Claims
- 1. A swing monitoring apparatus, comprising:
a mechanism for determining swing information; and a wristwatch-type mounting for securing the apparatus to a user's wrist.
- 2. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of said swing information.
- 3. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said display is an LCD display.
- 4. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said display is an LED display.
- 5. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing at least a portion of said swing information.
- 6. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of said swing information stored in said memory and at least one control for controlling display of at least a portion of said swing information stored in said memory.
- 7. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said swing information includes indicators of the speeds of individual swings and said at least one control is operable to initiate sequential display of said indicators.
- 8. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said swing information includes indicators of the speeds of individual swings and said at least one control is operable to initiate a scrolling display of said indicators.
- 9. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm for indicating an overswing condition and at least one control for setting a speed at which said alarm is activated.
- 10. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mechanism and said wristwatch-type mounting are integrated with traditional wristwatch functions.
- 11. A swing monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mechanism comprises at least one accelerometer and a processing unit.
- 12. A wristwatch with an integral swing monitoring apparatus, comprising:
a mechanism for determining swing information; and a wristwatch-type mounting for securing the wristwatch to a user's wrist.
- 13. A wristwatch according to claim 12, further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of said swing information.
- 14. A wristwatch according to claim 13, wherein said display is an LCD display.
- 15. A wristwatch according to claim 13, wherein said display is an LED display.
- 16. A wristwatch according to claim 12, further comprising a memory for storing at least a portion of said swing information.
- 17. A sing monitoring apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a display for displaying at least a portion of said swing information stored in said memory and at least one control for controlling display of at least a portion of said swing information stored in said memory.
- 18. A wristwatch according to claim 17, wherein said swing information includes indicators of the speeds of individual swings and said at least one control is operable to initiate sequential display of said indicators.
- 19. A wristwatch according to claim 17, wherein said swing information includes indicators of the speeds of individual swings and said at least one control is operable to initiate a scrolling display of said indicators.
- 20. A wristwatch according to claim 12, further comprising an alarm for indicating an overswing condition and at least one control for setting a speed at which said alarm is activated.
- 21. A wristwatch according to claim 12, wherein said mechanism comprises at least one accelerometer and a processing unit.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/436,582, which was filed on Nov. 9, 1999 and which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/133,236, which was filed on Aug. 13, 1998, both Ser. Nos. 09/436,582 and 09/133,236 being hereby incorporated by reference.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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10133790 |
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09436582 |
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