Golf bag with a docking station for an electronic device
The invention generally relates to golf bags. A golf bag of the invention may include a detachable and re-attachable storage compartments. A golf bag may include retractable straps. A golf bag of the invention may include power collection and power plug-in devices.
1. A golf bag comprising:
an extended body having a closed end, an open end, a top surface area, a bottom surface area, a right side surface area, and a left side surface area; and
a computing device comprising a non-transitory memory configured to store data related to a game of golf and a processor configured to provide, via an output device, information related to improving golfer performance during the game of golf, wherein the computing device is operable to
detect a characteristic motion of a bag via a motion sensor on the bag,
relay a signal to a computing device indicating that the bag has exhibited the characteristic motion, and
record—in the non-transitory memory—a record indicating that a club has been removed from or inserted into the bag; and
a docking station for connecting to a portable electronic device, the docking station configured to transfer the data between the non-transitory memory and the portable electronic device.
2. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising a touch screen coupled to the computing device and accessible on an external surface of the golf bag.
3. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising an energy-harvesting device configured to provide an electric charge via the connector to any mobile device connected thereto.
4. The golf bag of claim 3 , wherein the energy-harvesting device comprises a photovoltaic cell.
5. The golf bag of claim 4 , further comprising a battery configured to store the electric charge.
6. The golf bag of claim 1 , further comprising computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the input/output device to provide golf-related information.
7. A golf bag comprising:
an extended body having a closed end, an open end, a top surface area, a bottom surface area, a right side surface area, and a left side surface area; and
a computing device comprising a non-transitory memory configured to store data related to a game of golf and a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory, the processor configured to provide, via an output device, information related to improving golfer performance during the game of golf, wherein the computing device is operable to
detect a characteristic motion of a bag via a motion sensor on the bag,
relay a signal to a computing device indicating that the bag has exhibited the characteristic motion, and
record—in the non-transitory memory—a record indicating that a club has been removed from or inserted into the bag;
a docking station for connecting to a portable electronic device, the docking station configured to transfer the data between the non-transitory memory and the portable electronic device; and
at least one input/output device.
8. The golf bag of claim 7 , further comprising computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the input/output device to provide golf-related information.
9. The golf bag of claim 7 , further comprising an accelerometer coupled to the computing device.
10. The golf bag of claim 7 , further comprising a GPS subsystem in the computing device.
11. The golf bag of claim 7 , further comprising an RFID tag reader coupled to the computing device.
12. A golf bag comprising:
an extended body having a closed end, an open end, a top surface area, a bottom surface area, a right side surface area, and a left side surface area;
a computing device comprising a non-transitory memory configured to store data related to a game of golf and a processor configured to provide, via an output device, information related to improving golfer performance during the game of golf, wherein the computing device is operable to
detect a characteristic motion of a bag via a motion sensor on the bag,
relay a signal to a computing device indicating that the bag has exhibited the characteristic motion, and
record—in the non-transitory memory—a record indicating that a club has been removed from or inserted into the bag;
a docking station for connecting to a portable electronic device, the docking station configured to transfer the data between the non-transitory memory and the portable electronic device; and
an energy collection device.
13. The golf bag of claim 12 , wherein the energy collection device comprises a photovoltaic cell.
14. The golf bag of claim 12 , wherein the energy collection device comprises a reverse electrowetting electricity generator.