Patent ID: 6524199
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A system for locating a golf ball on a golf course by a golfer using a golf cart, wherein the golf course has fixed objects with locations and a base computer that reads and triangulates the locations of the fixed objects via a GPS, wherein the golf cart has a location and a portable computer that is linked by radio communication to the base computer, wherein the golf cart is in communication with the GPS and has a display that displays the locations of the fixed objects from the base computer, and wherein the golf cart and the base computer are linked to the GPS to allow the base computer to determine the location of the golf cart relative to the locations of the fixed objects already determined and relay the location of the golf cart back to the portable computer that displays to the golfer on the display the location of the golf cart relative to the fixed objects already displayed thereon, said system comprising:a) a signal generator for operatively connecting to the portable computer, and generating a first signal when activated; b) a microchip disposed in the golf ball and receiving said first signal from said signal generator and generating a second signal in response thereto for receiving by the base computer which triangulates the location of the golf ball off the locations of the fixed objects and generates a third signal in response thereto for receiving by the portable computer which displays on the display thereof the location of the golf ball relative to the location of the golf cart already displayed on the display thereof so as to allow the golfer to locate the golf ball; and c) an amplifier for operatively connecting to the base computer, and receiving and amplifying said second signal from said microchip for receiving by the base computer.