Game Device Swing Detector
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1. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a swing of a game device comprising:
- a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the game device, the component including;
a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions;
a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes;
a power supply;
a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices;
a communication system for wireless communication with an exterior device;
and a program for implementation in a mobile smart phone device of the type including arrangements therein for two way text and voice communication and for internet communication and a display, the smart phone device being arranged by the program to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the golf swing for showing on the display.
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Abstract
Analysis of a swing of a game device such as a golf club is carried out by a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the club by sliding a slot portion along the tapered shaft to a friction fit at a wider position. The component includes accelerometers and gyroscopic devices the output of which is stored in memory only when an impact characteristic of a golf swing is detected. The raw data on the swing is communicated by wireless to a smart phone carrying an “app” or a program to process the information to generate data relating to the golf swing for showing on the display.
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1. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a swing of a game device comprising:
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a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the game device, the component including; a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions; a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes; a power supply; a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices; a communication system for wireless communication with an exterior device; and a program for implementation in a mobile smart phone device of the type including arrangements therein for two way text and voice communication and for internet communication and a display, the smart phone device being arranged by the program to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the golf swing for showing on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24)
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27. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a swing of a game device comprising:
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a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the game device, the component including; a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions; a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes; a power supply; a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices; a communication system for communication with an exterior device; and a program for implementation in the exterior device arranged by the program to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the swing for showing on the display; wherein the first component includes a housing which is easily removable from the game device and is transportable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a swing of a game device comprising:
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a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the game device, the component including; a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions; a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes; a power supply; a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices; and a program arranged by the program to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the swing for showing on the display; wherein the software uses predetermined characteristics of a swing of the game device to correct errors in its calculations. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a swing of a game device comprising:
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a first component shaped and arranged to be attached to the game device, the component including; a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions; a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes; a power supply; a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices; and a program arranged by the program to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the swing for showing on the display; wherein the device is arranged to look for impacts which may or may not constitute an impact with a ball by the game device and to distinguish possible impacts by subsequently examining the surrounding data, both before and after the possible impact, for data characteristic of a swing by the game device and only stores in the memory data recognized as a swing.
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35. Apparatus for use in detecting and analyzing a golf swing comprising:
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a first component shaped and arranged to be mounted in the shaft of a golf club at the open end of the handle, the component including; a plurality of accelerometers for measuring linear movement in different directions; a plurality of gyroscopic devices for measuring angular movement in different planes; a power supply; a memory for recording output signals from the accelerometers and the gyroscopic devices; a sensor to monitor grip pressure, the sensor including a communication device for communicating grip pressures monitored to the memory for storage and transmission to be processed; and a program arranged to receive information relating to the signals from the memory and to process the information to generate data relating to the golf swing for showing on the display. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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