US 11,691,064 B2
Distance calculator devices and methods for golf practice ranges
Dale Timm, Solana Beach, CA (US); Mike Cassiano, Solana Beach, CA (US); Troy L. Parish, San Diego, CA (US); and David Walker, Solana Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to FLAGD Golf, Inc., Solana Beach, CA (US)
Filed by FLAGD Golf, Inc., Solana Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,097.
Application 17/560,097 is a continuation of application No. 17/035,303, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,235,222.
Application 17/035,303 is a continuation of application No. 16/566,755, filed on Sep. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,814,201, issued on Oct. 27, 2020.
Application 16/566,755 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/043752, filed on Jul. 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,312, filed on Jul. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0111280 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A63B 57/00 (2015.01); G01S 19/19 (2010.01)
CPC A63B 69/36 (2013.01) [A63B 57/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/19 (2013.01); A63B 69/3605 (2020.08)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of calculating distances on a golf course, comprising:
positioning a first distance calculator at a target on a golf course;
initiating global positioning system calculation of a target position with a global positioning system receiver of the first distance calculator and determining the target position while the first distance calculator is positioned at the target;
storing the target position into a memory storage of the first distance calculator;
positioning the first distance calculator at a hitting position;
initiating a command of the first distance calculator and initiating global positioning system calculation of the hitting position and receiving global positioning system satellite signal data with the global positioning system receiver of the first distance calculator and determining the coordinates of the hitting position with the first distance calculator disposed at the hitting position; and
transmitting the target position through a communication link of the first distance calculator to a communication link of a second distance calculator.