Patent ID: 8903521

Claim:
A motion capture element comprising: a memory; a sensor configured to capture any combination of values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, 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 estimate an initial orientation based on motion capture data from two points in time; collect data that comprises sensor values from said sensor; detect a first value from said sensor values having a first threshold value; and, detect a second value from said sensor values having a second threshold value within a time window; signify a prospective event; compare said prospective event to a characteristic signal associated with a typical event and eliminate any false positive events; signify a valid event if said prospective event is not a false positive event; save said valid event in said memory that comprises information within an event time window as said data; store said data in said memory; and, transmit said data via said radio.