476 results about "Billiard ball" patented technology

The invention provides a billiard ball hitting key information detection method and a billiard ball hitting key information detection system. The method comprises the steps of firstly establishing a model according to parametric characteristics of a billiard table, then determining position coordinates of the billiard table according to an image before ball hitting, processing and analyzing the change of the position coordinates of each ball according to a video image of ball hitting to obtain moving trajectories of moving balls, and finally obtaining key information of ball hitting according to the moving trajectories of the moving balls. According to the ball hitting key information obtained by adopting the method, the moving situation and the collision situation of the balls can be comprehensively reflected, and the problem that mistake judgments are easy to make due to reasons that the ball which enters a pool is judged only and other situations are not considered in the prior art is avoided. The billiard ball hitting key information detection method and the billiard ball hitting key information detection system provided by the invention have the advantage that the movement of billiard balls can be comprehensively reflected.

A polyurea-based curable coating for use with sports equipment, such as golf balls, golf shoes, golf clubs, footballs, billiard balls, baseballs, and the like, of which the coating may be cured over time, with heat, or a combination thereof, providing enhanced adhesion to equipment surfaces, improved abrasion resistance, and increased water resistance.

A combination of a cue ball and an object ball is used for aiming a cue ball to impact an object ball for motion of the object ball in a desired direction. The object ball has a series of object indicia on the outer surface that includes a center indicia and a number of auxiliary indicia on opposing sides thereof. The cue ball has a series of cue indicia on the outer surface that includes a center indicia and a number of auxiliary indicia on opposing sides thereof where the cue indicia is substantially identical to the object indicia. The object ball is aligned with its indicia parallel to a rail of the billiard table. The cue ball is aligned with its indicia parallel to the rail and facing the object indicia. An aiming line is extended through the object ball and through the object indicia to identify an object ball target indicia. Corresponding cue indicia is selected to identify a cue ball impact indicia. The cue ball is impacted into the object ball so that the object ball target indicia contacts the cue ball impact indicia thereby directing the object ball along the aiming line.

A device for calculating where a cue ball must cause an object billiard ball to strike the bumper of a billiards table in order to drive the object ball into a selected pocket of the billiards table of the type having two opposed end rails and two opposed side rails. The device includes a plotting board and a guide. The plotting board comprises a scaled playing table portion and at least one scaled mirror table portion having pocket positions formed thereon, wherein the mirror table adjoins at least one of the opposed end rails or opposed side rails and is a mirror image of the playing table portion. The plotter comprises a guide and an object ball arm, the object ball arm having a pocket guide end and an object end. When the guide is placed over a selected pocket position on the mirror table portion and the object ball end of the object ball arm is aligned with the object ball on the scaled playing table and the pocket guide end is aligned with the guide over the selected pocket position, the object ball arm will cross the scaled playing table at a point where the object ball must strike the bumper of the billiards table.

The present invention provides a billiard hitting assist method, a billiard hitting assist system, and a portable electronic device. The billiard hitting method includes: obtaining photos or videos of a billiard table; analyzing positions of at least one billiard ball in the photo or video to obtain position information; calculating at least one billiard ball hitting path according to the position information; The calculation of the stroke path gives a hitting suggestion that is provided to the user via the portable electronic device.

A method of conditioning participants in games of billiards or the like to visualize the geometry underlying the pocketing of an object ball as the result of impact by a cue ball through the employment of a training device adapted to be positioned above the playing surface. The device includes a base member rotatable in a horizontal plane, said base member housing three laser light-emitting sources, the first of which is focused downwardly to illuminate a selected object ball, the second of which downwardly projects a line path from the illuminated object ball to the designated pocket, and the third of which is directed downwardly to emit a beam focused on the “aim spot,” said first and third laser light emitting sources being positioned perpendicular to the playing surface, parallel to each other, and spaced one object ball diameter apart, whereby when the propelled cue ball rolls over the “aim spot,” it impacts the proximate object ball causing it to travel along the illuminated line path to the designated target.

The invention provides an auxiliary method and an auxiliary system applied to billiard practice. The auxiliary method includes: A), acquiring information of positional relation of billiard balls and a billiard table top comprising ball holes, and building a first virtual auxiliary model comprising a virtual billiard table top model and a virtual billiard-ball model with positional relation thereof corresponding to the positional relation of the billiard balls and the billiard table top; B) displaying the first virtual auxiliary model; C) acquiring defining instructions including a cue ball defining instruction and an object ball defining instruction; D) according to the cue ball defining instruction, defining a virtual billiard ball in the first virtual auxiliary model as a cue ball, and according to the object ball defining instruction, defining a virtual billiard ball in the first virtual auxiliary model as an object ball; E) according to the virtual auxiliary model with the cue ball and the object ball defined, providing a ball-hitting scheme including ball-hitting direction, angle, force and route.

A pocket billiards break shot training apparatus for improving the execution of a break shot. The training apparatus permits a user to make continuously repeated break shots without the time consuming necessity of gathering and re-racking the object balls after each shot. Moreover, the training apparatus permits a user to increase skill in controlling post break, cue ball positioning. The apparatus employs a head ball, rear ball, and two side balls oriented around cross-shaped frame to simulate a racked set of balls. Furthermore, the apparatus utilizes the compression of a spring element to sufficiently simulate the actual reaction of a set of racked balls to the impact of a cue ball. A bow restraint assembly interacts with a set of elastic cords to moor the frame in a desirable position on the table and reposition the frame after each shot.

The invention relates to a billiard repositioning method based on an image matching technology in a computer billiard assistant judging system. The method is realized in the computer billiard assistant judging system; the system comprises a camera, a Snooker billiard table, a video capture device and a computer; and the camera is arranged above the center of the billiard table surface. The method comprises the following steps of judging whether the billiard balls are displaced and repositioning displaced billiard balls. The invention has the beneficial effects of: 1. having memory function, storing each frame image captured in the billiard game, being capable of replaying any frame picture in the game; 2. having fast speed for repositioning judgment and operation and realizing real-time guide repositioning; 3. having high repositioning precision, carrying out comparison on pixels directly when images are matched, thus being very sensitive to slight change of images, being capable of finding the difference of one pixel in the fine search process, especially fine searching during repositioning, searching a point with smallest error in the current pixel point and 8 neighborhood points thereof all the time.

The invention discloses a ball placer for an automatic American-style sixteen-ball billiard machine, which aims to place billiard balls in a ball arranger by rule. A V-shaped positioning ball groove (40) is connected with a base through a pin shaft; a tension spring is assembled on the pin shaft; a turning arm is connected with a turning electromagnet (26); a Y-direction slide block is arranged on a Y-direction guide way; a Y-direction nut is arranged on a Y-direction screw rod, which is connected with a Y-direction motor; the left end of a dragging plate is connected with the Y-direction slide block; the right end of the dragging plate is connected with the Y-direction nut; an X-direction guide way and an X-direction screw rod are assembled on the dragging plate; an X-direction slide block is arranged on the X-direction guide way; an X-direction nut is arranged on the X-direction screw rod, which is connected with an X-direction motor (10); the front and the rear end surfaces of a ball conveying cylinder (20) are respectively connected with the X-direction slide block and the X-direction nut; a ball placing baffle (32) is connected with a ball placing electromagnet (17) fixed on the ball conveying cylinder; the turning electromagnet, the Y-direction guide way, the Y-direction screw rod, the Y-direction motor and a sleeve are assembled on the base; and the X-direction motor is connected with the dragging plate. The ball placer has the advantages that automatic ball placement can be realized, the time can be saved, the expense can be reduced, and the utilization rate of billiard equipment can be increased.

A method for playing a game on a pocket billiards table with a plurality of consecutively numbered billiards balls and a cue ball by at least two players is shown and described. The object of the game is for a single player to sink all of the billiards balls into the pockets of the billiards table in the fewest shots or strokes. The first ball each player attempts to sink in a pocket is the lowest consecutively numbers ball on the table. Each time the lowest consecutively numbered ball is pocketed, the player moves to the next higher consecutively numbered ball which has become the lowest consecutively numbered ball remaining on the table after the previous ball was pocketed.

The invention discloses an automatic billiard scoring and auxiliary penalizing system, which comprises a photoelectric inductor, a communication module, a video camera, a video analyzer and a control host, wherein the photoelectric inductor is arranged at a table pocket inlet, the output end of the photoelectric inductor is connected with the communication module, the output of the communication module is connected with the control host, and the video camera is connected with the control host through the video analyzer and is arranged above a table. The billiard automatic scoring and auxiliary penalizing system has the characteristics of objectivity and justice. In addition, with the adoption of the automatic billiard scoring and auxiliary penalizing system, automatic intelligent scoring and regular penalizing are realized; and by using a scoring mode and an equipment scheme superior to those of the existing billiard sports, more pleasure and sports experience are brought to billiard enthusiasts.

The present invention relates to an image capture apparatus includes a substantially spherical housing and two cameras. The apparatus resembles a billiard ball by and large, and could roll or rotate to an extent with the spherical housing. Meanwhile the housing has a small flat bottom, so that the image capture apparatus can stand still with the flat bottom on a plane surface. The two cameras are positioned above the flat bottom and substantially opposite to each other in the housing and point substantially horizontally with the flat bottom.

A mostly transparent billiard ball particularly useful as a training cue ball is disclosed. The ball includes an inner core centered within a sufficiently transparent spherical outer covering that provides an optimum zone, visible to the player, at which he or she can aim the tip of a cue stick. This inner zone is especially serviceable to restrict a player's aim when striking the ball off-center in order to effectively impart sidespin while limiting lateral deflection to the ball. The inner zone may also simply assist the player to determine the ball's exact center when striking the ball in order to accurately impart no sidespin. In either case, cueing technique is enhanced and the player practices with consistency. The centered inner core also provides enough mass to bring the training ball to within an acceptable weight range for casual and professional levels of play.

A billiards aiming and shot training device is disclosed. The device includes a hand grip having an index finger support, middle finger support and thumb support. Extending from the hand grip is a billiards cue supporting surface. The supporting surface has a channel surface that forms a trough sized and dimensioned to allow a shaft of a billiards cue to slide therein. The device may further include one or more forward facing sighting lasers to aid the billiards player in aligning a shot.

Novice players who participate in billiards, pocket billiards or pocket pool will find this clip/fastener with wheel, ball bearing or rollers device/invention, in one form referred to as a “Junior Shark Guiding Wheel” helpful to protect the costly fabric covering for the playing table and will find that the device will assist them in developing their cue stroke.

The invention provides a continuous identification device for panchromatic billiards and bi-color billiards. The continuous identification device for the panchromatic billiards and the bi-color billiards comprises a billiard raceway, a color identification device, a billiard stopping and releasing device and a central control system, wherein the billiard raceway is integrally of a U-type groove structure; the color identification device comprises a plurality of color sensors which are arranged above and on the two sides of the billiard raceway respectively; the billiard stopping and releasing device comprises a front stopping piece, a rear stopping piece, a connection rod and a steering engine; the central control system is respectively connected with the color sensors. Meanwhile, the invention discloses an identification method of the identification device. By means of the continuous identification device and method for the panchromatic billiards and the bi-color billiards, the billiards are not additionally changed, the application range is wide, the color sensors are adopted to comprehensively collect the color data of the billiards in different directions of the billiards on the four detection points of two billiard positions and distinguish the panchromatic billiards and the bi-color billiards through comprehensive analysis and judgment, the reliability is high, the billiard stopping and releasing device can accurately control the billiards to sequentially enter the detection billiard position to be detected one by one, the stopping and releasing time is accurate and controllable, the universality is good, and the device and method are completely applicable to further design and development of automatic billiard machines.

A billiard aim instruction kit for pocket billiards. A position reference tool is placed at locations on a pocket billiard table surface and aligned aiming toward a pocket. A marking powder packet is used to mark each location. The position reference tool is then removed to reveal each location's aiming point reference mark, 5 object ball position marks, 5 aiming angle reference marks and a center hit cue ball direction reference mark. An object ball is centered on the 5 object ball position marks of each location marked and rail indicators mark the rail for cue ball direction. The student shoots the cue ball from one of 5 different aiming angle reference points a multiplicity of times without further marking procedures. After each shot the student receives feed back as he compares results with the rail indicator and graphics on the position reference tool.

The invention relates to a billiard ball cleaning machine, and aims to provide a billiard ball cleaning machine which is simple in structure, convenient in operation and good in cleaning and polishing effect so as to achieve the purposes of reducing the labor cost and improving the working efficiency. The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the billiard ball cleaning machine comprises a base with a groove, and is characterized in that the base is internally provided with a motor; the output shaft of the motor is coaxially provided with a rotating disc which is wholly positioned in the groove; the upper surface of the rotating disc is provided with a wool felt; simultaneously the base is provided with a separating disc which is partially embedded into the groove and is matched with the wool felt and the rotating disc to realize cleaning of billiard balls; and the base is hinged with an overturning cover for sealing the separating disc in the groove. The billiard ball cleaning machine is applicable to cleaning and polishing of the billiard balls with the types of America, Russia and Snooker.

The invention discloses a data processing method and device for a billiard system. The billiard system comprises a billiard table and a camera. The data processing method for the billiard system comprises the following steps: acquiring a monitoring video of a billiard ball to be monitored, acquired by the camera; extracting mobile formation of the billiard ball to be monitored on a table top of the billiard table from the monitoring video, wherein a table top background image is projected on the table top of the billiard table, and image information of the table top background image comprises preset mobile information of the billiard table; comparing the mobile information of the billiard ball to be monitored and the preset mobile information of the billiard ball; acquiring a data processing result of the billiard system according to a comparison result. According to the data processing method and device disclosed by the invention, the technical problem that a billiard system in the prior art is incapable of providing a complete game mechanism is solved.