Play card annotation

Abstract

A computing device has non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the computing device to: display a play card data file at a display of the coach portable computing device; receive, at the coach portable computing device, play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file, the play card data file and the received play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file together comprising an annotated play card data file; and transmit the annotated play card data file to a wearable player portable electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A coach portable computing device having non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to:
 display a play card data file at a display of the coach portable computing device;   receive, at the coach portable computing device, play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file, the play card data file and the received play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file together comprising an annotated play card data file; and   transmit the annotated play card data file to a wearable player portable electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the play card data file displayed at the coach portable electronic computing device comprises predetermined player positional formation data and player designated play execution data. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the predetermined player positional formation data includes a position alignment location for the first player relative to a designated reference point, and   wherein the player designated play execution data includes a specified movement pathway for a first player to traverse for a first play and a specified blocking scheme for a second, different player to block for the first play.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive, at the coach portable computing device, the play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file as a change to at least one of the specified movement pathway for the first player to run for the first play and the specified blocking scheme for the second, different player to block for the first play. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the coach portable computing device comprises an annotation enablement input mechanism, and   wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive the play card annotation input as a result of actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism at the coach portable computing device.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to, as a result of actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism, generate an editing layer at a display of the coach portable computing device, and   wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive the play card annotation input at the editing layer at the display of the coach portable computing device.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 ,
 wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to, as a result of actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism, generate the editing layer overlaid at the display over display of the play card data file, and   wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive the play card annotation input at the editing layer but not at the play card data file.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 6 ,
 wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to save, at a non-transitory memory and in association with the play card data file, a first data file comprising the editing layer with the play card annotation input, and   the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to transmit to a centralized computing device the first data file tagged with an association to the play card data file.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to transmit the annotated play card data file to the wearable player portable electronic device via the centralized computing device that is in data communication with the coach portable computing device and the wearable player portable electronic device. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to, as a result of actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism, to receive non-verbal play card annotation input at the editing layer to change at least one player designated play execution data of the play card data file selected from the group consisting of: a change, relative to the play card data file, to at least one of the specified movement pathway for a first player to run for a first play and a specified blocking scheme for a second, different player to block for the first play. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to: first receive a selection of the first player at the display at the coach portable computing device, and following selection of the first player receive annotation input at the coach portable computing device changing the specified movement pathway for the first player to run for the first play relative to that of the play card data file. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the coach portable computing device comprises a non-transitory memory,   wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to display a menu comprising a set of predetermined movement pathway edits, and   wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive annotation input at the coach portable computing device changing the specified movement pathway for the first player to run for the first play relative to that of the play card data file by receiving selection of one of the set of predetermined movement pathway edits from the displayed menu.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to receive selection of one of the set of predetermined movement pathway edits from the displayed menu by receiving a user input at the coach portable computing device dragging and dropping the selected one of the set of predetermined movement pathway edits at the editing layer. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to transmit the annotated play card data file to the wearable player portable electronic device with the received play card annotation input configured for display in a first visual manner that is visually distinct from display of original data at the play card data file in a second, different visual manner. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to: as a result of actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism, receive a selection of the first player at the display at the coach portable computing device, and following selection of the first player receive annotation input at the coach portable computing device receive actuation on a user input mechanism at the coach portable computing device to activate a microphone at the coach portable computing device to receive verbal annotation input at the microphone. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to process the received verbal annotation input at the microphone and generate corresponding text as the play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device, cause the programmable processing circuitry of the coach portable computing device to prohibit play card annotation input at the coach portable computing device until actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising the steps of:
 displaying a play card data file at a coach portable electronic device;   receiving, at the coach portable computing device, play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file, the play card data file and the received play card annotation input associated with the displayed play card data file together comprising an annotated play card data file; and   transmitting the annotated play card data file to a wearable player portable electronic device.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 ,
 wherein the play card annotation input is received at the coach portable computing device after actuation of an annotation enablement input mechanism at the coach portable computing device, and   wherein actuation of the annotation enablement input mechanism causes the coach portable computing device to generate an editing layer at a display of the coach portable computing device over a display of the play card data file at the coach portable computing device such that the play card annotation input is received at generated editing layer but not at the play card data file.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 receiving a selection of a first player at the display at the coach portable computing device;   after receiving the selection of the first player, presenting, at the display of the coach portable computing device, a menu that comprises a set of predetermined movement pathway edits; and   selecting one of the set of predetermined movement pathway edits from the menu by receiving a user input at the coach portable computing device dragging and dropping the selected one of the set of predetermined movement pathway edits at the editing layer to receive the play card annotation input at the coach portable computing device.