System for interactive sports analytics using multi-template alignment and discriminative clustering
US10201752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/7867
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system is described for interactively analyzing plays of a sporting event based on real-world positional tracking data. Using positional information regarding the players and/or ball and/or other objects obtained from a tracking system, along with identified event data and contextual information, the system processes a library of plays (e.g., one or more seasons' worth of a league's contests) into a searchable database of plays using multiple alignment templates and discriminative clustering techniques. A user interface is described for interacting with the database in a graphical manner, whereby users can query a graphical depiction of a play and receive the most similar plays from the library, along with statistical information relating to the plays. The user interface further permits the user to modify the query graphically (e.g., moving or exchanging players, ball trajectories, etc.) and obtain updated statistical information for comparison.
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