Sensor-Verified Martial Arts Scoring With Cloud Referee Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional martial art contest scoring methods face challenges in maintaining real-time scoring operations and overall contest status across multiple rings due to separate scoring operations, making it difficult to accurately and efficiently determine scores.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent scoring system utilizing sensors, image capturing devices, and a cloud-based AI referee to provide real-time score recommendations, which can be confirmed by referees, and includes a handheld device for manual adjustments, enabling accurate and efficient scoring through machine learning and matrix factorization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple referees manually score multiple contests simultaneously, then comprehensive scoring coverage is achieved, but real-time scoring operation and overall contest status monitoring become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate scoring operations into a unified cloud-based scoring system. All referees input scores through a centralized platform that automatically aggregates and manages contest data across multiple rings, eliminating the need for separate manual tracking while maintaining comprehensive scoring coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based scoring system as an intermediary between referees and contest management. This intermediary automatically collects scores from multiple referees, processes the data, and provides real-time contest status information, reducing the operational burden on individual referees while maintaining scoring reliability.
2Measurement precision
If manual scoring by referees is used, then scoring decisions can be made comprehensively, but scoring efficiency and real-time information provision are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual scoring process with an automated electronic scoring system. Sensors detect hit locations and forces, image capturing devices verify strike accuracy, and the system automatically calculates scores based on predetermined criteria, significantly improving scoring efficiency while maintaining accuracy through multiple verification mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms where the scoring system immediately processes sensor data and image analysis results to generate score recommendations. Referees receive instant feedback on detected strikes and can confirm or adjust scores, enabling rapid scoring decisions while maintaining comprehensive evaluation through the feedback loop.
3Measurement precision
If sensors and image capturing devices are used to detect hits, then scoring accuracy is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the scoring system with multi-functional components that serve multiple purposes. The cloud-based platform not only collects sensor data and image information but also automatically processes scores, manages contest schedules, communicates with referees and contestants, and provides real-time updates, thereby justifying the increased device complexity through enhanced versatility and integrated functionality.
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AI summary
An intelligent scoring method, device, and/or system for martial art contests produces intelligent scoring and is applicable to polearm, western fencing, martial art, wrestling, taekwondo or spearing fight contests. These allow both competing parties in the martial art contest to use a weapon or to wear a protective gear that is equipped with a sensor. When these two sensors detect a contestant in the contest being hit, the sensors and a plurality of image capturing devices are set to transmit data of the hit to a tournament judging program device at the fighting ring via wireless communication, which then uploads the data to a cloud device for score recommendations. Next, the cloud device transmits the score recommendations to the tournament judging program device to be confirmed by the referee as the score, which is uploaded back to the cloud device for real-time inquiry by audience or contestants.