Automated detection system for sports fields and the like
US7369038B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C1/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer monitoring system includes a processor and sensors electrically thereto that are positioned beneath the playing surface directly below a boundary line. The sensors are connected in series to the processor such that each sensor is independently activated and generates an analog output signal when a predetermined weight limit is detected thereon. The sensors are positioned below a three-point and a free-throw line. An analog-to-digital converter is coupled to the processor and sensors that receives and converts the analog signals to digital signals. A memory includes programmable software instruction that cause the system to perform a series of operations. The processor generates and transmits audible and visual notification signals for each of the consecutive digital signals when the time span is greater than the threshold interval.
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