Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information
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1. A method for monitoring a golf swing comprising:
- providing a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information;
providing a cellular telephone having a program that allows the cellular telephone to;
wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device;
receive acceleration information wirelessly from swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings;
collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings;
analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information including golf score; and
output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone;
coupling the swing measurement device to a golf club; and
employing the cellular telephone and swing measurement device to;
monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings while a user swings the golf club;
collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club;
analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; and
output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the cellular telephone.
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Abstract
In a first aspect, a system for monitoring a swing is provided that includes (1) a swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of a characteristic of the swinging object; (2) a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and (3) a wireless device adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal. The wireless device is a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA). Numerous other aspects are provided.
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1. A method for monitoring a golf swing comprising:
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providing a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information; providing a cellular telephone having a program that allows the cellular telephone to; wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device; receive acceleration information wirelessly from swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information including golf score; and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; coupling the swing measurement device to a golf club; and employing the cellular telephone and swing measurement device to; monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings while a user swings the golf club; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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