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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
SantoshKumar Balakrishnan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Steve Holmes, Beaverton, OR (US);
Aaron B. Weast, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/34 (2006.01); G01S 13/75 (2006.01); G01S 13/82 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/44 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01); G01S 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A43B 1/0054 (2013.01); A43B 3/0005 (2013.01); A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A63B 24/0021 (2013.01); A63B 71/0686 (2013.01); A63F 9/24 (2013.01); G01S 13/34 (2013.01); G01S 13/751 (2013.01); G01S 13/82 (2013.01); G06K 9/00664 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0028 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0053 (2013.01); G01S 13/06 (2013.01); Y10S 482/901 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining when an athlete is in possession of a ball by analyzing image data are provided. A camera is worn by an athlete and is turned on when the athlete is in proximity of a ball. The camera is used to generate an image of a ball. The size of the ball is determined and compared to a threshold. The athlete is considered to be in possession of the ball when the size of the image exceeds the threshold.