Granted Patent B2

US 12,296,243 · App. 17/747,226 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventor: Michael T. McDonnell (Carlsbad, CA)

Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated

A63B60/42G06Q20/3674G06Q20/3825H04L9/3213H04L9/50G06Q2220/00H04L2209/56

Abstract

Claims (15)

1. A method of golf club fitting, the method comprising:

providing a fitting system including a computing device having a processor that is in communication with a blockchain over a communication network, at least one sensor, and at least one golf club;

collecting, by the sensor, fit data associated with a user and the at least one golf club;

transmitting the fit data to the processor;

receiving, by the processor, inputs from a graphical user interface (GUI) for customizing the at least one golf club:

generating, by the processor, a non-fungible token including metadata and a digital object based on the inputs and the fit data;

configuring, by the processor, the non-fungible token to include at least one function;

minting, by the processor, the non-fungible token to the blockchain; and

triggering, by the processor, the at least one function.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fit data is captured by the at least one sensor as a user swings the golf club.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one function of the non-fungible token includes executing a commission amount.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein triggering the at least one function includes linking the non-fungible token to a purchase of a golf club or set of clubs and updating the metadata.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fit data includes a time, a date, fitter information, and user information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain is private.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-fungible token is transferred to a user.

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