Personal golfing assistant and method and system for graphically displaying golf related information and for collection, processing and distribution of golf related data
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1. A handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, comprising:
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determine location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus;
store location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course;
retrieve a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location information;
determine a distance between the handheld apparatus and a target object based on a latitude and longitude position of the handheld apparatus and a latitude and a longitude position of the target object;
determine an elevation difference based on an altitude of the handheld apparatus and an altitude of the target object;
calculate an effective distance from the handheld apparatus to the target object based on the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the handheld apparatus and the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the target object and a weighting factor determined based on the determined elevation difference; and
control a display to display a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course and an indication of the effective distance between the handheld apparatus and the target object.
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Abstract
A handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course including a location measuring device configured to generate location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course. The apparatus includes a computing device connected to the location measuring device and the memory, and configured to retrieve a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the measured location information generated by the location measuring device. The apparatus includes a display connected to the computing device and configured to display a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course.
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16 Claims
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1. A handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, comprising:
circuitry configured to; determine location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus; store location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course; retrieve a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location information; determine a distance between the handheld apparatus and a target object based on a latitude and longitude position of the handheld apparatus and a latitude and a longitude position of the target object; determine an elevation difference based on an altitude of the handheld apparatus and an altitude of the target object; calculate an effective distance from the handheld apparatus to the target object based on the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the handheld apparatus and the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the target object and a weighting factor determined based on the determined elevation difference; and control a display to display a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course and an indication of the effective distance between the handheld apparatus and the target object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method performed by a handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, the method comprising:
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determining a location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus; retrieving a plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location information; determining a distance between the handheld apparatus and a target object based on a latitude and longitude position of the handheld apparatus and a latitude and a longitude position of the target object; determining an elevation difference based on an altitude of the handheld apparatus and an altitude of the target object; calculating an effective distance from the handheld apparatus to the target object based on the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the handheld apparatus and the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the target object and a weighting factor determined based on the determined elevation difference; and controlling a display to display a graphic representation of the retrieved plurality of features of the golf course and an indication of the effective distance between the handheld apparatus and the target object.
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16. A handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course, comprising:
circuitry configured to determine a location of the handheld apparatus; retrieve a plurality of features of the golf course based on the determined location; determine a distance between the handheld apparatus and a target object based on the location of the handheld apparatus and a location of the target object; determine an elevation difference based on an altitude of the handheld apparatus and an altitude of the target object; calculate an effective distance from the handheld apparatus to the target object based on the location and altitude of the handheld apparatus and the location and altitude of the target object and a weighting factor determined based on the determined elevation difference; and control a display to display a graphic representation of the retrieved plurality of features of the golf course and the calculated effective distance from the handheld apparatus to the target object.
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