Vision system for viewing a sporting event
AssigneeCriticom Corp.
InventorsJohn Ellenby, Thomas Ellenby, Peter Ellenby
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Abstract
The following invention is primarily concerned with new and improved systems for viewing a sporting event. In particular, systems which combine images of a real scene with computer generated imagery where the computer generated imagery is particular to the position and pointing attitude of the device. Being useful to spectators of the game baseball, the device can produce images showing where a strike zone is relative to the position of the players; can produce images of ball tracks; of replays and many other forms of information having characteristics dependent on a viewer's position and attitude.
Claims10
An electro-optic vision system for viewing a sporting event comprising:
- a camera for producing an electronic image of a scene being addressed, a position and attitude determining means for determining the position and attitude of the camera, a data store responsive to the outputs of said position and attitude determining means and having information stored therein, a computer operable for combining the stored information with the electronic image to produce an augmented image, and an electro-optic display operable for displaying the augmented image, said computer is divided into three computer sub-systems:
- a portable computer;
- a Transaction Data System (48);
- and an Action Data System (46), the portable computer being remotely located but in communication with the Transaction Data System (48) and in communication with the Action Data System (46).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.