Electronic personal assistant device for soccer game official

• US 7,616,098 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2006
• Issued: 11/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sabah Naser Al-Sabah
• Original Assignee: Sabah Naser Al-Sabah
• Inventors: Al-Sabah, Sabah Naser
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan; James S
• Application Number:
  US11/428,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20070010335A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,224 Days
• Field of Search: 463/42, 463/46, 340/323.R
• US Class Current: 340/323.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/068 Input by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0025 Football American football A63B2243/007
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0605 Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices

Abstract

A soccer electronic personal assistant device includes a housing having a connector for securing the housing to a game official'"'"'s wrist or arm. A penalty card pocket is disposed on the housing and containing one or more player penalty cards. A microprocessor is contained in the housing and programmed to process game associated information. Sufficient memory storage is associated with the microprocessor for storing game associated information. A display screen is positioned in the housing operably connected to the microprocessor to visually display game associated information for the official. A keypad input device having a plurality of keys operably connected with the microprocessor for official to enter or retrieve game associated information. A sound output device is operably connected to the microprocessor to receive a signal therefrom and to generate sound responsive thereto and a transceiver disposed in the housing and capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving game associated information.

Claims

1. A soccer electronic personal assistant device (EPAD), said device comprising:

a housing having a connector for securing said housing to a game official'"'"'s wrist or arm;

a penalty card pocket disposed on said housing and containing one or more player penalty cards;

a microprocessor contained in said housing and programmed to process game associated information;

memory storage associated with said microprocessor for storing game associated information;

a display screen positioned in said housing operable connected to said microprocessor to visually display game associated information for the official;

a keypad input device having a plurality of keys operably connected with said microprocessor for official to enter or retrieve game associated information;

a sound output device operable connected to said microprocessor to receive a signal therefrom and to generate sound responsive thereto; and

a transceiver disposed in said housing and capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving game associated information.

2. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, further comprising at least one microphone connected to accept game associated information input by voice.

3. The soccer EPAD of claim 1 further comprising an expansion slot operably connected with said microprocessor and capable of accepting a memory expansion card.

4. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, wherein said sound generator includes a referee game whistle.

5. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, further comprising an antenna coupled to said transceiver to thereby receive and transmit wireless signals.

6. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, further including a stop watch function resident in said microprocessor and controlled by one or more of said plurality of keys.

7. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, wherein said microprocessor comprises a stopwatch function able to simultaneously track multiple game associated times responsive to one or more keys on said keypad.

8. The soccer EPAD of claim 1, further comprising a sound input device and voice chip associated with said microprocessor, said voice chip capable of converting a voice signal received in said sound input device to a digital signal.

9. A system of soccer electronic personal assistant devices (EPAD)s, said system comprising:

a plurality of EPADs, each individual EPAD including a housing having a connector for securing the EPAD to an officials wrist or arm, a card pocket with one or more player penalty cards located therein, a microprocessor programmed to process game associated information, memory storage associated with said microprocessor, a display screen operable connected to visually display game associated information for the official, a keypad enabling the official to enter or retrieve game associated information, at least one sound generator and a transceiver capable of wirelessly bidirectionally communicating game associated information among the plurality of EPADs; and

wherein each individual EPAD of the plurality of EPADs is carried by one game official and contains an electronic signature identifying the official carrying the EPAD.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises at least one microphone connected to accept game associated information input by voice.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises an expansion slot operably connected with said microprocessor and capable of accepting a memory expansion card.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein each individual EPAD contains a sound generator which includes a referee game whistle.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises an antenna coupled to said transceiver to thereby receive and transmit wireless signals.

14. A system of soccer electronic personal assistant devices (EPADs), said system comprising:

a plurality of electronic personal assistant devices (EPADs) for game officials, each individual EPAD including a housing having a connector for securing the EPAD to an official'"'"'s wrist or arm, a card pocket with one or more player penalty cards located therein, a microprocessor programmed to process game associated information, memory storage associated with said microprocessor, a display screen operably connected to visually display game associated information, a keypad enabling the game official to enter or retrieve game associated information, one or more sound generators and a transceiver capable of wirelessly communicating game associated information among the plurality of EPADs, wherein each individual EPAD of the plurality of EPADs is carried by one game official and has an individual electronic signature identifying the official carrying the EPAD;

a central computer having an associated transceiver capable of wireless communication with said plurality of EPADs, said central computer having memory storage for game associated information an dupdating the game associated information by wireless communication with the plurality of EPADs; and

one or more audience display screens capable of displaying game related information for the audience responsive to a wireless signal from said central computer or from any one individual EPAD of the plurality of EPADs.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises at least one microphone connected to accept game associated information input by voice.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises an expansion slot operable connected with said microprocessor and capable of accepting a memory expansion card.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein each individual EPAD contains a sound generator which includes a referee game whistle.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein each individual EPAD further comprises an antenna coupled to said transceiver to thereby receive and transmit wireless signals.

19. A system of soccer electronic personal assistant devices (EPADs), said system comprising:

a plurality of electronic personal assistant devices (EPADs) for game officials, each individual EPAD including a housing having a connector for securing the EPAD to an official'"'"'s wrist or arm, a card pocket with one or more player penalty cards located therein, a microprocessor programmed to process game associated information, memory storage associated with said microprocessor, a display screen operably connected to visually display game associated information, a keypad enabling the game official to enter or retrieve game associated information, one or more sound generators and a transceiver capable of wirelessly communicating game associated information among the plurality or EPADs, wherein each individual EPAD of the plurality of EPADs is carried by one game official and has an individual electronic signature identifying the official carrying the EPAD, each individual EPAD of the plurality of EPADs being carried by one game official and containing an electronic signature identifying the official carrying the EPAD; and

a plurality of electronic personal assistant devices (EPADs) for individual audience members, each individual audience EPAD including a housing, a microprocessor programmed to process game associated information, memory storage associated with said microprocessor for storing game associate information, a receiver capable of wirelessly receiving game associated information from the plurality of game official EPADs, a keypad enabling the individual audience member to retrieve stored game associated information and a display screen operably connected to visually display game associated information.