Monitoring computer system for court and field ball games
First Claim
1. A computerized sensor system for monitoring a ball game played with a game ball by a plurality of players on a court, comprising:
- a game monitoring computer containing a sensor signal identifying and processing program;
a central receiver for receiving sensor signals and relaying the sensor signals to said computer;
score display means operationally linked to the game monitoring computer to display information sent by said computer;
a ball transmitter secured to the ball broadcasting a ball sensor signal;
a player sensor/transmitter transmitting a player sensor signal to the central receiver identifying the team of the given player and sensing the presence of the ball transmitter within a detection radius;
and court sensors secured relative to the court and correspondingly positioning above the court for monitoring the location of the ball and of a player having the ball.
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Abstract
A computerized sensor system for monitoring a ball game played with a game ball by several players on a court or field includes a game monitoring computer containing a sensor signal identifying and processing program; a central receiver for receiving sensor signals and relaying the sensor signals to the computer; a score display mechanism operationally linked to the game monitoring computer to display information sent by the computer; a ball transmitter secured to the ball broadcasting a ball sensor signal; a player sensor/transmitter transmitting a player sensor signal to the central receiver identifying the team of the given player and sensing the presence of the ball transmitter within a detection radius; and court or field sensors secured relative to the court or field and correspondingly positioning above the court or field for monitoring the location of the ball and of a player having the ball. The system preferably additionally includes a goal sensor/transmitter, sensing the presence of the ball transmitter within a detection radius and thereupon transmitting a goal sensor signal to the central receiver indicating that the goal was achieved.
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22 Claims
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1. A computerized sensor system for monitoring a ball game played with a game ball by a plurality of players on a court, comprising:
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a game monitoring computer containing a sensor signal identifying and processing program;
a central receiver for receiving sensor signals and relaying the sensor signals to said computer;
score display means operationally linked to the game monitoring computer to display information sent by said computer;
a ball transmitter secured to the ball broadcasting a ball sensor signal;
a player sensor/transmitter transmitting a player sensor signal to the central receiver identifying the team of the given player and sensing the presence of the ball transmitter within a detection radius;
and court sensors secured relative to the court and correspondingly positioning above the court for monitoring the location of the ball and of a player having the ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computerized sensor system for monitoring a ball game played with a game ball by a plurality of players on a field, comprising:
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a game monitoring computer containing a sensor signal identifying and processing program;
a central receiver for receiving sensor signals and relaying the sensor signals to said computer;
score display means operationally linked to the game monitoring computer to display information sent by said computer;
a ball transmitter secured to the ball broadcasting a ball transmitter signal;
a player sensor/transmitter transmitting a player sensor signal to the central receiver identifying the team of the given player and sensing the presence of the ball transmitter within a detection radius;
and field sensors secured relative to the field and correspondingly positioning above the field for monitoring the location of the ball and of a player having the ball. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computerized sensor system for monitoring a boxing match played with a boxing gloves, in which boxers wear boxing trunks and jerseys, comprising:
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a game monitoring computer containing a sensor signal identifying and processing program;
a central receiver for receiving sensor signals and relaying the sensor signals to said computer;
score display means operationally linked to the game monitoring computer to display information sent by said computer;
an impact sensitive glove sensor/transmitter means secured to the each glove and broadcasting a glove sensor signal indicating which boxing glove has delivered a blow;
and impact sensitive boxer clothing sensor/transmitter means distributed over boxer clothing identifying where said boxing gloves strike and sending signals to said central receiver for automatic scoring of body blows.
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22. A method of playing basketball, comprising the steps of:
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playing for thirty nine minutes;
providing a 21 second shot clock;
providing a basket rim having a height of ten feet, ten inches;
providing a perimeter line along a radius of 25 feet from the basket;
providing court dimensions of 99 feet by 55 feet;
awarding one point for a score shot from inside the perimeter line;
and awarding two points for a score shot from outside the perimeter line.
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