Smart Ball Audio Feedback System for Amateur Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart ball technologies are primarily reserved for professional use, making affordable digitally based training solutions inaccessible to amateur players, and lack user interfaces adapted to their needs, which are different from those of professionals.
Innovation Solution
A method and smart ball system that generates audio feedback for users interacting with the smart ball by processing sensor data from embedded sensors, using a computing device to provide real-time feedback on performance indicators, enhancing user engagement and training experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If smart ball training systems are designed with professional-grade sensors and processing capabilities, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity and cost increase, making them inaccessible to amateur players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex processing functions from the smart ball itself and relocates them to a separate computing device. The smart ball only performs sensor data collection and wireless transmission, while all sophisticated processing, indicator generation, and feedback determination are performed externally by the computing device. This separation allows the smart ball to remain simple and affordable while still achieving professional-grade measurement and analysis capabilities through the external processing system.
2Loss of information
If the training user interface provides detailed professional analysis functionalities, then measurement precision and information quality are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates for amateur players who need simpler interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different types of feedback suited to different user needs and skill levels. The system generates multiple indicators including ball indicators (objective measurements) and performance indicators (evaluated metrics), and determines audio feedback that can be tailored to provide appropriate guidance. This allows amateur players to receive simplified, actionable feedback while maintaining access to comprehensive data analysis when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensor data is processed to generate indicators, which are then used to determine audio feedback delivered to the user during training exercises. This feedback mechanism provides real-time guidance that helps amateur players improve their skills without requiring them to understand complex underlying metrics, thereby maintaining ease of operation while preserving information quality.
3Productivity
If audio feedback is provided continuously during training exercises, then user engagement and training quality are improved, but loss of time and disruption to physical engagement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by providing audio feedback at strategically determined moments rather than continuously. The system processes ball data in near real-time and determines when feedback should be delivered based on the training context and performance indicators. This periodic feedback approach maintains user engagement and training effectiveness while minimizing disruptions to the physical exercise flow and reducing overall training time loss.
Data Source
AI summary
Method and smart ball for generating an audio feedback for a user interacting with the smart ball. The smart ball comprises sensors generating sensor data representative of an interaction session of the user with the smart ball. The smart ball processes the sensor data to generate ball data, which are wirelessly transmitted to a computing device. The computing device processes the ball data to generate ball indicators (e.g. number and timing of touches with the ball; respective speed, spin and height of the ball for each touch), and further processes the ball indicators to generate performance indicators (e.g. a score or performance statistic). The computing device determines an audio feedback for the user based on at least one of the indicators, the audio feedback providing a feedback to the user on the execution of the interaction session by the user.