Golf aid including virtual caddy

摘要

A golf aid for assisting a user in selecting a golf club from a plurality of golf clubs includes a user tracking system configured to determine the location of a user on a golf course, a heads up display, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the user tracking system and with the heads up display, and is configured to determine a plurality of target locations on the golf course, with each of the plurality of target locations representing an ideal target for a different one of the plurality of golf clubs. The processor then displays an indicator at one of the plurality of target locations via the heads up display, such that the user perceives a portion of the indicator to be coincident with the corresponding one of the plurality of target locations.

主权项

1. A golf aid for assisting a user in selecting a golf club from a plurality of golf clubs for a golf shot on a golf course, the golf aid comprising:
a user tracking system configured to determine the location of the user on the golf course; a heads up display configured to be worn on the user's head, the heads up display having a display screen with a transparent display area configured to display an image within a field of view of the user when the heads up display is worn; and a processor in communication with the user tracking system and the heads up display, the processor being configured to:
maintain a representation of a topology of the golf course;determine a plurality of target locations on the golf course based on the determined location of the user;locate the plurality of target locations within the maintained representation of the topology of the golf course;determine a position of the heads up display relative to the golf course;construct a perspective view representation of the topology of the golf course at the determined position of the heads up display;synchronize the perspective view representation of the topology with at least a portion of the topology that is within the field of view of the user;identify, for each of the determined target locations, an ideal one of the plurality of golf clubs for use by the user for the golf shot; anddirect the heads up display to display an indicator of the ideal one of the golf clubs corresponding to at least one of the plurality of target locations, the indicator being displayed such that at least a portion of the indicator is coincident with the corresponding at least one of the plurality of target locations as the target location is visible through the transparent display area of the display screen, wherein the indicator is displayed positioned on the representation of the topology of the golf course at the corresponding target location such that the indicator contacts the synchronized topology within the field of view of the user.