True
Tennis Live is the tennis court of the future. This concepts purpose is to turn
the classic game of tennis of a game of honor to a game of “truth.” This being
because there is no way of getting out of a blown call since the court tells
both players whether or not a ball has landed in or out.
This
past week in lecture we learned about networks and how computers are connected
to one another. Back in the day many devices were connected in a circuit
switching network. This was not a very reliable way of communication because if
one circuit were to break the entire path becomes useless. Then ARPANET, the
first established internet, communicated four computers from different colleges
using a packet switching network. This is what we use today and have been using
because of its success.
These
packets that are exchanged must follow protocols in order to work properly. The
most well-known protocol, HTTP, is a web protocol that goes by a four step
process of linking a user to a web server. First it must make a connection,
then it must request the http, next it should establish the connection, and lastly
it has to close the connection. Web protocol is actually not the only one of
its kind. There are also mail protocols including: POP (post office protocol),
IMAP (internet message access protocol), SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol).
Two very important parent procedures including TCP (transmission
control protocol) and most importantly IP (internet protocol). Every computer has its own IP address which is basically its name.
Domain
names are alias’ for an IP address or any web address. This means it is an
easier way of remembering what to search for rather than what your computer
looks for which is a set of numbers to connect to a certain server. A number
like this can be something like (128.235.162.235). It would take a genius to remember
all these different numbers to various websites. This is why we have Domain
names like espn.com, yahoo.com, apple.com etc. These websites end in .com which
is a unrestricted domain, .net and .org also fall into this category. These
unrestricted domains are available for any user to operate. There are also
restricted domains including .mil, .edu, and .gov. Networks are essential for
internet use and within my idea I would make a website using a .com domain to
publish my idea worldwide over the internet with the possibility of having
people interested in my technology for their own courts.
Jesse,
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I am not one for tennis, but my father is such a huge fan and plays in his spare time. And I know for a fact he has had this problem before of it was in the line, no it was out. After reading about your court, I am really interested in it and for my father's sake, wish it was a reality. Now would the court require a special ball to be used, or would a normal ball work fine? This would also be really good for the pros as well, they could practice trick hits and figure out which ones work best! Best of luck!
This is a fantastic idea. Being a tennis player myself, the problem of the ball being called in/out happens frequently. It is an ongoing issue for tennis players, and your invention would prevent arguments on the court which would lead to a much smoother tennis match. I also like how you would be incorporating a .com website to publish your idea. Overall this is a great idea and tennis players and judges would both benefit from True Tennis.
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