Patent ID: 9138638
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A63B,A63F,G01S,G06F,G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of conducting golf game management to provide an enhanced golf experience, comprising: receiving a signal transmitted from a first local point to begin a data collection sequence, and data from a player-based global positioning device at the first local point, over at least one wireless connection a location proximate to the first local point; recording, at the location proximate to the first local point, a plurality of data relating to a golf shot during the data collection sequence, the plurality of data including a first video of a player conducting the golf shot on a golf course, and a second video of the golf shot at a second point distant from the location proximate to the first local point, the recording including configuring at least one of a pan, tilt, and zoom function determined by the data received from the global positioning device so that the first video and the second video automatically record the plurality of data relating to a golf shot during the data collection sequence in response to communication from the global positioning device transmitting a player's position without further player intervention; extracting game-related data from the plurality of data relating to the golf shot, the game-related data comprised of vector-based spatial data derived from at least one of the first video, the second video, and the global positioning device; processing the game-related data extracted with golf course data in a geographic information system, and periodically integrating the game-related data as additional data is collected from additional data collection sequences, in a plurality of data manipulation modules within a computing environment in which the plurality of data processing modules are executed in conjunction with at least one processor, the data processing modules configured to generate output data representative of different characteristics of a golf game to be viewed and manipulated to enhance the golf game by one or more players, the output data representative of different characteristics of a golf game at least including a golf game scorecard, a real-time golf game leader board tracking game statistics, player statistics, player rankings, a layered course map, a plurality of video playback functions, and a player's shot statistics; and presenting the output data representative of different characteristics of a golf game to a user interface accessible by one or more players in at least one of a cart-based graphical user interface, a web-site managed by a remote web server, and a mobile application.