Ball sensing
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving signals indicating movement of a physical ball relative to a strike zone during a pitch, the strike zone being positioned at a location that is generally parallel 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;
retrieving 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;
assigning a simulated pitch result based upon the received signals and the batting characteristic; and
displaying on a computing device the simulated pitch result for the pitch based on the retrieved batting characteristic of the simulated batter for the indicated movement.
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Abstract
A method including the steps of receiving signals indicating movement of a physical ball relative to a strike zone during a pitch, retrieving a batting characteristic of a simulated batter corresponding to the indicated movement of the physical ball relative to the strike zone during the pitch, and displaying on a computing device 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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1. A method comprising:
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receiving signals indicating movement of a physical ball relative to a strike zone during a pitch, the strike zone being positioned at a location that is generally parallel 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; retrieving 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; assigning a simulated pitch result based upon the received signals and the batting characteristic; and displaying on a computing device the simulated pitch result for the pitch based on the retrieved batting characteristic of the simulated batter for the indicated movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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