ES2397044B1 - ELECTRONIC NETWORK SEPARATING GAME TIMES IN BALL SPORTS - Google Patents

Abstract

Electronic network separating game times in ball sports that is composed of a series of optical or ultrasonic units whose beams will detect the passage of the ball to be separated less than the diameter of the ball. The interruption would be sent by the sensors (emitters and receivers) located in the elements that delimit the network, to a central unit or processor of any family with its associated power electronics that would be responsible for converting them into system interruptions, and obtaining at the exit, times and sounds visualized and emitted through suitable devices (displays, speakers, buzzers, speakers and the like).

Description

Electronic network separating game times in ball sports.

The present invention enables the practice of a new sport in which the contestants, positioned on separate courts each other a certain distance, are sent a ball that, crossing the electronic network located in the middle of said distance, stops the pitcher's stopwatch and causes the receiver's chronometer to start, which in turn will have to be sent immediately to its adversary. You do not win by scoring but by seconds of difference in the use of the ball. It is about de-stressing through a stressful fun that requires all attention and skills to get rid of the ball as soon as possible.

Background of the invention

I do not know of any ball sport that is won by difference of time units.

Description of the invention

The electronic network separating game times in ball sports refers to a new playground, characterized by an electronic network of parallel beams separated from each other a distance that will be less than the diameter of the ball being used, thereby that crossing it will always cut one or more rays, and that will stop the stopwatch that is running and put the other into operation. That is, they always work alternately with each cut.

The central unit may also sound the interruption, allowing to "mark" a certain beam below which the throwing of the ball will be invalidated, for example, for the service.

The ball must always be sent over the opponent's enclosure. The central unit records partial times, so that the seconds elapsed in the opposite field by a badly thrown ball will accumulate in the pitcher's timer. The programmed unit will be operated by the arbitrator, directly or through a remote control.

The match is scheduled for a certain number of minutes, and once exhausted, the network will be automatically disconnected, allowing the display of the times used by the players.

In summary, the technical elements that make up the game system are:

1.-Optical or ultrasonic units

2.-Unit or processing units.

3.-Unit or units of visualization and sound.

Description of a preferred embodiment

The first thing is to perfectly define the bases where the players are going to position themselves. By way of two boxing rings, although larger, they would be faced and separated a distance that depends on the physical characteristics of the players (age and sex). In the middle of this distance we will place the vertical physical elements that house the optical transmitters and receivers, the processing unit and the chronometers or displays as well as the sound speakers.

The vertical physical elements (posts or walls) will be separated by a distance equal to or greater than the width of the bases or playing fields. So that the passage of the ball is detected, the vertical distance between the optical units will always be less than the diameter of the ball that we are going to use. These optical units are laser led diodes as emitter (in origin) and LDR, resistors that vary with light as a receiver (in destination), or optical units with infrared LED diodes as emitter (in origin) and phototransistor photodiode as receiver (in destination) ). An ultrasonic detection system could also be used.

For the processing of the signals received by the sensors located in the network we can use the following devices as a central unit: a PC, microcontroller or processor of any family with its associated power electronics. This unit will be responsible for interpreting all the signals received by the optical units to turn them into system interruptions and thus be able to obtain in the output times and sounds (displays, buzzers, speakers, speakers and the like) depending on how the game happens.

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The following devices could be used to display and listen to times and markers: 7 segment displays, LEDs (red, green, yellow, white, blue), liquid crystal (LCD), or mobile segments, with their control electronics associated.

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Claims (3)

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 Electronic network separating game times in ball sports that is characterized by a series of electronic beams produced by optical units (emitters and receivers of a laser, infrared nature, etc.) that are connected to a processing unit that coordinates two chronometers of alternative operation with each cut of a beam that makes the ball when passing. For this, the distance between beams or emitters must not be greater than the diameter of the ball used. The optical units will be housed in separate elements at least the width of the playing fields. The detection of the shape of the ball could also be done with ultrasound. In any case, the function of the system is to measure the time the ball remains in each half of the field of play.

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 Electronic network separating game times in ball sports, according to claim 1 characterized by having a processing unit: A Miniaxt PC, microcontroller or processors of any family (PIC, Atmel, Motorola. Philips, similar) with its electronics associated power That interprets the signals received by the optical or ultrasonic units to turn them into system interruptions and thus obtain times that displayed through the stopwatches allow the new sport. The processing unit can also sound the interruption of a certain beam or beams with the complement of an audio system.

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 Electronic network of game times in ball sports, according to claims 1, 2, which is characterized by having two chronometers associated that are connected to the processing unit alternately work with each network cut that the ball makes when passing. The stopwatches can go separately or be integrated in a marker (displays, diodes, LED, LCD or mobile segments, with their associated control electronics) that can also indicate the total elapsed game time so that once the programmed one has been reached In the processing unit, the entire system or part of it is disconnected and the time difference between each player or team is reflected.

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