System for locating a golf ball
First Claim
1. A system for locating a ball including a conventional smartphone including an integrated navigation system having a display and configured to communicate with a global positioning system (GPS) and indicate its position on the display, the ball having an assigned identification, the system further comprising:
- an outer casing defining the ball, a core inside the outer casing, an electronic device integrated into the core, and an energy source integrated into the core and which supplies power to the electronic device, the electronic device including at least one receiver that receives signals, microelectronics for evaluating and forwarding the signals received by the at least one receiver, and a communications unit that transmits signals;
a radio device configured for short-range wireless communication with the electronic device in the ball to enable reception, via the radio device, of signals transmitted by the communications unit of the electronic device in the ball directly from the communications unit of the electronic device in the ball, the microelectronics in the electronic device and the radio device being wirelessly coupled to one another to enable the radio device to switch the electronic device on and off automatically by generating a radio signal; and
the smartphone further including;
a microprocessor that recognizes and evaluates the signals received by the radio device to derive location data about the ball, the display displaying actual location of the ball based on the location data derived by the microprocessor; and
a retrievable software program loaded in the smartphone and that when retrieved by the microprocessor, provides the location data about the ball visually and/or audibly to enable tracking and analysis of location and distances of the ball, andwherein the smartphone recognizes the identification assigned to the ball and provides the location data about only the ball having the recognized identification.
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Abstract
Golf ball with an outer casing has an electronic device housed in a plastic core and includes at least one receiver, a microelectronic device for evaluating and forwarding the received signals and a transmitter and/or receiver. The transmitter or receiver can communicate with a separate electronic device worn by the user. The invention will enable a player to easily find and locate a ball that is not lying on the fairway that cannot be spotted or found with the naked eye.
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1. A system for locating a ball including a conventional smartphone including an integrated navigation system having a display and configured to communicate with a global positioning system (GPS) and indicate its position on the display, the ball having an assigned identification, the system further comprising:
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an outer casing defining the ball, a core inside the outer casing, an electronic device integrated into the core, and an energy source integrated into the core and which supplies power to the electronic device, the electronic device including at least one receiver that receives signals, microelectronics for evaluating and forwarding the signals received by the at least one receiver, and a communications unit that transmits signals; a radio device configured for short-range wireless communication with the electronic device in the ball to enable reception, via the radio device, of signals transmitted by the communications unit of the electronic device in the ball directly from the communications unit of the electronic device in the ball, the microelectronics in the electronic device and the radio device being wirelessly coupled to one another to enable the radio device to switch the electronic device on and off automatically by generating a radio signal; and the smartphone further including; a microprocessor that recognizes and evaluates the signals received by the radio device to derive location data about the ball, the display displaying actual location of the ball based on the location data derived by the microprocessor; and a retrievable software program loaded in the smartphone and that when retrieved by the microprocessor, provides the location data about the ball visually and/or audibly to enable tracking and analysis of location and distances of the ball, and wherein the smartphone recognizes the identification assigned to the ball and provides the location data about only the ball having the recognized identification. - 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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