Method of engaging in basketball shooting contest from different locations

• US 20050143154A1
• Filed: 04/15/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Robert Bush
• Original Assignee: James Robert Bush
• Inventors: Bush, James Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/826,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20050143154A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/4
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball

Abstract

A method utilizing basketball rebounders, network connections, various sensors, video cameras, and output monitors to allow basketball shooters to engage in shooting competitions with one another without being in the same physical location.

Claims

1. A method of allowing basketball shooting contest to take place between two or more contestants at different locations who have access to a high speed network connection. The method utilizes autorebounders, video cameras, scoring sensors, display devices, subsidiary computer controllers, master computer controllers and appropriate communication, video analysis and database software.

2. The method according to claim one that uses communication circuits that are any combination of wired and wireless means.