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US 2012/0231894 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for simulated golf
AssigneeFull-Swing Golf, Inc.
InventorDaniel Antonio Nicora
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatuses for simulating golf. For example, described herein is a system for simulating a golf game. The system includes a simulator with a golf ball launch area and a display and an exercise device. The exercise device and simulator are connected to a computer.
Claims19
A system for simulating a golf game comprising:
- a simulator containing a golf ball launch area and a display, the golf ball launch area and the display being configured for launching physical golf balls toward the display;
- an exercise device;
- and
- a computer,
- wherein the exercise device and simulator are connected to the computer.
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A method of simulating a golf game comprising:
- detecting golf ball motion as a golf ball travels toward a display;
- and
- detecting player exercise activity following the detection of golf ball motion.
The method of claim 13, comprising updating the display in response to the detected golf ball motion.
A method for conducting a virtual golf tournament comprising:
- receiving first data from a first physical golf simulator connected to a first exercise device;
- receiving second data from a second physical golf simulator connected to a second exercise device;
- calculating, based at least in part on the first data and the second data, information related to golf performance and/or relative ranking of a golf participant, wherein the information includes the time spent using the simulator and exercise device;
- and
- making the information available to remote users via a computer network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.