Football sensing
First Claim
1. An automated objective American-football evaluation system comprising:
- an American-style football;
at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football; and
electronics to;
(a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor;
(b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals;
(c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football based solely upon the string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor carried by the football;
(d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and
(e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football player.
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Abstract
An automated objective American-football evaluation system may include an American-style football, at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football and electronics. The electronics are to: (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor; (b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals; (c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football; (d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and (e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football.
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24 Claims
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1. An automated objective American-football evaluation system comprising:
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an American-style football; at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football; and electronics to; (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor; (b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals; (c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football based solely upon the string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor carried by the football; (d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and (e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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15. An automated objective American-football evaluation system comprising:
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an American-style football; at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football; and electronics to; (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor; (b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals; (c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football based solely upon the string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor carried by the football; (d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and (e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football player, wherein the characteristic of the throw of the football determined by the electronics comprises thrown ball catchability of the throw of the football and wherein the electronics are to determine the thrown ball catchability by determining an endpoint of the throw of the football, wherein the thrown ball catchability is based upon a composite of at least two of;
velocity, distance, spiral efficiency, spin rate, and spiral decay, as determined from just those portions of the strings of sensor signals received during the throw immediately preceding the determined endpoint of the throw. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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