System for determining the speed and/or timing of an object
US6292130A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2220/89
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system is disclosed that can determine the speed of an object and report that speed in a format suitable for use on a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, the Internet or another medium. One example of a suitable use for the present invention includes determining the speed that a baseball player swings a bat. Another use of the present invention is to measure the speed of a moving ball. In one embodiment, the system includes a set of radars positioned behind and pointed toward the batter. Data from all of the radars is collected and sent to a computer which can determine the start of a pitch, when a ball was hit, the speed of the ball and the speed of the bat.
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