Athletic Metrics Collection With Synchronous Video Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for collecting and evaluating athletic metrics are disjointed, requiring manual aggregation and significant human infrastructure, limiting the ability to rank athletes nationally or internationally and hindering the expansion of a commercially profitable business.
Innovation Solution
A system for synchronously collecting and evaluating athletic metrics through electronic monitoring, direct structured storage of video recordings, and integration into a global database, reducing the need for manual verification and infrastructure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual aggregation and verification of athletic metrics is used, then video verification and association with athletic metrics can be achieved, but significant human infrastructure and personnel requirements dramatically reduce the ability for expansion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (human collection, verification, and coordination of athletic metrics and video) with an automated electronic system. The system automatically collects athletic metrics data, retrieves corresponding video recordings, verifies performance claims, and stores structured data without requiring human intake processors or manual coordination, thereby eliminating the need for significant human infrastructure while maintaining verification reliability.
2Reliability
If manual coordination of video and athletic metrics is used, then verification can be performed, but the process becomes disjointed and unwieldy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously separate processes (athletic metrics collection, video recording, verification, and storage) into a single integrated automated system. The system automatically correlates athletic metrics data with corresponding video recordings based on timing and athlete identification, performs verification, and stores structured results together, eliminating the disjointed manual coordination process while maintaining verification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically retrieving video recordings, correlating them with athletic metrics data, verifying performance claims, and storing structured results without human intervention. The automated system serves itself by handling the entire workflow from data collection to verification and storage, making the process simple and easy to operate.
3Productivity
If automated collection of athletic metrics with synchronous video verification is implemented, then capacity increases with less infrastructure, but requires direct structured storage coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual storage coordination with automated electronic processes. The system automatically stores athletic metrics data and corresponding video recordings in a structured database with direct correlations between data points and video segments. This automated structured storage coordination enables high collection capacity while requiring minimal human infrastructure, as the system self-manages the complex storage coordination tasks.
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to methods, tools, and systems that offer the ability to automate collection of athletic metrics for evaluation and comparison to others in a manner that affords synchronous verification of video recording of the athlete taken during collection. In particular, the present invention provides methods of synchronously collecting and evaluating athletic metrics, an athletic metrics synchronous collection and evaluation platform, and systems for athletic metrics synchronous collection and evaluation. Moreover, such methods, tools, and systems achieve increased capacity with relatively less infrastructure requirements, affording commercially viable methods, platforms, and systems.