Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes instructing a human player to perform a plurality of different actions in a determined order with a physical basketball, including actions of bouncing the physical basketball, and obtaining, with one or more electronic sensors, data that characterizes motion of the physical basketball being handled by the human player who is performing the instructed actions at a location. The method also includes communicating the data from the sensors to a console videogame system that is proximate to the location, and graphically representing, in a videogame displayed on a display device, performance by the human player, the performance being affected by the captured data, the representation of performance by the human player being compared against a standard of performance.

Abstract: A designation unit designates a checkpoint of sporting equipment on which a swing motion is performed. A first calculation unit calculates a movement path of the sporting equipment, which is being swung, using an output of an inertial sensor. A second calculation unit calculates a posture of an interest part of the sporting equipment at the checkpoint using the output of the inertial sensor up to the checkpoint on the movement path of the sporting equipment. The display unit displays the posture of the interest part of the sporting equipment at the checkpoint.

Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing performance modeling by combining tags and sensors providing real time data on movement and proximity of tagged objects. In one embodiment, a method is provided for monitoring a participant that at least includes correlating at least one tag to the participant; receiving blink data transmitted by the at least one tag; determining tag location data based on the blink data; correlating a sensor to the participant; and receiving sensor derived data. The method further includes receiving participant role data; comparing the tag location data to participant dynamics/kinetics models based at least in part on the participant role data; and determining the participant location data based on comparing the tag location data and the sensor derived data to the participant dynamics/kinetics models.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating questions for a survey is presented. The method entails receiving user input regarding a relevant characteristic in response to a first question, and using the user input and a default item to determine items to be included in the second question, wherein the items are associated with the relevant characteristic and are in a same item group as the default item. The items may be food, and the relevant characteristic may indicate the types of food that may be eaten or be avoided. Also presented is a computer-implemented method of changing a user's behavior. The method entails assigning a user to a team, and allowing the user to earn points for the team by making changes to one's diet and/or activities.

Abstract: Systems and methods of motion tracking are disclosed that can be used in connection with sports motion. Such a method can include placing one or more inertial measurement units (IMUs) on at least one of a person or one or more pieces of equipment, recording motion data associated with the at least one of the person or the one or more pieces of equipment, and synchronizing the recorded motion data. The method can also include analyzing the synchronized motion data in connection with a motion standard, and generating feedback based at least in part on the analyzed motion data.

Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a heart rate sensor configured to collect heart rate data of the individual while engaged in the fitness activity. The systems and methods may also include a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine heart rate information based on the heart rate data. The systems and methods may also include a wireless wide area network transceiver for communicating the heart rate information to a remote computer. The systems and methods may also include a portable performance monitoring device that may have a display screen that may be configured to display the heart rate information to the individual.

Abstract: Systems and methods for prompting a user to perform an exercise and monitoring the exercise are provided. Multiple independent sensors or sensor systems may be used to calculate energy expenditure. Various criteria may be used to manually or automatically select the independent sensor or sensor system or combination that will be used with the energy expenditure calculations.

Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a portable performance monitoring configured to be carried by the individual during the fitness activity. The portable performance monitoring device may include a display screen and a control unit. The systems and methods may also include a sensor configured to receive athletic performance data of the individual engaged in the fitness activity and communicate the athletic performance data to the control unit. The control unit may be configured to wirelessly upload the athletic performance data to a base station and wirelessly download athletic performance information determined by the base station based on the athletic performance data. The display screen may be configured to display the athletic performance information to the individual. The base station may also be configured to store the athletic performance data.

Abstract: Users are arranged to employ gameplay terminals which including computing hardware for executing one or more software products The users share gameplay experiences by including in the one or more software products a host game software application for implementing one or more games on one or more of the terminals, and appending one or more software components to the host game software application for providing control of the host game software application on a real-time basis for recording gameplay experiences for sharing amongst the users based upon one or more of: game view, sub-game view, sensor data employed to control the game, video camera views of one or more users playing the game, game events occurring during playing the game. A software development kit is also described.

Abstract: A system for sharing score experiences includes one or more devices on which one or more games are played, a gameplay experience service arrangement and a communication arrangement for communicatively coupling the devices to the gameplay experience service arrangement. The devices include computing hardware for executing one or more games software products for implementing the one or more games when executed upon the computing hardware. The devices are operable to record a gameplay experience (GEV) played thereupon including an associated score, wherein the one or more devices are operable to upload their recorded gameplay experiences (GEV) and associated score to the gameplay experience service arrangement which maintains a score list corresponding to the uploaded gameplay experiences. The score list is accessible to the devices for identifying relative gameplay performances of users of the devices, for example via replaying of the recorded gameplay experiences.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing analytics using real time data on movement and proximity of tagged objects for determining play models and outputting events. In one embodiment, a method is provided for determining play data that at least includes correlating at least one tag to a participant; receiving blink data transmitted by the at least one tag; and determining tag location data based on the blink data. The method further includes receiving participant role data; comparing the tag location data to participant dynamics/kinetics models based at least in part on the participant role data; determining participant location data based on the comparing the tag location data to the participant dynamics/kinetics models.

Abstract: A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.

Abstract: A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator.

Abstract: A telepresence robot uses a series of connectible modules and preferably includes a head module adapted to receive and cooperate with a third party telecommunication device that includes a display screen. The module design provides cost advantages with respect to shipping and storage while also allowing flexibility in robot configuration and specialized applications.

Abstract: A tournament gaming system offers a wagering game tournament to players and includes displaying game-play series on a first display device and a second display device. A plurality of players, including a first player and a second player, participate in the game-play series. In accordance with respective randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series, the players are assigned a tournament rank. A tournament element is shared between the first player and the second player in response to a tournament incentive. The tournament element has an effect on the tournament rank. A tournament award is awarded based on the tournament rank.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing performance analytics using dynamics/kinetics models based on role data or weather data and real time data on movement and proximity of tagged objects. In one embodiment, a method is provided for monitoring a participant that at least includes correlating at least one tag to the participant; receiving blink data transmitted by the at least one tag; and determining tag location data based on the blink data. The method further includes receiving participant role data; comparing the tag location data to participant dynamics/kinetics models based at least in part on the participant role data; and determining participant location data based on the comparing the tag location data to the participant dynamics/kinetics models.

Abstract: The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards (1) obtained by shuffling a predetermined number of decks of playing cards (12) using a shuffling machine is packaged as an individual pack. The shuffled playing cards (1) is individually packaged and sealed with an adhesive label (13). A bar code (13a) which represents a unique shuffled card ID has been printed on the adhesive label (13). The shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with information which allows identification of a shuffling machine used to shuffle the playing card set.

Abstract: An exercise support device of the present invention includes a sensor section which obtains motion data related a user's body motion while exercising, and a data processing section which identifies whether the motion data obtained by the sensor section are related to first motion of swinging the right foot toward a traveling direction or related to second motion of swinging the left foot toward the traveling direction, and obtains, from the motion data, first exercise data related to the first motion and second exercise data related to the second motion. The data processing section analyzes the user's body motion based on comparison between the user's exercise form and the exercise status based on the first exercise data and the user's exercise form and the exercise status based on the second exercise data.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for determining a target musculoskeletal activity cycle (MSKC) to cardiac cycle (CC) timing relationship. The method may include detecting a first characteristic of a signal responsive to a CC timing of a user that repeats at a frequency that corresponds to a heart rate of the user; detecting a second characteristic of a signal responsive to a rhythmic musculoskeletal cycle activity (MSKC) timing of the user that repeats at a frequency that corresponds to the MSKC rate of the user; determining a value representative of an actual timing relationship between the first characteristic and the second characteristic; detecting a third characteristic of a signal corresponding to a physiological metric that varies with the actual timing relationship between the first and second characteristics; and determining a target value representative of a preferred timing relationship between the first and second characteristics.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide location-based athlete pacing with biofeedback. A goal pace profile based upon historical activity records of one or more athletes is determined. The goal pace profile defines a goal of a user. A mobile computing device determines a current activity of the user and compares the current activity to the goal pace profile to generate real-time status and coaching cues during the current activity.

Abstract: By combining data from different sensors (on fitness device, mobile smartphone, smart clothing, other devices or people in same location), an intelligent system provides a better indicator of an individual's physical effort, using rich data sources to enhance quantified metrics such as distance/pace/altitude gain, to provide a clearer picture of an individual's exercise and activity.

Abstract: A combination magnetic-stripe card reader with integrated contact-less chip card read/write functions and with integral transaction record keeping means, a replacement for the player tracking card reader installed in slot machines. It is a form, fit and function for existing player tracking readers, having the same front panel appearance, the same physical envelope, using the same mounting method, using the same cable connections and operating in the identical manner. The combined functions requires two command sets and a method to distinguish between them, the legacy command set of the existing reader to be replaced which is typically strings of American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) eight bit characters with a line terminator character and the contact-less chip card requiring the ability to send and receive all possible eight bit values with varying length commands and not having a dedicated character value to indicate the end of a command.

Abstract: A plant profile game system includes a plant sensor device positioned in proximity to a plant which measures the plant environment and in conjunction with a mobile computing device compares the plant environment to ideal plant conditions for the plant as specified in the plant type profile. Game rewards, points of progression are assigned to the user on a mobile computing device when a plant is cared for correctly.

Abstract: A training device includes an information outputter, an exercise status detector, an arithmetic processor, and a stimulus signal generator. The information outputter includes at least one of an image output unit and an audio output unit. The exercise status detector includes a body portion, a first grip portion and a second grip portion provided on the body portion, and sensors that detect a motion of the body portion. The arithmetic processor issues training action instruction information through the information outputter, and evaluates a matching degree between the contents of the training action instruction information and the motion of the body portion, based on output signals from the sensors of the exercise status detector. The stimulus signal generator applies a stimulus signal to the arm of a trainee.

Abstract: Disclosed is a service method and system for providing a service based on a moving path of a user. A service method configured as a computer may include receiving location information from a terminal of a user in response to a determination that a mode set by the user is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the user based on the location information, managing target information corresponding to at least one of a type of exercise that the user is doing and a predetermined path, and providing the target information to the user based on the measured moving path.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a service method and system a service based on an activity of a user. A service method may include receiving location information of a terminal when a mode of the terminal is an exercise mode, measuring a moving path of the terminal and an exercise amount of a user based on the location information, calculating an activity amount of the user based on the moving path and the exercise amount, and providing a digital content to the terminal based on the activity amount of the user.

Abstract: There is provided a server computer system configured to acquire recorded exercise data of an exercise performed by an exerciser; acquire recorded location data of the exercise, wherein the location data depicts a route traveled during the exercise; acquire a map of an area which comprises the traveled route; generate the dynamic exercise presentation on the basis of the exercise data and the location data, wherein the dynamic exercise presentation comprises: displaying the exercise data as a function of the location data on a display having the map as a background, and automatically moving a pointer on the display along the traveled route on the basis of the location data such that the moving pointer depicts the location of the exerciser on the traveled route as the exercise advances; and cause a display of the exercise presentation on the display via a network.

Abstract: An activity tracking system is configured to receive an activity report identifying a fitness-related action that is reported to have been completed by a participant. Upon receipt of the activity report, the activity reporting system verifies the workout, e.g., by obtaining data that can be used by the activity reporting system to determine whether the activity report represents actual activity as reported by the participant or, in the alternative, suspect activity. Based on the data obtained from the one or more data sources and the information in the activity report, the activity tracking system determines a probability that the activity report represents legitimate fitness activity. This probability determination may then be output or reported to other systems (e.g., fitness history databases, websites, and the like, third party systems (e.g., incentive systems, reward systems, and the like).

Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a portable sensor component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to obtain movement data for the athlete individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may also include a portable output component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to provide an output to the individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may further include a portable processing component in communication with the portable sensor component and the portable output component, where the portable processing component is configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity. The portable processing component may be configured to identify movement of the individual during the physical activity.

Abstract: A personal training system and method includes generating a personalized exercise regimen for a user, based on user-related data entered into a computerized system. The user moves from booth to booth within an exercise facility to perform different exercises corresponding to the computer-generated exercise regimen for that user. The personalized exercise regimen for the user may be automatically adjusted according to the user's performance results input into the computerized system.

Abstract: In some aspects, an application is provided that is adapted to execute on at least a first mobile device. The application is adapted to (a) track information regarding a user of the mobile device; (b) create an avatar based on the tracked information; and (c) employ the avatar to provide pre-emptive warnings to assist in avoidance of unwanted behavior by the user. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method for observation and/or operation of a sport and/or rehabilitation device uses open-loop and/or closed-loop control of the device. A smartphone, navigation device, digital picture frames or a tablet PC is used as the Human Machine Interface (HMI). The HMI and the sport and/or rehabilitation device connect to one another via a communication connection. The HMI and the sport and/or rehabilitation device identify each other mutually. The sport and/or rehabilitation device checks the HMI for its suitability for observation and/or operation. In the event of the HMI being suitable for observation and/or operation of the sport and/or rehabilitation device, an application is started at the HMI for observation and/or operation of the sport and/or rehabilitation device. In the event of the HMI not being suitable for observation and/or operation of the sport and/or rehabilitation device, a signal is output.

Abstract: An activity tracking device has a display screen, a data store, a main processor communicatively coupled with the data store, a device profile configuration stored in the data store, and a user profile configuration stored in the data store. The device profile configuration has a device identifier, processor identifiers, and device statuses. The user profile configuration has a user identifier, and a minimum user activity parameter. The minimum user activity parameter is determined based on one or more historical activity parameters resulting from actual user activity as tracked by the activity tracking device, stored in the data store, and configured in the user profile configuration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for low-scale and low-cost production of events. The system having a plurality of video cameras, each of the video cameras capturing a video stream, a video processing server receiving the video streams from the video cameras and generating a panoramic video stream from the video streams and a video production server selecting a region of interest based on a selection received from a user and generating a video broadcast including the region of interest, the region of interest being a portion of the panoramic video stream.

Abstract: Presenting comparative timing data to the audience of a sports or other competition multiple within an event, where timing or scoring data is stored during each heat, compared between heats, and displayed. Timing data includes lap times, split times, or other timing information. Timing data from each heat can also be compared with historical timing records such as Olympic, NCAA, or other records. A computing device coupled to timing equipment, storage, and a display operate to gather and store timing data from each heat, compare the timing data to generate comparative timing data, and present the comparative timing data to attendees. A software application running on the computing device allows a user to select particular timing data to compare with the current event timing data. Video and biographical information about a given competitor in the event can also be presented to the user.

Abstract: A system and method for capturing and using move data from a user are disclosed. The system may use one or more sensors to capture raw data about a physical activity of the user. The raw data about the physical activity of the user may be processed into one or more pieces of move data relating to the physical activity of the user. The processed move data may be used for various purposes, such as, for example, to play a virtual game, to provide to a social network system or to provide training to the user.

Abstract: A method is for movement in a physically configurable space. The space includes one or more physically configurable elements. A first user is in a first location and in a first position in the physically configurable space. The method includes providing the physically configurable space with at least one sensor, connecting the at least one sensor to a control unit, and sensing at least the first user's first location in the physically configurable space by the at least one sensor. The method further includes configuring the at least one configurable element by the control unit on the basis of sensed information from the at least one sensor so that the first user's allowed moving space is altered. A configurable space is for use with the method.

Abstract: A method of processing data representing the performance of a tennis player in a display device includes: a) calculating, using data including physical quantities measured during a game period including one or several game sessions and transferred into a system for calculating of the display device, at least three parameters representing the player's performance during this game period, b) displaying, in the form of a diagram including one axis for each parameter, with the axes forming a star with several branches, points corresponding to the values of the parameters on the axes so as to form a generally polygon-shaped closed contour encompassing or passing through the points, and c) alternatively increasing and decreasing the surface area delimited by the closed contour according to a frequency of the variation calculated according to the effective game time of the player measured during the last game session of the game period.

Abstract: Method for calculating a parameter (P) representing a tennis player's technical level during a series of strokes includes: a) determining, for each executed stroke, an impact zone of the stroke on the stringed zone of a tennis racquet used by the player; b) determining, for each executed stroke, the type of stroke, with the type being chosen from a list including at least two type of strokes; c) using the impact zones determined in step a) and types of strokes determined in step b) for the series of strokes, determining a zone index for each type of stroke; d) using the zone indexes calculated in step c), calculating the parameter value, using the following formula: P = ? i = 1 C ? Zi × Ni ? i = 1 C ? Ni where C is the number of stroke types, Zi, with i between 1 and C, is the zone index, and Ni is the number of strokes executed per type of stroke i.

Abstract: A wafer fabrication outcome, such as wafer yield or wafer lifetime, is predicted by excluding uncontrollable but measurable internal/external noises of a DOE system, and by rendering relations between wafer design variables and wafer outcome outputs to be more causal, as well as the relations between variances for each of the wafer design variables and the wafer outcome outputs. With the aid of a wafer fabrication outcome predicting model formed by the more causal relations, precision of predicting wafer outcomes can be raised, and performance of wafer fabrication can be thus raised as a result.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an event of interest, comprises a first primitive event detector (8b) for generating a stream of first primitive events (10b) using a sensor data stream (4), the sensor data stream (4) carrying raw data at a sensor data rate, the raw data being associated to one or more properties determined for multiple observed objects (72) using one or more sensors, wherein a data rate of the stream of first primitive events (10b) is lower than the sensor data rate as well as a second primitive event detector (8c) for generating a stream of different second primitive events (10c) using the sensor data stream (4), wherein a data rate of the stream of the second primitive events (10c) is lower than the sensor data rate. An event detector (16) is operable to determine the event of interest using the streams (10b, 10c) of the first and second primitive events.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exercise assistive device. The present disclosure also provides a method for estimating stamina level and a method for adjusting stamina category. The present disclosure further provides the several types and applications of the exercise assistive device.

Abstract: A bicycle fitting system includes a controller programmed to determine whether a current rider position of a rider is appropriate based on a flexibility level of a rider body of the rider.

Abstract: The present invention describes an athletic training apparatus which automatically gathers and records timing information, statistical data, and other related information for an unlimited, specified number of participants. The athletic training apparatus provides a keyboard, display, speaker, motion sensor, laser projector, and USB/communication interface, and is configured to provide a projected visible starting line, gather, measure, and record false starts, race start reaction times, and elapsed racing times of athletes, and maintain additional information for an arbitrary number of athletes. The disclosed athletic training apparatus is also highly customizable in regard to audio and visual indications, delays, data record formats, and information transfer and storage methodologies.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for the collection and display of athletic information. Athletic data relating to a single person or group of people is collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed at a desired remote location so that the person or people can review and critique their performance. In addition, athletic data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.

Abstract: A physical activity monitoring device receives a workout regimen including a plurality of exercises. For each of the plurality of exercises, the physical activity monitoring device indicates that exercise to a user and measures physical activity attributes of the user. The physical activity monitoring device outputs information regarding the user's progress towards completion of that exercise based on the physical activity attributes.

Abstract: A stationary fitness device for set-up in a fitness studio is provided. The stationary fitness device comprises a sensor equipment for the contactless detection of the motions of a user of the fitness device and for forwarding signals generated by the sensor equipment on the basis of the motions of the user, a display unit for displaying motion sequences of a fitness exercise by a virtual fitness trainer and for displaying a virtual image of the user, a computer unit which on the basis of the signals received from the sensor equipment generates the virtual image of the user and displays the same by means of the display unit, and an identification means for identifying a particular user from a list of users stored in the computer unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing and analyzing workout or other fitness data associated with a user. For example, a fitness analysis system may electronically receive workout data indicating performance of a user with respect to each of a number of different workouts completed by the user, where a given workout may include multiple movements. The workout data may be processed and analyzed to determine features or aspects of fitness or health that are relatively strong or weak for the given user by applying one or more rule sets and/or based on comparisons among a variety of the processed data. One or more user interfaces may then be generated providing graphical or other indications of fitness strengths or weaknesses determined by the fitness analysis system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for trading player units of a portfolio of player units are described herein based in part on granting a user access to a user account based on registration data associated with the user whereby the registration data corresponds to at least one registration guideline in accordance with a league comprising one or more user.