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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Flight Path Ip Ltd, West Midlands, GB;
Jason Dale, Surrey, GB;
Stephen Moore, Wimbledon, GB;
FLIGHT PATH IP LTD, West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for automatically scoring a game of darts. The method involves obtaining an image of a dartboard () using three cameras (), detecting a visual disturbance in the image, and identifying a validly thrown dart if the visual disturbance includes a moving phase with a maximum temporal duration and successive images of the dartboard which exhibit differences. The visual disturbance should also include a stationary phase when the dart has been embedded in the dartboard (). The method also includes calculating a score for the validly thrown dart based on its stationary position relative to the dartboard. A lighting system for a dartboard is also disclosed where a LED strip light () is provided around a circumference of the dartboard and three spotlights () are provided above the dartboard.