Golf club and ball performance monitor with automatic pattern recognition
First Claim
1. A method for identifying the type of golf club or golf ball, comprising:
- storing image reference information for a plurality of golf clubs and golf balls to provide a library of stored patterns, wherein each of the stored patterns is assigned a Eigen value;
acquiring an image of at least one of said balls and clubs during a swing with at least one camera system to provide a received pattern;
assigning an Eigen value to the received pattern;
matching the received pattern with a stored pattern; and
using a computational device and the assigned Eigen values to identify at least one of said club or ball.
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Abstract
A method for automatically identifying an object is disclosed. Preferably, the method is used in conjunction with a performance monitor. A set of markers are selectively positioned on the surface of each of a plurality of golf clubs and golf balls. It is desired that each set of markers for a unique pattern on each of the golf clubs and golf balls. Each unique pattern is preferably acquired and stored. A player may choose any of a plurality of golf clubs and golf balls. When within the field of view of the performance monitor, the pattern on the club and ball is automatically matched with the stored patterns, thereby identifying the type of club and ball.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for identifying the type of golf club or golf ball, comprising:
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storing image reference information for a plurality of golf clubs and golf balls to provide a library of stored patterns, wherein each of the stored patterns is assigned a Eigen value; acquiring an image of at least one of said balls and clubs during a swing with at least one camera system to provide a received pattern; assigning an Eigen value to the received pattern; matching the received pattern with a stored pattern; and using a computational device and the assigned Eigen values to identify at least one of said club or ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for identifying the type of a plurality of golf clubs and golf balls, comprising:
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storing image reference patterns based on a plurality of markers for each type of the plurality of golf clubs and golf balls; assigning each reference pattern an Eigen value; acquiring an image of at least one of said balls and clubs during a swing using at least one camera system to provide a received pattern; and identifying with a computational device the type of at least one of said club or ball based on a comparison of the received pattern to said image reference patterns in about six seconds or less using Eigen values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for identifying the type of golf club and golf ball, comprising:
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at least one camera system; and a computational device capable of comparing an acquired image to a library of stored reference patterns with assigned Eigen values and identifying at least one of the type of golf club and golf ball, wherein the type of golf club is determined by comparison of at least one parameter selected from the group consisting from manufacturer, head model, shaft model shaft stiffness, head loft, shaft length, and grip model to the library of stored reference patterns and assigned Eigen values, and wherein the type of golf ball is determined by comparison of the ball model to the library of stored patterns and assigned Eigen values. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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