Patent ID: 7404774
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: A63B,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for training a person to move his/her body in a desired way, the method comprising: obtaining a set of physical rules associated with acceptable body motion for a particular activity; storing data indicative of said acceptable body motion based at least in part on said physical rules; obtaining from a first angle a set of sequential images of said person performing said activity; obtaining from a second angle different from said first angle another set of sequential images of said person performing said activity; obtaining from said images a set of two-dimensional lines defined by at least two points on one or more objects in said images based on said physical rules; calculating data indicative of body motion of said person performing said activity based on said physical rules; comparing said data indicative of body motion of said person performing said activity with said data indicative of acceptable body motion; and provide suggestions to said person based on said comparison of said data indicative of body motion of said person performing said activity with said data indicative of acceptable body motion.