Golf aid including virtual caddy
First Claim
1. A method for assisting a user with a golf shot on a golf course using a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including an electronic display and a processor operable to communicatively connect to a remote data storage device and/or a club statistic sensor, the method comprising:
- receiving, via the portable electronic device, location data indicative of a location of the user on the golf course;
determining a current hole of the user on the golf course based on the received location data;
receiving, via the portable electronic device from the remote data storage device and/or the club statistic sensor, a club statistic corresponding to a golf club of a plurality of available golf clubs;
determining, for the current hole of the user based on the received club statistic, a recommended target location by;
determining an accuracy metric for each of the plurality of available golf clubs; and
selecting the recommended target location on the current hole of the golf course by;
determining a plurality of statistical landing zones, each of the statistical landing zones corresponding to the accuracy metric for one of the available golf clubs;
determining a lie score for each of the statistical landing zones;
determining a distance between each of the statistical landing zones and a pin of the current hole;
combining, for each of the statistical landing zones, the respective lie score and the respective distance to form a respective risk-weighted score for the statistical landing zone; and
selecting as the recommended target location one of the plurality of statistical landing zones that provides a best risk-weighted score; and
directing the electronic display of the portable electronic device to display an indicator of the recommended target location to the user.
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Abstract
A golf aid system for assisting a user with a golf shot on a golf course includes a user tracking system configured to determine the location of the user on the golf course, a portable electronic device with a display screen, and a processor. The processor, which is operable to communicate with the user tracking system and the portable electronic device, is configured to determine one or more target locations on the golf course, with each of the target locations representing a recommended target for a respective one of the golf clubs. The processor directs the portable electronic device to display an indicator of the respective golf club proximate the corresponding target location via the display screen, such that the user perceives at least a portion of the indicator to be coincident with the corresponding one of the target locations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a user with a golf shot on a golf course using a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including an electronic display and a processor operable to communicatively connect to a remote data storage device and/or a club statistic sensor, the method comprising:
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receiving, via the portable electronic device, location data indicative of a location of the user on the golf course; determining a current hole of the user on the golf course based on the received location data; receiving, via the portable electronic device from the remote data storage device and/or the club statistic sensor, a club statistic corresponding to a golf club of a plurality of available golf clubs; determining, for the current hole of the user based on the received club statistic, a recommended target location by; determining an accuracy metric for each of the plurality of available golf clubs; and selecting the recommended target location on the current hole of the golf course by; determining a plurality of statistical landing zones, each of the statistical landing zones corresponding to the accuracy metric for one of the available golf clubs; determining a lie score for each of the statistical landing zones; determining a distance between each of the statistical landing zones and a pin of the current hole; combining, for each of the statistical landing zones, the respective lie score and the respective distance to form a respective risk-weighted score for the statistical landing zone; and selecting as the recommended target location one of the plurality of statistical landing zones that provides a best risk-weighted score; and directing the electronic display of the portable electronic device to display an indicator of the recommended target location to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf aid system for assisting a user with a golf shot on a golf course using a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including a processor, an electronic display, and a wireless communication device, the golf aid system comprising:
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a club statistic sensor operable to communicate with the portable electronic device via the wireless communication device; a data storage device operable to communicate with the portable electronic device via the wireless communication device, the data storage device storing club statistics for a plurality of available golf clubs; and a set of processor-executable instructions configured to be stored on the portable electronic device, the set of processor-executable instructions being operable to cause the processor to; receive, via the portable electronic device, location data indicative of a location of the user on the golf course; determine a current hole of the user on the golf course based on the received location data; receive, via the portable electronic device from the data storage device and/or the club statistic sensor, a club statistic corresponding to a golf club of a plurality of available golf clubs; determine, for the current hole of the user based on the received club statistic, a recommended target location for the golf shot by; determining an accuracy metric for each of the available golf clubs; and selecting the recommended target location on the current hole by; determining a plurality of statistical landing zones, each of the statistical landing zones corresponding to the accuracy metric for one of the available golf clubs; determining a lie score for each of the statistical landing zones; determining a distance between each of the statistical landing zones and a pin of the current hole; combining, for each of the statistical landing zones, the respective lie score and distance to form a respective risk-weighted score for the statistical landing zone; and selecting as the recommended target location one of the statistical landing zones that provides a best risk-weighted score; and direct the electronic display to display an indicator of the recommended target location to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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