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Ball sensing

  • US 9,308,426 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2014
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pitch monitoring system for use with a portable electronic device including a processor, the system comprising:

  • a ball including a core and a cover assembly comprising panels joined by stitching and surrounding the core;

    at least one sensor for sensing movement of the ball;

    a data output device in communication with the sensor, wherein the data output device transmits the signals to the portable electronic device; and

    a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to;

    receive signals indicating movement of a physical ball relative to a strike zone during a pitch of the ball by a first user, the strike zone being positioned at a location that is generally parallel to and proximate to a front edge of an actual or simulated home base, the received signals indicating at least one of a ball speed, a ball spin and a ball location relative to the strike zone during the pitch when the ball reaches or passes by the strike zone;

    retrieve a batting characteristic of a simulated batter corresponding to the indicated movement of the physical ball relative to the strike zone during the pitch, the retrieved batting characteristic of the simulated batter comprising a batting percentage corresponding to the at least one of the ball speed, the ball spin and the ball location;

    assign a simulated pitch result based upon the received signals and the batting characteristic andoutput a simulated pitch result for the pitch based on the retrieved batting characteristic of the simulated batter for the indicated movement.

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