Patent ID: 7118498

Claim:
An integrated handheld apparatus for measuring and displaying distances between a golfer and an object on a golf course comprising: a computing device; a GPS device connected to said computing device; an apparatus display connected to said computing device; said GPS device adapted to produce measured location information corresponding to a location of said GPS device independent of golf course infrastructure; means, within said handheld apparatus, for modifying said measured location information to account for changes in environmental conditions to obtain corrected location information; means, within said handheld apparatus, for determining a distance, independent of said golf course infrastructure, between said GPS device and said object by using said corrected location information and previously stored information concerning the location of said object; and wherein a representation of said object is displayed on said apparatus display, as viewed from above said object, and said representation automatically rotates to orient said representation to coincide with said golfer's line of sight to said object and said integrated handheld computing device is adapted to selectively display said distance on said apparatus display.