PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15966594
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["473", "471000"]

Abstract:
The two-part system includes a modified hockey puck and a set of goal units that can be mounted on a hockey goal. Within the puck are light sources, motion sensors, infrared transmitters, and a power source. Within the goal units are light sources, infrared sensors, and a microcontroller. When the goal units are mounted on the hockey goal, the infrared sensors form a detection area through which the puck must pass in order to count as a goal. The infrared transmitter of the puck and the infrared sensors of the goal units communicate with one another, and when an infrared signal is received the microcontroller triggers the light sources mounted to the goal to illuminate and indicate that a goal has been scored. Additionally, both the puck and the goal units are designed to reduce power consumption by switching between a low-energy mode or an active mode of operation.

Claim (Index 1):
A hockey system, comprising:\n a hockey puck including an ingress proof housing having an interior volume including a first light source, a second light source, a motion sensor, a battery, and an infrared transmitter; the hockey puck including a passive mode and an active mode, wherein the hockey puck rests in the passive mode when inactive and transitions to the active mode when activated by motion; a goal detection system configured to be mounted onto a hockey goal, the goal detection system including a top assembly, a left assembly, and a right assembly; wherein the top assembly is configured to be mounted onto the crossbar of a hockey goal, the left assembly is configured to be mounted onto the left goal post of the hockey goal, and the right assembly is configured to be mounted onto the right goal post of the hockey goal; the top assembly comprising a microcontroller and a third light source, the top assembly operably connected to the left assembly and the right assembly; the left assembly including a fourth light source and a first infrared sensor; the right assembly including a fifth light source and a second infrared sensor; wherein the first and second infrared sensors face the interior of the goal when the goal detection system is mounted onto the hockey goal, such that the infrared sensors form a sensing zone across a goal line of the hockey goal; wherein the infrared transmitter is configured to emit an infrared signal when the hockey puck is in the active mode; wherein the first infrared sensor and the second infrared sensor are configured to detect the infrared signal when crossing the sensing zone; wherein detection of the infrared signal across the sensing zone activates the microcontroller, which in turn triggers activation of the third light source, the fourth light source, and the fifth light source.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 68.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.2027
- Patent Class: 473.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15845681', '11401584', '11484496', '15260122', '14816551']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6187193555331281
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4787069427328318
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6047181142530984
- Mean Citation Score: 186.770378
- Max Citation Score: 215.78261
- Similarity Product: 168.8778597165978

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test