System and Method for Analysing Sports Performance Data

A computer-automated method for analyzing sports performance data from a game, the method comprising:

• receiving a data set containing a log of a first time sequence of game data events in which each event has been classified into one of a plurality of event types;
• creating a second time sequence from the first time sequence by aggregating the events into event patterns, wherein each event pattern is defined as a plurality of events which are in a specific sequence of event types, each event pattern being classified into one of a plurality of event pattern types;
• creating a third time sequence from the second time sequence by aggregating the event patterns into event strategies, wherein each event strategy is defined as a plurality of event patterns which are in a specific sequence of event pattern types, each event strategy being classified into one of a plurality of event strategy types;
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• rendering into a visualization at least one of the time sequences such that in the visualization each of the types is visually distinct from other types in the same time sequence.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a computer program product for controlling a computing device for automated analyzing sports performance data from a game, the computer program product comprising software instructions which, when run on processing circuitry of the computing device, causes the computing device to:

• receive a data set containing a log of a first time sequence of game data events in which each event has been classified into one of a plurality of event types;
• create a second time sequence from the first time sequence by aggregating the events into event patterns, wherein each event pattern is defined as a plurality of events which are in a specific sequence of event types, each event pattern being classified into one of a plurality of event pattern types;
• create a third time sequence from the second time sequence by aggregating the event patterns into event strategies, wherein each event strategy is defined as a plurality of event patterns which are in a specific sequence of event pattern types, each event strategy being classified into one of a plurality of event strategy types;
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• render into a visualization at least one of the time sequences such that in the visualization each of the types is visually distinct from other types in the same time sequence.

A computer system for analyzing sports performance data from a game, the system comprising:

• a data input operable to receive a data set containing a log of a first time sequence of game data events in which each event has been classified into one of a plurality of event types;
• memory operable to store the data set;
• processing circuitry operable to analyze the data set by:
• creating a second time sequence from the first time sequence by aggregating the events into event patterns, wherein each event pattern is defined as a plurality of events which are in a specific sequence of event types, each event pattern being classified into one of a plurality of event pattern types;
• creating a third time sequence from the second time sequence by aggregating the event patterns into event strategies, wherein each event strategy is defined as a plurality of event patterns which are in a specific sequence of event pattern types, each event strategy being classified into one of a plurality of event strategy types;
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• rendering into a visualization into a visualization at least one of the time sequences such that in the visualization each of the types is visually distinct from other types in the same time sequence;
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• an output operable to output the visualization to a display.