METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING GOLF GREEN SPEEDS
First Claim
1. A golf ball comprising:
- a golf ball body;
a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axis;
a processor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to determine deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor; and
a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body and configured to transmit data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball offboard the golf ball.
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Abstract
A method, system and golf ball are provided to determine the deceleration of a golf ball and, in turn, the speed of a green. The system may include a golf ball and an offboard display device. The golf ball may include a golf ball body, a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body to measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axes, and a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body to transmit data representative of deceleration. The display device may include a receiver to receive data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball from transmitter and a display to provide a representation of the deceleration of the golf ball. At least one of the golf ball and the display device may include a processor to determine deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor.
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1. A golf ball comprising:
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a golf ball body; a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axis; a processor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to determine deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor; and a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body and configured to transmit data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball offboard the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a golf ball comprising; a golf ball body; a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axis; and a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body configured to transmit data representative of deceleration of the golf ball; and a display device comprising; a receiver configured to receive data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball from transmitter; a display configured to provide a representation of a measure of the deceleration of the golf ball, wherein at least one of the golf ball and the display device comprises a processor configured to determine deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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providing a golf ball having a golf ball body and a motion sensor and a transmitter embedded with the golf ball body; measuring acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axis with the motion sensor; transmitting data representative of deceleration of the golf ball; receiving the data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball at a location offboard the golf ball; displaying a representation of a measure of the deceleration of the golf ball; and determining the deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor and prior to displaying the representation of the deceleration of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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