Smart sport device

• US 9,717,958 B1
• Filed: 01/17/2017
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bao Tran
• Original Assignee: Bao Tran
• Inventors: Tran, Bao, Tran, Ha
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US15/407,257
• Time in Patent Office: 196 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 42
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Abstract

An Internet of Thing (IoT) sport device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

Claims

1. A ball comprising:

a ball body;

a processor in the ball body and coupled to a wireless transceiver;

a camera coupled to the ball body; and

an accelerometer disposed within the ball body to detect acceleration of the ball; and

a computer receiving images from the camera and ball acceleration and suggesting improvements based on professional actions with the ball.

2. The ball of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor selected from a sensor set comprising:

a pressure sensor configured to detect at least one pressure event at a ball body external surface location;

a ball motion sensor configured to detect at least one motion event of the ball;

a digit motion sensor configured to detect at least one motion event of at least one digit of the user;

a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature at a ball body external surface location; and

a contact sensor configured to detect a contact event of the ball with a contact object.

3. The ball of claim 1, comprising a pressure sensor.

4. The ball of claim 1, comprising a hand exercise regimen with the ball and selected from a hand exercise regimen set comprising at least one of:

a physical therapy hand exercise regimen;

a physical training hand exercise regimen;

or a physical performance hand exercise regimen.

5. The ball of claim 1, the ball comprising a gesture identifying component configured to identify at least one hand gesture detected by at least one sensor;

the memory configured to, upon receiving an indication of a hand gesture identified by the gesture identifying component, store data corresponding to the hand gesture in the memory; and

the device interface configured to, upon connecting to the device, provide at least some of the stored data corresponding to the hand gesture to the device.

6. The ball of claim 1, comprising a plurality of finger sensor regions on the ball, each having a sensor.

7. The ball of claim 1, comprising a sensor worn by an opponent in wireless communication with the processor to communicate the force of an impact from the ball.

8. The ball of claim 1, wherein the ball body comprises a football shaped body or a round body.

9. The ball of claim 1, comprising a hidden markov model module to detect muscle movement and exercise pattern.

10. The ball of claim 1, comprising an emotion detector wherein an exercise can be increased, decreased, or stopped based on detected emotion.

11. A system for measuring a force of impact of a ball comprising:

an accelerometer disposed in the ball for measuring the force of impact of the ball by a player;

a radio frequency transmitter disposed in the ball and coupled to the accelerometer for transmitting impact measurements;

a radio frequency receiver for receiving the impact measurements; and

a display coupled to the radio frequency receiver for displaying the measured impacts, and

a module to compare a professional motion impacting the ball with the player motion impacting the ball to suggest a play.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one sensor selected from a sensor set comprising:

a pressure sensor configured to detect at least one pressure event at a ball body external surface location;

a ball motion sensor configured to detect at least one motion event of the ball;

a digit motion sensor configured to detect at least one motion event of at least one digit of the user;

a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature at a ball body external surface location; and

a contact sensor configured to detect a contact event of the ball with a contact object.

13. The system of claim 11, comprising a camera with computer code for optical flow.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein a hand exercise regimen with the ball and selected from a hand exercise regimen set comprising at least one of:

a physical therapy hand exercise regimen;

a physical training hand exercise regimen;

or a physical performance hand exercise regimen.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the ball comprising a gesture identifying component configured to identify at least one hand gesture detected by at least one sensor;

the memory configured to, upon receiving an indication of a hand gesture identified by the gesture identifying component, store data corresponding to the hand gesture in the memory; and

the device interface configured to, upon connecting to the device, provide at least some of the stored data corresponding to the hand gesture to the device.

16. The system of claim 11, comprising a plurality of finger sensor regions, each having a sensor.

17. The system of claim 11, comprising a sensor worn by an opponent in wireless communication with the processor to communicate the force of an impact from the ball.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the ball body comprises a football or a circular ball body.

19. The system of claim 11, comprising a hidden markov model module to detect muscle movement and exercise pattern.

20. The system of claim 11, comprising an emotion detector wherein an exercise can be increased, decreased, or stopped based on detected emotion.