Golf club tracking device and method
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1. A device for tracking a golf club during a round of golf, the device comprising:
- (a) a first transceiver attached to the golf club;
(b) a second transceiver, wherein one of said first transceiver and said second transceiver monitors a first distance between said first transceiver and said second transceiver and compares the first distance to a predetermined threshold distance;
(c) a third transceiver, wherein one of said first transceiver, said second transceiver, and said third transceiver monitors a second distance between said first transceiver and said third transceiver and compares the second distance to the predetermined threshold distance; and
(d) an alarm in communication with at least one of said transceivers, wherein said alarm is actuated when both of the first distance and the second distance exceed the predetermined threshold distance.
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Abstract
A device monitors the distance between one or more golf clubs having a first transceiver attached thereto and a second transceiver which may be associated with or attached to a golf bag, a golf cart, or the clothing of a golfer. When a golf club is separated from the second transceiver by more than a predetermined threshold distance, an alarm is actuated, warning the golfer that a golf club previously removed from the bag has not been returned. The risk of loss or theft of the golf clubs is thereby substantially reduced.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for tracking a golf club during a round of golf, the device comprising:
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(a) a first transceiver attached to the golf club; (b) a second transceiver, wherein one of said first transceiver and said second transceiver monitors a first distance between said first transceiver and said second transceiver and compares the first distance to a predetermined threshold distance; (c) a third transceiver, wherein one of said first transceiver, said second transceiver, and said third transceiver monitors a second distance between said first transceiver and said third transceiver and compares the second distance to the predetermined threshold distance; and (d) an alarm in communication with at least one of said transceivers, wherein said alarm is actuated when both of the first distance and the second distance exceed the predetermined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for preventing the loss or theft of a golf club wherein a first transceiver is attached to the golf club, a second transceiver is attached to a golf bag or a golf cart, and a third transceiver is held by or attached to the clothing of a golfer, the method comprising:
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(a) monitoring (i) a first distance between the golf club and the golf bag or between the golf club and the golf cart and (ii) a second distance between the golf club and the golfer; (b) comparing the first distance and the second distance to a predetermined threshold distance; and (c) generating an alarm signal when both of the first distance and the second distance exceed the predetermined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for tracking a golf club during a round of golf, the device comprising:
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(a) a first transceiver attached to the golf club; (b) a second transceiver, wherein one of said first transceiver and said second transceiver (i) monitors a first distance between said first transceiver and said second transceiver when periodically activated by a remote signal-emitting device and (ii) compares the first distance to a predetermined threshold distance; and (c) an alarm in communication with at least one of said transceivers, wherein said alarm is actuated when the first distance exceeds the predetermined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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