RADAR BASED TRACKING SYSTEM FOR GOLF DRIVING RANGE

• US 20160361617A1
• Filed: 04/14/2016
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edge Technologies, Inc
• Original Assignee: Edge Technologies, Inc
• Inventors: Luciano, Robert A. Jr., Grieshaber, David
• Application Number:
  US15/098,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20160361617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/66 Radar-tracking systems; Analogous systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/751 wherein the responder or reflector radiates a coded signal
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/878 Combination of several spaced transmitters or receivers of known location for determining the position of a transponder or a reflector G01S13/874 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A golf ball range target system that includes a golf target, a golf ball dispenser, at least one golf ball, a target sensor, a tracking module, and a client computer is described. The golf target has a known geographic location and includes at least one golf target area. The golf ball dispenser houses golf balls. Each golf ball is associated with a particular player. The tracking module determines a golf ball flight trajectory for the golf ball associated with the particular player. The target sensor determines whether the golf ball has landed in a target area.

Claims

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23. The golf ball target system of claim 1 further comprising a game of chance wager and a game of skill wager.

24. The golf ball target system of claim 1 wherein the target area further comprises a plurality of movable surface-mounted concentric circles.

25. The golf ball target system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of movable surface-mounted hazards.

26. The golf ball target system of claim 1 wherein the game of chance includes a spinning wheel, in which the prize is awarded according to the random game result of the spinning wheel.

27. The golf ball target system of claim 1 wherein the game of chance includes a slot machine reel that spins.

28. The golf ball target system of claim 1 wherein the game of chance includes a bingo game.

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30. The golf ball target system of claim 8 further comprising a game of chance wager and a game of skill wager.

31. The golf ball target system of claim 8 wherein the target area further comprises a plurality of movable surface-mounted concentric circles.

32. The golf ball target system of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of movable surface-mounted hazards.

33. The golf ball target system of claim 8 wherein the game of chance includes a spinning wheel, in which the prize is awarded according to the random game result of the spinning wheel.

34. The golf ball target system of claim 8 wherein the game of chance includes a slot machine reel that spins.

35. The golf ball target system of claim 8 wherein the game of chance includes a bingo game.

42. The golf ball target system of claim 8 further comprising a game of chance wager and a game of skill wager.

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37. The golf ball target system of claim 15 wherein the target area further comprises a plurality of movable surface-mounted concentric circles.

38. The golf ball target system of claim 15 further comprising a plurality of movable surface-mounted hazards.

39. The golf ball target system of claim 15 wherein the game of chance includes a spinning wheel, in which the prize is awarded according to the random game result of the spinning wheel.

40. The golf ball target system of claim 15 wherein the game of chance includes a slot machine reel that spins.

41. The golf ball target system of claim 15 wherein the game of chance includes a bingo game.

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22. A golf ball target system comprising:

at least one golf ball;

a game of skill associated with hitting the golf ball at a target area and awarding a skill based prize for hitting the ball at the target area;

at least one game of chance that includes a game session for the game of chance that is initiated when the game of skill is initiated;

the game of chance including a random game session result;

a game of chance prize that is awarded according to the random game session result; and

wherein the game of chance prize is awarded when the golf ball misses the target area.

29. A golf ball target system comprising:

a unique golf ball identifier associated with a golf ball;

a reader disposed within a golf driving range booth that reads the unique golf ball identifier corresponding to the golf ball;

at least one target area, in which the target area has a known geographic location and the target area reads the unique golf ball identifier;

a game of skill associated with hitting the RFID golf ball at the target area and awarding a skill based prize for hitting the RFID ball at one of the plurality of target areas;

at least one game of chance that includes a game session for the game of chance that is initiated when the game of skill is initiated;

the game of chance including a random game session result;

a game of chance prize that is awarded according to the random game session result; and

wherein the game of chance prize is awarded when the golf ball misses the target areas.

36. A golf ball target system comprising:

an RFID golf ball that includes a unique RFID golf ball identifier associated with the RFID golf ball;

an RFID reader disposed within a golf driving range booth that reads the plurality of RFID golf balls;

a plurality of target areas, in which each target area has a known geographic location and wherein each target area reads the RFID golf ball;

a game of skill associated with hitting the RFID golf ball at the golf target areas and awarding a skill based prize for hitting the RFID ball at one of the plurality of target areas;

at least one game of chance that includes a game session for the game of chance that is initiated when the game of skill is initiated;

the game of chance including a random game session result;

a game of chance prize that is awarded according to the random game session result; and

wherein the game of chance prize is awarded when the golf ball misses the target areas.