CN1301188A

CN1301188A - Data collection system

Info

Publication number: CN1301188A
Application number: CN99806257A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 格雷戈里·芬迪斯
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-03-18
Filing date: 1999-03-18
Publication date: 2001-06-27
Anticipated expiration: 2019-03-18
Also published as: CA2307649A1; CN1161172C; EP1064057A4; EP1064057A1; AUPP240398A0; WO1999047216A1; BR9908866A

Abstract

The present invention provides a data, especially golf score data, collection system including: an electronic central data collection means for accumulating, storing and manipulating data; a plurality of data input means for entering data remotely; and communications means for communicating between the data input means and the data collection means, whereby data may be entered by a person into any of the data input means and wherein data so entered is transmitted to the data collection means. The invention also provides a method for golf scoring including the steps of: entering a score remotely into a score input terminal; transmitting the score from the terminal to a central score collection computer for accumulating, storing and manipulating golf scores; and storing the score on the central computer.

Description

Data gathering system

The present invention relates to a kind of system that is used to collect teledata, it is applied to the scoring system that plays golf especially, but is in no way limited to this purposes.

The people who plays golf traditionally is their score of bulk registration on a card.This score goes on record after game of golf, leaves score card in golf club or other management organization in order to reference afterwards, for example is used for dyscalculia (handicaps) etc.If concentrate a large amount of people who plays golf of accumulation and the record of score card thereof, so for people who plays golf and the manager of golf club, this system is time-consuming, unreliable and inconvenient, and can not provide particulars instant and reliably relevant accurate obstacle number or other statistical informations to other people who plays golf.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of data gathering system, this system can reduce one or more in the above-mentioned limitation at least.

Therefore, the invention provides a kind of data gathering system of array apparatus down that comprises:

Electronics central data collection device is used for accumulation, storage and deal with data;

A plurality of data input devices are used for long-range input data; With

Communicator is used for communicating between described data input device and described transacter, and wherein, the people can enter data in any described data input device, and the data of input like this are sent in the described transacter.

Best, described system further is sent to one or more described data input devices with data from described transacter.

Best, described each data input device all comprises identity device, and any data that are input in the described data input device are carried out mark with data label.

Best, described transacter comprises storage device, is used to store the data that described and described label is associated.

Best, described label shows the people's who imports described data identity.

Best, described each data input device all comprises the card read device, is used to read data card.

Therefore, data can be from card input, or with card and with other device inputs.

Best, described card can be stored described data label.

Best, described each data input device comprises the card record device, is used for data are stored in card, and wherein said stored data can be the data that send from described transacter.

Therefore, after data are imported in the data input device and are sent in the transacter, these data or other data, the data revised on the basis of input data for example can be transferred back to data input device and are stored on the card.

Best, described card record device comprises the intelligent cards tape deck.

Best, described card read device comprises the intelligent card-reading device.

Best, described each data input device is exercisable, so that any data and the reference data that will be input in the described data input device are joined together, this reference data is read from smart card by described intelligent card-reading device.

Best, described reference data is corresponding with the people's who holds described smart card identity with the described data of input.

Best, described data comprise the score data of golf.

Therefore, can be imported in some data input devices such as the data of hole, but by centralized stores.These data are discerned according to the standard of expectation in central position, but preferably discerned according to the people who imports data.This identification can be stored on smart card or any other the suitable medium, is perhaps imported by hand by that people.

Best, described each data input device all comprises a data input terminal, and this terminal comprises keyboard or auxiliary keyboard and visual display device.

Therefore, can import data by keyboard or auxiliary keyboard, and provide visual display device to send information to user, the data of perhaps anti-pass (echo) input.

Best, described each data input device all comprises one near checkout gear, when can detecting when certain data input device, the user obtains, thereby have only when described user needs, some part of described system just automatically powers up and discerns the position of described user or described data input device.

Therefore, this characteristic can reduce electricity needs.

Best, described communicator comprises a radio communication device.

Therefore, though communicate by cable between transacter and data input device, desirable communication is radio communication, and transmitter is appended to (data input device is movably) in each data input device.

The present invention also provides a kind of scoring system that plays golf, and comprising:

Central authorities' score is collected computer, is used to accumulate, store and handle the score of golf;

A plurality of score input terminals are used for the score of long-range input golf; With

Communicator, be used between described terminal and described central computer, communicating, wherein, described terminal is distributed in around the golf field, thereby players can be input to the score that plays golf in the described terminal, and these terminals are sent to described central computer place with score, and described central computer is exercisable, are used for storing described score and calculate add up score and obstacle number.

Best, described communicator comprises radio communications set, so that described terminal and described central computer can carry out radio communication.

Best, described communicator is a bidirectional communication apparatus, so that described central computer can transmit the data that contain add up score and/or obstacle number to described terminal.

Best, described each terminal all comprises identity device, and each score that is input to described terminal is carried out mark with corresponding data identification label.

Best, described central computer is exercisable, so that the data identification label that storage is associated with described score.

Best, described each label all shows the people's of input phase reserved portion identity.

Best, described each terminal all comprises intelligence card reader.

Therefore, data can be imported from intelligent cards, perhaps import with smart card and with other devices.

Best, described each terminal all comprises the intelligent cards logger, is used for storing data into smart card.

Best, described system comprises described smart card.

Best, described stored data are the data that send from described central computer, and score data or obstacle data for example add up.

Therefore, after score is imported into certain terminal and is sent to central computer, these data or other data, the data revised on the basis of input data for example can be transferred back to terminal and are stored on the smart card.

Best, described each terminal is exercisable, associates so that will be input to any data and the reference data of described terminal, and this reference data is read from described smart card by described intelligence card reader.

Best, described reference data is corresponding with the people's who holds described smart card identity with described certain score of input.

Therefore, the score that plays golf can be input in some terminals by long-range, and is got up by centralized stores.In central computer, this score is discerned, but preferably discerned according to the people who imports score according to the standard of expectation.This identification can be stored on the smart card, is perhaps imported by hand by that people.

Best, described each terminal all comprises a data input terminal, and this terminal comprises keyboard or auxiliary keyboard and visual display device.

Best, described each terminal all comprises one near detector, obtains when the player can detect when certain terminal, thereby has only when described player needs, and some part of described system just automatically powers up the position of discerning described that terminal.

Best, described central computer is connected on the computer network, so that the data of storing on described central computer can be by remote access, and/or described central computer also can visit the golf data of remote storage.

Therefore, obstacle or score information can be shared by other clubs, are perhaps visited from family or other places by players.

The golf course that has clubhouse;

Central authorities' score is collected computer, is used to accumulate, store and handle the score of golf, and this computer bit is in described clubhouse;

A plurality of score input terminals are distributed in around the described court, are used for the score of long-range input golf;

Radio communication device, be used between described terminal and described central computer, communicating, wherein, the golf player is input to described terminal gradually increasedly with their score, described terminal can be sent to described central computer with described score, and described central computer is exercisable, so that store described score and calculate the score and the obstacle situation of accumulation.

The present invention also provides a kind of method that is used for golf scoring in addition, may further comprise the steps:

Remotely score is input to the score input terminal;

Described score is sent to central score from described terminal collects computer, the score of golf is accumulated, stored and handles; With

Described score is stored on the described central computer.

Best, described method comprises by described central computer calculates the accumulation score.

Best, described method comprises described accumulation score is sent to described input terminal from described central computer.

Best, described method comprises by described central computer comes the dyscalculia data.

Best, described method comprises described obstacle data is sent to described terminal from described central computer.

Best, described method is included in a plurality of described input terminals that distribute on the golf course.

Best, after finishing, each hole that described method is included in described golf course imports described score gradually increasedly.

Best, described method comprises recognition data is input in the input terminal that is associated with described score, and the data of storing described score and calculating, and discerns according to described recognition data thus.

Best, described input recognition data comprises from smart card and reads described recognition data.

Best, described method also is included in the described score of storage on the described smart card.

In order more clearly to determine in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the preferred embodiments of the present invention to be described the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the golf scoring system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the further schematic diagram of golf scoring shown in Figure 1 system;

Fig. 3 represents a microterminal according to Fig. 1 embodiment;

Fig. 4 represents the configuration of microterminal according to Fig. 1 embodiment shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 represents that one of microterminal according to Fig. 1 embodiment shown in Figure 3 can be selected configuration;

The configuration schematic diagram of Fig. 6 presentation graphs 1 system.

Golf scoring system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is schematically shown by 10 among Fig. 1.System 10 comprises central data collection computer 12 that is arranged in clubhouse 14 and a plurality of microterminal 16a, b, the c that is positioned at golf course 18.Microterminal 16a, b, c communicate by radio communications set (not shown) and computer 12, and place each ball seat (except first ball seat) next door of golf course 18 usually, but also can place next door, every lawn, or all change the next door, lawn into.

System 10 is also connected in the local area computer network 20, therefore also is connected on the obstacle database 22 (this database is usually located at the general headquarters of relevant Golf Association).Obstacle database 22 can also be respectively be equivalent to country and/or the world obstacle database 24 and link to each other with 26.

Network 20 is connected with WWW 28, so the user can remote access computer 12 or database 22, comprises from home computer 30 visits or elsewhere by using suitable ISP 32 to conduct interviews.

Microterminal 16a, b, c read information or record information on the smart card 34 from smart card 34.This makes can be at golf course 18 reading writing informations, perhaps at home with home computer 30 reading writing informations, perhaps at clubhouse 14 reading writing informations.

The further view of system 10 shown among Fig. 2 36, wherein, is described to interconnected more complete diagrammatic sketch between system's part and to the service that system provides usually.

Typical microterminal is usually with 40 representing among Fig. 3.Microterminal 40 comprises protecting cover 42, and its shape is as a big golf (being consistent in order to use with the expection of present embodiment, also for microterminal 40 is discerned easily), is used for overlay electronic equipment.Provide visual display device 44 to come demonstration information, provide auxiliary keyboard 46 to come input information.Intelligent card reading/logger 48 allows the user to import the information (for example identity or membership information) that is stored on the smart card, and can store or change the information on the card.The system of should be understood that can use other types card (and the reader/writer that matches) or even adopt general card reader/logger, just can use various cards thus.

Protecting cover 42 is installed on the support 50 of golf tee shape.

Microterminal 40 also comprises near detector 52, when the player near and when needing service detector 52 can detect, thereby reduce electricity needs.

Visual display device 44 provides feedback (for example accumulating score or obstacle situation) that the player imports information and establishment and clubhouse and other service suppliers to carry out the platform of interactive services.

Loudspeaker 54a and microphone 54b are provided, form an intercom system so that intercommunication function is convenient uses, and make the player can be directly and clubhouse (14 among Fig. 1) communicate.

Auxiliary keyboard 46 provides the device of an input batting information in system 10, and has increased functional by the request button; For example, these buttons can comprise the switch of intercom system 54a, b and be used for activating the switch (to require beverage or to require help) of buzzer in the clubhouse 14.

Place the rechargeable battery of support 50 to provide power for microterminal 40.Protecting cover 42 has solar panel in order to the electric power to battery charge or enhancing battery.

Microterminal 40 comprises the radio communications set (not shown) that has antenna 56, is used for communicating with the central computer (Fig. 1 12) that is positioned at clubhouse 14.Radio communications set provides between player and the clubhouse 14 effective and direct transfer path.Radio communication is first-selected, because it has been got rid of cable laying or has established the required expense of high-altitude cable (on golf course, do not wish to occur both of these case especially), but, need be appreciated that microterminal 40 should communicate via land transmission in which suitable place and clubhouse.

Card reader/logger 48 preferably reads smart card (being embedded with microchip in the card), but the back side has the card of magnetic stripe or magnetic stripe and microchip also all to be suitable for.Card reader/reorder equipment can be included card in and handle the contact card in the equipment, perhaps also can accept card from the outside and handle non-contact card.

Telephone receiver 58 is realized all call functions.

Video camera 60 is installed on the microterminal 40, the environment around being used to monitor.Be rotated from clubhouse 14 control video cameras 60, so that 360 ° viewing area to be provided.

In practice, before golf range game began, every player received a sheet smart card.These cards were issued at clubhouse 14 the same day or pre-games by other mechanisms.Mechanism as financial institution, can unite credit institute or loyalty program (loyalty program) and issue these smart cards in partnership.The particulars that each player is correlated with all are stored in the smart card.These information are in order to unique affirmation holder.The member of golf club receives is permanent card and the guest receives is the smart card of similar pay-per-use.

When starting the clock, players is finished the match in their first cave afterwards to second cave.Ball seat side in first cave does not have microterminal.

As player during, by the appearance that detects the player near detector 52 and activate microterminal 40 to prepare player's issued transaction near the microterminal 40 on second cave ball seat next door.Players is inserted into their smart card in the card reader/logger slot 48 of microterminal 40 successively.By on screen 44, showing an adequate information or a series of information, perhaps play the information that records by loudspeaker 54a, microterminal 40 indication players are imported the batting number in last cave.The language of smart card indication player first-selection, and if available, the information that records is just play with this language.The player keys in the batting number in last cave.Remove smart card from slot 48 then.The next bit player repeats this operation and the batting number input in last cave is finished up to all players.Shu Ru information can only be stored on the smart card like this, also can be sent on the computer 12 in the clubhouse 14, perhaps not only is stored on the smart card but also be sent in the computer 12.Along with the carrying out of match, players is finished the match in their each cave and is come then by the ball seat in next cave, is provided with other microterminals at this.

Have the described microterminal of present embodiment typical golf course view as shown in Figure 4.

In installation process, determine the position of each microterminal with location number.By the ball seat in the 9th cave, think that the microterminal that is associated with it is No. 8 terminals.To import the batting number in their the 8th cave in the other players of the ball seat in the 9th cave.By adopting this recognition methods, just do not need the player to import the location number of place hole, because the place terminal has automatically been imported location number for it.If players fails to import its score on next ball seat side, then microterminal thinks that last cave does not have score.Microterminal instructs the player to carry out importing for corresponding hole the process of suitable score.

Similarly, a kind of variant of used microterminal can be used as the attachment device use that plays golf with automobile 62 (as shown in Figure 5) on the court.This terminal 64 that is permanently affixed on the automobile 62 have with the court on equal functional of used microterminal.

In case the player has finished the match of whole holes, then smart card is inserted in the service booth (kiosk) of clubhouse.This service booth check player's the identity and the batting number of each hole.Score is submitted to national obstacle database 24 with player's information.The in store all national fault recordings of this database.

In a preferred embodiment, the service booth of clubhouse can also be printed the score inventory for the player, prints current complaint message, provides private smart card to member and guest, and takes on the place of communicating by letter of internet connection and E-mail communication.

Randomly, smart card can be contactless, therefore the player can be placed on card in the his or her pocket (perhaps card being displayed on automobile or sack at golf), when he or she when the microterminal, card reader identifies the existence of card and automatically reads player's ID.This player imports the batting number and proceeds match then.

Alternatively, player's ID and batting number also can directly be input in the microterminal by hand, and all then data are stored in the central computer 12 of clubhouse 14.

Microterminal can also provide many-sided to go up service for players.If something unexpected happened on the court accident or emergency (perhaps owing to any other reason), then players can be come nearest microterminal place and be pressed the intercom system button.This has just connected the two-wire session with the clubhouse office worker, suitable, reaction rapidly that the office worker of clubhouse will make.This service is with sizable minimizing reaction time.

For example, under the weather of sweltering heat, the player only presses the conversational system button and just can provide beverage to the clubhouse requirement at any hole place.The office worker who receives this request can react in view of the above.

In addition, microterminal also provides service for clubhouse.These services comprise the plan service, and wherein every player of clubhouse monitoring advances and passes through the court.Central computer 12 is equipped with monitoring and plan software, is used to monitor advancing and communicating with microterminal of every player.Thereby the office worker of golf course just can be warned and occur congested on the court or congested possibility takes place.When the player imported microterminal with its score, the monitoring system of clubhouse just received a signal.This terminal transmits the information of the unique identity of relevant player, hole position and batting number then.According to these information, the office worker of clubhouse just can monitor the progress of match and arrange the new player to enter the court effectively.This processing method has alleviated bottleneck problem and has made the other step of ball seat simple and effective.

The service booth of clubhouse can provide multiple service, comprises between information, is the facility that comprehensive golf information is provided to the player between information.Service booth is connected with the golf information database, and information wherein comprises the information of relevant clubhouse especially.This information be customization and also be unique for each clubhouse.

In addition, before taking the field, players can be checked the layout in whole court.They can alternatively pass the virtual court that is marked with difficult point.This information allows players can just be familiar with the court situation in early days in person.

If this service has extra interests, that is because make the player stop the chance of just having represented Commdity advertisement sale/retail for more time at clubhouse.

The complaint message of representing with a large amount of graphical methods also can be printed by consequent permanent recording.

Service booth is the Network Interface Unit with national obstacle database.Checking is carried out obstacle and is calculated from the score data of smart card, then the result is submitted to national data base with storage.

Service booth is also got ready for the internet.The player can not only search for golf information on the WWW, and can send e-mails.

Players can utilize service booth to obtain private smart card at once before they compete.After being input to player's particulars in the online electrical form, service booth and national obstacle database communication are so that discern and enrollment process.Service booth has built-in Electrofax, card privatization and smart card active device.It can take a photo to the player, in the inter-process digital picture, prints player's picture on card, prints the sign of golf club on card, then this sheet smart card is carried out initialization.Subsequently, this card is distributed to the player and gets ready for automatic storing step.

Therefore, the service booth of clubhouse is just taken on a unmanned card delivery stations that participates in.

Fig. 6 is the system configuration 70 that golf course and player's system 10 is arranged of the present invention.

Therefore, system 10 makes the score automation of golf and raises the efficiency, and score and other system, network and equipment are integrated.So the golf player just has more time to concentrate one's energy to compete and enjoys the enjoyment of match, and their score of record that manually on paper, takes notes with a pencil of needn't losing time.Their score also will be stored by electricity, and their obstacle situation is also automatically calculated.In addition, there is one directly to be connected and communication path between the players on clubhouse and the golf course.

Other application of this system (or its variant) comprising: 1) various other matches: for example, mini golf ball, wherein microterminal is applicable to the mini terminal of mini golf ball.Terminal on this equipment and the golf course is moved in the same way, is used to make the score process automation; 2) security: a microterminal of revising can be placed on remote area or place, these local security personnel with specific frequency monitoring registration scenarios.A center system monitor both transactions is handled; 3) auto rally: microterminal goes for a plurality of websites and is the situation of standard by the result of time decision.In auto rally, smart card is inserted into the microterminal that is arranged in each place, terminus.The transmission of competition time, speed and other important informations is connected via radio communication and is sent to central database.The central monitoring system actual figure it is calculated that and shows with multiple form.The automobile of participating in rally also is equipped with movably microterminal, and its performance and the situation of advancing are all monitored; 4) the inner displaying: in inside was showed, microterminal can be used as data logging equipment.Smart card is inserted in the microterminal and is loaded into the information in transaction goods yard.Similarly, terminal also can be downloaded the information of participating in the inner people who shows from card; 5) finance is reloaded terminal: microterminal can be placed on arbitrary street corner and reload terminal as finance.In this case, client inserts its smart card terminal and requires money is downloaded in the card.Microterminal carries out wireless (or other modes) with financial institution or financial settlement mechanism and communicates by letter with the line operate of going forward side by side of obtaining the authorization.

Those skilled in the art can make amendment at an easy rate within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to by the described indivedual embodiment of above-mentioned example.

Claims

1. data gathering system comprises:

Electronics central data collection device is used for accumulation, storage and operating data;

A plurality of data input devices are used for long-range input data; With

Communicator is used for communicating between described data input device and described transacter, and wherein, data can be input in described any data input device by the user, and input data wherein are sent to described transacter.

2. data gathering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described system further is sent to one or more described data input devices with data from described transacter.

3. data gathering system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein, described each data input device all comprises identity device, is used for any data that are input to described data input device are carried out mark with data label.

4. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described transacter comprises storage device, is used to store the data that described and described label is associated.

5. as claim 3 or the described data gathering system of claim 4, wherein, described label indicates the people's of the described data of input identity.

6. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described each data input device all comprises card fetch device, is used to read data card.

7. transacter as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described card is stored described data label.

8. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described each data input device all comprises the card record device, is used for storing on data card data, and stored data described herein can be the data that send from described transacter.

9. data gathering system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described card record device comprises the intelligent cards tape deck.

10. as claim 6 or the described data gathering system of claim 7, wherein, described card fetch device comprises the intelligent cards reading device.

11. data gathering system as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described each data input device is exercisable, and any data that are input in the described data input device are associated with the reference data that is read out from described smart card by described intelligent cards reading device.

12. data gathering system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described reference data is corresponding to the described data of input and hold the people's of described smart card identity.

13. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described data comprise the hole data.

14. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described each data input device all comprises data entry terminal, this terminal comprises keyboard or auxiliary keyboard and visual display device.

15. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described each data input device all comprises near checkout gear, when the user should can detect near checkout gear when a certain data input device, thereby have only the some parts of described system when described user needs to power up automatically, and discern the position of described user or described data input device.

16. as the described data gathering system of any one claim of front, wherein, described communicator comprises radio communication device.

17. a golf scoring system comprises:

A plurality of score input terminals are used for the score that long-range input plays golf;

18. golf scoring as claimed in claim 17 system, wherein, described communicator comprises radio communications set, so that described terminal and described central computer can carry out radio communication.

19. as claim 17 or 18 described golf scoring systems, wherein, described communicator is a bidirectional communication apparatus, so that described central computer can transmit the data that contain add up score and/or obstacle number to described terminal.

20. as any one described golf scoring system in the claim 17 to 19, wherein, described each terminal all comprises identity device, and each score that is input to described terminal is carried out mark with corresponding data identification label.

21. golf scoring as claimed in claim 20 system, wherein, described central computer is exercisable, so that the data identification label that storage is associated with described score.

22. as claim 20 or 21 described golf scoring systems, wherein, described each label all shows the people's of input phase reserved portion identity.

23. as any one described golf scoring system in the claim 17 to 22, wherein, described each terminal all comprises intelligence card reader, is used for reading data from smart card.

24. as any one described golf scoring system in the claim 17 to 23, wherein, described each terminal all comprises the intelligent cards logger, is used for storing data into smart card.

25. golf scoring as claimed in claim 24 system, wherein, described stored data are the data that send from described central computer, and score data or obstacle data for example add up.

26. as claim 24 or 25 described golf scoring systems, wherein, described system comprises described smart card.

27. golf scoring as claimed in claim 23 system, wherein, described each terminal is exercisable, associates so that will be input to any data and the reference data of described terminal, and this reference data is read from described smart card by described intelligence card reader.

28. golf scoring as claimed in claim 27 system, wherein, described reference data and described certain score of input and to hold people's the identity of described smart card corresponding.

29. as any one described golf scoring system in the claim 17 to 28, wherein, described central computer is connected on the computer network, so that the data of storing on described central computer can be by remote access, and/or described central computer also can visit the golf data of remote storage.

30. a golf scoring system comprises:

The golf course that has clubhouse;

31. a method that is used for golf scoring may further comprise the steps:

Remotely score is input to the score input terminal;

Described score is sent to central score from described terminal collects computer, the score of golf is accumulated, stored and handles;

Described score is stored on the described central computer.

32. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 31 comprises by described central computer and calculates the accumulation score.

33. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 32 comprises described accumulation score is sent to described input terminal from described central computer.

34., comprise by described central computer dyscalculia data as any one described golf scoring method in the claim 31 to 33.

35. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 34 comprises described obstacle data are sent to described terminal from described central computer.

36., be included in a plurality of described input terminals that distribute on the golf course as any one described golf scoring method in the claim 31 to 35.

37. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 36 is imported described score after each hole that is included in described golf course is finished gradually increasedly.

38. as any one described golf scoring method in the claim 31 to 37, comprise recognition data is input in the input terminal that is associated with described score, and the data of storing described score and calculating, discern according to described recognition data thus.

39. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 38, wherein, described input recognition data comprises from smart card and reads described recognition data.

40. golf scoring method as claimed in claim 39 is included in the described score of storage on the described smart card.