Automated Tennis Stroke Counter and Analyzer

Abstract

An electronic device that automatically counts and measures power of the impacts of a tennis ball with a tennis racket during play. The housing of said device comprises a mounting apparatus which is mechanically configured so that a player using said device will be able to easily mount said device on a tennis racket or on the player's arm. Said device is electronically configured so that a player using said device is able to keep a count of the type of tennis strokes that are struck by the player during the course of play. Said device is further configured so that it is able to count the total number of strokes hit by a tennis player. Said device is further electronically configured so that a player using said device is able to determine the amount of force that a tennis ball makes against a tennis racket with each contact with a tennis ball. Said device is further configured with a display that will allow for a player using said device to read information provided by said device.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A device used to garner information about ball to racket contact for a tennis player during a tennis exercise. Said device will aid a tennis player by determining and counting the number of impacts of a tennis ball with a tennis racket, the power of each impact, the type of stroke that created each impact, and the number of impacts in a period of time, created by the tennis player; said device comprising:
 a housing defining a back surface, two side surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface. Said housing is sized and configured to contain an electronic circuitry apparatus, one or a plurality of displays, and one or a plurality of mode buttons for the purpose of giving information about a selected tennis exercise to a tennis player using said device.   a mounting means configured so that said device can be advantageously attached on a tennis player or tennis racket in such a manner that said mounting device is capable of determining the stroke type, the number of ball to racket impacts, the number of ball to racket impacts in a period of time, and the degree of power of the impact of a tennis ball with a tennis racket created by a tennis player   one or a plurality of display means selectively mounted in said housing and configured for the showing of information formed by said electronic device resulting from the impact of a tennis ball with a tennis racket by a tennis player;   an electronic circuitry apparatus capable of detecting the characteristics of the impact of a tennis ball with a tennis racket by a tennis player.   
     
     
         2 . The device of claim one wherein said electronic circuitry apparatus is capable of sensing the characteristic of the impacts of a tennis ball with a tennis racket by a tennis player which will be configured with one or a selection of the following:
 an electronic circuitry sensor capable of counting the number of forehands struck by a tennis player;   an electronic circuitry sensor capable of counting the number of backhands struck by a tennis player;   an electronic sensor for determining the power of the impact of a tennis ball with a tennis racket by a tennis player;   an electronic circuitry sensor for determining the number of impacts of a ball with a tennis racket over a period of time;   an electronic circuitry sensor and device configured to yield an audible signal for the purpose of acting as an indicator of the power of the impact of a tennis ball with tennis racket by a tennis player;   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said housing has one or a plurality of pushbuttons electronically coupled with said electronic circuitry apparatus. Said pushbuttons are configured so a tennis player using said device can select one or more of the following functions to garner information about a tennis exercise:
 a mode that indicates the type of stroke hit by a player;   a mode that indicates the power of contact of ball with racket;   a mode that indicates the number of contacts of ball with tennis racket;   a mode that indicates the count of ball contacts with racket per period of time;   a mode that yields an audible signal which indicates the power of contact of ball with racket by at tennis player.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a display means is configured to provide a tennis player with information about the number of each stroke type that made ball to racket contact, a power of contact of ball with racket mode, a count of the number of contacts of ball with tennis racket mode, and a count of ball contacts with racket per period of time mode. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 3  wherein a pushbutton emanating from said housing is configured to reset said circuitry apparatus and said display apparatus to default settings to make the device of this invention ready for an additional use.