Systems for Activating and/or Authenticating Electronic Devices for Operation with Athletic Equipment
First Claim
1. An athletic equipment system, comprising:
- a piece of athletic equipment having a module securing element;
a module removably engaged with the module securing element, wherein the module includes an electronic device; and
an authentication system configured to electronically sense a signal when the module is engaged with the module securing element and process the signal to determine whether the piece of athletic equipment and the module are authorized for operation with one another.
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Abstract
Articles of clothing or pieces of athletic equipment include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the clothing or athletic equipment or for performing other functions. Such systems and methods may use physical or other interaction(s) between the module and the article of clothing or piece of athletic equipment for activating and/or deactivating the module and/or sensing devices included with the module, for confirming whether the module and clothing or piece of athletic equipment are authorized for use with one another, and/or for automatic data algorithm selection methods. Additionally, such systems and methods also may use the activation and/or authentication systems for data input to the module. Some examples of such systems and methods may utilize magnets and magnetic sensing systems and/or light (or other radiation) sources and sensing systems for activation, authentication, data input, and/or algorithm selection.
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36 Claims
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1. An athletic equipment system, comprising:
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a piece of athletic equipment having a module securing element; a module removably engaged with the module securing element, wherein the module includes an electronic device; and an authentication system configured to electronically sense a signal when the module is engaged with the module securing element and process the signal to determine whether the piece of athletic equipment and the module are authorized for operation with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An athletic equipment system, comprising:
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a piece of athletic equipment including a module securing element; a module activation system, wherein at least a portion of the module activation system is included with the piece of athletic equipment; and a module removably engaged with the module securing element, wherein the module includes an electronic device, and wherein interaction between the module activation system and the module provides data processing algorithm selection information to the module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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