Golf data recorder with integrated missing club reminder and theft prevention system
First Claim
1. A golf club component adapted to be coupled to a golf club, the golf club component comprising:
- a first light sensor, a second light sensor and a radio frequency (RF) transmitter coupled to a golf club;
wherein;
the first light sensor which has an output;
the second light sensor configured to take one or more measurements of light intensity in response to a change of state of the output of the first light sensor, wherein the change of state of the output of the first light sensor causes the second light sensor to be activated; and
the radio frequency (RF) transmitter coupled to the second light sensor, the RF transmitter being configured to transmit a first signal indicating that the golf club has been removed from a golf bag, and the RF transmitter being configured to transmit a second signal indicating that the golf club has been replaced into the golf bag, and wherein the first signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor and the second signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to at least one or more of golf club reminding and golf data collecting and recording. In one embodiment an apparatus on a golf club includes an integrated reminder and a stroke cancellation system and is semi-automatic in that the recording of the stroke is directly in response to changing the state (e.g. activating) of a switch which indicates that the golfer has pressed a button on the golf club. The pressing of the button indicates that the golfer will or has taken a stroke with the golf club and that the stroke is to be recorded, with the location of the stroke and an identifier of the club (e.g. 9 iron). The system may also be equipped with a missing club reminder and theft prevention function that notifies the golfer is a golf club has been left behind or if a club or golf bag has been removed without authorization.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A golf club component adapted to be coupled to a golf club, the golf club component comprising:
-
a first light sensor, a second light sensor and a radio frequency (RF) transmitter coupled to a golf club; wherein; the first light sensor which has an output; the second light sensor configured to take one or more measurements of light intensity in response to a change of state of the output of the first light sensor, wherein the change of state of the output of the first light sensor causes the second light sensor to be activated; and the radio frequency (RF) transmitter coupled to the second light sensor, the RF transmitter being configured to transmit a first signal indicating that the golf club has been removed from a golf bag, and the RF transmitter being configured to transmit a second signal indicating that the golf club has been replaced into the golf bag, and wherein the first signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor and the second signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A golf club component, adapted to be coupled to a golf club, the golf club component comprising:
-
the golf component coupled to a golf club; a first light sensor which has an output; a second light sensor configured to take one or more measurements of light intensity in response to a change of state of the output of the first light sensor, wherein the change of state of the output of the first light sensor causes the second light sensor to be activated; a logic circuit coupled to the first light sensor to receive the output and coupled to the second light sensor; an RF transmitter coupled to the logic circuit; a timer circuit coupled to the logic circuit, the timer circuit being configured to cause the logic circuit to repeatedly cause the RF transmitter to transmit a first signal indicating that the golf club has been removed from a golf bag, and wherein the logic circuit is configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit a second signal indicating that the golf club has been replaced into the golf bag, and wherein the first signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor and the second signal is transmitted in response to one or more light measurements from the second light sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
Specification