SPORTBALL CAPABLE OF SENSING PRESSURE AND FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A sportball capable of wirelessly communicating with an electronic device, the sportball comprising:
- a ball body made of an elastic material;
a plurality of sensors located in and arranged at different locations in the ball body, the plurality of sensors configured to sense pressures at different locations of the ball body, and generate electrical signals according to the sensed pressures;
a first wireless communication unit located in the ball body; and
a controller located in the ball body and configured to;
obtain the generated electrical signal;
determine a characteristic data of the pressures according to the obtained electrical signals; and
transmit the determined characteristic data to the electronic device via the first wireless communication unit, the determined characteristic data configured to command the electronic device to compare the determined characteristic data with a standard characteristic data and generate feedback information according to a result of comparison.
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Abstract
A sportball giving feedback as to manner in which it is handled or struck includes a ball body, and a plurality of sensors, a first wireless communication unit, and a controller located in the ball body. The sensors are arranged at different locations in the ball body, and are configured to sense pressures at different locations of the ball body, and generate electrical signals accordingly. The controller is configured to obtain the generated electrical signals, determine some characteristics of the pressures applied, and transmit the determined characteristics to the electronic device via the first wireless communication unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A sportball capable of wirelessly communicating with an electronic device, the sportball comprising:
a ball body made of an elastic material; a plurality of sensors located in and arranged at different locations in the ball body, the plurality of sensors configured to sense pressures at different locations of the ball body, and generate electrical signals according to the sensed pressures; a first wireless communication unit located in the ball body; and a controller located in the ball body and configured to; obtain the generated electrical signal; determine a characteristic data of the pressures according to the obtained electrical signals; and transmit the determined characteristic data to the electronic device via the first wireless communication unit, the determined characteristic data configured to command the electronic device to compare the determined characteristic data with a standard characteristic data and generate feedback information according to a result of comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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9. The sportball of clam 8, wherein the feedback data is an amplitude of the vibration feedback.
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15. A pressure sensing and feedback controlling system comprising:
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a sportball comprising; a ball body made of an elastic material; a plurality of sensors located in and arranged at different locations in the ball body, the plurality of sensors configured to sense pressures at different locations of the ball body, and generate electrical signals according to the sensed pressures; a first wireless communication unit located in the ball body; and a controller located in the ball body, and configured to obtain the generated electrical signals, determine a characteristic data of the pressures according to the obtained electric signals; an electronic device to receives the determined characteristic data transmitted from the sportball via the first wireless communication unit, and comprising; a processor to compare the determined characteristic data with a standard characteristic data, and generate feedback information according to a result of comparison. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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