GPS device

• US 7,922,606 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2010
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
• Inventors: Denton, Scott, Balardeta, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US12/826,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 287 Days
• Field of Search: 473/407
• US Class Current: 473/407
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0028 Tracking the path of an object, e.g. a ball inside a soccer pitch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0031 at the starting point
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/063 Spoken or verbal instructions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0691 Maps, e.g. yardage maps or electronic maps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/14 Geo-tagging, e.g. for correlating route or track location data with specific information related to that specific location
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications

Abstract

A method for dynamic collision avoidance of graphical and textual elements on a display is disclosed. The method comprises displaying an aerial image of a portion of the golf course on a viewport of a golf GPS device, wherein the GPS device comprises a GPS component, a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course, and a user input. The method further comprises determining the location of the at least one element of texts on the display in positional relation to the plurality of elements on the display, determining if there is a collision of elements on the display, and adjusting the texts element to avoid collision.

Claims

1. A method for dynamic collision avoidance of graphical and textual elements on a display, the method comprising:

displaying an aerial digital photograph of a portion of the golf course on a viewport of a golf GPS device, the portion of the golf course including a plurality of elements and the plurality of elements including at least one element of text, wherein the GPS device comprises a GPS component, a memory for storing a plurality of aerial digital photographs of a golf course, a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial digital photograph of the plurality of aerial digital photographs displayed on the display, and a processor, wherein the viewport of the golf GPS device can operate in a normal, zoom-out and zoom-in state;

checking a right boundary of an image displayed on the viewport;

determining if there is a collision between a plurality of elements at the right boundary;

resolving for collision between the plurality of elements at the right boundary including omitting an element if necessary;

determining if there is an overlap of a plurality of rectangles;

resolving for collision between the plurality of rectangles;

checking an upper boundary of the image displayed on the viewport;

determining if there is a collision between a plurality of elements at the upper boundary;

resolving for collision between the plurality of elements at the upper boundary including omitting an element if necessary;

checking a lower boundary of the image displayed on the viewport;

determining if there is a collision between a plurality of elements at the lower boundary;

resolving for collision between the plurality of elements at the lower boundary including omitting an element if necessary; and

displaying the image on the viewport without a collision of the plurality of elements.