US 12,403,379 B1
Electronic conversion, consolidation and coordination of tour player documents, scoring, ruling and notification functions
Arthur Long, IV, Knoxville, TN (US); and Arthur Long, III, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed by Arthur Long, IV, Knoxville, TN (US); and Arthur Long, III, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,408.
Application 18/590,408 is a continuation of application No. 16/234,851, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/642,352, filed on Mar. 13, 2018.
Int. Cl. A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 71/0669 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0691 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic system for recording and auditing golf scores, the system comprising:
a first portable player handheld device and a second portable player handheld device each including a user interface and a control system in operable communication with the user interface, the control system including computer operable instructions and a processor, wherein the processor of the first portable player handheld device is configured to receive a name of a first user inputting data into the first portable player handheld device and a name of a second user inputting data into the second portable player handheld device, wherein the computer operable instructions are configured to cause the processor to:
require a confirmatory input or action be received through the user interface of the first portable player handheld device that the name of the first user and the name of the second user are correct;
allow the first user to input through the user interface of the first portable player handheld device marker score data regarding a score of the second user,
allow the second user to input through the user interface of the second portable player handheld device user score data regarding the score of the second user,
if the name of the first user has been received by the processor, the name of the second user has been received by the processor, and the confirmatory input or action has been received by the processor, compare the marker score data to the user score data, and
generate an output warning signal in response to a conflict between the marker score data and the user score data.