Golf Product Fit Calculation Using Swing Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users are not satisfied with golf product recommendations as they often do not consider purchasing a product that is suitable for their swing characteristics, leading to lower user satisfaction.

Innovation Solution

A portable terminal with a registration unit for user information, an accepting unit for specifying information about a golf product, a calculation unit to determine the degree of fitting between the user and the golf product, and a display control unit to show the calculation result, allowing users to assess the suitability of golf products based on their swing characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a golf product is selected based solely on swing measurement results, then the product suitability for the user's swing is improved, but the user satisfaction deteriorates because the product may not meet the user's tastes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct suitabilityVSAvoiduser satisfaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameters used for product evaluation by incorporating both objective swing measurement data and subjective taste preferences. The degree of fit calculation uses multiple parameters including swing characteristics and user preferences, transforming a single-dimension evaluation into a multi-dimensional assessment that balances technical suitability with user satisfaction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary registration of user preference information before conducting the degree of fit calculation. By collecting and storing user taste preferences in advance, the system prepares the necessary data to evaluate both swing suitability and user satisfaction simultaneously, rather than relying solely on post-measurement product selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If detailed swing measurement and analysis are performed, then the accuracy of product recommendation is improved, but the complexity of the system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecommendation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The portable terminal performs multiple functions including swing measurement, user preference registration, degree of fit calculation, and result display. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single device, the system achieves comprehensive product evaluation without requiring multiple separate complex systems, thus managing complexity while maintaining high recommendation accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If the system provides comprehensive product evaluation including taste preferences, then the user satisfaction is improved, but the information processing requirement increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser satisfactionVSAvoidinformation processing load
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and separates different types of information into distinct registration processes: swing characteristic information and user preference information. This extraction allows the system to process and store information in organized categories, reducing the information processing load by handling different data types independently rather than as a single undifferentiated mass

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10282770B2Calculating a degree of fit of a golf product based on captured swing data
Publication Date: 2019.05.07 BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer of a portable terminal including a display device to function as: a registration unit accepting registration of user information including at least information about a swing characteristic of a user; an accepting unit accepting input of specifying information that specifies a golf product; a calculation unit reading out information of the golf product specified by the specifying information from a database and calculating a degree of fitting of the golf product to the user based on the readout information and the user information; and a display control unit causing the display device to display a calculation result of the calculation unit.