System and method for representing an activity involving a route along a plurality of locations
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1. A method for creating a keepsake of an activity involving a route along a plurality of locations, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a participant in the activity with a recording device for recording a location coordinate of the participant'"'"'s location at various times during the activity;
b) participating in the activity accompanied by the recording device;
c) receiving personally-identifiable information of the participant;
d) employing the location coordinates recorded by the recording device and the personally-identifiable information of the participant to produce a digital image comprising the personally-identifiable information of the participant and the participant'"'"'s location at various times during the activity;
e) capturing an image during the activity using a digital image capture device; and
f) generating a keepsake of the activity comprising the digital image and the captured image.
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Abstract
A system that creates a record of an activity that involves a route including visits to a plurality of locations. The record is of an aesthetic appeal and useful for recording the specifics of the activity. The participant of the activity carries a recording device that records the coordinates of locations visited. This information is downloaded to a processing computer, and a keepsake is created.
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1. A method for creating a keepsake of an activity involving a route along a plurality of locations, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a participant in the activity with a recording device for recording a location coordinate of the participant'"'"'s location at various times during the activity;
b) participating in the activity accompanied by the recording device;
c) receiving personally-identifiable information of the participant;
d) employing the location coordinates recorded by the recording device and the personally-identifiable information of the participant to produce a digital image comprising the personally-identifiable information of the participant and the participant'"'"'s location at various times during the activity;
e) capturing an image during the activity using a digital image capture device; and
f) generating a keepsake of the activity comprising the digital image and the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for representing an activity involving a route along a plurality of locations, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a participant in the activity with a recording device for recording the coordinates of the participant'"'"'s location at various times during the activity;
b) participating in the activity accompanied by the recording device;
c) employing the coordinates recorded by the recording device and the name of the participant to produce a digital image showing the identity of the participant, the location of the participant at various time and the route taken by the participant during the activity;
d) capturing an image during the activity using a digital image capture device; and
e) generating a keepsake of the activity comprising the digital image and the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for creating a keepsake representing an activity involving a route having a plurality of locations, comprising:
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a) a recording device for recording a coordinate of the locations;
b) an image processing computer programmed for generating a digital image showing the locations;
c) a link for downloading the coordinates of the locations to the image processing computer;
d) a digital image capture device for capturing at least one image during the activity, and the digital image includes the at least one captured image; and
e) an output device for generating the digital image, thereby providing the keepsake of the activity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A maintenance system for a golf course, comprising:
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a) a recording device for recording a coordinate of the locations at various times for each of a plurality of golfers;
b) an image processing computer programmed for generating a digital image showing the locations recorded by the recording device;
c) a link for downloading the coordinates of the locations to the image processing computer; and
d) an output device for generating the digital image showing the coordinates of the locations recorded by the recording device.
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45. A golf assessment tool for a plurality of participants involved in a round of golf having a plurality of locations, comprising:
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a) a recording device for recording a coordinate of the locations for each of the participants at various times;
b) an image processing computer programmed for generating a digital image showing the locations for each of the participants;
c) a link for downloading the coordinates of the locations to the image processing computer; and
d) an output device for generating the digital image so as to assess the round of golf of each of the participants, wherein the digital image further comprises a representation of a route taken by the participants defined by a graphical connection of the participant'"'"'s locations at various times. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A maintenance system for determining candidate maintenance locations of a terrain traversed by a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a recording device for recording a coordinate of the locations of the terrain at various times for each of the plurality of participants;
an image processing computer programmed for generating a digital image showing the locations recorded by the recording device;
a link for downloading the coordinates of the locations to the image processing computer; and
an output device for generating the digital image showing the coordinates of the locations recorded by the recording device to indicate candidate locations of the terrain requiring maintenance.
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48. A method of determining candidate locations of a terrain traversed by a plurality of participants along a route having a plurality of locations which may require maintaining, comprising the steps of:
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providing each of the plurality of participants with a recording device for recording, at various times, a coordinate of the locations of the terrain traversed by each of the plurality of participants;
downloading the coordinates of the locations to an image processing computer; and
generating a digital image showing the locations recorded by the recording device to indicate candidate locations of the terrain requiring maintenance.
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