Method and System for Detecting a State of a Golf Club
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1. A system comprising:
- a detection unit including at least one motion analyzer configured to measure one or more motion characteristics of a golf club, wherein the detection unit is mechanically coupled to an end region of the golf club,wherein the detection unit includes a communication module communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and configured to transmit one or more motion characteristics from the detection unit; and
one or more processors of a mobile communications device suitable for executing program instructions stored in a memory medium, wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive the detected one or more motion characteristics of the golf club transmitted by the communication module, the program instructions further configured to cause the one or more processors to identify one or more club swings of the golf club by a user.
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Abstract
A method for detecting a lost club includes detecting an orientation characteristic of a golf club with a detection unit, transmitting the orientation characteristic from the detection unit to a mobile device, determining a distance between the golf club and the mobile device based on a signal transmitted from the detection unit to the mobile device and determining a lost club state based on the orientation characteristic of the golf club and the distance between the golf club and the mobile device.
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28 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a detection unit including at least one motion analyzer configured to measure one or more motion characteristics of a golf club, wherein the detection unit is mechanically coupled to an end region of the golf club, wherein the detection unit includes a communication module communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and configured to transmit one or more motion characteristics from the detection unit; and one or more processors of a mobile communications device suitable for executing program instructions stored in a memory medium, wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive the detected one or more motion characteristics of the golf club transmitted by the communication module, the program instructions further configured to cause the one or more processors to identify one or more club swings of the golf club by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. The system of claim 4, further comprising:
displaying the one or more identified club swings by the user on a display as function of time of the one or more identified club swings.
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14. A system comprising:
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a detection unit including at least one motion analyzer configured to measure one or more impact characteristics of a golf club, wherein the detection unit is mechanically coupled to an end region of the golf club, wherein the detection unit includes a communication module communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and configured to transmit one or more impact characteristics from the detection unit; and one or more processors of a mobile communications device suitable for executing program instructions stored in a memory medium, wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive the detected one or more impact characteristics of the golf club transmitted by the communication module, the program instructions further configured to cause the one or more processors to identify one or more ball strikes of the golf club based on the one or more impact characteristics measured with the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A detection unit comprising:
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at least one motion analyzer configured to measure at least one of a motion characteristic or an impact characteristic of a golf club, wherein the at least one motion analyzer is housed in a stopper unit, wherein the stopper unit is mechanically reversibly couplable to an end portion of the golf club; and a communication module housed within the detection unit and communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and configured to transmit at least one of the motion characteristic or the impact characteristic of the golf club from the detection unit to a mobile communications device.
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