Can the AI identify players based on the number on their jersey or shorts?

💻 Environment/Context

  • AI tagging
  • Teams & players

 

 

❓ Issue/Question

  • Is there any way to also include the number, in case there is a side photo that doesn't quite detect the face or name, but you can see the pants?
  • Can the AI detect players' jersey numbers?

 

👌 Resolution/Answer

  • ScorePlay doesn't detect jersey or shorts numbers
  • Player recognition relies on the player's face and the name printed on their jersey

 

🥚 Cause

  • Number detection isn't currently supported because it can produce too many false positives. For example, numbers on an advertising board in the background could be mistaken for a player's jersey number, resulting in the wrong player being tagged. Similarly, an opponent's jersey number could be incorrectly detected and attributed to one of your players

 

🔖 Notes