Electronic tracking system with heads up display
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorNicholas A. Leech
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Abstract
An electronic tracking system for assisting a user in determining distances to landmarks and objects in a sporting environment includes a user tracking system for determining the location of a user, a heads up display for displaying information to the user, and a processor operable to communicate with the user tracking system and the heads up display. The heads up display is designed to be worn on the user's head, and to display an image within the user's field of view. The processor is programmed to determine a distance between the user's determined location and an object or a landmark on. This information is displayed via the heads up display as a numeric representation of the determined distance.
Claims20
A method for assisting a user with determining distances in a sporting environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a processor from a user tracking component, an indication of a location of the user;
- receiving, via the processor from a heads-up display (HUD) device worn by the user, an indication of a field of view of the user, the HUD device having a display screen with a transparent display area configured to display images within the field of view;
- identifying, via the processor, an object or landmark within the sporting environment;
- determining, via the processor, a distance between the location of the user and the object or landmark;
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- directing the HUD device to display the determined distance coincident with or adjacent to the object or landmark as the object or landmark is visible through the transparent display area of the display screen of the HUD device.
A method for assisting a user with determining distances in a sporting environment using an electronic tracking system, the electronic tracking system including a user tracking component, a camera, a sensor, a processor, and a heads-up display (HUD) device, the method comprising:
- determining a location of the user via the user tracking component;
- detecting an object or landmark in the sporting environment via the sensor;
- monitoring a field of view of the user via the camera, the HUD device having a display screen with a transparent display area configured to display images within the field of view of the user, the camera being mounted adjacent the display screen;
- determining a distance between the location of the user and the object or landmark;
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- displaying a numeric representation of the determined distance coincident with or adjacent to the detected object or landmark via the HUD device as the object or landmark is visible through the transparent display area of the display screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.