Abstract:
A method and system for recognizing complex patterns of motion and gesturing is disclosed (100). In one embodiment of the invention a pair of wrist (or ankle) bands senses motion (300) which is analyzed to determine user movements in sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes (Fig. 11A). An optional front facing camera (402) may be used to augment the data stream collected by motion sensing bands worn by the user. Games and training applications (Fig 20) used in conjunction with the motion sensing system provide appropriate feedback, incentives, and scoring to the user via visual, audible, and haptic mechanisms.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a system and methods for using a sensing attached to footwear are generally described herein. A device may include an accelerometer to measure a force, a transceiver to: send information about the force to an external device, and receive a response from the external device, the response indicating whether the force exceeded a threshold and occurred within a specified timing window around a sensory output. The device may include feedback hardware to generate feedback when the response indicates that the force fell below the threshold or occurred outside the specified timing window.
Abstract:
An optical system and method is provided for a virtual reality head-mounted display. In one embodiment, the system comprises a housing for mounting on a users head and coupled with the display, the housing permitting viewing focus on the display and a sensor operatively coupled with said housing and configured to detect a first change in a position of said housing from a first position to a second position, and detect a second change in a position of said housing greater than said first change. The processor is coupled to the display and is configured to render a first animation for output on said display, pre-load a second animation upon the sensor detecting the first change in position, and render the second animation for output to the display based on the sensor detecting the second change in position.
Abstract:
A system and method are provided for optically tracking players and automatically capturing broadcastable video of a sporting event within a venue. The system includes at least one fixed tracking camera, a remote-controlled broadcast camera, and a scoreboard camera, with each of the components being in communication with a processing system. The method involves dividing the venue into zones of interest, optically tracking individual players in the zones of interest, identifying player groups in the zones of interest, determining a zone of interest containing the most players, analyzing player activity in the zone of interest with the most players, selecting a current gameplay scenario corresponding to the player activity from a set of predetermined gameplay scenarios, and adjusting the pan, tilt and zoom of a broadcast camera according to the current gameplay scenario.