Method and system for determining the effective yardage to a golf pin

• US 20070032306A1
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blue Marlin LLC
• Original Assignee: Blue Marlin LLC
• Inventors: Bernstein, Jonathan, Zanzucchi, Peter, Steinhardt, John
• Application Number:
  US11/357,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20070032306A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/151
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0034 during flight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/05 Image processing for measuring physical parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/008 Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/46 Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/362 electrical or electronic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3676 for putting A63B69/3608, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3697 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3688 Balls, ball substitutes, or attachments on balls therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 11/2408 for measuring roundness

Abstract

A sensor and wireless communication technologies are implemented to make it possible to assemble a golf ball like device, which can be lofted into the air in order to monitor atmospheric conditions, such as wind strength, wind speed, temperature, elevation (height), altitude, barometric pressure and the like. These atmospheric parameters are displayed on the hand held device in graphic and tabular form. In an embodiment of the present invention, the distance to an object is provided in view of one or more parameters of atmospheric conditions.

Claims

1. A method of determining golf swing characteristics comprising

launching a sensor to determine at least one parameter relating to atmospheric conditions;

obtaining the at least one parameter;

determine a distance in the x plane in view of the obtained at least one parameter;

where in the distance in the x plane employed to determine at least one characteristic of the swing.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the imaging circuitry is configured as a golf ball. position in the shaft of the golf club.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a distance based on a length between a point A and a point B.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one characteristic is any one of:

type of golf club, swing motion and degree of swing.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the atmospheric conditions include any one of:

altitude, barometric pressure, temperature, wind speed and wind velocity.