CN101952687A - Golf gps device and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A portable golf GPS device comprising a microprocessor operably coupled to a GPS unit, an input device such as a keypad (or touch screen) operably coupled to the microprocessor, and a display such as a liquid crystal display (''LCD'') operably coupled to the microprocessor. A program memory system which contains at least some of the software and data to operate the device is also operably coupled to the microprocessor. The portable golf GPS device is preferably contained in a housing such that the entire device has a very compact and lightweight form factor, and is preferably handheld and/or pocket size. The golf GPS device is configured to display distances to course features overlaid onto photographic satellite/aerial images of a golf course.
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Technical field
The field of the invention relates generally to utilize GPS (GPS) to determine the electronic installation of position and distance, and more particularly, relate to the distance that is used to be determined to feature portion (features) on the golf course and the GPS device of the distance that is shown to feature, golf field picture and/or other golf related data.The invention still further relates to the system and method that is used to support this GPS device.
Background technology
Various golf GPS devices, hand-held and be installed on the Caddy, before in the prior art all disclosure and description crossed.Generally speaking, these devices comprise gps receiver and handle electronic unit (gps system), such as display such as LCD (LCD) or cathode ray tube (CRT) and such as user input apparatus such as keyboards.The golf field data is input and is stored in the golf GPS device, for example comprises the position coordinates of fruit mountain range, sand pit and/or other court feature portion.The device of these types uses gps system to determine the position of device.Then, this device calculates and is shown to the distance of various golf course feature portion, such as the distance to the place ahead, centre and the rear in fruit mountain range, perhaps arrives the distance of sand pit or water hazards.Therefore, by device is placed on the golf place or near, this device can be provided at the important range information that can use when playing golf to the player exactly than being easier to.For example, player's service range information is formulated the strategy of burrow strategy (being sometimes referred to as " court management ") and club selection.
An example as golf GPS device, thus by with reference to the U.S. Patent No. 5 that all is combined in herein, 507,485 (' 485 patents) are intended to disclose a kind of golf GPS device, it can show describing of hole, the a plurality of optional view that comprises each match play is such as approach and the fruit mountain range itself to the fruit mountain range.' 485 patents are described this device and are configured to use gps receiver to determine the position of device automatically, show the interested at once hole view of player then automatically.Though ' 485 patent disclosures can on display, be indicated to the distance of shown feature portion, do not describe how or where not show this information.' 485 patents have also been described this device can comprise further feature on detachable integrated circuit (IC) card, such as the member that is used to receive weather (being temperature and humidity) and weather (being wind speed and direction) condition, be used for writing down and counting the score, the member of stake (bets) and not good enough (handicaps), reset after being used to write down enough and analyze a member of taking turns the game of golf details of golf, be used for advising batting and club selection to the player, the member of used club and the distance that obtained of batting and being used to upgrades teeing ground and the member of match play position every day.The court data in each concrete court also are described as being stored on the detachable IC-card that can exchange mutually between principal computer and the golf computing machine.
Yet ' 485 patents are not described and how to be generated the court data or how to determine teeing ground and match play position every day.It is clumsy and inconvenient being used for being inserted into the detachable IC-card renewal of golf computing machine then and the member of court data being provided by programming on principal computer.In addition, ' 485 patents have only been described based on vehicle-mounted golf computing machine, though and ' part (display and input link) of 485 patent proposing apparatus can be implemented in handheld unit, such as the NEWTON of Apple Computer
TMOn, but do not realize disclosing of the hand-held golf GPS device of fully-integrated independence.
U.S. Patent application No.6,456,938 (' 938 patents) have been described hand-held golf GPS device, and this application is all incorporated herein by reference thus.This hand-held device is described as operating in the software on the palmtop computer (PC) that is installed to and is directly connected to dGPS (differential Global Positioning System or differential GPS) receiver.The hand-held device of ' 938 patents has the modular that comprises the reception and hold the dGPS receiver module of display apparatus module.It is to have in the various hand-held multifunctional calculation elements of processor of display screen and operation system any that display apparatus module is described to.Disclosed suitable display apparatus module comprises personal digital assistant (PDA), such as pocket PC, Palm
TMPDA or similar palm calculation element.Screen is divided into two other parts of phase region, is used to show the display part, court that the golf course regional graphics are represented and is used to show the touch-sensitive menu button and the independent data and the menu display part of data (comprising distance).In the disclosed embodiment, most of screen comprises first, and the thin left column of screen shows touch-sensitive menu button and vertical menu bar such as data such as distances.
' 938 patents have also been described hand-held golf GPS device can be configured such that these modules are integrated in the unit, but does not describe the structure of this " integrated " unit with any details.
' 938 patents have been described various functional, the method for creating the golf course map of hand-held golf GPS device and to the method for hand-held golf GPS device distribution golf course map.For example, at a device that uses ' 938 patents during taking turns golf, at first with on the data load auto levelizer of court.This can be by using this device and using that court data file to draw the court map, describe as following, perhaps realize by device being connected to personal computer (PC) or being directly connected to Internet connection and the court data file downloaded on the device.There is the setup menu that is used to be provided with racer's preference, such as: club is selected and data aggregation; Stop position (lie) and impact tracking (stroke tracking) and enable/forbid; The fruit mountain range impacts the mark of (green strokes); And fruit mountain range reference point, system unit (system units) and court, teeing ground and the selection of beginning match play be set.In case selected court, teeing ground and beginning match play, device just shows figure (icon) expression of selected match play, and some distance that is stored in the feature portion in the data file of court to its position in advance only is presented in the data and menu part of display.For example, the distance to the Guo Ling center can be presented in the data and one of them frame in the menu selection part of display.Diagrammatic representation comprises the simple icon of the various feature portion that will be presented on the display, as shown in Figure 29 of ' 938 patents.At any time, all use the dGPS receiver to determine the position of device.
The device of ' 938 patents also comprises club and selects feature, wherein all shows the mean distance of racer's club between match period for each batting.Device also comprises and is used to measure from the position of device to the feature of user's distance of the target of mark on display.Another described device characteristic is the batting tracking, and it allows the position of the each batting of user storage and impacts used club in this position.Described several further features in ' 938 patents, comprised Presentation Function, such as getting panorama and convergent-divergent, score reservation, statistical trace and uploading match batting data to website or PC and check that then one takes turns the ability of playback, wherein the speed of Chong Fanging is adjustable.
Another example of hand-held golf GPS device is from Skygolf
Skycaddie
TMIt is device.What at present, have four kinds of models has various functions and other Skycaddie of feature level.The device of picture described in ' 485 patents and ' 938 patents, the golf field data is loaded in the Skycaddie device.Described as Skygolf, generate the golf field data by using the on-the-spot map of drawing each court of GPS and search equipment.The database of golf field data can be visited on the Skycaddie website by the Internet.The golf field data is downloaded on the PC, can be loaded on the Skycaddie device by device being connected to PC then.In addition, if court of being paid close attention to or feature portion are not included in the Skygolf database, the Skycaddie device allows the user to draw the map of court or additional court feature portion.
The Skycaddie device uses gps receiver to determine the geographic position of device.The GPS of operative installations determines position and golf field data, if the Skycaddie device shows the range data at the place ahead, all mountain ranges, centre and rear.The Skycaddie device of certain model also can be shown to the distance that has been stored in feature portions such as sand pit in the golf field data and water hazards such as its position in advance.
The Skycaddie of certain model also can show the profile in the fruit mountain range of selected match play, wherein arrives the distance display at Guo Ling the place ahead, centre and rear that side to shown profile.Some models also show some feature portion in a part of display, such as the icon representation in river, sand pit or fruit mountain range, and in the different piece of the display that is right after these icons, be shown to the distance of this feature portion.The Skycaddie device can move to device measured position and mark end position then by the mark starting position, only measures the distance that is not stored in the position in the data of court in advance.This device will show the distance between these two positions then.Yet this need cover the whole piece road of measured position.The Skycaddie device is configured to advance to next match play that will beat automatically based on the position of device.
Yet, before the form factor of the golf GPS device of the Miao Shuing pocket size of all not providing convenience, can show the high resolution color display of golf course photographs, calibration to be to improve accuracy or functional and be easy to use to make full use of this feature flexibly.Therefore, existence is for the needs of the improvement golf GPS device that has overcome previous device and system defect and shortcoming.
Summary of the invention
The present invention includes simple, accurate and easy-to-use portable golf GPS device and system, excellent functions and feature on small and exquisite, light form factor also are provided.Portable golf GPS device of the present invention generally comprise the input media that is coupled to microprocessor in the microprocessor that is coupled to the GPS unit in the operation, the operation, such as be coupled to the display of microprocessor in keyboard (or touch-screen) and the operation, such as LCD (LCD).The program storage system that comprises at least some softwares that are used for operating means and data also operates and is coupled to microprocessor.This device also comprises various firmwares and the software that is configured to the control device operation and following device functionality in greater detail is provided.In addition, the data utilized of device, such as golf field data and image can be stored in program storage or other memory module, such as secure digital storage card (SD card), based in the memory storage of USB, the flash memory of other type etc.
For portability, golf GPS device of the present invention is complete, small and exquisite and light.For example, device is preferably battery-driven.Portable golf GPS device preferably is contained in the housing, makes whole device have very small and exquisite and light form factor, and preferably hand-held, and be small enough to be contained in comfily in user's the pocket.For example, whole golf GPS device can for 4 inches long (4 "), 2 inches wide (2 "), 0.6 inch thick (0.6 "), perhaps littler on any one or more dimensions.The weight of whole golf GPS device can be for 3.5 ounces or still less, comprise battery.
Microprocessor can be any suitable processor, be processor or other based on one of microprocessor of ARM such as the MX that can obtain from the Freescale semiconductor.The GPS unit can be any suitable GPS microchip or chipset, such as the NJ1030/NJ1006 GPS chipset that can obtain from Nemerix company.LCD is preferably high resolving power (for example 320 pixel *, 240 pixels, QVGA or more high resolving power), full-color LCD, and cornerwise size is approximately 2.2 ".
Program storage can comprise one or more electronic storage devices on golf GPS device.For example, program storage can comprise certain storer (some memory) of containing on the microprocessor, the storer in non-volatile memory storage device (such as flash memory, EPROM or EEPROM), the storer on the hard disk drive (hdd), SD card, based on the memory storage of USB, flash memory or other suitable storage device of other type.The program storage stored configuration becomes the control device operation and at least some softwares of golf GPS apparatus function is provided.
The parts preferred fit of portable golf GPS device together with various other electronic units that are used to control and distribute battery electric power, provides the electronics of function electronic installation to connect and operability on PCB thus.
The hardware and software of portable golf GPS device be configured to one take turns golf before, during and determine, follow the tracks of and show the golf relevant information of usefulness afterwards.For example, the GPS device is configured to store the golf field data that is loaded into the specific golf course of paying close attention on the GPS device in any appropriate manner.The golf course data comprise various golf course feature portion, such as the geographical position coordinates of sand pit, Guo Ling, water hazards, teeing ground etc.The golf field data also can comprise the hole data, such as par (par), not good enough, every day teeing ground and match play position etc.In addition, the golf field data can comprise the court photographs, such as satellite or aeroplane photography and/or video image.
Use the GPS device to be referred to herein as " playing golf " pattern during taking turns golf making a call to one.In the pattern of playing golf, the basic function of device is as follows.At first, the golf course that for example selection is being beaten from the court tabulation that display shows on the GPS device.Then, the user should be positioned at the GPS device position of beating (for example position of user's ball or teeing ground).The GPS device is determined the position of device, shows various hole information then on display.For example, device can show the not good enough of the length of par, match play of number, the match play of the specific hole of beating and match play.Device also can show the information that the relevant hole of beating identifies to the distance and the feature category type of various feature portion.For example, display can illustrate the place ahead of the place ahead, centre and rear, water hazards in the place ahead in sand pit and flying distance (carry distance), fruit mountain range and flying distance or the like.
In an innovation aspect of the present invention, the GPS device is configured to show hole information with other operator scheme of two phase regions.In first pattern, this paper is also referred to as basic model, with text and/or icon form range of a signal and feature portion.This can be by the tabulation of indicating characteristic portion simply and each feature portion respective distance such as " the right fairway bunker ... 245-275 " or the expression icon that is next to the fairway bunker of this distance " ... 245-275 " realize.This will indicate and have fairway bunker on the right, and 245 yards arrive sand pits, and 275 yards passed through the sand pit.In second pattern, be also referred to as professional mode at this paper, distance and feature portion are displayed on the graph image of golf course relevant range on the display (being also referred to as " viewport ").Graph image is preferably according to the photographs of Geographic Reference (for example can obtain coordinate for any position on the image) satellite or aviation digital photography generation or the image that Geographic Reference generates.Thus, be displayed in the photographs, and distance is superimposed upon on the image such as the image of feature portions such as sand pit, Guo Ling, water hazards.In another feature of the present invention, range mark, be placed in the feature portion accurately measurement point, and be displayed near the mark apart from number such as red point or other little but easy observable symbol.
If professional mode court data have been loaded on the device, then device is arranged such that it can switching back and forth between professional mode demonstration and basic model demonstration.Yet,, show basic model information only if having only basic model court data to be loaded on the device.Check feature portion when tabulation in basic model, can be such as selecting feature portion by in the tabulation of feature portion, rolling, and the user can be simply by from tabulation, selecting this feature portion and selecting professional mode to select to check that the professional mode of this feature portion shows.Certainly, this feature portion only is only available under professional mode court data have been loaded into situation on the device.The golf course data set required at professional mode and basic model operating means is identical, and just the professional mode data set comprises the graph image of golf course.This has simplified the establishment of court database, has also created the basic model data set because create the professional mode data set.
In another aspect of this invention, this device comprises and is used to optimize automatic, dynamic, viewport (viewport) generation method professional mode middle distance and feature portion image visual, innovation.Viewport generates one or more in the several method that can comprise definite shown viewport.In one example, therefore viewport generation method can comprise based on the characteristic of the position (and beat position) of device and hole and determines the position of image of the golf course that will show and the method for ratio.As an example, the method for viewport method of formation can show and from the maximally related that part of hole of the player of current location, it can be the yardage scope, such as contiguous 150 to 250 yards of hole.This method will be determined the ratio (level of zoom promptly is set) of the graph image of match play relevant portion automatically, make it will be suitable for display, keep the visuality of correlated characteristic portion (for example sand pit, Guo Ling, obstacle (hazards)) and information text (for example yardage) simultaneously.If match play just is a par 3, perhaps exist less than a certain distance (for example 250 yards) to the match play end, then viewport generation method can be placed on the remainder of match play the remainder of the maximum zoom rank demonstration match play on the display.
In the other method that viewport generates, shown distance can be adjusted to be avoided overlapping.This method also can be described as conflict management.In some level of zoom, for example low-down level of zoom, on display shown many feature portion very near-earth together, if make all distances of these feature portions show that all then numeral will overlap, and the readability of information is with impaired.For fear of this situation, this method will not show the some of them distance, so that avoid the distance of any overlapping.
In another aspect of this invention, the GPS device is configured to be provided under the situation with distance stack that shown graph image to golf course carries out gets panorama and convergent-divergent.In other words, when checking that distance is superimposed upon any professional mode graphic presentation in the feature portion, device is arranged such that the user can get panorama showing the golf course beyond the original viewport to image, and distance keeps being superimposed upon the tram that is next to their individual features portions.Similarly, when when specific viewport amplifies or dwindle, distance keeps being superimposed upon the tram that is next to their individual features portions (or feature standard laid down by the ministries or commissions of the Central Government note) once more.In addition, when convergent-divergent with when getting panorama, the font size of distance can be constant, or is arranged to show with minimum font size, and can utilize method for collision management described above.
In still another aspect of the invention, golf GPS device is configured to allow to use the distance between the image measurement golf position shown on the display.This is useful feature, and it is by using and show that the actual photographs of golf course realizes, and uses very simple.For example, for the distance between the another location of being paid close attention to shown on the current location of measurement mechanism and the display, the user selects measurement pattern simply, and cursor shown on the display is moved to the position of being paid close attention to, and selects the position of being paid close attention to then.This device be configured to determine and the coordinate of the display device current position coordinates and the position of paying close attention between distance.In a similar manner, device also can be configured to measure in selected two distances between the position paid close attention on the display.In addition, can the automatic or manual utilization during measurement pattern get panorama and zoom function so that select the position of paying close attention to.In other words, when cursor arrives the edge check the zone, image will get panorama show before at the parts of images of checking beyond the zone.
In still another aspect of the invention, this device is configured to carry out the innovation calibration steps.As measurement pattern, this feature is by using and show the actual photographs realization of golf course.In order to utilize this feature, the user is in golf course location physical features portion, and it also can be discerned quite exactly and be positioned on the graph image of the same physical feature portion that illustrates on the GPS device, display.Several examples of the excellent characteristic of this calibration steps are ball track intersection (cart pathintersection), other shape of sand pit phase region, manhole cover (manhole cover) or permanent teeing ground mark.Device is placed in this physical features portion place then, and the user will be placed on the image of same physical features portion at the cursor that illustrates on the device, display then.In order to improve the degree of accuracy of cursor position, the image of feature portion can be amplified to high level of zoom, and even the maximum zoom rank.Device is configured to determine by the deviation between the position of physical features portion on measured apparent position of GPS device and the shown image.Resulting deviation can be used for proofreading and correct all GPS readings in the future then.Because the site error among the GPS that the pseudo-range errors (pseudo-range errors) in gps satellite system and the environmental baseline causes is taken turns in period of golf and approximately equal on the zone at single golf course one.Thus, will be enough to usually solve because the environmental baseline and the caused inaccuracy of pseudo-range errors of gps satellite system in a single calibration during taking turns golf.If desired, then still can realize repeatedly calibration during the single-wheel golf.
GPS golf device of the present invention also can be configured to provide the pre-games preview (pre-round preview) of golf course, comprises showing each hypothesis batting and/or institute's suggested strategies.This allows the user to obtain visual experience and formulate the court strategy before beating.
Similarly, device can be configured to follow the tracks of each batting one during taking turns golf, comprise the used club of each batting and other batting information (such as the quality of stop position and condition, degree of swinging, such as hit entirely, partly hit etc., contact quality, ball flight etc.).What device can be configured to also that the playback operative installations follows the tracks of one takes turns golf, and/or will follow the tracks of this take turns and download to computing machine or other device carries out playback and/or analysis.
In another feature of the present invention, golf GPS device can comprise speech recognition/navigation.Golf GPS device can be configured to allow the user to use phonetic entry typing (enter) information, such as batting information and score.Speech recognition features also can be used for can listen ground typing order, such as between basic model and professional mode, switch, navigation by device menu, change be provided with or device menu in any other order.Speech recognition is convenient to use such as more senior features such as batting tracking by reducing the input quantity that must use input media to carry out.As an example, when the club of typing batting tracking is selected, substitute and must in the club tabulation, roll, the user only need say " pitcher (seven iron) " or " long dozen rod (drive) ".
Thus, provide portable golf GPS device and system.The additional aspect of portable golf GPS device of the present invention and system and feature will become apparent according to the drawings and specific embodiments that provide below.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram of golf GPS device according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates front, left side, right side, four views up and down of golf GPS device according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is that master menu is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is that the golf menu is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is that hole information is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is that the obstacle view is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display with basic model according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is that the professional mode view is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is that another professional mode view is presented at the front view of the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 is the front view that the professional mode view that amplifies according to an embodiment of the invention is presented at the GPS device on the display.
Figure 10 is the front view that is presented at the GPS device on the display according to an embodiment of the invention with measurement pattern.
Figure 11 is the front view that is presented at the GPS device on the display on the other hand of measurement pattern according to an embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
With reference to figure 1, will the schematic block diagram of the main electronic unit of golf GPS device 10 according to an embodiment of the invention be described.Golf GPS device 10 comprises the microprocessor 12 that is coupled to GPS chipset 14, user input apparatus 16, LCD display 18 in the operation; Program storage 20, sound identification module 22, audio frequency output 24, data transfer interface 26 and battery and power management block 28.As one of ordinary skill in the understanding, device 10 also comprises other electronic unit, such as passive electrical components and other electronic unit that is configured to produce global function GPS device described herein.In addition, device 10 also comprise be configured to control device 10 operation and provide below the various firmwares and the software of device functionality in greater detail.
In order to provide portable, golf GPS device 10 is preferably battery powered by battery and power management block 28.Battery can be any suitable battery, comprises one or more not rechargeable batteries or rechargeable battery.For example, lithium rechargeable battery will be worked fairly goodly in this is used, because it just provides the long life-span on single charge, it is small-sized, and it can recharge many times before it loses efficacy or loses useful capacity.Power management block control and distribution battery electric power are given other parts of device 10, the control battery charge, and the output of representing battery life can be provided.Power management block can be independent integrated circuit and firmware, and perhaps it can with microprocessor 12 or to install other electronic unit of 10 integrated.
The electronic unit preferred fit of golf GPS device 10 together with various other electronic units and mechanical interface (such as the button of user input apparatus 16), provides the electronics of function electronics GPS device 10 to connect and operability on PCB thus.
Turn to Fig. 2 now, golf GPS device 10 preferably includes the housing 40 that electronic unit is housed, and makes whole device have very small and exquisite, thin and light form factor.Housing 40 can be made of any suitable material, but is preferably plastic material, and it is transparent for the radiofrequency signal from gps satellite basically.In fact, golf GPS device is preferably hand-held, and is small enough to be placed on comfily in the pocket of user's clothes.Fig. 2 shows an example of the form factor of the GPS device 10 with many-sided size.In a preferred form, GPS device 10 can have following size: high 44 are about 4 inches or littler, and width 46 is 1.9 inches or littler, and thickness 42 is 0.6 inch or littler.More preferably, height 44 is 3.9 inches or littler, and width 46 is 1.8 inches or littler, and thickness 42 is 0.55 inch or littler.The weight of whole golf GPS device 10 can be approximately 3.5 ounces or still less, comprises battery 28.
Application Software Program is stored in the program storage 12.Application Software Program is configured to operate to golf GPS device 10 with microprocessor 12 and other electronic unit provide described herein functional.The most usually, the hardware and software of portable golf GPS device 10 be configured to one take turns golf before, during and determine, follow the tracks of and show the golf relevant information of usefulness afterwards.GPS device 10 is configured to store the golf field data that is loaded into the specific golf course of paying close attention on the GPS device 10 by data transfer interface 26.
The map of drawing golf course with use any suitable method, such as ground survey or more preferably by using Geographic Reference satellite or aerial image to create the golf field data.If the mapping process produces the golf field data that can be used for the coordinate of definite golf course feature portion that pays close attention to, all mountain ranges, sand pit, obstacle, teeing ground, flagpole position (pin positions), other land mark etc. by GPS device 10.Generally, will draw the map of the circumference of golf course feature portion, the feasible distance that can be determined to this feature portion the place ahead and rear.Can use script (or other software) to carry out the mapping process quickly and easily by the Geographic Reference image that shows golf course on computers then, follow the tracks of each the feature portion (maybe can select a series of discrete points on the circumference) that is paid close attention to.The data of being caught are used to create data set then, comprise polar plot or other data of the coordinate or the circumference of a plurality of points on this feature portion circumference, and it can be used for calculating from GPS device 10 positions to the distance of this feature portion.The golf field data preferably also comprises the hole data, such as par, not good enough, every day teeing ground and match play position etc.In addition, in order to be used for " professional mode " as described below, the golf field data can comprise Geographic Reference court photographs, such as satellite or aeroplane photography and/or video image.In fact, be identical basically at the golf course packet of professional mode and basic model operating means 10, just the professional mode packet comprises the graph image of golf course.In other words, putting relevant golf field data with these characteristic portions is identical for professional mode and basic model fully, and GPS device 10 is configured to utilize this data under the situation that has or do not have graph image.Thus, advantageously, create the professional mode packet and also created the basic model data set.
With reference now to Fig. 3-11,, will describe according to the operation of the GPS device 10 of an embodiment and functional.With reference to figure 3, on display 18, show " master menu " screen." master menu " screen has two options, " playing golf " or " setting ".Can change the highlight option by the up and down arrows on the directionkeys 16a that uses user input apparatus 16 and select option on the main menu screen (or any other menu described herein and screen display).Button 16b can be used as " carriage return " key to select.If utilize touch-screen input media 16, then the user can touch option simply on display 18.
Select " setting " will draw " setting " menu, this will allow the user that various devices are set and the racer is provided with and preference.For example, " setting " menu can allow the user that this user preference is set and as system unit (for example sign indicating number or rice), the preferred demonstration (for example size text, professional mode and basic model, screen intensity and contrast), on (such as score reservation, speech recognition, batting tracking etc.) and other device setting is set.
Select " playing golf " pattern to draw " golf menu ", as shown in Figure 4, be used for initialization GPS device 10 so that use during taking turns golf one.By selecting " selection court ", this can draw the current court tabulation that is stored on the device 10, can select the court of beating.The tabulation of court shown in can determining based on GPS device 10 determined setting positions, for example tabulation in two or three courts of close setting position.Alternatively, tabulation can be generated as simple alphabet sequence tabulation, favorites list or other suitable tabulating method.Begin if the racer is being different from a certain match play of first match play, such as in the tenth match play (back 9) beginning, then " golf menu " also allows the user for example to select to begin match play.
In case selected court and beginning match play, GPS device 10 just uses GPS chipset 14 to determine the position of device 10, shows various hole information then on display.Forward Fig. 5 to, in this described embodiment, GPS device 10 is configured to show par, battery electric quantity indicator 56 and the gps signal volume indicator 58 of match play number 50, current time 52 (time clock feature that can be provided by microprocessor 12, GPS chipset 14 or other electronic installation can be provided device 10), match play 54.GPS device 10 go back calculation element 10 the distance between definite position and Guo Ling the place ahead, centre and the rear, and be shown to Guo Ling the place ahead 60, middle 62 and the distance at rear 64.When device 10 moved, the position of device 10 was brought in constant renewal in, and shown distance (if the place ahead, all mountain ranges 60, centre 64 and rear 64) is correspondingly upgraded.
As described above, GPS device 10 can be configured to show hole information with other operator scheme of two phase regions.First pattern is a basic model, and it is with text and/or icon form range of a signal and feature portion.In second pattern, be also referred to as professional mode at this paper, range of a signal and feature portion on the graph image of golf course relevant range on the display (being also referred to as " viewport ").Fig. 7 and 8 shows the professional mode example that shows with display identical information shown in Figure 6.Graph image is preferably according to the photographs of Geographic Reference (for example can obtain coordinate for any basically position on the image) satellite or aviation digital photography generation or the image that Geographic Reference generates.In professional mode, be displayed in the photographs such as the image of feature portions such as sand pit, Guo Ling, water hazards, and distance is superimposed upon on the image.Range mark 70, be placed on the accurate point of measuring in the feature portion such as red point or other little but easy observable symbol, and apart from number be displayed on mark 70 near.With reference to the example of figure 7, right fairway bunker 66 be 248 yards arrive and 264 yards pass through.This is the identical range information shown in the display depicted in figure 6.Equally, as shown in Figure 8, sand pit 68, fruit mountain range left side to the place ahead is 455 yards, and is 472 yards to the rear.
As described above, the golf field data that is used for professional mode and basic model all is identical, just needs the golf field picture for professional mode.Thus, if professional mode court data have been loaded on the device, then device is arranged such that it can switching back and forth between professional mode demonstration and basic model demonstration.One of button such as button 16e or 16f (see figure 2) can be arranged between professional mode and the basic model to be switched.Yet,, show basic model information only if having only basic model court data to be loaded on the device.
When checking the tabulation of feature portion in basic model, can be such as selecting feature portion by in feature portion shown in Figure 6 tabulation, rolling, and the user can be simply by from tabulation, selecting this feature portion and selecting professional mode to select to check that the professional mode of this feature portion shows.Certainly, this feature portion only has been loaded under the situation of device just available in professional mode court data.
In order to optimize golf field picture and the shown distance visuality in professional mode on smaller display 18, golf GPS device 10 can comprise automatic dynamic viewport generation method.Make the ability of the big or small miniaturization of device 10 all be subjected to the restriction of display 18 sizes in many aspects, mainly compromise is the size of expectation maximization display 18, so that can show many information and image with the ratio of checking easily, holding device 10 size of populations are as far as possible little simultaneously.The image that is showing and the intelligence of number generate the relevant portion that can help to show the hole beaten, and its middle distance shows with the font size that can read easily.
Viewport generates and can comprise one or more methods of determining shown viewport.At first, therefore viewport generation method can comprise based on the characteristic of the position (and beat position) of device and hole and determines the picture position of the golf course that will show and the method for ratio.For example, the method for viewport method of formation shows and from the maximally related that part of hole of the player of current location, it can be the yardage scope, such as the alley of distance current location between 150 and 250 yards.As a concrete example, if Fig. 7 shows the user on the service area of shown match play then displayable viewport.Viewport shows around alley and the alley apart from the teeing ground from about 200 yards to 375 yards zone.Automatically the ratio (level of zoom promptly is set) of determining graph image makes it will be suitable for display to show the relevant portion of match play, keeps correlated characteristic portion (for example sand pit) simultaneously and to the visuality of the distance of fairway bunker.If match play just is a par 3, perhaps exist less than a certain distance (for example 250 yards) to the match play end, then viewport generation method can be fit to the remainder (for example seeing Fig. 8) of the maximum zoom rank demonstration match play of match play remainder on display.
In another kind of viewport generation method, shown distance can be adjusted to be avoided overlapping.This method also can be described as conflict management.In some level of zoom, for example low-down level of zoom, on the display shown many feature portion very near-earth together, if make all distances of these feature portions show that all then numeral will overlap, and the readability of information is with impaired.For fear of this situation, this method will not show the some of them distance, so that avoid the distance of any overlapping.For will not being shown so that the determining and can determine of the distance of avoiding overlapping based on the level of feature portion, the combination of determining, be included in the algorithm that pre-determines, determines most important distance, some other standard or these methods in the data of court at random.In this feature on the other hand, method can be configured to make the user can select to show the some or all of distances that do not show, in this case, overlap these not range of a signal before the distance that shows be closed.This selection can be switch (toggle), makes the user to switch back and forth between shown distance.If exist will conflict each other when showing simultaneously more than two distance, then this user selects to advance by each range of a signal not, can both show in proper order up to all distances, closes the distance of other conflict simultaneously.
The shown graph image of also desirable panorama of GPS device 10 and convergent-divergent golf course is wherein in professional mode stack distance.With reference to figure 8, show example with the fruit mountain range view of low convergent-divergent rank.Device 10 is presented at " convergent-divergent " pattern, and it is switched and selected indication by " convergent-divergent/get panorama " in display 18 lower left corners.In order on the image that is just showing, to amplify, press " making progress " arrow on the directionkeys 16a, as shown in Figure 9.In order to dwindle, press " downwards " arrow on the directionkeys 16a.Device 10 can be configured to make that pushing down " making progress " or " downwards " arrow will continue respectively to amplify or dwindle.In order to switch to " getting panorama " pattern as shown in Figure 9,16d touches the button.The user can get the panorama of shown image by the desired orientation of pressing key on directionkeys 16a.When convergent-divergent or when getting panorama, distance keeps being superimposed upon tram and the font size to set in advance that is next to their individual features portions (or feature standard laid down by the ministries or commissions of the Central Government note) once more.Golf GPS device 10 also can be configured to use the distance between the image measurement golf position shown on the display.In order to measure the distance of the position of being seen to the display epigraph from the position of device, select " measurement " button 16c (see figure 9) to enter " measurement " pattern shown in Figure 10.Cursor 70 (such as "+") and mark 72 (star shown in Figure 10) will appear at the current location of device 10.The current location of mark 70 indicating devices 10, and cursor is indicated the point of measuring.In beginning, mark 70 and cursor 72 are in same position, so distance display is " 0 ".Directionkeys is used for cursor 72 is moved to the position of being paid close attention to then.When cursor 72 moves, the distance between calculating and display highlighting 72 and the mark 70.When cursor 72 arrived the display edge of the direction of paying close attention to, display can be got panorama (and/or convergent-divergent) automatically, as shown in Figure 11.When cursor be positioned at when paying close attention to the position, with showing the distance of expectation, as shown in Figure 11 example.In a similar manner, device 10 also can be configured to measure two that select on the display the distances between the position paid close attention to.The user selects " measurement " pattern simply.Cursor 72 is positioned at first point of being paid close attention to then, and first point that the 16b that touches the button is paid close attention to be provided with moves to second point of being paid close attention to cursor 72 then.As in above example, when cursor moves, with upgrade and show select the distance between first and the cursor position paid close attention to.Also can will install 10 then by " measurement " pattern that enters simply moves to reposition and comes measurement mechanism 10 primary importances and the distance of device between 10 second places.When device 10 moves, with the distance between calculating and display device 10 original positions and device 10 repositions.But the automatic or manual utilization is got panorama and zoom function so that the position of selecting to be paid close attention to during any measurement pattern described above.In other words, when edges of regions is checked in cursor arrival, image will be got panorama (and/or dwindling) to check zone parts of images in addition before showing.
For the accuracy of modifying device, golf GPS device 10 also comprises the calibration steps of proofreading and correct for the local error in the gps system.Because used golf field picture is the accurate Geographic Reference with global coordinates on device 10, so but each the distinguishing feature portion on the golf field picture is potential calibration point.In order to carry out calibration,, select " calibration GPS " pattern with reference to figure 4.The user is the physical features portion on the alignment-oriented golf field then, and it also can be discerned quite exactly and be positioned on the graph image of the same physical feature portion that illustrates on GPS device 10 displays.As example, alignment features can be other shape of phase region, manhole cover or the permanent teeing ground mark in ball track intersection, sand pit.GPS device 10 is placed in physical features portion place then, and the user is placed on the cursor that shows on the device, display on the image of same physical features portion then.It has high level of zoom and even the maximum zoom rank that helps be amplified to physical features portion, to improve the degree of accuracy of cursor position.Device 10 is determined the deviation between the position of physical features portion on apparent position that golf GPS device 14 is measured and the shown image then.Resulting deviation is used to proofread and correct all GPS readings that this takes turns golf then.
Be similar to the pre-games preview feature, golf GPS device 10 can be configured to follow the tracks of the user in each batting of being carried out during taking turns golf, comprises the used club of each batting and other batting information (such as the quality of stop position and condition, degree of swinging (such as hitting entirely, partly hit etc.), contact quality, ball flight etc.).One take turns golf during the position of each ball, device 10 is configured to receive the input of batting information and the batting information of stored reference device 10 positions.Use this canned data, device 10 can be configured to also that the playback operative installations follows the tracks of this take turns golf, and/or this that followed the tracks of taken turns download to computing machine or other device carries out playback and/or analysis.
Be entered in the device for the ease of ordering with information, golf GPS device 10 can comprise speech recognition/navigation of using voice recognition unit 22.For example, golf GPS device 10 utilizes phonetic entry to use the batting tracing mode when can be configured to allow user's typing batting information of same, or the score on each hole of typing.For example, when typing is used to bat the club followed the tracks of when selecting, user's typing speech pattern simply, and say " pitcher " or " long dozen rod ", perhaps employed any club facing to device.Speech recognition features also can be used for listening ground typing order, is provided with such as between basic model and professional mode, switching, navigate by device menu, change, or any other order in the device menu.Speech recognition is convenient to use more senior feature by reducing the input quantity that must use input media to carry out, follows the tracks of such as batting.
Golf GPS device of the present invention can comprise any one or a plurality of feature and function described above, perhaps this category feature of not repelling mutually of their essence and any combination of function.
The embodiment of above illustration of the present invention and description allows various modifications and alterative version, and should be understood that, the present invention and specific embodiment described herein generally are not limited to particular forms disclosed or method, and contain all modifications, the equivalents and alternative that drops in the appended claims scope.Therefore the present invention should not be considered as restriction except following claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. golf GPS device comprises:
Microprocessor is coupled to GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display in the operation,
Described microprocessor, GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display are included in the hand-held housing; And
Wherein said golf GPS device is configured to:
In described program storage, described golf course data comprise the position data of a plurality of golf course feature portion with the golf course data storage;
Use described GPS unit to determine the position of described device;
Calculate the distance between the described golf course feature of described golf GPS device and at least one portion, and
On described display, show described distance with at least two kinds of different display modes, first pattern that wherein said distance shows together with the text or the icon sign of described golf course feature portion, and wherein said distance is superimposed upon second pattern that shows on the photographs of the part golf course that comprises described golf course feature portion.
2. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photographs is one of satellite photography or aeroplane photography.
3. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1 wherein shows in the close described golf course feature of distance described in described second pattern portion.
4. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said golf GPS device also are configured to carry out the viewport systematic function to determine viewport automatically based at least one in the window of predetermined length of the position of described device and golf course match play or the hole characteristic in described second pattern.
5. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the described characteristic of hole comprises the terminal position of described hole, makes the described viewport of determining to cause not extending beyond described hole end of described viewport.
6. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said golf GPS device is arranged such that also described viewport systematic function also carries out the demonstration conflict management, if wherein some distance to the interior feature portion of described viewport will overlap with other range of a signal, then they are not shown.
7. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, the length of wherein said housing is 4 inches or littler, width is 2 inches or littler, and thickness is 0.6 inch or littler.
8. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said golf GPS device is battery powered and is complete.
9. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said golf GPS device also are configured to switch between described first pattern and described second pattern.
10. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said golf GPS device also is configured to shown photographs is got panorama and convergent-divergent.
11. a golf GPS device comprises:
Microprocessor is coupled to GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display in the operation,
Described microprocessor, GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display are included in the hand-held housing; And
Wherein said golf GPS device is configured to:
In described program storage, described golf course data comprise the position data of a plurality of golf course feature portion with the golf course data storage;
Use described GPS unit to determine the position of described device;
Calculate the distance between the described golf course feature of described golf GPS device and at least one portion, and
On described display, show described distance, wherein said distance is superimposed upon on the photographs of the part golf course that comprises described golf course feature portion, and described distance display is near show tags, and described show tags is positioned to be put its described golf course characteristic portion that calculates described distance.
12. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said mark are one of point, color dot, cursor, target (target), cross curve or icon.
13. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said distance shows with the adjustable minimum size text of user.
14. a golf GPS device comprises:
Microprocessor is coupled to GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display in the operation,
Described microprocessor, GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display are included in the hand-held housing; And
Wherein said golf GPS device is configured to:
In described program storage, described golf course data comprise the position data of a plurality of golf course feature portion with the golf course data storage;
Use described GPS unit to determine the position of described device;
Calculate the distance between the described golf course feature of described golf GPS device and at least one portion, and
Automatically and dynamically carry out the viewport systematic function on described display, to show the zone of the photographs of golf course, be called viewport, wherein said viewport is determined based at least one in the characteristic of the window of predetermined length of golf course match play or hole.
15. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said golf GPS device is arranged such that also described viewport systematic function also carries out the demonstration conflict management, if wherein some distance to the interior feature portion of described viewport will overlap with other range of a signal, then they are not shown.
16. a golf GPS device comprises:
Microprocessor is coupled to GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display in the operation,
Described microprocessor, GPS unit, user input apparatus, program storage and display are included in the hand-held housing; And
Wherein said golf GPS device is configured to:
In described program storage, described golf course data comprise the position data of a plurality of golf course feature portion with the golf course data storage;
Use described GPS unit to determine the position of described device;
Calculate the distance between the described golf course feature of described golf GPS device and at least one portion, and
Carry out calibration steps, comprise the steps:
Described golf GPS device is positioned at the physical features portion place of golf course;
The Geographic Reference photographs that on described display, shows the described physical features portion be stored in the described program storage;
Receive the input of the position of described physical features portion;
Determine the deviation between the described Geographic Reference position of apparent position that described golf GPS device is measured and the above feature portion of described photographs;
Use measured position, the described GPS of described offset correction unit.
17. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 16, the described step of input that wherein receives the position of described physical features portion comprises: the user moves to the cursor that shows on the described display position of described physical features portion.
18. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said golf GPS device also is configured to:
On described display, show described distance, wherein said distance is superimposed upon on the photographs of the part golf course that comprises described golf course feature portion, and described distance display is near show tags, and described show tags is positioned at it is calculated on the position of described golf course feature portion of described distance.
19. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said golf GPS device also is configured to:
The Geographic Reference photographs of display part golf course on described display; And
Receive first input of primary importance on the described photographs; And
Determine and show the position of described golf GPS device and the distance between the described primary importance.
20. golf GPS device as claimed in claim 19, wherein said golf GPS device also is configured to:
Receive second input of the second place on the described photographs; And
Determine and show distance between the described primary importance and the described second place.
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