Patent ID: 8070628

Claim:
A golf GPS device, comprising: a microprocessor operably coupled to a GPS unit, a user input device, a storage device, and a display, said microprocessor, GPS unit, user input device, storage device, and display contained in a handheld housing; and wherein said golf GPS device is configured to: store golf course data in said storage device, said golf course data including positional data for a plurality of golf course features and photographic aerial images of a golf course; determine the position of the golf GPS device using the GPS unit, the GPS unit receiving signals from a plurality of GPS satellites in order to determine the position of the golf GPS device; calculate the distance between said golf GPS device and at least one of said golf course features; display said distance on said display; have power management comprising: detecting a standby condition wherein the standby condition is less than three yards of movement of the golf GPS device as determined by the GPS unit; and upon detecting the standby condition, entering a standby mode in which the power is deactivated for said microprocessor, said display, and said storage device.