Sports training apparatus and method

摘要

A system (234, 220, 200) for monitoring movements of one or more users and/or one or more projectiles during sports activities performed by the one or more users is provided. The one or more projectiles (200) incorporate sensors (202, 204) for sensing movements of the one or more projectiles (200) during the sports activities. A user interface (220) is used for presenting automated sports training services. A data processing arrangement (234, 232, 220) is used for analysing one or more records of the movements of the one or more projectiles (200) against reference data, for providing the automated sports training services to the one or more users via the user interface (220).

主权项

1. A system for providing automated sports training services, comprising:
a basketball having a sensor disposed therein, the sensor configured to detect a movement of the basketball relative to a playing area; a wireless communication device configured to receive a first movement signal from the sensor, the movement signal corresponding to a basketball shot; and a processor unit configured to execute a software product recorded on machine readable data media to provide an analysis by:
comparing the first movement signal to a plurality of reference basketball shot movement signals;identifying at least one of the reference basketball shot movement signals most closely corresponding to the first movement signal; andbased on the deviation between the first movement signal and the identified reference basketball shot movement signal, presenting an instruction for achieving the identified reference basketball shot movement signal.