System for measuring a jump

US6167356A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SPORTVISION, INC. · US

Inventors

• William F. Squadron · Scarsdale, US
• Richard H. Cavallaro · Mountain View, US
• Stanley K. Honey · Palo Alto, US
• Nicholas Robert Kalayjian · Redwood City, US
• Terence J. O'Brien · San Jose, US
• Marvin S. White · San Carlos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 1999
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2244/08
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system is disclosed that can measure the vertical height and/or the hang time of a jump. The system includes an acceleration detector, a controller, a display, a power source and a case that houses the components in a manner that allows the device to be worn or held by a person or object. The acceleration detector is used to determine the start of a jump and the end of a jump. Based on the time elapsed between the start of the jump and the end of the jump, the controller can determine the vertical height of the jump and/or the hang time.