Wearable computing devices for assisting a user in playing a round of golf

Abstract

A wearable computing device for assisting a user in playing a round of golf, according to various embodiments, is configured to receive information about a particular golf player and the golf course the particular golf player is playing, including information about a particular hole of the golf course. The wearable device may be configured to generate customized advice based on the information. In various embodiments, the wearable computing device is configured to generate a graphical representation of the particular hole and the location of the particular player's ball on a display of the wearable device. The wearable computing device may be configured to keep score by receiving, from the golf player, a verbal indication that the golf player is taking, or will soon take, a stroke on a particular golf hole, and then calculating the number of strokes the golf player has taken.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving information regarding a particular golf player, the particular golf player information comprising one or more types of information selected from a group consisting of: (1) a performance of the particular golf player on one or more particular golf courses; (2) a handicap of the particular golf player; (3) a tendency of the particular golf player to hit a slice when playing golf; (4) a tendency of the particular golf player to hit a hook when playing golf; and (5) a tendency of a golf play of the particular golf player to change when the particular golf player plays in one or more inclement playing conditions;   receiving information regarding a particular hole of a particular golf course that the particular golf player is currently playing;   using the information regarding the particular golf player and the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course to generate customized advice for playing the particular hole, the customized advice being customized for the particular golf player based at least in part on the golf player information; and   communicating the customized advice to the golf player via a computer system that is integrated into a set of computerized eyewear as the particular golf player plays the particular golf hole.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information regarding the particular golf player comprises information regarding the golf player's past play on the particular hole on the particular golf course; and   the computer-readable medium further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 using the information regarding the golf player's past play on the particular hole to determine a recommendation as to where the golf player should aim when executing a particular shot while playing the particular hole; and 
 communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into a set of computerized eyewear before the user executes the particular shot. 
   
     
     
         3 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the golf player information comprises information regarding the player's tendency to hit a hook or slice when playing golf; and   the step of determining a recommendation as to where the golf player should aim when executing a particular shot while playing the particular hole comprises using the information regarding the player's tendency to hit a hook or slice when playing golf to determine the recommendation.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 2 , wherein the particular shot is a tee shot. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information regarding the particular golf player comprises information regarding the golf player's past play on the particular hole on the particular golf course;   the computer-readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 using the information regarding the golf player's past play on the particular hole to determine a recommendation as to which club to use while executing a particular shot on the particular hole; and 
 before the user executes the particular shot, communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into a set of computerized eyewear. 
   
     
     
         6 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course comprises current green conditions on the particular hole;   the information regarding the particular golf player comprises information regarding the golf player's past putting performance on green conditions that are similar to the current green conditions;   the computer-readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 using both the current green conditions on the particular hole and the information regarding the golf player's past putting performance on green conditions that are similar to the current green conditions to determine a recommendation as to a club speed to use while putting on the particular hole; and 
 communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into a set of computerized eyewear as the user plays the particular hole. 
   
     
     
         7 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving information regarding the play of one or more other players as the one or more other players played the particular hole;   using the information regarding the play of the particular hole by one or more other players to determine a recommendation as to which club to use while executing a particular shot on the particular hole; and   communicating the recommendation to the user via a communications system that is integrated into the set of computerized eyewear before the user executes the particular shot.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , further storing computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving information regarding the play of one or more other players as the one or more other players played the particular hole;   using the information regarding the play of the particular hole by one or more other players to determine a recommendation as to where to aim while executing a particular shot on the particular hole; and   communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into the set of computerized eyewear before the user executes the particular shot.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 obtaining information regarding the current weather conditions at the particular golf course;   obtaining information regarding the golf player's past play in weather conditions that are similar to the current weather conditions at the particular golf course;   using both the information regarding the current weather conditions at the particular golf course and the information regarding the golf player's past play in similar weather conditions to determine a recommendation as to how to play the particular hole; and   communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into the set of computerized eyewear before the user executes the particular shot.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 obtaining information regarding current wind conditions at the golf course;   using the current wind conditions to determine a recommendation as to how to play the particular hole; and   communicating the recommendation to the user via a computer system that is integrated into the set of computerized eyewear before the user executes the particular shot.   
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving golf ball position information from a GPS unit regarding the position of the player's ball before the player takes each stroke as they play the particular hole of golf;   storing the golf ball position information in memory; and   after storing the golf ball position information in memory, displaying the golf ball position information to the user via a display associated with the computer system.   
     
     
         12 . A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving information regarding a particular hole of a particular golf course;   receiving information regarding a particular location of a particular player's ball on the particular hole of the particular golf course;   using the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course and the information regarding the particular location of the particular player's ball to generate a graphical representation of: (1) the particular hole of the particular golf course, the graphical representation comprising a fairway, a green, and a pin location, each of which is associated with the particular hole; and (2) the location of the player's ball on the particular hole; and   displaying the graphical representation on a display of a computerized set of eyewear that is worn by the particular player as the particular player plays the particular hole.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the graphical representation comprises a graphical representation of the ball that is displayed in an overlayed manner on a graphical representation of the particular hole. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the particular location of the particular player's ball is a current location of the player's ball as the particular player plays the particular hole. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the particular player is a first player; and   the computer-readable medium further stores computer-executable instructions for:
 receiving information regarding a particular location of a second player's ball on the particular hole of the particular golf course; 
 using the information regarding the particular hole of the particular golf course and the information regarding the particular location of the second player's ball to generate a graphical representation of: (1) the particular hole of the particular golf course, the graphical representation comprising a fairway, a green, and a pin location, each of which is associated with the particular hole; and (2) the location of the second player's ball on the particular hole; and 
 displaying the graphical representation on a display of a computerized set of eyewear that is worn by the second player as the second player plays the particular hole. 
   
     
     
         16 . A computerized golf scoring system comprising:
 a computerized set of eyewear comprising:
 at least one processor; 
 memory; and 
 a display operatively connected to display information provided by the at least one processor, wherein the computerized set of eyewear is adapted for: 
   receiving, from the golf player, a verbal indication that the golf player is about to take, has taken, or is the process of taking a stroke on a particular hole of golf; and   communicating, to the golf player, the golf player's score for the particular hole, wherein the golf player's score for the particular hole has been calculated by the computerized golf scoring system based, at least in part, on the verbal indication that the golf player is about to take, has taken, or is in the process of taking a stroke on the particular hole of golf.   
     
     
         17 . The computerized golf scoring system of  claim 16 , wherein the step of communicating the golf player's score comprises displaying the golf player's score on the display of the computerized set of eyewear. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized golf scoring system of  claim 16 , wherein the computerized golf scoring system is further configured for:
 in response to receiving the verbal indication, facilitating receipt of an indication of the golf player's current physical position;   storing the physical position to memory;   using the player's physical position to generate a visual indication of the player's physical position on the particular hole as the player is playing the particular hole, the visual indication comprising a visual representation of the particular hole's fairway, green, and current pin position; and   displaying, on the display of the computerized set of eyewear, the visual indication of the player's physical position along with the visual representation of the particular hole's fairway, green, and current pin position so that the visual indication and the visual representation communicate the player's physical position on the hole.   
     
     
         19 . The computerized golf scoring system of  claim 16 , wherein the computerized golf scoring system is further configured for generating a visual hole summary for the particular hole that visually indicates the player's respective physical position as the player took each of a plurality of strokes on the particular hole, the visual hole summary comprising, for each respective stroke on the hole, a visual indication of the player's respective physical position as the player took the respective stroke along with the visual representation of the particular hole's fairway, green, and current pin position so that the visual indication and the visual representation communicate each of the respective player physical positions as the player played the hole. 
     
     
         20 . The computerized golf scoring system of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the computerized golf scoring system further comprises a remote server; and   the remote server is configured to calculate the golf player's score for the particular hole.