Ball and monitoring system for miniature golf course

Abstract

A ball and a monitoring system for a miniature golf course are disclosed. An electronic golf ball for a miniature golf facility includes a wireless transceiver configured to broadcast a ball identification signal, an accelerometer configured to collect acceleration data, a Hall-effect sensor configured to detect a magnetic field when the electronic golf ball is placed on a teeing area of a miniature golf hole, a processor configured to awaken from a sleep state to an active state in response to the Hall-effect sensor detecting the magnetic field, and a non-rechargeable battery. The non-rechargeable battery is configured to continuously power the Hall-effect sensor and power the wireless transceiver and the accelerometer only when the processor is in the active state.

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