Virtual Shape Overlay for Real-Time Golf Wagering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf wagering systems lack innovative and engaging ways for spectators and players to place real-time bets on golf events, limiting the excitement and interaction with the game.
Innovation Solution
A mobile application-based sports wagering system that generates virtual shapes on a real-time golf course image, allowing users to select and bet on specific regions with associated values, using a processor to overlay virtual shapes on real-world images and track golf ball movements, facilitating real-time wagering and payouts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtual shapes are overlaid on real-time golf course images to enable betting, then user engagement and interaction are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent overlays virtual shapes (such as grids, circles, or other graphical representations) onto real-time images of the golf course through image processing and visualization techniques. These virtual shapes are nested within the visual field of the golf course imagery, allowing users to see both the real course layout and the betting zones simultaneously. The virtual shapes are rendered at appropriate scales and positions to maintain spatial relationship with actual golf course features while providing betting options.
2Productivity
If real-time wagering options are provided on golf events, then excitement and interaction are enhanced, but the complexity of tracking and processing bets increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the golf course into multiple distinct zones or regions, each represented by a separate virtual shape with specific betting parameters. These segmented zones allow users to place bets on specific areas (such as different parts of the green, fairway, or rough) independently. Each zone is assigned unique characteristics such as odds, stakes, or payout ratios, enabling diverse wagering options while maintaining manageable processing through structured data organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the actual golf shot outcomes and compares them against the virtual shape zones to determine bet results. Real-time feedback is provided to users through the interface, showing whether the golf ball landed within the selected virtual zones and accordingly determining wager outcomes. This feedback mechanism enables immediate resolution of bets while maintaining clear logic for processing results.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for wagering including a server computing device including a processor; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause a virtual representation of a region of a golf course to be displayed on a user device; determine one or more virtual shapes; determine a value associated respectively with each of the one or more virtual shapes; cause the user device to display the one or more virtual shapes over the virtual representation; cause the user device to display the one or more values associated respectively with the one or virtual shapes; and receive a bet selection from the user device.