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User interface for a golf green and a golf putt modelling system

  • US 5,146,557 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1990
  • Issued: 09/08/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A user interface for facilitating interaction between a system user simulating a natural player and a golf green/golf putt modeling system, said interface comprising a screen for display of a simulated golf green and a window display representing a control panel, said green including a display of a golf ball, a putter head and a cup, pointing means for positioning a virtual camera for viewing the green from different points on the green to present a display of the green from the point of viewing, said control panel including means for performing interactions between the putter head and a golf ball in response to control selections by the system user, including a plurality of control elements responsive to said control selections by the system user to effect said interaction, said control elements including a first x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the golf ball on the green, a second x and y coordinate slider for selecting and changing the position of the cup on the green and means for placing the virtual camera in a position simulating a position of a natural player so that the ball and the cup are maintained in the field of view whenever a selected position of the ball or cup is changed.

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