Communications and power hub for a sporting object
AssigneeCHIP'd Inc.
InventorsJoshua L. Marris, Anil K. Agarwal, Brandon Pollack, David Hester
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a communications and power hub for a sporting object are provided. A power hub includes sensors configured to track one or more parameters corresponding to the sports object, and communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from devices external to the sports object. The power hub is configured to communicate with the sports object as well as one or more devices external to the sports object. Methods of collecting and displaying data corresponding to parameters measured by the sports object and power hub system are provided.
Claims18
A system for tracking a sports object comprising:
- a hub configured to receive a sports object, the hub including:
- one or more hub sensors configured to track parameters or conditions corresponding to the sports object, and
- communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the sports object and from external devices arranged remote from the hub and the sports object,
- wherein the communications circuitry comprises first and second communications circuitry, the first communications circuitry configured to transmit and receive data via a first protocol or a first power range, and the second communications circuitry configured to transmit and receive data via a second protocol or a second power range.
A system for tracking a sports object comprising:
- a hub configured to receive a sports object, the hub including:
- wherein the hub includes a housing configured to support the hub sensors and the communications circuitry, the housing further configured to removably receive the sports object, and having an outer circumference and external height to all the housing to fit inside a regulation-sized golf hole;
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- one or more hub sensors configured to track parameters or conditions corresponding to the sports object, and
- communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the sports object and from external devices arranged remote from the hub and the sports object,
- further comprising one or more antennas, the one or more antennas configured to receive information from and transmit information to the one or more external devices, or the sports object.
A method of collecting and displaying data corresponding to a sports object, the method comprising:
- collecting data from one or more sensors of a sports object, the data corresponding to one or more parameters corresponding to a position or status of the sports object, and circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from devices external to the sports object;
- transmitting the data from the sports object to the devices external to the sports object;
- collecting data from a power hub configured to track one or more parameters corresponding to the sports object, and circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the devices external to the sports object;
- transmitting the data from the power hub to the devices external to the sports object;
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- displaying one or more parameters corresponding to the data from the sports object or the data from the power hub on the devices external to the sports object;
- comparing the one or more parameters from the sports object to one or more parameters from hub sensors;
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- displaying data from the comparison on the devices external to the sports object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.