Sports board configuration

• US 9,526,970 B1
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• 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): Walters, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOHNS, HILARY LYNN
• Application Number:
  US15/083,227
• Time in Patent Office: 274 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 component of a sports board may be controlled to configure the sports board. The component may be coupled with at least one layer of the sports board.

Claims

1. A sports board comprising:

at least one layer;

a first component coupled with said at least one layer;

a second component coupled with said at least one layer, wherein said second component is configured to control said first component to implement a plurality of configurations of said sports board, and wherein said second component is further configured to control, based on information associated with a configuration of said plurality of configurations, said first component to provide a value of a property to a portion of said at least one layer; and

a communication interface coupled with said at least one layer, wherein said communication interface is configured to receive said information associated with said configuration from at least one component separate from said sports board, and wherein said communication interface is further configured to communicate data associated with said sports board to said at least one component separate from said sports board.

2. The sports board of claim 1, wherein each component of said at least one component separate from said sports board is selected from a group consisting of a component coupled with clothing, a component coupled with protective gear, a component coupled with a watch, a component coupled with a boot, and a component coupled with a binding.

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

4. The sports board of claim 1 further comprising:

a third component coupled with said at least one layer, wherein said third component is configured to determine said data associated with said sports board.

5. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of:

a measured value of said property; and

a measured value of an attribute of said first component.

6. The sports board of claim 5, wherein said attribute is 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.

7. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

8. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of a location of said sports board, a speed of said sports board, an acceleration of said sports board, an altitude of said sports board, an orientation of said sports board, and an attitude of said sports board, a voltage of a power source of said sports board, and a functional state of at least one component of said sports board.

9. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.

40. The sports board of claim 1, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a portable electronic device.

10. A system comprising:

a sports board including;

at least one layer;

a first component coupled with said at least one layer; and

a second component coupled with said at least one layer, wherein said second component is configured to control said first component to implement a plurality of configurations of said sports board, and wherein said second component is further configured to control, based on information associated with a configuration of said plurality of configurations, said first component to provide a value of a property to a portion of said at least one layer; and

at least one component separate from said sports board, wherein said at least one component is configured to communicate said information associated with said configuration to said sports board, and wherein said at least one component is further configured to receive data associated with said sports board from said sports board.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein each component of said at least one component separate from said sports board is selected from a group consisting of a component coupled with clothing, a component coupled with protective gear, a component coupled with a watch, a component coupled with a boot, and a component coupled with a binding.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, wherein said user interface is 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.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, wherein said user interface includes a first region allowing configuration of said sports board, and wherein said user interface further includes a second region configured to perform at least one operation selected from a group consisting of:

presenting a time;

presenting a date;

presenting information related to weather;

presenting a temperature;

allowing a user to control rendering of content on an output device of said sports board; and

allowing a user to control rendering of content on an output device coupled with said sports board.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said rendering of content is selected from a group consisting of:

playback, skipping, pausing, muting, stopping, shuffling, and navigation through a menu.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, and wherein said user interface includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of a display device, a touch screen, at least one physical button, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a pen, and a voice input device.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board is further configured to allow authentication of a user of said sports board.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board is further configured to perform, responsive to receiving said data from said sports board, at least one operation selected from a group consisting of processing said data and storing said data.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said sports board and said at least one component separate from said sports board each include respective communication interfaces configured to implement an interface selected from a group consisting of a wired interface and a wireless interface.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of:

a measured value of said property; and

a measured value of an attribute of said first component.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said attribute is 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.

21. The system of claim 10, wherein said property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

22. The system of claim 10, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of a location of said sports board, a speed of said sports board, an acceleration of said sports board, an altitude of said sports board, an orientation of said sports board, an attitude of said sports board, a voltage of a power source of said sports board, and a functional state of at least one component of said sports board.

23. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one layer includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.

41. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a portable electronic device.

24. A method comprising:

receiving, at a sports board, information associated with a configuration of a plurality of configurations of said sports board, wherein said receiving further comprises receiving said information from at least one component separate from said sports board;

determining, based on said information associated with said configuration, a value of an attribute associated with a component, wherein said component is coupled with a portion of at least one layer of said sports board;

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

responsive to said controlling, communicating data associated with said sports board to said at least one component separate from said sports board.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein each component of said at least one component separate from said sports board is selected from a group consisting of a component coupled with clothing, a component coupled with protective gear, a component coupled with a watch, a component coupled with a boot, and a component coupled with a binding.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a portable electronic device.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, and further comprising:

presenting, via said user interface, said plurality of configurations; and

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

28. The method of claim 24, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, and further comprising:

allowing, via a first region of said user interface, configuration of said sports board; and

performing, via a second region of said user interface, at least one operation, wherein said at least one operation is selected from a group consisting of;

presenting a time;

presenting a date;

presenting information related to weather;

presenting a temperature;

allowing a user to control rendering of content on an output device of said sports board; and

allowing a user to control rendering of content on an output device coupled with said sports board.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein said rendering of content is selected from a group consisting of:

playback, skipping, pausing, muting, stopping, shuffling, and navigation through a menu.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein said at least one component separate from said sports board includes a user interface, and wherein said user interface includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of a display device, a touch screen, at least one physical button, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a pen, and a voice input device.

31. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

allowing, using at least one component separate from said sports board, authentication of a user of said sports board.

32. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

performing, responsive to said receiving, at least one operation using said at least one component separate from said sports board, and wherein said at least one operation is selected from a group consisting of processing said data and storing said data.

33. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

implementing an interface using respective communication interfaces of said sports board and said at least one component separate from said sports board, and wherein said interface is selected from a group consisting of a wired interface and a wireless interface.

34. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

determining, using another component coupled with said at least one layer, said data associated with said sports board.

35. The method of claim 24, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of:

a measured value of a property of said portion of said at least one layer; and

a measured value of an attribute of said component.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein said property is selected from a group consisting of bending stiffness, bending rigidity, torsional stiffness, torsional rigidity, at least one vibration characteristic, and shape.

37. The method of claim 24, wherein said attribute is 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.

38. The method of claim 24, wherein said data is selected from a group consisting of a location of said sports board, a speed of said sports board, an acceleration of said sports board, an altitude of said sports board, an orientation of said sports board, an attitude of said sports board, a voltage of a power source of said sports board, and a functional state of at least one component of said sports board.

39. The method of claim 24, wherein said at least one layer includes an element selected from a group consisting of a top layer, a base, and a core.