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Data collection during a game

  • US 10,173,114 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2017
  • Issued: 01/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data collection apparatus comprising:

  • a positioning system that automatically logs a plurality of locations of a user, with associated times, during a game;

    a tag reader that automatically reads a passive RFID tag only when the tag is positioned within about 2 cm of the apparatus, the tag reader also noting a tag read time; and

    a communication interface that wirelessly communicates with an external computer;

    the apparatus configured to ascertain an action location of the user based on correlation of the tag read time with the times associated with the plurality of locations of the user and communicate the action location to the external computer through the communication interface;

    wherein the apparatus is arranged to be adjacent to a body of the user during the game.

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