Free-form drawing and health applications
Various systems and methods for implementing free-form drawing for health applications are described herein. A system for implementing a health application includes a user interface module to receive, at a user device, a plurality of parameters including a free-form gesture path, the free-form gesture path representing an air gesture performed by a user of the user device; and a control module to adjust a fitness routine of the user based on the plurality of parameters.
1. A system for implementing a health application, the system comprising:
a user interface module to receive, at a user device, a plurality of parameters including a free-form gesture path, the free-form gesture path representing an air gesture performed by a user of the user device; and
a control module to adjust a fitness routine of the user based on the plurality of parameters,
wherein to adjust the fitness routine for the user the control module is to:
analyze the free-form gesture path to obtain a path morphology, parameterize the free-form gesture path into a coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path, and use the shape of the free-form path in the x-y plane to parameterize an intensity over time of an exercise session;
use the path morphology to determine a navigation route and fit the parameterized free-form path to a route with similar geographical topology; and
present the navigation route to the user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein to receive the plurality of parameters including the free-form gesture path, the user interface module is to receive the free-form gesture path from a wearable device worn by the user and coupled to the user device.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wearable device comprises a wrist-based device.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wearable device comprises a glove-based device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein to receive the plurality of parameters including the free-form gesture path, the user interface module is to receive the free-form gesture path from the user device.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein to receive the plurality of parameters including the free-form gesture path, the user interface module is to receive the free-form gesture path from a camera system.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the camera system is incorporated into the user device.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the camera system is separate from the user device.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the free-form gesture path comprises a path in substantially two-dimensions.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the free-form gesture path comprises a path in three-dimensions.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein to adjust the fitness routine for the user, the control module is to adjust at least one of: a resistance or an incline setting of an exercise apparatus used in the fitness routine.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein to analyze the free-form gesture path, the control module is to parameterize the free-form gesture path into a second coordinate system to produce a second parameterized free-form path; and
wherein to use the path morphology to determine the navigation route, the control module is to transmit the second parameterized free-form path to a remote server to obtain the navigation route.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein to parameterize the free-form gesture path into the coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path, the control module is to use the length of the free-form path to parameterize a duration of an exercise session.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein to parameterize the free-form gesture path into the coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path, the control module is to use the shape of the free-form path in the x-z plane to parameterize a shape of the navigational route.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein to use the shape of the free-form path in the x-y plane to parameterize the intensity over time of an exercise session, the control module is to use a frequency or intensity of movement in the free-form path to parameterize the intensity over time.
16. A method of implementing a health application, the method comprising:
receiving, at a user device, a plurality of parameters including a free-form gesture path, the free-form gesture path representing an air gesture performed by a user of the user device; and
adjusting a fitness routine of the user based on the plurality of parameters,
wherein adjusting the fitness routine for the user comprises:
analyzing the free-form gesture path to obtain a path morphology, parameterizing the free-form gesture path into a coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path, and using the shape of the free-form path in the x-y plane to parameterize an intensity over time of an exercise session;
using the path morphology to determine a navigation route and fitting the parameterized free-form path to a route with similar geographical topology; and
presenting the navigation route to the user.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the fitness routine for the user comprises adjusting at least one of:
a resistance or an incline setting of an exercise apparatus used in the fitness routine.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the fitness routine for the user comprises:
analyzing the free-form gesture path to obtain a path morphology:
using the path morphology to determine a navigation route; and
presenting the navigation route to the user.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein analyzing the free-form gesture path comprises parameterizing the free-form gesture path into a coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path; and
wherein using the path morphology to determine the navigation route comprises transmitting the parameterized free-form path to a remote server to obtain the navigation route.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein parameterizing the free-form gesture path into the coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path comprises using the length of the free-form path to parameterize a duration of an exercise session.
21. The method of claim 16 , wherein parameterizing the free-form gesture path into the coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path comprises using the shape of the free-form path in the x-z plane to parameterize a shape of the navigational route.
22. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
receive, at a user device, a plurality of parameters including a free-form gesture path, the free-form gesture path representing an air gesture performed by a user of the user device; and
adjust a fitness routine of the user based on the plurality of parameters,
wherein the instructions to adjust the fitness routine comprise instructions to:
analyze the free-form gesture path to obtain a path morphology, parameterize the free-form gesture path into a coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path, and use the shape of the free-form path in the x-v plane to parameterize an intensity over time of an exercise session;
use the path morphology to determine a navigation route and fit the parameterized free-form path to a route with similar geographical topology; and
present the navigation route to the user.
23. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein adjusting the fitness routine for the user comprises adjusting at least one of: a resistance or an incline setting of an exercise apparatus used in the fitness routine.
24. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to analyze the free-form gesture path comprise instructions to parameterize the free-form gesture path into a coordinate system to produce a parameterized free-form path; and wherein the instructions to use the path morphology to determine the navigation route comprise instructions to transmit the parameterized free-form path to a remote server to obtain the navigation route.