Systems and methods for scorekeeping

Abstract

A scorekeeping system can include a display device having a scoreboard configured to display a game status based on display information, and an application executable by a user device having a user interface. The application can configure one or more processors of the user device to send initial display configuration information that causes the display device to display an initial game status, receive update information associated with the game status from a user interface of the user device, determine updated display configuration information, and send the updated display configuration to cause the display device to display an updated game status.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for scorekeeping comprising:
 a display device comprising a scoreboard configured to display a game status based on display configuration information; and   an application executable by a user device having a user interface, the user device comprising one or more processors in communication with the user interface and the display device, the one or more processors configured with processor-executable instructions included in the application to at least:
 send, to the display device, initial display configuration information that causes the display device to display an initial game status; 
 receive, from the user interface of the user device, update information associated with the game status; 
 determine updated display configuration information based on the received update information; and 
 send, to the display device, the updated display configuration information to cause the display device to display an updated game status. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 receive, from the user interface of the user device, initial game information associated with the game status; and   determine the initial display configuration information based on the received initial game information.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the initial game information comprises a serving position. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the update information associated with the game status comprises an indication of a team winning a rally. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the update information comprises an indication of a user selection of one of two selectable options displayed on the user interface, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the updated display configuration information based on the user selection. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a remote control configured to communicate wirelessly with at least the display device or the user device. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the remote control is configured to attach to a sports equipment handle, a wearable band, or onto a body of a user. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the remote control is configured to be mounted on a handle of a pickleball racket. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user device comprises a smart watch. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors of the user device are further configured to iteratively:
 receive, from the user interface of the user device, additional update information associated with the game status;   determine additional updated display configuration information based on the received additional update information; and   send, to the display device, the additional updated display configuration information to cause the display device to display a subsequent updated game status.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to compare at least a portion of the additional update information or the additional updated display configuration to an end game configuration threshold. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 determine, based on the comparing, that a score of the game has reached the end game configuration threshold; and   send, to the display device, an indicator that the end game configuration threshold was met.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a plurality of legs configured to support the display device in an upright position on a surface and to support the display device in an inverted position from a fence or other vertical structure. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a sensor configured to detect whether the display device is in an upright position or an inverted position, and wherein the display device is configured to invert graphical information displayed on the scoreboard based on signals received from the sensor. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method comprising, by one or more processors of a user device:
 sending, to a display device having a scoreboard configured to display a game status, initial display configuration information that causes the display device to display an initial game status;   receiving, from a user interface of the user device, update information associated with the game status;   determining updated display configuration information based on the received update information; and   sending, to the display device, the updated display configuration information to cause the display device to display an updated game status.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the user interface of the user device, initial game information associated with the game status; and   determining the initial display configuration information based on the received initial game information.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the initial game information comprises at least one of a serving position or a serving team. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the update information comprises an indication of a user selection of one of two selectable options displayed on the user interface, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the updated display configuration information based on the user selection. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the user interface of the user device, additional update information associated with the game status;   determining additional updated display configuration information based on the received additional update information; and   sending, to the display device, the additional updated display configuration information to cause the display device to display a subsequent game status.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising comparing at least a portion of the additional update information or the additional updated display information to an end game configuration threshold. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the comparing, that a score of the game has reached the end game configuration threshold; and   sending, to the display device, an indicator that the end game configuration threshold was met.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the update information associated with the game status comprises an indication of a team winning a rally.