David W Witmer

US Patent:

20160332060, Nov 17, 2016

Filed:

Jul 25, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/218594

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
Jason J. Ossenmacher - Balboa Island CA, US
Jon Williams - Cambridge MA, US
David Witmer - Boston MA, US
Matt Garcia - Cambridge MA, US

International Classification:

A63C 17/00
A63B 69/00
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

The invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for skateboarding (and other sporting activities) that monitor motion of a skateboard to identify tricks performed on it by a user. A system according to one aspect of the invention includes (i) a sensing device that is attached (or otherwise coupled) to the skateboard and that measures a physical characteristic of it, and (ii) a data processor that identifies the feat or trick (or other action) performed by or on the skateboard based, at least in part, on correspondence between physical characteristics of motion and/or of the environment measured by the sensing device(s) and a unique signature associated with each of one or more possible tricks.

US Patent:

20160332064, Nov 17, 2016

Filed:

Mar 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/069690

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
Jason J. Ossenmacher - Balboa Island CA, US
Jon Williams - Cambridge MA, US
David Witmer - Boston MA, US
Matt Garcia - Cambridge MA, US

International Classification:

A63C 17/26
H04R 5/033
G01C 23/00
G01C 19/5776
G01P 15/18
G06F 3/16
A63C 17/00

Abstract:

Devices, systems, and methods according to one such aspect of the invention comprises (i) a sensing device that is attached (or otherwise coupled) to a skateboard and that measures a physical characteristic of it and/or of its environment, (ii) an audio output device, and (iii) a digital data processor that is communicatively coupled to the audio output device and the sensor. The digital data processor drives the audio output device to effect one or more selected sounds (e.g., to prompt the user to perform a selected action). The digital data processor, further, and monitors the sensing device to identify user actions in response to those sounds and drives the audio output device to effect still further sounds based on those actions.