Basketball shot determination system
First Claim
1. A basketball shot determination system for use with a basket and a portable electronic device including a processing unit, a memory and an output device, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor carried by the basketball, the at least one sensor comprising an accelerometer;
a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to;
obtain at least one attribute of a shot of the basketball towards the basket, the at least one attribute being sensed by the accelerometer or derived from signal output by the accelerometer;
determine whether the shot is a made basket by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot sensed or derived from signals output by the accelerometer to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket shot or a missed basket shot;
present output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot; and
calibrate and establish a directional coordinate system for the basket.
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Abstract
A basketball shot determination system for use with a basket and a portable electronic device including a processing unit, a memory and an output device, the system includes a basketball, at least one sensor carried by the basketball, and a non-transient computer-readable medium. The medium contains code to direct the processor to obtain at least one attribute of a shot of the basketball towards the basket. The at least one attribute being sensed by the at least one sensor or derived from signal output by the at least one sensor. The code also directs the processor to determine whether the shot is a made basket by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket, and to present output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket.
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29 Claims
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1. A basketball shot determination system for use with a basket and a portable electronic device including a processing unit, a memory and an output device, the system comprising:
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a basketball; at least one sensor carried by the basketball, the at least one sensor comprising an accelerometer; a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to; obtain at least one attribute of a shot of the basketball towards the basket, the at least one attribute being sensed by the accelerometer or derived from signal output by the accelerometer; determine whether the shot is a made basket by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot sensed or derived from signals output by the accelerometer to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket shot or a missed basket shot; present output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot; and calibrate and establish a directional coordinate system for the basket. - 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, 28)
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26. A basketball shot determination system for use with a basket and a portable electronic device including a processing unit, a memory and an output device, the system comprising:
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a basketball; at least one sensor carried by the basketball; a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to; obtain at least one attribute of a shot of the basketball towards the basket, the at least one attribute being sensed by the at least one sensor or derived from signal output by the at least one sensor; determine whether the shot is a made basket by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket shot or a missed basket shot; and present output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot, wherein the code includes instructions to direct the processing unit to calibrate and establish a directional coordinate system for the basket. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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29. A basketball shot determination system for use with a basket and a portable electronic device including a processing unit, a memory and an output device, the system comprising:
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a basketball; at least one sensor carried by the basketball; a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to; obtain at least one attribute of a shot of the basketball towards the basket, the at least one attribute being sensed by the at least one sensor or derived from signal output by the at least one sensor; determine whether the shot is a made basket by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket shot or a missed basket shot; and present output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot, wherein the code includes instructions to direct the processing unit to calibrate and establish a directional coordinate system for the basket, wherein the code includes instructions for directing the processing unit to present a graphical representation on the output device, and wherein the graphical representation comprises a diagram of at least a portion of a basketball court and a representation of shooting percentages from different locations on the basketball court.
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