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US 11,717,721 B2Granted
Golf shot tracking system
OwnerJames W. Meadows, Richard L. Root +1inventors
InventorsJames W. Meadows, Richard L. Root, Richard C. Edmonson
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Abstract
A golf tracking system including a tag coupled to a golf club. The tag includes a plurality of sensors, each which output a signal based on a detected movement of the golf club, a microcontroller that compares each of the plurality of sensor outputs to stored reference sensor output values, and a transceiver that transmits data corresponding to the sensor outputs to a device remote from the tag based on the comparison performed by the microcontroller. The location-aware device then processes the information received from the tag to determine whether a shot should be registered.
Claims20
A tag, comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a sensor that, when the tag is physically coupled to a golf club, is configured to output a sensor output signal to the microcontroller based on a detected movement of the golf club;
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- a transceiver, wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
- set, when the tag is physically coupled to the golf club, a sensor processing profile based on physical characteristics of the golf club, the sensor processing profile including profile reference values for each of the plurality of sensors,
- compare the plurality of sensor output signals to the profile reference values in a sensor processing profile to determine whether said sensor output signal is equal to or exceeds predetermined thresholds, and
- control, when said sensor output signal exceeds a corresponding predetermined threshold, the transceiver to transmit data corresponding said sensor output signal to a remote device that is remote from the tag, the transceiver is configured to receive, from the remote device, parameters input to the remote device by a user in response to a display output of the data;
- the microcontroller is further configured to adjust the profile reference values according to the update parameters;
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- wherein said sensor comprises a set selected from one or more of an accelerometer configured to detect acceleration of the golf club, a shock sensor configured to detect a shock imparted on the golf club, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the golf club, a tilt sensor configured to output a tilt sensor output signal based on a detected tilt of the golf club, and a gyro sensor configured to detect an orientation of the golf club.
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A golf club impact monitor system comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a sensor that, when said sensor is physically coupled to a golf club, each is configured to output a sensor output signal to the microcontroller based on a detected movement of the golf club;
- and a transceiver, wherein:
- the microcontroller is configured to;
- set, when the sensor is physically coupled to the golf club and activated by a user a sensor processing profile based on physical characteristics of the golf club, the sensor processing profile including profile reference values for each of the plurality of sensors;
- compare said sensor output signals to the profile reference values in a sensor processing profile to determine whether said sensor output signal is equal to or exceeds predetermined thresholds,
- control, when said sensor output signals exceeds a corresponding predetermined threshold, the transceiver to transmit data corresponding said sensor output signal to a remote device that is remote from the tag,
- the transceiver is configured to receive, from the remote device, parameters input to the remote device by a user in response to a display output of the data;
- and
- the microcontroller is further configured to adjust the profile reference values according to the update parameters;
- wherein said sensor provides data indicative of a set selected from one or more of an accelerometer configured to detect acceleration of the golf club, a shock sensor configured to detect a shock imparted on the golf club, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the golf club, a tilt sensor configured to output a tilt sensor output signal based on a detected tilt of the golf club, and a gyro sensor configured to detect an orientation of the golf club.
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A method of golf game score keeping comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a sensor that, when said sensor is physically coupled to a golf club, each is configured to output a sensor output signal to the microcontroller based on a detected movement of the golf club;
- and a transceiver, wherein:
- the microcontroller is configured to;
- set, when the sensor is physically coupled to the golf club and activated by a user, a sensor processing profile based on physical characteristics of the golf club, the sensor processing profile including profile reference values for each of the plurality of sensors;
- compare said sensor output signals to the profile reference values in a sensor processing profile to determine whether said sensor output signal is equal to or exceeds predetermined thresholds,
- control, when said sensor output signals exceeds a corresponding predetermined threshold, the transceiver to transmit data corresponding said sensor output signal to a remote device that is remote from the tag,
- the transceiver is configured to receive, from the remote device, parameters input to the remote device by a user in response to a display output of the data;
- and
- the microcontroller is further configured to adjust the profile reference values according to the update parameters;
- wherein said sensor provides data indicative of a set selected from one or more of an accelerometer configured to detect acceleration of the golf club, a shock sensor configured to detect a shock imparted on the golf club, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the golf club, a tilt sensor configured to output a tilt sensor output signal based on a detected tilt of the golf club, and a gyro sensor configured to detect an orientation of the golf club and wherein the number of shots per hole is stored by way of SSID microprocessor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.