Golf computer and golf replay device
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1. A portable golf computer comprising:
- display means for displaying scenes representative of the geographic layout of a golf course;
memory means for storing dam representative of said scenes for each hole on the golf course;
said data stored in said memory means including data representative of three different views for each hole, including;
(i) the entirety of said hole, (ii) the approach to a green associated with said hole, and (iii) the green including said hole;
locator means for automatically determining the current location of the portable computer on the golf course; and
processor means, coupled to said locator means, display means and memory means, for causing said display means to display a selected one of said three views and data of the particular hole as determined by its current location on the golf course.
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Abstract
A portable computer to facilitate the game of golf is programmed to record a golfer'"'"'s score and keep track of various shots and the results of related wagering. Based upon such data and data regarding the layout of the golf course, the computer can provide real time recommendations for club selection as well as providing a summary of the results of a round of golf. Also, the computer can receive global positioning system (GPS) signals to locate a golf ball within a golf course.
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1. A portable golf computer comprising:
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display means for displaying scenes representative of the geographic layout of a golf course; memory means for storing dam representative of said scenes for each hole on the golf course; said data stored in said memory means including data representative of three different views for each hole, including;
(i) the entirety of said hole, (ii) the approach to a green associated with said hole, and (iii) the green including said hole;locator means for automatically determining the current location of the portable computer on the golf course; and processor means, coupled to said locator means, display means and memory means, for causing said display means to display a selected one of said three views and data of the particular hole as determined by its current location on the golf course. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 37)
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18. A portable golf computer comprising:
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display means for displaying scenes representative of the geographic layout of a golf course; memory means for storing data representative of a plurality of said scenes for each hole on the golf course; position sensing means for automatically sensing the location of the portable golf computer on said golf course; and
processor means, responsive to said position sensing means, for causing said display means to automatically display a particular one of the scenes for a particular hole as determined by the sensed location of the portable golf computer at said hole. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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19. A portable golf computer comprising:
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display means for displaying scenes representative of the geographic layout of a golf course; memory means for storing data representative of a plurality of said scenes for each hole on the golf course; position sensing means for sensing the location of the portable golf computer on said golf course; processor means, responsive to said position sensing means, for causing said display means to display a particular one of the scenes for a particular hole as determined by the sensed location of the portable golf computer at said hole; and said position sensing means receives a signal from at least one earth orbiting satellite.
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25. A portable golf computer comprising:
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memory means for storing stroke, betting, and course data; input means for inputting said stroke and betting data; locator means for automatically determining the location of the portable computer on the golf course; processor means for computing, based on said stroke, betting and course dam, score(s) and betting total(s); and display means for displaying said score(s) and betting totals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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28. A portable golf computer comprising:
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memory means for storing stroke, betting, and course data; input means for inputting said stroke and betting data; processor means for computing, based on said stroke, betting and course data, score(s) and betting total(s); and said memory means also stores individual player handicap data. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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36. A golf replay apparatus comprising:
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a portable golf computer means for use on a golf course for recording information of an individual player'"'"'s actual performance while a player plays a game of golf on the golf course; and a replay means, responsive to said recorded information, for interactively reenacting said game of golf on an electronic display including, means for using an alternate club for at least one stroke and determining the potential effect of such change on the previously played actual performance on the golf course; said replay means altering the result of the player'"'"'s performance on the hole for which an alternate club has been selected while retaining the player'"'"'s prior performance on all previously and subsequently played holes.
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38. A portable golf computer for indicating the user'"'"'s location on a golf course, comprising:
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display means for displaying information representative of the layout of a selected individual hole of a golf course; means for inputting the daily tee positions at each hole of the golf course; memory means for storing data representative of a plurality of parameters for each hole on the golf course, including the daily tee positions; position sensing means which receives a signal from at least one earth orbiting satellite for automatically determining the location of the portable golf computer on the golf course; and processor means, responsive to said position sensing means, for causing said display means to display information of said individual hole as referenced to the automatically determined current location of the user on the golf course. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A mobile computer affixed to a movable object for indicating the current location of said movable object within a golf course, comprising:
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a GPS receiver carried by said movable object as it traverses about the golf course; said GPS receiver adapted to receive signals from a plurality of earth orbiting satellites within the GPS system and processing said signals to accurately determine its current location within the golf course, means for inputting and updating individual player'"'"'s performance, and said mobile computer further including means for communicating player'"'"'s performance and its GPS determined current location. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for providing a golf course visual display which includes the current location of a movable object on the golf course and assists the golfer'"'"'s performance on the golf course, including the steps of:
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affixing a GPS receiver to the movable object; processing signals received by the GPS receiver from a plurality of earth orbiting satellites within the GPS system to accurately determine its current location within the golf course; presenting the current location to a processor means; presenting the processor means with information representative of the individual player'"'"'s skill; communicating the current location of the movable object to a visual display; processing the information presented to the processor to provide the player with assistance for completing played on the then being play particular hole; and modifying the visual display to display information including assistance for completing play on the particular hole from the current location of the movable object.
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54. A portable golf computer comprising:
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display means for displaying scenes representative of the geographic layout of a golf course; memory means for storing data representative of said scene for each hole on the golf course; said data stored in said memory means including data representative of different locations for each hole, including;
(i) the entirety of said hole, (ii) the distance on the fairway between the current location and the hole and (iii) the green including said hole;locator means which operates in conjunction with a signal means above the surface of and external of the fairway of the hole being played for determining the current location of the portable computer on the golf course; and processor means, coupled to said display means, locator means and memory means, for causing said display means to display a selected one of the scenes of a particular hole which is representative of the geographic layout of the golf course, as determined by the current location of the portable computer on the golf course in conjunction with data representative of the current location on the particular hole.
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