System and method for tracking identity movement and location of sports objects
AssigneeAccurate Technologies Inc.
InventorsJohn Erario, Richard Erario
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for tracking location and flight path attributes of one or more sports objects, associating the sports objects with individual players, mapping each sports object location and a flight path to surrounding field of play, and allowing each player to access the location and flight path attributes of their sports objects. The present invention outfits sports objects with electronic devices that receive and transmit position and location information obtained from the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) System, without adversely affecting the sports object's ability to perform in a standard way.
Claims34
A sports object capable of receiving, storing and transmitting tracking data comprising:
- a receiver for receiving tracking data;
- a transmitter for transmitting the tracking data;
- a programmable microprocessor for controlling the receiver and the transmitter wherein tracking data is received by the sports object through the receiver such that the tracking data passes through the microprocessor before the tracking data is transmitted from the sports object by the transmitter;
- a rechargeable power source for powering the receiver, transmitter and programmable microprocessor, the receiver, transmitter, programmable microprocessor and rechargeable power source being embedded in the sports object;
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- a detector embedded in the sports object for detecting when the sports object has been selected for use.
A sports object tracking system comprising:
- a radio frequency receiver for receiving tracking data transmitted from a transmitter,
- a system server for receiving the tracking data from the radio frequency receiver;
- a display device in communication with a programmable microprocessor, wherein the tracking data is displayed;
- a data entry device to which a user of the sports object tracking system inputs information;
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- a rechargeable power source for powering the receiver, transmitter and programmable microprocessor, the receiver, transmitter, programmable microprocessor and rechargeable power source being embedded in the sports object;
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- a detector embedded in the sports object for detecting when the sports object has been selected for use.
A sports object and tracking system comprising:
- a sports object having a receiver for receiving tracking data wherein the sports object has:
- a transmitter for transmitting the tracking data;
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- a programmable microprocessor for controlling the receiver and the transmitter wherein tracking data is received by the sports object through the receiver such that the tracking data passes through the microprocessor before the tracking data is transmitted from the sports object by the transmitter, the sports object further having:
- a rechargeable power source for powering the receiver, transmitter and microprocessor such that the sports object is capable of being tracked by a tracking system wherein the tracking system has a radio frequency receiver for receiving tracking data transmitted from the transmitter, and the receiver, transmitter, microprocessor and power source are embedded in the sports object;
- a system server for receiving the tracking data from the radio frequency receiver;
- a display device in communication with the system server wherein the tracking data is displayed;
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- a detector embedded in the sports object for detecting when the sports object has been selected for use.
A method for tracking a sports object comprising the steps of:
- receiving tracking data in a sports object, the sports object having embedded a receiver, a transmitter, a programmable microprocessor a rechargeable power source, and a detector embedded in the sports object for detecting when the sports object has been selected for use;
- transferring the tracking data through the microprocessor to the transmitter;
- transmitting the tracking data from the sports object to a receiver contained in a tracking system;
- processing the tracking data through a system server;
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- displaying the tracking data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.