APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting the position of a sporting projectile within a scene, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface operable to receive a plurality of images of the scene, in which the plurality of images are captured substantially simultaneously by a plurality of cameras, each camera having a different field of view of the scene;asporting projectile pattern memory module comprising data indicative of a characteristic pattern of the sporting projectile's surface;a sporting projectile pattern detection unit operable to, for each of the images, use the data from the sporting projectile pattern memory module to identify at least a part of the sporting projectile within the image and produce position and orientation data for the sporting projectile within the image;asporting projectile position detection unit operable to determine the position of the ball within the scene on the basis of the position and orientation data for the sporting projectile within each of the images and the relative positions of the cameras.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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SONY CORPORATION | TOKYO | |
SONY EUROPE LIMITED | THE HEIGHTS BROOKLANDS WEYBRIDGE SURREY KT13 OXW |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
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DANIELS, Anthony | Winchester, GB | 7 | 36 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 36 | |||
Hawkins, Paul | Shawford, GB | 22 | 378 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 378 |
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US Patent Application No: 2013/0120,581
APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting the position of a sporting projectile within a scene, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface operable to receive a plurality of images of the scene, in which the plurality of images are captured substantially simultaneously by a plurality of cameras, each camera having a different field of view of the scene;asporting projectile pattern memory module comprising data indicative of a characteristic pattern of the sporting projectile's surface;a sporting projectile pattern detection unit operable to, for each of the images, use the data from the sporting projectile pattern memory module to identify at least a part of the sporting projectile within the image and produce position and orientation data for the sporting projectile within the image;asporting projectile position detection unit operable to determine the position of the ball within the scene on the basis of the position and orientation data for the sporting projectile within each of the images and the relative positions of the cameras.
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