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Ball sports equipment

A technology of sports and sensing devices, which can be applied to ball games, sports accessories, instruments, etc., and can solve the problem of no information update score, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2018-10-16
WORLD GOLF SYST
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So when a player hits the ball and the ball doesn't go in the hole, there is no information available to update the score until the ball finally reaches the hole, possibly after many hits

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[0034] see figure 1 A golf ball 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a multi-axis accelerometer 12 , particularly a nine-axis accelerometer, which monitors every phase of the golf ball's motion and provides data to a microcomputer 14 . The accelerometer is a three-axis accelerometer combining a three-axis gyroscope and a magnetometer or compass with three sensing axes. Data output by the microcomputer 14 is communicated to a display screen 16, which may include a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or any other suitable display device. At least a portion of the surface of the ball is transparent so that the display screen can be read.

[0035] The components 12 , 14 , 16 inside the ball are powered by an internal battery 18 . The components are turned on by a Hall effect switch 17 which is turned on by proximity to a strong magnetic field.

[0036] During motion, the multi-axis accelerometer 12 in the ball 10 detects the impact of a golf club ...

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A ball game device comprising: a control device (14, 24, 52, 60) that limits a predetermined range of allowable movement of a ball (10, 20, 40, 70) in space and time; a sensor means (12, 22, 42), said sensing means for detecting the actual movement of the ball; comparing means, for comparing the actual movement with said predetermined range of allowed movement; and display means (16, 34 , 54, 62), the display means is used to display the output of the comparison. The sensing device (12, 22, 42) comprises a multi-axis accelerometer contained in the ball and functions as an accelerometer, gyroscope and / or magnetometer. The ball can be activated by an internal magnetically operated switch (17, 22, 47). The control device and display device may be incorporated into the ball itself or may be incorporated into a separate portable computing device.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a ball game device and method of playing a ball game in which the motion of the ball is detected and an indication of the player's score is given. Instructions may also be given if the movement of the ball does not comply with the rules of the sport. Background technique [0002] US Patent US7040998 discloses a game of golf with means for automatically monitoring the movement of the ball to be able to count the number of shots taken by the player. [0003] International patent application WO2009 / 130474 discloses a golfing device incorporating a ball movement detection device comprising a photoelectric beam and a camera. [0004] International patent application WO2005 / 028035 discloses a game of golf in which each ball includes means for communicating with means arranged around the golf course for scoring purposes. [0005] WO1997 / 01376 discloses a golf putting green that is monitored by surveillance cameras and motion...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G09B19/00
CPCG09B19/0038A63B67/02A63B69/36A63B69/3658A63B71/0619A63B2071/0694A63B71/0669A63B2220/12A63B2220/40A63B2220/44A63B2220/36A63B43/00
Inventor 大卫·维克多·乔利夫史蒂文·保罗·乔利夫
Owner WORLD GOLF SYST