Communications and power hub for a sporting object

1 . A system for tracking a sports object comprising:

a hub configured to receive a sports object, the hub including:

one or more hub sensors configured to track parameters or conditions corresponding to the sports object, and

communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the sports object and from external devices arranged remote from the hub and the sports object,

wherein the communications circuitry comprises first and second communications circuitry, the first communications circuitry configured to transmit and receive data via a first protocol or a first power range, and the second communications circuitry configured to transmit and receive data via a second protocol or a second power range.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sports object that includes object sensors configured to track one or more parameters corresponding to the sports object, and control and communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from one or more of the external devices and the hub.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to communicate with the sports object, and the second communications circuitry is configured to communicate with a remote computer.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the remote computer is a smartphone, a mobile computer, or a server.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communications circuitry is configured to communicate with the sports object, and the second communications circuitry is configured to communicate with a remote computer, wherein the remote computer is a smartphone, a mobile computer, or a server.

6 . A system for tracking a sports object comprising:

a hub configured to receive a sports object, the hub including:

wherein the hub includes a housing configured to support the hub sensors and the communications circuitry, the housing further configured to removably receive the sports object, and having an outer circumference and external height to all the housing to fit inside a regulation-sized golf hole; and

one or more hub sensors configured to track parameters or conditions corresponding to the sports object, and

communications circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the sports object and from external devices arranged remote from the hub and the sports object,

further comprising one or more antennas, the one or more antennas configured to receive information from and transmit information to the one or more external devices, or the sports object.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the antennas include two or more removable antennas configured to communicate with each other in a mesh network.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the mesh network is configured to track the one or more parameters corresponding to the sports object.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters include velocity, acceleration, or position of the sports object.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters include a level of energy storage of the sports object.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the hub includes a wireless charger configured to charge the sports object when arranged within the housing and with the hub.

12 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more antennas are configured to communicate with each other using ultra-wideband.

13 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the hub includes a cradle configured to removably receive the sports object, wherein the one or more parameters include velocity, acceleration, or position of the sports object.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the cradle includes a coil configured to wirelessly charge the sports object when arranged within the cradle.

15 . A method of collecting and displaying data corresponding to a sports object, the method comprising:

collecting data from one or more sensors of a sports object, the data corresponding to one or more parameters corresponding to a position or status of the sports object, and circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from devices external to the sports object;

transmitting the data from the sports object to the devices external to the sports object;

collecting data from a power hub configured to track one or more parameters corresponding to the sports object, and circuitry configured to transmit information to and receive information from the devices external to the sports object;

transmitting the data from the power hub to the devices external to the sports object; and

displaying one or more parameters corresponding to the data from the sports object or the data from the power hub on the devices external to the sports object;

comparing the one or more parameters from the sports object to one or more parameters from hub sensors; and

displaying data from the comparison on the devices external to the sports object.

16 . The method of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

determining a path along which the sports object moves, and

transmitting data corresponding to the path along which the sports object moves to the devices external to the sports object.

17 . The method of claim 16 , the method further comprising:

aggregating data determining the path along which the sports object moves;

using the data determining the path along which the sports object moves to virtually recreate a sports object course; and

displaying a virtual recreation of the terrain on which the sports object moves on the devices external to the sports object.

18 . The method of claim 15 , the method further comprising collecting data corresponding to the same one or more parameters from one or more other sets of sports object and power hubs;

comparing the data corresponding to the one or more parameters from one set of sports object and power hubs to the data corresponding to the one or more parameters from the one or more other sets of sports objects and power hubs; and

displaying the data corresponding to the comparison on the devices external to the sports object.