KR20030065976A - Portable device for providing golf information using GPS - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for supplying mobile golf information using a GPS is provided to supply a flying distance of a golf ball, the remaining distance to a hole, and time information by operating the restricted number of buttons simply and to supply golf field information or hole information for a user automatically when the user enters the golf field or a tee box. CONSTITUTION: A GPS signal processing unit(110) receives a GPS satellite signal and calculates position information and time information. A selection button unit(140) generates selection signals of the first position and the second position. An interface unit(150) classifies the generated selection signal and transmits the selection signal. A storage(130) stores hole information and golf field information. A hole information processing unit(123) receives the current position from the GPS signal processing unit(110), and compares the current position with tee box switch information. If the comparison calculation numeral is less than a predetermined numeral, the hole information processing unit(123) memorizes the corresponding hole recognition information and searches hole recognition information, hole distance information, green distance information, and hits number information. If the first position selection signal is received, a flying distance information processing unit(121) receives and temporarily stores position information from the GPS signal processing unit(110). If the second position selection signal is received, the flying distance information processing unit(121) receives position information from the GPS signal processing unit(110) and calculates a distance between two positions. A screen display unit(160) receives and displays information searched and calculated by the information processing unit(120).

Description

Portable device for providing golf information using GPS

The present invention relates to a portable golf information providing device using GPS, and more particularly, by storing various location information related to a golf game in a memory and using a GPS location information, a predetermined number of buttons are repeatedly repeatedly operated. The present invention relates to a portable golf information providing device using GPS, which provides distance information, remaining distance to a tee shot hole, time information, and automatically provides golf course information or hole information when a user enters a golf course or a tee box.

In recent years, golf has become a favorite sport of the general public, thanks to the popularization trends such as diversification of hobbies, advancement of life, and activation of social gatherings. However, golf is recognized as a very difficult exercise for beginners to learn, and this recognition can be explained for the following reasons.

First, golf clubs consist of many courses ranging from 9 to 18 holes, and each golf club is divided into different geographical features (par 3, par 4, par 5, etc., depending on the total distance). The distances from the tee box to the halls are all different and the features of the bunkers, ponds and forests are scattered in different forms.

Second, it is difficult for the average person to accurately predict distances of 100M or more, and the curvature of the ground of golf courses makes this distance prediction more difficult. In addition, experienced caddy is few and hard to receive faithful advice from unfamiliar caddy.

Third, a long and repeated training is required to learn the shot sense using various clubs.

Fourth, it is a precise sports event that requires a keen sense and concentration than other competitions.

Therefore, in order to improve golf skills, shot practice based on distance sensation is important, and the habit of always recognizing and confirming objective distance data while practicing on various courses of a golf course is important. The distance prediction is usually helped by a golf instructor, an experienced caddy, but it is cumbersome to ask the golf practitioner for help every time, and the distance measurement based on the empirical sensation can be limited even if it has accuracy. none.

In order to solve this problem, golf practice range finder products have been developed. For example, a range finder using a laser, a range finder in the form of a scope, a range finder using a global position system (GPS), and a physical measure using a wheel. Rangefinders and the like.

However, the laser range finder has a small error and accurate side, but the operation is complicated and expensive. The scope-type range finder with a scale inside the telescope is inexpensive but inferior in precision and not easy to carry. There are disadvantages. In addition, the physical distance measuring device using the wheel can measure only a short distance for putting, its use is limited.

On the other hand, the range finder using the satellite positioning system has the advantage of being able to grasp the configuration and location of the entire hall and to calculate various distance information more accurately, but it is limited to function independently due to the help of the control center. It is inconvenient to use because it has to be operated and it is inconvenient to carry due to its relatively large size. In addition, since it is quite expensive, there is a disadvantage that the average golfer has a lot of burden.

The present invention is devised to meet the demand as described above, can be implemented in a small size and provides a distance of the golf ball, the remaining distance to the tee shot hole, time information with a simple operation of a limited number of buttons, When the user enters the golf course or the tee box, it displays various golf practice information using the GPS receiver, such as automatically providing golf course information or hole information, and can download and upgrade the latest golf course information and hole information through the Internet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable golf information providing device using a GPS.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention.

2A and 2B illustrate a data storage field of a storage means according to the present invention and a value set for display of each data.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a form in which a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention is connected to an external device for upgrading information.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a GPS signal processor in a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention.

5A to 5D are flowcharts illustrating a method for providing portable golf information using GPS according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention by way of example.

7 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when the portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention provides time information.

8 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention provides golf course outline information.

9 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention to receive a green selection.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention provides hole information. Referring to FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

100: portable golf information providing device using GPS

110: GPS signal processing unit 120: information processing unit

121: distance information processing unit 122: remaining distance information processing unit

123: hole information processing unit 124: golf course information processing unit

125: time information processing unit 130: storage means

140: selection button portion 142: first selection button portion

144: second selection button portion 146: third selection button portion

150: interface unit 160: screen display unit

170: power supply unit 180: port unit

190: external data processing unit

In order to achieve the above object, the portable golf information providing device using the GPS according to the present invention includes a GPS signal processing unit for receiving a GPS satellite signal to calculate the position information; A selection button unit for generating selection signals of the first position and the second position; An interface unit for classifying and transmitting the generated selection signal; Hole information including any one or more of hole recognition information, hole location information, green selection information, hole distance information, green distance information, stroke number information, T-bac switch information and golf course information including golf course location information, golf course outline information Storage means for storing; Receives the current position from the GPS signal processing unit at regular intervals, compares and calculates the T-Bak switch information, and when the comparison operation value is determined to be within a predetermined value, the corresponding hole recognition information is temporarily stored. Hall information processing unit for retrieving one or more information of the information and the first location selection signal received when receiving the location information from the GPS signal processing unit temporarily stored, when receiving the second location selection signal received location information from the GPS signal processing unit An information processing unit having a non-distance information processing unit for calculating a distance between two positions; And a screen display unit which receives the information retrieved and calculated by the information processing unit and displays the information in text.

Hereinafter, a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a portable golf information providing device using GPS according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable golf information providing device (hereinafter referred to as "a golf information providing device according to the present invention") 100 using GPS according to the present invention includes a GPS signal processing unit 110 and an information processing unit 120. , Storage means 130, selection button unit 140, interface unit 150, screen display unit 160, power unit 170, port unit 180, and an external data processing unit 190. The processing unit 120 includes a flying distance information processing unit 121, a remaining distance information processing unit 122, a hole information processing unit 123, a golf course information processing unit 124, and a time information processing unit 125. In addition, the selection button unit 140 includes a first selection button unit 142, a second selection button unit 144, and a third selection button unit 146.

First, the power supply unit 170 is a means for applying a current to each of the above-described components, when the user operates the second selection button unit 144 receives a signal from the interface unit 150 to supply power to the other components Allow or block

The screen display unit 160 receives the information retrieved and calculated by the information processing unit 120 and displays the text or graphic. The display unit 160 preferably uses a liquid crystal display (LCD) in terms of cost and efficiency. In this case, the display unit 160 includes an LCD controller and an LCD driving driver including a buffer, a memory, and a register. And an LCD screen.

The GPS signal processor 110 receives GPS satellite signals to calculate current location information and time information. A detailed description of the functions of the GPS signal processor 110 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

The storage unit 130 includes a golf course including hole recognition information, hole location information, green selection information, hole distance information, green distance information, stroke number information, hole information including tee-bak switch information, golf course location information, and golf course outline information. Stores information and controls the input and output of each data.

Hereinafter, hole information and golf course information will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. 2A and 2B illustrate data storage fields of the storage means 130 and values set for display of each data according to the present invention.

When the hole recognition information is set as a code for distinguishing the hole information, the hole recognition information can be displayed by the hole name (for example, displayed with "n-hole" or "nH"), and the hole position information is information recording the coordinate information of the hole. The t-bacch switch information and the golf course position information also have the same format as the coordinate information processed by the GPS receiving processor as information recording the coordinate information of the tee box and the golf course, respectively. That is, each coordinate information is expressed in three-dimensional coordinates (having a data capacity of about 4 to 8 bytes per one-dimensional coordinates) of latitude, longitude, and altitude on the fixed earth coordinate system. The green selection information is to provide hole position information, hole distance information, green distance information, stroke number information, etc. corresponding to the selected green when there are two or more greens, and generally includes two greens, left green and right green. There is a case. The hole distance information and the green distance information mean distance information from the tee box to the hole and the green boundary line, respectively, and the stroke information is the game information assigned to each hole by the total distance and is expressed as, for example, "par 5". Such distance information, hole recognition information, and stroke information are, for example, "1H P5 540Y (1 hole par 5 540 yards), GC 500Y (500 yards to green center area), GE 480Y (480 yards to green border area) It can be expressed as ". "GC" and "GE" are abbreviations for "Greeen Center" and "Green Edge", respectively.

Among the golf course information, the golf course outline information means the name of the golf course, contact information, and brief geographic information of the location where the golf course is located, and the golf course location information refers to the coordinate information of the golf course (for example, the origin point when the golf course is assumed to be circular). Coordinate information of the place corresponding to).

The selection button unit 140 is a component that transmits a user's command to the information processing unit 120 in conjunction with the interface unit 150 is preferably implemented using a push button switch. The selection button section 140 of the golf information providing device according to the present invention includes a first selection button section (hereinafter referred to as a "flying distance button") 142, a second selection button section (hereinafter referred to as a "power mode button"). And three button switches (hereinafter, referred to as "green selection buttons") 146.

Hereinafter, the operation of each button will be described in detail along with the operation of the interface unit 150.

The flying distance button 142 is sequentially operated twice in the state where the interface unit 150 is initialized to generate selection signals of the first position and the second position, respectively. Therefore, after the distance button 142 generates the selection signal of the second position, the interface unit 150 is initialized, and when the distance button 142 is operated for the third time, the interface unit 150 again receives the first position selection signal. Transfer to the information processing unit 120.

The power mode button 144 also works in conjunction with the interface unit 150 to operate in pairs in a similar manner to the distance button 142, the long operation is made twice pairs and the short operation is made twice pairs. That is, the power mode button 144 is sequentially operated two times or more (long) for a predetermined time while the interface unit 150 is initialized to generate a signal so that the power unit 170 turns on / off the power as described above. Let's do it. That is, as in the case of a commonly used mobile phone, when the power button is pressed once for a long time, power is supplied to the mobile phone, and when the power button is pressed again for a long time, the power is turned off.

In addition, when the power mode button 144 is operated once within a predetermined time (short), the interface unit 150 classifies and generates a selection signal, and the information processing unit 120 receives the signal to receive the golf course information processing unit 124. To work. If the power mode button 144 is sequentially operated within a predetermined time after being operated once within a predetermined time, the information processing unit 120 receiving the selection signal from the interface unit 150 operates the hole information processing unit 123. Function. At this time, the interface unit 150 initializes the signal processing when the power mode button 144 is operated within a predetermined time. Thus, when the power mode button 144 is repeatedly operated, the golf course outline information and the hole information are alternately displayed.

The green selection button 146 generates a selection signal for the user to select any green among the plurality of displayed green selection information. The green selection button 146 operates differently from the above-described distance button 142 and the power mode button 144. do. That is, the hole information processing unit 123 determines which hole the user is currently in and displays the green selection information if there is more than one green selection information before providing the hole information. The interface unit 150 displays a predetermined area of the displayed green selection information and moves the display area according to the selection signal of the green selection button 146 so that the user can distinguish the green. In the golf information providing device according to the present invention, when the green selection information is initially displayed, the left green is displayed as a reference, and when the green selection button 146 is operated, the right green is selected.

The information processing unit 120 is a device implemented with a processor and a memory chip having an internal memory. The memory chip includes a calculation program and an information retrieval program for functioning each component of the information processing unit 120. Receive information and location information (coordinate information). The information processing unit 120 analyzes various transmission signals and current location information transmitted from the interface unit 150, and thus, the distance information processing unit 121, the remaining distance information processing unit 122, the hole information processing unit 123, and the golf course information processing unit ( 124 and the time information processor 125 function.

The hole information processing unit 123 receives the current position from the GPS signal processing unit 110 at regular intervals, compares and calculates the TBS switch information, and if the comparison operation value is determined to be within a predetermined value, temporarily recognizes the hole recognition information corresponding to the Tbak switch information. Remember Subsequently, the hole information processing unit 123 retrieves the corresponding hole recognition information, hole distance information, green distance information, and number of pieces of information from the storage unit 130 and provides the display through the screen display unit 160. That is, the hole information processing unit 123 automatically detects the position on the hole of the user based on the Tbac switch information, searches for the corresponding hole information, and displays the hole information automatically.

In addition, when the power mode button 144 is operated for the second time as described above, the hole information processing unit 123 searches and provides hole distance information, green distance information, and stroke information corresponding to the temporarily stored hole recognition information. This is for the case where the user checks the information of the hall where the user is located from time to time in addition to the automatic information providing function.

However, in providing the hole information, if the green selection information corresponding to the hole recognition information includes two or more greens, the green selection information is displayed, and the user is linked with the interface unit 150 and the green selection button 146. Either green is chosen. The hole information processing unit 123 having received the green searches for and provides corresponding hole information.

When the distance information processing unit 121 receives the first position selection signal of the distance button 142 receives the position information from the GPS signal processing unit 110 to temporarily store and receives the second position selection signal of the distance button 142. The GPS signal processor 110 receives the location information and calculates the distance between the two locations.

When the remaining distance information processor 122 receives the position information corresponding to the first position after receiving the first position selection signal of the flying distance button 142, the hole corresponding to the hole recognition information temporarily stored by the hole information processor 123 is received. The position information is received and the distance from the first position to the hole is calculated.

When the power mode button 144 is operated long and the power supply unit 170 is turned on, the time information processing unit 125 receives time information from the GPS signal processing unit 110 and provides the display through the screen display unit 160.

The golf course information processor 124 compares the location information received by the information processor 120 from the GPS signal processor 110 with a predetermined period by the signal generated by the power mode button 144 being briefly operated once. Search for golf course outline information in the nearest distance. The retrieved golf course outline information is displayed on the screen display unit 160.

Golf information providing apparatus according to the present invention can be upgraded by downloading the above-described golf course information and hole information is connected to a predetermined computer connected to the information providing server through the Internet and a data transmission line, with reference to FIG. The explanation is as follows.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a form in which the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention is connected to an external device for upgrading information.

The information providing server 500 is a golf information providing device according to the present invention by the latest golf course information and hole information (components except for the port unit 180 and the external data processing unit 190 in Fig. 3 is not shown) ( A dedicated server for downloading to 100, includes a database system (not shown), program providing means 510 and information transmitting means 520. In addition, the computer 300 may be provided with a web browser to access the Internet 400, and may receive and install a data transmission program 310, a communication program 320, and a driver program 330 from the program providing means 510. Computer.

The information transmission means 520 retrieves the latest golf course information and hole information from the database system and transmits the information to the computer 300 when the computer 300 requests an upgrade of information.

The computer 300 is connected to the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention through a data transmission line to perform data communication. Preferably, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable is used as the data transmission line. USB is a device that integrates the interface to computer peripherals to connect peripheral devices that require bandwidths of several Kbps to 12 Mbps into one. It is composed of USB host, USB hub, and USB node. Control / manage connections between nodes and hubs, central hubs, and hosts.

When the computer 300 is initially connected to the information providing server 500 through the Internet 400, the information providing server 500 is the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention by downloading the upgrade information to the computer 300 It provides a program that can be delivered to), the program is composed of a data transmission program 310, a communication program 320 and a driver program 330 as described above. These programs are installed on the computer 300 and are automatically executed when the computer 300 is downloaded to the information providing server 500 to download the information later.

The communication program 320 defines a communication protocol for communicating with the information providing server 500 and controls a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) of the computer 300. In addition, the communication program 320 manages an input / output buffer for transmitting and receiving data, sets a port, and defines a data structure in order to perform a communication emulator function.

The driver program 330 determines whether a port is connected to the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention in association with the USB. The operating system of the computer 300 may monitor the USB port and detect whether an external device is connected or removed during use. Once the external device is detected, the driver program 330 transmits control information in association with a Plug and Play (PnP) device.

The data transmission program 310 extracts the data from the data packet downloaded from the information providing server 500 and transmits the data to the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention through the USB port on the computer 300.

The port unit 180 of the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention includes a USB port so as to be connected to the computer 300 and transmits data input through a control register and a status register to the external data processing unit 190. do.

When the external data processing unit 190 is connected to a computer through a USB port, the external data processing unit transmits a signal at regular intervals so that the driver program can recognize whether the connection is established, and when receiving the control signal from the driver program 330 that recognizes the port unit ( The code of the information transmitted through 180 is analyzed and stored in the record field of the storage means in which the information to be upgraded is located.

Next, a general configuration of the GPS signal processing unit 110 will be described.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of the GPS signal processing unit 110 among the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the GPS signal processing unit 110 includes an antenna 111, a high frequency processing unit 112, a signal processing unit 113, a microoperating unit 114, a clock unit 115, a memory 116, and an asynchronous serial interface ( 117).

The GPS satellite 200 is a satellite component that transmits location and time information. A GPS (Global Positioning System) is a position measuring system which consists of a GPS satellite, a reference station, and a GPS receiver (referred to as "GPS signal processing part" in the present invention). The GPS satellite 200 is composed of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth's orbit once every 12 hours at an altitude of 20,200 km, and the reference station calculates the latest orbit, power, and control clock of the GPS satellite 200 by the latest. It is installed in six places as a terrestrial system that transmits updated information to each satellite through the terrestrial antenna 111 to update the information and control the satellite. The GPS receiver is a device that receives signals from at least four satellites, calculates three-dimensional information of x, y, z and time, and converts them into information such as position and velocity.

The antenna 111 receives a GPS satellite signal, which includes a 1575.45 MHz carrier used for energy amplification and precise position measurement of the signal, and a C / A code and signal used for satellite arrival and measurement of the arrival time of the radio wave. There is a navigation message that synchronizes the data and transmits other information, including satellite orbits. As an antenna that may be used for the GPS signal processing unit 110, it is preferable to use a microstrip antenna.

The high frequency processor 112 is connected to the antenna 111, and converts the GPS satellite signal (carrier of 1.2 or 1.5 GHz) of the high frequency received through the antenna 111 to an easy intermediate frequency.

The signal processor 113 is connected to the high frequency processor 112 and recovers the GPS satellite signal modulated at an intermediate frequency to an original signal to separate the carrier wave, navigation message, and code transmitted from the GPS satellite 200. The signal processor 113 calculates a navigation message and a pseudo distance transmitted from the GPS satellite through despreading to restore the GPS satellite signal transmitted by spread spectrum to the original signal. The navigation message is 1,500 feet in size and transmitted at a rate of 50 bits per second, with one frame containing five subframes, the contents of the first three subframes being the same, but the fourth and fifth respectively. The individual information (almanac or ionospheric correction coefficient) of the GPS satellites 200 is composed of 1 to 25 frames whose contents are changed every frame. Here, the almanac is a series of variables included in the navigation message of the GPS satellite 200, and the GPS signal processor 110 is used to calculate the approximate position of the GPS satellites 200.

The navigation message is a 50 Hz signal consisting of data bits describing the orbit, clock correction amount and other system parameters of the GPS satellite 200.

The micro-operation unit 114 controls the signal processing unit 113, receives the navigation message and the code from the signal processing unit 113, calculates and transmits the current position information. The micro-operator 114 decodes the unique code of the GPS satellite 200 and based on the navigation message and the pseudo distance applied from the signal processor 113, the current position (that is, the latitude and longitude of the GPS signal processor 110). It performs a function to control the operation of obtaining the altitude, and to transmit the processed result to the Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter (UART) 117. The clock unit 115 generates a reference signal (time) for calculating a pseudo distance, which is compared with time data among the GPS signals.

The memory 116 stores a control program executed by the microoperation unit 114 and temporarily stores various data to be processed.

The asynchronous serial interface 117 embeds a serial transmission interface program to enable serial transmission of the position information transmitted from the microoperation unit 114 to the information processing unit 120.

In general, the GPS signal processing unit 110 transmits upgraded data once per second and uses an ASCII code as an I / O code. The asynchronous serial interface 117 has a function to adjust the data transmission time, and since ASCII code is used as the communication transmission standard, it will not need to have a separate code conversion program.

(One example in which the golf information providing device according to the present invention is used)

5A to 5D are flowcharts illustrating a method for providing portable golf information using GPS according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an external appearance of the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention. Drawing.

First, when the user who is visiting the golf course from the outside, press and hold the power mode button 144 to turn on the golf information providing device 100 according to the present invention (S100), the date, day and time information is displayed on the display screen It becomes (S110).

7 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention provides time information.

When the power is provided, the information processing unit 120 receives the location information from the GPS signal processing unit 110 at a predetermined period to determine the current location, and checks whether the user has entered the predetermined tea box area by comparing with the Tbac switch information. (S120).

Subsequently, when the user presses the power mode button 144 briefly once (the user is currently outside the golf course and thus enters the tee box in the golf course) (S130, S160, S161), the golf course information processor 124 In step S162, the nearest golf course location is searched for from the current user's location and the corresponding golf course outline information is displayed (S163).

8 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention provides golf course outline information.

When the user enters the golf course and is located in the tee box of a predetermined course (for example, hole 1) (S130), the golf information providing device recognizes the tee box and provides corresponding hole information (S140). At this time, when the hole information processing unit 123 searches for hole information (S141), if there is more than one green selection information (S142), the hole information processing unit 123 and the interface unit 150 display the green selection information. The green is selected through the green selection button 146 (S144). When the green is selected, the hole information processing unit 123 searches for the corresponding hole information (S145) and provides display of the hole information (S146).

9 is a diagram illustrating a display screen provided by the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention to receive a green selection.

In FIG. 9, "1H LG" means "hole 1 left green" and "1H RG" means symbol "hole 1 right green".

10 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when the portable golf information providing device 100 using GPS according to the present invention provides hole information.

Here, as the tee box is recognized, the hole information processing unit 123 temporarily stores the corresponding hole recognition information to which the tee box belongs until the next other tee box is recognized (S150). Therefore, before the user moves to another hole and is located in a new tee box, it is determined that the golf information providing device according to the present invention is in the first hole as assumed by the user.

The user checks the hole information displayed automatically in the tee box and proceeds with the shot. At this time, the distance button 142 is pressed once at the shot position (S160 and S161). The distance information processor 121 stores the shot position as the first position selection information (S164), and the remaining distance information processor 122 calculates the distance from the current position to the hole (S165, S166) to provide a display. (S167).

After hitting the shot, the user moves to the drop point of the ball and operates the distance button 142 again for the second time (S170, S171), and the distance information processor 121 uses the current location information as the second location selection information. Record (S174) and calculate the flying distance by comparing with the first position selection information (S175). The calculated flying distance information is displayed on the display unit 160 (S176).

In connection with the operation of the distance button 142, the interface unit 150 is initialized (S177).

When the user checks the flying distance and proceeds to the shot again, the user can repeatedly check the remaining distance and the flying distance by repeatedly pressing the flying distance button 142 as described above.

If the user wants to check the information on the current hole again while practicing golf, if the power mode button is operated again once again (S170, S171), the hole information processing unit 123 searches for the corresponding hole information ( S172) Display (S173).

In connection with the operation of the power mode button, the interface unit 150 is initialized (S177).

Finally, the user who finished the golf practice through the above-described process by operating the power mode button 144 second long (S180) to turn off the power of the golf information providing device 100 using the GPS according to the present invention (S190).

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, which are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains do not depart from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications are not possible that are not illustrated above. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified. And differences relating to such modifications and applications will have to be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

According to the present invention, since the golf information providing device using GPS is implemented as the size of a conventional pager, the user can carry it casually and obtain accurate distance information using the GPS location information. In addition, when entering a predetermined area, you can automatically receive golf practice related information such as golf course information or hole information, and execute all functions by simply operating three selection buttons. Can be used without difficulty.

Claims (9)

In the golf information providing device, A GPS signal processor for receiving GPS satellite signals and calculating location information and time information; A selection button unit for generating selection signals of the first position and the second position; An interface unit for classifying and transmitting the generated selection signal; Hole information including any one or more of hole recognition information, hole location information, green selection information, hole distance information, green distance information, stroke number information, T-bac switch information and golf course information including golf course location information, golf course outline information Storage means for storing; Receives the current position from the GPS signal processor at regular intervals, compares and calculates the TBS switch information, and if the comparison operation value is determined to be within a predetermined value, temporarily stores the corresponding hole recognition information. Hall information processing unit for retrieving one or more pieces of information, and receiving the location information from the GPS signal processing unit when receiving the first location selection signal temporarily stored when receiving the second location selection signal from the GPS signal processing unit An information processing unit including a non-distance information processing unit configured to receive a distance and calculate a distance between two positions; And And a screen display unit for receiving and displaying the information retrieved and calculated by the information processor. The method of claim 1, The selection button unit is provided with a first selection button unit for generating a selection signal of the first position and the second position, respectively, by sequentially operating two times in the initialized state of the interface unit, The interface unit is a portable golf information providing device using GPS, characterized in that initialized after the transmission of the selection signal of the second position. The method of claim 1, wherein the information processing unit Receiving the position information corresponding to the first position receives the position information corresponding to the hole recognition information temporarily stored by the hole information processing unit and has a residual distance information processing unit for calculating the distance from the first position to the hole Portable golf information providing device using a GPS, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a power supply unit for applying a current to each of the components, The selection button unit is provided with a second selection button unit for generating a signal so that the power supply on / off, respectively, by being sequentially operated two times or more in a predetermined time in the state that the interface unit is initialized, The interface unit is a portable golf information providing device using GPS, characterized in that initialized after transmitting a selection signal to turn off the power. The method of claim 4, wherein the information processing unit When the power supply is turned on by receiving a selection signal from the second selection button unit, the time information processor receives the time information from the GPS signal processing unit and provides a display through the screen display unit, characterized in that the portable using GPS Golf information provider. The method of claim 4, wherein the information processing unit When the second selection button unit is operated once within the predetermined time and the interface unit classifies and transmits the selection signal, the second unit receives the position information from the GPS signal processing unit at a predetermined period and compares the position information with the golf course position information to obtain the closest position. Portable golf information providing device using a GPS, characterized in that it comprises a golf course information processing unit for searching the golf course outline information in the distance and display the retrieved golf course outline information through the screen display unit. The method of claim 6, When the second selection button unit is operated once within the predetermined time and then paired sequentially and operated again within a predetermined time, the interface unit initializes after classifying and transmitting the selection signal received from the second selection button unit. And an information processing unit searching for one or more information among hole distance information, green distance information, and stroke information corresponding to the temporarily stored hole recognition information and transmitting the information to the screen display unit. The method of claim 1, The hole information processor is configured to display green selection information when the green selection information corresponding to the hole recognition information includes two or more greens, and receives any one green from the user. The selection button unit includes a third selection button unit for transmitting a selection signal to the interface unit to allow a user to select any one of the displayed plurality of greens, And the interface unit displays a predetermined area of the displayed green selection information and moves the display area according to the selection signal so that the user can discern the green. The method of claim 1, A predetermined computer and data connected to a server for downloading any one or more of the hole information and golf course information through the Internet to perform a data communication function, determine whether a port is connected to an external device, and transmit the downloaded information through a port. A port unit connected through a transmission line and receiving the information from the computer; And And an external data processing unit for analyzing the received information and upgrading the information of the storage unit when the information is received through the port unit.