US5769713A
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Data processing apparatus for baseball game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-12-04
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Granted: 1998-06-23
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Expires: 2015-12-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention makes it possible to input, process, modify and edit necessary information such as character, diagram or image information, and display that information on a display in a computer. The present invention incorporates a monitor display A, a personal computer B for processing, storing and controlling data to be inputted, a handy-sized touch pen board D for inputting the processing information, one or more video cassette records connected to the personal computer B through a converter E for converting signals from the personal computer B into image signals, one or more controllers G building into a video cassette recorder F for displaying a desired image on a display as still or dynamic images, and a video cassette recording H to be connected with the personal computer B, for storing a video image which is edited in the controller G. The monitor display and/or touch pen board D has a menu screen I, which comprises a diamond table, strike zone table 2, score board diagram 3, and count indicator for indicating strikes, ball, and outs.
Inventors
- 👤 Muneomi Katayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; A63B2102/00; A63B2102/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for analyzing offensive and defensive actions of teams in baseball games, comprising: means for inputting data on offensive/defensive actions to be analyzed, said offensive/defensive action data including data on individual player actions to be analyzed; means for displaying said offensive/defensive action data including at least means for displaying graphical representations of said data on said individual player actions, and means for displaying graphical representations of game result and individual player action result data; means for recording and playing back video images of an actual game for analysis; and means for combining at least said playing back of said video images from said recording and playing back means with said displaying of said offensive/defensive action data, whereby video images of said game are extracted and displayed in coordination with outputting and displaying of offensive/defensive action data selected for viewing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for analyzing offensive and defensive actions of teams in baseball games, comprising: means for inputting data on offensive/defensive actions to be analyzed, said offensive/defensive action data including data on individual player actions to be analyzed; means for displaying said offensive/defensive action data including at least means for displaying graphical representations of said data on said individual player actions, and means for displaying graphical representations of game result and individual player action result data; means for recording and playing back video images of an actual game for analysis; and means for combining at least said playing back of said video images from said recording and playing back means with said displaying of said offensive/defensive action data, whereby video images of said game are extracted and displayed in coordination with outputting and displaying of offensive/defensive action data selected for viewing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said means for inputting data on offensive/ defensive actions in a baseball game to be analyzed includes data entry board with a plurality of dedicated entry areas for registering predetermined types of data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said means for displaying said offensive/defensive action data further includes means for displaying a graphical representation of a baseball diamond to represent the actual to be analyzed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein said means for displaying said offensive/defensive action data is further for displaying said graphical representations with data on at least one of individual player positions, individual player identifications, a game start time, a game end time, opposing team names, and individual pitcher names, individual batter names and teams scores.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein said means for displaying a graphical representation of a baseball diamond is further for displaying graphical representations of data on at least one of direction, movement and count status of pitched and batted balls, current batter status, base runner status in conjunction with said baseball diamond.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said means for recording and playing back video images of an actual game for analysis includes a video camera for recording video images of said game.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein said means for recording and playing back video images includes a video camera for recording video images of at least a pitcher pitching balls during said game.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 7, wherein said combining means is further for combining at least said playing back of said video images of said pitcher pitching with said graphical representations of at least said individual player action data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
93 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein said means for recording and playing back video images of an actual game includes a video player device and a video recorder device, said video player device being operatively connected to output selected video image data to said computer device and said video recorder device, and said computer device being operatively connected to output display image data in conjunction with said selected video image data to said video recorder device so as to record said display image data in combination with said selected video image data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein said combining means is further for combining at least said playing back of said video images with said graphical representations of at least said individual player action data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said combining means includes a computer device having means for processing said offensive/defensive action data inputted via said data inputting means, and means for controlling operation of said display means and said video image recording and playing back means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
A system according to claim 11, wherein said computer device includes a monitor display for displaying at least one said selected video image data and said display image data, and a converter device operatively connected between said computer device and said video recorder device for converting said display image data from said computer device into video display image data to be recorded in said video recorder device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said data on individual player actions to be analyzed includes data on at least one of a distribution of balls pitched into a strike zone, a distribution of balls hit from a strike zone, pitches from a selected pitcher hit, pitches from a selected pitcher hit by a selected batter, hitting results of a selected batter and hitting results of a selected batter with a selected pitcher.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for analyzing offensive and defensive actions of a team in a baseball game, said method comprising the steps of: inputting offensive/defensive action data on teams in an actual game to be analyzed; providing video images of the actual game to be analyzed; generating graphical representations of offensive/defensive actions to be analyzed; and combining said graphical representations with video images of said actual game, wherein said step of generating said graphical representations includes the step generating graphical representations of data on game results and individual player action results, and said step of combining said graphical representations with said video images includes combining displaying of graphical representations of offensive/ defensive action data that are selected for viewing with displaying of selected video images related to said selected offensive/defensive action data, whereby said selected offensive/defensive action data is viewed and analyzed in conjunction with said selected video images.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for analyzing offensive and defensive actions of a team in a baseball game, said method comprising the steps of: inputting offensive/defensive action data on teams in an actual game to be analyzed; providing video images of the actual game to be analyzed; generating graphical representations of offensive/defensive actions to be analyzed; and combining said graphical representations with video images of said actual game, wherein said step of generating said graphical representations includes the step generating graphical representations of data on game results and individual player action results, and said step of combining said graphical representations with said video images includes combining displaying of graphical representations of offensive/ defensive action data that are selected for viewing with displaying of selected video images related to said selected offensive/defensive action data, whereby said selected offensive/defensive action data is viewed and analyzed in conjunction with said selected video images.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said step of generating said graphical representations to be analyzed further includes coordinating said inputting of data on said offensive/defensive actions with said displaying of said graphical representations.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said step of combining said graphical representations with said video images further includes combining said graphical representations of said data on offensive/defensive actions that are selected for viewing with displaying of selected video images related to said selected offensive/defensive action representations, whereby selected individual player action representations are viewed and analyzed in conjunction with said selected video images.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said step of combining said graphical representations with said video images further includes combining said graphical representations of said data on offensive/defensive actions that are selected for viewing with displaying of selected video images of a pitcher pitching, whereby selected offensive/defensive action representations are viewed and analyzed in conjunction with said selected video images of the pitcher pitching.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said step of generating said graphical representation further includes generating graphical representations of at least a baseball diamond of said actual game.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 18, wherein said step of generating said graphical representation further includes the steps of coordinating said inputting of data on said offensive/defensive action data and generating graphical representations of at least selected individual player actions for displaying on said baseball diamond.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method according to claim 18, wherein said step of inputting offensive/defensive action data further includes the steps of inputting data on at least one of direction, movement and count status of pitched and batted balls, current batter status, base runner status and inning status, and generating graphical representations of at least said direction, movement and count status of pitched and batted balls for displaying on said baseball diamond.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said step of generating said graphical representation further includes generating graphical representations of data on results of at least pitching and batting actions.
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