Device for shot tracking
A device for tracking a golfer's shot during a round of golf wherein the device comprises a housing, a battery having no more than 225 milliamp hours of power, a microprocessor and an accelerometer. The accelerometer is preferably a multiple axis accelerometer. The circuit is preferably utilized with a device for shot tracking.
1. A device for tracking a golfer's shot during a round of golf, the device comprising:
a housing;
a battery having no more than 225 milliamp hours of power;
a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery;
a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor;
a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component transmitting a signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer;
wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during a sleep mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds;
wherein the microprocessor operates during the sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode of the device.
2. A device for tracking a golfer's shot during a round of golf, the device comprising:
a housing;
a battery having no more than 225 milliamp hours of power;
a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery;
a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor;
a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component transmitting a signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer;
wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during a sleep mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds;
wherein the power for the multi-axis accelerometer is drawn from the battery, and the multi-axis accelerometer is only active during a sampling mode, an analysis mode and a monitoring mode of the device.
3. The device according to claim 1 wherein the radiofrequency component is only operable during a transmission mode, wherein the radiofrequency component transmits the signal from the radiofrequency component during the transmission mode.
4. A device for tracking a golfer's shot during a round of golf, the device comprising:
a housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and the main body having diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm;
a battery having no more than 225 milliamp hours of power, the battery positioned within the housing;
a microprocessor positioned within the housing, the microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery;
a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer positioned within the housing;
a radiofrequency component positioned within the housing, the radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the radiofrequency component drawn from the battery; and
wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during a sleep mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds;
wherein the microprocessor operates during the sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode of the device.
5. The device according to claim 4 wherein the multi-axis accelerometer is in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer is drawn from the battery and the multi-axis accelerometer is only active during a sampling mode, an analysis mode and a monitoring mode of the device.
6. The device according to claim 4 wherein the radiofrequency component is only operable during a transmission mode, wherein the radiofrequency component transmits a signal during the transmission mode, the signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer.
7. The device according to claim 4 wherein the housing is composed of a rubberized material formed around the battery and a circuit board, the circuit board comprising the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component and the multi-axis accelerometer.
8. The device according to claim 4 wherein the microprocessor is configured to deactivate transmissions of the signal when a threshold number of signals are transmitted by the device and a receipt signal is not received by the device.
9. The device according to claim 8 wherein the threshold number of signals preferably ranges from 5 to 50, more preferably from 15 to 30 and is most preferred to be 20 and each signal transmitted consumes approximately 2 milliamps of power.