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Digital information golf ball system

a golf ball and information technology, applied in the field of digital information golf ball systems, can solve the problems of not every golfer having ready access to professional golf instruction, obstructiveness, and cumbersome wires, and achieve the effects of reducing the number of lost golf balls, minimizing financial losses, and improving teaching students

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-08-02
MOSHER ALEC MICHAEL +1
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The patent is about a system that helps instructors improve their golf game and reduces the time and money golfers spend looking for lost golf balls. The system helps to minimize financial loss and allow golf courses to sell additional rounds of golf.

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However, not every golfer has ready access to professional golf instruction.
A significant drawback associated with the use of wires in an instrumented golf club is that the wires can be very cumbersome, and can become obtrusive to the golfer when the golfer attempts to swing the golf club.
The prior art is lacking in a practical method and system for shot tracking.

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[0026]Properly informing a golfer of the details related to his or her golf game can help the golfer reduce his or her score. This information can be captured directly from information generated by the flight of the golf ball.

[0027]As shown in FIG. 1, a complete digital network for a smart golf ball 100 can be created with an embedded “smart” golf ball 102, a smartphone 104 or other handheld unit 106, and a locator assistance unit attached to the golf bag 107, existing telecommunications transmission protocols 108, the internet 114, and a dedicated data collection server 116.

[0028]The smartphone 104 can be any existing telephony device (iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, etc.) available for sale though consumer retail channels capable of running a proprietary software application for the capture and analysis of the data from the smart golf ball 102. The handheld unit 106 can be any digital handheld unit capable of running a proprietary software application for the capture and analysis...

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A golf ball locator and player ball strike information system includes a golf ball that utilizes a signal transmitter; one hand held electromagnetic signal receiver; and a CPU coupled to the receiver and configured to receive signals from the ball, to determine the location of the golf ball using signals produced by the ball, outputting at least one signal indicating the location of the golf ball in relation to a hand held device, and one signal relaying information during play of the ball last struck, showing but not limited to, spin rate, shot distance, speed, launch angle. All information is kept on an application for golfer use, but is not limited to computer devices, smart devices, hand held devices and the like.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA. Field of invention[0001]The present invention relates to the area of tracking or monitoring the performance of a golf ball during a game of golf of a user. Particular embodiments relate to a system for tracking the flight, velocity, spin and location of a golf ball and providing useful statistics to the user in connection therewith.B. Description of Related Art[0002]Golf clubs are used to propel a ball toward a favored location and along a desired trajectory. The orientation and speed of the club head at impact largely determines the ball path including its carry distance, spin and roll.[0003]Various data measuring and collecting devices and methods exist for analyzing a golf club during a golf swing. In a similar manner, the effectiveness of a golf ball impact with the golf club during the swing can be measured in terms of initial launch conditions. Such launch conditions include the initial velocity, launch angle, spin rate and spin axis of the golf b...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36
CPCA63B69/3658A63B69/3655A63B69/3688A63B2069/3605A63B24/0021A63B43/00A63B2024/0028A63B69/3605
Inventor MOSHER, ALEC MICHAELROSAS-GUYON, LOUIS
Owner MOSHER ALEC MICHAEL
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