Sports game system
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1. A sports game system in which a player uses a ball, comprising:
- first and second area sensors for measuring speed of a ball at a moment when the ball goes through the sensors, each of said area sensors being a one-direction area sensor having only one-direction vertical sensor lines arranged at a predetermined pitch, said first and second area sensors being disposed at a predetermined distance;
first and second cameras arranged to capture still photos of the ball as the ball passes through said first and second area sensors, respectively, to identify location of the ball therein; and
first and second image processors operatively connected respectively to said first and second area sensors and said first and second cameras for detecting speed and location of the ball passing through the area sensors or detecting speed, location and flying distance of the ball hit by a player based on image information of the still photos obtained by the cameras, respectively, said first and second image processors being operatively connected to each other, and a monitor unit which is connected to one of said first and second image processors and on which obtained data are displayed.
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Abstract
A sports game system for using a ball such as baseball, soccer, cricket, tennis, etc., has two first and second separated area sensors for measuring speed and location of the ball hit or kicked by a player, monitor TVs for displaying at least speed and location of the ball, and a controller for controlling the area sensors and the multi-monitor TV, whereby the player can feel as if he were enjoying a real game.
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1. A sports game system in which a player uses a ball, comprising:
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first and second area sensors for measuring speed of a ball at a moment when the ball goes through the sensors, each of said area sensors being a one-direction area sensor having only one-direction vertical sensor lines arranged at a predetermined pitch, said first and second area sensors being disposed at a predetermined distance;
first and second cameras arranged to capture still photos of the ball as the ball passes through said first and second area sensors, respectively, to identify location of the ball therein; and
first and second image processors operatively connected respectively to said first and second area sensors and said first and second cameras for detecting speed and location of the ball passing through the area sensors or detecting speed, location and flying distance of the ball hit by a player based on image information of the still photos obtained by the cameras, respectively, said first and second image processors being operatively connected to each other, and a monitor unit which is connected to one of said first and second image processors and on which obtained data are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sports game system, comprising:
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first and second area sensors, each of the area sensors producing only vertically arranged, one-directional sensor lines arranged at a predetermined pitch, the first and second sensors being arranged at a predetermined distance from one another;
first and second cameras positioned to capture first and second still photos of an area of said first and second area sensors, respectively; and
first and second image processors operatively connected to one another and also respectively to said first and second area sensors and said first and second cameras so that when a respective one of the first and second area sensors detects a ball passing therethrough, the corresponding image processor causes the corresponding camera to capture a still photo of the ball as the ball passes through the corresponding area sensor, the first and second processors being further structured to calculate a speed and direction of the ball as the ball travels toward a player based on a location of the ball in the first and second still photos, a time lapse between the first and second still photos, and the predetermined distance between the first and second area sensors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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