Basketball Shot Tracking via Wrist and Net Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for tracking basketball shooting statistics are cumbersome, requiring manual recording or constant interaction with devices, which disrupts the shooting process and lacks efficiency in data collection and review.
Innovation Solution
A basketball shot-tracking system comprising a wireless wrist tracker and a net tracker, both equipped with sensors and a mobile app that automatically detect shot attempts and made shots using pre-defined profiles, allowing for unobtrusive data collection and real-time statistics display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual recording methods are used to track basketball shooting statistics, then data collection is possible, but the process is cumbersome and interferes with the shooting drill
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking system automatically detects and records shot attempts, made shots, and missed shots without requiring the shooter to manually interact with any device. The wrist tracker and net tracker self-monitor their respective movements and communicate results to the mobile device, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring human operation for data collection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical recording methods with electronic sensors and wireless communication. Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometric pressure sensors detect movements electronically, and wireless transmitters automatically transmit data to the mobile device, eliminating the need for manual writing or device interaction
2Productivity
If constant interaction with tracking devices is required, then shot statistics can be recorded, but the shooter's progress and benefits are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The wrist tracker and net tracker continuously monitor and automatically detect shot events without requiring the shooter to pause or interact with the device. The system self-records all shot attempts, makes, and misses, allowing the shooter to maintain full focus on the shooting drill without time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The tracking system operates continuously throughout the shooting drill without interruption. Sensors continuously monitor wrist movements and net perturbations, and the wireless transmission occurs automatically in the background, ensuring that the useful action of shooting continues uninterrupted while data collection proceeds simultaneously
3Ease of operation
If automated detection systems are implemented, then unobtrusive data collection is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking system is divided into separate functional modules: the wrist tracker with motion sensors for detecting shot attempts, the net tracker with sensors for detecting made shots, and the mobile device for data processing and display. Each component has a specific function, reducing the complexity burden on any single device while achieving comprehensive automated detection
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves multiple functions: receiving wireless transmissions from both trackers, processing the sensor data, storing shot statistics, and displaying results. This multi-functionality consolidates the system's computational burden into a single universal device rather than requiring complex processing in each tracker
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AI summary
A basketball shot-tracking system comprising a wrist tracker, a net tracker, and a shot-tracking mobile application. The wrist tracker is worn on the wrist or arm of a basketball player and the net tracker is attached to the net of the basketball hoop. The wrist tracker and net tracker automatically detect shot-attempt and made-shot events, respectively, and asynchronously transmit messages to the shot-tracking mobile application reporting these events. The shot-tracking mobile application, which runs on a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer, includes program instructions that, when executed by the CPU of the wireless mobile device, causes the wireless mobile device to automatically receive and process the asynchronous event data sent by the wrist tracker and net tracker, and to automatically tabulate, store and/or display the basketball player's shooting statistics (such as total shots taken, total shots made, shooting percentage, shot locations, and the like).