Methods, systems, and devices for collecting and analyzing movement data of an athlete

Abstract

The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for collecting movement data of an athlete or a combat athlete using sensors attached to the athlete or combat athlete, transmitting the data to a computing system, analyzing the data according to at least one predetermined parameter, determining a training strategy for the combat athlete based on the analyzed data, and other processing steps.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for analyzing movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity, the system comprising:
 at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device and configured to collect data of the movement of the combat athlete; and   at least one transmitter located within the device and configured to transmit the collected data over a wireless network, the device being attached to the body of the combat athlete,   wherein the transmitted data is received over a wireless network by a computing system configured to store and analyze the transmitted data based on at least one predetermined parameter and to determine a training strategy for the combat athlete by comparing the movement data of the combat athlete of each predetermined parameter with a corresponding target value, and   wherein the computing system comprises at least a computer processor and an electronic storage device.   
     
     
         2 . The system  claim 1 , wherein the target value for each parameter is based at least in part on one of age, gender, weight, experience, and rank of the combat athlete. 
     
     
         3 . The system  claim 2 , wherein the training strategy is determined based on the comparison of the movement data to a plurality of predetermined parameters to analyze an effective combination of movements. 
     
     
         4 . A computer system for analyzing an movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity comprising:
 a computer processor configured to execute modules comprising at least:
 a receiving module programmed to receive data collected by at least one three dimensional accelerometer and transmitted by at least one transmitter over a wireless network, wherein the at least one three dimensional accelerometer and transmitter are located within a device attached to the combat athlete; 
 a storage module programmed to store the received data; 
 an analysis module programmed to analyze the received data according to at least one predetermined parameter; 
 a training module programmed to determine a training strategy for the combat athlete by comparing the movement data of the combat athlete of each predetermined parameter with a corresponding target value and determining parameters that need improvement; and 
 a display module programmed to cause display of the future training strategy. 
   
     
     
         5 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 collecting data of the movement of the combat athlete by at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device attached to the combat athlete;   transmitting the collected data by at least one transmitter located within the device over a wireless network;   receiving the collected data by a computing system over the wireless network;   storing the received data by the computing system;   analyzing or causing analysis of the received data by the computing system according to at least one predetermined parameter;   determining or causing determination by the computing system of a training strategy for the combat athlete by comparing the movement data of the combat athlete of each predetermined parameter with a corresponding target value and determining parameters that need improvement; and   displaying or causing display of the training strategy by the computing system,   wherein the computing system comprises at least a computer processor and an electronic storage device.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the computing system comprises one or more computer systems. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the combat athletic activity is at least one of a group comprising boxing, kick boxing, Muay That, Jiu Jitsu, San Sau, Taekwondo, Karate, Kung Fu, or some other form of martial art. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the device attached to the combat athlete is located on at least one of a hand(s), inside a wrist(s), outside a wrist(s), on a leg(s), on an ankle(s), on a foot, on a head, or on the torso of the combat athlete. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one predetermined parameter is selected from a group comprising punch speed, number of punches per time, total number of punches, types of punches, punch force, punch trajectory, punch acceleration, and order of types of punches, kick speed, number of kicks per time, total number of kicks, types of kicks, kick force, kick trajectory, kick acceleration, and order of types of kicks. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the computing system is or is accessible by a mobile device. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the target value for each parameter is selected by the combat athlete based on at least one of age, gender, weight, experience, and rank of the athlete. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , further comprising determining by the computing system a fight strategy for the combat athlete based on the analyzed data. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 12 , wherein the fight strategy is determined based on the combat athlete's performance of each predetermined parameter to create an effective combination of different types of movement. 
     
     
         14 . A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for causing a suitably programmed computing system to process by one or more computer processors computer-program code by performing a method when the computer program is executed on the suitably programmed computing system, the method comprising:
 collecting data of movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity by at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device;   transmitting the collected data by at least one transmitter located within the device over a wireless network, wherein the device is attached to the combat athlete;   receiving the collected data by a computing system over the wireless network;   storing the received data in the computing system;   analyzing or causing analysis of the received data by the computing system according to at least one predetermined parameter;   determining or causing determination by the computing system of a training strategy for the combat athlete by comparing the movement data of the combat athlete of each predetermined parameter with a corresponding target value and determining parameters that need improvement; and   displaying or causing display of the future training strategy by the computing system,   wherein the computing system comprises at least a computer processor and an electronic storage device.   
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 collecting data of the movement of the combat athlete by at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device attached to the combat athlete in a first time period;   transmitting the collected data by the at least one transmitter located within the device over a wireless network in a first time period;   receiving the collected data by a computing system over the wireless network in a first time period;   storing the received data by the computing system in a first time period;   analyzing or causing analysis of the received data by the computing system according to at least one predetermined parameter in a first time period;   collecting data of the movement of the combat athlete by at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device attached to the combat athlete in a second time period;   transmitting the collected data by at least one transmitter located within the device over a wireless network in a second time period;   receiving the collected data by a computing system over the wireless network in a second time period;   storing the received data by the computing system in a second time period;   analyzing or causing analysis of the received data by the computing system according to at least one predetermined parameter in a second time period;   comparing the data analyzed according to at least one predetermined parameter in the first time period and the data analyzed according to at least one predetermine parameter in the second time period;   developing a training strategy for the combat athlete based on level of improvement of the combat athlete of at least one predetermined parameter; and   displaying or causing display of the training strategy by the computing system,   wherein the computing system comprises at least a computer processor and an electronic storage device.   
     
     
         16 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving motion sensor data from a plurality of sensors attached to a plurality of combat athletes;   storing the received data on a computer system;   generating an electronic combat athlete profile for each combat athlete from at least a portion of the received data on the computer system; and   selecting, based on the electronic combat athlete profiles from the plurality of combat athletes, similarly skilled combat athletes;   said selecting performed entirely by the computer system.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising displaying or causing to display at least one similar electronic combat athlete profile to a similarly skilled combat athlete. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising receiving a location associated with each of the combat athletes and displaying or causing to display the locations of similarly skilled combat athletes. 
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 collecting data of the movement of the combat athlete by at least one three dimensional accelerometer located within a device attached to the combat athlete;   transmitting the collected data by at least one transmitter located within the device over a wireless network;   receiving the collected data by a computing system over the wireless network;   storing the received data by the computing system;   analyzing or causing analysis of the received data by the computing system, the analysis including comparing the collected data to a pre-selected model strike trajectory or pre-selected model combination of strike trajectories; and   signaling to the user, in real time, with the computing system, when the received data correlates to the pre-selected strike trajectory model or pre-selected model combination of strike trajectories.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising generating an electronic report including at least a portion of the collected data and displaying or causing to display the report. 
     
     
         21 . A device for analyzing movement of a combat athlete during a combat athletic activity comprising;
 a glove configured to be attached to the extremity of a user;   at least one three dimensional accelerometer configured to be coupled to a mobile phone disposed on or within the glove; and   a receiving space disposed on or within the glove; the receiving space configured to receive and secure a mobile phone to the glove.   
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 21 , further including at least one battery and a computing system disposed on or within the glove. 
     
     
         23 . The device of  claim 22 , further including at least impact sensor system on or within the glove and coupled to the computing system.