US 12,263,395 B2
Covert sports communication system
John Andrew Hankins, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Craig Anthony Filicetti, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by John Andrew Hankins, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Craig Anthony Filicetti, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/606,193.
Application 18/606,193 is a continuation of application No. 18/170,648, filed on Feb. 17, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/313,889, filed on Feb. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216783 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/0622 (2013.01) [G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); A63B 2071/063 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0663 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0666 (2013.01); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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1. A sports instruction communication system, comprising:
a transmitter including:
a transmitter unit configured to transmit wireless signals,
a first microcontroller coupled to the transmitter unit, the first microcontroller configured to provide the transmitter unit with a selection signal to wirelessly transmit; and
a plurality of user actuatable input elements coupled to the transmitter unit;
wherein the first microcontroller is configured to provide the transmitter unit with the selection signal to wirelessly transmit in accordance with actuation of the plurality of user actuatable input elements, the selection signal corresponding to a sports instruction; and
a body-worn visual receiver including:
a receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive the selection signal;
a memory configured to contain a plurality of stored visual instructions;
a display configured to display visual instructions; and
a second microcontroller coupled to the receiving unit, the memory and the display, wherein the second microcontroller is configured to control the memory and the display to display a selected visual instruction in accordance with the selection signal received by the receiving unit, wherein the selected visual instruction corresponds to the sports instruction.