Electronically traceable golf club incorporating a programmable transponder
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1. A cavity back golf club registration and tracking system comprising:
- the golf club provided with a head portion having a recessed area defined by a perimeter;
a non-metallic onlay inside the recessed area;
a programmable transponder located between the onlay and the surface of the recessed area, the transponder programmed with identification indicia, the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to the identification indicia;
a plurality of sensing stations, each located proximate a tee on a golf course, the sensing stations being a transmitted signal reader wherein each of the sensing stations communicates with a computer, whereby the signal corresponding to the identification indicia transmitted by the transponder is read at each sensing station and the identification indicia is entered into the computer;
whereby each of the sensing stations may record the presence of a particular golf club having specific identification indicia at a specific sensing station at a specific tee on the golf course.
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Abstract
A golf club is provided with a transponder that will transmit a coded signal when polled. The transmitter is small enough to fit into the golf club and does not need an external power supply. A data base associated with the coded signal is a depository of information related to the golf club.
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5 Claims
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1. A cavity back golf club registration and tracking system comprising:
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the golf club provided with a head portion having a recessed area defined by a perimeter; a non-metallic onlay inside the recessed area; a programmable transponder located between the onlay and the surface of the recessed area, the transponder programmed with identification indicia, the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to the identification indicia; a plurality of sensing stations, each located proximate a tee on a golf course, the sensing stations being a transmitted signal reader wherein each of the sensing stations communicates with a computer, whereby the signal corresponding to the identification indicia transmitted by the transponder is read at each sensing station and the identification indicia is entered into the computer; whereby each of the sensing stations may record the presence of a particular golf club having specific identification indicia at a specific sensing station at a specific tee on the golf course.
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2. A cavity back golf club registration and tracking system comprising:
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the golf club provided with a head portion having a recessed area defined by a perimeter; a non-metallic onlay inside the recessed area; a programmable transponder located between the onlay and the surface of the recessed area, the transponder programmed with identification indicia, the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to the identification indicia wherein the programmable transponder is programmed at a programming station, the programming station includes a computer to program the programmable transmitter and be a repository of data base information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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