Finger position sensing for handheld sports equipment
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1. A finger position training sports device, comprising:
- a surface for receiving at least a portion of a hand;
a plurality of capacitance sensor areas formed on the surface; and
a capacitance sense circuit attached to the sports device having an input coupled to each capacitance sensor area and a processor circuit that activates an indication value when predetermined sensor areas indicate contact with different portions of at least one hand.
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Abstract
A finger position training sports device can include a surface for receiving at least a portion of a hand, a plurality of capacitance sensor areas formed on the surface, and a capacitance sense circuit attached to the sports device. The capacitance sense circuit can have an input coupled to each capacitance sensor area and a processor circuit that activates an indication value when predetermined sensor areas indicate contact with different portions of at least one hand.
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1. A finger position training sports device, comprising:
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a surface for receiving at least a portion of a hand; a plurality of capacitance sensor areas formed on the surface; and a capacitance sense circuit attached to the sports device having an input coupled to each capacitance sensor area and a processor circuit that activates an indication value when predetermined sensor areas indicate contact with different portions of at least one hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of training finger positions for a sports related object, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of capacitance sense regions on a surface of a sports related object, each capacitance sense region corresponding to a position of a different finger; determining if multiple fingers are in contact with predetermined capacitance sense regions; and if multiple fingers are in contact with predetermined capacitance sense regions, generating a user indication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sports related device, comprising:
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a plurality of sense regions formed on the surface for receiving at least one hand; and a sense assembly that activates an indicator in response to capacitance changes in the sense regions that indicate at least one predetermined hand position, the sense assembly including a capacitance sense circuit comprising a plurality of switch elements for selectively coupling inputs to a common capacitance sense node, a comparator having a comparator input coupled to the common capacitance sense node, and an output coupled to a count circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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