Wireless Mobile Scorekeeping System for Single Official Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sports game scorekeeping systems require multiple officials to record and disseminate timing, scoring, and statistical information, making it impractical for amateur or youth events to hire multiple officials, and existing solutions are complex and unable to handle detailed data input by a single referee.
Innovation Solution
A wireless mobile computational system, integrated with a wireless scoreboard and remote computational systems, allows a single referee to input and communicate game data in real-time using a graphical touch screen or voice commands, synchronizing clocks and displaying multiple game statistics, enabling efficient officiating and data dissemination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional disparate scorekeeping systems are used, then multiple officials can perform various tasks, but the complexity of data input becomes overwhelming for a single individual
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate scorekeeping functions (game clock, score tracking, statistic recording, player management) into a single integrated mobile computational system. This allows one official to perform all tasks through a unified interface, eliminating the need for multiple officials while maintaining data accuracy through centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile computational system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a game clock, scorekeeper, statistician, and communication device. This multi-functionality enables a single official to handle all scorekeeping aspects without requiring specialized equipment for each task, reducing system complexity from the user's perspective.
2Productivity
If multiple officials are hired to perform various scorekeeping tasks, then comprehensive game data can be collected, but it becomes impractical for amateur or youth events
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables a single official to independently perform all scorekeeping tasks without requiring assistance from multiple officials. The mobile computational system provides self-contained capabilities for data entry, processing, and dissemination, making the system practical for amateur events with limited staffing resources.
Solution Approach 2:
By consolidating multiple official roles into one universal device, the system allows a single person to accomplish what previously required a team. The mobile computational system handles timing, scoring, statistics, and communication functions that traditionally required multiple specialized officials.
3Loss of information
If detailed game statistics are recorded manually, then comprehensive data can be captured, but the referee cannot efficiently officiate and document simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical data entry with automated electronic capture. The mobile computational system automatically records game events, timing, and statistics through digital interfaces, eliminating the time-consuming manual writing and calculation processes that previously distracted officials from game oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous data capture throughout the game without interruption. The mobile computational system continuously monitors and records game events, timing, and statistics in real-time, allowing the official to maintain uninterrupted oversight of game play while simultaneously documenting all relevant data.
4Loss of information
If traditional scoreboards are used, then game score can be displayed, but detailed game statistics cannot be disseminated to remote devices
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile computational system acts as an intermediary between the game officials and multiple display devices. It wirelessly transmits game data to both local scoreboards and remote devices (smartphones, tablets, computers), enabling comprehensive information dissemination through a centralized communication hub without requiring complex point-to-point connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal data distribution capabilities, sending game information to multiple types of devices simultaneously (traditional scoreboards, mobile phones, tablets, computers). This multi-channel dissemination capability allows comprehensive information sharing across diverse platforms through a single integrated system.
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AI summary
A sports game scorekeeping system, comprising electronic instrumentation allowing game officials to electronically input and record game statistics and wirelessly communicate them to both reconfigurable electronic scoreboards and remote computational systems. The instrumentation used by officials may be affixed to the official's arm or wrist and allow for touch or voice inputs so as to minimally distract the official from other game duties.