Patents by Inventor Ryan Zander
Ryan Zander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11951373Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20230342955Abstract: A plurality of tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw). The generated multi-dimensional motion curve is used to discover cross correlations between play action motions of the in-the-field sports participant and real-world sports results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan A. Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 11694347Abstract: A plurality of tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw). The generated multi-dimensional motion curve is used to discover cross correlations between play action motions of the in-the-field sports participant and real-world sports results.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan A. Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20230201693Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20220284601Abstract: A plurality of tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw). The generated multi-dimensional motion curve is used to discover cross correlations between play action motions of the in-the-field sports participant and real-world sports results.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan A. Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20220233941Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 11348256Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 11305174Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20200334838Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20200246675Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 10706566Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan A. Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 10632359Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20190038952Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20180315202Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras is pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: SportsMEDIA Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan A. Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 10076698Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Patent number: 10019806Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras are pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20170333777Abstract: Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Sportsmedia Technology CorporationInventors: Josh D. Spivak, Graham W. Goldbeck, Ryan A. Zander, Ted C. Chen, Robert C. Amyx, James G. Painter
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Publication number: 20160307335Abstract: A plurality of high speed tracking cameras are pointed towards a routine hovering area of an in-the-field sports participant who routinely hovers about that area. Spots within the hovering area are registered relative to a predetermined multi-dimensional coordinates reference frame (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw) such that two-dimensional coordinates of 2D images captured by the high speed tracking cameras can be converted to multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A body part recognizing unit recognizes 2D locations of a specific body part in the 2D captured images and a mapping unit maps them into the multi-dimensional coordinates of the reference frame. A multi-dimensional curve generator then generates a multi-dimensional motion curve describing motion of the body part based on the mapped coordinates (e.g., Xw, Yw, Zw, Tw).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: SPORTVISION, INC.Inventors: Mark Perry, Joshua Spivak, Ryan Zander, Graham Wei-Feng Goldbeck, James G. Painter