Misplaced golf club reminder
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1. Golf club monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- an RF transmitter adapted for mounting in the grip portion of a golf club,a corresponding RF receiver, including circuitry for producing an alert signal when said transmitter and said receiver are separated by a distance greater than a predetermined threshold distance.
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Abstract
A system for alerting a golfer when the golfer has moved too far away from his golf club. One or more clubs are provided with transmitters which transmit on a specific frequency and may contain digital encoding. A common receiver is used to detect the signal from one or a plurality of transmitters. When the distance between the transmitter, attached to the golf club, and the receiver, carried with the golfer, is greater than a threshold distance, the receiver provides an alert to the golfer. The present invention can also include an audible or visual signal associated with the club to assist the golfer in locating the club when he returns to retrieve the club.
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1. Golf club monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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an RF transmitter adapted for mounting in the grip portion of a golf club, a corresponding RF receiver, including circuitry for producing an alert signal when said transmitter and said receiver are separated by a distance greater than a predetermined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club monitoring system, comprising:
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a plurality of RF transmitters adapted for mounting in the grip portion of golf clubs, each RF transmitter having a distinctive signal, an RF receiver, including first circuitry for receiving and individually distinguishing the RF signal from each of said transmitters, and second circuitry for producing an alert signal when any one or more of said transmitters are separated by a distance greater than a predetermined threshold distance from said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A golf club monitoring system, comprising:
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a plurality of RF transmitters adapted for mounting in the grip portion of golf clubs, an RF receiver, including first circuitry for receiving RF signals from said plurality of transmitters, second circuitry for determining the combined signal strength of said received signals and third circuitry for producing an alert signal when said combined signal strength falls below a predetermined value.
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