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Method for calculating a position of an athlete on a sports field

US11179600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Swiss Timing Ltd · CH

Inventors

Alexander Hiemann · Leipzig, DE
Thomas O. Kautz · Waukesha, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2019
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2205/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for calculating the position of an athlete, referred to as target, on a sports field, including estimating an approximate position of the target using a radio-based positioning system, the system including tracking sensors attached to several athletes on the sports field and antennas installed around the sports field, defining a search space around the approximate position, detecting an athlete in the search space using an optical-based positioning system, the system including cameras installed above and/or around the sports field and image recognition device, determining an accurate position of the detected athlete, attributing the accurate position to the target.

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