Automatic golf scoring and scheduling system
February 20, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3898437 Apparatus for simulating game of golf Electronically operable game scoring apparatus Score processing system for use with ID cards Golf calculator Golf course play indicator devices Dead reckoning range finding device for cart Remote controlled interactive scheduler system Golf score recording system and network Patent #: 4910677 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 481212 filed on 02/20/1990US Classes:379/88.16, Voice message synthesis235/375, SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS340/323R, Game reporting377/5, Game or sport379/88.21, Caller identification received at substation379/93.13, Amusement (e.g., game, lottery)473/407, Club selection, ball direction, or distance indicating aid700/92, Scoring700/93Probability determination or handicappingExaminersPrimary: Brown, Thomas W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63B 071/06G06F 015/44 G08B 007/06 H04M 011/00 AbstractAn electronic golf scoring system which includes a scoring subsystem installed for example in a golf cart or carried manually on the golf course; a handicap subsystem installed for example in a fixed location, e.g. in a clubhouse or the like; a portable data memory device that serves for transferring data between the scoring subsystem and the handicap subsystem; some interface or means for reading data into and out of the memory device connected to and being part of both the scoring subsystem and the handicap subsystem, wherein the data includes player identification data identifying each player preparing to play a round of golf and golf course pictorial data which serve to provide pictorial features of the chosen golf course, and other data as may be useful to the players. In accordance with still another feature there is provided an electronic golf cart scoring system, which includes a data memory connected to the handicap processing unit for storing data, including data representing pictorial features of a golf course.Other References
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