System for re-registering a sensor during a live event
AssigneeFox Sports Productions, Inc.
InventorsStanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Timothy P. Heidmann, Patrick W. Olsen, James R. Gloudemans
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Abstract
Although sensors are typically registered before the live event, a sensor's location, orientation and/or field of view can be altered during the event. A system for re-registering a sensor during a live event allows for the determination that a sensor is not properly registered. If such a determination is made, the system accumulates valid data during the live event. The valid data is compared to the data from the improperly registered sensor in order to determine the amount of error. The variables that define the sensor's registration are changed to reduce the error.
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A method of re-registering a first sensor during a live event, said first sensor being part of a system for performing a first function, said system further including a second sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
- accumulating data during said live event including acquiring data from said first sensor and said second sensor, said first sensor being mis-registered, said second sensor being properly registered and said data acquired from said second sensor being used for performing said first function;
- calculating, during said live event, an error based on at least a subset of said accumulated data and one or more registration parameters associated with said first sensor;
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- determining, during said live event, a new value for at least one of said registration parameters.
A method of re-registering a first sensor during a live event, comprising the steps of:
- accumulating data during said live event, said step of accumulating data includes acquiring data from said first sensor pertaining to an object and acquiring data from other sensors pertaining to said object
- calculating, during said live event, an error based on at least a subset of said accumulated data and one or more registration parameters associated with said first sensor;
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- determining, during said live event, a new value for at least one of said registration parameters.
A method of re-registering a first sensor during a live event, comprising the steps of:
- taking said first sensor offline;
- accumulating data during said live event;
- calculating, during said live event, an error based on at least a subset of said accumulated data and one or more registration parameters associated with said first sensor;
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- determining, during said live event, a new value for at least one of said registration parameters;
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- bringing said first sensor online after said step of determining a new value for at least one of said registration parameters.
A method of re-registering a first sensor during a live event, said first sensor being part of a system for performing a first function, said system further including a second sensor, said method comprising the steps of:
- accumulating data during said live event from said first sensor and said second sensor, said first sensor being mis-registered, said second sensor being properly registered and said data acquired from said second sensor being used for performing said first function;
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- determining, during said live event, a new value for at least one registration parameter associated with said first sensor.
A method of re-registering a first sensor during a live event comprising the steps of:
- accumulating data during said live event;
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- automatically determining, during said live event, a new value for at least one registration parameter associated with said first sensor, said step of automatically determining a new value is commenced without human intervention.
One or more computer readable storage mediums having computer readable program code embodied on said computer readable storage mediums, said computer readable program code for re-registering a first sensor during a live event, said computer readable program code comprising:
- first program code, said first program code accumulates data during said live event from said first sensor and a second sensor, said first sensor being mis-registered, said second sensor being properly registered;
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- second program code, said second program code determines, during said live event, a new value for at least one registration parameter associated with said first sensor based on data acquired from said first sensor.
One or more computer readable storage mediums having computer readable program code embodied on said computer readable storage mediums, said computer readable program code for re-registering a first sensor during a live event, said first sensor being part of a system for performing a first function, said system further including a second sensor, said computer readable program code comprising:
- first program code, said first program code accumulates data during said live event including accumulating data from said first sensor and said second sensor, said first sensor being mis-registered, said second sensor being properly registered and said data acquired from said second sensor being used for performing said first function;
- second program code, said second program code calculates, during said live event, an error based on at least a subset of said accumulated data and one or more registration parameters associated with said first sensor;
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- third program code, said third program code determines, during said live event, a new value for at least one of said registration parameters.
An apparatus for tracking an object during a live event, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, including a first sensor and a second sensor;
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- one or more processors in communication with said sensors, said one or more processors programmed to:
- accumulate data from at least said first and second sensors during said live event, said first sensor being mis-registered, said second sensor being properly registered and said data accumulated from said second sensor being used to track said object during said live event
- calculate, during said live event, an error based on at least a subset of said accumulated data and one or more registration parameters associated with a first sensor;
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- determine, during said live event, a new value for at least one of said registration parameters.
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