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Granted Patent B2
US 12685918 · App. 19/011,118 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Virtual measurement system for athletic performance testing

Inventor: Brett Brungardt (Horseshoe Bay, TX)
A63B71/0622A63B2024/0025A63B2071/0641A63B2071/0694A63B2214/00A63B2220/05A63B2220/13A63B2220/62A63B2220/806
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12685918
App. No.
19/011,118
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system that includes a mobile application to create a virtual overlay over a field of view of a mobile device, to virtually measure athletic performance of an athlete performing a sports activity. The system is configured to enable virtual boundary-based measurements in order to objectively assess athletes based on scores calculated using the virtual measurements. Displayed to the user are virtual boundaries including virtual planes extending from one or more floor markers within a mobile camera field of view.

Claims (48)

1 . A method comprising:

positioning a mobile device relative to a first floor marker such that the first floor marker is within a field of view of a camera of the mobile device;

wherein the first floor marker includes marking(s) capturable by the camera; and

wherein the first floor marker defines a first boundary associated with a first activity;

detecting, using a mobile application stored within the mobile device and the camera, the marking(s) of the first floor marker;

displaying, using the mobile application and over the field of view, a virtual overlay,

wherein the virtual overlay includes a visual representation of the first boundary and is based on the marking(s) of the first floor marker,

wherein a position of the visual representation of the first boundary in the virtual overlay is based on a position of the first floor marker within the field of view;

detecting, using the mobile application, motion of an athlete performing the first activity relative to the first floor marker and the first boundary; and

calculating, using the mobile application, a boundary-based measurement of the athlete based on the detected motion and the visual representation of the first boundary.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the camera is a depth-perception camera;

wherein the marking(s) capturable by the camera have a predetermined size; and

wherein the mobile application calculates a distance relative to the first floor marker based on the predetermined size of the marking(s) and using the depth-perception camera.

3 . The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the first activity requires the athlete to move around, within, or through the first boundary; and

wherein the boundary-based measurement is an amount of time that the athlete takes to complete the first activity.

4 . The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the visual representation of the first boundary comprises a portion of a vertically extending plane;

wherein the first floor marker extends within the vertically extending plane; and

wherein the first activity requires the athlete to be positioned within the vertically extending plane and cross a body marker through the vertically extending plane.

5 . A system for virtual measurement, the system comprising:

a mobile device comprising:

a camera having a field of view; and

a graphical user interface;

a first floor marker positioned relative to the mobile device such that the first floor marker is within the field of view;

wherein the first floor marker includes marking(s) capturable by the camera; and

wherein the first floor marker defines a first boundary associated with a first activity;

and

a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, wherein the instructions are executed with one or more processors so that the following steps are executed:

detecting, using the camera, the marking(s) of the first floor marker;

displaying, over the field of view, a virtual overlay,

wherein the virtual overlay includes a visual representation of the first boundary and is based on the marking(s) of the first floor marker,

wherein a position of the visual representation of the first boundary in the virtual overlay is based on a position of the first floor marker within the field of view;

detecting motion of an athlete performing the first activity relative to the first floor marker and the first boundary; and

calculating a boundary-based measurement of the athlete based on the detected motion and the visual representation of the first boundary.

6 . The system of claim 5 ,

wherein the camera is a depth-perception camera;

wherein the marking(s) capturable by the camera have a predetermined size; and

wherein the instructions are executed with the one or more processors so that the following step is also executed:

calculating a distance relative to the first floor marker based on the predetermined size of the marking(s) and using the depth-perception camera.

7 . The system of claim 6 ,

wherein the first activity requires the athlete to move around, within, or through the first boundary; and

wherein the boundary-based measurement is an amount of time that the athlete takes to complete the first activity.

8 . The system of claim 6 ,

wherein the visual representation of the first boundary comprises a portion of a vertically extending plane;

wherein the first floor marker extends within the vertically extending plane; and

wherein the first activity requires the athlete to be positioned within the vertically extending plane and cross a body marker through the vertically extending plane.