ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,642, issued on Feb. 10.
"Golf platform for training and gaming" was invented by Mark Colangelo (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for detecting, tracking, measuring and analyzing putted golf balls and golfers' putting performance. The system includes a pole securable in a golf hole cup and a capturing device mounted on an upper portion of the pole. The capturing device includes at least one camera and a viewing screen and is for detecting, tracking, measuring and analyzing golf balls putted along the ground and associated golfer performance data. The camera detects a golf ball as it enters the camera field of view...