Patent ID: 11956572
Assignee: HOLE-IN-ONE MEDIA, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A method for automatically administering a skill-based competition, the method comprising:
detecting a presence of at least one golfer at a golf hole on a golf course;
receiving an input from a user indicating an agreement to participate in a closest-to-the-pin competition for the golf hole prior to a start of the closest-to-the-pin competition;
receiving a participation request at a competition-based network media processor and service (CNMS) in response to the detected presence and input from the user, the participation request including a user profile identifier of the at least one golfer;
validating the golfer using the user profile identifier and a location of the golf hole;
sending the participation request and activating a recording of the at least one golfer and the closest-to-the-pin competition using an AI enabled camera at the golf hole;
detecting a specific object or objects in the recording of the golfer using an AI logic installed on the AI enabled camera or at the CNMS;
detecting both static features of the golf course and movement and sending radar data to the CNMS using a radar unit installed at the golf hole; and
detecting an occurrence of a winning event in the closest-to-the-pin competition.