Device for shot tracking

• US 7,883,427 B1
• Filed: 05/18/2010
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: Denton, Scott, Balardeta, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US12/782,544
• Time in Patent Office: 266 Days
• Field of Search: 473/155
• US Class Current: 473/155
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0056 for statistical or strategic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations

Abstract

A device for tracking a golfer'"'"'s shot during a round of golf wherein the device comprises a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm, a battery, a microprocessor and an accelerometer. The accelerometer is preferably a multiple axis accelerometer. The circuit is preferably utilized with a device for shot tracking.

Claims

1. A device for tracking a golfer'"'"'s shot during a round of golfer, the device comprising:

a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and the a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm;

a battery positioned within the housing, the battery having 225 milliamps hours of power;

a microprocessor positioned within the housing, the microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery;

a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer positioned within the housing, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor; and

a radiofrequency component positioned within the housing, the radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component operating at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the radiofrequency component transmitting a signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer;

wherein the device is in continuous operation between at least a sleep mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps of power in the sleep mode, wherein the device consumes less 200 micro-amps of power during the monitoring mode, and wherein the device consumes less than 12 milli-amps of power during the transmission mode.