Smart baseball first base or home plate
US10188931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2243/007
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a smart base for a baseball system or a softball system comprises a sensor to detect a first time at which a runner has touched the smart base, a radio-frequency (RF) receiver to receive a signal from a smart baseball that indicates a second time at which the smart baseball was caught, timing circuitry to detect if the second time occurs before or after the first time; and indicator circuitry to indicate a force out if the second time occurs before the first time.
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