BALL TRACKER SNIPPETS

• US 20160014481A1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John, Reasner, Nick
• Granted Patent: US 9,571,903 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing ball tracker snippets are provided. Data may be received over a wireless communication regarding movement of a ball within an event venue during an event. Such received data may be based on signals from an antenna coupled to the ball. A video of the event may be synchronized to the received data. A portion of the received data may be identified as meeting a threshold. A portion of the video may be determined to be associated with the identified portion of received data that meets the threshold. A video snippet may then be extracted for the determined portion.

Claims

1. A system for providing ball tracker snippets, the system comprising:

a communication interface that receives data over a wireless communication regarding movement of a ball within an event venue during an event, wherein the received data is based on signals from an antenna coupled to the ball; and

a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

synchronizes a video of the event to the received data,

identifies that a portion of the received data meets a threshold,

determines which portion of the video is associated with the identified portion of received data that meets the threshold, and

extracts a video snippet for the determined portion.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display screen that displays the portion of the video determined to be associated with the identified portion of the received data that meets the threshold.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface that receives confirmation prior to extracting the video snippet.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further generates an event timeline that maps a real-time position of the ball throughout a duration of the event.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the event timeline further maps a rate of movement of the ball through the duration of the event.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further generates an event coordinate grid that maps coordinates to the event venue.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database in memory that stores the synchronized video.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the threshold pertains to a rate of movement of the ball.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor further sorts a plurality of portions of the video based on the rate of movement.

10. A method for providing ball tracker snippets, the method comprising:

receiving data over a wireless communication regarding movement of a ball within an event venue during an event, wherein the received data is based on signals from an antenna coupled to the ball; and

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor;

synchronizes a video of the event to the received data,

identifies that a portion of the received data meets a threshold,

determines which portion of the video is associated with the identified portion of received data that meets the threshold, and

extracts a video snippet for the determined portion.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying on a display screen the portion of the video determined to be associated with the identified portion of the received data that meets the threshold.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving confirmation via a user interface prior to extracting the video snippet.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating an event timeline that maps a real-time position of the ball throughout a duration of the event.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the event timeline further maps a rate of movement of the ball through the duration of the event.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating an event coordinate grid that maps coordinates to the event venue.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing the synchronized video in a database in memory.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the threshold pertains to a rate of movement of the ball.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising sorting a plurality of portions of the video based on the rate of movement.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing ball tracker snippets, the method comprising:

receiving data over a wireless communication regarding movement of a ball within an event venue during an event, wherein the received data is based on signals from an antenna coupled to the ball;

synchronizing a video of the event to the received data;

identifying that a portion of the received data meets a threshold;

determining which portion of the video is associated with the identified portion of received data that meets the threshold; and

extracting a video snippet for the determined portion.