US 11,911,661 B2
Systems and methods for sensor-based sports analytics
Ralph Beaudouin, East Palo Alto, CA (US); Victor Boswell Hudson, Palo Alto, CA (US); Stefan George Lyzwa, Palo Alto, CA (US); Omotaye Sayre Martins, San Francisco, CA (US); Miles Victor Hudson, Palo Alto, CA (US); Sebastian Mateo Reed Beaudouin, East Palo Alto, CA (US); and Zander Rafael Reed Beaudouin, East Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to GameChanger Analytics, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by GAMECHANGER ANALYTICS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,323.
Application 18/152,323 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/070859, filed on Jul. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,704, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191199 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 63/00 (2006.01); A63B 63/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 24/0062 (2013.01) [A63B 63/004 (2013.01); A63B 63/083 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0655 (2013.01); A63B 2220/803 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2220/836 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for evaluating athletic performance, the system comprising:
a plurality of garments each configured to be removably coupled to an athlete's body during athletic performance, wherein each of the garments comprises a receptacle configured to receive a wearable sensor device therein, each receptacle including an aperture;
a plurality of wearable sensor devices each configured to be removably received within a respective garment receptacle during athletic performance, wherein each of the wearable sensor devices comprises:
a motion sensor;
a first proximity sensor comprising an optical time-of-flight sensor configured to be aligned with the receptacle aperture when the wearable sensor device is received within the receptacle such that the optical time-of-flight sensor faces outwardly from the athlete's body and can transmit and receive optical signals through the aperture to obtain proximity measurements;
a rechargeable power source;
a haptics module configured to provide haptic feedback to the athlete; and
a first wireless communications component configured to communicate with one or more external devices;
one or more stationary sensor devices configured to be coupled to reference objects adjacent to an athletic performance site, each of the one or more stationary sensor devices comprising:
a second proximity sensor configured to detect an athlete's body or athletic equipment within a field of view of the second proximity sensor; and
a second wireless communications component configured to communicate with one or more external devices; and
a computing device communicatively coupled to the plurality of wearable sensor devices and the one or more stationary sensor devices, the computing device configured to:
receive first sensor data from each of the wearable sensor devices;
receive second sensor data from the one or more stationary sensor devices; and
based on the first and second sensor data, determine at least one performance parameter.