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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Hideyuki Ishii, Portland, OR (US);
Nicholas A. Leech, Aloha, OR (US);
Yutaka Kabeshita, Portland, OR (US);
Arthur Molinari, Beaverton, OR (US);
Hideyuki Ishii, Portland, OR (US);
Nicholas A. Leech, Aloha, OR (US);
Yutaka Kabeshita, Portland, OR (US);
Arthur Molinari, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A portable movement capture device is described. The portable movement capture device includes one or more cameras that capture high-speed video or still images of a player performing a sports activity. In one embodiment, the sports activity is a golf swing of a golfer. The portable movement capture device is arranged in a housing with one or more cameras and may optionally include a number of additional components to assist with capturing information associated with a player performing a sports activity. The captured information is analyzed using a method of finite element analysis to isolate a portion of the captured information. With this arrangement, specific regions of a player are analyzed, individually, or relatively with other regions, for a particular movement associated with the sports activity. A handheld motion capture device is also described that combines components of a portable movement capture device with an integrated display.