EP 0336839 A1 19891011 - A golf parcours simulating device.
Title (en)
A golf parcours simulating device.
Title (de)
Golfparcourssimulationsanlage.
Title (fr)
Dispositif simulant un parcours de golf.
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 8804617 A 19880407
Abstract (en)
The golf course simulator comprises a track (5) between a driving point (3) and a fronton (8). The track (5) comprises a multiplicity of holes (6) which can be covered. The fronton (8) marks the boundary of a virtual space where a target hole is located in the first phase of the game, where the shots are long range shots, and a real space, where the target hole is represented by the opening of a hole (7), when the player is sufficiently close to the target hole. A suitably programmed computer (11) controls the simulator. For long range shots, the driving point (3) comprises a ball detector, and the fronton (8) comprises an impact-detecting matrix. The measurement of the duration between the departure of the ball and the impact on the fronton (8) at a known distance and the location of the impact on the fronton provides information on the initial velocity, lift and deviation which allows the arrival of the ball in the virtual space to be determined, and target parameters to be deduced from these. When the target hole is in the real space, a hole (7) is open, and the driving length, detected by detectors (10) distributed along the track, results in the opening of another hole, corresponding to the remaining distance to be travelled. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63B 67/02 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63B 24/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 69/36 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 69/3658 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 69/3676 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 67/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 69/3652 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2024/0031 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2024/0037 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2067/025 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/24 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/53 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/80 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/801 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2783999 A 19570305 - SIMJIAN LUTHER G
- [A] DE 2831383 A1 19790208 - WILSON ROBERT FRANKLIN
- [A] US 3655202 A 19720411 - GAUTRAUD MICHAEL G, et al
- [A] US 4192510 A 19800311 - MILLER FRANKLIN C [US]
- [A] US 3639923 A 19720208 - STEWART ALBERT A
- [A] GB 2015351 A 19790912 - WEBB F C, et al
- [AD] US 3601407 A 19710824 - LORRANCE ARTHUR
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0336839 A1 19891011; EP 0336839 B1 19920805; AT E79046 T1 19920815; DE 68902345 D1 19920910; DE 68902345 T2 19930107; ES 2033533 T3 19930316; FR 2629725 A1 19891013; FR 2629725 B1 19910315; JP H0211178 A 19900116; JP H0532074 B2 19930514; US 5024441 A 19910618
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89400933 A 19890405; AT 89400933 T 19890405; DE 68902345 T 19890405; ES 89400933 T 19890405; FR 8804617 A 19880407; JP 8713589 A 19890407; US 33325889 A 19890405