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Monitoring systems to measure and display flight characteristics of moving sports object

US5471383A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1994
Grant dateNov 28, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2243/007
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sports object flight monitoring system including at least one shutterable camera units each of which units receive light patterns from each and every one of a plurality of contrasting areas or markers on the object in rapid successive sequence. A computer receives the signals generated by the light patterns as received by each camera unit to determine the flight characteristics of the object.

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