METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND TRANSMITTED DATA OF AN OBJECT IMPACTED BY ANOTHER IMPACTED OBJECT, APPARATUS, OR DEVICE

• US 20160044389A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dynamic Motion Results, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dynamic Motion Results, Inc.
• Inventors: SPIELBERG, GORDON, NUNN, JEFFERSON
• Granted Patent: US 9,936,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

Apparatus and methods of collecting and transmitting data of an object during an activity where object is impacted by another object. A method of tracking an object'"'"'s location and trajectory based on data received at a portable device used by the participant; to determine a location and trajectory based on data received at a mobile device embedded in the object. Collection of data transmitted to a server, compiled by a computer program, and sent to a participant during the activity. When used in a stand-alone mode, environmental conditions, velocity, change in velocity, heading, spin, exact location, force imparted to the device and the estimated resting point of the device is delivered to the participant or spectator. When used in tandem with another similar device, additional performance data of velocity, change in velocity, spin and maximum force that can be imparted onto another object is provided to the participant or spectator.

Claims

1. A method for collecting and transmitting data of an object impacted by another impacted object or device comprising:

i. At least two computer program applications to collect and transmit the data from an embedded apparatus comprising;

ii. A circuit board comprised of a processor, memory module, and storage unit or module, an accelerometer, GPS with GPS antenna, barometer,

thermometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, WiFi/Mobile Network with antenna and battery/wireless charger.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an alert to a participant or spectator at the participant or spectator device during the activity indicating and displaying the collected data of the object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert sent to the portable device indicates a location of the object.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of at a server, receiving object location and trajectory information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity is a competitive event including a plurality of participants and objects.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the alert sent to the participant or spectator is a visual alert.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the alert sent to the participant or spectator is an audible alert.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the alert sent to the participant or spectator is a tactile alert.

9. The method of claim 1, where the present invention and apparatus is embedded into an object, whereby:

i. A participant may obtain performance data concerning the environmental conditions, velocity, change in velocity, heading, spin, exact location, force imparted to the device and the estimated final resting point of the device;

ii. A participant may obtain additional performance data when used with two devices in tandem to include velocity, change in velocity, spin and maximum force that can be imparted onto another device.

10. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium having computer program logic stored therein for causing one or more processors to track a participant engaged in an activity, the computer program logic comprising:

i. First computer readable program code for determining a location of an object during an activity based on data received at a portable fitness device used by the participant;

ii. Second computer readable program code for determining a location of an object during the activity based on data received at a mobile device embedded in the object; and

iii. Third computer readable program code for sending an alert to the portable fitness device during the activity indicating the collected data from the mobile device within the object.