GPS DEVICE

• US 20100309047A1
• Filed: 06/24/2010
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: BALARDETA, JOSEPH, DENTON, SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US12/822,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.57
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0028 Tracking the path of an object, e.g. a ball inside a soccer pitch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications

Abstract

A golf GPS device is disclosed herein. The device includes a GPS unit, a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course, a display for displaying the plurality of aerial images, a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial image of the plurality of aerial images displayed on the display, and a processor comprising means for collision avoidance of features on the display of the device.

Claims

1. A golf GPS device comprising:

a GPS unit for receiving positioning information for the golf GPS device;

a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course, each of the plurality of aerial images having a plurality of features;

a display for displaying the plurality of aerial photographic images;

a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial photographic image of the plurality of aerial photographic images displayed on the display; and

a processor operably coupled to the GPS unit, the program memory, the user input device, and the full color LCD display unit, the processor determining the position of the golf GPS device based on GPS satellite signals received at the GPS unit, the processor calculating a distance value from the golf GPS device and at least one golf course feature, the processor displaying an aerial photographic image of a portion of a golf course which includes a plurality of golf course features and overlaying the distance value on the aerial photographic image, the processor configured to avoid collision of two or more features of the plurality of golf course features of the aerial photographic image of the plurality of aerial photographic images on the display.