Automated collection, processing and use of sports movement information via information extraction from electromagnetic energy based upon multi-characteristic spatial phase processing
First Claim
1. A system for tracking movement that occurs during a sports activity, said system comprising:
- an article, associated with the sport, providing a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy;
receiver means for monitoring an area within which the sports activity is occurring, said receiver means including means for receiving electromagnetic energy including the electromagnetic energy from said article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic;
means for identifying the known spatial phase characteristic provided by said article among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate said article; and
means for tracking physical movement of said article by tracking the location of said article.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking movement of a sports participant or a sports object associated with a sports activity, wherein in one example the system includes an article associated with the sports participant. The article provides a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy. A receiver monitors the venue area within which the sports activity is occurring. Electromagnetic energy is received, wherein the received electromagnetic energy includes the electromagnetic energy from the article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic. The known spatial phase characteristic provided by said article is identified among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate the article. Physical movement of the sports participant is tracked by tracking the location of the article.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for tracking movement that occurs during a sports activity, said system comprising:
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an article, associated with the sport, providing a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy;
receiver means for monitoring an area within which the sports activity is occurring, said receiver means including means for receiving electromagnetic energy including the electromagnetic energy from said article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic;
means for identifying the known spatial phase characteristic provided by said article among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate said article; and
means for tracking physical movement of said article by tracking the location of said article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for tracking movement of a sports participant of a sports activity, said system comprising:
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an article associated with the sports participant, said article provides a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy;
receiver means for monitoring a venue area within which the sports activity is occurring, said receiver means including means for receiving electromagnetic energy including the electromagnetic energy from said article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic;
means for identifying the known spatial phase characteristic provided by said article among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate said article; and
means for tracking physical movement of the sports participant by tracking the location of said article. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for tracking movement of a sports participant of a sports activity, said system comprising:
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receiver means for monitoring an area within which the sports activity is occurring, said receiver means includes means for receiving electromagnetic energy having a plurality of spatial phase characteristics;
means for separating the plurality of spatial phase characteristics of the received electromagnetic energy;
means for identifying spatially segregated portions of each spatial phase characteristic, with each spatially segregated portion of each spatial phase characteristic corresponding to a spatially segregated portion of each of the other spatial phase characteristics in a group;
means for quantifying each segregated portion to provide a spatial phase metric of each segregated portion for providing a data map of the spatial phase metric of each separated spatial phase characteristic;
means for associating at least one spatial phase characteristic with the sports participant; and
means for tracking the at least one spatial phase characteristic to identify movement of the sports participant. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for tracking movement that occurs during a sports activity, said method comprising:
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providing an article, associated with the sport, that has a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy;
monitoring the area within which the sports activity is occurring, including receiving electromagnetic energy from the monitored area, the received electromagnetic energy including electromagnetic energy from the article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic;
identifying the known spatial phase characteristic provided by the article among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate the article; and
tracking physical movement of the article by tracking the location of the article.
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33. A method for tracking movement of a sports participant of a sports activity, said method comprising:
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associating an article with the sports participant, the article provides a known spatial phase characteristic conveyed via electromagnetic energy;
monitoring a venue area within which the sports activity is occurring, including receiving electromagnetic energy from the monitored area, the received electromagnetic energy including the electromagnetic energy from the article that conveys the spatial phase characteristic;
identifying the known spatial phase characteristic provided by the article among the spatial phase characteristics of electromagnetic energy to locate the article; and
tracking physical movement of the sports participant by tracking the location of the article.
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34. A method for tracking movement of a sports participant of a sports activity, said method comprising:
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monitoring an area within which the sports activity is occurring, including receiving electromagnetic energy having a plurality of spatial phase characteristics;
separating the plurality of spatial phase characteristics of the received electromagnetic energy;
identifying spatially segregated portions of each spatial phase characteristic, with each spatially segregated portion of each spatial phase characteristic corresponding to a spatially segregated portion of each of the other spatial phase characteristics in a group;
quantifying each segregated portion to provide a spatial phase metric of each segregated portion for providing a data map of the spatial phase metric of each separated spatial phase characteristic;
associating at least one spatial phase characteristic with the sports participant; and
tracking the at least one spatial phase characteristic to identify movement of the sports participant.
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