JP2010022622A - Portable golf navigation terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable golf navigation terminal for allowing golf play to smoothly progress. <P>SOLUTION: A portable golf navigation terminal includes: a memory 10 for storing golf course information including golf course position information, hole information, target position information, and obstacle information; a positioning satellite radio receiver 12 for receiving radiowave from a positioning satellite; an external connection part 15 for bidirectionally communicating with an external apparatus; a sensor part 11 for calculating an orientation; and also a calculation processor 7 for performing positioning processing to calculate a current position, communication processing with the external apparatus, processing to indicate the reading/writing of information to the memory 10. The calculation processor 7 calculates the current position, based on signals from the receiver 12, and also calculates a distance to a target and a distance to the obstacle. A display part 8 displays the distance to the target, the distance to the obstacle, and the hole information, and also a sound output part 17 outputs by sound the distance to the target and the distance to the obstacle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable navigation terminal for golf that provides navigation information to a player on a golf course.

Conventionally, a golf player has obtained information about a golf course to be played from a caddy accompanying the golf course. However, when the caddy does not accompany, the golf course information cannot be easily obtained, and the player plays while worrying about the layout diagram and the like, and thus the play delay is increased.
Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, an arithmetic processing unit that calculates the current position of the golf player using radio waves from a positioning satellite, and the distance between the current position of the player and the position of the pin (cup) can be displayed. There has been a navigation terminal for golf provided with a display unit.
JP-A-10-113415

  However, in order to make golf play proceed smoothly, there is still a problem that it takes time to operate the terminal. In other words, it is necessary for the golf player to check the display unit in order to confirm the distance from the current position to the target when the shot is taken, and obstacles such as bunker or pond between the current position of the player and the target position It is difficult to know the distance to the object immediately, and it is necessary to fill in a notepad etc. to record the weather and lawn conditions at the time of the shot as information other than the score after the shot or after play There was a problem such as a certain point.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a golf navigation terminal that allows golf play to proceed more smoothly by reducing terminal operations, player confirmation operations and recording operations.

  Golf course position information, hole information, target position information and golf course information including obstacle information are stored in advance, a positioning satellite wireless receiving unit capable of receiving radio waves from a positioning satellite, and an external device. An external connection unit capable of communication; a sensor unit for calculating a direction; a positioning process for calculating a current position based on a signal from the receiving unit; a communication process with an external device; and the storage An arithmetic processing unit that performs information read / write command processing to the unit, and operates a display unit that displays positioning processing information calculated by the processing unit, display switching of the display unit, and processing of the processing unit An operation unit; a voice output unit that outputs the obstacle distance and the target distance calculated by the processing unit by voice; and a voice input unit that inputs a voice of the golf player and transmits the voice to the storage unit. And above The current position is calculated based on the signal from the communication unit, the target distance and the obstacle distance are calculated by the processing unit, the target distance, the obstacle distance, and the hall information are displayed on the display unit, and the target is output from the voice output unit. The distance and obstacle distance are output by voice.

  Further, the golf course information is displayed on the display unit by automatically detecting the golf course where the golf player starts playing from the golf course position information stored in advance in the storage unit and the current position information calculated by the processing unit. If the search is interrupted, the geographical range corresponding to the current position is automatically displayed.

  Moreover, the said memory | storage part acquires and saves new golf course information other than the golf course information preserve | saved previously via the said external connection part.

  Further, the current position is continuously calculated from the received radio wave, and when the calculated current position falls within the tee ground range of the golf course information, the hole is automatically recognized.

  The display unit displays the target distance in real time, and the golf player operates the operation unit at a shot position, whereby the storage unit stores ball position information and is input by the voice input unit. The voice information of the golf player is stored.

  The ball position information and the golf player's voice information held in the storage unit are transmitted to the external device via the external connection unit by the operation of the operation unit.

  The external connection unit can output information recorded and held in the storage unit and current position information calculated by the processing unit to an external device.

  The above positioning satellite means a positioning satellite such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS.

  According to the portable navigation terminal for golf of the present invention, the golf player can know the distance to the target position or the distance to the obstacle without looking at the display unit. You can input the play status by voice. It is possible to reduce the player's action and hesitation and to smoothly advance golf play. Management of a golf course (golf course) can be smoothly advanced.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments.
FIG. 1 is an overall view of the appearance, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right side view, and (d) is a rear view.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a golf navigation portable terminal body of the present invention. Reference numeral 5 denotes a power switch. Reference numeral 6 denotes a power source such as a dry battery or a rechargeable battery (battery) serving as a power source. Reference numeral 8 denotes a monochrome liquid crystal display unit for providing information to the golf player. Reference numeral 9 denotes a button-like operation unit for performing an operation. An external device wired connection unit 14 connects a cable or the like when bidirectionally communicating with an external device such as a portable game machine or other computer information devices. Reference numeral 16 denotes a voice input unit such as a microphone that can input the voice of the golf player. Reference numeral 17 denotes an audio output unit such as a speaker that provides information to the golf player by audio.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram. Reference numeral 7 denotes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU that controls the entire operation. Reference numeral 10 denotes an internal storage unit 10A such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory that can repeatedly read and write information, and information stored in a small electronic medium 18 for storage such as a memory card and the small electronic This is a storage unit having an auxiliary storage unit 10B which is an auxiliary storage device such as a reader / writer drive capable of reading and writing information with respect to the medium 18. Reference numeral 11 includes a direction sensor unit 11A and an acceleration sensor unit 11B, and is a sensor unit for calculating the direction and direction in which the terminal body 1 is facing. Reference numeral 12 denotes a positioning satellite wireless receiving unit (hereinafter also referred to as a receiving unit) capable of receiving radio waves from a positioning satellite. An external connection unit 15 includes an external device wireless connection unit 13 capable of two-way communication with an external device wirelessly and an external device wired connection unit 14.

  The processing unit 7 includes a positioning process for calculating the current position based on a signal from the receiving unit 12, a communication process for performing two-way communication with an external device via the external connection unit 15, and reading / writing information to the storage unit 10. Command processing.

  The positioning satellite is a positioning satellite such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS, or a stationary satellite for positioning.

The storage unit 10 stores fixed data and variable data as shown in Table 1 below.
The fixed data is data stored (stored) in the storage unit 10 in advance.
Variable data is stored in the storage unit 10 so that additional data can be stored by using data that can be overwritten and corrected among data stored in advance or information (data) obtained from the external connection unit 15 or the small electronic medium 18 Data that is (retained). It can also be said that the information obtained through the external connection unit 15 or the information stored in the small electronic medium 18 is used.

  In the storage unit 10, golf course information including golf course position information, hole information, target position information, obstacle position information, and the like is stored in advance.

  The hole information is a hole number (name) associated with latitude / longitude (coordinates) and a specified number of hits (number of pars) of the hole.

  The target position information is information on a position that the player uses as a mark or a target. The latitude / longitude of the edge of the green, the latitude / longitude of the center of the green (the center of gravity obtained from the area of the green), the dog The latitude / longitude of the center of the leg (turning angle), the latitude / longitude of the target held in the storage unit 10 via the external connection unit 15 or the small electronic medium 18, and the like.

  The green edge refers to the latitude / longitude (coordinates) of the front edge (front edge) of the green at the shortest distance from the tee ground and the latitude / longitude of the farthest green edge (back edge). (Coordinates). Further, the latitude / longitude of the target means the position (latitude / longitude) of the pin (cup) on the play day provided by the administrator of the golf course (golf course), the player (the operation of the operation unit 9, It is the latitude / longitude of the target (strength, strategy) position or the position to be noted on the course that is selected or set by itself (connected to an external device).

  Obstacle location information is the position of the edge of a bunker, pond, stream, or other obstacle (hazard) such as a plant, and the latitude and longitude (coordinates) of the edge at the shortest distance from the tee ground to the obstacle It is. In addition, it is good also as the latitude and longitude of the gravity center position (center position) of an area.

The golf course position information is the range of the golf course (golf course) according to the latitude and longitude, the name of the golf course (golf course) associated with the latitude and longitude, the information registration year, the number of courses in the golf course, and the course name , The range by the minimum latitude / longitude of the course, the number of holes in the course, the number of hazards (obstacles) in the hole, the number of greens in the hole, the number of tees (tea grounds) in the hole, the latitude of the center of the tee ground The longitude, the range of the tee ground, and the latitude / longitude of the border (edge) between the fairway and the rough although not shown in Table 1.
The range of the tee ground is a range of a circle (circle) larger than the tee ground with the center of the tee ground as the center of the range. It is also called a tea ground circle.
The course is the name of a plurality of holes (9 hole units). For example, it is called out-course or in-course.

In addition, prefecture information and block area information are stored.
The prefecture information is the name of the prefecture associated with the latitude / longitude range and the latitude / longitude of the prefecture.
The block area information is an area divided into 6 blocks such as Hokkaido / Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, China / Shikoku, and Kyushu / Okinawa. Further, a place name outside Japan, for example, a region name or country name such as Hawaii, Guam, or Thailand may be added to the block area.

  In addition, position information of the ball is stored. The ball position information is a position where the ball is hit (shot position), and the golf player (user) operates the operation unit 9 to calculate the current position (latitude / longitude) calculated by the processing unit 7 and the position. It is the number of hits (how many hits) and the time. That is, the position where the operation unit 9 is operated is stored in the storage unit 10 as the position where the ball is located (latitude / longitude of the ball position).

  Furthermore, the storage unit 10 stores voice guidance information. The voice guidance information is voice data for outputting voice from the voice output unit 17, and the target distance from the current position to the target position, the obstacle distance from the current position to the obstacle, operation guidance, etc. are voiced. This is data for transmitting to the player.

  The storage unit 10 can store audio information. The voice information is recorded data input from the voice input unit 16 and is data that is collected by the voice input unit 16 when the golf player (user) operates the operation unit 9.

  Further, the storage unit 10 can store new golf course information other than the previously stored golf course information via the external connection unit 15. Further, by storing new golf course information other than the golf course information in the small electronic medium 18, new golf course information can be held in the auxiliary storage unit 10B. Further, new golf course information obtained from the external connection unit 15 or the small electronic medium 18 can be stored in the internal storage unit 10A by a read / write command from the processing unit 7.

  The display unit 8 displays golf course information, positioning process information (current position, obstacle distance, target distance) calculated in the positioning process of the processing unit 7, and information such as a target direction and an obstacle direction. To do. The direction in which the terminal body 1 is facing may be displayed. In addition, the current position can be displayed in real time. Further, information to be displayed can be switched and displayed by operating the operation unit 9. For example, the display can be switched from the distance display to the edge in front of the green to the distance display to the edge behind the green or the distance display of the green center (center).

  The connection unit 15 can output not only the information stored in the storage unit 10 but also the calculated current position to an external device periodically or continuously by communication processing of the processing unit 7.

The operation (usage method) of the above-described golf navigation portable terminal of the present invention will be described.
When the power switch 5 is turned on, the receiving unit 12 receives radio waves from the positioning satellite. The processing unit 7 uses the signals from the receiving unit 12 and the sensor unit 11 that have received radio waves from positioning satellites and the signal (information) of the sensor unit 11 to determine the date and time, current position (latitude / longitude), altitude, traveling direction, and speed. Etc. are calculated.

  While the power is on, the current position is continuously calculated, and the processing unit 7 reads the range of the golf course position information based on the latitude / longitude of the golf course from the storage unit 10, and the current position is within the range. And the corresponding golf course (golf course) is recognized (automatically detected). The display unit 8 displays the name of the corresponding golf course.

  If the search (detection) of the corresponding golf course is interrupted or there is no corresponding golf course, the geography corresponding to the current position from the block area information or the prefecture information read from the storage unit 10 Recognize the range (automatic detection). The corresponding block area name or prefecture name is displayed on the display unit 8.

  When a golf player having the mobile terminal body 1 enters the golf course and approaches the vicinity of the course, the processing unit 7 reads the range based on the minimum latitude and longitude of the course from the storage unit 10, and the current position is within that range. If there is, recognize the corresponding course. The display unit 8 displays the name of the corresponding golf course.

  Further, the processing unit 7 reads the tee ground range from the storage unit 10 and recognizes (automatically detects) the corresponding hole when the current position is within the range.

Then, the target position information (latitude / longitude of the green edge, latitude / longitude of the green center, etc.) is read from the storage unit 10 to calculate a target distance that is a distance from the current position to the target position.
Also, obstacle information (latitude / longitude of hazard) can be read from the storage unit 10 to calculate an obstacle distance that is a distance from the current position to the obstacle position. The obstacle distance is displayed on the display unit 8.

  The display unit 8 displays hole information (hole number, specified number of hits), target distance, obstacle distance, target direction, obstacle direction, time, battery remaining amount, and the like. When the operation unit 9 performs a predetermined operation, the target of the target position is switched. That is, the display is switched to the target distance corresponding to the green back (back) edge, the green front (front) edge, the green center (center), and the like.

  Here, the sound output unit 17 outputs the target distance and the obstacle distance by sound and transmits them to the golf player. The player obtains distance information (target distance and obstacle distance) without checking the display unit 8. If the player switches the target position and the target of the obstacle by operating the operation unit 9 in a predetermined manner, the distance information to be output is switched correspondingly.

  During golf play, the processing unit 7 reads the latitude and longitude (position) of the obstacle from the storage unit 10 and collates them, and between the current position and the target position, the current position passes the obstacle position. Then, it is recognized that the ball has passed the obstacle position. After the current position exceeds the obstacle, the voice output unit 17 stops the voice output of the obstacle distance.

Further, by operating the operation unit 9 at the shot position (position where the player hits the ball), the current position and time (date and time) calculated by the processing unit 7 are stored in the storage unit 10 in association with the hole information. Is done. In addition, by performing a predetermined operation, the number of hits according to a penalty such as OB is also stored. That is, the ball position information is stored in the storage unit 10.
Further, by performing a predetermined operation, the distance to the player's current position is displayed on the display unit 8 in real time, starting from the stored ball position. That is, the display unit 8 displays the distance from the previous shot position to the next shot position as the ball flight distance.
Furthermore, the voice uttered by the player can be recorded via the voice input unit 16. Information that the player wants to record, for example, surrounding conditions such as weather, turf, rough, wind direction, and the player's own shot posture, lie angle, etc., can be stored in a voice-savable state. The input voice is stored in association with the current position (latitude / longitude), the ball position, and the like by the processing unit 7. It is also possible to make it possible to store only audio by performing a predetermined operation.

  When one hole ends and the current position enters the tee ground range of the next hole, the processing unit 7 recognizes (automatically detects) the corresponding next hole without the player operating the operation unit 9. The display unit 8 displays the hole number of the next hole, the specified number of hits, the target distance, the obstacle distance, the direction of the purpose (target and obstacle), and the time. If the finished course is the last hole of the course (for example, the 9th hole), the processing unit 7 searches the storage unit 10 for the start hole (the 1st hole) in the same golf course (golf course).

  Further, during the operation in which the power switch is on, the position information is output to the external device via the external connection unit 15 periodically or continuously. That is, the user's position is transmitted to the terminal body 1 held by another person. In addition, the current position is transmitted to an external device (for example, a small information terminal device such as a notebook computer or PDA, a portable game device, a mobile phone, etc.) having a screen on which the layout of the hall is displayed.

  Further, by connecting the external device via the external connection unit 15, the ball position information and the recording data stored in the storage unit 10 can be output to the external device.

  In addition, information (ball position information, recording data, etc.) stored in the small electronic medium 18 held in the auxiliary storage unit 10B can be output to the external device by holding it in the external device.

  In the present invention, the design can be changed, and the display unit 8 may be a color liquid crystal screen.

  As described above, the present invention provides a storage unit 10 in which golf course information including golf course position information, hole information, target position information, and obstacle information is stored in advance, and a positioning satellite radio capable of receiving radio waves from a positioning satellite. A positioning process that includes a receiving unit 12, an external connection unit 15 capable of two-way communication with an external device, and a sensor unit 11 for calculating a direction, and further calculates a current position based on a signal from the receiving unit 12. And an arithmetic processing unit 7 that performs communication processing with an external device and information read / write instruction processing to the storage unit 10, a display unit 8 that displays positioning processing information calculated by the processing unit 7, and a display The operation unit 9 for operating the display switching of the unit 8 and the processing of the processing unit 7, the voice output unit 17 for outputting the obstacle distance and the target distance calculated by the processing unit 7 by voice, and inputting the voice of the golf player Voice input for transmission to the storage unit 10 16, the current position is calculated from the signal from the receiving unit 12, the target distance and the obstacle distance are calculated by the processing unit 7, and the target distance, the obstacle distance, and the hall information are displayed on the display unit 8. Since the target distance and the obstacle distance are output by voice from the voice output unit 17 while being displayed, the target distance and the obstacle distance can be easily known. Since the target distance and obstacle distance can be known from the target position information and obstacle position information stored in the storage unit 10, information can be easily obtained without connecting to a communication network such as a telephone line or an Internet line. Can do. The navigation information can be provided to the player without newly adding a communication network facility or the like to the golf course (golf course). It is possible to reduce the trouble of the player bothering to input the target position information and the obstacle position information immediately before the play (on the day). When the target position information is the edge or center of the green, it is possible to greatly reduce the time and effort for updating and re-inputting information compared to a pin (cup) that moves a lot. In addition, it is not necessary to check the display unit 8 during the play in order to know the target position and the obstacle position, and the player can be concentrated on the play. The overall golf play time can be shortened and the golf course (golf course) can be operated smoothly.

  The golf course information is displayed on the display unit 8 by automatically detecting the golf course where the golf player starts playing from the golf course position information stored in advance in the storage unit 10 and the current position information calculated by the processing unit 7. If the search is interrupted, the geographic range corresponding to the current position is automatically displayed, so that the player (user) operates (manually inputs) the operation unit 9 (load). ) Can be reduced. A golf course to be played quickly can be searched (detected).

  In addition, since the storage unit 10 acquires and stores new golf course information other than pre-stored golf course information through the external connection unit 15, the newly created golf course, additional courses, Quickly respond to layout changes and modifications.

  Also, the current position is continuously calculated from the received radio wave, and when the calculated current position falls within the tee ground range of the golf course information, the hole is automatically recognized, so the player searches for (detects) the hole. The effort (burden) to do can be reduced, and golf play can be smoothly advanced. You can devote yourself to play. Play time can be shortened.

  The display unit 8 displays the target distance in real time, and the golf player operates the operation unit 9 at the shot position, whereby the storage unit 10 stores the ball position information and is input by the voice input unit 16. Since the voice information of the golf player is stored, score management and play status can be recorded with both voice data and numerical data. You can look back at the scene by listening to the situation when it was stored, not just as numeric data, but with a realistic voice. The burden on the player can be reduced by reducing the trouble of filling in a memo pad, score card, etc., and the trouble of operating other information terminals. Play can proceed smoothly.

  Further, since the ball position information held in the storage unit 10 and the audio information of the golf player are transmitted to the external device via the external connection unit 15 by the operation of the operation unit 9, both the audio data and the numerical data can be easily obtained. You can record score management and play status.

  Further, since the external connection unit 15 can output the information recorded and held in the storage unit 10 and the current position information calculated by the processing unit 7 to an external device, the external connection unit 15 can store data in many external devices. Score management after play can be made easy.

  The positioning satellite means a positioning satellite such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS, etc., so that more accurate current position information can be obtained. More accurate distance information (target distance and obstacle distance) can be calculated.

1 is an overall view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a simplified block diagram which shows embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

7 (Calculation) processing unit 8 Display unit
9 Operation part
10 Memory
11 Sensor section
12 (Positioning satellite radio) receiver
15 External connection
16 Audio input section
17 Audio output section

Claims (8)

Golf course position information, hole information, golf course information having target position information and obstacle information is stored in advance (10), and a positioning satellite radio receiving section (12) capable of receiving radio waves from a positioning satellite An external connection unit (15) capable of bidirectional communication with an external device, and a sensor unit (11) for calculating a bearing,
Further, an arithmetic processing unit (a positioning process that calculates a current position based on a signal from the receiving unit (12), a communication process with an external device, and an information read / write command process to the storage unit (10) ( 7)
A display unit (8) for displaying the positioning processing information calculated by the processing unit (7), and an operation unit (9) for operating display switching of the display unit (8) and processing of the processing unit (7). An audio output unit (17) for outputting the obstacle distance and the target distance calculated by the processing unit (7) by voice, and for inputting the voice of the golf player and transmitting it to the storage unit (10) A voice input unit (16);
The current position is calculated from the signal from the receiving unit (12) and the target distance and obstacle distance are calculated by the processing unit (7), and the target distance, obstacle distance, and hall information are displayed on the display unit (8). A portable navigation terminal for golf, which is displayed and outputs a target distance and an obstacle distance by voice from the voice output unit (17).   From the golf course position information stored in advance in the storage unit (10) and the current position information calculated by the processing unit (7), the display unit (8 The golf navigation portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the golf course information is displayed on the screen and the geographical range corresponding to the current position is automatically displayed when the search is interrupted.   The golf navigation mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage unit (10) acquires and stores new golf course information other than prestored golf course information via the external connection unit (15). Terminal.   4. The golf according to claim 1, wherein the current position is continuously calculated from the received radio wave, and the hole is automatically recognized when the calculated current position falls within a tee ground range of the golf course information. Navigation mobile terminal.   The display unit (8) displays the target distance in real time, and when the golf player operates the operation unit (9) at a shot position, the storage unit (10) stores ball position information, and The golf navigation portable terminal according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, which stores voice information of a golf player input by the voice input unit (16).   The ball position information and the golf player's audio information held in the storage unit (10) are transmitted to an external device via the external connection unit (15) by the operation of the operation unit (9). Portable navigation device for golf.   The external connection unit (15) can output information recorded and held in the storage unit (10) and current position information calculated by the processing unit (7) to an external device. A mobile navigation terminal for golf according to claim 3, 3, 4, 5 or 6.   The golf navigation portable terminal according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the positioning satellite means a positioning satellite such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, or SBAS.

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