System and method for monitoring performance characteristics associated with user activities involving swinging instruments

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to various components of a system for monitoring and/or tracking a user's performance during an activity involving an instrument that is swung. Exemplary embodiments can include a sensor module configured to be secured to the instrument. The sensor module can detect a swing event and/or an impact between the instrument and an object and can implement power management features to limit or manage a power consumption of the sensor module. The sensor module can transmit swing information to an electronic device associated with the user, which can display the swing information, process the swing information, and/or transmit the swing information to a remote system.

主权项

1. A method of suppressing false positive wireless transmissions from a sensor module when determining whether the sensor module detected an occurrence of a golf shot during a round of golf, the method comprising:
providing a sensor module configured to be operatively coupled to a golf club, the sensor module sensing possible golf swings or possible impacts between the golf club and one or more objects during the golf swings and generates wireless transmissions based on the sensing; receiving, by an electronic device, a series of the wireless transmissions from the sensor module, the series of the wireless transmissions being generated by the sensor module to indicate possible detection of a series of distinct golf swings or a series of distinct impacts between the golf club and one or more objects; determining, by the electronic device, geographic locations at which the electronic device received each of the wireless transmissions in the series from the sensor module; and determining, by the electronic device, whether at least one of the wireless transmissions corresponds to a golf shot based on the geographic locations at which the electronic device received each of the wireless transmissions in the series.