Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information
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1. A system for monitoring a swing, comprising:
- a swing measurement device configured to monitor an acceleration of the swing measurement device responsive to the swing measurement device being swung, and to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device configured to couple to a golf club, and to output a signal, wherein the signal is indicative of acceleration of the golf club, and further configured to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device;
anda cellular telephone configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal to produce a received signal, and to provide information regarding the golf club based on the received signal;
wherein the cellular telephone has a program stored therein that, when executed by the cellular telephone, causes the cellular telephone to;
wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device during a time period in which the swing measurement device is coupled to the golf club;
receive acceleration information wirelessly from the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club;
collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club;
analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information;
generate swing information based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics of the golf swing;
output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone;
store swing information for multiple golf swings to provide stored swing information;
determine a recommended golf shot for a user based at least in part on the stored swing information; and
provide the recommended golf shot to the user on the cellular telephone.
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Abstract
In a first aspect, a system for monitoring a swing is provided that includes (1) a swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of a characteristic of the swinging object; (2) a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and (3) a wireless device adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal. The wireless device is a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA). Numerous other aspects are provided.
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1. A system for monitoring a swing, comprising:
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a swing measurement device configured to monitor an acceleration of the swing measurement device responsive to the swing measurement device being swung, and to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device configured to couple to a golf club, and to output a signal, wherein the signal is indicative of acceleration of the golf club, and further configured to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and a cellular telephone configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal to produce a received signal, and to provide information regarding the golf club based on the received signal; wherein the cellular telephone has a program stored therein that, when executed by the cellular telephone, causes the cellular telephone to; wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device during a time period in which the swing measurement device is coupled to the golf club; receive acceleration information wirelessly from the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; generate swing information based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics of the golf swing; output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; store swing information for multiple golf swings to provide stored swing information; determine a recommended golf shot for a user based at least in part on the stored swing information; and provide the recommended golf shot to the user on the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring a swing, comprising:
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a swing measurement device configured to monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device configured to couple to a golf club, and to output a signal indicative of acceleration of the golf club, and further configured to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and a cellular telephone configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the golf club based on the received signal; wherein the cellular telephone has a program stored therein that, when executed by the cellular telephone, causes the cellular telephone to; wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device when the swing measurement device is coupled to the golf club; receive acceleration information wirelessly from the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; generate swing information based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics of the golf swing; output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; store swing information for multiple golf swings; analyze swing information regarding previous golf swings to determine a recommended golf club for a user; and recommend a golf club for the user based on the analyzed swing information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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