Ear-wearable Golf Advice via Wireless Position Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smartphone-based golf assistance applications face inaccuracies in location-dependent information due to golfers leaving their devices in golf carts, leading to significant distance discrepancies between the device's location and the golfer's actual position on the course.
Innovation Solution
An ear-wearable device system that wirelessly communicates with a computing system to determine the golfer's current position and provide accurate golf advice data, sending audio recommendations directly to the ear-wearable device, eliminating the need for the golfer to access their mobile device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If smartphone-based golf assistance applications are used, then golfers can access golf advice information, but location accuracy deteriorates when golfers leave devices in golf carts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physically carrying a smartphone with an ear-wearable device that uses wireless communication and audio output. The ear-wearable device receives golf advice data wirelessly and plays it through audio, eliminating the need for physical device handling and screen viewing during golf play.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary wireless communication system between the golf course infrastructure and the ear-wearable device. The system uses wireless data transmission to deliver location-dependent golf advice information to the wearable device, which then plays it through audio output, serving as a mediator that bridges the gap between fixed course information and mobile golfer needs.
2Loss of information
If golfers carry smartphones during play, then they can access real-time golf advice, but the device weight and bulk interfere with natural golf movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential functions of golf advice delivery from the smartphone platform and implements them in a miniaturized ear-wearable device. This extraction separates the information delivery function from the heavy smartphone body, retaining only the necessary components for wireless communication and audio playback in a lightweight form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the device platform from smartphone dimensions and weight to ear-wearable dimensions and weight. This parameter change enables the device to be worn comfortably during golf play without interfering with natural movement, while still providing access to golf advice information through wireless communication.
3Loss of information
If golf advice data is provided through smartphone screens, then visual information is available, but golfers must stop and look at the device, losing time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the visual display mechanism with an audio output mechanism. Instead of requiring golfers to visually engage with a smartphone screen, the system uses audio playback through the ear-wearable device, allowing golfers to receive and process golf advice information through hearing while maintaining their physical golf activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic wireless data transmission of golf advice information to the ear-wearable device. The system can continuously or periodically update the device with relevant golf advice data based on the golfer's location and course conditions, ensuring information is available without requiring active golfer interaction.
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AI summary
A computing system wirelessly receives data from an ear-wearable device and determines, based on the data received from the ear-wearable device, a current position of the ear-wearable device. Additionally, the computing system determines, based on the current position of the ear-wearable device and data regarding a golf course, golf advice data that provides a recommendation regarding play of the golf course. Furthermore, the computing system wirelessly sends audio data to the ear-wearable device. The audio data represents soundwaves of a vocalization of the golf advice data.