Smart playable device and charging systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a smart playable device including;
one or more electrical connectors mounted on an external surface of the smart playable device, the one or more electrical connectors including a first input contact point and a second input contact point spaced a distance from the first input contact point; and
an electronics assembly fixed to an internal surface of the smart playable device, the electronics assembly including at least a printed circuit board electrically coupled to the one or more electrical connectors, the electronics assembly including at least;
a capacitor mounted to the printed circuit board configured to receive electrical power via the one or more electrical connectors and providing power to one or more components mounted on the printed circuit board;
one or more processors mounted on the printed circuit board;
a first accelerometer mounted on the printed circuit board;
a second accelerometer mounted on the printed circuit board;
a barometer mounted on the printed circuit board;
a wireless module mounted on the printed circuit board; and
an antenna coupled to the wireless module; and
a remote charger including;
a housing;
one or more batteries enclosed in the housing; and
a charging surface including at least a first supply contact point and a second supply contact point spaced the distance from the first supply contact point, the first supply contact point configured to provide a first contact connection with the first input contact point and the second supply contact point configured to provide a second contact connection with the second input contact point;
wherein the remote charger is configured to charge the smart playable device at a time in which the remote charger is electrically coupled with the smart playable device.
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Abstract
This disclosure is generally directed to a smart playable device and charging systems and methods. The playable device can include any device that is suitable for sports, games, or play, such as balls, discs, staffs, clubs, and the like. The playable device can include rapid charging circuits to receive power from a remote charger. The playable device may transmit sensor data including motion data to a computing device. Sensor data may be interpreted by the computing device as gestures of the playable device for interacting with the computing device. Sensor data can also be interpreted as motion data during gameplay and notifications can be provided to a user based on the gameplay. In some instances, the computing device can capture image data of the playable device and identify the playable device and annotate image data based on the sensor data from the playable device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a smart playable device including; one or more electrical connectors mounted on an external surface of the smart playable device, the one or more electrical connectors including a first input contact point and a second input contact point spaced a distance from the first input contact point; and an electronics assembly fixed to an internal surface of the smart playable device, the electronics assembly including at least a printed circuit board electrically coupled to the one or more electrical connectors, the electronics assembly including at least; a capacitor mounted to the printed circuit board configured to receive electrical power via the one or more electrical connectors and providing power to one or more components mounted on the printed circuit board; one or more processors mounted on the printed circuit board; a first accelerometer mounted on the printed circuit board; a second accelerometer mounted on the printed circuit board; a barometer mounted on the printed circuit board; a wireless module mounted on the printed circuit board; and an antenna coupled to the wireless module; and a remote charger including; a housing; one or more batteries enclosed in the housing; and a charging surface including at least a first supply contact point and a second supply contact point spaced the distance from the first supply contact point, the first supply contact point configured to provide a first contact connection with the first input contact point and the second supply contact point configured to provide a second contact connection with the second input contact point; wherein the remote charger is configured to charge the smart playable device at a time in which the remote charger is electrically coupled with the smart playable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A smart playable device comprising:
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one or more electrical connectors mounted on an external surface of the smart playable device; and an electronics assembly mounted to the smart playable device, the electronics assembly including at least one or more components mounted on a printed circuit board, the one or more components including; an energy module receiving electrical power via the one or more electrical connectors and providing power to at least a portion of the one or more components; one or more processors; one or more sensors; and a wireless module; and the one or more processors configured to; initialize in response to receiving the power from the energy module and cause the wireless module to initiate a wireless connection with a computing device remote from the smart playable device; monitor a voltage of the energy module during charging of the energy module via a remote charger; and provide an indication of the voltage of the energy module during charging to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a smart playable device including; one or more first electrical contact points mounted on an external surface of the smart playable device; and an electronics assembly mounted to the smart playable device, the electronics assembly including at least one or more components mounted on a printed circuit board, the one or more components including; a capacitor receiving electrical power via the one or more first electrical contact points and providing power to at least a portion of the one or more components; one or more processors; sensors including one or more accelerometers and a barometer; and a wireless module; the one or more processors configured to; initialize in response to receiving the power from the capacitor and cause the wireless module to initiate wireless communication with a computing device remote from the smart playable device; monitor a voltage of the capacitor during charging of the capacitor via a remote charger; and provide an indication of the voltage of the capacitor during charging to the computing device; and the remote charger including; one or more second electrical contact points, the one or more second electrical contact points configured to provide a contact connection with the one or more first electrical contact points and to provide the electrical power to the capacitor of the smart playable device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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