System and method for tracking one or more rounds of golf
First Claim
1. A system for tracking a round of golf comprising:
- a tracking system to track a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course;
a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer, wherein the information about the golf stroke taken includes at least information indicating that a stroke was taken and a golf club used to make the stroke;
a recording system to record and store information about the golf stroke taken and information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course;
a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke taken with the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course;
a displaying system that allows a golfer to view the information recorded by the recording system; and
a transmitting system that transmits the information about the golf stroke taken and the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course to a receiver,wherein the transmitting system is selectively activated by removing the golf club from a golf bag.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for tracking rounds of golf include a tracking system to track a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course and a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer. The systems and methods also may include a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke with the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course. The systems and methods also may include a recording system to record and store information about a golf stroke taken and the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course. The recorded and saved data may be displayed and/or otherwise analyzed and processed.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for tracking a round of golf comprising:
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a tracking system to track a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course; a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer, wherein the information about the golf stroke taken includes at least information indicating that a stroke was taken and a golf club used to make the stroke; a recording system to record and store information about the golf stroke taken and information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke taken with the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; a displaying system that allows a golfer to view the information recorded by the recording system; and a transmitting system that transmits the information about the golf stroke taken and the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course to a receiver, wherein the transmitting system is selectively activated by removing the golf club from a golf bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of producing a system for tracking a round of golf comprising:
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providing a tracking system to track a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course; providing a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer, wherein the information about the golf stroke taken includes at least information indicating that a stroke was taken and a golf club used to take the stroke; providing a recording system to record and store the information about the golf stroke taken and information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; providing a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke taken with the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; providing a displaying system that allows a golfer to view the information recorded by the recording system; configuring the tracking system to receive information about the golf stroke taken from the golf stroke information providing system; and providing a transmitting system that transmits the information about a golf stroke taken and the information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course, wherein the transmitting system is selectively activated by removing the golf club from a golf bag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for tracking a round of golf comprising:
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a tracking system to track a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course wherein the tracking system includes a global positioning device attached with a golf club to track the golfer'"'"'s position on the golf course, a golf stroke sensor engaged with the golf club to determine information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer; a coordinating system to coordinate the information from the golf stroke sensor with the information from the global positioning device; a transmitting system to transmit the information from the golf stroke sensor and the information from the global positioning device to a receiver, wherein the transmitting system transmits the information about the golf stroke taken without need for a manual indication from the golfer; a receiver including a recording system to record and store the information received from the transmitter; and a displaying system that allows a golfer to view the information recorded by the recording system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for tracking a round of golf comprising:
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tracking a golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course using a global positioning device attached with a golf club; generating golf stroke data indicating information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer, wherein the information about the golf stroke taken includes at least information indicating that a stroke was taken and a golf club used to make the stroke, and wherein the transmitting about the golf stroke taken is transmitted to a receiver without need for a manual indication from the golfer; correlating information about the golf stroke taken with the golfer'"'"'s position on the golf course when the golf stroke was taken; storing the information about the golf stroke taken and the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; and displaying information about the golf round to the golfer based on the information about the golf stroke taken and the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course.
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24. A system for tracking a round of golf, comprising:
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a golf club including a stroke sensor and a transmission system for wirelessly transmitting information about a golf stroke taken by a golfer including information identifying a club used for the golf stroke and information that a golf stroke was taken, wherein the transmission system transmits the information about the golf stroke taken without need for a manual indication from the golfer; a receiver for receiving the transmitted information; a tracking system to track the golfer'"'"'s position on a golf course; a coordinating system to coordinate the information about the golf stroke taken with information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course; and a recording system to record and store information about the golf stroke taken and information about the golfer'"'"'s tracked position on the golf course, wherein the stroke sensor includes a motion sensor configured to determine that a golf stroke has been taken, wherein the motion sensor includes a gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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