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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Aurel Coza, Portland, OR (US);
Christian Dibenedetto, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/002 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 71/0619 (2013.01); G09B 19/0038 (2013.01); A63B 2208/0204 (2013.01); A63B 2220/24 (2013.01); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01); A63B 2220/35 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring the motion of a sport ball that has been impacted by an individual during the course of an athletic activity includes the steps of a portable electronic device wirelessly receiving motion data from the sport ball, and the portable electronic device determining a point of impact based on the motion data, wherein the point of impact includes a location on a surface of the sport ball where the impact occurred.