DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A GOLF BALL WITH ROUND INDICATORS AND CLUB STATISTICS

• US 20150094168A1
• Filed: 10/01/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inveniet, LLC
• Original Assignee: Inveniet, LLC
• Inventors: UNGER, Jeffery Philip Sr., TOTO, William Louis, BOWDEN, Ronald Earl
• Application Number:
  US14/504,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20150094168A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/353
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/35 Spin
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0003 Golf balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/357 for golf cups or holes, e.g. flags
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/40 Golf cups or holes

Abstract

A system for tracking the flight, location and other information of a golf ball or other mobile object. Also provided is a golf ball including onboard circuitry and other components for wireless communication with a remote receiver.

Claims

1. An object, such as a golf ball, comprising:

a. a ball;

b. at least one GPS chip;

c. at least one accelerator chip;

d. at least one gyroscope chip;

e. means for wireless communication;

f. at least one wireless charging unit;

g. at least one microprocessor control; and

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h. at least one embedded antenna.

2. A system for tracking characteristics of a movable object and communicating such characteristics to a remote device, the system comprising:

a. a movable object comprising,

i. at least one GPS chip;

ii. at least one accelerator chip;

iii. at least one gyroscope chip;

iv. means for wireless communication;

v. at least one wireless charging unit;

vi. at least one microprocessor control; and

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vii. at least one embedded antenna,

b. a beginning point indicator;

c. an ending point indicator; and

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d. a computing device including software for processing communications and data received from the movable object and further including at least one display and at least one user interface.