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WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY IN SPORTS GAME PLAY

  • US 20180214760A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2017
  • Published: 08/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2017
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A sport tracking system for tracking and monitoring movement of a game ball in play in a sport game and wirelessly gathering data from the game ball and from other game device elements, game players, and game officials, to improve timeliness and accuracy of the athletic competition, the system comprising:

  • a game ball;

    at least one wireless communication system tag disposed within the game ball to provide the game ball with a unique identification and wirelessly communicable with a receiver, reading device to indicate an exact position of the game ball at all times of the game in X, Y, Z coordinates, with X an axis of advancement down a field of play, with Y an axis of side-to-side location on the field of play, and with Z an axis of height of the game ball above a ground level, and to indicate the exact position relative to an edge of the game ball such that game ball edge locations are identified;

    at least one wireless communication player tag, electronically coupled to the computer control center over the network, and disposed upon an apparel or headwear item of a game player at a specific predetermined point to provide a real-time location data of that predetermined point during the game to provide that point with a unique identification and wirelessly communicable with the receiver, reading device to indicate an exact position of the predetermined point at all times of the game in X, Y, Z coordinates, with X an axis of advancement down a field of play, with Y an axis of side-to-side location on the field of play, and with Z an axis of height above a ground level;

    wherein the at least one wireless communication player tag links the game player location over time with the computer control center;

    a plurality of wireless communication system tag reading devices arranged in decisive areas throughout an area of play for the game, and each configured to sense and read each wireless communication system tag;

    a computer control center on a network and having at least one server and at least one processor, and at least one means for data storage, and connected to the at least one wireless communication system tag disposed in the game ball, to the at least one wireless communication player tag, and to the plurality of wireless communication system tag reading devices, and configured for receiving, computing, and processing a plurality of game data from the game ball and the at least one player tag and communicating a decisive signal for the exact position for a placement of the game ball based on the collected, processed game data from the game ball and the at least one player tag;

    a personal computing device with display worn and maintained by a game official to officiate the game, wherein the personal computing device is connected to the computer control center for communications and configured both to send and receive data during the game and to display in the personal computing device game updates and ball placement locations as determined by the computer control center to provide for the exact placement for the ball to resume play; and

    a game clock coupled to the computer control center;

    wherein the exact position of the game ball at all times of the game in X, Y, Z coordinates is collected over time for the duration of a game and paired to a time on the game clock.

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