REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR TENNIS BALL THROWING MACHINE

• US 20140118118A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LUCK Stone Corporation
• Original Assignee: LUCK Stone Corporation
• Inventors: Hanssen, Charles Patrick, Beyer, Timothy Clark
• Application Number:
  US13/660,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20140118118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.5
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices

Abstract

A tennis ball throwing machine includes a processor mounted on the machine. The processor is operatively connected to a first receiver that is adapted to communicate with the processor and to receive instructions regarding the operation of the machine. A remote controller includes a first transmitter for transmitting signals from the remote controller regarding the operation of the machine. The remote controller includes an interface having start/stop control of the machine. The remote controller has two-way communication with the ball machine processor.

Claims

1. A tennis ball throwing machine comprising:

a throwing machine;

a processor mounted on the machine, the processor controlling the operation of the machine including the speed, location and frequency of the throws;

a first receiver operatively connected to the processor, the first receiver adapted to communicate with the processor and to receive instructions regarding the operation of the machine;

a second transmitter operatively connected to the processor;

a remote controller comprising a first transmitter for transmitting signals to the first receiver regarding the operation of the machine, and the first transmitter and first receiver are in operative communication with each other;

the remote controller comprising a second receiver, and the second transmitter and second receiver are in operative communication with each other; and

the remote controller comprising an interface having start/stop control of the machine.

2. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 1, wherein the remote controller interface displays a plurality of options for different drill set instructions.

3. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 1, wherein the remote controller further comprises a physiological detector for detecting a physiological attribute of a user wearing the remote controller;

and wherein the detected results of the physiological attribute are transmitted to the processor.

4. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 1, the machine further comprising a portable memory device, wherein the processor is adapted to operatively communicate with the portable memory device;

and information regarding the operation of the machine is adapted to be saved in the portable memory device.

5. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 1, wherein the processor contains a plurality of drill sets of instructions that are transmitted by the second transmitter to the remote controller and displayed on the remote controller interface, and a user can select from the plurality of drill set instructions and activate a start/stop drill set instruction on the machine.

6. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 4,

wherein the remote controller further comprises a physiological detector for detecting a physiological attribute of a user wearing the remote controller;

and wherein the detected results of the physiological attribute are transmitted to the processor;

and wherein the detected results of the physiological attribute are adapted to be saved on the portable memory device.

7. A tennis ball throwing machine as described in claim 4, wherein the portable memory device contains a plurality of drill sets of instructions that are transmitted by the second transmitter to the remote controller and displayed on the remote controller interface, and a user can select from the plurality of drill set instructions and activate a start/stop drill set instruction on the machine.