SENSOR ACTIVATED BALL AND SPORT ACCESSORY WITH COMPUTER FUNCTIONALITIES

• US 20130167290A1
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ariel Jerusalem I.P. Holdings
• Original Assignee: Ariel Jerusalem I.P. Holdings
• Inventors: BEN EZRA, Ariel
• Application Number:
  US13/413,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20130167290A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/425
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/046 Means for detecting hazards or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 59/00 Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/46 Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/10 for the head A63B71/081 takes precedence ; in the form of caps or hats A42B1/08; helmets A42B3/00

Abstract

A ball or sport accessory allows players to interact using a variety of computing functions; combines one or more sensors, displays, cameras, projectors, memory, hardware, processors or other components capable of providing computer functionality; allows users to record and share images and video, to receive live directions from coaches or other players, to understand or correct mistakes by replaying videos instantaneously, or to undertake other computing activity without the need of additional devices; allows users to listen to music or to watch two or three dimensional movie or television files; and/or functions as a cell phone. The ball or sport accessory may allow users to play video games, view holograms, project images or videos, and download websites and/or third party applications. The sport accessory may determine whether the user has sustained an impact that may cause a concussion, or whether the user may suffer a sunstroke.

Claims

1. A ball for use in sport activities comprising:

a ball skin having an outer surface and an inner volume;

a display that is attached to the ball skin;

at least one sensor located on at least one of the outer surface of the ball skin and the display; and

electronic components located within the inner volume of the ball skin;

wherein the display is activated by the sensor, and wherein the ball provides computer functionality.

2. The ball of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is at least one of a touch sensor, sound sensor, light sensor, image sensor, and heat sensor.

3. The ball of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a camera, a projector, a speaker, and a microphone that is activated by the at least one sensor.

4. The ball of claim 1, wherein the display is composed of flexible materials.

5. The ball of claim 4, wherein the flexible materials include at least one of an OLED material, an AMOLED material, and a PMOLED material.

6. The ball of claim 1, wherein the display is a touchscreen that allows the display of at least one of an image, a video, an email, an article, a web page, a touchscreen keyboard, a menu, an interactive panel and a social networking page.

7. The ball of claim 1, wherein the electronic components include at least one of a processor, a memory, a power supply, an accelometer, a gyroscope, a Wi-Fi chip, a Wi-Fi antenna, an USB dock, a power supply, a speaker controller chip, a touchscreen controller chip, a camera sensor chip and lens, a projector sensor chip and lens, a microphone, a holographic image sensor, a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver, a video recorder, a projector, a fan, and a cooling pad.

8. The ball of claim 1, wherein the electronic components include software instructions for executing at least one of music players, web browsers, e-mail access, text messaging, onscreen keyboards, voice dialing, Bluetooth capabilities, character recognition, synchronization of multiple email accounts, synchronization of desktop or laptop computers or other devices, voice recording, GPS, Microsoft Office (MS) compatible applications, social networking functionality, multi-player connectivity, multi-application execution capability, software applications, Wi-Fi, 2G/3G/4G connectivity, menus allowing the navigation of different applications, multimedia applications, digital camera access applications, Internet television display, Internet radio, touch holograms and kinetic technology.

9. A sport accessory for use in sport activities comprising:

a shell having an outer surface and an inner area;

a display that is attached to the shell;

at least one sensor that is located on at least one of the outer surface of the shell and the display;

electronic components located within the inner area of the shell;

wherein the display is activated by the sensor and wherein the sport accessory provides computer functionality.

10. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the at least one sensor is at least one of a touch sensor, sound sensor, light sensor, image sensor, and heat sensor.

11. The sport accessory of claim 9, further comprising at least one of a camera, a projector, a speaker, and a microphone that is activated by the at least one sensor.

12. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the display is composed of flexible materials.

13. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the flexible materials include at least one of an OLED material, an AMOLED material, and a PMOLED material.

14. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the display is a touchscreen that allows the display of at least one of an image, a video, an email, an article, a web page, a touchscreen keyboard, a menu, an interactive panel and a social networking page.

15. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the electronic components include at least one of a processor, a memory, a power supply, an accelometer, a gyroscope, a Wi-Fi chip, a Wi-Fi antenna, an USB dock, a power supply, a speaker controller chip, a touchscreen controller chip, a camera sensor chip and lens, a projector sensor chip and lens, a microphone, a holographic image sensor, a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver, a video recorder, a projector, a fan, and a cooling pad.

16. The sport accessory of claim 9, wherein the electronic components include software instructions for executing at least one of music players, web browsers, e-mail access, text messaging, onscreen keyboards, voice dialing, Bluetooth capabilities, character recognition, synchronization of multiple email accounts, synchronization of desktop or laptop computers or other devices, voice recording, GPS, Microsoft Office (MS) compatible applications, social networking functionality, multi-player connectivity, multi-application execution capability, software applications, Wi-Fi, 2G/3G/4G connectivity, menus allowing the navigation of different applications, multimedia applications, digital camera access applications, Internet television display, Internet radio, touch holograms and kinetic technology.

17. The sport accessory according to claim 11, further comprising:

at least one pressure sensor that measures a force exerted on the sport accessory and transmits the force to the electronic components,

wherein the sport accessory is a helmet, and the electronic components determine whether the force exerted on the helmet caused a concussion.

18. The sport accessory according to claim 17, wherein the electronic components store information about a person wearing the helmet that includes at least one of the person'"'"'s weight, height age, blood pressure, pulse rate, allergies, medical history of past concussion, and medical history of hypertension, and wherein the electronic components use at least one of the force and the stored information to determine whether a potential concussion has occurred.

19. The sport accessory according to claim 17, wherein if the electronic components determine that a potential concussion has occurred, the electronic components transmit an alert to at least one of an outside party and the person wearing the helmet.

20. The sport accessory according to claim 19, wherein the sport accessory further comprises:

at least one of a microphone, speaker and headset providing for communication between the person and the outside party.

21. The sport accessory according to claim 18, wherein the helmet communicates wirelessly with at least one health monitor device, at least one of the health monitors senses the person'"'"'s vital signs and transmits them to the helmet, and the electronic components determine whether the person is in danger of suffering a sunstroke.

22. The sport accessory according to claim 21, wherein if the electronic components determine that the person is in danger of suffering a sunstroke or has suffered a sunstroke, the electronic components alert at least one of an outside party and the person wearing the helmet.

23. The sport accessory according to claim 11, wherein the sports accessory is a helmet that communicates wirelessly with at least one health monitor device, at least one of the health monitors senses vital signs of a person wearing the helmet and transmits the vital signs to the helmet, and the electronic components determine whether the person is in danger of suffering a sunstroke.

24. The sport accessory according to claim 23, wherein if the electronic components determine that the person is in danger of suffering a sunstroke or has suffered a sunstroke, the electronic components transmit an alert to at least one of an outside party and the person wearing the helmet.

25. The sport accessory according to claim 24, wherein the sport accessory further comprises:

at least one of a microphone, speaker and headset providing for communication between the person and the outside party.