WO1999059684A1 - Ball with infrared sensitive sensors and goal with infrared emitters - Google Patents
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- WO1999059684A1 WO1999059684A1 PCT/IT1999/000134 IT9900134W WO9959684A1 WO 1999059684 A1 WO1999059684 A1 WO 1999059684A1 IT 9900134 W IT9900134 W IT 9900134W WO 9959684 A1 WO9959684 A1 WO 9959684A1
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- ball
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
- A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
- A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
- A63B2024/0037—Tracking a path or terminating locations on a target surface or at impact on the ground
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
- A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
- A63B2220/805—Optical or opto-electronic sensors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
- A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
- A63B2220/83—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor characterised by the position of the sensor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
- A63B2225/50—Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
- A63B2225/54—Transponders, e.g. RFID
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B63/00—Targets or goals for ball games
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a sports ball whose position can be automatically determined with millimetric accuracy.
- the invention also relates to a device used to determine the position of the ball with respect to a defined alignment.
- optical systems are known in which a defined alignment - such as the line that marks the soccer goal - is monitored by several cameras. The cameras shoot and analyse the area near the line and in particular observe the passage of the ball beyond the line in order to determine whether the goal is valid or not.
- the purpose of the present invention is to find a solution to the above inconveniences and offer a ball and a device to detect its position, which can be easily and conveniently installed, although characterised by high accuracy.
- This purpose has been achieved with a ball that is at least partially transparent to infrared rays and provided with sensors which are sensitive to infrared rays, as well as with signalling means activated by the reception of the infrared rays.
- the invention relates to a device consisting in several emitters of infrared rays that are oriented as to define the alignment used to determine the position of the ball.
- the alignment is composed of a continuous field or "gate" of infrared rays projected in the proximity of the goal.
- the advantages of the present invention mainly consist in the possibility of immediately and accurately determining the position of the ball with respect to the alignment of the emitters.
- FIG. 1 shows a soccer ball according to the invention
- figure 2 is an enlarged view of the ball shown in figure 1 ;
- figure 3 is a transversal cross-section of the detail shown in figure 2;
- FIG. 4 is a lateral view of the detail shown in figure 2.
- the ball according to the present invention is made up of an enclosure (1) obtained by sewing together various hexagonal pieces (2).
- some strips (3) are located on the stitching of the pieces (2) which feature an external portion (4) made of material transparent to infrared rays, equipped with several sensors or photodiodes (5) sensitive to infrared rays.
- the diodes are preferably located inside the portion (4), for instance during the production stage of the strips
- the sensors (5) are connected by means of wires (6) to an active signalling element (7), preferably located in the centre of the bladder of the ball (1), inside a sheath in diametral position.
- the wires (6) go through the strips (3), reach the ends of the sheath (8) and continue along it up to the active element.
- the sheath is located between the bladder valve and the diametrically opposite point with respect to the valve.
- the transparent strips are uniformly distributed on the entire surface of the ball so that the first point of the ball that enters the alignment defined by the infrared rays is of no relevance.
- the rays are transmitted by the transparent portion (4) of the strip to the sensors
- the electronic signal produced by the sensors as a result of the exposure to the infrared rays is transmitted in turn through the wires (6) up to the active element (7) which signals the exposure to the infrared rays.
- the transparent portions of the ball can be represented by the pieces (2) or part of the pieces (2), or by the entire enclosure (1), in case of balls without sewn pieces.
- the sensitive element can be placed anywhere in the ball, i.e. fixed to the internal surface of the enclosure.
- Figure 5 shows a device used to create an infrared alignment or "gate" (11).
- the alignment is defined by several emitting diodes (9) located in proximity of the perimeter of a goal (10) with vertical orientation with respect to the goal.
- the mutual distance between the diodes is determined so that the composition of the emitted ray beams covers a surface that corresponds to the entire goal.
- the complete coverage of the goal is guaranteed by the diodes located along each individual side of the goal. This ensures the maximum visibility of the ball in any position and situation during the match.
- the ball is visible from the diodes (9) located along the lower horizontal line.
- the distance of the gate (11) with respect to the goal line is equal to the ball diameter.
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Priority Applications (2)
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EP99921143A EP1079899A1 (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1999-05-14 | Ball with infrared sensitive sensors and goal with infrared emitters |
AU38480/99A AU3848099A (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1999-05-14 | Ball with infrared sensitive sensors and goal with infrared emitters |
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ITFI980119 ITFI980119A1 (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 | BALL FOR SPORTS USE AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF ITS POSITION |
ITFI98A000119 | 1998-05-18 |
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- 1999-05-14 AU AU38480/99A patent/AU3848099A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-05-14 WO PCT/IT1999/000134 patent/WO1999059684A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-05-14 EP EP99921143A patent/EP1079899A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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