Adaptive Performance Analytics and Feedback Systems

Publication ID: 24-11857836_0007_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Adaptive Performance Analytics and Feedback Systems,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857836_0007_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857836_0007_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,836.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A novel approach to analyzing and providing personalized feedback on athletic performance, physical therapy exercises, workplace ergonomics, and sleep patterns, leveraging advanced sensor technology and remote analysis systems.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent focused on golf data collection and analysis, but its core technology has broader applicability. The new inventive concept addresses the limitations of the original patent by expanding its scope to various industries and use cases, such as athletic performance evaluation, physical therapy exercise monitoring, workplace ergonomics assessment, and sleep pattern analysis.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept comprises a sensor system, transmission system, and output system. The sensor system detects relevant data generated by a user during athletic events, physical therapy exercises, work sessions, or sleep sessions. The transmission system transmits this data to a remote analysis system, which processes the data and generates personalized coaching, training, equipment fitting, exercise recommendations, ergonomic recommendations, or sleep recommendations. The output system provides this information to the user, enabling data-driven decision-making and improvement.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel applications of the core technology, expanding its scope beyond golf data analysis. The inventive step lies in adapting the original patent's concepts to address specific challenges in athletic performance evaluation, physical therapy exercise monitoring, workplace ergonomics assessment, and sleep pattern analysis.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments could include wearable devices, mobile apps, or desktop software integrating the sensor, transmission, and output systems. Variations might focus on specific industries, such as healthcare, sports, or manufacturing, or incorporate additional data sources, like environmental sensors or user feedback.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in various industries, including sports, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. Target markets may include professional sports teams, physical therapy clinics, corporate wellness programs, and sleep disorder treatment centers.

CPC Classifications

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Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Sports and performance analytics technology, encompassing sensor systems for data collection, transmission, and performance feedback across athletic, medical, and ergonomic domains

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A multidisciplinary engineer with expertise in sensor technology, data transmission systems, wearable electronics, and performance analytics, capable of adapting sensor-based monitoring technologies across different application domains

Obviousness Rationale

The PTD represents a predictable extension of the source patent's core technological framework by applying the golf swing data collection and analysis system to broader performance monitoring contexts. A PHOSITA would recognize the fundamental sensor-transmission-analysis architecture as readily adaptable to multiple domains with minimal technical modification. The core technological concept of capturing user-generated performance data and providing personalized feedback remains consistent across the disclosed variations.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Sensor system for detecting golf swing dynamics data

PTD Variation

Generalized sensor system for detecting athletic performance, physical therapy, ergonomic, and sleep data

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable variation involving substitution of sensor input type while maintaining identical system architecture, representing a known technique of technological adaptation

Source Patent Element

Wireless data transmission between sensor and analysis system

PTD Variation

Remote transmission of performance data across multiple domain-specific contexts

Obviousness Reasoning

Routine engineering design choice demonstrating interchangeability of wireless communication protocols across different sensor-based monitoring applications

Source Patent Element

Output device providing user feedback (tactile/auditory)

PTD Variation

Personalized recommendation systems generating coaching, training, and ergonomic guidance

Obviousness Reasoning

Logical extension of feedback mechanism using known data analysis techniques to generate domain-specific recommendations

Source Patent Element

Golf swing data collection and community data sharing

PTD Variation

Performance data collection and analysis across multiple user domains

Obviousness Reasoning

Obvious implementation of generalized data collection and analysis framework using known techniques of data aggregation and comparative analysis

Source Patent Element

Wearable sensor system integrated with user equipment

PTD Variation

Sensor systems integrated with gloves, clothing, workplace equipment, and sleep monitoring devices

Obviousness Reasoning

Predictable design variation involving known techniques of sensor miniaturization and integration with domain-specific user equipment

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11857836's disclosure of a sensor-based performance monitoring system, the present publication demonstrates that a person of ordinary skill in the art would find the extension of golf swing data collection techniques to athletic performance, physical therapy, ergonomic, and sleep monitoring domains to be obvious and predictable, thereby rendering potential claims in these domains anticipated and/or obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,836
Title	Systems and methods for storing and analyzing golf data, including community and individual golf data collection and storage at a central hub
Assignee(s)	Karsten Manufacturing Corporation