Contest Or Contestant Analysis, Management, Or Monitoring (e.g., Statistical Analysis, Handicapping, Scoring) Patents (Class 700/91)
  • Patent number: 11948195
    Abstract: The present embodiment provides an assessment education device and method for a debt management capability, the device and method generate an event that causes psychological confusion in rounds on a debt management assessment scenario and provide education contents when a user who is in a psychologically confused state repays the debt, such that individuals attempting to repay the debt can be induced to make rational decisions in a situation in which various debts are nixed and the debt management capability of individuals can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Do Yeong Kim, Do Won Kim
  • Patent number: 11944892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating user interface elements associated with a guided workout are disclosed herein. For example, by analyzing location data associated with a user device, along with digital content corresponding to the guided workout, the system may generate user interface elements including graphical representations, segmented timelines, and performance metrics associated with a user's progress and performance while consuming the guided workout content. These interface elements may be displayed to the user during and/or after the workout and may allow for user interaction to view varying levels of detail associated with the interface elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Intonato, Katherine Lorelli Wallace, Alexander Choong Sik Lawrence-Richards, Ivy Lee, Feibi Wen McIntosh, Jaeyoon Song, Dean Rex Silfen, Dalton Lee Claybrook
  • Patent number: 11948097
    Abstract: A system (300) and method (900) for viewing an event (80). The system (300) can enhance the experience of the viewer (120) in a variety of different ways. A machine learning module (534) can be used to train the system (300) to correctly identify the participants (110) of an event (80) from an image (728) or video (729) captured at the event (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel John Stark
  • Patent number: 11931624
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity includes detecting movement of the individual at a first time, using a sensor module coupled to the individual, determining that the movement of the individual corresponds to a predetermined activation movement, entering an active state of the sensor module in response to the determination that the movement of the individual corresponds to the predetermined activation movement, and detecting movement of the individual at a second time, using the sensor module in the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Aurel Coza, Christian Dibenedetto, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11896884
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to evaluating the performance of a person playing basketball are described. The systems and methods can be used to provide an evaluation sequence that can determine and evaluate the performance level of a person at one or more basketball skills. The evaluation sequence for the person can include a first sequence of actions that are the same each person being evaluated for a particular skill and a second sequence of actions that is based on the results of the first sequence and may be different for each person. Once the first and second sequences have been completed by the person, the system can determine a performance level for the person for the skills being evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Pillar Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan W. Marty, John Carter
  • Patent number: 11890521
    Abstract: A basketball training system includes a server computer and a basketball training machine. The server computer executes a workout module that manages operation of a graphical user interface that presents a graphical representation of a portion of a basketball court and receives user inputs that define a workout program that includes selected ball delivery locations relative to the visual representation. The basketball training machine receives the workout program and delivers basketballs to the selected ball delivery locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Airborne Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas B. Campbell, Jeffrey J. Campbell, Adam T. Pan
  • Patent number: 11878230
    Abstract: A let detection system includes a sensor including an accelerometer attached to a tennis net. The sensor is in wireless communication with an umpire device able to send a message to the sensor, wherein the message causes the sensor to calibrate and begin monitoring for a let. The sensor determines a three-dimensional (3D) vector representing the gravity acting on the sensor as a baseline. When the sensor detects vertical acceleration of the net relative to the baseline and the vertical motion is above a preset threshold, the sensor automatically transmits a let notification message to the umpire device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank C. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11878213
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods can be used including receiving motion data including comparing time-stamped speed data with predetermined cycling speed ranges, categorizing the speed data into portions of a minute that indicate each of the predetermined cycling speed ranges, determining portions of a minute indicate a cycling activity has begun, determining portions of a later minute indicate a cycling activity has paused or ended, confirming a minimum time inactive indicating that a cycling activity has ended, and determining that a minimum time active has elapsed between the indication a cycling activity has begun and indication a cycling activity has ended such that a cycling activity is categorized as a cycling workout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Alan Lee, Stephen John Black, Jason Iijima
  • Patent number: 11874373
    Abstract: A system simultaneously tracks multiple objects. All or a subset of the objects includes a wireless receiver and a transmitter for providing an output. The system includes one or more wireless transmitters that send commands to the wireless receivers of the multiple objects instructing different subsets of the multiple objects to output (via their respective transmitter) at different times. The system also includes object sensors that receive output from the transmitters of the multiple objects and a computer system in communication with the object sensors. The computer system calculates locations of the multiple objects based on the sensed output from the multiple objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard H. Cavallaro, James Orville McGuffin, John Roy Borton
  • Patent number: 11865427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf swing notification device for notifying a person who has made a golf swing and other team members of golf swing information (information indicating that the golf swing has been made by a certain fellow golfer) during a round of golf. According to the present invention, a caddie and other fellow golfers are able to know that a golf swing has been made by a fellow golfer, so as to be warned to not be struck by a golf ball. In particular, the present invention is very useful in that it has an accumulated strokes notification and check function that enables a golfer and other fellow golfers to be notified of stroke count at all times during a round of golf, and also has a hole accumulated number of strokes reset function, a hole information notification function, a penalty stroke correction function, a hitting position display function, a hole score notification function, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Myong Gi Hong
  • Patent number: 11853389
    Abstract: A computer implemented system for genomic data sorting, comprising alignment and position mapping. The system maps each read to a position on the reference genome with which the read is associated, followed by sorting these reads by their mapped positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
    Inventor: Alexander Y. Wong
  • Patent number: 11839807
    Abstract: The server device includes: a storage unit that associates and stores multiple first characteristic data sets for each user and associates and stores second characteristic data for each group to which the multiple first characteristic data sets belong; a different-user-selecting unit that selects a different user when a predetermined event occurs while a game is being played; a group formation-assessing unit that determines whether or not all of the first characteristic data sets belonging to a group are included in the first characteristic data sets associated with the user and the different user; and an action-executing unit that executes predetermined actions using, in addition to the first characteristic data sets associated with the user and the different user, the second characteristic data associated with the group for which it has been determined that all of the pertinent first characteristic data sets are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Kensuke Umehara
  • Patent number: 11813535
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a fantasy sports game. In some embodiments, an expected performance value may be determined. In some embodiments, a same player may appear multiple times in a team. Various other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC
    Inventors: Lee Amaitis, Phillip Flaherty
  • Patent number: 11798377
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating an instant lottery game with both physical and virtual instant lottery tickets, and more particularly to a system and method for facilitating virtual instant lottery ticket creation, virtual instant lottery ticket selling, virtual instant lottery ticket transferring, virtual instant lottery ticket scratching, and virtual instant lottery ticket redemption. The instant lottery ticket system and method of various embodiments provides the seamless integration with existing physical instant lottery game and ticket systems (and processes thereof), substantially the same overall player experience as provided with physical instant lottery tickets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Gianluca Ragnoni, Emanuele Martire, Veniero Merlini, Fabrizio Battini, Giuseppe Bianchi
  • Patent number: 11786796
    Abstract: A system for planning, managing, and analyzing sports teams and events. The system may include a content management function for storing data. The data can pertain to a plurality of sports-related statistics and a variety of identifying data. The system and method can also include an event management function for planning and evaluating sports-related events such as practices and games. The system and method can also include a report function which can provide a variety of statistical analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AdrenalineIP
    Inventor: Casey Alexander Huke
  • Patent number: 11783638
    Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Kwamina Crankson, Jason Nims, Michael L. Orenstein, Kristen Laina White
  • Patent number: 11776321
    Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Kwamina Crankson, Jason Nims, Michael Levi Orenstein, Kristen Laina White
  • Patent number: 11763630
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a primary display device, a player input interface, and a game controller. When executed by the game controller, the instructions cause the game controller to cause to be displayed a base game, identify a number of selected reels, and determine, for each reel, a reel symbol to be displayed after a spin of each reel. The instructions also cause the game controller to determine a game enhancement for the base game and cause to be displayed on each reel the reel symbol determined to be displayed on each reel. The instructions further cause the game controller to cause to be displayed an animation indicating the game enhancement will be provided, wherein the animation originates at a secondary display device and determine a game outcome based at least on the displayed reel symbols on each selected reel and the game enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanna Sanborn, Ramkumar Sivaraman, Bryan Oswalt, Peter Wasielewski
  • Patent number: 11763736
    Abstract: A messaging apparatus for wearable items. The messaging apparatus may comprise a light source, at least one sensor to detect are event, and a controller to control the flashing of the light source in response to the detection of the event. The controlling of the flashing of the light source may generate at least one visible element that is visible to a viewer. Further, the light source may not be adapted in the form of the at least one visible element, but rather, the controlled flashing of the light source may be in the form of the at least one visible element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Keir Samuel Jackson, Keith Paul Thompson, Constantin Zwick, Tomek Kamil Cegielny, Scott James Grubb, Peter Georg Laitenberger
  • Patent number: 11756001
    Abstract: An example method to facilitate online collaboration includes granting access to an editable collaboration space to multiple users. The method includes dividing the users into subgroups including at least a first subgroup and a second subgroup. The method includes assigning the subgroups to different virtual breakout rooms in the editable collaboration space, including assigning users in the first subgroup to a first virtual breakout room and assigning users in the second subgroup to a second virtual breakout room that is different than the first virtual breakout room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LUCID SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Stringham, Jarom Yan-Ming Chung, Taylor Jessica Halversen, Karl Steven Baranov, Lindsey Whitefield Martin, Geoffrey Ryan Maddox, Sean P. McKenna, PinEn Chen, Vasu Nephi Chetty, Joseph Stack
  • Patent number: 11745080
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for sensor-based objective determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Paul Crawford, David I. Poisner, Yuri I. Krimon
  • Patent number: 11738248
    Abstract: Disclosed is system and method for measuring the tension of a tennis net, and, alternatively or in addition, for determining if a service let occurs via the measuring of the net tension. The disclosed embodiments measure a force exerted on the center-strap or the singles stick by the net. In these embodiments, the measured force provides an accurate reflection of the tension of the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Fredric Goldstein
  • Patent number: 11706387
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, an indication of a meeting type of a video conference; obtaining, by the video conference provider, multimedia content associated with the meeting type; receiving a request from a client device to join a main meeting of the video conference; connecting the client device to a waiting room associated with the video conference; and providing the multimedia content to the client device in the waiting room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Nitasha Walia, Lin Han
  • Patent number: 11701546
    Abstract: Performance information associated with a previous repetition of an exercise movement is received. Performance of one or more upcoming repetitions is predicted, based at least in part on the performance information associated with the previous repetition of the exercise movement. A failure classification of whether the one or more upcoming repetitions is associated with an occurrence of physical failure is performed, based at least in part on the predicted performance of the one or more upcoming repetitions of the exercise movement. A number of repetitions in reserve is determined, based at least in part on the failure classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Tonal Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandt Belson, Pavel Katkov, Egor Ponomarev, Giuseppe Barbalinardo
  • Patent number: 11701565
    Abstract: A system for planning, managing, and analyzing sports teams and events. The system may include a content management function for storing data. The data can pertain to a plurality of sports-related statistics and a variety of identifying data. The system and method can also include an event management function for planning and evaluating sports-related events such as practices and games. The system and method can also include a report function which can provide a variety of statistical analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: AdrenalineIP
    Inventor: Casey Alexander Huke
  • Patent number: 11672290
    Abstract: A glove comprises a textile component and an electronic module component wherein the textile component comprises in order: a flame-resistant fabric having inner and outer surfaces, a first temperature detecting sensor located next to the inner surface of the flame-resistant fabric, at least one thermally insulating fabric having inner and outer surfaces, a second temperature detecting sensor located on the inner surface of the thermally insulating fabric that is closest to the skin of the wearer and an electronic module component capable of predicting body burns comprising a removable encapsulated electronic module located in a pocket of the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
    Inventor: Yves Bader
  • Patent number: 11676457
    Abstract: An electronic game machine comprises a display, an interface device for receiving input from a human player and a controller. The controller, responsive to initiation of a machine implemented game, prompts the human player to select to play a first player state or a second player state. The controller receives in response to the prompt, an input from the human player through the interface device whereby the human player chooses the first player state or the second player state. The first player state enables the human player to select at least one of at least two predefined selections responsive to a game state and the second player state defines the response of the humane player according to predetermined rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BRAIN GAMES, L.C.
    Inventor: Hugh Sconyers
  • Patent number: 11676379
    Abstract: A work supporting apparatus includes: a visible light camera (visible light image photographing unit) configured to photograph a visible light image; a far-infrared camera (thermal image photographing unit) configured to photograph a thermal image; a work progress status determining unit configured to determine a work progress status from the visible light image photographed by the visible light camera and the thermal image photographed by the far-infrared camera; and a display configured to display a determination result of the work progress status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yoshida, Hiroaki Ito
  • Patent number: 11660500
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for a surround-perspective motion annotation comprising: an image/video input for capturing and/or parsing into at least one image frame of a subject performing at least one motion from each of at least three perspectives; a vector generating module for generating a test vector or wire mesh corresponding to a pose of the subject in each of the captured/parsed frame from each of the perspectives; and an annotation module for inputting a drawing imposed on the test vector/mesh for a visual contrast against any one of a feature from the test vector/mesh from any one of the perspectives. Further disclosed embodiments include for a system and method for generating multi-perspective, color-coded deviations of a subject from a reference (color wheel). Further embodiments include for a system and method for generating an optimal motion signature (OMS) for the subject based on his or her generated color wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SKILLTECK INC.
    Inventors: Anand Rangegowda Hebbale, Bibin Sebastian, Chandrashekara Hebbale Range Gowda
  • Patent number: 11660501
    Abstract: A system for analyzing starts and acceleration phases in squat-style track and field events has: a launching stand, a plurality of wireless cameras, a technical analysis host, two foot tracking devices and a gyro group. The launching stand has at least one acceleration sensor and an adjusting support connected to two pedals. The technical analysis host is connected to the acceleration sensor and the wireless cameras, the acceleration sensor actives the wireless cameras to collect instantaneous speed data of a runner, and the technical analysis host generates a 100 m speed curve L1 of the runner, and the 100 m speed curve L1 includes a continuous reduced acceleration section L2. The two foot tracking devices are installed on two feet of each runner. The gyro group have a first gyro, a second gyro, a third gyro and a fourth gyro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nian-Ze Hu, Li-Chun Yu, Su-Hwa Ho, Ching-Hua Li
  • Patent number: 11638853
    Abstract: A method of creating a scalable dynamic jointed skeleton (DJS) model for enhancing psychomotor leaning using augmented cognition methods realized by an artificial intelligence (AI) engine or image processor. The method involves extracting a DJS model from either live motion images of video files of an athlete, teacher, or expert to create a scalable reference model for using in training, whereby the AI engine extracts physical attributes of the subject including arm length, length, torso length as well as capturing successive movements of a motor skill such as swinging a gold club including position, stance, club position, swing velocity and acceleration, twisting, and more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Live View Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Shane Yang
  • Patent number: 11636680
    Abstract: A system for identifying and timing an athlete during a timed sporting event. The athlete is timed using image recognition technology in which one or more images of the athlete taken during the sporting event by a camera (106a, 106b, or 106c) is time-stamped to generate a finish time for the athlete. The athlete is identified by comparing one of the images taken during the sporting event with a profile image of the athlete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Todd Martin
  • Patent number: 11623128
    Abstract: A mobile application executable on a mobile device and system for sports data collection are provided. The system and mobile application carry out a method including the step of communicating with spectators to accept tap inputs each corresponding to a competition metric achieved by a selected competitor witnessed by the spectators while viewing at least one competition. The method continues by sending the tap inputs to a server controller in communication with the mobile device associated with a user interface. The method also includes the step of receiving and displaying tap data related to an analysis of the tap inputs for scoring purposes by the server controller and at least one comparison statistic associated with each the spectators from the server controller. The at least one comparison statistic associated with the tap inputs from each of the spectators compared to the tap inputs from others of the spectators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TapStats, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Misir, Eric Luke
  • Patent number: 11615675
    Abstract: A system and method for importing and visualizing numerical data relating to sporting events, wherein numerical data related to sporting events may be imported from any number of internet-based statistics compilers and rendered as a graphical representations allowing for convenient analysis of the data by the user. The graphical representations are primarily pie charts, wherein each slice of the pie chart corresponds to, for example, a position group, a specific player, or a type of points-scoring play. Users may make selections from one or more dropdown menus to generate pie charts and these selections may produce any number of comparisons, visualizations, or analyses. For example, a user may compare various numerical and statistical data for a single professional sports team, and further, to sort and compare those data by position group, by player, by season, or by game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: IRIE FILMS, INC.
    Inventor: Garrett Lerner
  • Patent number: 11596860
    Abstract: The server device according to the invention includes: a storage unit that associates and stores multiple first characteristic data sets for each user and associates and stores second characteristic data for each group to which the multiple first characteristic data sets belong; a different-user-selecting unit that selects a different user when a predetermined event occurs while a game is being played; a group formation-assessing unit that determines whether or not all of the first characteristic data sets belonging to a group are included in the first characteristic data sets associated with the user and the different user; and an action-executing unit that executes predetermined actions using, in addition to the first characteristic data sets associated with the user and the different user, the second characteristic data associated with the group for which it has been determined that all of the pertinent first characteristic data sets are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kensuke Umehara
  • Patent number: 11600372
    Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwamina Crankson, Kristen L. White, Michael L. Orenstein, Michael T. Hoffman, Jason Nims
  • Patent number: 11590397
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assisting a user with creating a custom shots-made basketball practice arrangement are provided. A detector detects made basketball shots. A user interface receives a user selection of a subset of pass receipt locations for a custom shots-made basketball practice arrangement located about a basketball playing surface. A control system receives data indicating the user selection and a number of shots to be made and commands an ejector to launch basketballs to a particular one of the pass receipt locations in the subset until data is received indicating that the selected number of shots to be made are made at the particular one of said plurality of pass receipt locations, cease launching the basketballs to the particular one of the pass receipt locations, and begins launching basketballs to a second particular one of the pass receipt locations in said subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Shoot-A-Way, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Joseph, Troy David Geiser, Albert Charles Abnett
  • Patent number: 11593647
    Abstract: A method of generating a multi-modal prediction is disclosed herein. A computing system retrieves event data from a data store. The event data includes information for a plurality of events across a plurality of seasons. Computing system generates a predictive model using a mixture density network, by generating an input vector from the event data learning, by the mixture density network, a plurality of values associated with a next play following each play in the event data. The mixture density network is trained to output the plurality of values near simultaneously. Computing system receives a set of event data directed to an event in a match. The set of event data includes information directed to at least playing surface position and current score. Computing system generates, via the predictive model, a plurality of values associated with a next event following the event based on the set of event data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: STATS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Holbrook, Jennifer Hobbs, Patrick Joseph Lucey
  • Patent number: 11580538
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for crowdsourced funding via a blockchain system. A token contract, associated with a token issuer, is generated on a blockchain system. Tokens are issued to a plurality of token holders. Each of the plurality of token holders is allowed access to a feedback mechanism associated with the token issuer. A performance of the token issuer in an associated field is monitored to provide at least one performance metric. A dividend is paid to each token holder proportional to a number of tokens held by the token holder after a predetermined amount of time based on the at least one performance metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MINUTEMAN CAPITAL LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Heavey
  • Patent number: 11577125
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor device-equipped golf shoes comprising: golf shoes including a left and right pair of a first shoe and a second shoe to be worn by a golfer; and a sensor device attached to the golf shoes. The sensor device includes one or more sensor modules configured to measure sensor data pertaining to at least one of an orientation of the first shoe when the golfer takes a shot, an orientation of the second shoe when the golfer takes a shot, and a positional relationship between the first shoe and the second shoe when the golfer takes a shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahide Onuki
  • Patent number: 11562629
    Abstract: Some examples may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Miller
  • Patent number: 11550690
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for providing workout recommendations based on monitored user inputs with a digital design system. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods comprise receiving a series of inputs performed by a user with an application, categorizing each input in the series of inputs into a user interaction type, where each of the plurality of user interaction types is associated with a counter maintaining a detected user input count, determining that a first counter associated with a first user interaction type has exceeded a threshold amount, identifying a first action associated with the first user interaction type, and providing a notification message including information associated with the first action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Avirup Basu, Apoorva
  • Patent number: 11538311
    Abstract: A computer implemented interactive gaming tournament system includes selecting, by a user, a game server and an entrance fee for a gaming match and submitting an entrance request that identifies the game server. The system includes sending a request for validation from a payment acceptance platform in response to receiving the entrance request and sending match population content to the game server in response to receiving validation from the payment acceptance platform that confirms a user account contains funds that are equal to or greater than the entrance fee. The system includes determining a payout amount in response to receiving a tournament endgame report from the game server and authenticating payment information for the user account and distributing the payout amount from a payment distribution platform to the user account if the payout amount is greater than zero and the user account is authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ERA Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Alexander
  • Patent number: 11523253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking activities of daily living (ADL) of a user are provided. The method monitors data from one or more internet of things (IoT) devices corresponding to one or more ADLs. The method further monitors data from an activity identification module. The data received is related to an ADL and includes one or more steps specific to the ADL. The data related to the ADL is stored in an activity logging database located in a memory and compared to an activity best practices (BP) database. A score that represents a compliance level is calculated based on the compared data. A response that corresponds the compliance level from a response database is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Aerial Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Allegue Martinez, Negar Ghourchian, David Grant, Francois Morel
  • Patent number: 11514590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method directed to object tracking using plurality of cameras. The system includes the plurality of cameras disposed around a playing surface in a mirrored configuration, and where the plurality of cameras are time-synchronized. The system further includes logic that, when executed by a processor, causes performance of operations including: obtaining a sequence of images from the plurality of cameras, continuously detecting an object in image pairs at successive points in time, wherein each image pair corresponds to a single point in time, continuously determining a location of the object within the playing space through triangulation of the object within each image pair, determining wall coordinates of a wall that the object is expected to contact based on the continuously determined location of the object and causing rendering of a visual graphic based on the wall coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.
    Inventor: Conrad Spiteri
  • Patent number: 11484766
    Abstract: A display method executed by a processor includes: acquiring an identification result relating to any one of a plurality of elements included in a series of exercise and a position of an athlete that performs the elements based on 3D sensing data that is acquired by sensing the series of exercise by the athlete of a sport scored by a judge and an element dictionary data in which characteristics of an element and a position of the sport scored by a judge are defined; identifying any one of an element and a position that is being displayed in a 3D model video based on the 3D sensing data corresponding to the series of exercise, based on the identification result; and identifying, for the any one of the element and the position being displayed, time information corresponding to a boundary with any one of a next element and a next position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazumi Kubota, Hirohisa Naito
  • Patent number: 11490129
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, from each of two more panoramic cameras, panoramic video, wherein each of the two or more panoramic cameras are located at different physical locations within an event environment; compositing the panoramic video obtained from the two or more panoramic cameras into a single video; and streaming the composited panoramic video to one or more end users, wherein each of the one or more end users provide commands to manipulate the streamed composited panoramic video resulting in viewing of a different view of the streamed composited panoramic video for the corresponding end user based on the provided commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: C360 Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Lowry, Joseph B. Tomko, Evan A. Wimer
  • Patent number: 11468711
    Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Kwamina Crankson, Jason Nims, Michael Levi Orenstein, Kristen L. White
  • Patent number: 11452912
    Abstract: A system and method for continuously tracking a competitor on an athletics track, including: a wireless transmitter operable to wirelessly submit a query provided with a timestamp, a wearable transponder attachable to the competitor, and configured to receive the query, to generate a transponder specific response and to wirelessly transmit the response, stationary receivers distributed across or around the athletics track. Each of the stationary receivers is configured to receive the transponder specific response and to determine a runtime, which is indicative of a point in time relative to the timestamp at which the transponder specific response has been received by the respective stationary receiver. A processor is connected to the stationary receivers and is configured to determine a position of the wearable transponder relative to the athletics track or relative to the stationary receivers on the basis of the runtimes received from the stationary receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SWISS TIMING LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Meissner, Christian Voelker
  • Patent number: 11426099
    Abstract: A system has a sensor that senses baseline sensor data corresponding to one or more baseline movements of a user and senses dynamic sensor data corresponding to one or more dynamic movements of the user. The dynamic sensor data is captured after the baseline sensor data. Furthermore, the system has an image capture device integrated within a mobile computing device. The image capture device captures baseline image capture data corresponding to the one or more baseline movements of the user and captures dynamic image capture data corresponding to the one or more dynamic movements of the user. The dynamic image capture data is captured after the baseline image capture data. Additionally, the mobile computing device is in operable communication with the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ready 2 Perform Technology LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Barr