CA2077761A1 - Device with a signal-receiving unit for locating golf balls - Google Patents

Device with a signal-receiving unit for locating golf balls

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CA2077761A1
CA2077761A1 CA002077761A CA2077761A CA2077761A1 CA 2077761 A1 CA2077761 A1 CA 2077761A1 CA 002077761 A CA002077761 A CA 002077761A CA 2077761 A CA2077761 A CA 2077761A CA 2077761 A1 CA2077761 A1 CA 2077761A1
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transmitting unit
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Martin Englmeier
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IPU Int Patents Utilization Ltd
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Ipu Int. Patents Utilization Ltd.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B43/00—Balls with special arrangements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/74—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/75—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems using transponders powered from received waves, e.g. using passive transponders, or using passive reflectors
    • G01S13/751—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems using transponders powered from received waves, e.g. using passive transponders, or using passive reflectors wherein the responder or reflector radiates a coded signal
    • G01S13/758—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems using transponders powered from received waves, e.g. using passive transponders, or using passive reflectors wherein the responder or reflector radiates a coded signal using a signal generator powered by the interrogation signal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
    • A63B24/0021—Tracking a path or terminating locations
    • A63B2024/0053—Tracking a path or terminating locations for locating an object, e.g. a lost ball
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/15—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with identification means that can be read by electronic means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/50—Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
    • A63B2225/54—Transponders, e.g. RFID

Abstract

The invention relates to a device with a signal-receiving unit (1) for lo-cating golf balls. Each golf ball is associated with a transmitting unit (3) and the signals emitted by each transmitting unit (3) are detected by the signal-re-ceiving unit (1). According to the invention, the transmitting unit (3) is asso-ciated with an energy store (4) as the operating voltage source. The device comprises a charging circuit (5) with an energy transmitter (6) for wireless transmission of electrical energy to an energy receiver (7) connected in front of the energy store (4). Immediately after the charging phase of the energy store (4), the transmitting unit (3) starts sending transmission signals, and in so doing discharges the energy store (4). The transmissed signals received by the signal-receiving unit (1) are fed to an evaluation circuit (8) which pro-duces an output signal for locating the golf ball. This output signal is then fed to a display unit (9). After a certain discharge time, the transmitting unit (3) stops transmitting the transmission signals. The golf ball is located only during this limited transmission time. Golf balls which have been mishit can be located rapidly and simply using the device.
CA002077761A 1990-03-09 1991-03-02 Device with a signal-receiving unit for locating golf balls Expired - Fee Related CA2077761C (en)

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DE4007454A DE4007454A1 (en) 1990-03-09 1990-03-09 Golf ball location arrangement with signal receiver unit
DEP4007454.4 1990-03-09
PCT/EP1991/000395 WO1991013655A1 (en) 1990-03-09 1991-03-02 Device with a signal-receiving unit for locating golf balls

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CA (1) CA2077761C (en)
DE (2) DE4007454A1 (en)
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