US Patent Issued on April 14 for "Automatic umpiring system" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,832, issued on April 14.

"Automatic umpiring system" was invented by Andrew J. Schembs (Johnston, Iowa), Alireza Razavi (West Des Moines, Iowa), Amir Niaraki (Des Moines, Iowa) and Jay L. Guild (Urbandale, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for creating an artificial strike zone is disclosed. One or more cameras, such as a first camera and a second camera, are installed on a sports field, wherein the first camera is installed at a first location, and the second camera, when installed, is installed at a second location. Each camera is directed at a common focal point. Each camera captures an individual video stream. Process...