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 at least one motion analyzer is housed in a stopper unit, wherein the stopper unit is reversibly couplable to an end portion 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 signals indicative of the one or more motion characteristics from the detection unit to a mobile communications device; and
a server configured to communicate with the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device via a network, the mobile communications device including one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors of the mobile communications device are configured 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 one or more motion characteristics of the golf club from the detection unit, wherein the mobile communications devices is configured to transmit one or more results from the detection unit to the server, wherein the server is configured to display a graphical representation of the one or more results on the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device.
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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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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 at least one motion analyzer is housed in a stopper unit, wherein the stopper unit is reversibly couplable to an end portion 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 signals indicative of the one or more motion characteristics from the detection unit to a mobile communications device; and a server configured to communicate with the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device via a network, the mobile communications device including one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors of the mobile communications device are configured 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 one or more motion characteristics of the golf club from the detection unit, wherein the mobile communications devices is configured to transmit one or more results from the detection unit to the server, wherein the server is configured to display a graphical representation of the one or more results on the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 at least one motion analyzer is disposed within an end portion of a removable grip, wherein the removable grip is couplable to an end portion 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 signals indicative of the one or more motion characteristics from the detection unit to a mobile communications device; and a server configured to communicate with the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device via a network, the mobile communications device including one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors of the mobile communications device are configured 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 one or more motion characteristics of the golf club from the detection unit, wherein the mobile communications devices is configured to transmit one or more results from the detection unit to the server, wherein the server is configured to display a graphical representation of the one or more results on the mobile communications device and an additional mobile communications device.
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14. A detection device comprising:
a stopper device reversibly couplable to an end portion of a golf club, wherein the stopper device contains one or more detection units, wherein the one or more detections units comprise 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 one or more detections units further comprise a communication device, wherein the communication device is communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and is 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. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A detection device comprising:
a club grip reversibly couplable to an end portion of a golf club, wherein one or more detection units are disposed within an end portion of the club grip, wherein the one or more detections units comprise 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 one or more detection units further comprise a communication device, wherein the communication device is communicatively coupled to the at least one motion analyzer and is 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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