Intelligent court system and a data thereof acquisition method

• US 10,195,482 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gengee Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Gengee Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Daisung
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar
• Application Number:
  US15/737,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20180169472A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

An intelligent court system and a data acquisition method includes an intelligent ball, a plurality of wearing devices, a plurality of location base stations, gateway and server, the location base stations, the gateway; the intelligent ball is disposed with a first UWB label; the wearing device is disposed with a second UWB label; the location base station is disposed with a UWB receiving and transporting device, a micro-controller, a clock device and a data communication device, the micro-controller controls the UWB receiving and transporting device to receive the information from the intelligent ball and the wearing device and adds a timestamp of a clock signal from the UWB receiving and transporting device, and then transports the information to the gateway via the data communication device; the server receives the information from the gateway to determine the position and/or the motion trail of the intelligent ball and/or the wearing device.

Claims

1. An intelligent court system, comprising a plurality of wearing devices, a plurality of location base stations, gateway and server,

wherein the location base stations are arranged at different positions of the court, the location base stations are connected to the gateway by wire or wireless mode, the gateway is connected to the server by wire or wireless mode,

wherein the intelligent court system further comprises an intelligent ball, the intelligent ball is disposed with a first UWB label used to broadcast an identification code and motion information to the location base stations;

the wearing device is disposed with a second UWB label used to broadcast an identification code and motion information to the location base stations;

a location base station is disposed with a UWB receiving and transporting device, a micro-controller, a clock device and a data communication device, the micro-controller controls the UWB receiving and transporting device to receive the information from the intelligent ball and the wearing device and adds a timestamp of a clock signal from the UWB receiving and transporting device, and then transports the information to the gateway via the data communication device, the clock device is used to add a timestamp corresponding to other motion or sign data;

the server receives the information from the gateway to determine a position and/or a motion trail of the intelligent ball and/or the wearing device; and

wherein the intelligent ball is further disposed with a battery device and a wireless charging receiving device, the wireless charging receiving device is connected to the battery device to wirelessly charge the battery device, the battery device is connected to the first UWB label to supply power.

2. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the first UWB label comprises a first micro-control unit, a first six-axis inertial sensor, a first clock unit, a first storage device and a first UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit;

the first six-axis inertial sensor is connected to the first micro-control unit to detect the motion information of the intelligent ball, the first clock unit is connected to the first micro-control unit to provide a clock signal corresponding to inertial sensor data;

the first storage device is connected to the first micro-control unit to temporally store the motion information;

the first UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit builds a time signal source to broadcast an identification code and motion information such that the base station locates the first UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit after receiving the information.

3. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the second UWB label comprises a second micro-control unit, a second six-axis inertial sensor, a second clock unit, a second storage device and a second UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit;

the second six-axis inertial sensor is connected to the second micro-control unit to detect the motion information of the intelligent ball, the second clock unit is connected to the second micro-control unit to provide a clock signal corresponding to the inertial sensor data;

the second storage device is connected to the second micro-control unit to temporally store the motion information;

the second UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit builds a time signal source to broadcast an identification code and motion information such that the base station locates the second UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit after receiving the information.

4. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the wearing device is further disposed with a battery device and a wireless charging receiving device, the wireless charging receiving device is connected to the battery device to wirelessly charge the battery device, the battery device is connected to the second UWB label and a body information acquisition device to supply power.

5. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the wearing device is further disposed with a body information acquisition device, which is connected to the second UWB label to acquire and transport physical information to the location base stations.

6. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the server acquires motion information and a timestamp of a corresponding UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit via a received identification code of the intelligent ball or the wearing device, and determines the position of the intelligent ball or the wearing device according to timestamp comparison information reaching different base stations or a time difference, and combines the motion information to obtain the motion trail.

7. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein one location base station is set to transport a time synchronous signal according to a preset period;

other location base stations, the intelligent ball and the wearing device adjust a built-in clock device of a corresponding UWB receiving and transporting device after receiving the time synchronous signal to maintain time synchronization.

8. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein a broadcast order of the intelligent ball and the wearing device is preset with a max idle time;

the intelligent ball or the wearing device monitors other devices and waits to broadcast until arrival of the broadcast order, and then resets the max idle time after the broadcasting.

9. The intelligent court system according to claim 1, wherein the data communication device comprises at least one of a WiFi unit, a LAN unit, a 3G data unit, a 4G data unit or a USB interface.

10. A ball sports data acquisition method, wherein a first UWB label is assembled in a ball, a sports person wears a wearing device with a second UWB label and a body information acquisition device, a plurality of location base stations are arranged in a court, one location base station is set to transport a time synchronous signal according to a preset period;

the data acquisition method comprises the steps;

1) the ball or the wearing device determines whether the time synchronous signal is received, if so, executing time synchronization;

if not, determining whether a broadcast time slot is reached, if so, the ball transports an identification code and motion information via the first UWB label, the wearing device transports an identification code, the motion information and performance information to the location base station via the second UWB label;

2) the location base station determines whether the time synchronous signal is received, if so, executing the time synchronization;

if not, the base station determines whether information is received from the ball or the wearing device, if so, adding a timestamp to the information and transporting the information to a server via a gateway;

3) the server calculates and determines a position and a motion trail of the intelligent ball and the wearing device.

11. The ball sports data acquisition method according to claim 10, wherein in step 3), the server acquires the motion information and the timestamp of a corresponding UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit via a received identification code of the intelligent ball or the wearing device, and determines the position of the intelligent ball or the wearing device according to timestamp comparison information reaching different base stations or a time difference, and combines the motion information to obtain the motion trail.

12. The ball sports data acquisition method according to claim 10, wherein the body information acquisition device acquires body performance information, which comprises electrocardiography, heart rate, myoelectricity, pulse, blood oxygen, respiratory rate.

13. A ball sports data acquisition method, wherein a first UWB label is assembled in a ball, a sports person wears a wearing device with a second UWB label and a body information acquisition device, a plurality of location base stations are arranged in a court, one location base station is set to transport a time synchronous signal according to a preset period, and a broadcast order of the intelligent ball and the wearing device is preset with a max idle time;

the data acquisition method comprises the steps;

1) the ball or the wearing device determines whether the max idle time is reached, if so, the ball transports an identification code and ball motion information after a random delay, the wearing device broadcasts another identification code, wearing device motion information and body performance information to the location base station, then the max idle time is reset;

if not, monitoring whether a previous broadcast order device finishes the broadcasting, if so, the ball transports the identification code and ball motion information, the wearing device broadcasts the other identification code, the wearing device motion information and the body performance information to the location base station, then the max idle time is reset, if not, repeating the step;

2) the location base station determines whether the time synchronous signal is received, if so, executing time synchronization;

if not, the base station determines whether information is received from the ball or the wearing device, if so, adding a timestamp to the information and transporting the information to a server via a gateway;

3) the server calculates and determines a position and a motion trail of the intelligent ball and the wearing device.

14. The ball sports data acquisition method according to claim 13, wherein in step 3), the server acquires motion information and a timestamp of a corresponding UWB wireless receiving and transporting unit via a received identification code of the intelligent ball or the wearing device, and determines the position of the intelligent ball or the wearing device according to the timestamp comparison information reaching different base stations or a time difference, and combines the motion information to obtain the motion trail.

15. The ball sports data acquisition method according to claim 13, wherein the body information acquisition device acquires the body performance information, which comprises electrocardiography, heart rate, myoelectricity, pulse, blood oxygen, respiratory rate.