US 12,343,612 B2
Automated offside detection and visualization for sports
Gerard J. Hall, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed by SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/858,678.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,551, filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009700 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/0605 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0021 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0025 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for automated offside detection, comprising:
at least one processor in communication with at least one image sensor attached to a chassis, wherein the chassis is configured to move parallel relative to a sideline of a play field;
at least one tracking sensor worn by or attached to at least one player and/or a ball;
wherein the at least one tracking sensor generates location data for the at least one player and/or the ball and transmits the location data to the at least one processor;
wherein the at least one image sensor automatically moves based on the location data such that the at least one image sensor is substantially in line with a first player or with the ball and aimed at approximately a 90 degree angle relative to the sideline;
wherein the at least one image sensor is operable to generate relative position data, including a location of the first player or the ball relative to a second player; and
wherein the at least one processor is operable to generate an alert indicating the second player is offsides based on the relative position data and/or the location data.