Visual Or Audible Indicators Of Sensed Motion In A Hockey Puck

A hockey puck, comprising:

• an illumination core, containing:
• a radio frequency transceiver configured to communicatively couple to a computing device;
• at least one sensor which generates sensor data that varies based on change in one or more movements of said hockey puck;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable medium containing processor readable code executable to:
• actuate one or more light emitters to illuminate said illumination core based on said change in said one or more movements of said hockey puck;
• and
• an overcoat substantially enveloping said illumination core, said overcoat having a first flat face opposite a second flat face joined by an annular side wall, said first flat face or said second flat face of said overcoat including a plurality of apertures through which light passes from said one or more light emitters within said illumination core.

A hockey puck, comprising:

• an illumination core including a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable medium containing a processor readable code, said processor readable code executable to:
• collect acceleration data generated by an accelerometer contained in said illumination core over a period of time;
• calculate acceleration magnitude values based on said acceleration data over said time period;
• calculate acceleration baseline values over said time period based on said acceleration magnitude values;
• correlate said acceleration baseline values with said acceleration magnitude values over said time period;
• and
• detect a hockey puck shot, wherein a hockey puck shot start occurs when said acceleration magnitude value exceeds said acceleration baseline value, and wherein a hockey puck shot end occurs when said acceleration magnitude value subsequently falls below said acceleration baseline value.

A hockey puck, comprising:

• a computing device including a non-transitory computer readable medium containing a processor readable code, said processor readable code executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of said computing device, said graphical user interface configured to receive user indications to actuate an illumination core of a hockey puck, said illumination core including:
• a radio frequency transceiver configured to communicatively couple to said computing device;
• at least one sensor which generates sensor data that varies based on change in movement of said hockey puck;
• one or more light emitters actuatable to illuminate said illumination core;
• a microprocessor operable to execute said processor readable code to:
• record said sensor data that varies based on change in movement of said hockey puck;
• convert said sensor data generated by said at least one sensor to hockey puck movement values correlated to said one or more hockey puck movements;
• compare said hockey puck movement values to hockey puck movement threshold values;
• and
• actuate one or more light emitters upon satisfying said hockey puck movement threshold values.