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Sensory Coordination System for Sports, Therapy and Exercise

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
PANDO TECH
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[0004]The invention provides training methods that will help users improve their hand-eye coordination along with their proprioception, which refers to sensory and muscle movements. This training will be accomplished by teaching, and improving, a user's ability to look up and at the same time control an external object (such as a basketball, soccer ball, etc) based on direction from external stimuli. In one embodiment, the training is directed toward basketball skills and may teach players to look up and react to external stimuli while improving their dribbling skills.

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Often, however, players must carry out such training for long periods with no such supervision.

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[0049]A system according to the present invention is composed of a series of independent remote stations, each of which includes an infrared sensor, microcontroller, and wireless transmitter, installed in standard orange sports cones that transmit information wirelessly to a base station. Each remote station is capable of detecting a basketball (or any other object, such as a soccer ball) within a certain area in front of the cone in which it is housed. FIG. 13 shows a complete flow chart of the entire system.

[0050]As discussed above, the remote station is packaged inside an orange sports cone. This makes each remote station easily portable and relatively inconspicuous on a basketball court, as cones are often used in basketball drills. The range finding sensor is mounted to the inside surface of the cone, which protects it from direct impact by the basketball while also making it easy to orient toward the location of the dribbling target.

[0051]When the basketball is detected in fio...

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Abstract

A sensory coordination system for sports, occupational therapy, physical therapy and general exercise.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 699,046 filed Jul. 13, 2005, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a sensory coordination system for sports, occupational therapy, physical therapy and general exercise. The invention more particularly relates to a method and apparatus for improving basketball-handling skills.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Sports training requires repetition of various actions in order to improve a player's skill in performing the action, to increase the speed at which a player can perform the action and to make certain actions reflexive or automatic. Such training is optimally done in the presence of a coach or skilled player who can evaluate and correct the actions being performed as necessary. Often, however, players must carry out such training for long periods with no such supervision. Therefore, a syste...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B63/00A63B69/002A63B69/0053A63B69/0071A63B2225/50A63B2024/0046A63B2071/0625A63B2071/0627A63B2225/15A63B71/0605
Inventor BAVARO, LOUIS M.DURFEE, WILLIAM K.ERDMAN, ARTHUR G.FAIRMAN, JAMES E.MONNIER, CHRISTOPHER S.
Owner PANDO TECH
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