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Granted Patent B2
US 12,415,132 · App. 17/964,656 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Systems and methods for playing golf

Inventor: Michael T. McDonnell (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
A63F13/573A63F13/65A63F13/812H04L9/50A63F2300/8082H04L2209/56
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Patent No.
US 12,415,132
App. No.
17/964,656
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of playing golf in a virtual environment. The method includes the step of providing an online platform that is displayed on a user interface of a user device. The online platform presents a virtual golf course in the virtual environment. The method also includes the step of providing access to a virtual golf club in the virtual golf course that corresponds to a physical golf club. The method further includes receiving performance data captured by a user controller, generating a digital response in the virtual golf course based on the performance data captured by at least one sensor in communication with the user controller, generating a non-fungible token associated with metadata and a digital object based on the performance data captured by at least one sensor in communication with the user controller, and minting the non-fungible token to a blockchain network.

Claims (8)

1. A method of playing golf in a virtual environment, the method comprising:

providing an online platform that is displayed on a user interface of a user device, wherein the online platform presents a virtual golf course in the virtual environment;

providing access to a virtual golf club in the virtual golf course that corresponds to a physical golf club using a code that is provided upon purchase of the physical golf club, wherein the virtual golf club has substantially the same metrics as the corresponding physical golf club;

receiving performance data captured by at least one sensor in communication with a user controller;

generating a digital response in the virtual golf course based on the performance data;

generating a non-fungible token associated with metadata and a digital object based on the performance data; and

minting the non-fungible token to a blockchain network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual golf course is a 3D virtual golf course.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: MCDONNELL, MICHAEL T.
To: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 061440/0056 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63331363 · Apr 15, 2022
Related Publication 20240091646A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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