Creating the SMART system—A Database for Sports Movement

The authors built a database for sports movement, called the SMART system—Sports Movement Archiving and Requesting Technology system. The main characteristics of the system are: (1) Features sports oriented streaming, (2) Using metadata for searching the scene, (3) Versatile authentication system, and (4) Open system architecture. This article describes the overall system construction—streaming, searching strategies, data structure, and authentication system.