Patent ID: 7207902
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for locating a golf ball during play of a golf game comprising: a) a golf ball having a passive transmitter and means for sensing environmental conditions positioned therein; b) means for determining and providing a location of said golf ball; c) a hand-held unit comprising means for enabling at least one of the passive transmitter and the environmental sensing means contained within the golf ball; d) a receiver contained within said hand-held unit for receiving a location signal from said determining and providing means; and e) means positioned on said hand-held unit for indicating to a golfer said location of said golf ball, wherein upon said location being indicated, said environmental sensing means is able to selectively determine conditions corresponding to said location and provide said conditions to said hand-held unit for further indication to said golfer; wherein said environmental sensing means selectively determines said conditions by sensing a pressure value exerted by a surface on said golf ball, and wherein said hand-held unit further comprises a processor for comparing the sensed pressure value with a known pressure value corresponding to a plurality of surfaces.