Sports simulation system
First Claim
1. A sports simulation system comprising:
- a projectile tracking apparatus including a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented, and at least one pair of camera devices capturing images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of said display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region towards said display surface, each camera device including processing capabilities processing captured images to detect the presence of a launched projectile therein; and
at least one processing stage receiving data from the camera devices relating to images in which a launched projectile exists and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, deceleration/acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into said visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene.
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Abstract
A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface. At least one processing stage communicates with the projectile tracking apparatus and is responsive to the data received from camera devices to determine the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region. The determined three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin are used by the at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene. Updated image data is generated by the at least one processing stage that includes a simulation of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene following the calculated trajectory. A projection unit coupled to the at least one processing stage receives the image data from the at least one processing stage and presents the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene, including the simulation, on the display surface.
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26 Claims
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1. A sports simulation system comprising:
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a projectile tracking apparatus including a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented, and at least one pair of camera devices capturing images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of said display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region towards said display surface, each camera device including processing capabilities processing captured images to detect the presence of a launched projectile therein; and
at least one processing stage receiving data from the camera devices relating to images in which a launched projectile exists and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, deceleration/acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into said visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sports simulation system comprising:
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a projectile tracking apparatus including a frame encompassing a display surface on which a video sequence portraying a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented;
at least one pair of digital camera devices mounted on said frame and having fields of view looking across and in front of said display surface that overlap in a generally perpendicular fashion and encompassing a projectile tracking region, each of said digital camera devices including a first processor for processing image data and generating two-dimensional projectile coordinates when a projectile travels through said projectile tracking region and is captured in images acquired by said digital camera devices; and
an audio system to broadcast audio accompanying said video sequence;
a host processor communicating with said digital camera devices and said audio system, said host processor calculating a three-dimensional trajectory of said projectile using the two-dimensional projectile coordinates received from each first processor and outputting image data including said calculated three-dimensional trajectory; and
a display unit receiving said image data and presenting said video sequence including a simulation of said calculated trajectory on said display surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A sports simulation system comprising:
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at least one pair of digital camera devices having overlapping fields of view looking across and in front of a display surface;
at least one processing stage processing image data from the camera devices relating to images in which a launched projectile exists and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through said overlapping fields of view, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene projected onto said display surface; and
a projection unit presenting said three-dimensional sport scene on said display surface including a simulation of said projectile following said calculated trajectory, said three-dimensional sports scene including image frames developed from a three-dimensional terrain model generated from images of a real life sports environment. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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