Sports training apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring and analyzing data indicative of a location of a user on a playing area and/or a movement of a basketball during a basketball activity, wherein the method comprises:
- detecting, in a wireless communication device, a data signal indicative of a movement of the one or more basketball corresponding to a shot by a user, the basketball incorporating sensors for sensing movements of the basketball during the basketball activity and transmitting the data signal to the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device including a processing unit, which is configured to;
analyze the data signal and generate shot movement data from the movements of the basketball corresponding to the shot by the user;
compare the shot movement data against reference shot data;
determining a deviation between the shot movement data and the reference shot data;
presenting an indication of the deviation on a user interface of the wireless communication device; and
based on the deviation between the shot movement data and the reference shot data, presenting automated advice on how to modify the shot by the user to emulate the reference shot data for providing the automated sports training services to the user.
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Abstract
A system (234, 220, 200) for monitoring movements of one or more users and/or one or more projectiles during sports activities performed by the one or more users is provided. The one or more projectiles (200) incorporate sensors (202, 204) for sensing movements of the one or more projectiles (200) during the sports activities. A user interface (220) is used for presenting automated sports training services. A data processing arrangement (234, 232, 220) is used for analysing one or more records of the movements of the one or more projectiles (200) against reference data, for providing the automated sports training services to the one or more users via the user interface (220).
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22 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring and analyzing data indicative of a location of a user on a playing area and/or a movement of a basketball during a basketball activity, wherein the method comprises:
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detecting, in a wireless communication device, a data signal indicative of a movement of the one or more basketball corresponding to a shot by a user, the basketball incorporating sensors for sensing movements of the basketball during the basketball activity and transmitting the data signal to the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device including a processing unit, which is configured to; analyze the data signal and generate shot movement data from the movements of the basketball corresponding to the shot by the user; compare the shot movement data against reference shot data; determining a deviation between the shot movement data and the reference shot data; presenting an indication of the deviation on a user interface of the wireless communication device; and based on the deviation between the shot movement data and the reference shot data, presenting automated advice on how to modify the shot by the user to emulate the reference shot data for providing the automated sports training services to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing automated sports training services to a user, comprising:
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a basketball having a sensor disposed therein, the sensor configured to detect a movement of the basketball relative to a playing area; a wireless communication device configured to receive a movement signal from the sensor, the movement signal corresponding to a shot made by a user with the basketball; and a processor unit configured to; determine a shot movement data of the basketball from the movement signal corresponding shot made by the user; compare the shot movement data of the basketball to a reference basketball shot movement data; present an indication of a deviation between the shot movement data of the basketball during the shot and the reference basketball shot movement data; and based on the deviation between the shot movement data of the basketball during the shot and the reference basketball shot data, present an instruction to the user for achieving the reference basketball shot data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing automated sports training services to a user, comprising:
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a basketball having a sensor disposed therein, the sensor configured to detect a movement of the basketball relative to a playing area; a wireless communication device configured to receive a movement signal from the sensor, the movement signal corresponding to a shot made by a user with the basketball; and a processor unit configured to; determine shot movement data of the basketball from the movement signal corresponding to the shot made by the user; determine a trajectory of the basketball from the shot movement data; compare the trajectory of the basketball to a trajectory of reference basketball shot movement data; present an indication of a deviation between the trajectory of the basketball during the shot and the trajectory of the reference basketball shot movement data; and based on the deviation between the trajectory of the basketball during the shot and the trajectory of the reference basketball shot data, present an instruction to the user for achieving the trajectory of the reference basketball shot data.
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