Systems and methods for determining penalties

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10086251-B2
Application number	US-201514694722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2015
Priority date	Apr 23, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A penalty allocation system includes a processing circuit configured to receive first data from a first player-worn sensor regarding a first player involved in an impact, receive second data from a second player-worn sensor regarding a second player involved in the impact, identify one of the first player and the second player as an at-fault player in connection with the impact based on the first data and the second data, and determine a penalty for the at-fault player based on the first data and the second data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A penalty allocation system, comprising:
a processing circuit configured to:
receive first data from a first player-worn sensor regarding a first player involved in an impact with a second player;
receive second data from a second player-worn sensor regarding the second player involved in the impact with the first player;
determine the first player and the second player are on opposing teams based on the first data and the second data;
identify one of the first player and the second player as an at-fault player in connection with the impact directly between the first player and the second player based on the first data and the second data in response to determining the first player and the second player are on opposing teams; and
determine a penalty for the at-fault player based on the first data and the second data in response to determining the first player and the second player are on opposing teams.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine a magnitude of the impact based on at least one of the first data and the second data and determine the penalty for the at-fault player based further on the magnitude of the impact.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the magnitude of the impact includes a magnitude of at least one of a force, an acceleration, an impulse, and a torque resulting from the impact.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data includes at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, a position, and an orientation of the first player.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data includes at least one of an identity, a player role, and a team affiliation of the first player.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first data includes an indication of a location of the impact on a body of the first player and the second data includes an indication of a location of the impact on a body the second player.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data includes data regarding the first player prior to the impact.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to identify a discrepancy between the first data and the second data regarding the impact.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:
receive external sensor data from a remote sensor regarding the impact; and
determine the penalty based further on the external sensor data and the discrepancy.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor, wherein at least one of the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor includes a camera.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor, wherein at least one of the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor includes a probe beam device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the probe beam device includes at least one of a radar device, a sonar device, and a lidar device.

13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor, wherein at least one of the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor includes a RFID reader.

14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor, wherein at least one of the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor includes at least one of an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, a force sensor, a proximity sensor, and a strain sensor.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first player-worn sensor and the second player-worn sensor includes an array of sensors including at least one of one or more accelerometers, one or more pressure sensors, one or more force sensors, one or more proximity sensors, and one or more strain sensors.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
receive external sensor data from a remote sensor regarding the impact between the first player and the second player, wherein the remote sensor is positioned remote from all players and the impact; and
identify the at-fault player and determine the penalty based on the first data, the second data, and the external sensor data.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to output an indication of the penalty thereby facilitating an official in administering the penalty based on the indication.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the remote sensor includes at least one of a clock, a camera device, a radar device, a lidar device, a RF receiver, and a global positioning system.

19. A penalty allocation system, comprising:
a sensor system including:
local sensors positioned on one or more players, the local sensors configured to acquire local data regarding an impact between a first player and a second player; and
an external sensor positioned remote from the first player, the second player, and the impact, the external sensor configured to acquire external data regarding the impact; and

a processing circuit configured to:
receive the local data and the external data, at least one of the local data and the external data including an indication of a location of the impact on a body of at least one of the first player and the second player;
identify one of the first player and the second player as an at-fault player in connection with the impact based on at least one of the local data and the external data; and
determine a penalty for the at-fault player based on the at least one of the local data and the external data.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive user data regarding at least one of the first player and the second player prior to the impact, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine the penalty at least partially on the user data.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the user data includes at least one of an acceleration, a velocity, a position, and an orientation of the first player.

22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the user data includes at least one of an identity, a player role, and a team affiliation of the first player.

23. The system of claim 20 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:
compare the local data and the user data to the external data; and
determine the penalty based further on the comparison of the local data and the user data to the external data.

24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine a magnitude of the impact based on the local data and determine the penalty for the at-fault player based further on the magnitude of the impact.

25. The system of claim 19 , wherein the sensor system includes an array of sensors including at least one of one or more accelerometers, one or more pressure sensors, one or more force sensors, one or more proximity sensors, and one or more strain sensors.

Assignees

• Elwha Llc

Inventors

• Allen Paul G
• Bayly Philip V
• Brody David L
• Chan Alistair K
• Cheatham Iii Jesse R
• Chin Hon Wah
• Ellenbogen Richard G
• Hyde Roderick A
• Ishikawa Muriel Y
• Kare Jordin T
• Leuthardt Eric C
• Myhrvold Nathan P
• Pan Tony S
• Petroski Robert C
• Radovitzky Raul
• Smith Anthony V
• Sweeney Elizabeth A
• Tegreene Clarence T
• Touran Nicholas W
• Whitmer Charles
• Wood Jr Lowell L
• Wood Victoria Y H

Classifications

• A63B71/0605 Primary

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• A63B2102/24

  Ice hockey · CPC title

• G01S13/72

  for two-dimensional [2D] tracking, e.g. combination of angle and range tracking, track-while-scan radar · CPC title

• A63B2024/0037

  on a target surface or at impact on the ground · CPC title

• G01S19/19

  Sporting applications · CPC title