Method and system for shot tracking

• US 7,800,480 B1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: Joseph, Balardeta, Denton, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman; Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yang; James
• Application Number:
  US12/778,317
• Time in Patent Office: 132 Days
• Field of Search: 3405391-53932, 340 101- 106, 3405721-5729, 340/636.1, 340/7.32, 434/252, 473/223
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0716 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13003 Constructional details of switching devices

Abstract

A method for transmitting a RFID signal while conserving the battery power for a circuit in continuous operation is disclosed herein. The circuit includes a RFID component, a microprocessor, an accelerometer and a battery. The battery preferably has no more than 225 milliamp hours of power. The accelerometer is preferably a multiple axis accelerometer. The circuit is preferably utilized with a device for shot tracking.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a RFID signal while conserving the battery power for a circuit in continuous operation, the method comprising:

activating a microprocessor from a sleep mode to a sampling mode, the microprocessor in electrical communication with a multi-axis accelerometer, a radiofrequency component, and a battery having no more than 225 milliamp hours of power;

activating the multi-axis accelerometer to determine movement during the sampling mode, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer drawn from the battery;

determining with the multi-axis accelerometer if there is movement during an analysis mode;

monitoring movement with the multi-axis accelerometer during a monitoring mode and communicating the movement to the microprocessor; and

transmitting a signal from the radiofrequency component during a transmission mode, the signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer, the radiofrequency component operating at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the power for the radiofrequency component drawn from the battery;

wherein the circuit is in continuous operation;

wherein the circuit consumes less than 600 nano-amps during the sleep mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds;

wherein the circuit consumes less than 15 micro-amps during the sampling mode;

wherein the circuit consumes less than 50 micro-amps during the analysis mode;

wherein the circuit consumes less than 200 micro-amps during the monitoring mode; and

wherein the circuit consumes less than 12 milli-amps during the transmission mode.