Golf club reminder system for golf bags
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1. A golf club reminder system, comprising:
- a golf bag having an inside chamber for receiving a set of golf clubs;
means for sensing capacitance of material in the golf bag and for generating a sensed capacitance signal;
control means for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete based upon said sensed capacitance signal;
a display connected to the control means for displaying an indication whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete; and
a user interface connected to said control means for setting the control means for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete.
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Abstract
The golf club reminder system for a golf bag utilizes a capacitance-based, proximity sensing system to monitor golf clubs in the golf bag. The components of the golf club reminder system are built into a golf bag, and the golf club reminder system operates in two modes. In a first normal mode the presence of a normal count of clubs in the golf bag is detected, and any absence of clubs or presence of additional clubs is silently indicated with a light. In a second security mode of operation a loud audio alert is produced at the detection of any change in club count.
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27 Claims
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1. A golf club reminder system, comprising:
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a golf bag having an inside chamber for receiving a set of golf clubs;
means for sensing capacitance of material in the golf bag and for generating a sensed capacitance signal;
control means for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete based upon said sensed capacitance signal;
a display connected to the control means for displaying an indication whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete; and
a user interface connected to said control means for setting the control means for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club reminder system, comprising:
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a golf bag having an inside chamber for receiving a set of golf clubs;
first and second spaced apart metal electrodes mounted in the golf bag, to provide for capacitive sensing of material between the first and second metal electrodes and for generating a sensed capacitance signal;
a microcontroller for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete based upon said sensed capacitance signal;
a display connected to the microcontroller for displaying an indication of whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete; and
a user interface connected to said microcontroller for setting the microcontroller for determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing a reminder whether a set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete, comprising:
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providing a golf bag for containing a set of golf clubs;
sensing capacitance of material in the golf bag and generating a sensed capacitance signal;
determining whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete based upon said sensed capacitance signal; and
displaying an indication of whether the set of golf clubs in the golf bag is complete. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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