US12756914 - Dartboard camera unit

The patent describes a dartboard assembly featuring a camera unit that includes both a primary and secondary camera, designed to capture a player’s actions and the dartboard’s play surface. This camera unit is equipped with a wireless interface for transmitting image data and is structured to avoid obstructing the dartboard while maintaining specific positioning requirements relative to the bullseye and throw line.

Claim 1

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A dartboard assembly comprising: a wall; a dartboard fastened to the wall; and a camera unit mounted adjacent the dartboard and fastened to the wall, the camera unit being configured to be mounted or unmounted as a singular unit and comprising: a primary camera and a secondary camera; a support frame supporting the primary and secondary camera relative to one another such that the primary camera will capture a darts player using the dartboard and the secondary camera will capture a play surface of the dartboard, wherein the support frame comprises a single arm extending substantially horizontally with respect to the wall, the primary camera and the secondary camera each being attached to a proximal end of the arm; and a wireless interface module arranged to wirelessly transmit image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, and/or data derived from the image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, wherein the camera unit is mounted adjacent the dartboard such that: the primary camera is positioned a radial distance of less than 700 mm from a bullseye of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera, the secondary camera and the support frame do not obstruct the play surface of the dartboard in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the play surface of the dartboard; a line extending between the bullseye of the play surface and the secondary camera is at an angle greater than 30° with respect to the plane of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera captures a throw line region including at least 1 meter in width at floor level, the throw line region being located horizontally 2.37 meters away from the dartboard, and the view of the primary camera of the throw line region is not obstructed by the secondary camera or the support frame. a wall; a dartboard fastened to the wall; and a camera unit mounted adjacent the dartboard and fastened to the wall, the camera unit being configured to be mounted or unmounted as a singular unit and comprising: a primary camera and a secondary camera; a support frame supporting the primary and secondary camera relative to one another such that the primary camera will capture a darts player using the dartboard and the secondary camera will capture a play surface of the dartboard, wherein the support frame comprises a single arm extending substantially horizontally with respect to the wall, the primary camera and the secondary camera each being attached to a proximal end of the arm; and a wireless interface module arranged to wirelessly transmit image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, and/or data derived from the image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, wherein the camera unit is mounted adjacent the dartboard such that: the primary camera is positioned a radial distance of less than 700 mm from a bullseye of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera, the secondary camera and the support frame do not obstruct the play surface of the dartboard in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the play surface of the dartboard; a line extending between the bullseye of the play surface and the secondary camera is at an angle greater than 30° with respect to the plane of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera captures a throw line region including at least 1 meter in width at floor level, the throw line region being located horizontally 2.37 meters away from the dartboard, and the view of the primary camera of the throw line region is not obstructed by the secondary camera or the support frame. a primary camera and a secondary camera; a support frame supporting the primary and secondary camera relative to one another such that the primary camera will capture a darts player using the dartboard and the secondary camera will capture a play surface of the dartboard, wherein the support frame comprises a single arm extending substantially horizontally with respect to the wall, the primary camera and the secondary camera each being attached to a proximal end of the arm; and a wireless interface module arranged to wirelessly transmit image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, and/or data derived from the image data captured by the primary camera and the secondary camera, wherein the camera unit is mounted adjacent the dartboard such that: the primary camera is positioned a radial distance of less than 700 mm from a bullseye of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera, the secondary camera and the support frame do not obstruct the play surface of the dartboard in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the play surface of the dartboard; a line extending between the bullseye of the play surface and the secondary camera is at an angle greater than 30° with respect to the plane of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera captures a throw line region including at least 1 meter in width at floor level, the throw line region being located horizontally 2.37 meters away from the dartboard, and the view of the primary camera of the throw line region is not obstructed by the secondary camera or the support frame. the primary camera is positioned a radial distance of less than 700 mm from a bullseye of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera, the secondary camera and the support frame do not obstruct the play surface of the dartboard in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the play surface of the dartboard; a line extending between the bullseye of the play surface and the secondary camera is at an angle greater than 30° with respect to the plane of the play surface of the dartboard; the primary camera captures a throw line region including at least 1 meter in width at floor level, the throw line region being located horizontally 2.37 meters away from the dartboard, and the view of the primary camera of the throw line region is not obstructed by the secondary camera or the support frame.

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