Apparatus and method for determining participant contact with a sports object
a technology of spectator contact and apparatus, applied in the field of apparatus, can solve the problems of major disruption of the soccer game itself, slow down the game flow, and serious repercussions not only on the game but also on the mood of the crowd, which have been known to rio
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-10
AVAYA INC
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The patent describes a system that can detect when a person touches a sports object using a personal area network. It can also determine if the object has left the field of play and alert a sports official to identify the last person to touch it. The technical effect of this system is to improve the accuracy and efficiency of identifying the participants in a sports game.
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Whereas, in soccer, it is possible to review a play using instant replay using taped video, it greatly slows down the flow of the game.
But in soccer particularly, the need to stop the game and review a particular play causes major disruption in the soccer game itself.
By the same token, in championship play, a mistake by a referee during a soccer game concerning who was the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds can have serious repercussions not only to the game but also to the mood of the crowd which have been known to riot.
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[0016] In one embodiment, a personal area network (also referred to as a body area network) is created for each player so that the body and the clothing of each player becomes a local area network. The ball or other physical object generates an identification code which is transmitted to the player's personal area network when the ball touches the player's body or clothing. The information is transmitted from the ball to the personal area network via conductors on the surface of the ball. The personal area network of the player is under the control of a body controller which then transmits the information from the ball to a central system. The central system records the players that touch the ball and analyzes this information when it determines that the ball has gone out of the field of play of other game occurrences. This determination may be made based on an input from a game official. At that time, the central controller can transmit to a system utilized by an official of the ga...
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A method and apparatus determine contact by a participant with a sports object by detecting contact of the sports object with the participant via a personal area network of the participant; transmitting in response to the detection player identification information to a central controller; determining that the sports object has left a field of play by the central controller; and alerting in response to the determination a sports official to identify a last participant to contact the sports object via an official system by the central controller.
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates to detection of an object being touched by a person. BACKGROUND [0002] In many sports, it is important to know which player last touched the game ball. This is particularly true in sports such as basketball and soccer. Whereas, in soccer, it is possible to review a play using instant replay using taped video, it greatly slows down the flow of the game. The problem is not severe in a game such as football which has a natural stopping point at regular intervals. But in soccer particularly, the need to stop the game and review a particular play causes major disruption in the soccer game itself. This is also true in basketball. By the same token, in championship play, a mistake by a referee during a soccer game concerning who was the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds can have serious repercussions not only to the game but also to the mood of the crowd which have been known to riot. These considerations are also true ...
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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B24/0021A63B43/004A63B71/0605A63B2024/0025A63B2024/0028A63B2024/0031A63B2071/0611A63B2220/10A63B2243/0025
Inventor COUGHLAN, MARC WILLIAM JOSEPHFORBES, ALEXANDER QUENTINRUNCIE, PETER DONALDSCHOLTE, ALEXANDER MARTINWARTA, RALPH
Owner AVAYA INC