US 12,478,834 B2
Sensor fusion system for tracking persons and objects
Gerard J. Hall, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed by SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,623.
Prior Publication US 2024/0269509 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G01S 17/89 (2020.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 24/0021 (2013.01) [G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0025 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0028 (2013.01); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10); A63B 2220/16 (2013.01); A63B 2220/806 (2013.01); A63B 2220/89 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30224 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for tracking people and objects using a multiplicity of types of sensors, comprising:
at least one server, including a processor and a database;
a plurality of active tracking devices, each attached to one of a plurality of a game components;
at least one passive tracking system configured to generate a real-time feed for a game location;
wherein the plurality of active tracking devices are each configured to transmit signals at one or more predefined intervals;
wherein one or more receivers are configured to receive the signals transmitted by the plurality of active tracking devices, wherein the signals indicate a location of each active tracking device sending the signals;
wherein the at least one server receives the real-time feed from the at least one passive tracking system and signal data from the one or more receivers;
wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically mark the signal data with metadata indicating which of the plurality of active tracking devices sent each signal;
wherein the at least one server is configured to detect one or more objects in the real-time feed and generate location data for each object;
wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically associate the signal data with the one or more detected objects by matching the location of the signal data with the location data generated from the real-time feed; and
wherein the at least one server is configured to receive a selection to adjust a sampling rate and/or a sampling timing for one or more of the plurality of active tracking devices, wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically transmit a message to the one or more of the plurality of active tracking devices, causing an adjustment of the one or more predetermined intervals at which the signals are sent for the one or more of the plurality of active tracking devices, and wherein adjusting the sampling rate and/or the sampling timing for the one or more of the plurality of active tracking devices includes adjusting a number of camera shutters for detecting each of the one or more of the plurality of active tracking devices.