Basketball Training Method and System

Abstract

A basketball training method and system is provided. In some embodiments the present invention comprises a basketball with an embedded passive RFID emitter that may be actuated by a wearable RFID reader that may be worn on a players waist, chest, or head for purposes of assessing, correcting, and enhancing a player's dribbling skills, passing performance, and rebounding skills.

Claims

1. A basketball training method and system comprising: at least one basketball having at least one passive RFID emitter; at least one device having at least one RFID reader, wherein the at least one RFID reader has a data processing unit and a radio frequency transceiver; at least one paired mobile device, wherein the at least one mobile device is configured to receive data transmissions from the RFID reader and store the same within internal memory.

2. The basketball training method and system of claim 1, wherein the at least one passive RFID emitter is embedded within the inner lining of the basketball and extends around the circumference of the basketball.

3. The basketball training method and system of claim 1, wherein the at least one at device may be attached to an article of clothing.

4. The basketball training method and system of claim 3, wherein the device may be configured to be worn on a user's waistband.

5. The basketball training method and system of claim 3, wherein the device may be configured to be worn on a user's shirt.

6. The basketball training method and system of claim 3, wherein the device may be configured to be worn on a user's headband.

7. The basketball training method and system of claim 1, wherein the passive RFID emitter is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal in response to be actuated by the RFID reader in the wearable device.

8. The basketball training method and system of claim 1, wherein the paired mobile device has an internal memory and processing unit that stores statistical data.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying figures where:

[0020] FIG. 1 shows a high-level schematic block diagram illustrating a basketball training method and system in accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art by providing a new and more effective self-cooling garment system and method of using the same.

[0022] All dimensions specified in this disclosure are by way of example only and are not intended to be limiting. Further, the proportions shown in the FIGURE is not necessarily to scale. As will be understood by those with skill in the art with reference to this disclosure, the actual dimensions and proportions of any embodiment or element of an embodiment disclosed in this disclosure will be determined by its intended use.

[0023] It is to be understood that the drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate potential embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention. Reference in the specification to one embodiment or an embodiment is intended to indicate that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least an embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in one embodiment or an embodiment in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.

[0024] Throughout the drawings, reference numbers are re-used to indicate correspondence between referenced elements. In addition, the first digit of each reference number indicates the FIGURE where the element first appears.

[0025] As used in this disclosure, except where the context requires otherwise, the term comprise and variations of the term, such as comprising, comprises and comprised are not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps.

[0026] In the following description, specific details are given to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Well-known features, elements or techniques may not be shown in detail in order not to obscure the embodiments.

[0027] Turning attention to FIG. 1, a high-level schematic block diagram illustrating a basketball training method and system 100 in accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the basketball training method and system comprises of a basketball 101 with an embedded passive RFID emitter 102, a RFID reader 103 having a data processing unit 104 and a radio frequency transceiver 105. As may be disclosed elsewhere herein, the RFID reader 103 is a wearable device 110 that may be worn on the waist, chest, or head of the user.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the RFID reader 103 is configured to emit an alert through the speaker 109 when the basketball's 101 passive RFID emitter 102 comes within range of the RFID reader 103.

[0029] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sensing range of the RFID reader 103 may be manually adjusted to widen or narrow the alerting range depending on the user's desired setting or training methods. It will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art that the worn devices 110 with RFID readers 103 may have varying sensing ranges without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0030] The system 100 may, in some embodiments, also include a paired mobile device 106 having a radio frequency transceiver 107 with the means to store and analyze data 108. The mobile device 106 may comprise of a hand-held portable computer system such as a smart phone or tablet.

[0031] The mobile device 106 is capable of storing and analyzing data 108 within the mobile device's internal memory (not shown). The mobile device 106 may also contain statistical analysis programming and instructions to analyze the received data 108 from the RFID reader 103.

CONCLUSIONS, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE

[0032] Although the present invention has been described with a degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example and that other versions are possible. As various changes could be made in the above description without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be illustrative and not used in a limiting sense. The spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained in this disclosure.

[0033] All features disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstracts, and drawings, and all the steps in any method or process disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstract, and drawings, can be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.

[0034] Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state means for performing a specified function or step for performing a specified function should not be interpreted as a means or step clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. 112.

[0035] While the present invention generally described herein has been disclosed in connection with a number of embodiments shown and described in detail, various modifications should be readily apparent to those of skill in the art.