US 12,290,732 B1
System and method to identify impact locations
Mario Raposo, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Peter Ligotti, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/731,638.
Application 18/731,638 is a continuation of application No. 18/235,973, filed on Aug. 21, 2023, granted, now 11,998,823.
Application 18/235,973 is a continuation of application No. 17/534,138, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,731,023, issued on Aug. 22, 2023.
Application 17/534,138 is a continuation of application No. 16/694,681, filed on Nov. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,185,754, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,965, filed on Nov. 29, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/3632 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0003 (2013.01); A63B 69/3617 (2013.01); G06N 3/02 (2013.01); A63B 69/362 (2020.08)] 1 Claim
 
1. A system for identifying an impact location on a golf club, the system comprising:
a neural network;
a golf ball having an embedded circuitry for transmitting data;
a golf club comprising
a golf club head comprising a body, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned within the body, and a transceiver in communication with the IMU, and
a shaft attached to the golf club head;
wherein the impact location is determined based on an impact signature immediately after a golf club head impact with a golf ball;
wherein the IMU identifies an impact location with a golf ball;
wherein the IMU collects impact datasets from multiple impacts of the golf ball at multiple locations on the face;
wherein the collected impact location dataset is transmitted to the neural network;
wherein the neural network learns from the collected impact location dataset and then resolves impact location from any new dataset.