Patent ID: 9542596
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A63F,G06K,G09B

Claim:
1. A mobile device to record, display, and transmit essential shot data and strokes gained statistics, comprising: GPS, laser, or radar to automatically determine distance-to-hole while playing a hole in a game of golf; a display screen to view, select and record essential shot data for one or more golf shots; a user interface to input, select, edit, confirm and transmit said essential shot data for one or more shots, said essential shot data comprising the combination of at least all five of the following: wherein said display screen includes display of strokes gained information derived from said essential shot data for one or more shots while playing said game of golf, said strokes gained information including one or more of: maps of golf holes with strokes gained benchmarks; strokes gained benchmarks; strokes gained tables, graphs, and diagrams; strokes gained comparisons with other golfers; strokes gained statistics; strokes gained course difficulty ratings; strokes gained difficulty ratings for different lie types; targets representing different strokes gained benchmarks; strokes gained ratings for zones on a golf course; a transmitter to upload said essential shot data to a database.