US 12,233,326 B2
Electronic athletic training system
Tyler Crow, Bethel Park, PA (US); and Charles P. Larson, Coraopolis, PA (US)
Assigned to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed by Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Coraopolis, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/124,860.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/949,815, filed on Dec. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0187354 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/02 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/03 (2020.08) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 24/0075 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0037 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic athletic training system comprising:
a first detection device comprising:
a first transmitter located on a first side of the first detection device,
a first receiver located on a second side of the first detection device, wherein the second side of the first detection device is opposite the first side of the first detection device,
one or more first visual indicators,
a first processor in communication with the first transmitter, the first receiver, and the one or more first visual indicators, and
a first computer-readable storage medium; and
a second detection device repositionable with respect to the first detection device so as to tailor a distance between the first detection device and the second detection device for a target exercise, the second detection device comprising:
a second transmitter located on a first side of the second detection device,
a second receiver located on a second side of the second detection device, wherein the second side of the second detection device is opposite the first side of the second detection device,
one or more second visual indicators,
a second processor in communication with the second transmitter, the second receiver, and the one or more second visual indicators, and
a second computer-readable storage medium;
wherein the first computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more first programming instructions that, when executed, cause the first processor to cause the first transmitter to emit a light beam to the second receiver when the first transmitter is in proximity to the second receiver;
wherein the second computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more second programming instructions that, when executed and while the second detection device is not physically coupled to the first detection device, cause the second processor to detect when the light beam is broken and perform one or more actions in response to detecting that the light beam has been broken;
wherein the first detection device further comprises a first selection mechanism having a plurality of first positions, each of the first positions corresponding to one of a plurality of first settings of the first detection device; and
wherein the plurality of first settings comprise:
an off setting;
a random pairs setting; and
at least one of:
a dribble lights on setting;
a dribble lights off setting; or
a goal setting.