System and method for optical player tracking in sports venues
US9468850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30221
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method optically track players and automatically capture broadcastable video of a sporting event within a venue. The system includes at least one fixed tracking camera, a remote-controlled broadcast camera, and a scoreboard camera, with each of the components being in communication with a processing system. The method involves dividing the venue into zones of interest, optically tracking individual players in the zones of interest, identifying player groups in the zones of interest, determining a zone of interest containing the most players, analyzing player activity in the zone of interest with the most players, selecting a current gameplay scenario corresponding to the player activity from a set of predetermined gameplay scenarios, and adjusting the pan, tilt and zoom of a broadcast camera according to the current gameplay scenario.
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