Patent ID: 8702516

Claim:
A motion event recognition system comprising: at least one motion capture element configured to couple with a user or piece of equipment or mobile device coupled with the user, wherein said at least one motion capture element comprises a memory; a sensor configured to capture any combination of values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, and acceleration of said at least one motion capture element; a radio; a microcontroller coupled with said memory, said sensor and said radio, wherein said microcontroller is configured to collect data that comprises sensor values from said sensor; store said data in said memory; analyze said data and recognize an event within said data to determine event data; transmit said event data associated with said event via said radio; a mobile device comprising a computer; and, a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with said radio to obtain said event data associated with said event; wherein said computer is coupled with wireless communication interface, wherein said computer is configured to receive said event data from said wireless communication interface; analyze said event data to form motion analysis data; store said event data, or said motion analysis data, or both said event data and said motion analysis data; and display information comprising said event data, or said motion analysis data, or both associated with said at least one user on a display; wherein said at least one motion capture sensor is configured to be worn near the user's head and wherein said recognize said event within said data comprises calculation of a location of impact on the user's head.