SPORT SENSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for a player of a sport,said system comprising:
- a striking device configured for grasping by the player, said striking device includinga shafthaving a length with a striking structure affixed at a first end of said shaft and means for grasping said shaft at a second end of said shaft opposite said first end, said striking structure being configured for striking an object, and said shaft deflecting as it is moved by the player from a first orientation to a second orientation in which the striking structure is striking the object;
a first striking sensor attached to said shaft and positioned to sense said deflection, said firststriking sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a first striking signal reflective of said deflection upon application of electrical power to said sensor;
a striking processor configured to receive said first striking signal, to process said first strikingsignal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a striking transmitter for transmitting a first strike signal reflective of said striking signal to a remote receiver;
footwear configured for the sport and sized to fit on the foot of the player, said footwear having a support surface upon which the foot of the player is positioned to support at least part of the weight of a player and deflect upon movement of said player'"'"'s foot while striking said object;
a first footwear sensor positioned in and proximate said support surface to sense the deflection of said support surface by the player'"'"'s foot, said first footwear sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a first foot signal reflective of the deflection of said support surface by the player'"'"'s foot upon application of electrical power to said sensor;
a footwear processor configured to receive said first foot signal, to process said first footsignal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a footwear transmitter for transmitting foot signals reflective of said first foot deflection signal to a remote receiver; and
a receiver positioned remote from said footwear transmitter and said striking processor andconfigured to receive said foot signals and said strike signals and to form a visually perceivable image of the foot deflection signal and of the striking
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Abstract
A system has footwear and a striking device. The striking device has a shaft connected to a striking surface for contacting an object. A sensor affixed to the shaft changes electrical resistance when the striking surface is swung to contact the object to in turn generate a signal reflective of the deflection of the shaft. The footwear is configured with an array of sensors that change at least one electrical characteristic upon deflection when the player is operating the striking device. The footwear is to send signals reflective of the deflection of the feet as the shaft is swung. The signals reflective of the deflection of the shaft and the footwear are sent to a cell phone, notebook, PC or the like suitably programmed to present audio and visual images of the feet positions and movement and movement of the striking device (e.g., golf club, racket).
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20 Claims
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1. A system for a player of a sport,
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a striking device configured for grasping by the player, said striking device including a shaft having a length with a striking structure affixed at a first end of said shaft and means for grasping said shaft at a second end of said shaft opposite said first end, said striking structure being configured for striking an object, and said shaft deflecting as it is moved by the player from a first orientation to a second orientation in which the striking structure is striking the object; a first striking sensor attached to said shaft and positioned to sense said deflection, said first striking sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a first striking signal reflective of said deflection upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a striking processor configured to receive said first striking signal, to process said first striking signal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a striking transmitter for transmitting a first strike signal reflective of said striking signal to a remote receiver; footwear configured for the sport and sized to fit on the foot of the player, said footwear having a support surface upon which the foot of the player is positioned to support at least part of the weight of a player and deflect upon movement of said player'"'"'s foot while striking said object; a first footwear sensor positioned in and proximate said support surface to sense the deflection of said support surface by the player'"'"'s foot, said first footwear sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a first foot signal reflective of the deflection of said support surface by the player'"'"'s foot upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a footwear processor configured to receive said first foot signal, to process said first foot signal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a footwear transmitter for transmitting foot signals reflective of said first foot deflection signal to a remote receiver; and a receiver positioned remote from said footwear transmitter and said striking processor and configured to receive said foot signals and said strike signals and to form a visually perceivable image of the foot deflection signal and of the striking - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for a player of a sport in which an object is struck with a striking structure,
said system comprising: -
a striking device configured for grasping by the player, said striking device including a shaft having a length with a striking structure affixed at one end of said shaft, said striking structure being configured for striking the object, said shaft being configured for deflection from a first orientation to a second orientation upon movement to strike the object and to deflect upon striking the object from a first shaft configuration to a second shaft configuration, said shaft being essentially hollow having at least one interior surface and at least one exterior surface; at least one striking sensor positioned on one of said exterior surface and said interior surface of said shaft to detect said deflection of said shaft said striking sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a striking signal reflective of the deflection upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a striking transmitter configured to receive said striking signal, to process said striking signal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a striking transmitter for transmitting said striking signal to a remote receiver; footwear for positioning configured for the sport and sized to lit on the feet of the player, said footwear having a support surface upon which the feet of the player are positioned to support at least part of the weight of a player and deflect upon movement of said player'"'"'s feet while striking said object; an array of footwear sensors positioned in and proximate said support surface to sense the deflection of said support surface, said array of footwear sensors each being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply foot signals reflective of the deflection of said support surface upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a footwear transmitter configured to receive said foot signals, to process said foot signals into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a footwear transmitter means for transmitting said foot signals to a remote receiver; and a receiver positioned remote from said footwear transmitter and said striking transmitter and configured to receive said foot signals and said striking signal and to form a visual image of the foot deflection signal and of the striking signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for measuring operation by a user, said system comprising:
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a striking device configured for grasping by a user, said striking device including a shaft having a length with a striking structure affixed at a first end of said shaft and means for grasping said shaft at a second end of said shaft opposite said first end, said striking structure being configured for striking an object, and said shaft deflecting as it is moved by the user from a first orientation toward a second orientation between which the striking structure impacts the object; a striking sensor attached to said shaft and positioned to sense said deflection of said shaft, said striking sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a first striking signal reflective of said deflection upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a striking processor configured to receive said striking signal, to process said striking signal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a striking transmitter for transmitting a strike signal reflective of said striking signal to a remote receiver; footwear sized to fit on the foot of the user, said footwear having a support surface upon which the foot of the user is positioned to support at least part of the weight of the user and deflect upon movement of said user'"'"'s foot while striking said object; a footwear sensor positioned in and proximate said support surface to sense the deflection of said support surface by the user'"'"'s foot, said footwear sensor being configured to change at least one electrical characteristic reflective of said deflection and to supply a foot signal reflective of the deflection of said support surface by the user'"'"'s foot upon application of electrical power to said sensor; a processor configured to receive said foot signal, to process said foot signal into a form for transmission to a remote receiver and a footwear transmitter for transmitting foot signals reflective of said foot deflection signal to a remote receiver; and
a receiver positioned remote from said footwear transmitter and said striking processor and configured to receive said foot signal and said strike signal and to form a visually perceivable image of the foot deflection signal and of the striking
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