Patent ID: 11878230
Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting net cord contact, comprising:
at least one sensor, coupled with a processor and a memory, attached to a net including a net cord;
wherein the at least one sensor is in network communication with at least one umpire device;
wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one accelerometer, operable to generate three-dimensional (3D) acceleration data;
wherein the at least one sensor is operable to detect when the net cord is substantially at rest and determine an adjusted vertical axis when the net cord is substantially at rest;
wherein the at least one sensor is operable to automatically determine a vertical acceleration for the net cord, wherein the vertical acceleration is a component of the 3D acceleration data along the adjusted vertical axis; and
wherein the at least one sensor is configured to transmit an alert to the at least one umpire device when a change in the vertical acceleration of the net cord exceeds a preset threshold.