KR20060134702A - Sports program broadcating system - Google Patents

Abstract

A sports program broadcasting system using a position information system is provided to make sports players wear position information chips such as GPS(Global Positioning System) chips and recognize positions of the players precisely in real time during a sports game throughout signals output from the chips. A sports program broadcasting system using a position information system includes position information chips such as GPS chips, wherein sports players wear the chips during a sports game. A main computer receives signals transmitted from the chips, so that motions of each player are monitored precisely in real time during the sports game. The recognized positions are mapped on 2D images of the players photographed by cameras and overlapped on the players in display.

Description

Sports relay system based on location information system {Sports Program Broadcating System}

Figure 1. Application Examples

At present, cellular location information based service using GPS or mobile communication base station is used in various fields, and the technology is developing day by day. The chip for positioning has been installed in almost all mobile phones by various technologies, and it is gradually becoming smaller and lighter, and its accuracy is also increasing day by day.

Location-based services are making a lot of progress towards providing navigators, transportation guides, and shopping information based on location under the name of M-Commerce. The present invention is to ensure the quality of broadcasting and the diversity of information provided by utilizing the location information system for sports broadcasting.

Participants will be equipped with a GPS chip that can locate each athlete in a suitable place, such as a body part of a sports player, a sportswear or a shoe, or a similarly used positioning chip. In addition, the location-finding chip shall be fitted to the main structure or apparatus used in the game (for example, a goal or ball in a soccer game) as long as it does not affect the rules or the game.

If necessary, it may be possible to set a reference point (repeater) for accurate positioning on the stadium edge or major points.

In the state set according to the above steps, the position of each athlete is transmitted to the main computer to monitor the movement throughout the game in real time.

The system attaches a device that can measure the current camera position, zoom level, and angle in real time to the camera relaying the actual game, and according to the initial reference position, angle, and zoom level, the actual broadcast status Mapping the main location of the stadium to the 2D screen captured by the camera through the location of the playground or the field captured by the camera image according to the change of the relative position, angle and zoom level according to the reference point (repeater) You can.

When the players move with the progress of the game, the positions of the players are mapped to the 2D image captured by the current camera by mapping the positions of the players in the same manner to the playground screen mapped to the camera through the above process.

All of this information is transferred to the main computer and processed in real time. When the broadcast screen is broadcasted from the actual broadcasting station, it is possible to know exactly where the athlete's position is currently located on the camera. Or other information based on your current location. It will also be able to display in which direction the player is not currently captured by the camera.

Although the present invention can be utilized in almost all athletics, the effects of the present invention will be described by taking an example of a soccer game, which is a representative team sport.

Except for football enthusiasts, it is difficult to identify a player's name only by his bib number. Also, when shooting from a long distance, it is not easy to know the players just by their appearance such as face or body shape. Announcers or commentators may also be inaccurate and announcers or commentators tend to focus on the player who is currently playing the central role--that is, the player who is currently holding the ball or shooting. It does not mention the name of the player who cannot speak. In other words, it is difficult to observe the play of players comprehensively in a group game such as a soccer game and it is difficult to recognize which player. When broadcasting by applying the present invention can be overlaid on the top, bottom or body of the player can be displayed in real time the name of the player in the caption. In addition, when the player moves, the caption or symbol, which contains the player's movement and the player's name, can be displayed continuously by synchronizing the player's movement with the player's movement and the player's name. Such a picture may be more useful in a slow video. On the normal screen, only the names of the main players can be displayed, and on the slow screen, more players' names can be displayed as subtitles. In addition, as shown in Figure 1 through the mini-screen may be able to display the current position of the players of each faction comprehensively.

Claims (2)

Attaching or carrying a location information transmission chip capable of identifying a location on a player's clothing or body in various sports events; Transmitting the position of each athlete through the network in real time; Mapping each athlete's position to a relative position on the athlete's screen on the screen for broadcasting; Overlaying and displaying the player's name, uniform number, and various statistical data related to the current game on the screen according to the information mapped by the step; Sports relay system based on the location information, characterized in that it comprises a. The sports relay broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein a position information transmitting chip is attached to a main facility of a stadium or an apparatus or a ball used for a game and used for sports relay.

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