Electronic sports tracking and coaching system
First Claim
1. A sports tracking and coaching system, comprising:
- a sports ball having a memory unit, a wireless transceiver, a speaker, and a plurality of motion sensors;
wherein said sports ball is configured to select a sound from a plurality of sounds stored in the memory unit and emit said sound in response to stimuli measured by said sensors and falling within a given tolerance range assigned to each of said sounds;
wherein said wireless transceiver is configured to upload data tracked by said motion sensors to a secondary electronic device for visualization thereon;
wherein the sports ball is configured to randomly select a plurality of voice commands from a plurality of voice commands stored in the memory unit and emit the plurality of selected voice commands from the speaker with a random time delay between each of the plurality of selected voice commands.
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Abstract
An electronic tracking and coaching system adapted for use in training for various sports is provided. The present invention includes a sports ball that contains a plurality of sensors, a wireless transceiver, a storage medium adapted to store voice commands or noises to be played upon the occurrence of a pre-determined event, and a speaker. The ball'"'"'s sensors are adapted to monitor the movement of the ball, the level and direction of force applied to the ball, and other such variables relevant to playing a sport with a ball. The device further includes a monitoring apparatus that is worn by the user and tracks all of his or her movement and stores that movement data for later access. The voice commands of the ball provide coaching direction to the user and the user can upload the stored data to data visualization software to precisely monitor his or her actions.
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20 Claims
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1. A sports tracking and coaching system, comprising:
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a sports ball having a memory unit, a wireless transceiver, a speaker, and a plurality of motion sensors; wherein said sports ball is configured to select a sound from a plurality of sounds stored in the memory unit and emit said sound in response to stimuli measured by said sensors and falling within a given tolerance range assigned to each of said sounds; wherein said wireless transceiver is configured to upload data tracked by said motion sensors to a secondary electronic device for visualization thereon; wherein the sports ball is configured to randomly select a plurality of voice commands from a plurality of voice commands stored in the memory unit and emit the plurality of selected voice commands from the speaker with a random time delay between each of the plurality of selected voice commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sports tracking and coaching system, comprising:
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a sports ball having a memory unit, a wireless transceiver, and a plurality of motion sensors; wherein said sports ball is configured to select a sound from a plurality of sounds stored in the memory unit and transmit said sound to a headset in response to stimuli measured by said sensors and falling within a given tolerance range assigned to each of said sounds; wherein said wireless transceiver is configured to upload data tracked by said motion sensors to a secondary electronic device for visualization thereon; wherein the sports ball is configured to randomly select a plurality of voice commands from a plurality of voice commands stored in the memory unit and emit the plurality of selected voice commands from the headset with a random time delay between each of the plurality of selected voice commands. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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