Horse training goggle assembly

• US 10,675,524 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2018
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fabio Arguello Jr
• Original Assignee: Fabio Arguello Jr
• Inventors: Arguello, Jr., Fabio
• Primary Examiner(s): McCulloch, Jr., William H
• Application Number:
  US16/176,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20200129831A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/40 Animals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/065 Visualisation of specific exercise parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0666 worn on the head or face, e.g. combined with goggles or glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/24 Horse riding
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/04 simulating the movement of horses toy animals for riding A63G19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3872 with extendable microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A horse training goggle assembly includes a pair of goggles that may be worn by a jockey riding a horse during race training. The goggles have a frame and a lens that is removably positioned in the frame. A tracking unit is coupled to the goggles and the tracking unit is in electrical communication with a global positioning system (GPS) to identify a physical location of the jockey. Moreover, the tracking unit calculates a speed and direction of the horse during the race training. A display is embedded within the lens and the display is visible to the jockey when the goggles are worn. The display displays indicia in the lens and the display is electrically coupled to the tracking unit to display data relating to the speed and direction of the horse. A communication unit is coupled to the goggles for verbal communication between the jockey and the trainer.

Claims

1. A horse training goggle assembly being configured to monitor speed and elapsed time of a horse during race training, said assembly comprising:

a pair of goggles being configured to be worn by a jockey riding a horse during race training, said goggles having a frame and a lens being removably positioned in said frame, said frame having a front side;

a tracking unit being coupled to said goggles, said tracking unit being configured to be in electrical communication with a global positioning system (GPS) thereby facilitating said tracking unit to identify a physical location of the jockey, said tracking unit calculating a speed and direction of the horse during the race training;

a display being embedded within said lens wherein said display is configured to be visible to the jockey when said goggles are worn, said display displaying indicia in said lens, said display being electrically coupled to said tracking unit such that said display displays data relating to the speed and direction of the horse; and

a communication unit being coupled to said goggles wherein said communication unit is configured to be positioned in the jockey'"'"'s ear when said goggles are worn, said communication unit being configured to be in wireless communication with an extrinsic personal communication device thereby facilitating communication between the jockey and the trainer.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising said tracking unit comprises a control circuit being coupled to said frame.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a transceiver being coupled to said frame, said transceiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with the GPS, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with an extrinsic communication network, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with the extrinsic personal communication device thereby facilitating a trainer to communicate with the jockey.

4. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a signal analyzer being coupled to said frame, said signal analyzer being electrically coupled said control circuit such that said signal analyzer receives the location data from the GPS wherein said signal analyzer is configured to calculate a speed of the horse during race training.

5. The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a timer being coupled to said frame, said timer being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said timer being configured to calculate an elapsed time of the horse during the race training.

6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia relating to data received from said signal analyzer wherein said display is configured to communicate the data to the jockey in real time during the race training.

7. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said communication unit comprises an earpiece being coupled to said frame wherein said earpiece is configured to be positioned in the jockey'"'"'s ear, said earpiece being electrically coupled to said control circuit wherein said earpiece is configured to emit speech from the trainer received from said transceiver.

8. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising a microphone being coupled to said frame wherein said microphone is configured to detect audible sound, said microphone being electrically coupled to said control circuit wherein said microphone is configured to transmit speech from the jockey to said transceiver.

9. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a power supply being coupled to said frame, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising at least one battery.

10. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a camera being coupled to said goggles wherein said camera is configured to capture images, said camera being electrically coupled to said control circuit.

11. A horse training goggle assembly being configured to monitor speed and elapsed time of a horse during race training, said assembly comprising:

a pair of goggles being configured to be worn by a jockey riding a horse during race training, said goggles having a frame and a lens being removably positioned in said frame, said frame having a front side;

a tracking unit being coupled to said goggles, said tracking unit being configured to be in electrical communication with a global positioning system (GPS) thereby facilitating said tracking unit to identify a physical location of the jockey, said tracking unit calculating a speed and direction of the horse during the race training, said tracking unit comprising;

a control circuit being coupled to said frame; and

a transceiver being coupled to said frame, said transceiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with the GPS, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with an extrinsic communication network, said transceiver being configured to be in wireless communication with an extrinsic personal communication device thereby facilitating a trainer to communicate with the jockey;

a signal analyzer being coupled to said frame, said signal analyzer being electrically coupled said control circuit such that said signal analyzer receives the location data from the GPS wherein said signal analyzer is configured to calculate a speed of the horse during race training;

a timer being coupled to said frame, said timer being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said timer being configured to calculate an elapsed time of the horse during the race training; and

a power supply being coupled to said frame, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising at least one battery;

a display being embedded within said lens wherein said display is configured to be visible to the jockey when said goggles are worn, said display displaying indicia in said lens, said display being electrically coupled to said tracking unit such that said display displays data relating to the speed and direction of the horse during the race training, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia relating to data received from said signal analyzer wherein said display is configured to communicate the data to the jockey in real time during the race training; and

a communication unit being coupled to said goggles wherein said communication unit is configured to be positioned in the jockey'"'"'s ear when said goggles are worn, said communication unit being configured to be in wireless communication with the extrinsic personal communication device thereby facilitating communication between the jockey and the trainer, said communication unit comprising;

an earpiece being coupled to said frame wherein said earpiece is configured to be positioned in the jockey'"'"'s ear, said earpiece being electrically coupled to said control circuit wherein said earpiece is configured to emit speech from the trainer received from said transceiver; and

a microphone being coupled to said frame wherein said microphone is configured to detect audible sound, said microphone being electrically coupled to said control circuit wherein said microphone is configured to transmit speech from the jockey to said transceiver; and

a camera being coupled to said goggles wherein said camera is configured to capture images, said camera being electrically coupled to said control circuit.