Patent ID: 6537076
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A method of displaying information on a display area presented on a display monitor, the method comprising:(a) dividing the display area into a first display region and a second display region; (b) displaying a first video clip in the first display region, the first video clip controllable by a first set of video control elements and comprising video frames of a golfer performing a golf swing, wherein the first set of video control elements comprises: a start control element to start the display of video information; a stop control element to stop the display of video information; an address control element to display the video information related to an address position of the golf swing; a top control element to display the video information relate to a top position of the golf swing; an impact control element to display the video information related to an impact position of the golf swing; and a finish control element to display the video information relate to a finish position of the golf swing; (c) displaying a second video clip in the second display region simultaneously with the display of the first video clip, the second video clip controllable by a second set of video control elements and comprising video frames of a golfer performing a golf swing, wherein the second set of video control elements comprises: a start control element to start the display of video information; a stop control element to stop the display of video information; an address control element to display the video information related to an address position of the golf swing; a top control element to display the video information relate to a top position of the golf swing; an impact control element to display the video information related to an impact position of the golf swing; and a finish control element to display the video information relate to a finish position of the golf swing; (d) determining that the first video clip is synchronized with the second video clip; and (e) linking the first set of control elements with the second set of control elements such that the first set of control elements controls both the first video clip and the second video clip simultaneously; (f) displaying a third display region comprising one or more positional measurement values related to the golf swing displayed in the first and second video clips, and wherein the one or more positional measurement values are time-synchronized with the video information; and (g) simultaneously controlling the display of the one or more positional measurement values in the third display region with the first set of control elements.