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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7223169 | Program for controlling execution of a game, and a game machine for executing the program Provided are a program and an information processing apparatus for controlling execution of a ball sports simulation game that can provide for a player sensations similar to those experienced when actually playing the sports. The program executed in the information ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194204 | Photographic firearm apparatus and method A telescopic firearm scope/sight which is fully integrated with a compact digital camera, and which has size, shape and weight characteristics that are substantially the same as those of a conventional, camera-less telescopic scope, is used to photograph a target pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6905418 | Golf short game training, practice and contest game kit A Golf Short Game Training, Practice and Contest Game assemblage, which is easy to assemble, disassemble and transport from location to location (in, for example, the provided carrying bag) and which includes a main frame which is assembled from various steel pipes ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6409607 | Golf courses and methods of playing golf The present invention provides new golf courses and new methods of playing golf. The golf course has a golf ball hitting area used for a plurality of golf holes. A plurality of target greens are spaced at various distances from the golf ball hitting area.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6322455 | Interactive golf driving range facility An interactive golf driving range and practice facility including an apparatus and method for detecting the down range impact of golf balls, for processing information derived from the impact data, for providing the golfer with statistical information, an... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6179720 | Correlation method and apparatus for target-oriented sports activities The correlation method and apparatus matches the impact location of an object at or near a predetermined target with one of many shots at the target. For example, the correlation method and apparatus can match the golf ball driven from a tee box with an i... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5884913 | Golf tee shot-green placement monitoring system A golf tee shot-green placement monitoring system for monitoring golf tee shots to a designated green of a three-par golf course hole for determining the placement of such tee shots upon the green in connection with hole-in-one and closest-to-the-pin cont... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5513841 | Golf driving range system A golf driving range system for golfers to practice their driving skills is provided. The driving range system includes a plurality of tee boxes. Each tee box has a renewable ball stock and an automatic golf ball tee-up machine. The balls in the ball stoc... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505452 | Hybrid golf game Hybrid golf comprises playing a variety of golf shots around a progressive course comprising a single centrally located hole with a green. A plurality of tees are located at different predetermined distances from the green and at spaced intervals from eac... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5478077 | Object collision point detecting apparatus An apparatus for use in training or playing in various shooting games, such as for a golf approach shot, baseball batting, or gun shooting. A target screen is provided opposite to a shooting point from which a ball or the like is shot out. Four microphone... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5439224 | Driving range with automated scoring system A golf range comprising a series of independent targets, each of which consists of a sloped area located at a different distance from a multiplicity of tee stands. The range is also equipped with a scoring system that uses Universal Product Codes on each ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5393064 | Apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations This invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations and, in a specific application, to determining a golfer's performance in using a particular club, such as a specific iron. The apparatus has an array of a plural... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5269519 | Game simulation interface apparatus and method A game simulation interface having a viewing device for viewing a prerecorded video game connected with a video playing device for playing the prerecorded video game to be viewed. An analyzer is used for obtaining data from a user's actual movement of a s... | 12/14/1993 |
| 4915384 | Player adaptive sports training system An adaptive sports training system accommodates its performance to a player's level of skill. The system is adapted to deliver a ball to a player for return to a target. The system includes a processor programmed to (1) receive information from the target... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4167266 | Indoor golf driving range An indoor golf driving range within a pressurized tent cover having a target backstop in the center with a driving range on each side with a system for collecting and returning balls to a specific point for reuse. The target is positioned and marked to sh... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4045023 | Game apparatus A game apparatus comprising a target with a plurality of target zones each of which is operatively connected to an impact responsive signal generator, a signal selecting circuit and a scoreboard by which objects impacting upon the target produce signals a... | 08/30/1977 |
