Pressure sensing sport ball system and related methods of use
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorArthur P. MOLINARI
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Abstract
In one instance, disclosed herein is a pressure sensing sport ball system, including: a casing that forms an exterior of a sport ball; a bladder disposed within the casing; a pressure sensor coupled to the bladder and operative to generate pressure data by gauging the pressure of a fluid contained within the bladder; and at least one processor operative to: access the pressure data generated by the pressure sensor; determine, based at least in part on the pressure data, that the sport ball has been impacted; and output an indication that the sport ball has been impacted.
Claims20
A pressure sensing sport ball system, the system comprising:
- a casing that forms an exterior of a sport ball;
- a bladder disposed within the casing;
- a pressure sensor coupled to the bladder and operative to generate pressure data by gauging the pressure of a fluid contained within the bladder;
- and
- at least one processor operative to:
- access the pressure data generated by the pressure sensor;
- determine, based at least in part on the pressure data, that the sport ball has been impacted;
- and
- output an indication that the sport ball has been impacted.
A method for monitoring the pressure within a sport ball, the method comprising:
- gauging the pressure of a fluid contained within a bladder of a sport ball;
- generating pressure data that can be accessed by a processor;
- determining, based at least in part on the pressure data, that the sport ball has been impacted;
- and
- causing a graphical user interface (GUI) to display a visual indication that the sport ball has been impacted.
A pressure sensing sport ball apparatus, comprising:
- a casing that forms an exterior of a sport ball;
- a bladder disposed within the casing;
- and
- a pressure sensor disposed within the bladder and operative to:
- gauge the pressure of a fluid contained within the bladder;
- and
- generate pressure data that can be used by at least one processor to determine that the sport has been impacted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.