Sensor experience shirt

• US 9,305,441 B1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John E., Reasner, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US14/798,270
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 340/407.1, 340/407.2, 340/539.22, 345/418
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 1/08 Details
• 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: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources

Abstract

The present invention includes systems and methods for enhancing audience sensory experience. Light-emitting diodes and vibrators may activate on an audience member shirt when an actor receives a hit while wearing a shirt having sensors. The audience member may choose to receive input from a particular actor'"'"'s shirt. The audience member may also choose to view a replay of an event and activate the associated light-emitting diodes and vibrators.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing audience sensory experience, the method comprising:

receiving impact data from a first radio, wherein the first radio is in communication with a plurality of acceleration sensors, each of the acceleration sensors located at one of a plurality of locations on a player shirt worn by a player, and the first radio receives, from one or more acceleration sensors, impact data generated when an impact is received at the one or more acceleration sensors;

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor associates location information with the received impact data, wherein the received impact data and the associated location information is stored in a database; and

transmitting impact data and the associated location information over a communication network to a user device when a request concerning the impact data is received from the user device, wherein an application at the user device processes the transmitted impact data to;

identify, using the associated location information, one or more light-emitting diodes and one or more vibrators associated with the transmitted impact data, and each of the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and each of the one or more identified vibrators are located on a user shirt at a location corresponding to a player shirt location, and the user shirt is worn by a user, and

provide input to a second radio, the second radio in communication with the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators, and input transmitted from the second radio to the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators causes the one or more identified light-emitting diodes to illuminate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt and causes the one or more identified vibrators to vibrate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the player shirt is worn by an athlete during a sporting event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is received from the user device when the user selects, using the application, an identification associated with the player, and the identification is associated with the received impact data.

4. A system for enhancing audience sensory experience, the system comprising:

a first radio that is in communication with a plurality of acceleration sensors, wherein each of the acceleration sensors are located at one of a plurality of locations on a player shirt worn by a player, and the first radio receives, from one or more acceleration sensors, impact data generated when an impact is received at the one or more acceleration sensors;

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

receives impact data from the first radio, and

associates location information with the received impact data, wherein the received impact data and the associated location information is stored in a database; and

a communication interface that transmits impact data and the associated location information over a communication network to a user device when a request concerning the impact data is received from the user device, wherein an application at the user device processes the transmitted impact data to;

identify, using the associated location information, one or more light-emitting diodes and one or more vibrators associated with the transmitted impact data, and each of the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and each of the one or more identified vibrators are located on a user shirt at a location corresponding to a player shirt location, and the user shirt is worn by a user, and

provide input to a second radio, the second radio in communication with the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators, and input transmitted from the second radio to the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators causes the one or more identified light-emitting diodes to illuminate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt and causes the one or more identified vibrators to vibrate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the player shirt is worn by an athlete during a sporting event.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the request is received from the user device when the user selects, using the application, an identification associated with the player, and the identification is associated with the received impact data.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for enhancing audience sensory experience, the method comprising:

receiving impact data from a first radio, wherein the first radio is in communication with a plurality of acceleration sensors, each of the acceleration sensors located at one of a plurality of locations on a player shirt worn by a player, and the first radio receives, from one or more acceleration sensors, impact data generated when an impact is received at the one or more acceleration sensors;

associating location information with the received impact data, wherein the received impact data and the associated location information is stored;

transmitting impact data and the associated location information over a communication network to a user device when a request concerning the impact data is received from the user device, wherein an application at the user device processes the transmitted impact data to;

identify, using the associated location information, one or more light-emitting diodes and one or more vibrators associated with the transmitted impact data, and each of the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and each of the one or more identified vibrators are located on a user shirt at a location corresponding to a player shirt location, and the user shirt is worn by a user, and

provide input to a second radio, the second radio in communication with the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators, and input transmitted from the second radio to the one or more identified light-emitting diodes and the one or more identified vibrators causes the one or more identified light-emitting diodes to illuminate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt and causes the one or more identified vibrators to vibrate in real time at an intensity corresponding to an intensity of impact at the player shirt.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the player shirt is worn by an athlete during a sporting event.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the request is received from the user device when the user selects, using the application, an identification associated with the player, and the identification is associated with the received impact data.