SMART BASEBALL FIRST BASE OR HOME PLATE
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1. A smart base for a baseball system or a softball system, comprising:
- a sensor to detect a first time at which a runner has touched the smart base;
a radio-frequency (RF) receiver to receive a signal from a smart baseball that indicates a second time at which the smart baseball was caught;
timing circuitry to detect whether the second time occurs before or after the first time; and
indicator circuitry to indicate a force out when the second time occurs before the first time.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a smart base for a baseball system or a softball system comprises a sensor to detect a first time at which a runner has touched the smart base, a radio-frequency (RF) receiver to receive a signal from a smart baseball that indicates a second time at which the smart baseball was caught, timing circuitry to detect if the second time occurs before or after the first time; and indicator circuitry to indicate a force out if the second time occurs before the first time.
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1. A smart base for a baseball system or a softball system, comprising:
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a sensor to detect a first time at which a runner has touched the smart base; a radio-frequency (RF) receiver to receive a signal from a smart baseball that indicates a second time at which the smart baseball was caught; timing circuitry to detect whether the second time occurs before or after the first time; and indicator circuitry to indicate a force out when the second time occurs before the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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