Athletic sensor system
First Claim
1. A sensor system for detecting aspects of a person'"'"'s swing of a sporting implement having a proximal end and a distal end, and displaying aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on a portable electronic device having at least a transceiver, a computer circuit that includes a non-volatile memory, and a display, the sensor system comprising:
- a distal enclosure fixable to a distal external surface of the sporting implement proximate the distal end of the sporting implement, the distal enclosure housing a first power source powering a first sensing circuit housed within the distal enclosure, the first sensing circuit including at least one sensor and transmitter, the transmitter of the first sensing circuit adapted to transmit data from the at least one sensor of the first sensing circuit to the portable electronic device, the first sensing circuit further including a first non-transient memory that retains a first unique sensor identifier that is transmitted, along with the data from the at least one sensor of the first sensing circuit, to the portable electronic device;
a proximal enclosure separated and spaced from the distal enclosure, the proximal enclosure fixable to a proximal external surface of the sporting implement proximate the proximal end of the sporting implement, the proximal enclosure housing a second power source powering a second sensing circuit housed within the proximal enclosure, the second sensing circuit including at least one sensor and transmitter, the transmitter of the second sensing circuit adapted to transmit data from the at least one sensor of the second sensing circuit to the portable electronic device, the second sensing circuit further including a second non-transient memory that retains a second unique sensor identifier that is transmitted, along with the data from the at least one sensor of the second sensing circuit, to the portable electronic device; and
a software application resident on the portable electronic device, the software application adapted to receive the sensor data from the first and second sensing circuits and adapted to display aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on the display of the portable electronic device as derived from the sensor data.
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Abstract
A sensor system for detecting aspects of a person'"'"'s swing of a sporting implement having proximal and distal ends displays the aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on a portable electronic device. The system includes a distal enclosure, a proximal enclosure, and a software application resident on the portable electronic device. The proximal and distal enclosures are fixable with the proximal and distal ends, respectively, of the sporting implement, and two additional hip enclosures may be include for fixing with the person'"'"'s hips. Each enclosure includes a power source that powers a sensing circuit having at least one sensor and a transmitter. The software application is adapted to receive the sensor data from the sensing circuits and display aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on a display thereof as derived from the sensor data. Embodiments adapted for use with golf clubs, sporting racquets, and baseball bats are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor system for detecting aspects of a person'"'"'s swing of a sporting implement having a proximal end and a distal end, and displaying aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on a portable electronic device having at least a transceiver, a computer circuit that includes a non-volatile memory, and a display, the sensor system comprising:
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a distal enclosure fixable to a distal external surface of the sporting implement proximate the distal end of the sporting implement, the distal enclosure housing a first power source powering a first sensing circuit housed within the distal enclosure, the first sensing circuit including at least one sensor and transmitter, the transmitter of the first sensing circuit adapted to transmit data from the at least one sensor of the first sensing circuit to the portable electronic device, the first sensing circuit further including a first non-transient memory that retains a first unique sensor identifier that is transmitted, along with the data from the at least one sensor of the first sensing circuit, to the portable electronic device; a proximal enclosure separated and spaced from the distal enclosure, the proximal enclosure fixable to a proximal external surface of the sporting implement proximate the proximal end of the sporting implement, the proximal enclosure housing a second power source powering a second sensing circuit housed within the proximal enclosure, the second sensing circuit including at least one sensor and transmitter, the transmitter of the second sensing circuit adapted to transmit data from the at least one sensor of the second sensing circuit to the portable electronic device, the second sensing circuit further including a second non-transient memory that retains a second unique sensor identifier that is transmitted, along with the data from the at least one sensor of the second sensing circuit, to the portable electronic device; and a software application resident on the portable electronic device, the software application adapted to receive the sensor data from the first and second sensing circuits and adapted to display aspects of the person'"'"'s swing on the display of the portable electronic device as derived from the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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