US 20030204275A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2003/0204275 A1 Krubeck (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 30, 2003 (54) SPORTS CHARTING SYSTEM (52) US. Cl. .............................................................. .. 700/91 (76) Inventor: Ronald Lee Krubeck, Boulder, CO (Us) (57) ABSTRACT Correspondence Address: PATTON BOGGS The sports charting system operates on standard portable PO BOX 270930 and non-portable electronic processing devices. The sports LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 (US) charting system stores and displays a sport environment and stores and accepts user data input relating to statistics and (21) Appl. No.: 10/133,868 player and sport apparatus positions relative to the sport environment. The sports charting system then generates (22) Filed: Apr. 26, 2002 real-time statistics from the user inputted player and sport apparatus positions. Tactical information and practice drills Publication Classi?cation are derived from the stored real-time statistics and displayed to the user to communicate the tactical and mechanical (51) Int. Cl? ................................................. .. G06F 155/00 strengths and Weaknesses of a player. 0115 >30 0 0 460"“A Jones Xi,’ 462 {Puller \—----461 Playing 00 4' Back P Return Winner (Stop) [ Score) (Stats...) Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 1 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 1A // Fm.7 1 B FIG. 1C Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 2 of 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 Ace! Personal 204 206 K‘_________ 202 'ACE: Players I 212 fv Dave Jones ' Dave Jones /-> Boulder, Colorado 214, v Right handed Baseliner 218‘ 220 \ \ \ ‘213 216/1 Done) (New...) (Edit...) FIG. 3 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 3 of 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Player Properties 231"‘\—First Name: Dave 232/'-—LastName: Jones 2331 A9e=City: Boulder. ........................ ._ _/ State: .QQIQIQQQ ................... 234 e-RlL Handed: - 236/ v-Fiight /—~Forehand: v One handed /—Backhand; v Two handed 238/ Typical forehand: 239j@ W 240 FIG. 4 ACE: Player Properties 241 A \—-Typical‘ forehand: v Topspin 242“ -Typical backhand: v Topspin 244"—*\—~Weapon: v Forehand 246_/—\First serve: v Flat 248_/_Second serve: v Kick 'PStyIe of play: 250/ v Baseliner @ @J $ FIG. 5 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 4 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Player Properties 7 Kick Style of ptay: - v Baseliner gsov/xGood under pressure: v Yes 262/‘ Comes back from behind: v No /_\Notes: Great serve. Game 264*’ iiéitééélééitibiééjhélééiéj DEMOS? .......................... .. (E @J > V‘ FIG. 6 ACE: Matches I = 270 ’-\_/v Jones vs Fuller Bouider Open - 2 3/12/2002 9205 PM ' 3 Sets Not Started 272/ ' 276 \\-271 278/f Done ) (New...)w [ Startjf- 274 FIG. 7 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 5 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Match Properties “Tournament: ?gulqetQpsn ............... _. ‘\~—- Round: ____________________________________ __ \_/ Date: 3/12/2002 9:05 PM ~_/Surface: v Hardcourt /'-Player: v Dave Jones /0pponent: v Rob Fuller Type: v 3-Set /No-add scoring: ‘7 NO @Wm FIG. 8 ACE: Match Properties , No-add scoring: V No ATiebreaker in final set: v Yes ’—-Points in tiebreaker: fServing first: ------ ‘ Y Dave Jones ,--Jones starts on side: v Right @wm 4) FIG. 9 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 6 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Ma‘tch Notes .1..-.-.Fi.0.b..b§1§-tmubie ........ - - I hittingn?amgmin: .... -. 321 %._.-.N.&e.c.i§-mcz£e. ....... ...‘<-\320 ‘ HQQISJJQIIQMQHQY............ K” pragticgl ..................... -. p n ‘ - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - . - . - - - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - SOs/1m @fm <1) FIG. 10 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 7 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 . 410-f dunes r412 420 416_/-—1St Serve A] 1 5 (3k }Ace_ _J 414_/—~OFlat OStice OKick E! !’$- 422 424/‘(St0p] [Slcore ) ( Stats...) \_418 5 \ 426 428 FIG. 1 1 010 >3000 Fuller Jones 442~r~2nd Serve 4 Back >Ace OFlat OSlice OKick El ! (Stop) ( Score 1 [ Stats...) FIG. 12 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 8 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 / 449 Jones 452 7 < 455 ( 454 450f*P|ayi_hg O0 4 Béck ) Return Winner [Stop] [ Score ) [ Stats...) FIG. 13 o 1 15 >30 0 o 460"”""_\ Jones ‘i/f462 _ —/_-463 i F tller \_-———461 Playing 00 4 Back > Return Winner [Stop] [ Score) (Stats...) FIG. 14 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 9 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 / 477 0 1 0 / >300!) -JonesWon ,1 (BaW .Jones: D Approach 12! At net 0 Forehand O Backhand -OGND OOHD 0 DS OLOB OVLY “Futler: III Approach D At net U S&V— 1 Forehand O Backhand OGND OOHD ODS OLOB OVLY\—/ [Stop] ( Score ) [ Stats...) FIG. 15 0 1 15 > 30 0 0 _Fu||er Won 4 Back > Next .Jones: I: APPl'0ach__-/ O Forehand O Backhand IX] Untorced" \- 506 .GND OOHD ODS OLOB OVLY_\ ‘~- 508 Fuller: L510 ——503 (Stop) [ Score ] [ Stats...) FIG. 16 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 10 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Jones Statistics 522_\\-1 st serve: 12/17 = 70% 524f~~2nd serve: 3/5 = 60% Aces: 5 526 -/\Double faultsz: 528 ssovnwinning % 1st serve: \\-/521 9/12 = 75% 532/’“Winning % 2nd serve: 0/3 = 0% 534_//\Returns: 6/6 = 100% Winning % on returns:-/“ 536 539f® @541 $“L543 FIG. 17 ACE: Jones-Statistics I] 536"\-Winning % on returns: 4/6 = 66% 538_/-‘Forehand winners: ' 4 540 _/—Forehand Unforced errors: 0 542 f‘Backhand winners: 3 544_/-*Backhand Unforced errors: 0 546 _/'*Break point conversions: (E (E) 0 FIG. 18 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 11 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 ACE: Jones Statistics 1 546‘\—Breeik point conversions: ,- ‘i/1 : 100% 548 \At net: 4/31 =12% 550 _/-~ Net success: 2/4 = 50% _ 552 J‘Elasped time: 0:31 554_—"*Avg point duration: 8s 556~/*Avg hits per point: 0 A @J @ v FIG. 19 /-'- 570 582 / 58O'—\ / Scoreboard i 2 Player Sets Games Points 1 0 Jones 1 2 0 0 1 Fuller 1 2 Q 578 576 574 572 @ FIG. 20 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 12 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 600 ACE: Adjust Score -Dave Jones set score: / 601 610A \ Server: v Rob Fuller 612/ ~Dave Jones's side: (OK ) [Caneel] [ Reset] ' V L618 L616 FIG. 21 ACE: Adjust Score -1.l.. Rob Fuller set score: .2..... -. Server: v Rob Fuller Dave Jones's side: v Left [OK ) (Cancel) ( Reset] Q FIG. 22 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 13 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 W Go Options .‘EYQH onal Matches 7 Players Exit dvanced Competitive fdge FIG. 23 ations ] F Iler Score.. Stats. Notes. Adjust Score.. Switch Sides 1st Serve 4 Back )Ace ‘Flat OSlice OKick El ! (Stop) [ Score ] [ Stats.._] FIG. 24 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 14 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 es vs Fuller New... Start er Open - 2 800-\*€La;:s... 2002 9:05 PM Delete gress (0:47) Notes... -1, 2-2 Adjust Score... Score... [ Done ) (New...) [ Start 1 FIG. 25 Go options 1 .BFZQHErléYiHQ.-- b' Fuller s20 Baseliner [Done] [New] [ Edit...) FIG. 26 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 15 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 27 MATCH CONTROLLER “902 (MATCH CONTROL FLOW) 903 V 904 EXIT MATCH DONE MATCH PLAY ‘.7 NO: PLAY NEW SET SET CONTROLLER (S ET CONTROL FLOW) V 908 SET DONE ? NO: PLAY NEW GAME GAME CONTROLLER (GAME CONTROL FLOW) V 912 YES GAME DONE NO: PLAY NEW POINT POINT CONTROLLER N914 (POINT CONTROL FLOW) POINT DONE Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 16 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 28 MATCH INFORMATION I002 V MATCII-ISOVER SET “1020 7 STARTING TIME V V SET ’\-1006 INITIALIZE: ENDING TIME 1018 1)SERVER “1022 NEW 2) PLAYER CouNT MATCH 0R PoSITIoNS V EXISTING SET MATCH MATCH V ’\1008 f? STATUS = ' SET MATCH -. "COMPLETED" "IN-PROGRESS" V COMPUTE: 1) SERVER K1028 v SAvE 2) PLAYER COUNT THE MATCH POSITIONS SAVE THE “1026 3) SCORES NEW MATCH V UPDATE THE CURRENT MATCH V IN THE MATCHES SCREEN CREATE A NEW SET TO PLAY AND ADD IT “1030 TO THE MATCH MATCH COMPLETED V CALL SET CoNTRoLLER RETURN TO 1016 (SET CONTROL FLOW) MATCHES SCREEN v ( PLAYTHENEWSET )A 1032 Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 17 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 29 f- 906 1 040 INFORMATION SET OVER V v SET SET STATUS = “1044 K1054 "COMPLETED“ 2) PLAYER COUNT SET OR POSITIONS v EXISTING SET v I) TITEMSIET ''\-I 046 ' SET SET EXISTING STATUS : @1056 "IN-PROGRESS“ COM PUTE: v 1) SERVER “1052 2) PLAYER COUNT SAVE THE @1058 POSITIONS NEW SET CONTINUE PLAYING THE MATCH U V MATCH CONTROLLER To PLAY AND ADD IT TO THE MATCH CALL GAME CONTROLLER (GAME CONTROL FLOW) v PLAY THE 1 062 NEW GAME Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 18 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 30 [910 GAME INFORMATION IS GAME OVER ? V SET GAME STATUS = @1074 "COMPLETED" V SAVE _ 1086 THE GAME “1076 " EX'ST'NG INITIALIzE GAME: 1) WHO IS sERvING 2) SERVER'S SIDE COMPUTE sERvER 3) DEUCE/ADD COURT AND PLAYER POsITIONs “1082 (ACCOUNT FOR v TIEBREAKERS) SET GAME STATUS = “1088 v "IN-PROGRESS" CONIPUTE THE NEXT PoINT's sCORE " (BASED UPON “1°84 SAVE THE CURRENT GAME NEW GAME ~1090 SCORE) CONTINUE PLAYING THE SET v v CREATE A NEW POINT ’\1 092 RETURN TO 1078 AND ADD IT SET CONTROLLER TO THE GAME CALL POINT CONTROLLER (POINT CONTROL FLOW) v PLAY THE 1 ()94 NEW POINT Patent Application Publication Oct. 30, 2003 Sheet 19 0f 21 US 2003/0204275 A1 FIG. 31 POINT INFORMATION f 914 2nd SERVE 1106 SI '? I, T PLAY THE POINT SERVE AND RECEIVE (PLAYING FLOW) (SERVE & RETURN FLOW) DETERMINE WHO WON THE POINT AND SET THAT INTO "\1110 THE POINT INFORMATION I SET POINT STATUS = @1112 "COMPLETED" I DISPLAY WIN/LOSS SCREEN TO OBTAIN @1114 POINT DETAILS I SAVE POINT TO THE DATABASE '\-1116 I UPDATE STATISTICS @1118 INFORMATION CONTINUE PLAYING THE GAME V (RETURNCONTROLLER TO GAME) “20 .