Sensor-embedded ball and system

Abstract

A ball with a sensor incorporated therein is provided. The ball includes a first sensor including a multiaxial acceleration sensor, a first communication unit for wireless transmission of sensor data detected by the first sensor, and a battery for supplying electric power to the first sensor and the first communication unit. The first sensor includes a first multiaxial acceleration sensor housed at a position intended to be a center of gravity of the ball. Each of the first communication unit and the battery is arranged at a position out of the position intended to be a center of gravity.

1 . A ball comprising:
 a first sensor including a multiaxial acceleration sensor;   a first communication unit for wireless transmission of sensor data detected by the first sensor; and   a battery for supplying electric power to the first sensor and the first communication unit,   wherein the first sensor includes a first multiaxial acceleration sensor housed at a position intended to be a center of gravity of the hall, and   wherein each of the first communication unit and the battery is arranged at a position out of the position intended to be a center of gravity.   
     
     
         2 . The ball of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a core body forming a central portion of the ball,   wherein the first sensor, the first communication unit and the battery are incorporated in the core body.   
     
     
         3 . The ball of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first sensor includes a plurality of second multiaxial acceleration sensors arranged adjacent to the first multiaxial acceleration sensor arranged at the position intended to be a center of gravity.   
     
     
         4 . The ball of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plurality of second multiaxial acceleration sensors include a plurality of second multiaxial acceleration sensors arranged so that the first multiaxial acceleration sensor is at a body center position thereof.   
     
     
         5 . A system comprising a mobile terminal that includes a second communication unit to be paired with the first communication unit of the ball according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the mobile terminal includes:   a unit for generating ball movement data of the paired ball, based on data obtained from the first sensor of the paired ball via the first communication unit and the second communication unit; and   a first function for using the data from the first sensor to calculate at least one of acceleration of flight motion, flight distance, and displacement amount during flight, concerning the paired ball.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the first sensor includes a plurality of multiaxial acceleration sensors, and   wherein the first function includes a function for using data of at least one of the plurality of multiaxial acceleration sensors included in the first sensor to cancel an acceleration component caused by spinning of the paired ball.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the mobile terminal includes a unit for using at least one of the acceleration, the flight distance and the displacement amount to output a pitch type of the paired ball.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the mobile terminal includes a simulator for displaying appearance viewed from outside in a state in which the ball is moving, based on the ball movement data.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the mobile terminal includes a unit for causing a cloud server to store the ball movement data via the Internet.   
     
     
         10 . A system comprising a ball according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A method for monitoring movement of a ball via a mobile terminal, the ball including a first sensor that includes a first multiaxial acceleration sensor housed at a position intended to be a center of gravity of the ball, and a first communication unit for wireless transmission of sensor data detected by the first sensor, the mobile terminal including a second communication unit, the method comprising:
 pairing the first communication unit of the ball and the second communication unit of the mobile terminal, and   using, by the mobile terminal, data of the first sensor of the paired ball obtained via the first communication unit and the second communication unit to calculate at least one of acceleration of flight motion, flight distance and displacement amount during flight, concerning the paired ball.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the first sensor includes a plurality of second multiaxial acceleration sensors arranged adjacent to the first multiaxial acceleration sensor, and   wherein the calculating includes using data of at least one of the plurality of the multiaxial acceleration sensors included in the first sensor to cancel an acceleration component caused by spinning of the paired ball.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising
 using at least one of the acceleration, the flight distance and the displacement amount to determine a pitch type of the paired balls.   
     
     
         14 . A program to be downloaded into a mobile terminal including a second communication unit to be paired with a first communication unit of a ball having a first sensor incorporated therein and including a multiaxial acceleration sensor and the first communication unit incorporated therein for wireless transmission of sensor data detected by the first sensor,
 the program comprising instructions that cause the mobile terminal to function as a unit for using data of the first sensor of the paired ball obtained via the first communication unit and the second communication unit to calculate at least one of acceleration of flight motion, flight distance and displacement amount during flight, concerning the paired ball.