A method and system to analyze sports motions using the motion sensors of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, is provided. This method uses the mobile device motion sensor output to define the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball or tennis ball. The motion sensor signature of the sports motion is analyzed for characteristics, specific to each type of sports motion. A method is disclosed using multiple sensors outputs in a mobile device to compute the impact point with a virtual object, such as a golf ball, baseball, tennis ball. Further, a method is disclosed where moving virtual sports objects interact with virtual sports motions and the responsive outputs are displayed on the mobile device and/or any Web-enabled display device.

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›1.independentA method of analyzing sports motions, comprising: (a) determining a starting point of a sports motion to be simulated using a mobile device having int…+37

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a phone.d2+2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the information related to the simulated sports event includes outputting the information on a screen of the…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the information related to the simulated sports event includes outputting the information to a gaming system…d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the motion sensors include an accelerometer and a multi-axis gyroscope.d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the sports event is an impact point with a virtual object.d2+16

›7.↳ 6The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of determining the velocity of a virtual object around the impact point.d3+7

›8.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein determining the velocity is based at least in part on determined velocity of the mobile device around the impact point,…d4

›9.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein determining the velocity does not include use of data from an accelerometer.d4

›10.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein determining the velocity includes calculating the velocity using first motion data and applying a multiplier based on s…d4

›31.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the virtual object is a virtual golf ball.d4+3

›11.↳ 6The method of claim 6, further comprising determining the instantaneous velocity of a virtual object at the impact point.d3

›12.↳ 6The method of claim 6, wherein the impact point is determined by finding a moment when a first rotational orientation of the mobile device is at or ne…d3

›13.↳ 6The method of claim 6, wherein the motion sensors include a multiaxis gyroscope, and the impact point is determined using two or more of pitch, roll, …d3

›29.↳ 6The method of claim 6, wherein the impact point is found at a minimum of one of pitch, roll or yaw of the mobile device along the path.d3

›30.↳ 6The method of claim 6, wherein the virtual object is a virtual golf ball.d3+1

›40.↳ 6The method of claim 6, wherein the impact point is determined by finding a moment when a first rotational orientation of the mobile device is at or ne…d3+1

›14.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further including analyzing the simulated sports motion.d2+5

›18.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the sports event is a release point.d2

›19.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the release point is one of a release point of a bowling ball, a lacrosse handle, a basketball, a baseball, a hockey st…d2

›20.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein outputting information related to the simulated sports motions includes outputting the information using at least one o…d2

›21.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein outputting information related to the simulated sports motions includes outputting one or more of a rendered golf ball …d2

›28.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the starting point is indicated by the mobile device emitting a sound or vibration.d2

›35.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein moving the mobile device from the starting point along the path includes swinging the mobile device to simulate a golf …d2+1

›44.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein moving the mobile device from the starting point along the path includes swinging the mobile device to simulate one of …d2

›22.independentA system for analyzing sports motions, comprising: a mobile device including memory, a processor, an integrated multi-axis gyroscope, and a cloud-base…+2

›25.independentA system for analyzing sports motions, comprising: a mobile device including memory, a processor, integrated motion sensors, a cloud-based engine whic…+2

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11 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A63F13/428
A63B69/00
A63F13/00
A63F13/211
A63B69/36
A63F13/22
A63F9/24
A63F13/31
A63F13/335
A63B24/00

Section G — Physics

G09B19/00

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61713813	15 Oct 2012
related publication	US 20130102419 A1	25 Apr 2013

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