Golf calculator

• US 4,367,526 A
• Filed: 09/08/1980
• Issued: 01/04/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: David J. Mccarty, Thomas C. Mcgeary
• Original Assignee: David J. Mccarty, Thomas C. Mcgeary
• Inventors: McCarty, David J., McGeary, Thomas C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US06/184,821
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 364/410, 364/411, 364/412, 340/323 R, 235/92 GA, 273/1 E, 273/1 ES, 273/85 G, 273/87 R
• US Class Current: 377/5
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices

Abstract

An electronic calculator is disclosed for use in golf play and includes a keyboard providing a number of keys or switches representative of digits and commands. A preprogrammed microprocessor functions in combination with the keyboard and memory means to store various data on players, courses, and contest arrangements for the players. Further manipulation of the keys provides commands to the microprocessor for performing predetermined computations on the data, and a display receives the results to indicate the scores and results of specified contests between individual players both during the game and at its conclusion.

Claims

1. An electronic calculator for use by a plurality of individual players in the game of golf, comprising a relatively small housing, sized to be hand held:

keyboard input means in said housing, including switches representative of digits and instructions for selectively inputting numerical golf course data and player scoring data for the plurality of individual players, and further including a plurality of switches for designating various competitive relationships to be scored between specific ones of said plurality of individual players;

processing and memory means responsive to the keyboard input means for receiving said data, and for performing predetermined automatic operations on said data as specified by said commands to provide computed data representative of specific combinations and variations of said data and including scores computed for said various competitive relationships as selected on said keyboard input means; and

output means responsive to the processing and memory means for visually representing selective computed data under control of said keyboard.

2. An electronic calculator according to claim 1 wherein the keyboard input means is operable to input individual player stroke counts for each hole of a game of golf as play ensues.

3. An electronic calculator according to claim 1 wherein said keyboard means includes means to designate a specific portion of a golf course for play.

4. An electronic calculator according to claim 1 comprising a microprocessor, ROM and RAM memory means.

5. An electronic calculator according to claim 1 further including a shift register means and an associated separate battery, for registering relatively fixed home-course data.