Information notification apparatus that notifies information of data of motion

1. An information notification apparatus comprising a processor which is operable to function as:

an acquisition unit that acquires a first piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a first subject;

an identification unit that identifies a first time period, having a first time length, in the first piece of motion data;

a comparison unit that compares (i) the first piece of motion data of the first subject in the first time period and (ii) a second piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a second subject, the second piece of motion data including a second time period having a second time length, by subtracting one of the first and second time lengths from the other of the first and second time lengths; and

a notification unit that performs notification of information corresponding to a comparison result of the comparison unit.

2. The information notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the identification unit identifies a plurality of types of predetermined time periods corresponding to the respective partial motions included in the first piece of motion data, wherein each of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods has a respective first time length, and wherein the second piece of motion data has the plurality of types of predetermined time periods corresponding to the respective partial motions included in the second piece of motion data and having respective second time lengths;

the comparison unit compares, for each of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods, the first piece of motion data and the second piece of motion data, by subtracting one of the first and second time lengths from the other of the first and second time lengths, for each of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods; and

the notification unit performs notification of plural pieces of information corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods.

3. The information notification apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a storage that stores the plural pieces of information corresponding to respective comparison results of the comparison unit in association with respective ones of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods;

wherein the processor is further operable to function as a selection unit that selects the plural pieces of information corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods from among a plurality of types of information stored in the storage, based on the comparison results of the comparison unit, and

wherein the notification unit performs notification of the plural pieces of information corresponding to the respective ones of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods having been selected.

4. The information notification apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the notification unit displays on a display the first and second pieces of motion data in respective ones of the plurality of types of predetermined time periods as well as the plural pieces of information corresponding to respective ones of the comparison results.

5. The information notification apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further operable to function as a selection unit that selects a display mode for displaying one of the plural pieces of information corresponding to the respective ones of the comparison results, and

wherein the notification unit displays on the display, in accordance with the selected display mode, the one of the plural pieces of information corresponding to respective ones of the comparison results.

6. The information notification apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the selection unit selects, as the display mode, one of:

displaying an analysis result of the first piece of motion data;

displaying information of a predetermined time period; and

displaying information of all predetermined time periods of the first piece of motion data.

7. The information notification apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the notification unit displays on a display one of the plural pieces of information corresponding to any type of predetermined time period from among the plurality of types of predetermined time periods.

8. The information notification apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further operable to function as a detection unit that detects an instruction for switching display of information corresponding to one type of predetermined time period to display of information corresponding to another type of predetermined time period from among the plurality of types of predetermined time periods, and

wherein, in response to the detection unit detecting the instruction, the notification unit switches from displaying the information corresponding to the one type of predetermined time period on the display to displaying the information corresponding to the another type of predetermined time period on the display.

9. The information notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first piece of motion data comprises a series of speed data of a head of a golf club.

10. The information notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the information notified by the notification unit changes based on a time difference between the first and second time lengths obtained by the comparison unit.

11. The information notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second piece of motion data is measured at a time different from a time at which the first piece of motion data is measured.

12. The information notification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the notification unit performs notification of the information corresponding to the comparison result of the comparison unit by displaying, on a display, advice data regarding the first piece of motion data.

13. An information notification method executed by an information notification apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring a first piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a subject;

identifying a first time period, having a first time length, in the first piece of motion data;

comparing (i) the first piece of motion data of the first subject in the first time period and (ii) a second piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a second subject, the second piece of motion data including a second time period having a second time length, by subtracting one of the first and second time lengths from the other of the first and second time lengths; and

performing notification of information corresponding to a comparison result of the comparing.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program that is executable to control a computer to function as:

an acquisition unit that acquires a first piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a first subject;

an identification unit that identifies a first time period, having a first time length, in the first piece of motion data;

a comparison unit that compares (i) the first piece of motion data of the first subject in the first time period and (ii) a second piece of motion data indicative of a plurality of partial motions of a second subject, the second piece of motion data including a second time period having a second time length, by subtracting one of the first and second time lengths from the other of the first and second time lengths; and

a notification unit that performs notification of information corresponding to a comparison result of the comparison unit.