TWM679291U - Smart basketball - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart basketball is used to be electrically connected to a server, and includes a sphere and a chipset. The chipset is located in the sphere, and includes a tracking and positioning unit, a gyroscope and a transmission unit. The tracking and positioning unit is used for generating a position data of the smart basketball. The gyroscope is used for generating a rotation data of the smart basketball. The transmission unit is electrically connected to the tracking and positioning unit, the gyroscope and the server, and is used for transmitting the position data and the rotation data to the server.

Description

Smart Basketball

This invention relates to a smart basketball, and more particularly to a smart basketball that facilitates detailed recording of a player's athletic data during a game.

Basketball is a globally popular sport; however, its primary function is often limited to athletic competition, lacking data tracking and analysis capabilities. Athletes and coaches typically rely on manual observation and recording or video analysis to record data such as the ball's trajectory, speed, and spin. However, manual observation and recording are time-consuming, prone to errors, difficult to maintain over extended periods, and lack comprehensive data analysis capabilities. While video analysis provides visual recordings, it usually requires significant time for manual annotation and analysis, and its ability to capture detailed data such as ball spin, speed, and force remains insufficiently precise.

Therefore, how to provide a smart basketball system that can comprehensively and instantly record and analyze players' sports data has become a topic worthy of exploration.

The main purpose of this invention is to provide a smart basketball that allows players to easily record detailed sports data while playing basketball.

To achieve the above objectives, a new type of smart basketball is provided for electrical connection to a server. The smart basketball includes a sphere and a chip assembly. The chip assembly is located within the sphere and includes a tracking and positioning element, a gyroscope, and a transmission element. The tracking and positioning element generates position data of the smart basketball. The gyroscope generates rotational movement data of the smart basketball. The transmission element is electrically connected to the tracking and positioning element, the gyroscope, and the server, and is used to transmit the position data and rotational movement data to the server.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the sphere further includes an outer skin and a middle tube, the outer skin covering the middle tube, and the chip assembly being located between the outer skin and the middle tube.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the chipset further includes an accelerometer electrically connected to the transmission element.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an acceleration sensor is used to generate acceleration data for a smart basketball.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the transmission element is further used to transmit acceleration data to the server.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the chipset further includes a memory electrically connected to a transmission element.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the chipset further includes a battery electrically connected to a tracking and positioning device, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, memory, and a transmission device.

To better understand the technical content of this invention, a preferred specific embodiment is provided below.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 below for a smart basketball according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a smart basketball according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a smart basketball according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a system architecture diagram of a smart basketball and a server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, an embodiment of this invention provides a smart basketball 1 that allows players to record detailed sports data during gameplay. The smart basketball 1 is electrically connected to a server 900. The server 900 is installed on a network and, for example, is the server host of a sports app. It can analyze the player's sports data and transmit the data to a smartphone with the corresponding sports app installed. The smart basketball 1 includes a ball 10 and a chipset 20.

In one embodiment of this invention, a ball 10 is used by a player for movement, such as dribbling, shooting, passing, etc. The ball 10 includes an outer skin 11, a middle bladder 12, a spiral lining 13, and an inner bladder 14. The outer skin 11 is the outermost structure of the ball 10, and its outer surface has fine particles to provide friction; its material can be genuine leather, rubber, or synthetic leather. The outer skin 11 covers the middle bladder 12. The middle bladder 12 is a support structure made of rubber. The spiral lining 13 is located inside the middle bladder 12; the spiral lining 13 is a uniformly wound layer of nylon threads or yarn, which provides protection for the bladder. The inner bladder 14 is located in the innermost layer of the sphere 10 and is made of rubber. However, the outer skin 11, the middle bladder 12, the braided lining 13, and the inner bladder 14 are conventional basketball structures and are not the focus of this invention, so they will not be described in detail.

In one embodiment of this invention, the chip assembly 20 is located between the outer skin 11 and the inner bladder 12. This allows the outer skin 11 to protect the chip assembly 20 from damage caused by impacts or pressure from the external ground or the basketball hoop when the player is using the smart basketball 1. However, the location of the chip assembly 20 is not limited to the above; it can be designed to cover the inside of the outer skin 11 without touching the outside, such as between the inner lining 13 and the inner bladder 12. The chip assembly 20 includes a tracking and positioning element 21, a gyroscope 22, an accelerometer 23, a memory 24, a transmission element 25, a processor 26, and a battery 27.

In one embodiment of this invention, the tracking and positioning device 21, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) chip, is used to locate the smart basketball 1 and accurately track its position on the sports field to determine its current position and record its trajectory, generating position data for the smart basketball 1. The gyroscope 22 can be used to sense the current rotational speed and direction of the smart basketball 1, such as whether it is stationary, thrown in any direction, rotating per second, and the direction of its axis of rotation, and to generate rotational movement data for the smart basketball 1. Accelerometer 23 is used to sense the current acceleration of the smart basketball 1 and generate acceleration data for the smart basketball 1, thereby calculating data such as the speed and impact force of the smart basketball 1, such as the force when dribbling, the initial velocity when shooting, etc. Through the joint operation of tracking positioning device 21, gyroscope 22 and accelerometer 23, the position and movement of the smart basketball 1 can be completely detected to generate detailed motion data of the smart basketball 1.

In one embodiment of this novel invention, memory 24 is used to store position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data generated by tracking and positioning device 21, gyroscope 22, and accelerometer 23, respectively, for subsequent transmission to server 900.

The transmission unit 25 is, for example, a network chip, electrically connected to the tracking and positioning unit 21, gyroscope 22, accelerometer 23, memory 24, and server 900, and used to transmit the position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data stored in memory 24 to server 900 via the network. The processor 26 is, for example, a central processing unit chip, used to control and coordinate the operation of the positioning unit 21, gyroscope 22, accelerometer 23, memory 24, and transmission unit 25. The battery 27 is, for example, a wirelessly rechargeable battery, so that even if the chipset 20 and its battery 27 are covered by the casing 11 and not in contact with the outside, the smart basketball 1 can be placed on the wireless charging dock and charged through the wireless charging function. Battery 27 is electrically connected to tracking and positioning device 21, gyroscope 22, accelerometer 23, memory 24, and transmission device 25. Battery 27 is used to transmit power to tracking and positioning device 21, gyroscope 22, accelerometer 23, memory 24, transmission device 25, and processor 26 to enable these components to operate smoothly.

When a player wants to use this new smart basketball 1 to record their basketball game data, they simply use the smart basketball 1 normally. The tracking and positioning device 21 automatically positions the smart basketball 1 to determine its current position and generates position data. The gyroscope 22 automatically senses the current orientation of the smart basketball 1, such as whether it is stationary, thrown in any direction, or rotating, and generates rotational movement data. The accelerometer 23 automatically senses the current acceleration of the smart basketball 1 and generates acceleration data.

The position data generated by the tracking and positioning device 21, the rotational movement data generated by the gyroscope 22, and the acceleration data generated by the accelerometer 23 are all stored in memory 24. The transmission device 25 transmits the position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data stored in memory 24 to the server 900 via the network. After receiving the position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data, the server 900 analyzes the movement path of the smart basketball 1 based on the position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data, including the movement path when dribbling, shooting path, passing path, etc. Therefore, it can further analyze the player's dribbling, shooting, and passing skills and feel through these paths. The movement paths, shooting paths, and passing paths analyzed by the server 900, as well as the skills and feel of dribbling, shooting, and passing, can be transmitted to the corresponding sports app on the player's mobile phone so that the player can understand their athletic performance and adjust their basketball training accordingly. It should be noted that the transmission device 25 is designed to transmit position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data to the server 900 only after the tracking and positioning device 21, gyroscope 22, and accelerometer 23 have all detected that the smart basketball 1 has been stationary for a period of time (i.e., after the player stops playing); however, the transmission mode of the transmission device 25 is not limited to this, and it can also be designed to transmit data to the server 900 at specific intervals (e.g., every 6 hours).

The structural design of the smart basketball 1 in this novel embodiment allows for comprehensive detection of the smart basketball 1's position and movement, generating detailed motion data (such as position data, rotational movement data, and acceleration data) during gameplay. This motion data is automatically transmitted and recorded to a server for analysis, allowing players to easily view their performance via mobile phone connection and adjust their training methods accordingly. The development of the smart basketball 1 will help improve athlete training efficiency, enhance coaching methods, and promote the scientific development of basketball.

It should be noted that the above are merely embodiments, not limitations thereof. For example, anything that does not depart from the basic framework of this novel invention should be within the scope of the rights claimed by this patent, and the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

1: Smart Basketball 10: Ball 11: Outer Layer 12: Inner Blade 13: Silk Wire 14: Inner Blade 20: Chipset 21: Tracking and Positioning Component 22: Gyroscope 23: Accelerometer 24: Memory 25: Transmission Component 26: Processor 27: Battery 900: Server

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a smart basketball according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a smart basketball according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a system architecture diagram of a smart basketball and a server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

1: Smart Basketball

10: Sphere

11: Epidermis

12: Medium Gallbladder

13: Silk Threads

14: Inner bladder

20: Chipset

Claims (7)

A smart basketball for electrical connection to a server includes: a sphere; and a chipset located within the sphere, the chipset including: a tracking and positioning element for generating position data of the smart basketball; a gyroscope for generating rotational movement data of the smart basketball; and a transmission element electrically connected to the tracking and positioning element, the gyroscope, and the server, for transmitting the position data and the rotational movement data to the server. The smart basketball as described in claim 1 further includes an outer skin and a core, the outer skin covering the core, and the chip assembly located between the outer skin and the core. The smart basketball as described in claim 2, wherein the chipset further includes an accelerometer electrically connected to the transmitter. The smart basketball as described in claim 3, wherein the accelerometer is used to generate acceleration data of the smart basketball. The smart basketball as described in claim 4, wherein the transmitter is further used to transmit the acceleration data to the server. The smart basketball as described in claim 5, wherein the chipset further includes a memory electrically connected to the transmission. The smart basketball as described in claim 6, wherein the chipset further includes a battery electrically connected to the tracking and positioning device, the gyroscope, the accelerometer, the memory, and the transmission device.