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A system is disclosed that can determine the speed of an object and report that speed in a format suitable for use on a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, the Internet or another medium. One example of a suitable use for the present invention includes determining the speed that a baseball play

A system is disclosed that can determine the speed of an object and report that speed in a format suitable for use on a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, the Internet or another medium. One example of a suitable use for the present invention includes determining the speed that a baseball player swings a bat. Another use of the present invention is to measure the speed of a moving ball. In one embodiment, the system includes a set of radars positioned behind and pointed toward the batter. Data from all of the radars is collected and sent to a computer which can determine the start of a pitch, when a ball was hit, the speed of the ball and the speed of the bat.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [19.]19. A method for determining speed information during a live baseball game, comprising the steps of:sensing data using multiple radar units;processing said data;determining a start of a pitch of a ball based on said processed data;determining an end of said pitch based on said proc

[ We claim:] [19.]19. A method for determining speed information during a live baseball game, comprising the steps of:sensing data using multiple radar units;processing said data;determining a start of a pitch of a ball based on said processed data;determining an end of said pitch based on said processed data and in response to said step of determining a start of a pitch;determining a speed of said ball during said pitch based on said processed data and in response to said step of determining a start of a pitch;determining a speed of a bat during a swing attempting to hit said ball based on said processed data and in response to said step of determining a start of a pitch; andreporting one or more of said determined speeds.