CA2699876A1 - A method and portable electronic device for golf swing detection for scoring assistance - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method and portable electronic device for golf swing detection for scoring assistance are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for golf swing detection on a portable electronic device, comprising: monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures; determining a location of the device; incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
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1. A method for golf swing detection on a portable electronic device, comprising:
monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures, including obtaining acceleration measurements and comparing acceleration measurements with one or more reference signals, wherein golf swing gestures are detected when the acceleration measurements are within a predetermined variance of the one or more reference signals;
determining a location of the device;
storing detected golf swings based on the determined device location in a swing log in a memory of the device;
determining whether a previous golf swing gesture was detected within a predetermined distance of the determined device location by comparing the detected swing to the determined device location of detected golf swings in the swing log;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures, including obtaining acceleration measurements and comparing acceleration measurements with one or more reference signals, wherein golf swing gestures are detected when the acceleration measurements are within a predetermined variance of the one or more reference signals;
determining a location of the device;
storing detected golf swings based on the determined device location in a swing log in a memory of the device;
determining whether a previous golf swing gesture was detected within a predetermined distance of the determined device location by comparing the detected swing to the determined device location of detected golf swings in the swing log;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the value of the stroke counter is editable, the method further comprising: monitoring for and detecting input to edit the value of the stroke counter; updating the value of the stroke counter in response to input to edit the value of the stroke counter and receipt of a replacement value for the stroke counter; and re-displaying the value of the stroke counter in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen in accordance with the replacement value.
3. The method of claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising:
determining a direction to a pin of a current hole in accordance with GPS
information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the direction to the pin is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
determining a direction to a pin of a current hole in accordance with GPS
information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the direction to the pin is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
4. The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
generating a map of the current hole with an indication of the determined device location on the device in accordance GPS information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the map is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
generating a map of the current hole with an indication of the determined device location on the device in accordance GPS information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the map is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
5. The method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the stroke counter is reset in response to a determination that the current hole has changed.
6. The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the value of the stroke counter is displayed with an indication of a current hole in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the current hole is determined in accordance with the value of a hole counter, wherein the hole counter is incremented in response to a determination that the current hole has changed.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determination that the current hole has changed is based on a corresponding input or a determination that the device is within a predetermined distance of the teeing ground of a next hole in accordance with a number of the current hole, global positioning system (GPS) information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information.
9. The method of claim 7 or claim 8, further comprising:
after incrementing the stroke counter and prior to incrementing the hole counter, storing the value of the stroke counter for each hole ("stroke count") in association with the value of the hole counter ("hole count") in a scoring table in a memory of the device.
after incrementing the stroke counter and prior to incrementing the hole counter, storing the value of the stroke counter for each hole ("stroke count") in association with the value of the hole counter ("hole count") in a scoring table in a memory of the device.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
calculating a game score in accordance with the value of the stroke counter for each hole in the storing table; and displaying the game score in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen;
wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
calculating a game score in accordance with the value of the stroke counter for each hole in the storing table; and displaying the game score in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen;
wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
12. The method of claim 10 or claim 11, wherein the game score is displayed in a scoring table displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
13. The method of any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising: sending the stroke counts for each hole, game score, or stroke counts for each hole and game score to a remote database over a wireless communication link.
14. A method for golf swing detection on a portable electronic device, comprising:
monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures;
determining a location of the device;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures;
determining a location of the device;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein monitoring for and detecting golf swing gesture comprises comparing acceleration measurements of the accelerometer with one or more reference signals, wherein golf swing gestures are detected when the acceleration measurements are within a predetermined variance of the one or more reference signals.
16. The method of claim 14 or claim 15, further comprising: storing detected golf swings based on the determined device location in a swing log in a memory of the device, and determining whether a previous golf swing gesture was detected within a predetermined distance of the determined device location by comparing the detected swing to the determined device location of detected golf swings in the swing log.
17. The method of any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein golf swing gestures are monitored for and detected in accordance with acceleration measurements of an accelerometer.
18. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a controller for controlling the operation of the device;
a memory connected to the controller;
a display screen connected to the controller;
the controller being configured for: monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures, including obtaining acceleration measurements and comparing acceleration measurements with one or more reference signals, wherein golf swing gestures are detected when the acceleration measurements are within a predetermined variance of the one or more reference signals; determining a location of the device; storing detected golf swings based on the determined device location in a swing log in a memory of the device; determining whether a previous golf swing gesture was detected within a predetermined distance of the determined device location by comparing the detected swing to the determined device location of detected golf swings in the swing log;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
a controller for controlling the operation of the device;
a memory connected to the controller;
a display screen connected to the controller;
the controller being configured for: monitoring for and detecting golf swing gestures, including obtaining acceleration measurements and comparing acceleration measurements with one or more reference signals, wherein golf swing gestures are detected when the acceleration measurements are within a predetermined variance of the one or more reference signals; determining a location of the device; storing detected golf swings based on the determined device location in a swing log in a memory of the device; determining whether a previous golf swing gesture was detected within a predetermined distance of the determined device location by comparing the detected swing to the determined device location of detected golf swings in the swing log;
incrementing a stroke counter when a golf swing gesture is detected and a previous golf swing gesture was not detected within a predetermined distance of the determined location; and displaying the value of the stroke counter in a user interface screen displayed on a display screen of the device.
19. The portable electronic device of claim 18, further comprising an accelerometer connected to the controller for performing acceleration measurements, wherein golf swing gestures are monitored for and detected in accordance with acceleration measurements of the accelerometer.
20. The portable electronic device of claim 18 or claim 19, wherein the value of the stroke counter is editable, the method further comprising: monitoring for and detecting input to edit the value of the stroke counter; updating the value of the stroke counter in response to input to edit the value of the stroke counter and receipt of a replacement value for the stroke counter; and re-displaying the value of the stroke counter in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen in accordance with the replacement value.
21. The portable electronic device of any one of claims 18 to 20, further comprising:
determining a direction to a pin of a current hole in accordance with GPS
information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the direction to the pin is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
determining a direction to a pin of a current hole in accordance with GPS
information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the direction to the pin is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
22. The portable electronic device of any one of claims 18 to 21, further comprising:
generating a map of the current hole with an indication of the determined device location on the device in accordance GPS information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the map is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
generating a map of the current hole with an indication of the determined device location on the device in accordance GPS information describing the device location and GPS information describing hole location information, wherein the map is displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
23. The portable electronic device of any one of claims 18 to 22, the stroke counter is reset in response to a determination that the current hole has changed.
24. The portable electronic device of any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the value of the stroke counter is displayed with an indication of a current hole in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
25. The portable electronic device of claim 24, wherein the current hole is determined in accordance with the value of a hole counter, wherein the hole counter is incremented in response to a determination that the current hole has changed.
26. The portable electronic device of claim 25, wherein the determination that the current hole has changed is based on a corresponding input or a determination that the device is within a predetermined distance of the teeing ground of a next hole in accordance with a number of the current hole, global positioning system (GPS) information describing the device location and GPS
information describing hole location information.
information describing hole location information.
27. The portable electronic device of claim 25 or claim 26, further comprising:
after incrementing the stroke counter and prior to incrementing the hole counter, storing the value of the stroke counter for each hole ("stroke count") in association with the value of the hole counter ("hole count") in a scoring table in a memory of the device.
after incrementing the stroke counter and prior to incrementing the hole counter, storing the value of the stroke counter for each hole ("stroke count") in association with the value of the hole counter ("hole count") in a scoring table in a memory of the device.
28. The portable electronic device of claim 27, further comprising:
calculating a game score in accordance with the value of the stroke counter for each hole in the storing table; and displaying the game score in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen;
wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
calculating a game score in accordance with the value of the stroke counter for each hole in the storing table; and displaying the game score in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen;
wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
29. The portable electronic device of claim 28, wherein the game score is calculated or recalculated when the stroke counter is incremented.
30. The portable electronic device of claim 28 or claim 29, wherein the game score is displayed in a scoring table displayed in the user interface screen displayed on the display screen.
31. The portable electronic device of any one of claims 18 to 30, further comprising: sending the stroke counts for each hole, game score, or stroke counts for each hole and game score to a remote database over a wireless communication link.
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