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US 5,857,855 AGranted
Method for teaching body motions
AssigneeMidori Katayama
InventorMuneomi Katayama
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for teaching the basic motions for sports, performances or other behaviors. A preferred teaching method includes the steps of taking pictures of trainees playing sports and performing actions with a video camera, giving guidance to them on the spot while analyzing the video image screens, sometimes in comparison with the gestures made by a trainer playing sports, and allowing the trainee to understand the correct forms and timings of the gestures or movements of the body and body members.
Claims3
A teaching method which comprises:
- taking a picture with a video camera at separate points in time of a direct, nonmirrored image of a trainer and trainee, said trainer and trainee facing said video camera while performing related actions from a location wherein the pictures are in a non-overlapping relationship with respect to each other;
- simultaneously displaying said pictures of the trainer and trainee on a video display screen;
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- simultaneously comparing said pictures on the video display screen of the trainer and the trainee to allow the trainee to understand differences in movement between the trainer and trainee.
1 more element
A teaching method, which comprises:
- taking pictures of a direct, nonmirrored image of a trainer and trainee with a video camera, the trainer and trainee, respectively, facing said video camera and said trainer and trainee performing related actions at separate points in time from a location, a first picture of said pictures of the trainer and trainee comprising a still picture and a second picture of said pictures of the trainer and trainee comprising a motion picture so as to allow the trainee to understand relationships between said first picture and said second picture;
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- simultaneously displaying said pictures on a video display screen of the trainer and trainee, respectively in at least a nonoverlapping manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.