System and device for golf swing practising and gaming

Abstract

The invention relates to a golf practising and gaming system, comprising a golf swing analysis device configured for analysing a golf swing and generating golf swing data comprising at least characteristics of said golf swing, an electronic key device for accessing said system on the basis of access data and credit amount data stored on the key device, and wherein the key is further configured for storing at least a part of the golf swing data.

1 . A golf practising and gaming system, comprising: 
 a golf swing analysis device configured for analysing a golf swing and generating golf swing data comprising at least characteristics of said golf swing;    an electronic key device for accessing said system on the basis of access data and credit amount data stored on the key device; and    wherein the key is further configured for storing at least a part of the golf swing data.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the golf swing data relate to at least one of: 
 a golf club speed;    a golf club angle;    a golf club position relative to a golf ball at impact.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to at least one of the group of: 
 increasing the credit amount by making a payment at a location configured thereto, which payment is subsequently added to the stored credit amount;    increasing the credit amount by transferring credit from a credit card to the key device;    increasing the credit amount based on golf performance;    increasing the credit amount at random;    decreasing the credit amount based on a time of use of the system.    
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the key device is further configured to store transaction data of practising or gaming sessions performed on said system.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the key device is further configured to store golf score data.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to, before storing, encrypt at least one of: access data; credit amount data; golf swing data; transaction data; golf score data.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the golf swing analysis device is coupled to a processing device for simulating an effect of a golf swing on a virtual golf ball in a virtual golf environment based on the golf swing data.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , configured to be coupled to a website, said website comprising a database associated therewith for storing at least golf score data.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the database comprises a ranking of golf score data for setting up a competition.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the competition is a hole-in-one competition, wherein the golf score data comprise data regarding hole-in-one scores.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the competition is a jackpot competition, wherein a prize amount of said jackpot is at least partly a credit amount deducted from a key device.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein at least part of the competition is a real-life golf competition.  
   
   
       13 . Electronic key device for accessing at least part of a golf practising and gaming system on the basis of access data and a credit amount stored on said key device, wherein said key device is further configured for storing golf swing data.  
   
   
       14 . The key device of  claim 1 , wherein the golf swing data comprise at least one of: 
 a golf club speed;    a golf club angle; or    a golf club position relative to a golf ball at impact.    
   
   
       15 . The key device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is implemented on a USB memory device.