User interface for a golf green and a golf putt modelling system
First Claim
1. A user interface for facilitating interaction between a system user simulating a natural player and a golf green/golf putt modeling system, said interface comprising a screen for display of a simulated golf green and a window display representing a control panel, said green including a display of a golf ball, a putter head and a cup, pointing means for positioning a virtual camera for viewing the green from different points on the green to present a display of the green from the point of viewing, said control panel including means for performing interactions between the putter head and a golf ball in response to control selections by the system user, including a plurality of control elements responsive to said control selections by the system user to effect said interaction, said control elements including a first x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the golf ball on the green, a second x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the cup on the green and means for placing the virtual camera in a position simulating a position of a natural player so that the ball and the cup are maintained in the field of view whenever a selected position of the ball or cup is changed.
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Abstract
The present user interface for a golf green and golf putt modelling system includes actuators which allow a user to select camera positions and illumination of a golf green. The user also may select, using the interface, a location of a golf ball and a golf cup on the green. The interface also displays the path trajectories of the golf ball on the green.
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- 1. A user interface for facilitating interaction between a system user simulating a natural player and a golf green/golf putt modeling system, said interface comprising a screen for display of a simulated golf green and a window display representing a control panel, said green including a display of a golf ball, a putter head and a cup, pointing means for positioning a virtual camera for viewing the green from different points on the green to present a display of the green from the point of viewing, said control panel including means for performing interactions between the putter head and a golf ball in response to control selections by the system user, including a plurality of control elements responsive to said control selections by the system user to effect said interaction, said control elements including a first x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the golf ball on the green, a second x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the cup on the green and means for placing the virtual camera in a position simulating a position of a natural player so that the ball and the cup are maintained in the field of view whenever a selected position of the ball or cup is changed.
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