TEACHING SYSTEM INCLUDING SENSOR AIDED BALL
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1. An integrated sensor ball for providing teaching assistance, said integrated sensor ball comprising:
- a plurality of integrated sensors;
a communication system for communicating with an external device;
a memory for storing sensor trigger data;
a controller configured to;
monitor at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors for a trigger based on the trigger data; and
change operation of at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors based upon detection of the trigger.
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Abstract
A sensor aided ball as a tool to teach math and science. The ball may include various sensors such as inertial, pressure, magnetic, and temperature sensors. Users can run experiments and then view the results on a computer, tablet, or phone. Measurements such as acceleration, angular rate, velocity, position, heading, pressure, and temperature can be displayed. The ball may be used within an associated system or method.
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32 Claims
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1. An integrated sensor ball for providing teaching assistance, said integrated sensor ball comprising:
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a plurality of integrated sensors; a communication system for communicating with an external device; a memory for storing sensor trigger data; a controller configured to; monitor at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors for a trigger based on the trigger data; and change operation of at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors based upon detection of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A teaching system comprising:
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an integrated sensor ball having a sensor system; a memory for storing sensor trigger data; a communication system for receiving sensor trigger data and transmitting sensor data; a controller for controlling operation of the sensor system, wherein the controller is configured to monitor the sensor system for a trigger based on the sensor trigger data; and change operation of the sensor system based upon detection of the trigger; and an external device having a communication system for transmitting sensor trigger data to the integrated sensor ball and receiving sensor data from the integrated sensor ball; and a user interface for at least one of defining an experiment and selecting a pre-defined experiment, providing instructions to a user to manipulate the integrated sensor ball, and displaying results. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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23. The teaching system of 11 wherein the controller is configured to monitor for the trigger by sampling data at a sampling data rate from the at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors;
- wherein the controller is configured to change operation of the at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors upon detection of the trigger by changing the sampling data rate.
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25. A method for teaching, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an integrated sensor ball having a plurality of integrated sensors, a communication system, and a controller; providing an external device having a communication system and a user interface; selecting sensor trigger data for an experiment; transmitting the sensor trigger data from the external device to the integrated sensor ball; providing instructions to a user to manipulate the integrated sensor ball; monitoring at least one of the plurality of integrated sensors for a trigger based on the sensor trigger data; and changing operation of the at least one integrated sensor based upon detection of the trigger; transmitting sensor data from the integrated sensor ball to the external device. displaying results on the external device user interface based on the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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