System and device for golf swing practising and gaming

• US 20070093307A1
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cocoroma Holding BV
• Original Assignee: Cocoroma Holding BV
• Inventors: van Onlangs, Ronald, Fox, Hugh
• Application Number:
  US11/264,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20070093307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/131
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/70 Measuring or simulating ambient conditions, e.g. weather, terrain or surface conditions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/72 Means preventing unauthorised use, e.g. by lowering a tennis net
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0084 Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3605 Golf club selection aids informing player of his average or expected shot distance for each club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3614 using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3623 for driving A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0669 Score-keepers or score display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/00 Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/02 for optical devices, e.g. telescopes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/38 Ball games; Shooting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

The invention relates to a golf practising and gaming system, comprising a golf swing analysis device configured for analysing a golf swing and generating golf swing data comprising at least characteristics of said golf swing, an electronic key device for accessing said system on the basis of access data and credit amount data stored on the key device, and wherein the key is further configured for storing at least a part of the golf swing data.

Claims

1. A golf practising and gaming system, comprising:

a golf swing analysis device configured for analysing a golf swing and generating golf swing data comprising at least characteristics of said golf swing;

an electronic key device for accessing said system on the basis of access data and credit amount data stored on the key device; and

wherein the key is further configured for storing at least a part of the golf swing data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the golf swing data relate to at least one of:

a golf club speed;

a golf club angle;

a golf club position relative to a golf ball at impact.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to at least one of the group of:

increasing the credit amount by making a payment at a location configured thereto, which payment is subsequently added to the stored credit amount;

increasing the credit amount by transferring credit from a credit card to the key device;

increasing the credit amount based on golf performance;

increasing the credit amount at random;

decreasing the credit amount based on a time of use of the system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the key device is further configured to store transaction data of practising or gaming sessions performed on said system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the key device is further configured to store golf score data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to, before storing, encrypt at least one of:

access data;

credit amount data;

golf swing data;

transaction data;

golf score data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the golf swing analysis device is coupled to a processing device for simulating an effect of a golf swing on a virtual golf ball in a virtual golf environment based on the golf swing data.

8. The system of claim 1, configured to be coupled to a website, said website comprising a database associated therewith for storing at least golf score data.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the database comprises a ranking of golf score data for setting up a competition.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the competition is a hole-in-one competition, wherein the golf score data comprise data regarding hole-in-one scores.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the competition is a jackpot competition, wherein a prize amount of said jackpot is at least partly a credit amount deducted from a key device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein at least part of the competition is a real-life golf competition.

14. The key device of claim 1, wherein the golf swing data comprise at least one of:

a golf club speed;

a golf club angle;

or

a golf club position relative to a golf ball at impact.

15. The key device of claim 1, wherein the device is implemented on a USB memory device.

13. Electronic key device for accessing at least part of a golf practising and gaming system on the basis of access data and a credit amount stored on said key device, wherein said key device is further configured for storing golf swing data.