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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. Thurman, Plainfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 43/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/0002 (2013.01); A63B 24/0021 (2013.01); A63B 43/008 (2013.01); A63B 43/06 (2013.01); A63B 71/0605 (2013.01); A63F 13/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/002 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0037 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0658 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0663 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0666 (2013.01); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2207/02 (2013.01); A63B 2220/12 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/20 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2225/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including a computing device to receive signals indicating movement of a physical ball relative to a strike zone during a pitch, retrieve a batting characteristic of a simulated batter corresponding to the indicated movement of the physical ball relative to the strike zone during the pitch, and output a simulated pitch result for the pitch based on the retrieved batting characteristic of the simulated batter for the indicated movement.