GPS device

• US 7,942,762 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2010
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• 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 A.
• Application Number:
  US12/720,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20100311523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 434 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 golf GPS device is disclosed herein. The device includes a GPS unit, a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course, a display for displaying the plurality of aerial images, a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial image of the plurality of aerial images displayed on the display, and a processor comprising means for collision avoidance of features on the display of the device.

Claims

1. A golf GPS device comprising:

a GPS unit;

a memory for storing a plurality of aerial images of a golf course;

a display screen for displaying the plurality of aerial images;

a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial image of the plurality of aerial images displayed on the display; and

a processor configured to avoid collision of features on the display, wherein the processor is configured to check a plurality of boundaries of an image displayed on the display screen, determine if there is a collision between a plurality of elements at each of the plurality of boundaries, and resolve for any collision between the plurality of elements at any of the plurality of boundaries including omitting an element of the plurality of elements if necessary to resolve for any collision.

2. The golf GPS device according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of aerial images is a satellite photograph.

3. The golf GPS device according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of aerial images is an aerial photograph.

4. A golf GPS device comprising:

a GPS unit;

a memory for storing a plurality of digital photographs of a golf course;

a display screen for displaying the plurality of digital photographs of the golf course;

a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on an aerial image of the plurality of aerial images displayed on the display; and

a processor configured to check a plurality of boundaries of an image displayed on the display screen, determine if there is a collision between a plurality of elements at each of the plurality of boundaries, and resolve for any collision between the plurality of elements at any of the plurality of boundaries including omitting an element of the plurality of elements if necessary to resolve for any collision.