Golf scoring computer system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for dynamically scoring a plurality of golf players playing golf on a golf course using a computer system including at least one main computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) defining in the main computer a plurality of golf participants from the plurality of golf players, wherein at least one of the golf participants includes two or more players playing a common ball;
(b) defining in the main computer a plurality of competitions of the golf participants, wherein a first one of the golf participants is teamed with a second one of the golf participants in a first competition and the first golf participant is teamed with a different golf participant in a second competition;
wherein the second competition is a simulation competition(c) assigning a scoring format to each of the plurality of competitions;
(d) providing raw score data of the golf participants to the main computer;
(e) calculating, using the main computer, a competition score for each golf participant for each of the plurality of competitions in which the golf participant is playing, wherein each competition score is based on the raw score data and the scoring format assigned to the respective competition; and
(f) outputting the competition scores.
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Abstract
The present invention is a computer-implemented method and system for selectively scoring and outputting the scores of a plurality of golf participants playing golf on a golf course using a computer system including a main computer. In accordance with the invention, a main computer, one or more remote computers and a communications network are provided. Each remote computer is associated with a hole on the golf course and coupled to the main computer via the communications network. Each remote computer receives a raw score for each golf participant playing the associated hole, calculates a local competition score for the associated hole for each golf participant based on the raw score for the golf participant, and communicates the raw scores to the host computer. Based on the raw scores communicated by each remote computer, the main computer calculates a competition score for each golf participant and communicates the competition scores to each remote computer.
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63 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for dynamically scoring a plurality of golf players playing golf on a golf course using a computer system including at least one main computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining in the main computer a plurality of golf participants from the plurality of golf players, wherein at least one of the golf participants includes two or more players playing a common ball; (b) defining in the main computer a plurality of competitions of the golf participants, wherein a first one of the golf participants is teamed with a second one of the golf participants in a first competition and the first golf participant is teamed with a different golf participant in a second competition;
wherein the second competition is a simulation competition(c) assigning a scoring format to each of the plurality of competitions; (d) providing raw score data of the golf participants to the main computer; (e) calculating, using the main computer, a competition score for each golf participant for each of the plurality of competitions in which the golf participant is playing, wherein each competition score is based on the raw score data and the scoring format assigned to the respective competition; and (f) outputting the competition scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer system, including at least one main computer, for dynamically scoring a plurality of golf players playing golf on a golf course, comprising:
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(a) means for defining in the main computer a plurality of golf participants from the plurality of golf players, wherein at least one of the participants includes two or more players playing a common ball; (b) means for defining in the main computer a plurality of competitions of the golf participants, wherein a first one of the golf participants is teamed with a second one of the golf participants in a first competition and the first golf participant is teamed with a different golf participant in a second competition wherein the second competition is a simulation competition; (c) means for assigning a scoring format to each of the plurality of competitions; (d) means for providing raw score data of the golf participants to the main computer; (e) means for calculating, using the main computer, a competition score for each golf participant for each of the plurality of competitions in which the golf participant is playing, wherein each competition score is based on the raw score data and the scoring format assigned to the respective competition; and (f) means for outputting the competition scores. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for dynamically scoring a plurality of golf participants playing golf on a golf course, comprising:
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at least one main computer; means for defining in the main computer a plurality of golf participants from the plurality of golf players, wherein at least one of the participants includes two or more players playing a common ball, means for defining in the main computer a plurality of competitions of the golf participants, wherein a first one of the golf participants is teamed with a second one of the golf participants in a first competition and the first golf participant is teamed with a different golf participant in a second competition;
wherein the second competition is a simulation competitionmeans for assigning a scoring format to each of the plurality of competitions; one or more remote computers each associated with a hole on the golf course; and a communications network coupling the main computer with each remote computer for communication there between, wherein each remote computer receives a raw score for each golf participant playing the associated hole, calculates a local competition score for the associated hole for each golf participant for each of the plurality of competitions in which the golf participant is playing based on the raw score for the golf participant, and communicates the raw scores to the main computer, and wherein the main computer calculates a competition score for each golf participant for each of the plurality of competitions in which the golf participant is playing based on the raw scores communicated by each remote computer and communicates the competition scores to each remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer-implemented method for dynamically scoring a plurality of golf players playing golf on a golf course using a computer system including at least one main computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining in the main computer a plurality of golf participants from the plurality of golf players, wherein at least one of the golf participants includes two or more players playing a common ball; (b) defining in the main computer multiple competitions including a main competition of the golf participants and a simulation subcompetition including two or more of the golf participants in the main competition, wherein a first one of the golf participants is teamed with a second one of the golf participants in a first one of the competitions and the first golf participant is teamed with a different golf participant in a second one of the competitions; (c) assigning a scoring format to each of the multiple competitions; (d) providing raw score data of the golf participants to the main computer; (e) calculating, using the main computer, a competition score for each golf participant for each of the multiple competitions in which the golf participant is playing, wherein each competition score is based on the raw score data and the scoring format assigned to the respective competition; and (f) outputting the competition scores.
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