Golf data management system, data center, and method of managing golf data
First Claim
1. A golf data management system comprising:
- a portable communication terminal that is a portable telephone having a golf data management program stored therein; and
a data center that transmits data to and receives data from the portable communication terminal via a communication network,wherein the portable communication terminal comprises;
a recording unit that records play data including a score and measurement data obtained by measuring a position of a shot or a putt by a measuring unit;
a transmission unit that adds an individual identification number of a player who carries the portable communication terminal to the play data recorded by the recording unit, and transmits the play data to the data center via the communication network after holing out of each hole; and
a display unit that stores the data transmitted from the data center via the communication network, and displays the stored data, andthe data center comprises;
an individual data storage unit that stores and manages practice result data and the play data corresponding to the individual identification number in accordance with each golf course and each play date;
a common data storage unit that stores course map data of a plurality of golf courses; and
an output unit that outputs the play data stored in the individual data storage unit in response to a request from the portable communication terminal,wherein said portable communication terminal is carried by each player and is connectable to an input device separate from said portable communication terminal via a signal line, infrared signal or radio-frequency signal, and is configured to receive at least a portion of the play data from the input device, the input device having input buttons including a shot button a putt button, and a penalty button.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a golf data management system that stores and manages golf score data, and to a data center and a golf data management method. This golf data management system includes a portable communication terminal that is carried by a player and a data center connected to the portable communication terminal via a communication network. The data center includes: an individual data storage unit that stores and manages play data supplied from the portable communication unit and practice data supplied from a practice data processing unit; a group data storage unit that manages performances of a group of accompanying players; and a common data storage unit that stores course map data of a plurality of golf courses. In response to an advice request containing measurement data obtained by a measuring unit in the portable communication terminal, the data center provides advice for each individual player based on the data stored in the individual data storage unit.
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13 Claims
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1. A golf data management system comprising:
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a portable communication terminal that is a portable telephone having a golf data management program stored therein; and a data center that transmits data to and receives data from the portable communication terminal via a communication network, wherein the portable communication terminal comprises; a recording unit that records play data including a score and measurement data obtained by measuring a position of a shot or a putt by a measuring unit; a transmission unit that adds an individual identification number of a player who carries the portable communication terminal to the play data recorded by the recording unit, and transmits the play data to the data center via the communication network after holing out of each hole; and a display unit that stores the data transmitted from the data center via the communication network, and displays the stored data, and the data center comprises; an individual data storage unit that stores and manages practice result data and the play data corresponding to the individual identification number in accordance with each golf course and each play date; a common data storage unit that stores course map data of a plurality of golf courses; and an output unit that outputs the play data stored in the individual data storage unit in response to a request from the portable communication terminal, wherein said portable communication terminal is carried by each player and is connectable to an input device separate from said portable communication terminal via a signal line, infrared signal or radio-frequency signal, and is configured to receive at least a portion of the play data from the input device, the input device having input buttons including a shot button a putt button, and a penalty button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of managing golf data of one or more individual players, which golf data is transmitted between a portable communication terminal carried by each of said one or more individual players and a data center via a communication network, wherein the portable communication terminal is a portable telephone having a golf data management program stored therein, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing course map data of a plurality of golf courses in a common data storage unit; transmitting play data or practice data to the portable communication terminal from an input device separate from said portable communication terminal wherein said input device having input buttons including a shot button, a putt button, and a penalty button is connectable to the portable communication terminal via a signal line, infrared signal or radio frequency signal; receiving the play data including measurement data and a score provided with an individual identification number supplied from the portable communication terminal, or the practice data provided with the individual identification number; storing and managing the received data in an area corresponding to the individual identification number in an individual data storage unit; reading out the course map data from the common data storage unit or the play data corresponding to the individual identification number from the individual data storage unit, in response to a course map data request or a play data request provided with the individual identification number supplied from the portable communication terminal; and transmitting the read-out course map data or the play data to the portable communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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