METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN PLAYERS ON A GOLF COURSE
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1. A mobile computing device adapted to assist a first player in a round of golf on a golf course, the mobile computing device comprises:
- a processing unit;
a memory system;
a satellite-aided navigation module; and
a short-range wireless module capable of detecting at least one instance of the mobile computing device in a given distance range, wherein the processing unit is configured to generate group data identifying at least a second player who is provided with the one instance of the mobile computing device and plays on a same hole on the golf course as the first player.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided to facilitate interaction between players on a golf course. More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile computing device, also called Personal Golf Game Assistant (PGGA). The PGGA is adapted to assist a player to track game-related data during a round of golf and establish communication with one or more compatible PGGAs carried by other players on the golf course. As various types of information data can be exchanged among the PGGAs of the players on the golf course, interaction between the players is thus facilitated.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device adapted to assist a first player in a round of golf on a golf course, the mobile computing device comprises:
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a processing unit; a memory system; a satellite-aided navigation module; and a short-range wireless module capable of detecting at least one instance of the mobile computing device in a given distance range, wherein the processing unit is configured to generate group data identifying at least a second player who is provided with the one instance of the mobile computing device and plays on a same hole on the golf course as the first player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system adapted to assist a first player in a round of golf on a golf course, the system comprises:
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a host computer; and a mobile computing device adapted to exchange information with the host computer, wherein the mobile computing device is provided to the first player and comprises; a processing unit; a memory system; a satellite-aided navigation module; and a short-range wireless module capable of detecting at least one instance of the mobile computing device in a given distance range, wherein the processing unit is configured to generate group data identifying at least a second player who is provided with the one instance of the mobile computing device and plays on a same hole of the golf course as the first player. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for assisting a first player in a round of golf on a golf course, comprising:
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enabling a mobile computing device carried by the first player to exchange data with a host computer; and exchanging information between the mobile computing device of the first player and at least one instance of the mobile computing device of a second player via a wireless connection, wherein the first player and the second player are deemed to belong to a same group since the first player and the second player are determined to play on a same hole of the golf course.
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