System for monitoring play of a golfer
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s play within a golf course, comprising:
- a plurality of location transmitters each proximate to a corresponding golf hole within said golf course and each operable to transmit a corresponding location signal associated therewith;
a mobile receiver carried in association with said golfer for receiving said corresponding location signals each responsive to said golfer being proximate to said golf hole corresponding to said location signal;
means for determining a length of time for said golfer to play one of said corresponding golf holes based upon first and second ones of said corresponding location signals received by said mobile receiver, said first location signals indicating when said golfer is proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith, and said second location signals indicating when said golfer ceases being proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith; and
means for comparing a predetermined time against said length of time for said golfer to play in order to enable the determination of whether the golfer played the golf hole within the predetermined time.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the speed play of a golfer (24, 26) comprises Location Information Transmitters (LIT) (52, 54, 56) at predetermined locations within a golf course and a Mobile Electronic Transmitter/Receiver (METAR) (48, 50) carried in association with a golfer (24, 26) on a golf bag (30) or a golf cart (28). Each LIT (52, 54, 56) periodically transmits a LIT code over a restricted transmission range (58, 60, 62) such that when METAR (48) arrives within an LIT (54) transmission range (60), the METAR (48) receives the LIT code and subsequently initiates a counter to measure time required by the golfer (24) to move within transmission range (62) of a next LIT (56). If the counter exceeds a prescribed time, then a display on the METAR (48) indicates slow play.
Additonally, the METAR (48) transmits the received LIT code and a METAR code to a Tracking Center (22) display terminal. Golf course personnel can monitor the display terminal and determine play of golfers (24, 26), golf cart (28, 34) utilization and golf hole (10, 14) utilization. When the golfer (24) causes a slow play indication, the Tracking Center (22) is notified and the slow golfer (24) is asked to increase the rate of play or leave the golf course.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s play within a golf course, comprising:
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a plurality of location transmitters each proximate to a corresponding golf hole within said golf course and each operable to transmit a corresponding location signal associated therewith; a mobile receiver carried in association with said golfer for receiving said corresponding location signals each responsive to said golfer being proximate to said golf hole corresponding to said location signal; means for determining a length of time for said golfer to play one of said corresponding golf holes based upon first and second ones of said corresponding location signals received by said mobile receiver, said first location signals indicating when said golfer is proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith, and said second location signals indicating when said golfer ceases being proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith; and means for comparing a predetermined time against said length of time for said golfer to play in order to enable the determination of whether the golfer played the golf hole within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s play within a golf course, comprising:
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a plurality of location transmitters each proximate to a corresponding golf hole within said golf course and each operable to transmit a corresponding location signal associated therewith; a mobile receiver carried in association with said golfer for receiving said corresponding location signals each responsive to said golfer being proximate to said golf hole corresponding to said location signal; a mobile transmitter carried in association with said golfer, operable to transmit a plurality of play monitoring signals each responsive to a received corresponding location signal, first ones of said play monitoring signals indicating when said golfer is proximate to each said golf hole corresponding to said received location signal, and second ones of said play monitoring signals indicating when said golfer ceases being proximate to each said golf hole corresponding to said received location signal; means for determining a length of time for said golfer to play one of said corresponding golf holes based upon said first and second play monitoring signals; and means for comparing a predetermined time against said length of time for said golfer to play in order to enable the determination of whether the golfer played the golf hole within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s play within a golf course, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a corresponding location signal from each of a plurality of location transmitters each proximate to a corresponding golf hole within said golf course associated therewith; receiving said corresponding location signals with a mobile receiver carried in association with said golfer, each in response to said golfer being proximate to said golf hole corresponding to said location signal; and determining a length of time for said golfer to play one of said corresponding golf holes based upon first and second ones of said corresponding location signals received by said mobile receiver, said first location signals indicating when said golfer is proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith, and said second location signals indicating when said golfer ceases being proximate to each said golf hole associated therewith; and comparing a predetermined time against said length of time for said golfer to play in order to enable the determination of whether the golfer played the golf hole within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s play within a golf course, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a corresponding location signal from each of plurality of location transmitters each proximate to a corresponding golf hole within said golf course associated therewith; receiving said corresponding location signals with a mobile receiver carried in association with said golfer, each in response to said golfer being proximate to said golf hole corresponding to said location signal; transmitting a plurality of play monitoring signals from a mobile transmitter carried in association with said golfer, each in response to a received corresponding location signal, first ones of said play monitoring signals indicating when said golfer is proximate to each said golf hole corresponding to said received location signal, and second ones of said play monitoring signals indicating when said golfer ceases being proximate to each said golf hole corresponding to said received location signal; determining a length of time for said golfer to play one of said corresponding golf holes based upon said first and second play monitoring signals; and comparing a predetermined time against said length to time for said golfer to play in order to enable the determination of whether the golfer played the golf hole within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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Specification