Sports board configuration

• US 9,305,120 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2012
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bryan Marc Failing
• Original Assignee: Bryan Marc Failing
• Inventors: Failing, Bryan Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Morano, S. Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOHNS, HILARY LYNN
• Application Number:
  US13/457,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20120276309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,440 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 5/03 Mono skis; Snowboards
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 5/04 Structure of the surface thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 5/06 with special devices thereon, e.g. steering devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/13 Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]

Abstract

A first component and a second component of a sports board may be controlled to configure the sports board. The first component may be coupled with a plurality of layers of the sports board. The second component may also be coupled with the plurality of layers of the sports board.

Claims

1. A sports board comprising:

a plurality of layers;

a first component coupled with said plurality of layers;

a second component coupled with said plurality of layers; and

a third component coupled with said plurality of layers, wherein said third component is configured to control said first and second components to implement a plurality of configurations of said sports board, wherein said third component is configured to control, based on information associated with a configuration of said plurality of configurations, said first component to provide a first value of a first property to a first portion of said plurality of layers, wherein said third component is configured to control, based on said information associated with said configuration, said second component to provide a second value of a second property to a second portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein said first value and said second value are different.

2. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said first property and said second property are the same.

3. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said first property and said second property are different.

4. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said first and second properties are each selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

5. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component is configured to control said first component by causing an adjustment of said first component, and wherein said adjustment of said first component is selected from a group consisting of:

a change in a position of said first component;

a change in a pressure associated with said first component;

a change in a temperature associated with said first component;

a change in a property of a magnetic field associated with said first component;

a change in a current associated with said first component;

a change in a voltage associated with said first component;

a change in a duty cycle associated with said first component; and

a change in a property of a pulse-width modulated signal associated with said first component.

6. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component is configured to control said second component by causing an adjustment of said second component, and wherein said adjustment of said second component is selected from a group consisting of:

a change in a position of said second component;

a change in a pressure associated with said second component;

a change in a temperature associated with said second component;

a change in a property of a magnetic field associated with said second component;

a change in a current associated with said second component;

a change in a voltage associated with said second component;

a change in a duty cycle associated with said second component; and

a change in a property of a pulse-width modulated signal associated with said second component.

7. The sports board of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one element configured to couple at least one object with said plurality of layers.

8. The sports board of claim 7, wherein each object of said at least one object is selected from a group consisting of a binding, a boot, and a truck.

9. The sports board of claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said plurality of layers comprises an image, and further comprising:

a metal edge coupled with said plurality of layers.

10. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user input.

11. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said information associated with said configuration is at least one control signal received from a fourth component.

12. The sports board of claim 11, wherein said fourth component is separate from said sports board, and further comprising:

a fifth component configured to communicate said at least one control signal to said third component.

13. The sports board of claim 11 further comprising:

at least one signal transfer component coupled with said plurality of layers, and wherein said at least one signal transfer component is configured to communicate said at least one control signal to said third component.

14. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component is configured to control said first component independently of said second component.

15. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component is configured to determine, based on said information associated with said configuration, a first value of a first attribute associated with said first component,

wherein said third component is configured to determine, based on said information associated with said configuration, a second value of a second attribute associated with said second component,

wherein said third component is configured to control said first component, based on said first value of said first attribute, to provide said first value of said first property to said first portion, and

wherein said third component is configured to control said second component, based on said second value of said second attribute, to provide said second value of said second property to said second portion.

16. The sports board of claim 15, wherein said third component is configured to determine, based on data, said first value of said first attribute and said second value of said second attribute, wherein said data includes a correlation between said configuration and said first value of said first attribute, and wherein said data includes a correlation between said configuration and said second value of said second attribute.

17. The sports board of claim 16 further comprising:

a memory including said data.

18. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said first component is disposed at least partially within said first portion, and wherein said second component is disposed at least partially within said second portion.

19. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component includes a processor.

20. The sports board of claim 1 further comprising:

a user interface configured to present said plurality of configurations, and

wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user selection, accessed via said user interface, of said configuration from said plurality of configurations.

21. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said third component is configured to control, based on information associated with another configuration of said plurality of configurations, said first component to provide a third value of said first property to said first portion, and wherein said third component is configured to control, based on said information associated with said another configuration, said second component to provide a fourth value of said second property to said second portion, and wherein said first value and said third value are different.

22. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said plurality of layers includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.

23. A method comprising:

determining, based on information associated with a configuration of a sports board, a first value of a first attribute associated with a first component, wherein said first component is coupled with a first portion of a plurality of layers of said sports board;

controlling said first component based on said first value of said first attribute;

determining, based on said information associated with said configuration, a second value of a second attribute associated with a second component, wherein said second component is coupled with a second portion of said plurality of layers; and

controlling said second component based on said second value of said second attribute, and

wherein said first value and said second value are different.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said first attribute and said second attribute are the same.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein said first attribute and said second attribute are different.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein said first and second attributes are each selected from a group consisting of a position, a pressure, a temperature, a property of a magnetic field, a current, a voltage, a duty cycle, and a property of a pulse-width modulated signal.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein said controlling said first component further comprises controlling said first component to provide at least one value of at least one property to said first portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein each property of said at least one property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein said controlling said second component further comprises controlling said second component to provide at least one value of at least one property to said second portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein each property of said at least one property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

29. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

accessing said information associated with said configuration from a device that is separate from said sports board.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein said determining said first and second values further comprises determining said first and second values based on data, wherein said data includes a correlation between said configuration and said first value of said first attribute, and wherein said data includes a correlation between said configuration and said second value of said second attribute.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein said first component is disposed at least partially within said first portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein said second component is disposed at least partially within said second portion of said plurality of layers.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user input.

33. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

presenting, via a user interface of said sports board, said plurality of configurations, and

wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user selection, accessed via said user interface, of said configuration from said plurality of configurations.

34. The method of claim 23, wherein said information associated with said configuration is at least one control signal received from a third component, and wherein said third component is selected from a group consisting of a component of said sports board and a component separate from said sports board.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein said at least one control signal is communicated using at least one signal transfer component of said sports board, and wherein said at least one signal transfer component is coupled with said plurality of layers.

36. The method of claim 23, wherein said controlling said first component further comprises controlling said first component independently of said second component.

37. The method of claim 23, wherein said determining said first value further comprises determining said first value using a processor of said sports board.

38. The method of claim 23, wherein said controlling said first component further comprises controlling said first component using a processor of said sports board.

39. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

determining, based on information associated with another configuration of said sports board, a third value of said first attribute associated with said first component;

controlling said first component based on said third value of said first attribute;

determining, based on said information associated with said another configuration, a fourth value of said second attribute associated with said second component; and

controlling said second component based on said fourth value of said second attribute, and

wherein said first value and said third value are different.

40. The method of claim 23, wherein said plurality of layers includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.

41. A system comprising:

means for determining, based on information associated with a configuration of a sports board, a first value of a first attribute associated with a first component, wherein said first component is coupled with a first portion of a plurality of layers of said sports board;

means for controlling said first component based on said first value of said first attribute;

means for determining, based on said information associated with said configuration, a second value of a second attribute associated with a second component, wherein said second component is coupled with a second portion of said plurality of layers; and

means for controlling said second component based on said second value of said second attribute, and

wherein said first value and said second value are different.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein said first attribute and said second attribute are the same.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein said first attribute and said second attribute are different.

44. The system of claim 41, wherein said first and second attributes are each selected from a group consisting of a position, a pressure, a temperature, a property of a magnetic field, a current, a voltage, a duty cycle, and a property of a pulse-width modulated signal.

45. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for controlling said first component further comprises means for controlling said first component to provide at least one value of at least one property to said first portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein each property of said at least one property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

46. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for controlling said second component further comprises means for controlling said second component to provide at least one value of at least one property to said second portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein each property of said at least one property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

47. The system of claim 41 further comprising:

means for accessing said information associated with said configuration from a device that is separate from said sports board.

48. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for determining said first value further comprises means for determining said first value based on data, wherein said means for determining said second value further comprises means for determining said second value based on said data, and wherein said data structure includes a correlation between said configuration and said first value of said first attribute, and wherein said data includes a correlation between said configuration and said second value of said second attribute.

49. The system of claim 41, wherein said first component is disposed at least partially within said first portion of said plurality of layers, and wherein said second component is disposed at least partially within said second portion of said plurality of layers.

50. The system of claim 41, wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user input.

51. The system of claim 41 further comprising:

means for presenting, via a user interface of said sports board, said plurality of configurations, and

wherein said information associated with said configuration is a user selection, accessed via said user interface, of said configuration from said plurality of configurations.

52. The system of claim 41, wherein said information associated with said configuration is at least one control signal received from a third component, and wherein said third component is selected from a group consisting of a component of said sports board and a component separate from said sports board.

53. The system of claim 52, wherein said at least one control signal is communicated using at least one signal transfer component of said sports board, and wherein said at least one signal transfer component is coupled with said plurality of layers.

54. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for controlling said first component further comprises means for controlling said first component independently of said second component.

55. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for determining said first value further comprises means for determining said first value using a processor of said sports board.

56. The system of claim 41, wherein said means for controlling said first component further comprises means for controlling said first component using a processor of said sports board.

57. The system of claim 41 further comprising:

means for determining, based on information associated with another configuration of said sports board, a third value of said first attribute associated with said first component;

means for controlling said first component based on said third value of said first attribute;

means for determining, based on said information associated with said another configuration, a fourth value of said second attribute associated with said second component; and

means for controlling said second component based on said fourth value of said second attribute, and

wherein said first value and said third value are different.

58. The system of claim 41, wherein said plurality of layers includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.