JP2009034360A - Training system, and apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a training system capable of efficiently extracting a part of an image which is obtained by photographing a user performing a prescribed repetitive motion, and to provide an apparatus for the training system. <P>SOLUTION: The training system including a mobile part 11 for allowing the user to perform the repetitive motion comprises: a control means 10 for driving and controlling the mobile part 11; a photographing means 20 for continuously photographing the repetitive motion of the user; a first storage means 31 for storing image information continuously photographed by the photographing means 20; an extracting means 48 for extracting a part of the image information stored in the first storage means 31, based on a driving signal to be supplied from the control means 10 in response to the driving of the mobile part 11; a second storage means 32 for storing the image information extracted by the extracting means 48; and an output means 50 for outputting the image information stored in the second storage means 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a training system including a movable unit for causing a user to repeatedly perform movement, and more particularly to a technique for efficiently extracting a part of an image obtained by continuously capturing a user's repeated movement.

When practicing a predetermined action, it is effective to repeat the action over and over again. For example, in ball sports such as golf, baseball, and tennis, a ball used in ball sports is repeatedly hit with a sports hitting tool such as a club, a bat, or a racket. In this case, it is not necessary to perform a repetitive motion such as simply hitting the ball, and in order to improve, the user needs to confirm a suitable form or an unsuitable form.
Traditionally, instructors such as instructors and coaches look at the swing motion and receive advice based on the judgment of the leader as a method to confirm whether the form is suitable or inappropriate. It is generally done.

  However, when receiving advice from an instructor, an instructor who gives advice must be accompanied by a practitioner who performs repetitive actions. Therefore, if there is no instructor beside the practitioner, even if he can practice repetitive actions such as swing, he cannot receive advice and cannot confirm the pros and cons of his own swing form.

Therefore, in recent years, a video camera has been installed on the front and side of the practitioner to take pictures of the practitioner's actions as a means of eliminating the need for instructors and objectively confirming the correctness of the repetitive actions. Yes.
For example, in the case of golf, taking the swing motion of the practitioner with a video camera, the practitioner confirms the captured swing form, or the captured swing form of the trainee and the ideal swing. Various means for comparing with a foam, diagnosing the pros and cons of the swing foam from the comparison result, and correcting to the ideal swing foam have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

However, in this case, it is difficult to determine whether or not the ball is a suitable swing form without simply knowing how the ball flew as a result of looking only at the captured swing motion. Moreover, the practice of the swing movement is a lot of practice time because it hits dozens or hundreds of balls, so check your swing form by watching the swing action taken continuously over the same long time as this practice time. Is very tired. In this case, from the standpoint of the practitioner, instead of checking all the swing forms that have been practiced one by one, it is necessary to efficiently check only the preferred and inappropriate swing forms made during the practice. If possible, it is preferable.
JP 2005-288014 A JP-A-2005-270508 JP 2005-237494 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and provides a training system and a training system apparatus capable of efficiently extracting a part of an image taken of a user who performs a predetermined repetitive operation. The purpose is to provide.

  A training system according to the present invention is a training system including a movable unit for causing a user to repeatedly operate, a control unit that drives and controls the movable unit, a photographing unit that continuously captures a user's repeated operation, One of the image information stored in the first storage means based on the first storage means for storing the image information continuously photographed by the photographing means and the drive signal supplied from the control means according to the drive of the movable part. Extraction means for extracting a part, second storage means for storing image information extracted by the extraction means, and output means for outputting image information stored in the second storage means Features.

  The training system according to the present invention further includes a sensor for detecting each of the user's repetitive movements, and “based on the drive signal received from the control means, the image information stored in the first storage means. Instead of “extraction means for extracting a part”, one of the image information stored in the first storage means based on the detection signal supplied from the sensor when each of the user's repetitive actions is detected. The extraction means for extracting a part ”is used.

  The training system according to the present invention further includes selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by a user, and the extraction means is a drive signal supplied from the control means and a selection supplied from the selection means. A part of the image information stored in the first storage means is extracted based on the signal.

  In the training system according to the present invention, the first storage means stores image information continuously taken by the photographing means together with the photographing time, and the extracting means is based on the supply time of the driving signal and the photographing time. Thus, image information is extracted.

  The training system according to the present invention further includes selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by a user, and the extraction means is provided in the supply time of the drive signal, the supply time of the selection signal, and the first storage means. A part of the image information stored in the first storage means is extracted based on the stored photographing time.

  The training system according to the present invention further includes selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by a user, and the first storage means stores image information continuously taken by the photographing means together with the photographing time. And when the selection signal is supplied, the extraction means includes a photographing time in a time zone from a supply time of the drive signal immediately before the supply of the selection signal to a supply time of the drive signal immediately after the supply of the selection signal. The image information stored in association with each other is extracted from the first storage means.

  The training system according to the present invention further includes means for specifying the supply time of the drive signal.

  Further, the training system according to the present invention compares a plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage unit, specifies a common operation included in each image information, and includes image information including the specified common operation. Is further provided.

  An apparatus for a training system according to the present invention is an apparatus connected to each of a control unit that drives and controls a movable part for causing a user to repeatedly operate, and an imaging unit that continuously captures a user's repeated operations. Based on a drive signal supplied from the control means according to the driving of the movable part, an extraction means for extracting a part of image information continuously taken by the photographing means, and image information extracted by the extracting means are stored. It comprises storage means and means for outputting image information stored in the storage means.

  A computer program according to the present invention causes a computer to function as a training system apparatus according to the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently extract a part of an image taken of a user who performs a predetermined repetitive operation.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a training system and a training system apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The embodiment described below is a training system installed in a so-called golf driving range where a practitioner who swings a golf club can repeatedly hit a golf ball automatically set on a tee. Will be described as an example. That is, the trainee who hits the golf ball is an example of the user, the golf swing of the trainee is an example of the user's repetitive motion, and the ball supply device for setting the golf ball on the tee is for allowing the user to repetitively move the golf ball. It is an example of a movable part.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a training system according to the present invention.
The training system (hereinafter referred to as “the present system”) includes a control unit 10 that drives and controls the ball supply device 11 for causing the trainee U to perform repetitive motions, and a photographing unit 20 that continuously captures the repetitive motions of the trainees U. , A selection device 60 that allows the practitioner U to select a desired repetitive motion, and a training system device (hereinafter referred to as “the present device”) 110.

The apparatus 110 includes a storage unit 30, a timing unit 40, a drive signal reception unit 41, an image information reception unit 42, a selection signal reception unit 43, an extraction unit 48, an output unit 50, a CPU (not shown), and a program storage unit (not shown). In addition, the information processing apparatus includes other means described later, and is realized by, for example, a personal computer.
The CPU is means for controlling each means of the apparatus 110 and executing program processing according to the computer program stored in the program storage unit. The program storage unit is constituted by a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like, and is a means for storing various computer programs used by the present system.

The ball supply device 11 is means for taking out golf balls one by one from a storage (not shown) in which a plurality of golf balls are stored and setting the golf balls on the tee T. When the ball supply device 11 senses that no golf ball exists on the tee T, the ball supply device 11 takes out the next golf ball from the storage and automatically sets it on the tee T.
Note that the ball supply device 11 has a golf ball on the tee T until a predetermined number of golf balls are set from the hangar to the tee T or until a predetermined time elapses after the first golf ball is set. Repeat the set.

The control unit 10 is means for driving and controlling the ball supply device 11 which is a movable unit. For example, the controller U continuously hits the golf ball B with the golf club C until a predetermined number is supplied or until a predetermined time elapses from the driving start time of the ball supply device 11. The golf ball B is set on the tee T by driving the ball supply device 11 so that the golf ball B can be used. The trainer U only has to wait for the golf ball B to be set on the tee T and then swing the golf club C one after another, and does not need to set the golf ball B on the tee.
Note that the control unit 10 may be included in the apparatus 110, or may be included in the ball supply apparatus 11, for example.

The control unit 10 starts driving control of the ball supply device 11 based on supply of a predetermined reference signal. The reference signal includes, for example, a money insertion signal that is generated when a predetermined amount of money is inserted into a money insertion device (not shown), or when the trainee U presses a start switch (not shown) with hands or feet. There are start signals and so on.
Further, the control unit 10 generates a drive signal in accordance with the driving of the ball supply device 11, that is, every time the ball supply device 11 is driven and a ball is set on the tee T.
This system can specify each of the swing motions of the trainee U that is repeated based on the drive signal supplied from the control unit 10 by the specifying method described later.

The photographing unit 20 is a means for photographing the practitioner U who repeats the swing motion. An example of the photographing unit 20 is a CCD camera.
The imaging unit 20 starts imaging based on a predetermined reference signal, and sequentially stores the captured image information in the storage unit 30. The predetermined reference signal includes, for example, a start signal generated when the practitioner U pushes a start switch (not shown) with his / her hand or foot, or a start signal supplied from the control unit 10.

The photographing unit 20 photographs a predetermined range, that is, a range where the state of the trainee U who hits the golf ball B set on the tee T with the golf club C can be visually recognized.
The photographing direction may be any of the front side direction, the side surface direction, the diagonal direction, or the top surface direction of the trainee U. Also, a plurality of cameras may be provided, such as a first camera for photographing the practitioner U from the front, a second camera for photographing from the side, a third camera for photographing from an oblique direction, and a fourth camera for photographing from the top. . FIG. 1 shows that the photographing unit 20 photographs the practitioner U from the front side direction.
Note that the photographing unit 20 is desirably moved up and down to an optimum height position by a tripod or the like provided with lifting means.

The photographing unit 20 shoots a state where the trainee U swings the golf club C, that is, for example, a series of forms from addressing to start of takeback, backswing, downswing, and follow-through. .
The photographing unit 20 continuously photographs the user's repetitive motion, that is, the golf swing of the trainee U. Here, “shooting the golf swing of the practitioner U continuously” means “successive swing n”, “(n + 1) th swing”, “(n + 2) th swing”, etc. This means that the swinging state of the person U is photographed seamlessly between the swings. That is, when image information that has been continuously captured is reproduced (displayed on a display device or the like), a plurality of consecutive swings are reproduced in the order of the swing.

The storage unit 30 is a means for storing image information photographed by the photographing unit 20, and includes a plurality of databases (storage units) 31, 32, 33, and 34.
The first storage unit 31 stores image information continuously captured by the imaging unit 20 together with the imaging time. That is, the present system can search and extract image information stored in the first storage unit 31 based on the shooting time.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of image information stored in the first storage unit 31. The image information is time information “May 26, 2007, 12:32 on the shooting time of the image information. 20 seconds "," May 26, 2007 12:32:21 "and" May 26, 2007 12:32:22 ".
Note that the symbol KG indicates image information of one frame, and indicates that the image information is continuously shot at 10 frames per second.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first storage unit 31 may be provided in the apparatus 110 or may be provided in the photographing unit 20.

  The selection device 60 is means for causing the practitioner U to select image information to be extracted. The selection device 60 is provided with buttons 61 and 62, and when each button is pressed, a selection signal corresponding to each button is generated. The practitioner U determines the selection of the image information from the result of the golf ball B flying. That is, for example, when the trainee U swings the golf club C and hits the golf ball B, and wants to extract an image of a part where the swing is photographed based on the flying result, the button is pressed. The two buttons, for example, cause the trainee U to press the button 61 when the trainer U thinks that the swing is good and the button 62 when the trainer U thinks that the swing is bad.

  The timer 40 is a means for measuring time. As will be described later, this system uses the timekeeping unit 40 to specify the reception time of the drive signal and the selection signal.

The drive signal receiving unit 41 is means for receiving a drive signal supplied from the control unit 10. The drive signal receiving unit 41 inquires of the time measuring unit 40 about the time in response to reception of the drive signal, and specifies the reception time (drive signal supply time). That is, the time measuring unit 40 notifies the time when an inquiry is made from the drive signal receiving unit 41.
The drive signal receiving unit 41 stores the specified drive signal reception time in a drive signal reception time storage unit (not shown) in the apparatus 110.

The image information receiving unit 42 is means for receiving image information continuously captured by the imaging unit 20. The image information receiving unit 42 receives the image information from the photographing unit 20 and stores it in the first storage unit 31.
Note that if the information received from the imaging unit 20 does not include the imaging time of the image information, the image information receiving unit 42 inquires the time counting unit 40 in response to the reception of the image information and specifies the reception time. To do. The present system uses the specified reception time as the photographing time of the image information.

The selection signal receiving unit 43 is means for receiving the selection signal supplied from the selection device 60 and specifying which button of the two buttons 61 and 62 is pressed by the received selection signal. The selection signal receiving unit 43 inquires the time counting unit 40 about the time in response to the reception of the selection signal, and specifies the reception time (the supply time of the selection signal).
The selection signal reception unit 43 stores the reception time of the specified selection signal in a selection signal reception time storage unit (not shown) in the apparatus 110. The selection signal reception time storage unit associates the reception time of the selection signal with the type of the selection signal, that is, information indicating whether one of the buttons 61 and 62 of the selection device 60 has been pressed. It is remembered.

The extraction unit 48 is means for extracting a part of the image information stored in the first storage unit 31 and storing it in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33.
The extraction unit 48 searches (determines) image information to be extracted from the first storage unit 31 based on the reception time of the drive signal and the reception time of the selection signal.
Here, a method of searching for image information to be extracted will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the time at which the present system receives the drive signal supplied from the control unit 10, and the first drive signal at time “KS1” after the drive control is started is the second time. The drive signal is supplied (received) at time “KS2”. The reception times “KS1”, “KS2”,... Of these drive signals are stored in the storage means in the apparatus 110 as described above.

As described above, the drive signal is supplied every time the ball is set on the tee T. Therefore, the trainee U swings the golf club C and hits the ball between the reception time of the drive signal and the next reception time. That is, since the ball was set on the tee T at the time “KS1”, “KS2”..., The ball set on the tee T at the time “KS1” was hit by the time “KS2”. Become. The ball is set on the tee T at the time “KS2” because the ball set at the time “KS1” is hit and no longer exists on the tee T.
Thus, the trainee U swings the golf club C and hits the ball between the reception time of the drive signal and the next reception time.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the reception time of the drive signal and the reception time of the selection signal. The selection signal is supplied to the system at times “SS1” and “SS2” (this system). Is received). The selection signal reception time “SS1” is between the drive signal reception time “KS1” and the time “KS2”, and the selection signal reception time “SS2” is the drive signal reception time “KS4”. To the time “KS5”.
The reception times “SS1”, “SS2”... Of these selection signals are stored in the storage means in the apparatus 110 as described above.

As described above, the selection signal is supplied every time the button of the selection device 60 is pressed. Accordingly, FIG. 4A shows that the trainer U swings and hits the golf club C from the time “KS1” to the time “KS2” with the ball set on the tee T at the time “KS1”. Later, it indicates that the button of the selection device 60 has been pressed at time “SS1”. That is, the trainee U indicates that he / she wanted to extract the image information of the part where the swing shot with the ball set on the tee T at the time “KS1” was photographed.
Similarly, according to the figure, it is shown that the practitioner U also wants to extract image information of a portion where a swing shot with a ball set on the tee T at time “KS4” is captured.

  The extraction unit 48 specifies a set of drive signal reception times from the reception time of the selection signal, and reads out image information of a time zone included in the specified set of times from the first storage unit 31.

First, the extraction unit 48 reads the reception time “SS1” of the selection signal from the selection signal reception time storage unit.
Next, the extraction unit 48 sets a set of driving times immediately before and immediately after the reception time “SS1” of the previously read selection signal from among the driving signal reception times stored in the driving signal reception time storage unit (driving). A set of signal reception times) “KS1” and “KS2” are read out.
Then, the extraction unit 48 searches the image information stored in the first storage unit 31 based on the read drive signal reception time sets “KS1” and “KS2”, and starts the time from the time “KS1”. Image information “KG1”... “KGn” up to “KS2” is read. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the first storage unit 31 stores image information together with the photographing time. Therefore, the extraction unit 48 reads the image information stored together with these times from the first storage unit 31 using the times included in the times “KS1” to “KS2” as search keys.

  The extraction unit 48 stores the read image information in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33. The extraction unit 48 stores the allocation of the second storage unit 32 and the third storage unit 33 in association with the reception time of the selection signal read from the selection signal reception time storage unit, that is, the selection signal, that is, the selection device This is based on information that identifies the button. That is, if the information specifying the button 61 is stored in association with the time “SS1”, the information is stored in the second storage unit 32, while the information specifying the button 62 is stored in the third storage unit 33. .

  As described above, the extraction unit 48 determines image information to be extracted using the reception time “SS1” of the selection signal, the set “KS1” and “KS2” of the reception time of the drive signal, and the imaging time of the image information. To do. In addition, the extraction unit 48 determines the storage destination of the extracted image information using the information specifying the button of the selection device 60 stored in association with the reception time “SS1” of the selection signal.

In the example shown in FIG. 4A, the set of reception times of the drive signal specified from the reception time of the selection signal is a set of reception times immediately before and after the reception time of the selection signal.
On the other hand, in the example shown in (b), the set of the reception time of the drive signal specified from the reception time of the selection signal is the reception time “KSn + 1” immediately before the reception time “SSx” of the selection signal, and the preceding time. The reception time “KSn” may be used. That is, the figure shows that the trainer U wishes to extract the image information of the swing that hit the ball set on the tee T at the time “KSn”, that is, the nth swing from the start of practice, and presses the selection button. When the button is pressed, the next ball is set on the tee T before the selection button is pressed. In this case, the drive signal reception time groups “KSn + 1” and “KSn + 2” immediately before and after the reception time of the selection signal cannot be used for image information extraction.

Thus, the set of drive signal reception times used for image information extraction may not be uniquely determined from the selection signal reception time.
In this case, for example, from the reception time of the selection signal, the reception time of the driving signal immediately before and after it is specified, and the time “KSn + 1 to SSx” from the reception time of the previous driving signal to the reception time of the selection signal is selected. It is preferable to compare the time “SSx to KSn + 2” from the reception time of the signal to the reception time of the immediately following drive signal, and select a set of reception times of the drive signal used for extraction of image information according to the result.
That is, if the relationship of “KSn + 1 to SSx” ≦ “SSx to KSn + 2” is established, “KSn” and “KSn + 1” are selected as a set of reception times of drive signals used for extracting image information.
On the other hand, if the relationship of “KSn + 1 to SSx”> “SSx to KSn + 2” is established, “KSn + 1” and “KSn + 2” are selected as a set of drive signal reception times used for image information extraction.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the reception time KS of the drive signal, the reception time SS of the selection signal, and the image information KG. As described above, the extraction unit 48 identifies the drive signal reception time sets “KS1” and “KS2” from the selection signal reception time “SS1”, and the time zones “KS1” to “KS2” corresponding to the time combinations. The image information “KG1”... “KGn” photographed at “” is extracted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the image information photographed in the time zone “KS1” to “KS2”, the image information “BG1” photographed in the time “BT” or “AT” before and after the time zone. "BG2" (FIG. (A)), "AG1" "AG2" (FIG. (B)), or "BG1" "BG2" "AG1" "AG2" (FIG. (C)) You may do it.

  Next, information processing by this system will be described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

Prior to the start of practice of the swing motion at the golf driving range, the practitioner U inserts a predetermined amount of money into a money insertion device, for example, and starts the control unit 10 and the photographing unit 20 (SA, SB).
Note that the control unit 10 and the photographing unit 20 end the operation together with the end of the supply of the golf ball to the tee T.

The photographing unit 20 starts photographing the practitioner U (S100), and transmits the photographed image information to the apparatus 110 (S110). The apparatus 110 stores the received image information together with the shooting time in the first storage unit 31 (S200A).
On the other hand, the control unit 10 drives and controls the ball supply device 11, sets the golf ball B on the tee T (S300A), and transmits a drive signal to the present device 110 (S310A).
The device 110 receives the drive signal supplied from the control unit 10 using the drive signal receiving unit 41 (S400A), specifies the reception time of the drive signal, and stores it in the drive signal reception time storage unit (S410A). ).

When the trainee U presses the button 61 or 62, the selection device 60 transmits information for specifying the pressed button to the device 110 as a selection signal (S500).
The device 110 receives the selection signal supplied from the selection device 60 using the selection signal receiving unit 43, specifies the reception time of the selection signal, and stores it in the selection signal reception time storage unit (S600).

  Thereafter, the apparatus 110 uses the extraction unit 48 to use a part of the image information stored in the first storage unit 31 using the reception time of the selection signal, the reception time of the drive signal, and the shooting time. Is extracted (S610A).

  The extracted image information is stored in the second storage unit 32 based on the type of the selection signal, that is, when the button 61 is pressed, and stored in the third storage unit 33 when the button 62 is pressed. Store (S700).

  The apparatus 110 uses the output unit 50 to output (display) the image information stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33. The output destination of the image information is, for example, a display 71 in a golf driving range connected to the apparatus 110 or an information processing terminal that can be connected to the apparatus 110 via a communication network. Here, examples of the communication network include the Internet and a LAN (Local Area Network). Examples of the information processing apparatus include a personal computer 72a and a mobile phone 72b equipped with a display device and capable of data communication.

  According to the embodiment described above, the swing immediately before the buttons 61 and 62 are pressed out of the image information stored in the first storage unit 31 by continuously shooting the swing motion of the trainee U is repeatedly recorded. Only image information obtained by photographing the operation can be stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33 and output to the display 71 or the like.

Therefore, even if the practitioner U repeats the swing motion for a long time, only the image information obtained by shooting the swing motion immediately before the button is pressed is stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33. Is done. Therefore, the practitioner U can continuously browse only the swing motion that he / she thought is good by browsing the image information stored in the second storage unit 32. Similarly, the practitioner U can browse only the swing motion that he / she thought was bad by browsing the image information stored in the third storage unit 33.
Thus, only the image information of the desired swing motion can be browsed by the practitioner U from the image information obtained by continuously capturing the repeated swing motion.

  In the embodiment described above, the person who repeats the repetitive operation, the person who operates the selection device, and the person who browses the extracted image information are all common to the practitioner U. It is not necessary to be the same person. That is, for example, the person who operates the selection device may be a trainer, and the person who views the extracted image information may be a third party different from the practitioner and the trainer.

  Further, the time when the apparatus 110 extracts the image information from the first storage unit 31 may be every time when the selection signal is received, or, for example, after the practice of the practitioner U is finished, that is, the photographing. It may be after the photography of the trainee U by the unit 20 is completed.

Furthermore, the output destination of the image information extracted by the apparatus 110 is not limited to the display 71 connected to the apparatus 110, and the practitioner U may be able to specify it.
That is, for example, an identifier for identifying the practitioner U and an e-mail address are stored in the storage unit in the apparatus 110 in association with each other. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus 110 is provided with an output destination designation unit 46 and a card reader 90 is connected thereto.

  The practitioner U causes the card reader 90 to read the member card before starting the practice. The card reader 90 reads an identifier for identifying the practitioner U stored in the member card and transmits it to the apparatus 110. The apparatus 110 stores the received identifier in association with the image information received from the imaging unit 20.

  After the practitioner U has finished practicing golf swing, that is, after the image information has been stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33, the present apparatus 110 uses the output destination designation unit 46. An e-mail is created and transmitted with the e-mail address stored in association with the identifier read by the card reader 90 as the destination address. In this e-mail, information necessary for browsing image information extracted by the apparatus 110 and stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33 is described. An example of information necessary for browsing image information is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). That is, the practitioner U receives an electronic mail transmitted from the apparatus 110 with a personal computer at home, and accesses a URL described therein.

  Upon receiving a request from the personal computer of the trainee U, the apparatus 110 is stored in the second storage unit 32 based on information included in the request, for example, directory information in the second storage unit 32. Is read out and transmitted to the personal computer of the practitioner U.

  As another configuration for allowing the practitioner U to specify the output destination of the image information, as shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus 100 is connected to the apparatus 110 and the practitioner U operates the information input means provided in the apparatus 100. The output destination may be specified. The apparatus 110 uses the output request receiving unit 47 to receive information specifying the output destination input to the apparatus 100, for example, the e-mail address of the trainee U. As in the previous example, this apparatus 110 is an e-mail that contains information necessary for browsing image information stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33 to the received e-mail address. Send.

  In this way, by allowing the practitioner U to specify the output destination and output time of the image information, it is possible for the practitioner U to view the image information at home, for example, after the day of golf practice. it can.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, another embodiment of the present system and this apparatus will be described focusing on the differences from the previously described embodiments.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of image information extracted by the system are analyzed and the results are output. That is, in the embodiment described above, when the trainee U swings the golf club C and hits the golf ball B and determines that the swing is good and presses the button 61, an image of the swing is captured. Only information can be stored in the second storage means 32. Therefore, the practitioner U displays only the image information stored in the second storage means 32 on the display 71 during or after the exercise, and browses it repeatedly, so that only the swing that is determined to be good from the repeated swings. Can be viewed.

In the present embodiment, the plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage unit 32 are further analyzed, that is, the plurality of pieces of image information are compared to identify a common operation, and the result is output. The user U is allowed to view common swing common operations.
The plurality of image information means image information related to a plurality of swing operations. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the image information obtained by photographing the first swing operation and the fourth swing operation. This is image information obtained by photographing the operation.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the system further includes an analysis requesting device 80, an analysis request receiving unit 45, and a common operation specifying unit 49. The analysis request receiving unit 45 and the common operation specifying unit 49 are provided in the apparatus 110.

  The analysis requesting device 80 is a device that receives an analysis request from a user, and is an information processing device having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a program storage unit, an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and the like. Etc. The analysis requesting device 80 is connected to the present device 110 so as to exchange data, for example, via a communication network.

  The analysis request receiving unit 45 is means for receiving the analysis request transmitted from the analysis requesting device 80.

  Based on the analysis request received by the analysis request receiving unit 45, the common operation specifying unit 49 compares the plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage unit 32 or the third storage unit 33 and specifies the common operation. It is means to do.

As a common operation specifying method, for example, the contours of comparison objects included in a plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage unit 32 are specified by image processing, and these are overlapped by overlapping the contours. This is done by judging the degree. In this case, it is determined that the dark outline portion is a common operation, and the thin outline portion is not a common operation.
The comparison object is a trainee U or a golf club C during a predetermined operation in a series of swing operations such as address, takeback, top, down swing, impact, follow-through, etc. is there.

Next, information processing by this system will be described with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.
Information processing until the apparatus 110 extracts image information and stores it in the second storage unit 32 (S700) is the same as the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

The analysis requesting device 80 receives an analysis request from the trainee U or the like (S710), and transmits analysis request information to the present device 110 (S720).
The apparatus 110 receives analysis request information from the analysis request apparatus 80 using the analysis request receiving unit 45.

The apparatus 110 that has received the analysis request information reads a plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage unit 32 using the common operation specifying unit 49, and compares the read image information by a predetermined analysis method. Then, the common operation is specified (S730), and the image information including the specified common operation is stored in the fourth storage unit 34 (S740). The image information including the common operation is image information displayed in such a manner as to make the dark outline portion visible in the above-described example.
The apparatus 110 outputs the image information stored in the fourth storage unit 34 to the display 71 or the like, and allows the practitioner U to browse (S810). The practitioner U browses the image information including the common motion, and can identify the common features of the swing motion that he thought is good, such as the shoulder and waist position at the address or the wrist height at the takeback. By visual recognition, it can be used as a reference for the next swing operation.

  According to the embodiment described above, it is possible to make the trainer U confirm the common operation of the plurality of swings that the trainer U has determined to be good.

  The apparatus 110 reads out the image information stored in the fourth storage unit 34 and the image information stored in the third storage unit 33, and superimposes both the image information in an identifiable manner so that the display 71 You may provide the structure displayed on this. According to this configuration, the trainer U can recognize the difference between the good swing operation and the bad swing operation, for example, the shoulder position difference at the time of addressing, and can be used as a reference for the next swing. .

<Third Embodiment>
Next, another embodiment of the present system and this apparatus will be described focusing on the differences from the previously described embodiments.
In the embodiment described so far, the drive signal is used to extract a part of the image information stored in the first storage unit 31, but in the present embodiment, the detection signal is used instead of the drive signal. Is used. The detection signal will be described later.
As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a sensor 12 and a detection signal receiving unit 44.

  The sensor 12 is means for detecting each action of the repetitive action of the trainee U and supplying a detection signal when the action is detected. Here, “detecting each motion of the repetitive motion of the trainee U” means detecting each swing when the trainee U swings continuously. That is, for example, when the trainer U swings three times in succession, the sensor 12 supplies a detection signal when detecting the “first swing” and detects when the “second swing” is detected. And a detection signal is supplied when the “third swing” is detected. Examples of the sensor 12 include a microphone that detects a hitting sound at the moment when the golf ball B is hit by the golf club C. The sensor 12 supplies a detection signal to the device 110 when detecting a hitting sound when the trainee U hits the golf ball B with the golf club C.

  The detection signal receiving unit 44 is a means provided in the apparatus 110 and a means for receiving the detection signal supplied from the sensor 12. When the detection signal receiving unit 44 receives the detection signal, the detection signal receiving unit 44 inquires the time measuring unit 40 about the time, specifies the reception time, and stores it in a storage unit (not shown).

The fact that the sensor 12 supplies a detection signal means that the golf ball B set on the tee T has been hit by the swing of the golf club C of the trainee U. That is, in the embodiment described above, in the present embodiment, the reception time of the detection signal is the same as that of the time zone from the reception time of the drive signal to the reception time of the next drive signal. Thus, there was a swing in the time zone from the reception time of the next detection signal. That is, in the present embodiment, apparatus 110 uses the reception time of the detection signal instead of the reception time of the selection signal shown in FIG.
As described above, the present apparatus 110 can specify the swing motion of the trainee U for each time based on the detection signal supplied from the sensor 12.

  Next, information processing by the present system will be described focusing on differences from the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 7 with reference to the sequence diagram shown in FIG.

  For example, the sensor 12 is started (SC) in conjunction with the start (SB) of the photographing unit 20, and detects the hitting sound of the golfer U swinging the golf club C and hitting the golf ball B (S300B). The detection signal is transmitted to the apparatus 110 (S310B).

  The apparatus 110 receives the detection signal from the sensor 12 using the detection signal receiving unit 44 (S400B), inquires the time measuring unit 40 about the time, identifies the reception time of the detection signal, and stores it in the storage unit ( S410B).

  The apparatus 110 extracts a part of the image information stored in the first storage unit 31 by using the reception time of the selection signal and the reception time of the detection signal (S610B), and the second storage unit 32. Or it memorize | stores in the 3rd memory | storage part 33 (S700), and outputs (S800).

  According to the embodiment described above, using the detection signal from the sensor 12, only the image information obtained by photographing the golf swing desired by the trainee U among the repeated golf swings can be extracted and stored. it can.

  The sensor is not limited to a microphone that detects sound, but a device that detects a state where the golf ball B does not exist on the tee, or that the golf club C has passed a predetermined position (for example, on the tee T). Any device that can detect that the trainee U has swung the golf club C, such as a device that optically detects the golf ball, may be used.

When a microphone that detects sound is used as a sensor, this microphone may be used as a selection device. That is, for example, when the trainee U swings the golf club C and hits the golf ball B, the trainer U utters a voice of a size that reaches the microphone when it is determined that the swing is good. When the information processing device connected to the microphone detects a voice uttered by the practitioner U via the microphone, the information processing device supplies the selection signal to the apparatus 110.
In addition, you may comprise the apparatus connected to the microphone so that the selection signal supplied according to the kind of voice which the trainee U utters may be selected. That is, for example, when the trainee U emits either “YES” or “NO”, and the device connected to the microphone analyzes the voice of the trainee U picked up by the microphone, and issues “YES” And a selection signal when “NO” is issued are selectively supplied.

As described above, the use of the microphone in place of the selection device 60 in the above-described embodiment facilitates the introduction of the present system to an existing golf driving range. That is, for example, while the ball supply device already introduced into the golf driving range is kept as it is, the shooting unit 20 and the sensor 12 and the apparatus 110 connected to the shooting unit 20 and the sensor 12 are newly practiced. The system can be configured simply by installing it on the ground.
Note that the microphone as the sensor and the microphone as the selection device may be shared by the same microphone or may be installed separately.

  In addition, although embodiment described so far demonstrated swing operation | movement of a golf club as an example of a user's repetitive operation | movement, the application range of this invention is not limited to this. In other words, for example, a user repeatedly performs the same operation, such as a choreography operation of a dance (dance) that moves the body in accordance with music, or an assembly operation operation in a factory that manufactures articles in accordance with the supply of parts. If applicable.

It is a mimetic diagram showing an embodiment of a training system concerning the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the image information memorize | stored in the said system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the reception time of the drive signal which the said system received at the time of the drive of the movable part for making a user repeat a motion, and a user's repetitive motion. It is a schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the said drive signal and the selection signal which the selection apparatus in the said system supplies. It is a schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the said drive signal, a selection signal, and the image information extracted. It is a schematic diagram which shows another relationship between the said drive signal, a selection signal, and the image information extracted. It is a sequence diagram which shows the example of the information processing by the said system. It is a sequence diagram which shows another example of the information processing by the said system. It is a sequence diagram which shows another example of the information processing by the said system.

Explanation of symbols

B Golf ball C Golf club U User 10 Control part 11 Movable part (ball supply apparatus)
20 Shooting unit (camera)
Reference Signs List 30 storage unit 40 timing unit 48 extraction unit 50 output unit 60 selection device 71 display unit (display)
72 Communication terminal (mobile phone) provided with display unit
110 Training system equipment

Claims (10)

A training system with a moving part for allowing a user to repeatedly move,
Control means for driving and controlling the movable part;
Photographing means for continuously photographing a user's repetitive motion;
First storage means for storing image information continuously photographed by the photographing means;
Extraction means for extracting a part of image information stored in the first storage means based on a drive signal supplied from the control means in response to driving of the movable part;
Second storage means for storing image information extracted by the extraction means;
Output means for outputting image information stored in the second storage means;
A training system characterized by comprising: A sensor for detecting each of the user's repetitive actions;
“Extracting means for extracting part of the image information stored in the first storage means based on the drive signal received from the control means”
Instead of “extracting means for extracting a part of the image information stored in the first storage means based on a detection signal supplied from the sensor when each operation of the user's repetitive motion is detected”
The training system according to claim 1. It further comprises selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by the user,
The extraction unit extracts a part of the image information stored in the first storage unit based on the drive signal supplied from the control unit and the selection signal supplied from the selection unit.
The training system according to claim 1. In the first storage means, image information continuously taken by the photographing means is stored together with the photographing time,
The extraction means extracts image information based on the drive signal supply time and the shooting time.
The training system according to claim 1. It further comprises selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by the user,
The extraction means extracts a part of the image information stored in the first storage means based on the supply time of the drive signal, the supply time of the selection signal, and the photographing time stored in the first storage means. To
The training system according to claim 4. It further comprises selection means for supplying a selection signal when operated by the user,
In the first storage means, image information continuously taken by the photographing means is stored together with the photographing time,
When the selection signal is supplied, the extraction means is stored in association with the photographing time in the time zone from the supply time of the drive signal immediately before the supply of the selection signal to the supply time of the drive signal immediately after the supply of the selection signal. Extracting image information from the first storage means,
The training system according to claim 1.   The training system according to claim 4, further comprising means for specifying a supply time of the drive signal. Means for comparing a plurality of pieces of image information stored in the second storage means, specifying a common operation included in each image information, and outputting image information including the specified common operation;
Further equipped with,
The training system according to claim 1. A device connected to each of a control unit for driving and controlling a movable part for causing the user to repeatedly perform an operation, and an imaging unit for continuously capturing the user's repeated operation,
Extraction means for extracting a part of image information continuously photographed by the photographing means based on a drive signal supplied from the control means in response to driving of the movable part;
Storage means for storing image information extracted by the extraction means;
Means for outputting image information stored in the storage means;
An apparatus for a training system, comprising:   A computer program for causing a computer to function as the training system device according to claim 9.

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