System for Measurement and Analysis of Movement of Anatomical Joints and/or Mechanical Systems
OwnerMalcolm J. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A system for measuring and analyzing movement or force in conjunction with sports, physical fitness or therapy. Real-time displays of range of movement (or force) information are calibrated for optimal visibility and/or resolution based on the actual range of a given exercise. Also disclosed is a balance indicator showing in real-time whether one side of the body is being favored over the other. Also disclosed are timing windows that indicate the desired timing of an exercise in real-time. Also disclosed are ‘breadcrumbs’ visually depicting (during and after completion of an exercise) a user's history of speed and range.
Claims20
A balance indicator display system for use with a measuring system for measuring force and/or range of a parallel activity, the balance indicator display system comprising a visual display and configured to visually display on the visual display one or more balance indicators that reflects in real-time the relative balance of force or range measured. by the measurement system of the respective sides of the parallel activity.
The system of claim. 1, wherein said one or more balance indicators reflect the relative balance of range measured by the measurement system of the left and right sides of a human physical exercise.
A timing window display system for use with a measuring system for measuring force and/or range of an activity, the timing window display system comprising a visual display and configured to visually display on the visual display real-time data from the measuring system during measurement of an activity by the measurement system, the timing window display system further configured to, simultaneously with said visual display of real-time data during measurement of an activity by the measurement system, visually display on the visual display one or more timing windows that move in a predetermined pattern and have a predetermined size.
A measurement history display system for use with a measuring system for measuring force and/or range of an activity, the measurement history display system comprising a visual display and configured to visually display on the visual display real-time data from the measuring system, during measurement of an activity by toe measurement system, the measurement history display system further configured to, simultaneously with said visual display of real-time data during measurement of an activity by the measurement system, visually display on the visual display a history of prior measurement data for the activity.
A method of calibrating a visual display of readings from a measuring system for measuring force and/or range of an activity of which multiple repetitions are performed, the visual display having a minimum position and a maximum position, the method comprising causing the measuring system to measure a highest force or range reading for an initial repetition of the activity, and causing the visual display to display said highest force or range reading at a predetermined maximal position on the visual display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.