System and method for localizing sports equipment
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Abstract
When playing a sport it is generally difficult to localize (exactly) an accessory requirement for that sport at a determined point in time. The localizing of sports equipment may however be desired in particular situations, for instance to track down lost articles of sports equipment, or to be able to apply the rules of a sport in efficient manner. The invention therefore relates to a system for localizing sports equipment. The invention also relates to a method for localizing sports equipment using such a system.
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24 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A system for localizing articles of sports equipment, comprising:
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means for generating an energy field, wherein the energy field is formed by one or more pulse streams, at least one article of sport equipment provided with at least one disrupting means for locally disrupting the energy field, detecting means for detecting the local disruption of the energy field, and a control unit coupled to the detecting means for localizing the article of sports equipment on the basis of the detected local disruption, wherein the means for generating the energy field are adapted to transmit pulse beams of a plurality of pulse streams, wherein at least two pulse streams of a pulse beam are oriented at least substantially parallel to each other. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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16. The system as claimed in clam 13, wherein the disrupting means is adapted to reflect the pulse streams.
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23. A method for localizing sports equipment, comprising the steps of:
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A) generating an energy field, wherein the energy field is formed by multiple pulse streams, wherein at least two pulse streams are oriented at least substantially parallel to each other, B) placing in the energy field at least one article of sports equipment, provided with at least one disrupting means for locally disrupting the energy field, C) detecting the local disruption of the energy field, and D) localizing the article of sports equipment on the basis of the detected local disruption. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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