Athletic performance and technique monitoring
OwnerThomas C. Chuanginventor
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for athletic performance and technique monitoring are disclosed. In one example, a sensor output is received associated with a movement of a user torso during a running motion. The sensor output is analyzed to identify an undesirable torso motion.
Claims24
A method for monitoring a user stride comprising:
- monitoring a user vertical displacement during a running stride with a first device;
- monitoring a user motion parameter associated with the running stride with a second device;
- determining whether the user vertical displacement exceeds a threshold value, the threshold value dependent on the user motion parameter;
- and
- outputting an indication the user vertical displacement exceeds the threshold value.
A system for monitoring a user stride comprising:
- a sensor system adapted to be worn on a user torso, the sensor system comprising a first wireless transceiver;
- and
- a device adapted to be worn on a user comprising:
- a second wireless transceiver configured to receive a sensor system output from the first wireless transceiver;
- a user interface;
- a processor;
- a positioning system unit configured to monitor a user speed;
- and
- a memory comprising a torso analysis application configured to process the sensor system output to determine whether a user torso motion exceeds a threshold value during a running motion, wherein the threshold value is dependent on the user speed.
A non-transitory computer readable storage memory storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for monitoring a user stride comprising:
- receiving a sensor output associated with a movement of a user torso during a running motion;
- receiving a user speed data and
- analyzing the sensor output to identify an undesirable torso motion in excess of a threshold value dependent on a user speed.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one more computers to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring a first user motion parameter during a running motion;
- monitoring a second user motion parameter during the running motion;
- determining whether the first user motion parameter exceeds a threshold value, the threshold value dependent on the second user motion parameter;
- and
- outputting an indication the first user motion parameter exceeds the threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.