an acceleration of the skier;a position of the first ski;a position of the second ski; anda relative orientation of the first ski with respect to the second ski. 17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further configured for: using the position of the first ski, the position of the second ski, and the relative orientation of the first ski with respect to the second ski to determine whether the skier performed a particular skiing maneuver during the particular period of time. 18. A computer system for determining and tracking performance data for a winter sports athlete comprising: a memory;one or more processors;a display;one or more global positioning sensors;one or more altimeters; andone or more magnetometers, wherein the one or more processors are configured for: continuously measuring instantaneous first magnetic field information for a first magnet disposed on a first piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete over a period of time using the one or more magnetometers, the instantaneous first magnetic field information comprising: instantaneous first magnetic field strength; andinstantaneous first magnetic field direction;continuously measuring instantaneous second magnetic field information for a second magnet disposed on a second piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete over the period of time using the one or more magnetometers, the instantaneous magnetic field information comprising: instantaneous second magnetic field strength; andinstantaneous second magnetic field direction;storing (i) a plurality of the measured instantaneous first magnetic field information over the period of time in memory and (ii) a plurality of the measured instantaneous second magnetic field information over the period of time in memory;continuously determining, based at least in part on (i) the plurality of the measured instantaneous first magnetic field information over the period of time in memory and (ii) the plurality of the measured instantaneous second magnetic field information over the period of time in memory, an instantaneous position of the winter sports athlete over the period of time using the one or more global positioning sensors;storing a plurality of the determined instantaneous positions over the period of time in memory;continuously measuring an instantaneous altitude of the winter sports athlete over the period of time using the one or more altimeters;storing a plurality of the measured instantaneous altitudes over the period of time in memory; continuously determining, for each of a plurality of points of time over the period of time, using at least the plurality of measured instantaneous magnetic field information, the plurality of instantaneous positions, and the plurality of instantaneous altitudes: a location of the winter sports athlete;a velocity of the winter sports athlete;an acceleration of the winter sports athlete; anda position of the piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete;generating a graphical representation of the location of the winter sports athlete, the velocity of the winter sports athlete, the acceleration of the winter sports athlete, and the position of the piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete over the period of time; and displaying the generated graphical representation on the display. 19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein: the computer system is embodied as a pair of ski goggles;the display is disposed adjacent the pair of ski goggles;the first piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete comprises a first ski and the second piece of equipment worn by the winter sports athlete comprises a second ski.
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