Data processing inside gaming device

• US 9,940,600 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2015
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russell Brands LLC (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Russell Brands LLC (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Inventors: King, Kevin, Tyson, Matthew Anthony, Davisson, Mark Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): YEN, JASON TAHAI
• Application Number:
  US14/631,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20150246277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0071 Distinction between different activities, movements, or kind of sports performed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/50 Force related parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes capturing data about motion of a sports object caused by one or more athletes manipulating the sports object, transmitting the captured data out of the sports object wirelessly in real time while the one or more athletes are still manipulating the sports object, and presenting information that incorporates the captured data about motion of the sports objects with one or more wearable devices.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for collecting data from a sensor and computer system located on a sports object, the method comprising:

receiving an electronic instruction sent from a transceiver outside the sports object to begin capturing data;

activating the sensor to initiate data capture;

capturing raw data about motion of a sports object caused by one or more athletes manipulating the sports object;

converting, with a computer system inside the sports object, the raw data that is not directed to actions for a particular sport, into derived data that is directed to actions for a particular sport, in contrast to actions for other sports, said converting step comprising converting data for one or more of acceleration, angle, and rate of rotation, into a plurality of fields that are requested in the electronic instruction to begin capturing data and that are predetermined to relate to motion for a particular sport;

determining whether the sports ball is undergoing dribbling actions or is undergoing shooting actions;

selecting a type of information to be wirelessly transmitted based on the determination, wherein if the sports ball is determined to be undergoing dribbling actions, the transmitted information indicates a quality of the dribbling across multiple dribbles, and if the sports ball is determined to be undergoing shooting action, the transmitted information comprises indications of arc, speed, or both for a current shot;

in response to a request from the external transceiver, wirelessly transmitting the derived data and/or the raw data, in the form and type set forth in the request, to a computing device that is external to the sports object and in communication with the external transceiver; and

stopping collecting raw data in response to an instruction received from the external receiver.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining a plurality of fields that each correspond to an aspect of a particular sports action, and storing the derived data in each of the plurality of fields.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising storing the raw data in addition to, and in a different location than, the derived form of the data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the computing device that is external to the sports object comprises a pair of glasses having an electronic head-up display for presenting information about motion by the sports object.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the derived data comprises data indicating an angle that a shot with the sports object was released and a speed with which the sports object was released.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising filtering the raw data so that the derived data relies upon only data captured during a specified time of a sporting event.