US20070243958A1 - Undisputed touchtown - Google Patents

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US20070243958A1
US20070243958A1 US11/403,990 US40399006A US2007243958A1 US 20070243958 A1 US20070243958 A1 US 20070243958A1 US 40399006 A US40399006 A US 40399006A US 2007243958 A1 US2007243958 A1 US 2007243958A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B71/0605—Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
    • A63B2024/0053—Tracking a path or terminating locations for locating an object, e.g. a lost ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/50—Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2243/00—Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38
    • A63B2243/0066—Rugby; American football
    • A63B2243/007—American football

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  • the two methods that could be used are an underground wire or a laser bar shooting across the goal line. This will activate a green light if the ball crosses the plain of the goal line. This will automatically advise officials or referees that the football has crossed the plain of the goal line without question.

Abstract

A microchip or sensor inside a football to electronically advise officials or referees that the football has crossed the goal line.

Description

  • Install a microchip or sensor inside a football to electronically advise officials or referees that the football has crossed the goal line.
  • The two methods that could be used are an underground wire or a laser bar shooting across the goal line. This will activate a green light if the ball crosses the plain of the goal line. This will automatically advise officials or referees that the football has crossed the plain of the goal line without question.

Claims (2)

1. A method whereby an underground wire shooting across the goal line will activate a green light if the ball crosses the plain of the goal line.
2. A method whereby a laser bar shooting across the goal line will activate a green light if the ball crosses the plain of the goal line.
US11/403,990 2006-04-13 2006-04-13 Undisputed touchtown Abandoned US20070243958A1 (en)

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US3482317A (en) * 1966-10-12 1969-12-09 Gene L Truax Football position indicator
US3752588A (en) * 1971-07-14 1973-08-14 J Chapman Laser football first down measuring device
US4109911A (en) * 1975-04-23 1978-08-29 Auken John A Van Gaming surface contact detecting systems
US4859986A (en) * 1987-09-24 1989-08-22 Auken John A Van Object touchdown and net contact detection systems and game apparatus employing same
US5800292A (en) * 1996-07-08 1998-09-01 Steven James Brace Tennis court boundary detection system
US6907840B1 (en) * 2002-04-15 2005-06-21 Marcus A. Gaines Football first down indicator system

Patent Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3482317A (en) * 1966-10-12 1969-12-09 Gene L Truax Football position indicator
US3752588A (en) * 1971-07-14 1973-08-14 J Chapman Laser football first down measuring device
US4109911A (en) * 1975-04-23 1978-08-29 Auken John A Van Gaming surface contact detecting systems
US4859986A (en) * 1987-09-24 1989-08-22 Auken John A Van Object touchdown and net contact detection systems and game apparatus employing same
US5800292A (en) * 1996-07-08 1998-09-01 Steven James Brace Tennis court boundary detection system
US6907840B1 (en) * 2002-04-15 2005-06-21 Marcus A. Gaines Football first down indicator system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2015128541A (en) * 2014-01-09 2015-07-16 パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社 Movable body detector

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