JP2014150945A - Golf navigation portable terminal with operation management function and operation management system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal having an operation management function which can suppress the occurrence of slow play.SOLUTION: A portable terminal 3 includes at least position detection means 35, control means 33 having time measuring means 33e, storage means 34 and display means 32. The storage means 34 stores map data 34a generated for each region obtained by diving a golf course into plural regions, and delay management data 34d including accumulated play allowable time Tdetermined in advance to be used for determining play delay for each region. The control means 33 includes play start determination means 33b for determining the play start time and delay determination means 33c for calculating accumulated play lapsed time Tat any time on the basis of the play start time in the region where the portable terminal 3 is positioned, and transmitting the instruction to display alarm display on the display means 32 to the display means 32 when the difference between the accumulated play lapsed time Tand the accumulated play allowable time Texceeds a predetermined value.

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf navigation portable terminal and an operation management system having a function of recognizing the position of a golfer in a golf course and prompting the golfer to smoothly play as necessary.

  In general, in golf courses, each party consisting of several players is started sequentially at regular time intervals, and play is progressed smoothly in order of each hole in the golf course so that multiple parties do not concentrate on one hole. It is considered desirable.

(Slow play problem)
However, when a certain party's play is delayed, not only this, but also all the subsequent party's plays are delayed (hereinafter referred to as "slow play problem"). The golf course that arose calls for disapproval and complaints from the players, and in the worst case, refunds to the players at sunset are forced, resulting in a reduction in the number of reservations from the players to the golf course .

  Furthermore, in recent years, there has been a tendency to abolish caddies to reduce the cost of golf courses (hereinafter also referred to as “self-playing”), and it is extremely difficult to smoothly play each party without a caddy. This is a difficult situation that spurs the above problem.

(Safety problem)
In addition, this self-playing is a safety measure in case the player is injured during the play, a lightning strike may occur, or the player is likely to hit his ball into the preceding party. It has also been pointed out that it cannot be fully implemented. In other words, self-playing not only raises the problem of slow play, but also invites safety measures.

(Demand for attracting young people to attract customers)
Furthermore, in golf courses, it is desired to improve the entertainment characteristics of golf so that the number of customers called the baby boomers is gradually decreasing, so that younger generations can be attracted. .

(Prior art: a system with a golf cart-installed relay terminal)
Therefore, in correspondence with each party, a large number of movable golf carts (caddy carts) instead of caddies are arranged in the golf course, and the real-time position of each golf cart is recognized by the in-store operation management department such as a club house, A golf course operation management system capable of issuing an appropriate command for promoting play is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

(Prior art: a system equipped with a golf cart installation type relay terminal and a portable terminal)
Further, in addition to the relay terminal installed in the golf cart as described above, a golf course operation management system using a portable terminal that performs data communication with the relay terminal is disclosed in Patent Document 2 by the present applicant. .

(Characteristics and problems of conventional systems)
In the conventional systems disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in order to ensure communication between the relay terminal and the center device in the clubhouse, a UHF radio having a wide communication range is usually required. In golf courses where a system using a UHF radio is introduced, the communication cost between the center device and the relay terminal is not required, but the system may be complicated and the initial introduction cost is high. ing.

  Further, in the conventional systems disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the center of the control function for recognizing the delay of the golf cart (that is, play) progression and for instructing play promotion is the center device in the clubhouse, which is a relay terminal or mobile phone. The terminal only has a function of transmitting / receiving or displaying data.

(Prior art: mobile terminal that only performs positioning and display)
On the other hand, Patent Document 3 discloses a portable terminal that simply displays map information of a golf course, the position of a player, the remaining distance to the green center or edge of each hole, and the like. However, this portable terminal is not scheduled to communicate data with the center device in the clubhouse or the relay terminal in the golf cart, and therefore warns the player when the player carrying the portable terminal is delayed. It is not a device that can display. In other words, the portable terminal disclosed in Patent Document 3 does not drastically solve the problem of slow play. Instead, the player who carries this portable terminal constantly checks the remaining distance to the pin. There is a risk of spurring the problem.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-134715 JP 2012-034075 A JP 2009-183556 A

  The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of golf courses, and to provide a golf navigation portable terminal and a golf course operation management system having a function capable of suppressing the occurrence of slow play at a low cost. Objective.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf course operation management system that is provided with safety measures for players and contributes to an improvement in the entertainment properties of golf at low cost.

  The present inventor, after earnestly studying, usually gives the operation management function to the mobile terminal side from the center device having the operation management function, and is used for data communication between the mobile terminal and the center device. A system configuration in which a UHF radio device capable of long-distance communication is removed (for example, a system configuration that achieves communication between both devices using only a wireless LAN connection unit such as a Wi-Fi connection unit) is configured in this way. Thus, the present inventors have found that the problem of slow play can be solved, and have completed the present invention.

  That is, the golf navigation portable terminal or the golf course operation management system of the present invention employs, for example, the following configuration / features.

The invention of claim 1
A portable navigation device for golf that moves within a golf course,
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
Control means provided with time measuring means;
In order to use the map data generated for each area obtained by dividing the golf course into a plurality of areas, the positioning data detected by the position detecting means, the time measuring data obtained by the time measuring means, and the play delay determination for each area. Storage means for storing delay management data including a predetermined cumulative play allowable time,
Display means;
And having
The control means includes
Based on the positioning data and the map data, a play start determining means for determining a start time of play,
In the area where the mobile terminal is located, the accumulated play elapsed time is calculated as needed based on the play start time, and when the difference between the accumulated play elapsed time and the accumulated play allowable time exceeds a predetermined value, A delay determining means for sending a command to display a warning display on the display means to the display means;
A play end judging means for judging that the play in the area is finished based on the positioning data and the map data;
It is the structure provided with.

In the invention of claim 2,
The portable terminal further includes a wireless LAN connection unit that enables transmission / reception of data to / from a center device, and receives pin location related data updated daily from the center device via the wireless LAN connection unit. It is characterized by that.

The invention of claim 3
A golf course operation management system comprising a plurality of golf navigation portable terminals that move in a golf course, and a center device and server connected to the portable terminal via the Internet,
The portable terminal is
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
Control means provided with time measuring means;
In order to use the map data generated for each area obtained by dividing the golf course into a plurality of areas, the positioning data detected by the position detecting means, the time measuring data obtained by the time measuring means, and the play delay determination for each area. Storage means for storing delay management data including a predetermined cumulative play allowable time,
Display means;
Internet transmission / reception means for enabling transmission / reception of data to / from the center apparatus or the server;
And having
The control means includes
Based on the positioning data and the map data, a play start determining means for determining a start time of play,
In the area where the mobile terminal is located, the accumulated play elapsed time is calculated as needed based on the play start time, and when the difference between the accumulated play elapsed time and the accumulated play allowable time exceeds a predetermined value, A delay determining means for sending a command to display a warning display on the display means to the display means;
A play end judging means for judging that the play in the area is finished based on the positioning data and the map data;
It is the structure provided with.

In the invention of claim 4,
The portable terminal receives the pin position related data updated daily from the center apparatus or the server via the Internet transmitting / receiving means and the Internet.

In the invention of claim 5,
The portable terminal further comprises position information sending means for sending the positioning data to the server, and warning terminal display control means,
The server identifies a mobile terminal existing in the same area based on the positioning data from the mobile terminal, and is addressed to the specified mobile terminal and positioning data related to another mobile terminal existing in the same area. And warning terminal determination means for sending warning terminal related data including at least one of the warning message, and
The mobile terminal is configured to cause the warning terminal display control means to display at least one of the current position and the warning message related to the other mobile terminal based on the warning terminal related data transmitted from the server. A command is sent to the means.

In the invention of claim 6,
The center device can select a storage unit and an administrator message stored in advance in the storage unit, or can create an arbitrary administrator message, and can transmit the administrator message to the server or the portable terminal. An administrator message control means, and
The portable terminal further includes an administrator message acceptance response unit that accepts the administrator message sent from the center device and responds to display on the display unit.

In the invention of claim 7,
The portable terminal further includes score data control means for creating score data and sending the score data to the server, and leaders board display control means,
The server further includes leader board control means for creating leader board related data based on the score data from the mobile terminal and sending the leader board related data to the mobile terminal or the center device, and
The portable terminal receives the leaderboard related data sent from the server by the leaderboard display control means, and the display means analyzes a part or all of the leaderboard related data or the data Is displayed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, unlike the conventional golf course operation management system in which the center device serving as the base station is the subject of operation management, the portable terminal serving as the mobile station has the operation management function. In addition, as in the prior art, there is no substantial need for communication while covering each play area as a communication area during play for data management (slow play suppression). Therefore, there is no need to install a relay terminal required in the conventional system or a UHF radio device that enables long-distance data communication between the relay terminal and the center device in a golf cart or the like. It is possible to solve the problem of slow play with an inexpensive configuration.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the mobile terminal further includes wireless LAN connection means that enables near-field data transmission / reception with the center device, the mobile terminal is present in the vicinity of the center device. The pin position related data updated every day can be received from the center device via the wireless LAN connection means at a timing before the start. Since it is normal to change the pin position every day at a golf course, it is possible to appropriately correspond to the normal management style of the golf course.

  According to the invention of Claim 3 and 4, it becomes possible to give the portable terminal the same operation management function as that of the invention of Claims 1 and 2.

  According to the invention of claim 5, it is always possible to determine whether another portable terminal exists in the same area by the server, and in the case where the other portable terminal exists in the same area, It is possible to display the current position on the display means and display a warning message from the server.

  According to the invention of claim 6, if necessary, an administrator message prepared in advance on the center device side is selected, or an arbitrary administrator message is created and sent to the portable terminal. An administrator message can be received and displayed on the display means.

  According to the invention of claim 7, each score data is created on each portable terminal side, while on the other hand, these score data are received from each portable terminal on the server side, collected and analyzed to create leaderboard related data. Thus, this data can be sent to each portable terminal or center device. Each portable terminal can store / update the leaderboard related data sent from the server and display the data on the display means. Thereby, for example, the player carrying the portable terminal can check the leaderboard updated in real time before returning to the club house (that is, during play at the golf course).

It is the block diagram which showed the outline | summary of the golf course operation management system containing the portable terminal in Example 1. FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the functional structure of the portable terminal and center apparatus in Example 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating main operations of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the outline | summary of the golf course operation management system containing the portable terminal in Example 2. FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the functional structure of the portable terminal in Example 2. FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the functional structure of the center apparatus in Example 2, a server, and a personal computer terminal.

  Hereinafter, although the present invention is explained based on the example shown in a drawing, the present invention is not limited to the following concrete example at all.

(System configuration of the first embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an outline of a golf course operation management system 1 including a mobile terminal 3 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functional configurations of the mobile terminal 3 and the center device 2 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining main operations of the mobile terminal 3 according to the first embodiment.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 2 shown in the figure is a center device, which is installed in a clubhouse management room, for example. Reference numeral 3 denotes a portable terminal that moves with a player (party) (not shown) during play.

(Constituent elements of the center device of the first embodiment)
The center device 2 includes a main body 20 including a CPU (not shown), display means (for example, a monitor device) 22 connected to the main body 20, operation means (for example, a keyboard) 25 connected to the main body 20, and printing means 26 ( For example, a printer is provided. The main body 20 of the center apparatus 2 includes a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) transmission / reception unit 21 as a wireless LAN transmission / reception unit, a control unit 23 that implements functions and operations described later by a CPU, a function described later by a memory, and the like. -It has the memory | storage means 24 etc. in which operation | movement is implement | achieved.

(Communication environment between the center device and the portable terminal of the first embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 2, the center device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 perform bidirectional communication of various data via Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21 and 31 as wireless LAN transmission / reception means and a communication path WF. In addition, a relatively high frequency band (for example, 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band) is used for data communication of the Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21 and 31.

(Constituent elements of the mobile terminal of Example 1)
Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 3 includes a main body 30 having a flat outer shape, and uses a portable smartphone or tablet PC having a display means 32 such as a touch panel and an operation means 36. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

  The portable terminal 3 further realizes functions and operations described later by a control means 33 that realizes functions and operations described later by a CPU or the like built in the main body 30 and a memory or the like incorporated in the main body 30. The storage means 34 and the GPS receiving means 35 as a position detection means are provided.

(Control means for portable terminal of embodiment 1)
The control means 33 includes a play distance determination means 33a, a play start determination means 33b, a delay determination means 33c, a play end determination means 33d, a time counting means 33e for counting the current time, a remaining distance calculation means 33f, Each has score data control means 33g. As is well known, the GPS receiving means 35 receives the time signal wave of a predetermined frequency transmitted from the artificial satellite 8 to thereby determine the position (longitude, latitude, altitude) of the portable terminal 3 and the player at a certain time as positioning data. 34b is sent to the control means 33 and the storage means 34.

(Storage means of portable terminal of embodiment 1)
The storage means 34 includes map data 34a, positioning data 34b acquired by the GPS receiving means 35 described above, timing data 34c acquired by the timing means 33e, delay management data 34d, pin position related data 34e, and operating means 36. In addition to data such as score data 34f input / created by the score data control means 33g, a storage area for a software program for mobile terminal for executing various processes in the mobile terminal 3 is formed.

  The map data 34a includes a golf course hole area (also referred to as a hole area) and an area that further divides the hole area (for example, a tee position, a fairway area, a green area that is partially scattered or occupied within each hole). Information). Based on the map data 34a and the positioning data 34b, the play hole determination means 33a in the control means 33 determines the hole that the player is currently playing based on the current position of the portable terminal 3, and the map data 34a relating to this hole The current position obtained from the positioning data 34 b can be displayed on the display means 32 of the portable terminal 3.

  The delay management data 34d includes a scheduled progress time (allowable play time or cumulative play allowed time described later) corresponding to each hole, and the delay determining means 33c determines whether or not the play is progressing according to the scheduled progress time. If the vehicle is not moving, a warning message can be displayed on the display means 32 or a command for blinking the warning lamp can be sent to the display means 32.

  The pin position related data 34e is information related to the pin positions on the green in each hole, and these pin positions are usually changed every day. 24. Accordingly, the portable terminal 3 acquires the pin position related data 34e updated daily from the storage unit 24 of the center apparatus 2 via the Wi-Fi transmission / reception units 21 and 31, and stores this in the storage unit 34 thereof. It may be stored.

  The map data 34a and the delay management data 34d may be stored in the storage unit 34 in advance, or may be stored in the center device 2 via the Wi-Fi transmission / reception units 21 and 31 as necessary. 24, and these data 34 a and 34 d may be stored in the storage means 34 of the portable terminal 3.

(Operation / Operation of System of First Embodiment: Step S1)
Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation or action of the above-described configuration (particularly the portable terminal 3 related to the present invention) will be described.

(Updating pin position related data, sending to mobile devices)
First, when the player starts playing in the golf course, first, the player stops by the vicinity of the center device 2 in the club house (that is, within the communication range of the Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21 and 31) and receives the portable terminal 3. When the portable terminal 3 is received, an administrator of the center device 2 appropriately operates the operation unit 25, whereby the pin position related data 34e updated daily at the golf course and stored in the storage unit 24 is Wi-Fi. The data is sent from the center apparatus 2 to the portable terminal 3 via the transmission / reception means 21 and 31 (step S1). The pin position related data 34 e sent to the mobile terminal 3 is stored in the storage means 34 of the mobile terminal 3.

  In addition, when the map data 34a regarding golf course and the delay management data 34d are not stored in the storage unit 34 in advance, or when it is desired to acquire the data 34a and 34d updated in the center device 2, these are necessary. The data 34a and 34d may be sent from the center apparatus 2 to the portable terminal 3 at substantially the same timing as the timing of sending the pin position related data 34e.

(Determination of the hole being played: Step S2)
Next, based on the positioning data 34b of the portable terminal 3, the current position of the player (that is, a hole to be played from now on, hereinafter referred to as “play hole”) is determined (step S2).

(Determination of play start time: Step S3)
Then, when the current position of the mobile terminal 3 obtained from the positioning data 34b regarding the play hole determined in step S2 enters the area near the tee position of the hole, the play start time in the hole is determined (step). S3). That is, it is recognized in step S3 that the mobile terminal 3 has started playing in the play hole.

  The following description is supplemented for steps S2 and S3. Golf is usually played by dividing into a first hole to the ninth hole (GOING OUT) and a tenth hole to the 18th hole (COMING IN). If the player carrying the portable terminal 3 has been turned on since the player in the first hall of out or in, the play hole and tee position determined in steps S2 and S3 are: The first hole or the tenth hole (that is, the first hole to play) and the tee position information related thereto.

  However, it may be assumed that the player forgot to turn on the mobile terminal 3 before starting to play in the first hole out or in. In this case, the mobile terminal at the time when the power is turned on after that is assumed. Based on the current position of 3 (that is, the player), the play hole and play start time are determined (steps S2 and S3).

(Calculation of cumulative play allowable time T _S1 : Step S4)
Furthermore, the play allowance time T ₁ at the hole included in the delay management data 34d (for example, can be arbitrarily set in advance by the golf course manager) is added to each play allowance time T ₁ after the hole. Thus, the cumulative play allowable time T _S1 in the hole and each hole after the hole is calculated (step S4).

(Calculation of play elapsed time _{T 2} and the accumulated play elapsed time _{T S2:} step S5, S6)
On the other hand, from time to time to calculate the play elapsed time T ₂ on the basis of the difference between the current time in the playing start time and timing data 34c, which is determined in step S3 (step S5). Moreover, the play elapsed time T ₂ of the this hole, from time to time calculate the cumulative play elapsed time T _S2 obtained by integrating the play elapsed time T ₂ of the in all previous hole (step S6).

Since the current playing hole, when the power supply of the portable terminal 3 was holes initially determined in the ON state, no information is stored about the play elapsed time T ₂ concerning holes played with earlier , the same as the play elapsed time _{T 2} and the accumulated play elapsed time _{T S2.}

(Comparison between cumulative play elapsed time T _S2 and cumulative play allowable time T _S1 : Steps S7 and S8)
Then, it is determined whether or not the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 exceeds the accumulated play allowable time T _S1 assigned to the hole in step S4 in the delay management data 34d (step S7). When the difference between T _S1 and T _S2 (T _S1 −T _S2 ) exceeds a predetermined value, the delay determining means 33c delays play for the player carrying the portable terminal 3 on the display means 32. A command for displaying a warning or a warning signal such as a blinking signal is sent to the display means 32 (step S8).

(Determining whether the portable terminal 3 is out of the hall area: Step S9)
Next, it is determined whether or not the current position of the positioning data 34b has left the hole area occupied by the hole (step S9). If the player has not left the hole area, the player recognizes that the player is playing and continues to measure (update) various times T ₂ and T _S2 and repeat the processes of steps S5 to S8.

(Determination of play end time and determination of whether it is the last hole: Steps S10 and S11)
When it is recognized that the player has gone out of the hole area, the play end determination means 33d determines the recognized time as the play end time of the hole (step S10). Further, the play end determination means 33d determines whether or not the hole determined to have ended play in step S10 is the final hole (for example, the ninth hole or the 18th hole) (step S11).

When the play end determination means 33d determines that it is not the final hole, the above-described processing of steps S2 to S11 is repeated. At this time, the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 at step S6, it prior cumulative play elapsed time T _S2, the ones obtained by adding a play elapsed time T ₂ of the in the holes which are optionally calculated in step S5.

  On the other hand, when the play end determination means 33d recognizes that it is the last hole, it is determined that all the plays have been completed, and a series of steps S1 to S10 is ended. At this time, a command for displaying the end of play on the display means 32 may be sent from the play end determination means 33d to the display means 32.

(Example of delay management data)
The following Table 1 is given as an example of the delay management data 34d. Each hole is T _S1 map data 34a area information assigned to each hole based A1~A9 or play permissible time T ₁ and the accumulated play allowable time is allocated. Then, steps S5 and S6 described above, the count starts playing elapsed time T ₂ and the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2, optionally also these information are updated from time to time by the delay determining unit 33c as part of the delay control data 34d The storage means 34 stores the data as needed.

In the example of Table 1, the player plays out from the 1st hole to the 9th hole, and before starting to play the 2nd hole, the portable terminal 3 is turned on, and the playhole is in the 3rd hole. Is assumed. Already the first hole completed play, because it was not activated the portable terminal 3, the column of such play elapsed time _{T 2} and the accumulated play elapsed time _{T S2} is not available (N / A: NOT AVAILABLE) and displayed ing.

In the second hole, the mobile terminal 3 is the first hole determined to be a play hole. The elapsed play time T ₂ and the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 spent in the hole are 5 minutes each, and the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 and Since the difference from the cumulative allowable play time T _S1 corresponding to this (“10 minutes” in Table 1) did not exceed a predetermined value (for example, as shown in Table 1, the difference is (T _S1 −T _S2 )). And when the predetermined value is set to “−5 minutes”, this difference is not less than or equal to the predetermined value), and it can be seen that the warning command has not been issued (shown in the last stage in Table 1). (Refer to “OK” in the judgment column).

However, in the third hole that is currently being played, a significant cumulative play time T _S2 takes 35 minutes, and the difference from the cumulative play allowable time T _S1 is a predetermined value (for example, the second row from the bottom of Table 1). The warning command is notified from the delay determination means 33c to the display means 32 from the time point exceeding (see “−5”).

(Example of effective use of delay management data)
Note that the elapsed play time T ₁ and the accumulated play elapsed time T _S1 for each hole obtained in steps S5 and S6 may be stored in the storage unit 34 as part of the delay management data 34d. Further, the delay management data 34d including these times T ₁ and T _S1 is sent from the portable terminal 3 to the center apparatus 2 via the Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21 and 31, and is printed by the printing means 26. It may be. By providing such a function, it is possible to easily and objectively prove that a player or party using the portable terminal 3 has played within the cumulative play allowable time T _S1 . It is also possible for the golf course to grant a privilege to the party.

(Function of score data control means)
Further, the score data 34f for each hole of each player may be input and stored using the operation means 36, the score data control means 33g, the storage means 34, etc. of the portable terminal 3. In this case, the score data 34f is sent from the portable terminal 3 to the center device 2 via the Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21 and 31 when returning to the vicinity of the center device 2 of the club house after completion of all play outs or ins. Then, the score data 34 f may be stored in the storage unit 24 and displayed or printed on the display unit 22 or the printing unit 26. Further, the control unit 23 analyzes (for example, collects and ranks) the score data 34f and the score data 34f obtained from the other portable terminal 3, and prints the analysis information on the display unit 22 or the printing unit 26. You may make it make it.

(Function of remaining distance calculation means)
Further, the remaining distance calculating means 33f acquires the pin position related data 34e, the map data 34a, and the positioning data 34b from the storage means 34, and the distance remaining from the pin position on the green in the play hole to the mobile terminal 3, The distance remaining from the green front position to the mobile terminal 3 can be calculated, and these calculation results can be displayed on the display means 32.

Thus, in Example 1, the GPS receiving means 35 as a position detecting means for detecting the position of the mobile terminal 3, the control means 33 provided with the time measuring means 33e, and the hole area Ad as an area obtained by dividing the golf course into a plurality of areas. Map data 34a generated every (A1 to A18), positioning data 34b detected by the GPS receiving means 35, time measuring data 34c obtained by the time measuring means 33e, and play delay determination for each hole area area Ad Storage means 34 for storing delay management data 34d including cumulative play allowable time T _S1 that is predetermined for use, and display means 32 are provided.

Here, the control means 33 includes a play start determination means 33b for determining a play start time based on the positioning data 34b and the map data 34a. Further, in the hole area Ad where the mobile terminal 3 is located, the control means 33 calculates the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 as needed based on the play start time, and the accumulated play elapsed time T _S2 and the accumulated play allowable time T _S1. A delay determination means 33c for sending a command to the display means 32 to display a warning display on the display screen on the display means 32. Furthermore, the control means 33 includes a play end determination means 33d for determining that the play in the hole area Ad has ended based on the positioning data 34b and the map data 34a.

  According to the portable terminal 3 having the configuration of the first embodiment, unlike the conventional golf course operation management system in which the center device serving as the base station is the subject of operation management, the operation management is performed on the portable terminal 3 serving as the mobile station. Since it has a function, there is no substantial need to communicate data between the two during play for operation management (slow play suppression). Therefore, there is no need to install a relay terminal required in the conventional system or a UHF radio device that enables long-distance data communication between the relay terminal and the center device in a golf cart or the like. It is possible to solve the problem of slow play with an inexpensive configuration.

  In the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 3 further includes a Wi-Fi transmission / reception unit 31 as a wireless LAN connection unit that enables transmission / reception of data to / from the center device 2, and is provided via the Wi-Fi transmission / reception unit 31. Preferably, the pin position related data 34e updated daily is received from the center device.

  As a result, the mobile terminal 3 further includes wireless LAN connection means that enables near-field data transmission / reception with the center device 2, so that the mobile terminal 3 exists in the vicinity of the center device 2 before the start of play. The pin position related data 34e updated every day can be received from the center apparatus 2 through this wireless LAN connection means at a timing such as. Since it is normal to change the pin position every day at a golf course, it is possible to appropriately correspond to the normal management style of the golf course. Moreover, in the system 1 of Example 1, since it is not necessary to correspond to the connection of communication means, such as a telecommunication line and UHF, the golf course etc. which are going to arrange | position an operation management system use a complicated system like the past. There is no need to introduce it, and there is no need to generate communication costs required for the operation of each portable terminal.

(Example 2: Golf course operation management system equipped with a mobile terminal that can use a mobile phone line)
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating an outline of the golf course operation management system 1 according to the second embodiment. 4 and 1, the system 1 according to the second embodiment further includes a server 4 in addition to the center device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 (3A), and includes the Internet 6 and the center device 2. Alternatively, it is connected to the portable terminal 3 by an electric communication line 5. In addition, the personal computer terminal 7 arrange | positioned other than the portable terminal 3B and the golf course which move within the golf course may be connected to the internet 6.

  Here, a cellular phone line is used as the telecommunication lines 5A and 5B connecting the Internet 6 and the portable terminals 3A and 3B. As the telecommunication lines 5C, 5D, and 5E for connecting the Internet 6 to the center device 2, the server 4, or the personal computer terminal 7, not only a mobile phone line but also a normal telephone network can be used.

  It should be noted that the system 1 of the second embodiment also has an operation management function on the side of each of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B, similarly to the system 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, it is not necessary for the center device 2 of the second embodiment to have a function of monitoring the operation status of each of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B and determining the delay during golf play (first embodiment). Similarly, this point is very different from the conventional operation management system).

  5 and 6 show functional configurations of the mobile terminal 3 (for example, 3A), the center device 2, the server 4, and the personal computer mobile terminal 7 in the second embodiment. The portable terminal 3 according to the second embodiment includes a GPS receiving unit 35, an operation unit 36, a control unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a display unit 32 that exhibit functions similar to those described in the first embodiment. The control means 33 includes means 33a to 33g that exhibit the same functions as the means 33a to 33g described in the first embodiment. Since the functions and operations performed by these means 33a to 33g have already been described in the first embodiment, redundant description will be omitted.

(Characteristics of the system of the second embodiment)
Next, differences in the system configuration of the second embodiment from the case of the first embodiment will be described. The portable terminal 3 in the second embodiment (basically, a plurality of portable terminals 3A and 3B is assumed) is connected to the cellular phone lines 5A and 5B and the Internet 6 instead of the wireless LAN means 31 in the first embodiment. Internet transmission / reception means 37 is further provided.

  Moreover, in Example 2, the control means 33 of the portable terminal 3 is the above-mentioned means 33a to 33g mainly exhibiting the operation management function (in FIG. 5, for convenience of explanation, these means are collectively referred to as “operation management means. In addition to position information sending means 33h, warning terminal display control means 33i, manager message reception response means 33j, and leaders board display control means 33k.

  In the second embodiment, in addition to the various data 34a to 34f described in the first embodiment, the storage means 34 of the portable terminal 3 includes other terminal position data 34g, administrator message related data 34h, and leaders board related data. 34i may be further stored.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the server 4 includes Internet transmission / reception means 41, control means 42, and storage means 43. The control unit 42 includes a warning terminal determination unit 42a, a leaders board control unit 42b, a member registration control unit 42c, and the like.

  The storage means 43 of the server 4 includes map data 43a, all terminal positioning data 43b, delay management data 43c, pin position related data 43d, all warning terminal related data 43e, all score data 43f, leaders board related data 43g, All member registration data 43h and the like are stored.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the center device 2 includes a display unit 22, a control unit 23, a storage unit 24, an operation unit 25, and a printing unit 26, similar to the center device 2 of the first embodiment. The function similar to the function which each means 22-26 corresponding to these demonstrated in Example 1 is exhibited. The center device 2 further includes Internet transmission / reception means 27 connected to the telecommunication line 5D and the Internet 6 instead of the wireless LAN means 21 of the first embodiment.

  Further, a personal computer terminal 7 (for example, a personal computer terminal or a tablet terminal installed in a place other than a golf course) may be connected to the server 4 via the telecommunication line 5E and the Internet 6. The personal computer terminal 7 includes an Internet transmission / reception means 71 for connecting to the electric communication line 5E and the Internet 6, a display means 72, a control means 73, a storage means 74, and an operation means 75. The control means 73 includes, for example, a member registration information control means 73a and a server information display control means 73b.

  The center device 2, the mobile terminals 3A and 3B, the server 4, and the personal computer terminal 7 configured as described above are connected by the telecommunication lines 5A to 5E and the Internet 6 to perform bidirectional communication of various data. It is possible to exhibit functions such as

(Installation of pin position related data, map data, delay management data)
As shown in the first embodiment, the portable terminals 3A and 3B may store the pin position related data 34e, the map data 34a, and the delay management data 34d in the storage unit 34 of the mobile terminal 3A or 3B. You may make it acquire from the memory | storage means 24. FIG. However, in the system 1 of the second embodiment, unlike the case of the first embodiment, these data 34a, 34d, and 34e are acquired via the Internet 6 and the Internet transmitting / receiving means 27 and 37. Further, in the system 1 of the second embodiment, the data 43a, 43c, 43d corresponding to the data 34a, 34d, 34e is stored in the storage means 43 of the server 4, and the Internet transmitting / receiving means 41, 37 are stored in the mobile terminals 3A, 3B. The data 43a, 43c, and 43d may be acquired via the Internet 6.

(Warning terminal judgment)
The position information sending means 33h of the portable terminals 3A, 3B includes the positioning data 34b (including the current position of the terminals 3A, 3B of the terminal) stored and updated in the storage means 34 during the play (while the power is turned on). Is periodically sent to the server 4 via the Internet transmission / reception means 37 and the Internet 6. The server 4 that has received the positioning data 34b from each portable terminal 3A, 3B stores the data 34b in the storage means 43 as all terminal positioning data 43b, for example. Then, the warning terminal determination means 42a of the server 4 uses this all-terminal positioning data 43b to warn that the mobile terminal 3A and the other mobile terminal 3B exist in the same area (for example, in the same hall area). It is periodically determined whether or not it is in a state.

  If it is in the warning state, the positioning data 34b including the current position of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B in the warning state and the information for identifying the mobile terminals 3A and 3B (these positioning data) from all the terminal positioning data 43b. 34b and the identification information are collectively referred to as “warning terminal related data”), and is sent to one or both of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B. At the time of this transmission, a warning message (not shown) stored in the storage means 43 in advance (for example, “Another party is playing in the same hole” or “Be careful about driving into another party”). It can also be included in the warning terminal related data. These warning terminal related data may be collected in the storage means 43 and stored as all warning terminal related data 43e. If necessary, the data 43e is sent from the server 4 to the center device 2. Also good.

  On the other hand, the mobile terminal 3A that has received the warning terminal related data related to the mobile terminal 3 (for example, 3A) from the server 4 is another mobile terminal that exists in the same area as the mobile terminal 3A by the warning terminal display control means 33i. A command to display the current position of the terminal 3B and the warning message on its own display means 32 is sent to the display means 32. Thereby, the player carrying the portable terminal 3A can only notice that another portable terminal 3B (that is, another party) exists in the same area (same hole area) by the display on the display means 32. Instead, in addition to the current position of the user, the current position of the other mobile terminal 3B (that is, another party) can be known.

  Further, the remaining distance calculating means 33f described in the first embodiment (see also FIG. 2) further calculates the remaining distance from the current position of the mobile terminal 3A to the current position of the other mobile terminal 3B as needed. You may provide the additional function which sends the instruction | indication to display a result together on the display means 32 to the display means 32. FIG. Thereby, the player carrying the mobile terminal 3A can quantitatively grasp not only the remaining distance to the pin position on the green but also the distance to other parties playing in the same area.

(Acceptance response of administrator message)
The control means 23 of the center device 2 may be provided with terminal position display control means 23a. This means that the storage means 43 of the server 4 is accessed at any time, and all terminal positioning data 43b is acquired and stored in the storage means 24 of the center device 2, and some or all of the mobile terminals are used using the data 43b. 3 can be sent to the display means 22 to display on the display means 22. Thereby, for example, the manager of the golf course can check the current positions of all the mobile terminals 3A and 3B (that is, all parties) together on the display means 22.

  Further, the center device 2 may include an administrator message control unit 23b. The administrator message control means 23b may select the administrator message data 24a (for example, lightning warning issuance, play restart information after warning) stored in the storage means 24 in advance, or the operation means 25 may be An arbitrary message may be created by using it, and stored in the storage means 24 as administrator message data 24a. Then, an administrator (not shown) operates the operation means 25 and the administrator message control means 23b as necessary, and sends the administrator message data 24a from the center apparatus 2 to the portable terminals 3A and 3B via the Internet 6. To do.

  In the portable terminals 3A and 3B that have received the administrator message data 24a, the administrator message acceptance response means 33j analyzes the administrator message data 24a and instructs the display means 32 to display the contents corresponding to the message. And is stored in the storage means 34 as administrator message related data 34h.

Further, when the administrator message acceptance response means 33j acquires the administrator message data 24a from the center device 2 a plurality of times (for example, the first message is “lightning warning issuance” and the next message is “resume play”). If there is, the difference between the reception times (the time elapsed from when the first message 24a is received to when the next message 24a is received, that is, the play interruption time) is calculated using the clock means 33e. Then, this calculation result (play interruption time) may be added to the cumulative play allowable time T _S1 after the hole in the delay management data 34d.

(Leaders board creation / display)
In addition, the portable terminals 3A and 3B create score data 34f for each hole by the score data control means 33g (see also FIG. 2) and store the score data 34f in the storage means 34, the Internet transmission means 37 and the Internet 6 Via the server 4.

  The server 4 that has received the score data 34f from each of the portable terminals 3A and 3B causes the storage means 43 to store these score data 3A and 3B separately or in a combined state and store them as all score data 43f. In addition, the server 4 analyzes the entire score data 43f by the leaders board control means 42b to create leaders board related data 43g, and stores the created data 43g in the storage means 43 as needed, or the Internet transmission means. The data 43g may be transmitted to the mobile terminals 3A and 3B and the center device 2 as needed via the terminal 41 and the Internet 6.

  The mobile terminals 3A, 3B or the center device 2 that has received the leaderboard related data 43g from the server 4 causes the storage means 34, 24 to store / update the data 43g as the leaderboard related data 34j, 24b and display the leaderboard. The control means 33k, 23c can send a command to the display means 32, 22 to display the data 34i, 24b on the display means 32, 22. Thereby, for example, the player carrying the portable terminals 3A and 3B of Example 2 before returning to the club house, that is, during play at the golf course (for example, in the hole area being played) It becomes possible to confirm the leaderboard updated on the display means 32 in real time.

(Server member registration function)
Further, the member registration control means 42 c may be provided in the control means 42 of the server 4. Thereby, for example, when the personal computer terminal 7 accesses the server 4 via the Internet transmission means 71 and the Internet 6, data (for example, personal information such as “name” and “email address”) necessary for member registration is stored. Necessary operations such as input are requested to the personal computer terminal 7, and member registration data for approving the membership registration is transmitted only to the personal computer terminal 7 satisfying this request by the operation means 75 or the like. The server 4 may similarly process accesses from other personal computer terminals (not shown), and collectively store the member registration data relating to the personal computer terminals in the storage unit 43 as all member registration data 43h.

  On the other hand, in the member registration information control means 73a of the personal computer terminal 7 that has received the reply of the member registration data (that is, the member registration has been approved), the member registration data 74a related to the terminal 7 is stored in the storage means 74. Thereafter, a part or all of the leaderboard related data 43g is obtained from the storage means 43 of the server 4 by sending a part of the member registration data 74a (for example, a personal identification number) to the server 4, thereby controlling server information display. The means 73b can send a command to the display means 72 to display the data 43g as needed. Thereby, using the personal computer terminal 7, it is possible to confirm in real time a leaders board related to play being performed at a golf course located away from the terminal 7.

  Due to such features of the second embodiment, the number of customers who are more interested in playing on the golf course is increased, and the golf course operating company manages the server 4 and the like to obtain information on interested customers. it can. Furthermore, it becomes possible to periodically send direct mail or the like to the personal computer terminal 7 of the member registrant who wished to distribute direct mail or the like at the time of member registration.

  In addition, it is preferable that especially portable terminal 3A, 3B demonstrated in Example 2 is a portable terminal (for example, smart phone, tablet PC, etc.) which a player owns. Thereby, it is not necessary to prepare and purchase dedicated hardware and software related to the relay terminal and the portable terminal that have been conventionally prepared by golf course management companies. Each player connects his / her portable terminal to the server 4 of the second embodiment before the start of play via the Internet 6 and software application programs for realizing the respective means in the portable terminals 3A and 3B shown in FIG. It is also possible to function as the portable terminals 3A and 3B of the second embodiment by downloading related data.

  Although not shown, the control means 33 of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B is equipped with a means that exhibits the same function as the above-described member registration information control means 73a in the personal computer terminal 7, and the storage means 34 of the mobile terminals 3A and 3B. In addition, data similar to the above-described member registration data 74a may be received from the server 4 and stored. Thereby, the administrator of the golf course can perform member registration for a user who owns the mobile terminals 3A and 3B, for example, and can permit or control login to the operation management system 1. It becomes like this.

  In addition to the Internet transmission / reception means 37, the center device 2 and the mobile terminals 3A and 3B according to the second embodiment include wireless LAN connection means (Wi-Fi transmission / reception means 21, 31) as described in the first embodiment. It may be. Thereby, even if most of the holes of the golf course where the system 1 of the second embodiment is to be introduced are not in the communication range of the mobile phone line at the time of introduction, the operation management function that can be obtained by the system 1 of the first embodiment After that, when the mobile phone network becomes widespread in the golf course, the additional functions and advantages of the second embodiment can be enjoyed.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, each hole area of the golf course is used as a unit of divided area when performing the operation management process. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this example, and is further subdivided than this hole area. The operation management may be performed in units of small areas (for example, a green area and a fairway area).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation management system 2 Center apparatus 3 Golf navigation portable terminal 31 Wireless LAN connection means (Wi-Fi transmission / reception means)
32 Display means 33 Control means 34 Storage means 35 Position detection means (GPS reception means)
33b Play start determination means 33c Delay determination means 33d Play end determination means 33e Timekeeping means 34a Map data 34b Positioning data 34c Timekeeping data 34d Delay management data 34e Pin position related data 36 Operation means 37 Internet transmission / reception means Ad Divided area in golf course (Hall Area) Information T _S1 Cumulative Play Allowable Time T _S2 Cumulative Play Elapsed Time

Claims (7)

A portable navigation device for golf that moves within a golf course,
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
Control means provided with time measuring means;
In order to use the map data generated for each area obtained by dividing the golf course into a plurality of areas, the positioning data detected by the position detecting means, the time measuring data obtained by the time measuring means, and the play delay determination for each area. Storage means for storing delay management data including a predetermined cumulative play allowable time,
Display means;
And having
The control means includes
Based on the positioning data and the map data, a play start determining means for determining a start time of play,
In the area where the mobile terminal is located, the accumulated play elapsed time is calculated as needed based on the play start time, and when the difference between the accumulated play elapsed time and the accumulated play allowable time exceeds a predetermined value, A delay determining means for sending a command to display a warning display on the display means to the display means;
A play end judging means for judging that the play in the area is finished based on the positioning data and the map data;
A portable navigation terminal for golf, characterized in that it is configured to include:   The portable terminal further includes a wireless LAN connection unit that enables transmission / reception of data to / from a center device, and receives pin location related data updated daily from the center device via the wireless LAN connection unit. The mobile terminal according to claim 1. A golf course operation management system comprising a plurality of golf navigation portable terminals that move in a golf course, and a center device and server connected to the portable terminal via the Internet,
The portable terminal is
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
Control means provided with time measuring means;
In order to use the map data generated for each area obtained by dividing the golf course into a plurality of areas, the positioning data detected by the position detecting means, the time measuring data obtained by the time measuring means, and the play delay determination for each area. Storage means for storing delay management data including a predetermined cumulative play allowable time,
Display means;
Internet transmission / reception means for enabling transmission / reception of data to / from the center apparatus or the server;
And having
The control means includes
Based on the positioning data and the map data, a play start determining means for determining a start time of play,
In the area where the mobile terminal is located, the accumulated play elapsed time is calculated as needed based on the play start time, and when the difference between the accumulated play elapsed time and the accumulated play allowable time exceeds a predetermined value, A delay determining means for sending a command to display a warning display on the display means to the display means;
A play end judging means for judging that the play in the area is finished based on the positioning data and the map data;
A golf course operation management system characterized by having a configuration including   4. The golf course operation management system according to claim 3, wherein the portable terminal receives daily updated pin position related data from the center device or the server via the Internet transmission / reception means and the Internet. 5. . The portable terminal further comprises position information sending means for sending the positioning data to the server, and warning terminal display control means,
The server identifies a mobile terminal existing in the same area based on the positioning data from the mobile terminal, and is addressed to the specified mobile terminal and positioning data related to another mobile terminal existing in the same area. And warning terminal determination means for sending warning terminal related data including at least one of the warning message, and
The mobile terminal is configured to cause the warning terminal display control means to display at least one of the current position and the warning message related to the other mobile terminal based on the warning terminal related data transmitted from the server. The golf course operation management system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a command is sent to the means. The center device can select a storage unit and an administrator message stored in advance in the storage unit, or can create an arbitrary administrator message, and can transmit the administrator message to the server or the portable terminal. An administrator message control means, and
The said portable terminal is further provided with the administrator message acceptance response means which receives the said administrator message sent from the said center apparatus, and responds so that it may display on the said display means. The golf course operation management system according to any one of the above. The portable terminal further includes score data control means for creating score data and sending the score data to the server, and leaders board display control means,
The server further includes leader board control means for creating leader board related data based on the score data from the mobile terminal and sending the leader board related data to the mobile terminal or the center device, and
The portable terminal receives the leaderboard related data sent from the server by the leaderboard display control means, and the display means analyzes a part or all of the leaderboard related data or the data Is displayed, The golf course operation management system according to any one of claims 3 to 6.

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