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

Claim 7:
8. A method for detecting net cord contact, comprising:
providing at least one sensor including at least one accelerometer, 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;
the at least one accelerometer generating three-dimensional (3D) acceleration data;
the at least one sensor detecting when the net cord is substantially at rest and determining an adjusted vertical axis when the net cord is substantially at rest;
the at least one sensor automatically determining 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
the at least one sensor transmitting an alert to the at least one umpire device when a change in the vertical acceleration of the net cord exceeds a preset threshold.