Automated Golf Hole Verification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The need for in-person monitoring of golf holes to verify hole-in-one shots limits the ability to offer large rewards during events with many participants, increasing costs for both monitoring and insurance.
Innovation Solution
An integrated hole-in-one verification system that includes a recording device, activation device, and storage device to capture and review video and images of golf shots, allowing for automated verification of hole-in-one claims without human intervention, using solar-powered components and wireless communication to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a person monitors the golf hole to confirm whether a hole-in-one is valid, then the verification accuracy is improved, but the cost increases and the ability to offer rewards to large events is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human monitoring with an automated electronic verification system consisting of recording devices, storage devices, and claim devices. This substitution eliminates the need for personnel to physically monitor golf holes while maintaining verification accuracy through automated review of recorded evidence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the golf hole verification process through recorded evidence. Instead of requiring a person to witness and verify the hole-in-one in real-time, the system captures video or image recordings that can be reviewed later to confirm the validity of the claim, enabling automated verification without human intervention during the actual shot.
2Reliability
If in-person monitoring is used to verify hole-in-one shots, then claim verification is ensured, but the scalability to large events is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service verification where the recorded evidence automatically serves as proof for hole-in-one claims. Players can submit claims and the pre-recorded evidence is reviewed to verify validity, eliminating the need for manual monitoring personnel and enabling the system to handle unlimited numbers of participants simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by recording the golf shots in advance before any claims are made. The recording devices capture evidence of each shot as it occurs, so when a player submits a hole-in-one claim, the verification can be immediately performed by reviewing the already-recorded evidence, enabling rapid processing of claims across large events.
3Reliability
If insurance policies require person monitoring, then the insurance cost is covered, but the reward offering capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of person monitoring with an automated electronic verification system that provides equivalent or superior reliability. The recording and review devices ensure that insurance policy requirements are met through objective evidence capture, while eliminating the cost and limitations associated with human monitors, thereby enabling flexible reward offerings at events of any size.
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AI summary
An integrated hole-in-one verification system with progressive reward, wherein the integrated hole-in-one verification system is associated with a golf hole. The golf hole includes a tee box and a green. The green has a hole. The integrated hole-in-one verification system includes a recording device, an activation device, a storage device and a hole-in-one reward claim device. The recording device is capable of recording at least a portion of the tee box and at least a portion of the green where the hole is located. The activation device causes the recording device to be activated. The storage device receives the recording of at least the portion of the tee box and at least the portion of the green where the hole is located. A hole-in-one reward claim device that when activated causes review of the recording of at least the portion of the tee box and at least the portion of the green where the hole is located to verify the hole-in-one.