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Patent No.:

US 12350555 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2024

Systems and methods for tracking sports balls configured with electronic components

Applicant:

Sportsmedia Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US);

Inventor:

Gerard J. Hall, Durham, NC (US);

Assignee:

SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:

NEO IP

Primary Examiner:

Ronald Laneau

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 39/00 (2006.01); A63B 41/02 (2006.01); A63B 60/46 (2015.01); A63B 67/14 (2006.01); A63B 102/02 (2015.01); A63B 102/14 (2015.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A63B 43/004 (2013.01); A63B 37/0003 (2013.01); A63B 39/00 (2013.01); A63B 41/02 (2013.01); A63B 60/46 (2015.10); A63B 67/14 (2013.01); A63B 2102/02 (2015.10); A63B 2102/14 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2220/10 (2013.01); A63B 2220/16 (2013.01); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01); A63B 2220/34 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2225/20 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2225/54 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0037 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0066 (2013.01); A63B 2243/007 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0095 (2013.01);

Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking a sports ball assembly in real time during a sporting event are disclosed. A structure of the sports ball assembly is also disclosed. The sports ball assembly comprises at least one electronic circuit embedded or attached to a sports ball. The sports ball assembly is in network communication with a processor via at least two receivers within a sports arena. The sports ball assembly generates and transmits UWB data packets comprising movement-related data for the sports ball assembly in real time at a predetermined rate. The at least two receivers receive the UWB data packets and transmit to the processor with time stamps. The processor is operable to determine a movement of the sports ball assembly based on the UWB data packets and the time stamps received from the at least two receivers.

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