Active Play Interactive Game System
First Claim
1. A method by steps comprising:
- activating a first portable computing device programmed with an active game support software module and comprising a global positioning system receiver;
initiating a round of golf on a golf course;
recording a GPS determined position of a golf ball relative to a golf hole of the golf course using the first portable computing device;
striking the golf ball with a golf club to advance the ball on the golf hole;
confirming a fee payment through a golfer application on the portable computing device prior to interaction with a predetermined golf professional; and
soliciting the advice of the predetermined golf professional before striking the golf ball again.
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Abstract
A system featuring a server communicating with the network with game hosting software programmed on the server, a terrain database and a time sequence GPS position linked message database each stored on the server and accessed by the game hosting software is disclosed. The terrain database stores a plurality of three dimensional renderings of golf courses created from digital aerial photographs of each golf course, wherein each photo includes elevational and slope data for each aerial photo. The time sequence GPS position linked message database contains a plurality of messages collected by a portable computing device and transmitted to the server by the device during an actually played round of golf. Each message is: transmitted by the device to the server; associated with an elapsed time from the beginning of the play of the round of golf; and linked to a GPS determined position from where the message was transmitted.
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1. A method by steps comprising:
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activating a first portable computing device programmed with an active game support software module and comprising a global positioning system receiver; initiating a round of golf on a golf course; recording a GPS determined position of a golf ball relative to a golf hole of the golf course using the first portable computing device; striking the golf ball with a golf club to advance the ball on the golf hole; confirming a fee payment through a golfer application on the portable computing device prior to interaction with a predetermined golf professional; and soliciting the advice of the predetermined golf professional before striking the golf ball again. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable computing device configured for interaction with each a client computing device linked to a network and a server connected to the network, the portable computing device comprising:
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an enclosure supporting a printed circuit board assembly; a mobile processor attached to the printed circuit board assembly and comprising a memory portion; a nonvolatile memory communicating with said processor; and an active game support software module encoded on the nonvolatile memory and executed by the said processor, wherein the execution of the active game support software module by the processor provides; a global positioning system determined location of a golf ball relative to a physical golf course; a measurement of an elapsed time for play by a Golfer playing a round of golf on said physical golf course; and means for obtaining golf advice. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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