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`(12) Un1ted States Patent
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`Molyneux et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
`May 8, 2012
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`(54) ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE MONITORING
`SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN A TEAM
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`(75)
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`SPORTS ENVIRONMENT
`Inventors: James Molyneux, Portland, OR (US);
`Aaron B. Weast, Portland, OR (US);
`Brandon S. Burroughs, Portland, OR
`(US)
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`(73) Assignee: NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 15403) by 0 days.
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`ABSTRACT
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`Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various
`athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a
`game, a practice, a training 53551011: training drills, and the
`like, are described. These systems and methods can provide
`useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic
`performances in various sports,
`including various team
`sports.
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`26 Claims, 60 Drawing Sheets
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`athlete by enabling the athlete (or others) to set performance
`goals and/or challenges.
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`RELATED APPLICATION DATA
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`This application claims priority benefits based on: (a) US.
`Provisional Patent Appln. No. 61/200,953 filed Dec. 5, 2008
`and entitled “Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and
`Methods in a Team Sports Environment” and (b) U.S. Provi-
`sional Patent Appln. No. 61/186,740 filed Jun. 12, 2009 and
`entitled “Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and
`Methods in a Team Sports Environment.” These earlier pro-
`visional patent applications are entirely incorporated herein
`by reference.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to systems and methods for
`monitoring player performance during athletic activities
`(e.g., during a game, a practice session, a workout, etc.),
`including team oriented athletic activities. Such systems and
`methods may be useful for evaluating performances of one or
`more players in various team sporting activities, such as soc-
`cer, basketball, American football, hockey,
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`hockey, lacrosse, baseball, cricket, volleyball, badminton,
`and the like. The systems and methods may be used by the
`individual as a measuring stick and motivation to improve, as
`well as by coaches or trainers.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Many systems are available for measuring features of ath-
`letic performance. For example, many gyms and fitness cen-
`ters are equipped with specialized systems that help track a
`user’s use of the machines (e.g., card readers, RFID equip-
`ment, etc.). The usage data may be automatically generated
`and downloaded to a central computer system and made
`available for the athlete’s review. One disadvantage of such
`systems is that their use is confined to use with specialized
`equipment within the “four walls” of the gym or fitness cen-
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`The NIKE+TM athletic performance monitoring system
`(available from NIKE, Inc. of Beaverton, Oreg.) provides a
`convenient system and method that allows individuals to
`measure and collect data relating to ambulatory exercise, such
`as walking or running Data collection using a NIKE+TM sys-
`tem is not confined to any specific geographic location.
`Rather, the system can be used at any desired locations, both
`indoor and outdoor.
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`Not all personal exercise and athletic endeavors, however,
`are limited to walking and running Many individuals partici-
`pate in team games, such as soccer, basketball, football, and
`the like. At present time, there is no easy or convenient system
`that is useful to automatically collect, compile, and store data
`that accurately and empirically depicts a player’s efforts
`when participating in these team sports. Such systems would
`be useful to help a player gauge his or her performance, to
`help a player identify areas where improvement may be
`achieved, and to help a player recognize when improvement
`has been achieved. Additionally, such systems would be use-
`ful tools for coaches and trainers, to help them ascertain each
`individual’s strengths and weaknesses and to help them field
`the best combination of players for a given game situation
`(e.g., a “scoring” team, a “defense” team, etc.). Moreover,
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`the invention and various example features of it. This sum-
`mary is not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any
`way, but it simply provides a general overview and context for
`the more detailed description that follows.
`Aspects of this invention relate to systems, methods, and
`computer-readable media with computer-executable instruc-
`tions stored thereon for performing methods and/or operating
`user interfaces relating to the monitoring of player perfor-
`mance during athletic activities (e.g., during a game, a prac-
`tice session, a workout, etc.), including team oriented athletic
`activities.
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`Additional aspects of this invention relate to systems and
`methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic perfor-
`mance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a
`training session, training drills, and the like.
`Systems in accordance with at least some examples of this
`invention may include systems for monitoring performance
`parameters of one or more athletes in a team sport setting.
`Such systems may include one or more of: (a) a sensor system
`for monitoring one or more of: (i) a first parameter correlated
`to a first player’s movement speed during a first time period,
`(ii) a second parameter correlated to a determination of when
`the first player possesses the ball and when the first player
`does not possess the ball during the first time period, and (iii)
`a third parameter correlated to the first player’s ball transfer
`speed, force, or power during the first time period; (b) a data
`storage system for storing data collected by the sensor system
`relating to the first, second, and third parameters; (c) a pro-
`cessor system for receiving and processing data stored in the
`data storage system; and (d) an output device for outputting
`user perceptible output including athletic performance metric
`information based on the collected and stored data.
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`As some additional examples, athletic performance moni-
`toring systems according to at least some examples of this
`invention may include: (a) at least one sensor system selected
`from the group consisting of: a radar based sensor system, a
`radio or radio frequency based sensor system, a global posi-
`tioning satellite based sensor system, a magnet based sensor
`system, a magnetic coil based sensor system, a pressure sen-
`sor system, an accelerometer sensor system, a gyroscope
`based sensor system, a time sensor or clock, and a compass,
`wherein at least one of the at least one sensor system is
`provided in or on an article of apparel, an article of footwear,
`a ball, or a hockey puck; (b) means for receiving output from
`the at least one sensor system; and (c) processing means
`program and adapted to determine or sense, based on the
`output received at the means for receiving, data relating to at
`least one event, metric, or feature selected from the group
`consisting of: a player receiving possession of the ball or
`puck; player possession of the ball or puck; a player’s speed
`while in possession of the ball or puck; one or more charac-
`teristics of dribbling the ball; a knock on and sprint event;
`close control of the ball or puck; dribble foot distribution;
`control of an incoming ball or puck; a one touch pass event; a
`tackle avoided event; a successful tackle event; a skin event;
`a ball or puck possession or proximity heat map; a player
`intensity metric; boot kick zone information; ball or puck
`flight path distribution or information; longest kick or hit
`information; ball or puck flight elevation angle information;
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`NIKE, Exhibit 1008, Page 63
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`NIKE, Exhibit 1008, Page 63
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`kick type distribution information; kick or shot power infor-
`mation; kick or pass style information; kick or shot power
`information at a predetermined threshold movement speed;
`pass accuracy information at a predetermined threshold
`movement speed; volley information; a free kick award event;
`information distinguishing a free kick from a penalty kick; a
`set piece event; a set piece save event; information for deter-
`mining whether a set piece kick is on goal; player movement
`direction information based on body angle; a player turn in
`event; a player turn in event when in possession of or prox-
`imity to the ball; player movement direction or type; infor-
`mation regarding an amount of time a player spends on his or
`her toes; player posturing or player facing direction; man-to-
`man opposing position information; information relating to a
`player’s ability t