Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Golf aid including heads up display for green reading
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Application No.: US16841856Application Date: 2020-04-07
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Publication No.: US11541294B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Nicholas A. Leech , Michael Wallans
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: A63B69/36
- IPC: A63B69/36 ; A63B71/06 ; A63B24/00 ; A63B43/00

Abstract:
An electronic golf aid system for assisting users with reading greens on golf courses includes a camera that captures images of the user's field of view, and an electronic display device with a display screen that displays captured images. A processor, which communicates with the camera and display device, is programmed to: receive signals from the camera indicative of images of a golf ball and a cup on the green; determine respective locations for the golf ball and cup; determine a perspective view of the topology of the green between the golf ball and cup from the user's point of view; determine, based on the green's topology, a proposed trajectory line from the golf ball's location to the cup's location; and direct the electronic display device to display the proposed trajectory line superimposed on the surface of the green as the green is shown in real-time on the display screen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200230480A1 GOLF AID INCLUDING HEADS UP DISPLAY FOR GREEN READING Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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