Global Patent Index - EP 1944067 A1

EP 1944067 A1 20080716 - Method and system for detecting an offside situation

Title (en)

Method and system for detecting an offside situation

Title (de)

Verfahren und System zur Detektion einer Abseitssituation

Title (fr)

Procédé et système pour détecter une situation de hors-jeu

Publication

EP 1944067 A1 20080716 (EN)

Application

EP 07000396 A 20070110

Priority

EP 07000396 A 20070110

Abstract (en)

For detecting an offside situation during a soccer game, a referee (in particular a linesman) needs to determine whether an offensive player is behind a line, which line is determined by the last defensive player of the other team and thus moving, at the moment that the ball is kicked. In order for the referee to keep said offensive player in sight, a method and system is provided, wherein an observable signal is generated when the ball is kicked or otherwise touched by a player. Thus, it is prevented that a small time lag occurs between detection of the kick of the ball and detection of the position of the offensive player with respect to the position of the last defensive player.

IPC 8 full level

A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63B 43/00 (2013.01); A63B 71/0605 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1944067 A1 20080716; EP 1944067 B1 20111026; AT E530231 T1 20111115; ES 2376084 T3 20120308

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07000396 A 20070110; AT 07000396 T 20070110; ES 07000396 T 20070110