Systems and methods for the analysis of moving objects
OwnerTrevor Bauer, Warren Bauerinventors
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the analysis of moving objects. In one embodiment, a pitch tracking system is disclosed that includes one or more cameras that have been positioned in a desired location and a computing system containing executable software that is configured to receive imaging data from the one or more cameras that captured the desired location and analyze seam placement and/or finger placement as a function of time for the received imaging data. Computer readable media and methodologies are also disclosed herein.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for determining finger placement with respect to a pitched baseball, comprising the steps of:
- capturing a plurality of frames of a scene of the pitched baseball;
- segmenting an object of interest out of the captured scene by performing a thresholding operation on a pixel-by-pixel basis to determine a location of the object of interest within a first frame of the plurality of frames and utilizing the determined location of the object of interest within the first frame to assist in determining a location of the object of interest within a second frame of the plurality of frames;
- analyzing the segmented scene to identify markers associated with the object of interest;
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- comparing the analyzed scene with a prior captured scene to enable a comparison in performance for the pitched baseball.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage apparatus comprising a plurality of instructions, that when executed by a processor apparatus, are configured to:
- receive a plurality of frames of a captured scene of a pitched baseball;
- segment out an object of interest within the captured scene via performance of a thresholding operation on a pixel-by-pixel basis to generate a subset of the captured scene for the pitched baseball, the performance of the thresholding operation on the pixel-by-pixel basis comprises determination of a location of the object of interest within a first frame of the plurality of frames of the captured scene and utilization of the determined location of the object of interest within the first frame to assist in determination of a location of the object of interest within a second frame of the plurality of frames;
- analyze the segmented scene to identify markers associated with the object of interest;
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- compare the analyzed scene with a prior captured scene to enable a comparison in performance for the pitched baseball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.