Method and system for visualization of athletes

Number: 9836863
Published: 2017-12-05
Filed: 2012-10-15
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Kennedy; Howard
CPC: G06T11/26; H04N21/23418; H04N21/23614; H04N21/4312; H04N23/63
Verdict: Set aside sports broadcast visualization/analytics
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

A system and method for receiving positional data corresponding to stages of movement of a person within a time interval, determining from the positional data, at each stage of movement, one of: a position, an orientation, and a pose of the person, and based on the one of the position, the orientation, and the pose of the person determined for each stage of movement, generating a visualization graphic, separate from a display of the person, that illustrates one ofthe positions, orientations, and poses of the person at the stages of movement within thetime interval.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS(1) FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary method for rendering a visualization of the motion of athletes according to an exemplary embodiment.(2) FIG. 2 illustrates a first exemplary visualization of the motion of an athlete according to the exemplary method of FIG. 1.(3) FIG. 3 illustrates a second exemplary visualization of the motion of an athlete according to the exemplary method of FIG. 1.(4) FIG. 4A illustrates a third exemplary visualization of the motion of anathlete according to the exemplary method of FIG. 1.(5) FIG. 4B illustrates the third exemplary visualization of FIG. 4A with additional graphical features.(6) FIG. 5 illustrates a fourth exemplary visualization of the motion of an athlete according to the exemplary method of FIG. 1.(7) FIG. 6 illustrates three different views of a fifth exemplary visualization of the motion of an athlete according to the exemplary method of FIG. 1.(8) FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary system for performing the method of FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(9) The exemplary embodiments may be further understood with reference to the following description of exemplary embodiments and the related appended drawings, wherein like elements are provided with the same reference numerals. Specifically, the exemplary embodiments relate to methods and systems for visualizing rapid motionof athletes.(10) Viewers of some sporting events may have difficulty following rapidly movement by a

Claims

1. A method, comprising: receiving positional data corresponding to stages of movement of a person within a time interval, wherein the person includes a top side, a bottom side, a left side and a right side, the sides being identified relativeto a center of mass of the person at a beginning of the time interval; determining from the positional data, at each stage of movement, a position, an orientation, and a pose of the person; and based on the position, the orientation, and the pose of the person determined for each stage of movement, generating a visualization graphic, separate from a displayof the person, that includes a ribbon orientated to reflect the positions, orientations, and poses of the person at the stages of movement within the time interval, wherein the ribbon includes: a first surface having a first pattern corresponding to one of a direction the person is facing or the left side of the person, and a second surface having a second pattern corresponding to one of an opposite direction the person is facing or the right side of the person. 12. A system, comprising: a data source collecting positional data corresponding to stages of a movement of a person within a time interval, wherein the person includes a top side, a bottom side, a left side and a right side, the sides being identifiedrelative to a center of mass of the person at a beginning of the time interval; and a data server, comprising: a data receiving module receiving the positional data; a calculationmodule determining, based on the positional data at each of the stages of movement withinthe time interval, a position, an orientation and a pose of the person; and a graphical processing module generating, based on the position, the orientation, and the pose of the person determined for each stage of movement a visualization graphic, separate from a display of the person, that includes a ribbon orientated to reflect the positions, the orientations and the poses of the person at the stages of movement within the time interval, wherein the visualization graphic includes: a first having a first pattern corresponding to oneof a direction the person is facing or the left side of the person, and a second having asecond pattern corresponding to one of an opposite direction the person is facing or the right side of the person.