Method, apparatus, and computer program product for evaluating performance based on real-time data for proximity and movement of objects

• US 10,707,908 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2018
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
• Original Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
• Inventors: Wohl, Michael A., O'Hagan, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin Y
• Application Number:
  US15/956,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20180241422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/04 Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/10 for sport activities
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/30 Mounting radio sets or communication systems
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• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0056 for statistical or strategic analysis
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• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 : by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10227 : loading programming parameters or programs into the interrogator, e.g. for configuring the interrogator
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 : arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10306 : ultra wide band
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• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 : Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
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• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 : Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 : Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
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• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 : for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 : for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1036 : with automatic suppression of narrow band noise or interference, e.g. by using tuneable notch filters H04B1/123 takes precedence; filter circuits H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7097 : Interference-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/71635 : Transmitter aspects H04B1/7174 takes precedence
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 : Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
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• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An example disclosed method for determining player performance information associated with a player carrying a first tag moving about a monitored area includes receiving first blink data from a plurality of receivers disposed about the monitored area, wherein the first blink data is generated by the first tag carried by the player moving about the monitored area; weighting the first blink data by: when the player is in a pre-play formation, assigning a first weight to the first blink data; and in response to receiving the play-start indication, assigning a second weight to the first blink data, the second weight being greater than the first weight; determining tag location data based on the weighted first blink data; and determining player performance information based on the tag location data.

Claims

1. A method for determining player performance information associated with a player carrying a first tag moving about a monitored area, the method comprising:

receiving first blink data from a plurality of receivers disposed about the monitored area, wherein the first blink data is generated by the first tag carried by the player moving about the monitored area;

weighting first tag-derived data associated with the first tag by;

when the player is in a pre-play formation, assigning a first weight to the first tag-derived data; and

in response to a play-start indication, assigning a second weight to the first tag-derived data, the second weight being greater than the first weight;

and

determining player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second weight is a default weight.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-play formation includes the player being in close proximity with a plurality of players.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second blink data from the plurality of receives, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weight second tag-derived data associated with the second tag by assigning the second weight to the second tag-derived data when the player is in the pre-play formation and in response to the play-start indication.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the first tag is carried by a first part of the player that provides a first probability of effective communication for the first tag when the player is in close proximity with a plurality of players; and

the second tag is carried by a second part of the player that provides a second probability of effective communication for the second tag when the player is in close proximity with the plurality of players, the second probability being greater than the first probability.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second blink data from the plurality of receivers, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weighting second tag-derived data associated with the second tag by;

assigning a third weight to the second tag-derived data when the player is in the pre-play formation; and

in response to the play-start indication, assigning the second weight to the second tag-derived data, wherein the third weight is greater than the second weight.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data comprises:

identifying a selected player dynamics/kinetics model from a plurality of player dynamics/kinetics models;

comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model; and

determining player location data based on the comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model.

8. An apparatus for determining player performance information associated with a player carrying a first tag moving about a monitored area, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive first blink data from a plurality of receivers disposed about the monitored area, wherein the first blink data is generated by the first tag carried by the player moving about the monitored area;

weight first tag-derived data associated with the first tag by;

when the player is in a pre-play formation, assigning a first weight to the first tag-derived data; and

in response to a play-start indication, assigning a second weight to the first tag-derived data, the second weight being greater than the first weight;

and

determine player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second weight is a default weight.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the pre-play formation includes the player being in close proximity with a plurality of players.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive second blink data from the plurality of receivers, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weight second tag-derived data associated with the second tag by assigning the second weight to the second tag-derived data when the player is in the pre-play formation and in response to the play-start indication.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the first tag is carried by a first part of the player that provides a first probability of effective communication for the first tag when the player is in close proximity with a plurality of players; and

the second tag is carried by a second part of the player that provides a second probability of effective communication for the second tag when the player is in close proximity with the plurality of players, the second probability being greater than the first probability.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive second blink data from the plurality of receivers, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weight the second blink data by;

assigning a third weight to the second tag-derived data when the player is in the pre-play formation; and

in response to the play-start indication, assigning the second weight to the second tag-derived data, wherein the third weight is greater than the second weight.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine the player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data by:

identifying a selected player dynamics/kinetics model from a plurality of player dynamics/kinetics models;

comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model; and

determining player location data based on the comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model.

15. A system for determining player performance information associated with a player moving about a monitored area, the system comprising:

a first tag carried by the player;

a plurality of receivers disposed about the monitored area; and

an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive first blink data from the plurality of receivers, wherein the first blink data is generated by the first tag;

weight first tag-derived data associated with the first tag by;

when the player is in a pre-play formation, assigning a first weight to the first tag-derived data; and

in response to a play-start indication, assigning a second weight to the first tag-derived data, the second weight being greater than the first weight;

and

determine player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the pre-play formation includes the player being in close proximity with a plurality of players.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive second blink data from the plurality of receives, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weight the second blink data by assigning the second weight to second tag-derived data associated with the second tag when the player is in the pre-play formation and in response to the play-start indication.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein:

the first tag is carried by a first part of the player that provides a first probability of effective communication for the first tag when the player is in close proximity with a plurality of players; and

the second tag is carried by a second part of the player that provides a second probability of effective communication for the second tag when the player is in close proximity with the plurality of players, the second probability being greater than the first probability.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive second blink data from the plurality of receives, wherein the second blink data is generated by a second tag carried by the player; and

weight second tag-derived data by;

assigning a third weight to the second tag-derived data when the player is in the pre-play formation; and

in response to the play-start indication, assigning the second weight to the second tag-derived data, wherein the third weight is greater than the second weight.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine the player performance information based on the weighted first tag-derived data by:

identifying a selected player dynamics/kinetics model from a plurality of player dynamics/kinetics models;

comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model; and

determining player location data based on the comparing the weighted first tag-derived data to the selected player dynamics/kinetics model.