PITCHING SIMULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
Pitching simulator systems and methods are provided that are used to predict real-life outcomes for a real-life pitch. Predicted real-lift outcomes can be outcomes such as a hit (e.g., groundout, double, home run, etc.), strikeout, etc., and can be made in real-time. More specifically, the systems and methods can identify pitch metrics corresponding to the real-life pitch, cross-reference data in the form of system performance metrics that can related to data about batters, fielders, and/or an environment, and then calculate a virtual pitched ball outcome based on a combination of the pitch metrics and the system performance metrics. Computer programs capable of being used in such systems and methods, as well as other systems and methods, are also provided.
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20. A pitching simulator system comprising:
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a detector device operable to image a real-life pitch of a ball, and a computerized device communicatively coupled to the detector device, the computerized device being operable to; retrieve one or more system performance metrics, the one or more system performance metrics relating to at least a virtual batter; identify one or more pitch metrics corresponding to the real-life pitch; calculate a virtual pitched ball outcome based on a combination of the one or more pitch metrics and the one or more system performance metrics; and output the virtual pitched ball outcome via an output device, wherein the one or more system performance metrics are retrieved prior to the real-life pitch of the ball, wherein the one or more pitch metrics include one or more of location, speed, and spin of the ball during the real-life pitch, and wherein the virtual pitched ball outcome is a predicted real-life outcome for the ball of the real-life pitch. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for determining outcomes from pitched balls, comprising:
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imaging a real-life pitch of a ball; retrieving one or more system performance metrics, the one or more system performance metrics relating to at least a virtual batter; identifying one or more pitch metrics corresponding to the real-life pitch; calculating a virtual pitched ball outcome based on a combination of the identified one or more pitch metrics and the one or more retrieved system performance metrics; and outputting the virtual pitched ball outcome, wherein the one or more system performance metrics are retrieved prior to the real-life pitch of the ball, wherein the one or more pitch metrics include one or more of location, speed, and spin of the ball during the real-life pitch, and wherein the virtual pitched ball outcome is a predicted real-life outcome for the ball of the real-life pitch. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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