Ball machine apparatus gamification

Abstract

An automatic ball machine includes a frame, a ball launching system, and a gamification display. The ball launching system is coupled to the frame and rotatably moves to point in various directions to launch a ball to a player. The gamification display displays gamification information for the player.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An automatic ball machine comprising:
 a frame;   a ball launching system, coupled to the frame, to rotatably move to point in various directions to launch a ball to a player; and   a gamification display to display gamification information for the player.   
     
     
         2 . The automatic ball machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hopper to store a plurality of the ball, wherein the gamification display is coupled to the hopper. 
     
     
         3 . The automatic ball machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the ball launching system includes first, second, third spinner wheels, coupled to first, second, third spinner motors, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . A system comprising:
 an automatic ball machine including:
 a frame; 
 a ball launching system, coupled to the frame, to rotatably move to point in various directions to launch a ball to a player; and 
 a gamification display to display gamification information for the player; 
   a smart device to execute a gamification application;   a gamification server, in communication with the automatic ball machine, including a gamification analytics analyzer to perform analytics analysis on gamification data received from the automatic ball machine.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the automatic ball machine further comprises a hopper to store a plurality of the ball, wherein the gamification display is coupled to the hopper. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the ball launching system includes first, second, third spinner wheels, coupled to first, second, third spinner motors, respectively.