Electronic clipboard module with remote unit

• US 20070143382A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jarvis Luster
• Original Assignee: Jarvis Luster
• Inventors: Luster, Jarvis
• Granted Patent: US 8,608,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 708/100
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0025 Tracking the path or location of one or more users, e.g. players of a game
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0056 for statistical or strategic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/02 Tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/14 Lacrosse
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/24 Ice hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0037 Basketball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/007 American football
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/0095 Volleyball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

An electronic clipboard with an optional associated remote personal unit worn by a player. The clipboard can include a flat electronic unit with an optionally writeable flat display. The associated unit can be a wrist or other unit with a small display worn by a player. A protective cover can be pulled over the display to protect it during play. Plays from a library of plays, or plays written on the electronic clipboard, can be transmitted by radio to the remote personal unit and displayed. The electronic coach'"'"'s clipboard that could store and recall images of plays that the coach could carry or have immediately available. Optionally real-time game photographs can be displayed on the coach'"'"'s electronic clipboard.

Claims

1. A sports electronic clipboard unit system comprising:

a housing;

a display mounted on said housing;

a processor coupled to a memory, said processor and said memory contained in said housing, said memory containing at least one stored play, wherein said processor is adapted to display said stored play on said display;

a remote, wearable mini-clipboard having a second display, said mini-clipboard in wireless communication with said processor, said processor sending said play to said mini-clipboard wherein said mini-clipboard displays said play on said second display.

2. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 wherein a play can be drawn on said display with a stylus or pen.

3. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 2 wherein said display can display parameters for a plurality of different sports.

4. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 further comprising a displaying a play photograph on said display taken from a remote camera.

5. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 further comprising a microphone allowing verbal communication with said mini-clipboard.

6. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 wherein said display is a touch screen.

7. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 further comprising a display writable by a stylus or pen.

8. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 wherein plays can be written on said display with a pen or stylus and further transmitted to said mini-clipboard unit where they are displayed.

9. The sports electronic clipboard unit system of claim 1 further comprising a camera electrically coupled to a wireless transmitter, whereby said camera transmits a photograph of a play to said coach'"'"'s clipboard unit, wherein said clipboard unit displays said photograph on said display.

10. A combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit in radio communication with each other comprising a first display on said clipboard;

a library of plays stored on said clipboard, and a second display on said wearable unit, wherein a coach can cause at least one of said plays to be displayed on said first display and on said second display.

11. The combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit of claim 10 wherein said coach can modify said play on said first display and then cause the modified play to be displayed on said remote wearable unit.

12. The combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit of claim 10 wherein said first display is a writeable display that can be written with a pen or stylus.

13. The combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit of claim 10 wherein said clipboard can display photographs communicated to it by radio from a remote camera.

14. The combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit of claim 10 wherein said first display can display parameters of a plurality of sports.

15. The combination electronic clipboard and remote wearable unit of claim 10 further comprising a microphone on said clipboard, whereby said coach can communicate verbally with a player.

16. A method of sharing sports plays between a coach and a player comprising:

providing said coach with an electronic clipboard device, said clipboard containing a processor, a storage device and a display;

providing a player with a portable, wearable mini-clipboard device also containing a processor, a storage device and a display;

establishing radio communication between said electronic clipboard and said portable, wearable mini-clipboard, wherein said devices can exchange messages;

providing a library of plays in said electronic clipboard, wherein said coach can display one of said plays on said clipboard, and wherein said coach can transmit said play to said portable, wearable mini-clipboard so that said player may view said play.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said coach can modify said play on said electronic clipboard before transmitting it to said portable, wearable mini-clipboard.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising a camera taking at least one photograph of a play and transmitting said photograph by radio to said electronic clipboard.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein said electronic clipboard contains a microphone, wherein said coach can communicate verbally with said player.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein said electronic clipboard can display parameters of a plurality of different sports.