AI-Integrated Digital Golf Assistant for Enhanced Game Experience

Publication ID: 24-11857860_0003_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “AI-Integrated Digital Golf Assistant for Enhanced Game Experience,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857860_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857860_0003_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,860.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A synergistic system that combines a digital golf assistant with AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies to provide personalized coaching, optimized course management, and enhanced game analysis for golfers of all skill levels.

Background and Problem Solved

Traditional digital golf assistants have limited capabilities, failing to provide comprehensive game analysis, personalized coaching, and social interaction. The original patent addressed some of these limitations, but the new inventive concept takes a significant leap forward by integrating distinct technologies to create a more powerful and holistic system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The AI-integrated digital golf assistant comprises a digital golf assistant module, an AI-powered golf swing analyzer, an IoT-enabled wearable device, and a blockchain-based social network. The system analyzes user swing data, course terrain, and game statistics to provide personalized coaching tips, customized training plans, and real-time feedback. The blockchain-based social network enables golfers to share and compare their achievements, fostering a sense of community and competition. The IoT-enabled wearable device tracks user performance and progress over time, providing valuable insights for game improvement.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new inventive concept introduces a novel combination of AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies, which significantly enhances the capabilities of traditional digital golf assistants. The integration of these distinct technologies provides a non-obvious solution to the limitations of existing systems, offering a more comprehensive and personalized golf game experience.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include integrating the digital golf assistant with virtual or augmented reality platforms to provide immersive training experiences. Variations may include using different AI algorithms or machine learning models to analyze user data, or incorporating additional sensors or wearables to track user performance.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The AI-integrated digital golf assistant has significant commercial potential in the golf industry, targeting professional and amateur golfers alike. The system's ability to provide personalized coaching, optimized course management, and enhanced game analysis makes it an attractive solution for golf courses, country clubs, and golf equipment manufacturers. The market potential is substantial, with an estimated global golf industry size of over $70 billion.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A63	A63B71/0616
A	A63	A63B24/0021
A	A63	A63B69/36
A	A63	A63B69/3605
A	A63	A63B71/0622
H	H04	H04M1/72457
A	A63	A63B2024/0025
A	A63	A63B2220/12
A	A63	A63B2220/40
A	A63	A63B2225/50
A	A63	A63B2225/74
H	H04	H04M1/72427

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Digital sports performance tracking and analysis technologies, specifically golf-related mobile applications and performance measurement systems, involving software engineering, machine learning, IoT sensor integration, and sports analytics

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled practitioner with expertise in mobile application development, sports performance tracking technologies, machine learning algorithms, sensor integration, and user experience design for athletic performance monitoring systems

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that integrating AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies into a digital golf assistant represents a predictable combination of known techniques for enhancing sports performance tracking systems. The source patent's foundational digital golf assistant framework provides a clear technological foundation that would naturally motivate incremental technological improvements through emerging technologies. The proposed variations represent logical extensions of existing digital sports performance tracking methodologies.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Electronic scorecard functionality with ability metrics tracking across multiple users

PTD Variation

AI-powered golf swing analyzer providing personalized coaching tips based on aggregated performance data

Obviousness Reasoning

Extending performance tracking to include AI-driven analysis is a predictable improvement using known machine learning techniques for pattern recognition and personalized feedback

Source Patent Element

Visual representation of user performance metrics

PTD Variation

Blockchain-based social network for sharing and comparing game statistics across multiple users

Obviousness Reasoning

Implementing distributed ledger technologies for performance tracking represents a straightforward technological evolution in data sharing and verification systems

Source Patent Element

Digital golf assistant on portable computing device

PTD Variation

IoT-enabled wearable device with real-time performance tracking and feedback

Obviousness Reasoning

Integrating sensor-based performance tracking into wearable technologies is a known technique for enhancing sports performance monitoring

Source Patent Element

Electronic performance metric aggregation

PTD Variation

Machine learning algorithms identifying trends and patterns in golf performance data

Obviousness Reasoning

Applying advanced data analysis techniques to sports performance metrics represents a predictable application of existing machine learning technologies

Source Patent Element

User interface for displaying performance metrics

PTD Variation

Virtual and augmented reality platforms for immersive training experiences

Obviousness Reasoning

Expanding user interfaces to include immersive technologies is a foreseeable progression in sports training and performance visualization

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857860 and the disclosed technological variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the proposed AI-integrated digital golf assistant system obvious and lacking inventive step. The combination of existing digital performance tracking methodologies with emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain represents a predictable evolution of known sports performance monitoring systems, thereby rendering potential patent claims obvious and unpatentable.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,860
Title	Digital golf assistant
Assignee(s)	NIKE, Inc.