# US 9,463,572 B2 · System for remotely swinging a golf club > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,463,572 B2 - Document ID: US9463572B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/609,619 - Filed: 2012-09-11 - Published: 2014-03-13 - Granted: 2016-10-11 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-11 - Applicants: Eugene R. Parente; Sean J. Dynes; Timothy W. Bratcher - Inventors: Eugene R. Parente; Sean J. Dynes; Timothy W. Bratcher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9463572B2 ## CPC - A63B 60/46: Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing - B25J 9/1679: {characterised by the tasks executed} - G05B 2219/40021: Batting, to redirect a projectile - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract A method, system, and computer program product for remote golf club swinging is provided. The method can include receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing. The method also can include directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters. The method yet further can include sensing a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club. Finally, the method can include transmitting data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A remote golf club swinging method comprising: receiving, by a processor executing in a memory of a computer and coupled to a robotic golf club swing fixture, from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters including direction and shot shape defining different aspects of a golf club swing in response to the remote operator setting the set of swing parameters in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a web browser on a computing device remotely disposed from the robotic golf club swing fixture, where shot shape indicates a shape of a shot of a golf ball in reference to golf ball flight upon a golf club making contact with the golf ball; directing, by the processor, a plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing a coupled golf club resulting in the remote operator remotely causing the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the set of swing parameters set via the GUI, wherein directing the plurality of robotic arms comprises transforming, by the processor, the received set of swing parameters to a data string; sensing, by the processor, a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club; and, transmitting, by the processor, data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the result is a resulting location of the golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating, by the processor, data derived from the sensed result. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the data derived from the sensed result includes a resulting location of the golf ball struck by the swung golf club coupled to the plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the resulting location of the golf ball is a distance to a hole. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting, by the processor, the data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network comprises: transmitting, by the processor, the sensed result to a golf simulator comprising program code executed by the processor; calculating, by the golf simulator, the data derived from the sensed result; and, displaying, by the golf simulator, a theoretical movement of the golf ball to the remote operator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein displaying, by the golf simulator, the theoretical movement of the golf ball to the remote operator, comprises displaying at least one of a swing of the coupled golf club, a trajectory of the golf ball, and a resulting location of the golf ball without requiring the golf ball and the robotic golf club swing fixture to be located outside. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein displaying, by the golf simulator, the theoretical movement of the golf ball to the remote operator, comprises displaying at least one of an accuracy of the golf ball to a hole, a distance to the hole, and a player whose golf ball landed closest to the hole. ### Claim 12 A remote golf club swinging system comprising: a server configured for communicative coupling to a web server and a computing device; a robotic golf club swing fixture comprising at least one servo motor coupled to a controller and at least one data capture apparatus coupled to the controller, each servo motor coupled to a plurality of robotic arms, each of the plurality of robotic arms coupled to a golf club; and, a golf club swinging module executing in a memory of the server and also coupled to the robotic golf club swing fixture, the golf club swinging module comprising program code enabled to receive from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters including direction and shot shape defining different aspects of a golf club swing in response to the remote operator setting the set of swing parameters in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a web browser on the computing device remotely disposed from the robotic golf club swing fixture, where shot shape indicates a shape of a shot of a golf ball in reference to golf ball flight upon a golf club making contact with the golf ball, to direct the plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club resulting in the remote operator remotely causing the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the set of swing parameters set via the GUI, wherein directing the plurality of robotic arms comprises transforming the received set of swing parameters to a data string, to sense a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club, and to transmit data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the result is a resulting location of the golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising a golf simulator coupled to the server. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising a golf simulator coupled to the controller. ### Claim 19 A computer program product for remotely swinging a golf club, the computer program product comprising: a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer instructions stored therein for causing a computer processor to perform: receiving, by the computer processor coupled to a robotic golf club swing fixture, from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters including direction and shot shape defining different aspects of a golf club swing in response to the remote operator setting the set of swing parameters in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a web browser on a computing device remotely disposed from the robotic golf club swing fixture, where shot shape indicates a shape of a shot of a golf ball in reference to golf ball flight upon a golf club making contact with the golf ball; directing, by the computer processor, a plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing a coupled golf club resulting in the remote operator remotely causing the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the set of swing parameters set via the GUI, wherein directing the plurality of robotic arms comprises transforming, by the computer processor, the received set of swing parameters to a data string; sensing, by the computer processor, a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club; and, transmitting, by the computer processor, data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the result is a resulting location of the golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 24 A remote golf club testing method comprising: receiving, by a processor executing in a memory of a computer and coupled to a robotic golf club swing fixture, from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters including direction and shot shape defining different aspects of a golf club swing in response to the remote operator setting the set of swing parameters in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a web browser on a computing device remotely disposed from the robotic golf club swing fixture, where shot shape indicates a shape of a shot of a golf ball in reference to golf ball flight upon a golf club making contact with the golf ball; directing, by the processor, a plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing a coupled golf club resulting in the remote operator remotely causing the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the set of swing parameters set via the GUI, wherein directing the plurality of robotic arms comprises transforming, by the processor, the received set of swing parameters to a data string; sensing, by the processor, performance of the golf club; and, transmitting, by the processor, data derived from the sensed performance to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club.