Patent ID: 11872462
Assignee: ANK PARTNERS INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A golf system comprising:
a plurality of striking areas, each striking area being associated with a respective set of targets corresponding to a particular distance range from the associated striking area, the plurality of striking areas including a first striking area corresponding to a first target set, and a second striking area corresponding to a second target set, wherein the first target set is positioned to receive a physical golf ball struck from the first striking area without travelling over the second target set;
at least one sensing device for sensing one or more parameters regarding the travel of a physical golf ball struck from the respective striking areas; and
at least one processor configured to:
access a database including golf hole data, the golf hole data defining relative positions of a tee-off location and a pin location for a virtual golf hole;
based on the one or more parameters regarding the travel of the physical golf ball struck from the respective striking areas, update a virtual location of a virtual golf ball on the virtual golf hole;
generate signals to provide an indication of which of the plurality of striking areas or corresponding set of targets a next shot is to be struck from or struck to based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball relative to the pin location for the virtual golf hole; and
generate signals to provide an indication of which target in a set of targets represents a direction of the pin location based on the virtual location of the virtual golf ball and the locations of the respective targets relative to the indicated striking area or the corresponding set of targets.