Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information
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1. A system for monitoring a swing comprising:
- a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of acceleration of the swinging object;
a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and
,a cellular telephone adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal;
wherein the cellular telephone;
includes a data structure for storing user swing data for multiple golf swings;
wirelessly communicates with the swing measurement device when the swing measurement device is coupled to a swinging object;
receives acceleration information wirelessly from the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club;
collects acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club;
analyzes the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information;
outputs information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone;
stores swing information for multiple golf swings in the user swing data structure in the cellular telephone;
analyzes swing information in the user swing data structure regarding previous golf swings to determine a recommended golf shot for a user; and
provides the recommended golf shot to the user on the cellular telephone.
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Abstract
In a first aspect, a system for monitoring a swing is provided that includes (1) a swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of a characteristic of the swinging object; (2) a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and (3) a wireless device adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal. The wireless device is a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA). Numerous other aspects are provided.
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1. A system for monitoring a swing comprising:
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a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of acceleration of the swinging object; a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and
,a cellular telephone adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal; wherein the cellular telephone; includes a data structure for storing user swing data for multiple golf swings; wirelessly communicates with the swing measurement device when the swing measurement device is coupled to a swinging object; receives acceleration information wirelessly from the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club; collects acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyzes the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; outputs information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; stores swing information for multiple golf swings in the user swing data structure in the cellular telephone; analyzes swing information in the user swing data structure regarding previous golf swings to determine a recommended golf shot for a user; and provides the recommended golf shot to the user on the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring a swing comprising:
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a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of acceleration of the swinging object; a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and
, a cellular telephone adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal;wherein the cellular telephone; includes a data structure for storing user swing data for multiple golf swings; wirelessly communicates with the swing measurement device when the swing measurement device is coupled to a swinging object; receives acceleration information wirelessly from swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club; collects acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyzes the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; outputs information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; effectuates storing of swing information for multiple golf swings in the swing data structure on the cellular telephone; effectuates analysis of swing information in the swing data structure regarding previous golf swings to determine a recommended golf club for a user; and recommends a golf club for the user based on the analyzed swing information.
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16. A method of monitoring a swing comprising:
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providing a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the swing measurement device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to output a signal indicative of acceleration of the swinging object; providing a wireless transmitter coupled to the swing measurement device and adapted to wirelessly transmit the signal output by the swing measurement device; and
,providing a cellular telephone adapted to receive the wirelessly transmitted signal and to provide information regarding the swinging object based on the received signal; wirelessly communicating between the cellular telephone and the swing measurement device when the swing measurement device is coupled to a swinging object; receiving acceleration information wirelessly from swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with a golf club; collecting acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyzing the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; outputting information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; effectuating storing of swing information for multiple golf swings; effectuating analysis of swing information regarding previous golf swings to determine a recommended golf club for a user; and recommending a golf club for the user based on the analyzed swing information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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