US 2016/0096102 A1Published application

Wearable computing devices for assisting a user in playing a round of golf

OwnerOleg Kalugin, Carey McLean +2inventors

InventorsOleg Kalugin, Carey McLean, Matt Steen, Jay Sales

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Abstract

A wearable computing device for assisting a user in playing a round of golf, according to various embodiments, is configured to receive information about a particular golf player and the golf course the particular golf player is playing, including information about a particular hole of the golf course. The wearable device may be configured to generate customized advice based on the information. In various embodiments, the wearable computing device is configured to generate a graphical representation of the particular hole and the location of the particular player's ball on a display of the wearable device. The wearable computing device may be configured to keep score by receiving, from the golf player, a verbal indication that the golf player is taking, or will soon take, a stroke on a particular golf hole, and then calculating the number of strokes the golf player has taken.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:

receiving information regarding a particular golf player, the particular golf player information comprising one or more types of information selected from a group consisting of:
(1) a performance of the particular golf player on one or more particular golf courses;
(2) a handicap of the particular golf player;
(3) a tendency of the particular golf player to hit a slice when playing golf;
(4) a tendency of the particular golf player to hit a hook when playing golf;
and (5) a tendency of a golf play of the particular golf player to change when the particular golf player plays in one or more inclement playing conditions;
receiving information regarding a particular hole of a particular golf course that the particular golf player is currently playing;
using the information regarding the particular golf player and the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course to generate customized advice for playing the particular hole, the customized advice being customized for the particular golf player based at least in part on the golf player information;
and
communicating the customized advice to the golf player via a computer system that is integrated into a set of computerized eyewear as the particular golf player plays the particular golf hole.

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A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:

receiving information regarding a particular hole of a particular golf course;
receiving information regarding a particular location of a particular player's ball on the particular hole of the particular golf course;
using the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course and the information regarding the particular location of the particular player's ball to generate a graphical representation of:
(1) the particular hole of the particular golf course, the graphical representation comprising a fairway, a green, and a pin location, each of which is associated with the particular hole;
and (2) the location of the player's ball on the particular hole;
and
displaying the graphical representation on a display of a computerized set of eyewear that is worn by the particular player as the particular player plays the particular hole.

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A computerized golf scoring system comprising:

a computerized set of eyewear comprising:
at least one processor;
memory;
and
a display operatively connected to display information provided by the at least one processor, wherein the computerized set of eyewear is adapted for:
receiving, from the golf player, a verbal indication that the golf player is about to take, has taken, or is the process of taking a stroke on a particular hole of golf;
and
communicating, to the golf player, the golf player's score for the particular hole, wherein the golf player's score for the particular hole has been calculated by the computerized golf scoring system based, at least in part, on the verbal indication that the golf player is about to take, has taken, or is in the process of taking a stroke on the particular hole of golf.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.