Multi-sensor event system
First Claim
1. A multi-sensor event system comprisinga plurality of sensors, whereineach sensor of said plurality of sensors measures motion of a different object of a plurality of objects;
- said plurality of objects comprises two or more ofa player;
a piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player;
a projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment;
a computer comprisinga communications interface configured to receive sensor data from said plurality of sensors;
a processor coupled to said communications interface and configured toreceive said sensor data from said communications interface;
synchronize said sensor data to a common time scale, forming synchronized sensor data;
analyze said synchronized sensor data todetect an event;
calculate one or more metrics for said event wherein said one or more metrics comprises two trajectories associated respectfully with
said player or said piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player
and
said projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment;
display spatial deviation and temporal deviation betweensaid player or said piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player
andsaid projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment.
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Abstract
A system that analyzes data from multiple sensors, potentially of different types, that track motions of players, equipment, and projectiles such as balls. Data from different sensors is combined to generate integrated metrics for events and activities. Illustrative sensors may include inertial sensors, cameras, radars, and light gates. As an illustrative example, a video camera may track motion of a pitched baseball, and an inertial sensor may track motion of a bat; the system may use the combined data to analyze the effectiveness of the swing in hitting the pitch. The system may also use sensor data to automatically select or generate tags for an event; tags may represent for example activity types, players, performance levels, or scoring results. The system may analyze social media postings to confirm or augment event tags. Users may filter and analyze saved events based on the assigned tags.
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1. A multi-sensor event system comprising
a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors measures motion of a different object of a plurality of objects; -
said plurality of objects comprises two or more of a player; a piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player; a projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment; a computer comprising a communications interface configured to receive sensor data from said plurality of sensors; a processor coupled to said communications interface and configured to receive said sensor data from said communications interface; synchronize said sensor data to a common time scale, forming synchronized sensor data; analyze said synchronized sensor data to detect an event; calculate one or more metrics for said event wherein said one or more metrics comprises two trajectories associated respectfully with
said player or said piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player
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said projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment;display spatial deviation and temporal deviation between said player or said piece of equipment worn by, attached to, carried by, or used by said player
andsaid projectile configured to be contacted by said player or by said piece of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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