Fight analysis system

• US 8,485,879 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2012
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jason Mccarthy
• Original Assignee: Jason Mccarhy
• Inventors: Heinrich, Mitchell, Thomas, Jonathan, Pelochino, John, Dhanaliwala, Akbar, Krieger, Brian, Dashevsky, Felix, McCarthy, Jason, Lin, Michael T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hall, Arthur O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YOO, JASSON H
• Application Number:
  US13/587,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20120310390A1
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• Field of Search: 463/8, 463 471- 477, 273/455, 473/518, 473/570, 482/83, 482/88
• US Class Current: 463/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/102 Boxing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/02 for fencing , e.g. means for indicating hits
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/26 attached to the human body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/32 with indicating devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0605 Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration

Abstract

A fight analysis system to objectively determine the quality and quantity of strikes in a fight. In one exemplary embodiment, one fighter wears a receiving module having a plurality of passive RFID tags at different locations that are read by a striking module (e.g., a knife) when the striking module lands on, or comes in proximity to, the receiving module, to provide the location of a strike. Force sensors in the striking module enable determination of the type and force of a landed strike. A graphical user interface module displays information gathered by the fight analysis system.

Claims

1. A fight analysis system comprising:

a receiving module comprising a plurality of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein said receiving module is a garment, said passive RFID tags are mounted in a plurality of locations of the garment, and each of said passive RFID tags has an identification that is associated with the location of the respective one of said passive RFID tags;

a striking module comprising a striking module force sensor for determining the force of a landed strike when said striking module contacts a fighter, an RFID reader for detecting one of said passive RFID tags located on said receiving module when said striking module is placed in proximity to said one of said passive RFID tags, and a wireless transceiver for transmitting information from said striking module, said information comprising said force of said landed strike and said identification of said one of said passive RFID tags detected by said striking module; and

a graphical user interface module for receiving said information from said striking module wireless transceiver and displaying said force of said landed strike and said location of said one of said passive RFID tags detected by said striking module;

wherein each of said plurality of passive RFID tags is adapted to harvest power from radio waves transmitted by said RFID reader.

2. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein said striking module is a knife.

3. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein the striking module is a boxing glove.

4. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein said striking module further comprises an accelerometer for detecting whether strikes are landed, blocked, or missed.

5. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein said one of said passive RFID tags is detected when said striking module is placed within 4 cm of said one of said passive RFID tags.

6. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein said striking module further comprises a blade, wherein the base of said blade pivots during a landed strike to apply force on said force sensor, which comprises a plurality of force sensitive resistors located at said base of said blade, and wherein the type of landed strike can be determined by comparing the forces experienced by said force sensitive resistors.

7. The fight analysis system of claim 1, wherein said graphical user interface module further displays the status of the health of the fighter based on said force and said location of said landed strikes using physiological data to predict the effect of said landed strikes.

8. A fight analysis system comprising:

a receiving module comprising a plurality of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein said receiving module is a garment, said passive RFID tags are mounted in a plurality of locations of the garment, and each of said passive RFID tags has an identification that is associated with the location of the respective one of said passive RFID tags;

a striking module comprising an RFID reader for detecting one of said passive RFID tags located on said receiving module when said striking module is placed in proximity to said one of said passive RFID tags, and a wireless transceiver for transmitting information from said striking module, said information comprising said identification of said one of said passive RFID tags detected by said striking module; and

a graphical user interface module for receiving said information from said striking module wireless transceiver and displaying said location of said one of said passive RFID tags detected by said striking module;

wherein each of said plurality of passive RFID tags is adapted to harvest power from radio waves transmitted by said RFID reader.

9. The fight analysis system of claim 8, wherein said striking module is a knife.

10. The fight analysis system of claim 8, wherein the striking module is a boxing glove.

11. The fight analysis system of claim 8, wherein said striking module further comprises an accelerometer for detecting whether strikes are landed, blocked, or missed.

12. The fight analysis system of claim 8, wherein said one of said passive RFID tags is detected when said striking module is placed within 4 cm of said one of said passive RFID tags.

13. A fight analysis system comprising:

a receiving module comprising a plurality of passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein said receiving module is a garment, said passive RFID tags are mounted in a plurality of locations of the garment, and each of said passive RFID tags has an identification that is associated with the location of the respective one of said passive RFID tags; and

a striking module comprising an RFID reader for detecting one of said passive RFID tags located on said receiving module when said striking module is placed in proximity to said one of said passive RFID tags, and a wireless transceiver for transmitting information from said striking module, said information comprising said identification of said one of said passive RFID tags detected by said striking module;

wherein each of said plurality of passive RFID tags is adapted to harvest power from radio waves transmitted by said RFID reader.

14. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein the striking module further comprises a striking module force sensor for determining the force of a landed strike when said striking module contacts a fighter, and the information from said striking module further comprises said force of said landed strike.

15. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein said striking module is a knife.

16. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein the striking module is a boxing glove.

17. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein said striking module further comprises an accelerometer for detecting whether strikes are landed, blocked, or missed.

18. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein the striking module further comprises an audible indicator or visual indicator to provide an indication of the landed strike.

19. The fight analysis system of claim 13, wherein said striking module further comprises a blade, wherein the base of said blade pivots during a landed strike to apply force on said force sensor, which comprises a plurality of force sensitive resistors located at said base of said blade, and wherein the type of landed strike can be determined by comparing the forces experienced by said force sensitive resistors.