Autonomous golf competition systems and methods

A method for interfacing with at least one golf course, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving an input from a user indicating an agreement to participate in one or more competitions at a golf hole of the at least one golf course using a network media processor of a competition-based network media processor and services (CNMS) communicatively coupled to and disposed remotely from a remote video capture system located at the golf course;
• activating the remote video capture system at the at least one golf course to record a video of at least one golfer during the one or more competitions and collect data associated with the one or more competitions using the;
• and
• detecting a successful attempt related to the one or more competitions.

A method for interfacing with at least one golf course, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving an input at a competition-based network media processor and service (CNMS) from a user indicating an agreement to participate in one or more competitions at a golf hole of the at least one golf course;
• receiving a participation request at the CNMS in response to a detected presence and the input from the user, the participation request including a user profile identifier of the user;
• validating the user using the user profile identifier and a location of the golf hole using the CNMS;
• sending the participation request and activating a recording of a video of at least one golfer and the competition with an AI enabled camera of a remote video capture system located at the golf hole using the CNMS;
• detecting a specific object or objects in the recording of the at least one golfer using an AI logic installed on the CNMS;
• and
• detecting an occurrence of a winning event in the one or more competitions using the CNMS.

A system for interfacing with at least one golf course, the system comprising:

• a competition-based network media processor and services (CNMS) communicatively coupled to a remote video capture system located at the at least one golf course having a golf hole, the CNMS being remote from the remote video capture system, the CNMS including:
• a network communication interface configured to initiate a record event request to activate recording a video of at least one golfer participating in the one or more competitions, the record event request communicated to the remote video capture system,
• an AI logic configured to detect a specific object or objects in the video of the at least one golfer, and
• a network media processor configured to:
• receive a participation request and an input from a user indicating an agreement to participate in one or more competitions from a digital media enabled destination,
• activate the remote video capture system at the at least one golf course to record a video of at least one golfer during the one or more competitions associated with the one or more competitions,
• receive radar data associated with the one or more competitions from a radar unit of the remote video capture system at the golf hole and configured to detect movement,
• process frames of the video recording using image processing and the AI logic,
• detect a successful attempt related to the one or more competitions, detection of the successful attempt including determining distance a golf ball associated with the at least one golfer is to the golf hole using at least one of the AI logic and the radar data and the image processing,
• send a message including at least one of an email, a notification, or a text to notify the at least one golfer associated with the successful attempt of winning the one or more competitions, and
• initiate payment to the at least one golfer associated with the successful attempt.