OPERATIONS WITH INSTRUMENTED GAME BALL
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1. A magnetic net for a basketball goal, the magnetic net comprising:
- a standard basketball net; and
one or more magnets coupled to the standard basketball net.
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Abstract
An instrumented athletic sporting device that can be handled by a user, such as a basketball or soccer ball, includes electronics that can detect motion and magnetic fields. For example, an instrumented basketball can be used in conjunction with a magnetic basketball goal net such that made and missed shots can be detected.
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17 Claims
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1. A magnetic net for a basketball goal, the magnetic net comprising:
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a standard basketball net; and one or more magnets coupled to the standard basketball net. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An athletic game ball system, comprising:
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an athletic game ball comprising; a multi-layer ball shell sealed from an area around the ball shell; and one or more electronic sensors located within a periphery of the athletic game ball; and a magnetic basketball goal net, the magnetic basketball goal net comprising; a standard basketball goal net; and one or more magnets coupled to the standard basketball goal net. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying, with a computer system located in a sporting device, data captured from one or more sensors positioned within the sporting device and configured to sense a magnetic field around the sporting device as part of an actual sporting occurrence; analyzing the data, by the computer system, to identify a temporary change in the magnetic field around the sporting device; and determining, by the computer system, that the temporary change in the magnetic field around the sporting device indicates that the sporting device passed through a magnetic goal net. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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