Patent ID: 9227112
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A ball including an outputter for producing at least one of a visual or sound output, the ball, comprising: a light reflection sensor internal of the ball, configured to detect a level of reflection of light that is emitted from a light emitter in the ball and reflected from around the ball; a determiner configured to work in accordance with the level of reflection of light through the light reflection sensor, to determine a state of the ball; a control processor configured to work in accordance with a result of determination at the determiner, to generate a signal to output through the outputter to produce at least one of a visual or sound display; a battery configured to use for operation of the light reflection sensor, the determiner, and the control processor and a layer configured to be made transparent or translucent and cover the light reflection sensor, the determiner, the control processor, and a battery to serve as a ball.