Determining position of players on a sport field
First Claim
1. A system for determining an offside position of a player on a football field, the system comprising:
- (a) at least one surveying instrument for surveying the field and capturing optical data, and (b) a computer operatively connected so as to receive said optical data from said surveying instrument, said computer having digital analysis software, said computer designed and configured to transmit an output, said digital analysis software for;
(i) determining, in real time, from said optical data, a position of a playing ball, and positions of players from an offensive team and from a defensive team;
(ii) identifying a forward ball-pass made by said offensive team;
(iii) determining, in real time, said positions of said players from said offensive team and from said defensive team, at a time that said forward ball-pass was performed, and (iv) determining whether the player is in the offside position.
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Abstract
A system for, and method of determining an offside position of a player on a football field, the system including: (a) at least one surveying instrument for surveying the field and capturing optical data, and (b) a computer operatively connected so as to receive the optical data from the surveying instrument, the computer having digital analysis software, the computer designed and configured to transmit an output, the digital analysis software for: (i) determining, in real time, from the optical data, a position of a playing ball, and positions of players from an offensive team and from a defensive team; (ii) identifying a forward ball-pass made by the offensive team; (iii) determining, in real time, the positions of the players from the offensive team and from the defensive team, at a time that the forward ball-pass was performed, and (iv) determining whether at least one of the players is in the offside position.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for determining an offside position of a player on a football field, the system comprising:
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(a) at least one surveying instrument for surveying the field and capturing optical data, and (b) a computer operatively connected so as to receive said optical data from said surveying instrument, said computer having digital analysis software, said computer designed and configured to transmit an output, said digital analysis software for;
(i) determining, in real time, from said optical data, a position of a playing ball, and positions of players from an offensive team and from a defensive team;
(ii) identifying a forward ball-pass made by said offensive team;
(iii) determining, in real time, said positions of said players from said offensive team and from said defensive team, at a time that said forward ball-pass was performed, and (iv) determining whether the player is in the offside position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining an offside position of a player on a football field, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a system including;
(i) at least one surveying instrument for surveying the field and capturing optical data, and (ii) a computer operatively connected so as to receive said optical data from said surveying instrument, said computer having digital analysis software, said computer designed and configured to transmit an output, (b) utilizing said digital analysis software so as to;
(i) determine in real time, from said optical data, a position of a playing ball, and positions of players from an offensive team and from a defensive team;
(ii) identify a forward ball-pass made by said offensive team;
(iii) determine, in real time, said positions of said players from said offensive team and from said defensive team, at a time that said forward ball-pass was performed, and (iv) determine whether the player is in the offside position.
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