# US 11,308,599 B2 · Method for processing information, information processor, and information processing program

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- Number: US 11,308,599 B2
- Document ID: US11308599B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/830,504
- Filed: 2020-03-26
- Published: 2020-10-01
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-03-28
- Assignees: Mizuno Corporation
- Applicants: Mizuno Corporation
- Inventors: Noriyuki Tabuchi; Kouji Ito; Shin Hirai; Yuki Yamada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11308599B2

## CPC

- G06T 7/0002: {Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection}
- G06T 7/0004: {Industrial image inspection}
- G06T 7/60: Analysis of geometric attributes
- G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80)
- G06T 7/73: using feature-based methods
- G06T 7/90: Determination of colour characteristics
- G06T 2207/10024: Color image
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

Provided is processing of allowing an information processor to output characteristic information on at least either sports equipment or a method for using the sports equipment by a user, the information processor executing: image acquisition processing acquiring an image of the sports equipment after use, of the sports equipment with a mark attached, or of an installed tool installed, during use of the sports equipment, on the sports equipment; position identification processing identifying a position likely to be damaged of the sports equipment by performing detection of a color change place, a shape change place, or the mark on the image acquired in the image acquisition processing; and information outputting processing outputting the characteristic information based on the position identified in the position identification processing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for allowing an information processor to output characteristic information on at least either sports equipment or a method for using the sports equipment by a user, the method comprising:
allowing the information processor to execute image acquisition processing acquiring an image of the sports equipment after use, of the sports equipment with a mark attached, or of an installed tool installed, during use of the sports equipment, on the sports equipment;
allowing the information processor to execute position identification processing identifying a position likely to be damaged of the sports equipment by performing detection of a color change place, a shape change place, or the mark on the image acquired in the image acquisition processing; and
allowing the information processor to execute information outputting processing selecting any of several kinds of the sports equipment and outputting information identifying the selected sports equipment as the characteristic information based on the position identified in the position identification processing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method for processing information of claim 1, wherein the sports equipment is a component of a shoe.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method for processing information of claim 1, wherein the sports equipment is a batting tool.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method for processing information of claim 3, wherein
the information outputting processing selects any of several kinds of the sports equipment and outputs information identifying the selected sports equipment as the characteristic information based on the position identified in the position identification processing and coefficients of restitution at positions of the several kinds of the sports equipment.

### Claim 5

An information processor outputting characteristic information on at least either sports equipment or a method for using the sports equipment by a user, the information processor comprising:
an image acquisition unit acquiring an image of the sports equipment after use, of the sports equipment with a mark attached, or of an installed tool installed, during use of the sports equipment, on the sports equipment;
a position identification unit identifying a position likely to be damaged of the sports equipment by performing detection of a color change place, a shape change place, or the mark on the image acquired by the image acquisition unit; and
an information output unit selecting any of several kinds of the sports equipment and outputting information identifying the selected sports equipment as the characteristic information based on the position identified by the position identification unit.

### Claim 6

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program allowing an information processor to output characteristic information on at least either sports equipment or a method for using the sports equipment by a user, the non-transitory computer readable medium allowing the information processor to execute:
image acquisition processing acquiring an image of the sports equipment after use, of the sports equipment with a mark attached, or of an installed tool installed, during use of the sports equipment, on the sports equipment;
position identification processing identifying a position likely to be damaged of the sports equipment by performing detection of a color change place, a shape change place, or the mark on the image acquired in the image acquisition processing; and
information outputting processing selecting any of several kinds of the sports equipment and outputting information identifying the selected sports equipment as the characteristic information based on the position identified in the position identification processing.