IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0054997
(2013-10-16)
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등록번호 |
US-8784268
(2014-07-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Molyneux, James
- Weast, Aaron B.
- Burroughs, Brandon S.
- Berggren, Scott R.
- Lindsay, Clayton J.
- Rice, Jordan M.
- Buxton, Bert B.
- Lowe, Edward S.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
45 |
초록
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Systems, apparatuses, and methods estimate the distance between a player and a ball by transmitting a chirp (sweep signal) to a radio tag located on the ball. During the chirp, the frequency of the transmitted signal is changed in a predetermined fashion. The radio tag doubles the transmitted freque
Systems, apparatuses, and methods estimate the distance between a player and a ball by transmitting a chirp (sweep signal) to a radio tag located on the ball. During the chirp, the frequency of the transmitted signal is changed in a predetermined fashion. The radio tag doubles the transmitted frequency and returns the processed signal to a transceiver typically located on the player. The currently transmitted frequency is then compared with the received frequency to obtain a difference frequency from which an apparatus may estimate the distance. The apparatus may simultaneously receive the processed signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal.
대표청구항
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1. A method for determining a distance between a player and a ball in a game, the method comprising: starting transmission of a sweep signal from a sensor worn by a player to a radio tag on the ball, a sweep frequency of the sweep signal changing in accordance with a predetermined pattern;simultaneo
1. A method for determining a distance between a player and a ball in a game, the method comprising: starting transmission of a sweep signal from a sensor worn by a player to a radio tag on the ball, a sweep frequency of the sweep signal changing in accordance with a predetermined pattern;simultaneously receiving a return signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal; comparing at an on-body transceiver a received frequency of the return signal with a current sweep frequency to obtain a frequency difference;estimating the distance between the player and the ball from the frequency difference; andtransmitting from the on-body transceiver to a remote computer system the distance between the player and the ball. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparing comprises: doubling the current sweep frequency to obtain a second harmonic signal; andmixing the second harmonic signal with the return signal to obtain a mixer output, the mixer output characterized by the difference frequency. 3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising: determining when to start the sweep signal to reduce interference by another transceiver, the other transceiver associated with another player. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the estimating comprises: determining an estimated distance between the player and the ball from a plurality of measurements of the frequency difference. 5. The method of claim 4, the method further comprising: when a variability of the plurality of measurements is greater than a predetermined threshold, generating a subsequent sweep signal to approximate the distance between the player and the ball. 6. The method of claim 1, the radio tag comprising: a frequency doubler circuit configured to generate the return signal at the different frequency while simultaneously receiving the sweep signal, wherein the different frequency equals twice the sweep frequency. 7. The method of claim 6, the radio tag further comprising: an antenna for receiving at the transmit frequency and for transmitting at twice the sweep frequency. 8. The method of claim 6, the on-body transceiver comprising: a mixer configured to mix the return signal with a second harmonic of the sweep signal. 9. The method of claim 8, the antenna comprising a cross magnetic slotted dipole. 10. The method of claim 8, the on-body transceiver further comprising: a filter having a bandwidth to accommodate a mixer output generated by the mixer. 11. A tangible computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that when executed cause and apparatus to perform the steps comprising: starting transmission of a sweep signal from a sensor worn by a player to a radio tag on the ball, a sweep frequency of the sweep signal changing in accordance with a predetermined pattern;simultaneously receiving a return signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal; comparing at an on-body transceiver received frequency of the return signal with a current sweep frequency to obtain a frequency difference;estimating the distance between the player and the ball from the frequency difference; andtransmitting from the on-body transceiver to a remote computer system the distance between the player and the ball. 12. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the comparing comprises: doubling the current sweep frequency to obtain a second harmonic signal; andmixing the second harmonic signal with the return signal to obtain a mixer output, the mixer output characterized by the difference frequency. 13. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to perform the step comprising: determining when to start the sweep signal to reduce interference by another transceiver, the other transceiver associated with another player. 14. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the estimating comprises: determining an estimated distance between the player and the ball from a plurality of measurements of the frequency difference. 15. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to perform the step comprising: when a variability of the plurality of measurements is greater than a predetermined threshold, generating a subsequent sweep signal to approximate the distance between the player and the ball. 16. A computer device comprising: a processor;a tangible computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computer device to perform the steps comprising: starting transmission of a sweep signal from a sensor worn by a player to a radio tag on the ball, a sweep frequency of the sweep signal changing in accordance with a predetermined pattern;simultaneously receiving a return signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal;comparing at an on-body receiver a received frequency of the return signal with a current sweep frequency to obtain a frequency difference;estimating the distance between the player and the ball from the frequency difference; andtransmitting from the on-body transceiver to a remote computer system the distance between the player and the ball. 17. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the comparing comprises: doubling the current sweep frequency to obtain a second harmonic signal; andmixing the second harmonic signal with the return signal to obtain a mixer output, the mixer output characterized by the difference frequency. 18. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the tangible computer-readable medium further contains computer-executable instructions that cause the computer device to perform the step comprising: determining when to start the sweep signal to reduce interference by another transceiver, the other transceiver associated with another player. 19. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the estimating comprises: determining an estimated distance between the player and the ball from a plurality of measurements of the frequency difference. 20. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the tangible computer-readable medium further contains computer-executable instructions that cause the computer device to perform the step comprising: when a variability of the plurality of measurements is greater than a predetermined threshold, generating a subsequent sweep signal to approximate the distance between the player and the ball.
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