System and method for monitoring performance characteristics associated with user activities involving swinging instruments
First Claim
1. A sensor module adapted to be affixed to or embedded in a golf club, the sensor module comprising:
- sensor circuitry including at least one sensor that is operable to generate one or more outputs in response to usage of the golf club;
an electromechanical device operable to generate a pressure wave that propagates through air; and
control circuitry, the control circuitry being operatively coupled to the sensor circuitry and the electromechanical device, the control circuitry being configured to (i) detect the usage of the golf club based on the one or more outputs of the sensor circuitry and, (ii) control the electromechanical device to move the electromechanical device to generate the pressure wave in response to detection of the usage of the golf club,wherein a parameter of the pressure wave identifies the golf club.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to various components of a system for monitoring and/or tracking a user'"'"'s performance during an activity involving an instrument that is swung. Exemplary embodiments can include a sensor module configured to be secured to and/or embedded within the instrument. The sensor module can detect a swing event and/or an impact between the instrument and an object and can generate pressures waves that propagate through air. The pressure waves can include information or represent information about a use of the instrument and can be detected by an electronic device associated with the user, which can display the information, process the information, and/or transmit the information to a remote system. The pressure waves can be modulated to encode information within the pressure waves.
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23 Claims
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1. A sensor module adapted to be affixed to or embedded in a golf club, the sensor module comprising:
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sensor circuitry including at least one sensor that is operable to generate one or more outputs in response to usage of the golf club; an electromechanical device operable to generate a pressure wave that propagates through air; and control circuitry, the control circuitry being operatively coupled to the sensor circuitry and the electromechanical device, the control circuitry being configured to (i) detect the usage of the golf club based on the one or more outputs of the sensor circuitry and, (ii) control the electromechanical device to move the electromechanical device to generate the pressure wave in response to detection of the usage of the golf club, wherein a parameter of the pressure wave identifies the golf club. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring a golf club for a golf shot, comprising:
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sensing, via sensor circuitry of a sensor module, usage of the golf club; generating one or more outputs from the sensor circuitry in response to usage of the golf club; detecting, via control circuitry, the usage of the golf club based on the one or more outputs of the sensor circuitry; and controlling, by the control circuitry, an electromechanical device of the sensor module to move the electromechanical device to generate a pressure wave in response to detection of the usage of the golf club, wherein a parameter of the pressure wave identifies the golf club. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for monitoring activity associated with a golf club, the system comprising:
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(a) a sensor module affixed to or embedded in the golf club, the sensor module including; sensor circuitry including at least one sensor that is operable to generate one or more outputs in response to usage of the golf club; an electromechanical device operable to generate a pressure wave that propagates through air; and first control circuitry, the first control circuitry being operatively coupled to the sensor circuitry and the electromechanical device, the first control circuitry being configured to (i) detect the usage of the golf club based on the one or more outputs of the sensor circuitry, and (ii) control the electromechanical device to move the electromechanical device to generate the pressure wave in response to detection of the usage of the golf club; (b) an electronic device spaced away from the sensor module, the electronic device including; an electroacoustic transducer operable to sense the pressure wave propagating through air and convert the pressure wave into an electrical signal; and second control circuitry operable to (i) receive the electrical signal from the electroacoustic transducer, (ii) associate the pressure wave with the golf club based on a parameter of the pressure wave represented via the electrical signal, and (iii) attribute the usage of the golf club to the golf club. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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