Exemplary embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for a basketball launching device with a camera for detecting shots passing through the rim of a basketball goal.
Basketball return machines exist which assist a basketball player by returning made shots, and usually at least some missed shots, to the player such that the player does not have to spend time retrieving the basketballs. This way, the player is able to fit more shots into a given practice session. Some basketball return machines use a guide or track to direct basketballs towards a player. Other basketball return machines use launching devices to eject basketballs in various directions on a playing area. Exemplary basketball return machines include, without limitation, THE GUN machines available from Shoot-A-Way, Inc. of Upper Sandusky, Ohio (shootaway.com/) and DR. DISH machines available from Airborne Athletics, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. (www.drdishbasketball.com/).
In order to provide the player with feedback regarding his or her shooting performance during a given practice session, detection devices are sometimes used to monitor the player's performance. Such detection devices may take the form of flappers which are placed along the route a basketball would take during or after passing through the rim and are physically moved or contacted when a basketball moves along such a route, thus indicating a successfully made shot. Such devices are subject to physical wear, jamming, and may disrupt the basketball's travel. Other exemplary detection devices include photo-eyes. Such photo-eyes may be mounted in close proximity to a basketball hoop and monitor for changes in the ambient light created when a basketball passes through the hoop. Such photo-eyes are subject to inaccurate readings due to changes in ambient lighting conditions which may be caused, for example, by the net shifting in front of the photo-eye, reflections, flash photographs, or lights being turned on or off. Additionally, all of the above detection devices may be difficult to appropriately position in relation to the basketball goal. What is needed is a basketball launching device with a camera for detecting made shots.
A basketball launching device with a camera for detecting made shots is provided. The basketball launching device may comprise an interface for selecting shooting locations on a playing area where basketballs will be ejected for a player to receive and shoot towards a basketball goal. The interface may comprise a rendering of a basketball playing area. The interface may be configured to receive a user's selection of one or more of a number of selectable areas on the rendering where the selectable areas are positioned to correspond with actual locations on the playing area so that the player knows where to stand to receive the ejected passes.
The camera may be mounted on the basketball launching device and may be positioned to capture images of the underside of the rim. The camera may be configured to capture images as basketballs are shot by a player towards the basketball goal. The camera may feed the captured images to a controller. The controller may comprise a machine learning model configured to determine if no basketball is detected within the image, a basketball is detected but has not passed through the rim, or a basketball is detected that has passed through the rim. A made shot may be determined where captured images are received with a basketball in the frame which has passed through the rim. Otherwise, a missed shot may be recorded. The machine learning model may comprise a neural network trained from a large dataset of images. The controller may record a made shot or a missed shot as determined by the model.
A performance report may be generated comprising percentages of successfully made shots for each shooting location the basketballs were ejected. The performance report may comprise a rendering which may substantially match the rendering on the interface. The percentages of successfully made shots may be provided on the rendering of the performance report at the shooting locations the basketballs were ejected to so that a user can quickly assess their areas of strength and weakness.
Further features and advantages of the systems and methods disclosed herein, as well as the structure and operation of various aspects of the present disclosure, are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying figures.
In addition to the features mentioned above, other aspects of the present invention will be readily apparent from the following descriptions of the drawings and exemplary embodiments, wherein like reference numerals across the several views refer to identical or equivalent features, and wherein:
Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as detailed configuration and components are merely provided to assist the overall understanding of these embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.
Embodiments of the invention are described herein with reference to illustrations of idealized embodiments (and intermediate structures) of the invention. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments of the invention should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing.
A frame 20 may extend vertically from the platform 12. A number of support members 22 may be attached to said frame 20. At least some of said support members 22 may be adjustable in length. In exemplary embodiments, at least some of the support members 22 may comprise telescoping poles. In exemplary embodiments, four support members 22 may extend upwardly and outwardly from the frame 20 in a splayed fashion, though any number and configuration of support members 22 may be utilized.
A net 24 may be attached to one or more of the support members 22. Openings in the net 24 may be sized to prevent the basketballs 60 from passing therethrough. The net 24 may be configured to create a funnel shape when mounted to said support members 22 such that basketballs 60 gathered in the net 24 are directed towards the housing 16 where they may be received through one or more openings. However, any size, shape, and type of net 24 may be utilized. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more guide tracks may extend between the bottom of the net 24 and the housing 16.
The basketball launching device 10 may be placed in proximity to a basketball goal 40 by a user. The basketball goal 40 may be regulation type, height, size and configuration, though such is not required. The basketball goal 40 may comprise a post 42 which extends to the playing area 30, a backboard 44, a rim 46, and a net 48, for example without limitation. For example, without limitation, the rim 46 may be positioned 10 feet above the playing area 30.
The frame 20 may be adjustable. For example, without limitation, the frame 20 may comprise one or more mechanisms for collapsing the support members 22, the net 24, and/or the frame 20 itself. In this way, the basketball launching device 10 may be selectively reduced in size. In exemplary embodiments, the basketball launching device 10 may be sufficiently reduced in size so as to fit through a standard size doorway, though such is not required. As another example, without limitation, the frame 20 may comprise one or more mechanisms for expanding the support members 22, the net 24, and/or the frame 20 itself. In this way, the basketball launching device 10 may be selectively increased in size. In exemplary embodiments, the basketball launching device 10 may be positioned and sufficiently increased in size such that one or more upper edges of the net 24 extend above the rim 46 of the basketball goal 40. When expanded, the net 24 may create a sufficiently sized top opening to accommodate most made shots as well as at least some missed shots, which are gathered by the net 24 and returned to the housing 16.
In still other exemplary embodiments, adjustment of the net 24 may be achieved by adjustment of the support members 22, with or without adjustment of the frame 20.
At least one camera(s) 26 may be mounted to the basketball launching device 10. In exemplary embodiments, the camera(s) 26 may be mounted to the frame 20. For example, without limitation, the camera(s) 26 may be mounted to an upper portion of the frame 20. The camera(s) 26 may be positioned to face upwardly, or at an upward angle. In this way, the camera(s) 26 may be located and oriented to capture a view of the underside of the rim 46 of the basketball goal 40 when the basketball launching device 10 is placed in proximity to the basketball goal 40. However, any location of the camera(s) 26 may be utilized. The camera(s) 26 may, for example without limitation, be mounted on one or more members which extend through the net 24. In other exemplary embodiments, the camera(s) 26 may be positioned on a portion of the frame 20 outside of the net 24. Regardless, the camera(s) 26 may be configured to capture images of rim 46 and any basketballs 60 passing therethrough. Stated another way, the camera(s) 26 may be configured to capture images of made shots.
The camera(s) 26 may be mounted to the frame 20 in an adjustable fashion. The camera(s) 26 may be mounted to the frame 20 in a detachable fashion. In other exemplary embodiments, the camera(s) 26 may be permanently affixed to the frame 20.
An interface 50 may be connected to the frame 20. In exemplary embodiments, the interface 50 may be mounted to the housing 16. Any size, shape, or location of the interface 50 may be utilized. Alternatively, or additionally, the interface 50 may be provided on one or more personal electronic devices 70 such as, but not limited to, a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, some combination thereof, or the like.
The interface 50 may comprise a number of selectable areas 62. The selectable areas 62 may be located at various positions on the rendering 52 to correlate with shooting positions on the playing area 30. The selectable areas 62 may be selected by the user to create custom shooting arrangements.
In exemplary embodiments, the interface 50 may comprise a touch screen. In such embodiments, the rendering 52 may be electronically generated on the touch screen. The selectable areas 62, in such embodiments, may already be visible on the interface 50 and may change when selected. In other such embodiments, the selectable area 62 may not be visible and may become visible when the corresponding area of the interface 50 is selected. Such selection may be performed by direct, individual, physical contact, though such is not required. The touch screen may comprise a resistive, capacitive, or other type of touch screen.
In other exemplary embodiments, the interface 50 may comprise an electronic display. In such embodiments, the rendering 52 may be electronically generated on the electronic display. The selectable areas 62, in such embodiments, may already be visible on the interface 50 and may change when selected. Such selection may be performed by one or more selection devices 64. Such selection devices 64 may permit interaction with the images displayed on the electronic display. For example, without limitation, such selection devices 64 may comprise a keypad, mouse, buttons, arrows, some combination thereof, or the like. The electronic display may comprise an LCD, cathode ray, OLED, plasma, or other type of electronic display.
In still other exemplary embodiments, the interface 50 may comprise a static panel. In such embodiments, the rendering 52 may be painted, printed, integrally formed, or otherwise displayed on the interface 50 in a permanent or semi-permanent fashion. The selectable areas 62, in such embodiments, may comprise buttons. The selectable areas 62 may comprise illumination devices or the like which are configured to indicate whether the selectable areas 62 have been selected by a user. Such selection may be performed by direct, individual, physical contact, though such is not required.
The selectable areas 62 may be provided at various locations on the rendering 52. The selectable areas 62 may be circular in shape, though any size and shape selectable areas 62 may be utilized. The selectable areas 62 may be located at spaced angular positions along the rendering 52. For example, without limitation, a number of selectable areas 62 may be positioned on or along the rendering of the three-point arc 56. In exemplary embodiments, some of the selectable areas 62 may be located inside the three-point arc 56 and other selectable areas 62 may be located outside of the three-point arc 56, though such is not required. Alternatively, or in addition, some or all of the selectable areas 62 may be located within or around the rendering of the key 58. Any size, shape, number, or arrangement of selectable areas 62 may be utilized.
Each of the selectable areas 62 may comprise one or more markers 66. The markers 66 may be numbers, letter, symbols, some combination thereof or the like. The markers 66 may provide nomenclature for the selectable areas 62 as well as the corresponding shooting positions on the playing area. The interface 50 may be configured to monitor for, and/or receive, a user selection of one or more of the selectable areas 62 to create a custom basketball practice arrangement. The selectable areas 62 may be individually selected by physical touch. The selectable areas 62 may form input locations for receiving user input.
Alternative or in addition to the embodiments described herein, a number of predetermined sets of selectable areas 62 may be preprogrammed to define pre-made practice arrangement. Such pre-made practice arrangements may be made available by way of certain ones of said selectable areas 62. In such embodiments, the interface 50 may be configured to permit the user to select one or more such predetermined programs as an alternative to, or in addition to, creating a custom practice arrangement.
The interface 50 may comprise an area 67 for selecting additional options such as, but not limited to, time delay between passes, number of basketballs per location, and the like. In exemplary embodiments, the separate area 67 may not be required and such options may be selected at the area with the rendering 52.
The interface 50 may be placed in electronic communication with a controller 68. The controller 68 may be located in the housing 16, though any location of the controller 68 may be utilized. The controller 68 may comprise one or more electronic storage devices with executable software instructions and one or more processors. Alternatively, or in addition, the controller 68 may be part of one or more other components of the basketball launching device 10 including but not limited to, the camera(s) 26 and the interface 50. The controller 68 may be configured to receive electronic signals from the interface 50 regarding the user's selection of the selectable areas 62 to form a custom practice arrangement and may program the launcher 28 to pass basketballs 60 to each of the shooting locations on the playing area 30 corresponding to each of selectable areas 62 selected by the user at the interface 50 to perform the custom practice arrangement. The controller 68 may be configured to, alternatively or additionally, receive input from the interface 50 including user selection of the selection devices 64, area 67, pre-programmed drill, user preferences, other options, some combination thereof, or the like and program the launcher 28 in accordance with the received input.
The basketball launching device 10 may be positioned in proximity to the basketball goal 40 such that the basketballs 60 passing through the rim 46, and at least some of the basketballs 60 bouncing off the backboard 44 but not necessarily passing through the rim 46 or otherwise resulting in a missed shot (i.e., not passing through the rim 46), may be captured in the net 24. The camera(s) 26 may be positioned to face upwardly at the bottom of the rim 46. In this way, the camera(s) 26 may be configured to capture an image of the basketball rim 46 with no basketball (no ball in frame), an image of the basketball rim 46 and the basketball 60 failing to pass completely through the rim 46 (an attempted shot), or an image of the basketball 60 as it passes through the rim 46 (made shot).
The controller 68 may comprise software instructions, which when executed, cause the controller 68 to receive the images from the camera(s) 26 and utilize machine learning software to determine whether or not the received image comprises a basketball 60, a basketball 60 not passing through the rim 46, or a basketball 60 passing through the rim 46.
The controller 68 may comprise a number of images of a rim 46 without a basketball 60, a number of images of a rim 46 and a basketball 60 not passing through the rim 46, and a number of images of a basketball 60 passing through the rim 46. In other exemplary embodiments, such images may be provided at one or more remote databases. The controller 68 may be configured to derive, or may be programmed with, software instructions, which may comprise one or more algorithms, configured to distinguish between images with a basketball 60, images without a basketball 60, images with a basketball 60 intersecting a rim 46, images with the basketball 60 intersecting a front portion of the rim 46, images with a basketball 60 located within the rim 46, images with a basketball 60 not intersecting the rim 46, images of the basketball 60 progressing through the rim 46, some combination thereof, or the like.
In exemplary embodiments, an attempted shot may be determined where images are received with no basketball 60 for a period of time following the ejection of a basketball 60 or images are received with a basketball 60 not passing completely through the rim 46. In exemplary embodiments, a made shot may be determined where images are received with a basketball 60 which passes completely through the rim 46. For example, without limitation, a basketball 60 may be determined to have completely passed through the rim 46 where the image of the basketball 60 is located within the rim 46 and/or is intersecting the front surface of the rim 46, as generally indicated at item 74. Alternatively, or in addition, the made shot may be confirmed by receipt of subsequent and/or further images showing a progression of the basketball 60 though the rim 46 in the manner and sequence consistent with a made shot. For example, without limitation, the machine learning software may be configured to search for images of a basketball 60 intersecting the rim 46, as generally indicated at item 74, in a fashion such that the basketball 60 progressively intersects more of the rim 46 for one or more frames before subsequently intersecting less of the rim 46 as is consistent with stored images of basketballs 60 passing through the rim 46.
It may be determined with a high degree of confidence that a given basketball 60 passed through the rim 46, and thus a basketball goal was successfully made, where the received image matches, or is within a predetermined margin of error of, the stored images of basketballs 60 passing completely through the rim 46. Similarly, it may be determined with a high degree of confidence that a given basketball 60 did not pass through the rim 46, and thus a basketball goal was not made, where the received image matches, or is within a predetermined margin of error of, the stored images of basketballs 60 not in the frame and/or not passing completely through the rim 46. Such determinations made be made continuously or periodically as basketballs 60 are launched and shots are taken, or may be performed after a given practice session is completed.
The performance report 80 may comprise shooting feedback 86 located at, and corresponding to, substantially each of the selectable areas 62 forming the practice arrangement. The feedback 86 may comprise a number of made shots, a number of missed shots, a percentage of made shots, a percentage of missed shots, a grade, a pass/fail indication, some combination thereof, or the like. The feedback 86 may be provide in the same or similar form, such as but not limited to, shape, font, color, size, some combination thereof, or the like, as the selectable areas 62. For example, without limitation, the selectable areas 62 and the feedback 86 may comprise circles. In this way, the user may be able to quickly ascertain their strong and weak shooting positions. An overall number and/or percentage of made and/or missed shots, or other information, may be displayed at a second area 94.
The performance report 80 may be displayed at the interface 50. The performance report 80 may be generated at the controller 68, the interface 50, the personal electronic device 70, some combination thereof, or the like.
In other exemplary embodiments, the interface 50, or a copy thereof, may be provided on the personal electronic device 70 in addition to, or alternatively to, at the basketball launching machine 10. It is notable that the user of the interface 50 may be the basketball player 72 or may be some other individual such as, but not limited to, a friend, parent, coach, assistant, or the like.
Any embodiment of the present invention may include any of the features of the other embodiments of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments herein disclosed are not intended to be exhaustive or to unnecessarily limit the scope of the invention. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the present invention so that others skilled in the art may practice the invention. Having shown and described exemplary embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will realize that many variations and modifications may be made to the described invention. Many of those variations and modifications will provide the same result and fall within the spirit of the claimed invention. It is the intention, therefore, to limit the invention only as indicated by the scope of the claims.
Certain operations described herein may be performed by one or more electronic devices. Each electronic device may comprise one or more processors, electronic storage devices, executable software instructions, and the like configured to perform the operations described herein. The electronic devices may be general purpose computers or specialized computing device. The electronic devices may comprise personal computers, smartphone, tablets, databases, servers, or the like. The electronic connections and transmissions described herein may be accomplished by wired or wireless means. The computerized hardware, software, components, systems, steps, methods, and/or processes described herein may serve to improve the speed of the computerized hardware, software, systems, steps, methods, and/or processes described herein.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/858,524 filed Jun. 7, 2019, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully rested herein.
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