Golf assistance device

A method for assisting in a game of golf, comprising:

• determining, using a positioning system of a golf assistance device, a location of the golf assistance device or another location derived therefrom;
• accessing, from on-board memory of the golf assistance system, golf course geospatial information for at least part of a golf course, the on-board memory storing golf-course geospatial information for a plurality of golf courses;
• and
• determining and providing, using processing circuitry of the golf assistance device, golf data from one or both of:
• the location of the golf assistance device or the other location derived therefrom from the positioning system and the golf course geospatial information of a golf course from the plurality of golf courses stored on the on-board memory;
• wherein
• the positioning system is a multi-band positioning system that receives and uses wireless signals in at least two frequency bands and the determining of the location of the golf assistance device or the other location derived therefrom is based at least in part on the wireless signals in at least two frequency bands.

A computer readable program product configured so that, when implemented on a golf assistance device that comprises:

• processing circuitry;
• on board memory that stores golf course geospatial information for a plurality of golf courses;
• and a multiband positioning system that receives and uses wireless signals in at least two frequency bands, causes the golf assistance device to:
• determine, using the positioning system of a golf assistance device, a location of the golf assistance device or another location derived therefrom using the received wireless signals in the at least two frequency bands;
• access, from the on-board memory of the golf assistance system, golf course geospatial information that comprises at least golf course layout information describing a layout of at least part of a course could out of the plurality of golf courses;
• and
• determine and provide, using the processing circuitry of the golf assistance device, golf data from one or both of:
• the location of the golf assistance device or the other location derived therefrom from the positioning system and the golf course geospatial information of a golf course from the plurality of golf courses stored on the on-board memory.

A method of producing a golf assistance device, the method comprising:

• providing a positioning system for determining a location of the golf assistance device or another location derived therefrom, wherein the positioning system is a multi-band positioning system that receives and uses wireless signals in at least two frequency bands in order to determine the location of the golf assistance device or the other location derived therefrom;
• providing an on-board memory for storing golf course geospatial information for a plurality of golf courses;
• and
• providing processing circuitry for determining and providing golf data from one or both of:
• the location of the golf assistance device or the other location derived therefrom from the positioning system and the golf course geospatial information of a golf course from the plurality of golf courses stored on the on-board memory;
• and
• assembling such that at least the positioning system, the on-board memory and the processing circuitry are provided together in the golf assistance device.