COMPUTERIZED INTERACTIVE SPORTS SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF ASSESSING SPORTS SKILLS OF USERS

• US 20140330412A1
• Filed: 05/02/2014
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maelingar Og Thjalfun Ehf
• Original Assignee: Maelingar Og Thjalfun Ehf
• Inventors: BJARNASON, Brynjar
• Application Number:
  US14/268,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/92
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A computerized interactive sports system is provided wherein a plurality of sports areas is provided where users undergo physical or technical exercises. Sensor systems associated to the plurality of sports areas for sensing the user'"'"'s success when undergoing the technical or physical exercises and based thereon output sensor signals. A computer system coupled to the at least one sensor system utilizes the sensor signals for calculating a score for each individual user indicating the success of the users when undergoing the physical or technical exercises within the at least one sports area. The computer system further associates different classification categories to different sports areas and classifies the scores based thereon, and subsequently stores the scores classified into the at least one classification category. A database is provided that is interactively connected to the stored scores at the computer system for sharing said scores classified into said at least one classification category with different users.

Claims

1. A computerized interactive sports system, comprising:

plurality of sports areas where users undergo physical or technical exercises;

sensor systems associated to said plurality of sports areas for sensing the users success when undergoing said technical or physical exercises and based thereon outputting sensor signals;

a computer system coupled to said at least one sensor system for utilizing the sensor signals for calculating a score for each individual user indicating the success of the users when undergoing said physical or technical exercises within said at least one sports area, where said computer system further associates different classification categories to different sports areas and classifies said scores based thereon, and subsequently stores said scores classified into said at least one classification category;

a database interactively connected to the stored scores at said computer system for sharing said scores classified into said at least one classification category with different users.

2. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein the users undergoing said physical or technical exercises perform the physical or technical exercises at two or more different locations and wherein the physical or technical exercises at the two or more different locations that the users undergo are similar or identical.

3. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein said database is interactively connected to said computer system such that when users undergo said physical or technical exercises the resulting scores are manually or automatically forwarded to said database via a communication channel.

4. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein a user selected from said users undergoing said physical or technical exercises is associated with an access code for accessing said scores at the database for the user himself and/or other users so as to allow the user to compare his/her score for a given physical or technical exercise(s) with scores for other users that have undergone similar or identical physical or technical exercises.

5. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one set of sensor system associated to at least one sports area is time-sensing systems adapted to measure the time from starting from where the users start the physical or technical exercises until the users complete the physical or technical exercises.

6. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one set of sensor system associated to at least one sports area is an integrated laser or radar system for measuring shot velocity of a ball.

7. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein physical or technical exercises are soccer related physical or technical exercises.

8. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein physical or technical exercises are selected from:

a basketball related physical or technical exercises,

a baseball related physical or technical exercises,

a hockey related physical or technical exercises,

a handball.

9. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein said physical or technical exercises within said at least one sports area are selected from one or more of the following:

a dribbling related exercises,

a passing and receiving related exercises,

a game action speed related exercises,

a finishing proficiency related exercises,

shot velocity related exercises,

stamina related exercise,

running related exercise,

jump related exercises,

heading ball related exercises.

10. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein before a given user selected from said users undergoes said exercises defined by the sports areas the user related data is entered into the computer system, or in case of a group of users are undergoing said exercises defined by the sports areas the users related data are entered into the computer system, thus allowing the computer to identify the users undergoing said exercises.

11. The computerized interactive sports system according to claim 1, wherein difficulty level factor is associated to said sports areas indicating the difficulty of the exercises.

12. The computerized interactive sports system to claim 11, wherein said difficulty level factor is adjustable.

13. A method of assessing sports skills of users, comprising:

providing plurality of sports areas where users undergo physical or technical exercises, where the sports area are associated with sensor systems for sensing the users success when undergoing said technical or physical exercises and based thereon outputting sensor signals,

utilizing the sensor signals for determining a score for each individual user indicating the success of the users when undergoing said physical or technical exercises within said at least one sports area,

associating different classification categories to different sports areas where said scores are classified based thereon, and subsequently stores said scores classified into said at least one classification category, and

sharing said scores classified into said at least one classification category with different users.

14. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

collecting sensor signals from users when undergoing physical or technical exercises at plurality of sports areas, where the sports area are associated with sensor systems for sensing the users success when undergoing said technical or physical exercises and based thereon outputting said sensor signals,

utilizing the sensor signals for determining a score for each individual user indicating the success of the users when undergoing said physical or technical exercises within said at least one sports area,

associating different classification categories to different sports areas and classifying said scores based thereon, and subsequently stores said scores classified into said at least one classification category, and

sharing said scores classified into said at least one classification category with different users.