Electronic home plate
AssigneeFreestate Optics
InventorJohn Robertson Rzasa
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to an electronic home plate system that includes a home plate enclosure and at least one image sensor system disposed within the enclosure, each image sensor system including an image sensor, a lens and a first processor. The first processor is adapted to detect a motion of a ball by continuously capturing frames from the image sensor. The detecting motion includes capturing a first frame, capturing a second frame, subtracting the first frame from the second frame to create an image, and checking for pixel changes between the first frame and the second frame. The detected motion of the ball includes the ball passing over the home plate enclosure or the ball passing near and not over the home plate enclosure.
Claims20
An electronic home plate system comprising:
- a home plate enclosure;
- at least one image sensor system disposed within the enclosure, each image sensor system comprising an image sensor, a lens and a first processor;
- the first processor adapted to detect a motion of a ball by continuously capturing frames from the image sensor, the detecting motion comprising:
- capturing a first frame;
- capturing a second frame;
- subtracting the first frame from the second frame to create an image;
- and
- checking for pixel changes between the first frame and the second frame;
- wherein the detected motion of the ball comprises the ball passing over the home plate enclosure or the ball passing near and not over the home plate enclosure.
A method of detecting a ball using an electronic home plate that comprises a home plate enclosure, at least one image sensor system disposed within the enclosure, each image sensor system comprising an image sensor, a lens and a first processor, the method comprising;
- detecting by a first processor a motion of a ball by continuously capturing frames from the image sensor comprising:
- capturing a first frame;
- capturing a second frame;
- subtracting the first frame from the second frame to create an image;
- and
- checking for pixel changes between the first frame and the second frame;
- wherein the detected motion of the ball comprises the ball passing over the home plate enclosure or the ball passing near and not over the home plate enclosure.
A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, detects a ball using an electronic home plate that comprises a home plate enclosure, at least one image sensor system disposed within the enclosure, each image sensor system comprising an image sensor, a lens and a first processor, the detecting comprising;
- detecting by a first processor a motion of a ball by continuously capturing frames from the image sensor comprising:
- capturing a first frame;
- capturing a second frame;
- subtracting the first frame from the second frame to create an image;
- and
- checking for pixel changes between the first frame and the second frame;
- wherein the detected motion of the ball comprises the ball passing over the home plate enclosure or the ball passing near and not over the home plate enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.