Methods of determining performance information for individuals and sports objects
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorAurel COZA
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Abstract
Methods for determining performance information for an object located within an area include obtaining magnetic field information for the area, measuring first magnetic field data when the object is located at a first position within the area, and determining performance information for the object within the area based on the magnetic field information for the area and the first magnetic field data.
Claims20
A method for mapping a magnetic field of an athletic field area, the method comprising:
- measuring magnetic field data at a plurality of locations within the athletic field area during a mapping session;
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- generating a map of the magnetic field of the athletic field area based on the measured magnetic field data.
A method for tracking a first object and a second object within an area during a period of time, the method comprising:
- obtaining magnetic field data for the first object within the area during the period of time from a first sensor coupled to the first object;
- obtaining magnetic field data for the second object within the area during the period of time from a second sensor coupled to the second object;
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- tracking positions of the first object and the second object based on the obtained magnetic field data for the first and second object respectively received from the first and second sensors.
A method for locating an object within a mapped magnetic field of an athletic field area, the method comprising:
- measuring magnetic field data at a plurality of locations within the athletic field area during a mapping session;
- generating a map of the magnetic field of the athletic field area based on the measured magnetic field data;
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- comparing the map of the magnetic field of the athletic field area to a magnetic field data of the object to locate the position of the object within the athletic field area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.