JPH10274918A - Body action practicing system and teaching aid for practicing body action - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a trainee to imitate model performance without hesitating to move which side of the limbs, right or left, because the trainee only moves the limbs on the same side as the model performance is displayed on a screen with a feeling that he(she) looks at himself(herself) reflected in a mirror and to improve practicing efficiency by displaying the model performance on a display device in an inverted state of right and left. SOLUTION: In a model mode, a model performance moving picture from a model performance picture producing means 10 is displayed on the display screen as it is under the control of a display control means 40 by a display processing means 30. For example, finger language action to introduce the name of a leading character is displayed on the screen with narration. At the time of selecting a practice mode in order to practice the finger language action, the inverted moving picture obtained by inverting the model performance moving picture from the means 10 by an inverted picture producing means 20 is selected and displayed on the display screen by the means 30. This inverted picture is obtained by scanning the address of a frame memory 21 in a reverse direction to an ordinary scanning direction by a readout part 22 and reading out stored contents in the memory 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a body movement training system and a body movement training teaching material, and more particularly to a system for learning sports, gymnastics, dance, sign language, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It takes a lot of time to learn sports, dance, sign language, manufacturing work, etc., which perform expressions or work by moving the body, and the learning is basically performed by teachers and the like. The emphasis is on imitating the model body movement of the model performer.

[0003] As a teaching material developed for self-study of such body movements, a book in which the movements to be learned are explained using illustrations, continuous photographs, and the like is generally used.
It is impossible to express all the movements with photographs, and the temporal relationship is not understood, so it is difficult to learn with such teaching materials. For this reason, video teaching materials, such as video tapes, in which model body movements are recorded as moving images have been developed.

[0004]

However, in general, the model performer's model performance assumes that the instructor and the practitioner face each other and practice, and is photographed from the front. If you are moving,
When imitating this, the trainee had to perform the imitation while considering whether the hand was a right hand or a left hand, resulting in confusion, mistakes, delays in movement, and the like, and the learning efficiency was not always good.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a body movement training system that can improve the learning efficiency and a body movement training material used for the system.

[0006]

According to the body movement training system of the present invention, a display means for displaying an image, a model image generating means for outputting a model moving image containing the body movements of the model performer, Inverted image generating means for generating an inverted moving image obtained by horizontally inverting the model moving image, and at least one of the model moving image from the model image generating means and the inverted moving image from the inverted image generating means is displayed on the display means. It is characterized by comprising display processing means for displaying, and display control means for controlling the display processing means.

[0007] In such a system, the model performance is displayed on the display device in a reversed form, so that the user feels as if he or she is reflected in a mirror. It is only necessary to move the limbs on the matching side, so it is possible to imitate without losing the right or left, and the training efficiency is dramatically improved.

Preferably, the image display control means controls the display processing means so as to display the model moving image and the inverted moving image in an area obtained by dividing the screen of the display means. Since the model performance image and the reversal image for practice are displayed at the same time, the characteristics of the motion can be easily grasped.

The model image generating means is a reproducing device for a recording medium recording the model moving image, and is particularly preferably a reproducing device for a randomly accessible recording medium.

The model moving image generating means may further include at least one of a still image generating means, a slow image generating means, and a reverse image generating means, which facilitates imitation of a body motion and improves learning efficiency. it can.

It is preferable to further comprise an image pickup means for recording the performance of the trainee. After practicing while viewing the inverted image, the user's operation is displayed on one of the divided screens described above.
You can check the learning status.

[0012] The display means may have a screen orientation of at least nine.
The image display control means can be rotated 0 degrees, the image display control means, the screen area divided into right and left of the display means in a normal state, or the screen area divided vertically by 90 degrees rotation, Preferably, the display processing means is controlled so as to simultaneously display the moving image of the trainee obtained by the imaging means, and a display mode most suitable for the content of the practice can be taken.

[0013] Further, according to the teaching material for body movement training according to the present invention, a model moving image image of the body movement of the model player and a model for the viewer to practice while moving the body simultaneously with the model player. A reversed moving image obtained by inverting the model moving image from side to side is recorded on the same recording medium in accordance with a training course.

According to the teaching material for body movement practice, such a teaching material for body movement training includes a model moving image and an inverted moving image for a trainee to practice while actually watching the screen. The practitioner can easily imitate the model performer, and can dramatically improve the training efficiency.

The teaching material preferably includes a practice process of displaying the model moving image and the inverted moving image at the same time. In particular, the training material mainly includes the reversed moving image in the practice mode and the model moving image in the production mode. It is preferable to be comprised.

[0016] The teaching material may be configured as a medium that can be randomly accessed, thereby further improving the training efficiency.

[0017]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a physical motion training system according to the present invention; Here, a sign language practice system will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a body movement training system according to the present invention.

According to FIG. 1, a model image generating means 10 for outputting a model moving image recording the body motion of a model player by inserting a body motion training material 1 and receiving an image signal as the output. An inverted image generating means 20 for generating an inverted moving image which is inverted left and right, a display processing means 30 for selecting or appropriately combining signals from these and outputting them to an image display device 50 such as a CRT display. And a display control unit 40 for controlling.

The body movement training material 1 is a medium that records moving image images and the like of a model performance for learning body movement, and includes a video tape, an optical disk, a DVD, and a video C.
D, CDROM and any other video recording media.

The model image generating section 10 is a reproducing apparatus for such a physical exercise training material, such as a video deck or a disk reproducing apparatus corresponding to the medium. This playback device has at least one of a still image generation function, a slow image generation function, and a reverse image generation function, thereby enabling various learning. From the viewpoint of such trick play, cueing, and quick random access, a disk-shaped medium is convenient for practical use.

The inverted image generating means 20 includes a frame memory 21 for storing an output signal of the reproducing apparatus in units of screens, and a read-out operation for reading addresses corresponding to respective scanning lines of the frame memory 21 in a direction opposite to a normal scanning direction. A part 22 is provided.

The display processing means 30 selects one of the model moving image from the model image generating means 10 and the inverted moving image from the inverted image generating means, or displays a screen for displaying both of them on the display means. For reconfiguration, a frame memory 31 is provided for the reconfiguration. This display processing is performed under the control of the display control means 40 composed of a microcomputer or the like. Input means 60 such as a keyboard and a remote controller is connected to the display control means 40.
Based on the contents of the command from the input unit 60, not only the display control unit but also each unit of the device is controlled.

The teaching material used here is configured as a video CD, and the model image generating unit 10 is a video CD player. Since the inverted image can be generated on the device side, it is assumed that the teaching material itself does not include the inverted image information.

When the CD player is started, a menu screen 51 as shown in FIG. 2 appears. Since this teaching material aims to master a simple sign language in seven days, a menu screen for the contents of the first day is shown here.

When the "greeting" item on the menu is selected by operating means such as a remote controller or a mouse on the menu screen, the display of the item is inverted as shown in FIG. The movie image starts.

For display, this apparatus has "exemplary mode", "practice mode", "production mode", "check mode", and the like, and can be appropriately selected by the above-mentioned operation means. Here, it is assumed that the “exemplary mode” in which the model performance image is displayed is selected.

In the "exemplary mode", the display processing means 30
Displays the model moving image from the video CD player as the model image generating means 10 on the display screen under the control of the display control means 40. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, in the moving image 52 in the “exemplary mode”, for example, a sign language operation for introducing the name of the hero is displayed on the screen together with a narration. The telop displayed on the screen is obtained by synthesizing and displaying character information included in a region other than the moving image region in the video CD by the display processing means 30. The display or non-display can be freely selected. be able to. Further, on this screen, for convenience of the trainee, a ball mark that is displayed or disappears one by one according to the passage of time (for example, every one second) is displayed at the top of the screen.

Next, in order to practice this sign language operation, when the "practice mode" is selected, the display processing means 30 converts the model moving image from the model image generating means 10 into the inverted image generating means 2.
The inverted moving image inverted by 0 is selected and displayed on the display screen. To obtain this inverted image, the frame memory 2 storing the output signal of the exemplary image generating means 10 in units of screens
The storage content of No. 1 may be read by the reading unit 22 by scanning the address of the frame memory 21 in the direction opposite to the normal scanning direction to read the stored content.

As shown in FIG. 5, this inverted moving image 53
Is an image of the model moving image 52 shown in FIG. In such a horizontally flipped image, by imitating as seen on the screen, the limbs and body movement direction,
The timing, the moving amount, the moving speed, the stationary time and the like can be learned, and by repeating this practice, the same operation as that of the model player can be learned. Especially when the left and right movements of the limbs etc. are different, the trainee does not lose his or her right or left,
Imitation can be easily performed.

Although sufficient training is possible with the above-described apparatus configuration, since this apparatus performs further advanced learning, an "image training apparatus" by the same applicant as the present invention (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-25 / 1996).
No. 1577), which incorporates a technique of combining and displaying a model image and a practice image of a trainee captured separately as a split screen on the same screen.

One of the functions is a “production mode”,
By selecting this mode, the action of the trainee himself / herself photographed by the video camera connected to the apparatus is displayed on one of the divided screens of the screen, and the same practice as in actual conversation can be performed. For this application, the display screen can be rotated at least 90 degrees, and the image display control means simultaneously displays the model moving image and the moving image of the trainee obtained by the video camera in a vertically divided screen area. It is good to make it.

In the case of the example shown in FIG.
In 4A, the sign language action of the model performer, for example, "What is your name?", Is displayed, and in the lower screen area 54B, role-playing practice in which this question is answered with the sign language action practiced, An image of the trainee is displayed. In this case, the model moving image may be displayed for the answer, and a timing display may be performed such that white balls are sequentially displayed and then the balls are erased in order to notify the timing.

Further, a "check mode" can be selected. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the display screen is arranged as usual, but is divided into right and left. In the left screen area 55A, the model performance of the model player is displayed, and in the right screen area 55B, the action of the trainer is displayed. Both can be displayed side by side. In this mode, it is possible to compare the detailed performance of the model performance and the trainee's movement, and to quickly find a part where the mastery is insufficient and improve the skill. For example, in the case of sign language, the height, position, angle, spacing, moving speed, facial expression, and the like of the hand can be checked.

In these "production mode" and "check mode", recording is performed by the recording device 80 which can be optionally connected to the device, and the learning effect can be further enhanced by repeatedly viewing. In this case, it is preferable that the recording device be capable of, for example, two-screen recording.

In the above embodiment, special hardware such as a means for generating an inverted image is required on the device side. However, such a system is not used, and a normal reproducing device, for example, a video deck, is used. On the assumption that
In the teaching material itself, the image 52 of the model performance shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
May be a video tape or the like in which the inverted image 53 shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the model image is a real image of a teacher or an instructor as a model performer. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be an image of a person (virtual character). For example, when the person to be trained is a child, a well-known animation character, a well-known monster, or the like can also perform a model performance.

Further, the present invention can be applied to learning of all kinds of physical movements, such as golf and tennis swings, baseball pitching and batting forms, bowling pitching forms, radio gymnastics, aerobics, and other sports-related instruments, and musical instruments. The present invention can be applied to learning any physical movement such as playing, sign language, tea ceremony, kimono dressing, dance, ballet, manufacturing work, etc., in which the left and right sides of the body make different movements.

[0039]

As described above, in the body movement training system according to the present invention, the model performance is displayed on the display device in a left-right inverted form, so that the user feels as if he or she is reflected in a mirror. Since the trainee only has to move the limb on the side corresponding to the model performance displayed on the screen, he / she can imitate without losing the right or left side, and the training efficiency is dramatically improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a body movement training system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an initial state of a menu screen.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where an item is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen in an exemplary mode.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen in a practice mode.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen in a production mode.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a display screen in a check mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 medium (educational material) 10 model image generation means 20 inverted image generation means 21 frame memory 22 reading means 30 display processing means 31 frame memory 40 display control means 50 display device 60 input means 70 imaging means 80 recording means

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying an image, a model image generating means for outputting a model moving image recording a body movement of a model player, and an inverted image for generating a reversed moving image obtained by inverting the model moving image from side to side. Generating means; display processing means for displaying at least one of the model moving image from the model image generating means and the inverted moving image from the inverted image generating means on the display means; and display control for controlling the display processing means. Means for practicing body movements. 2. The image display control means controls the display processing means so as to display the model moving image and the inverted moving image in an area obtained by dividing the screen of the display means. The body movement training system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The body movement training system according to claim 1, wherein the model image generating means is a reproducing device for a recording medium on which the model moving image is recorded. 4. The physical exercise training system according to claim 3, wherein the recording medium is a randomly accessible recording medium, and the playback device is a randomly accessible device. 5. The model moving image generating means further comprises at least one of a still image generating means, a slow image generating means and a reverse image generating means.
The body movement practice system according to 1. 6. The body movement training system according to claim 1, further comprising an image pickup means for recording a performance of the trainee. 7. The display means has a screen orientation of at least nine.
The image display control means can be rotated 0 degrees, the image display control means, the screen area divided into right and left of the display means in a normal state, or the screen area divided vertically by 90 degrees rotation, 7. The body movement training system according to claim 6, wherein the display processing unit is controlled to simultaneously display a moving image of the trainee obtained by the imaging unit. 8. A model moving image obtained by photographing the body movements of the model performer, and an inverted moving image obtained by reversing the model moving image from side to side so that the viewer can exercise while moving the body simultaneously with the model performer. Training materials for body movement practice recorded on the same recording medium according to the training course. 9. The body movement training material according to claim 7, further comprising a training process of simultaneously displaying the model moving image and the inverted moving image. 10. The physical exercise training material according to claim 7, wherein the learning material mainly includes the inverted moving image in the practice mode and the model moving image in the production mode.