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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2023
Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Zhiyun Li, Kenmore, WA (US);
Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein for detecting and measuring characteristics of a ball during a sporting event, and further for presenting the detected characteristics. For example, the disclosed system uses a camera to detect the location of an object (e.g., a ball used in a sporting event) and, based on the determined location, emits a laser beam at the object. The emitted laser beam scatters off the object and creates a speckle pattern detectable in the same direction as the emitted laser beam. The speckle pattern is detected, for example, using a photodetector. The photodetector captures the speckle pattern caused by the emitted laser beam interacting with the object's surface. The system analyzes the detected speckle pattern over time to determine characteristics of the object. The system may optionally display the characteristics of the object using one or more visualizations.