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Virtual golf simulation device and method for the same

US8585477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2010
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2071/068
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A virtual golf simulation device and a method for the same are disclosed. The virtual golf simulation device includes a sensor for sensing flight of a ball hit by a golfer, an image processor for processing a simulated image of a virtual golf course and a simulated image of a flight trajectory of the ball sensed by the sensor, a database including a text storing part for storing text data corresponding to predetermined voice guides to determined text data among the text data stored in the text storing part to voice, and a controller for identifying a situation to trigger voice guidance to the golfer, extracting or extracting and combining the predetermined text data, and outputting the extracted or combined text data to the voice converter.

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