JP2001025521A - Operation management system for golf cart - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the operation management of carts in accordance with the play time when the players of the respective carts are actually doing play. SOLUTION: The operation management is executed by determining the actual play time precluding an intermission time from the play time of the player's own cart K1 and displaying the operating condition of the player's own cart based on the actual play time on an operation condition screen when, for example, the play progression of the players of a previous party cart K0 is slow and the play of the player's own cart K1 is interrupted in accordance with the time the player's own cart K1 moving in a golf course enters the inside of the communication area of a locator S installed at a teeing ground T, the time the player's own cart emerges from the communication area of the locator S installed at the green G of the ground and the position information of the previous party cart K0 traveling forward of the player's own cart K1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf cart operation management device suitable for managing the operation of a golf cart on a golf course.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a so-called self-play golf course in which a player operates a golf cart by himself and enjoys playing is known. When a golf cart (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “cart”) is operated by self-play, the golf course manager determines from the time the player starts playing until the player finishes playing and returns to the clubhouse. In addition, the degree of congestion in the course and the degree of delay in play cannot be grasped. For this reason, there are golf courses, for example, in which a course guide is arranged every few holes to grasp the congestion situation in the course or to encourage the player to proceed with the play, but in this case, labor costs etc. There was a problem that it took.

Accordingly, for example, the present applicant has proposed a golf cart operation management system suitable for managing the operation of a self-play golf cart (Japanese Patent Application No. 9-3).
No. 1855, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-28504). In these proposals, for example, as shown in FIG.
Sensors S1, S2,... That transmit position information by weak radio waves (for example, the communication area is about 15 m) are arranged in the vicinity of the tee ground T, the fairway F, and the green G on the cart path R, which is the route of 2. And each cart K1, K2
.. Pass through the vicinity of the sensors S1 and S2, the position information thereof can be detected. Each cart K has its own cart ID together with the detected position information.
.. Are used as information signals to display the positions of the carts K1, K2,... On the course on the display device in the club house (management building) CH so as to grasp the operation status of each cart.

There are various possible forms of displaying the operation status of the cart K on the display device of the operation management system. One example is a display form in a window format. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the golf course, in which a golf course course layout created by computer graphics or the like is displayed in a window 70, and a cart position (black circle) is displayed in the course layout. It is.

[0005] The window 70 is provided with scroll bars 71 and 72, and the display area currently displayed in the window 70 is the scroll bars 71 and 7.
2 are indicated by scroll boxes 71c and 72c. When monitoring the status of a hole not displayed in the window 70, scroll keys 71a, 71b, 72 provided on the scroll bars 71, 72 are provided.
By selecting a and 72b with a pointer or the like (not shown) and performing a click operation, the display area is scrolled up, down, left and right. Therefore, when the operation status of each cart is displayed by adopting such a display form, the position of each cart on the course can be easily grasped visually.

However, the course layout on golf is
Each golf course differs, and for example, in order to realize the display form as shown in FIG. 13, it is necessary to create a graphic image according to the course layout of each golf course. This makes the system relatively expensive. Further, the course of the golf course is slightly changed on a daily basis, and each time it is necessary to change the graphic image according to the course layout. For this reason, it is expensive to maintain and operate the system on a daily basis.

Therefore, as a display form that is not easily affected by the layout change of the golf course, for example, it is conceivable to display the operation status of the cart with time. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode in which the operation status of each cart is displayed by time. In the window 80 shown in FIG. 14, 81 is a cart number area for displaying each cart number, and 82, 83, 84,... Are carts K near the tee ground T, fairway F, and green G in each hole of the cart path R. Installed sensors S1, S
The time when the position information from 2,... Is detected is set as a time display area for displaying in units of holes, and these areas are provided in the vertical axis direction.

In the example shown in FIG. 14, it is shown that the cart number 9 detects the position information of the sensor on the fairway F of the second hole at "8:35". Since the 9th cart is currently detecting the position information from the sensor S of the green G of the 3rd hole, the 9th cart is playing on the green G of the 3rd hole, or It can be seen that the player is on the way to the tee ground T on the fourth hole after finishing the play on the green G.

Therefore, if the operation status of the cart is displayed in such a display form, the cart is used from the time when the cart K passes through the tee ground T, the fairway F and the green G of each hall in the management building CH. It is possible to grasp the playing progress of the player who is playing. In addition, even if the course layout differs for each golf course, there is no need to create graphic images that match the course layout, and there is no impact from daily course changes, so the system and maintenance and operation should be performed at low cost. Can be.

The window 80 shown in FIG.
Shows an example in which a so-called folder type display mode is adopted. For example, by selecting the tag portions 80a, 80b, 80c using a pointer (not shown), a cart of a desired course among a plurality of courses is selected. Operation status can be displayed.

[0011]

Here, when it is considered that the manager manages the operation status of each cart by the golf cart operation management system as described above, the manager displays the information on a display device. It is conceivable that if there is a slow-playing cart, the progress of play can be promoted based on the running situation of the cart being played. In this case, the manager sets in advance the upper limit of the play time for each hole, and
The playing time in each hole of each cart is obtained from the operation status screen shown in FIG. Then, when the play time exceeds the upper limit time, the progress of the play is prompted to the cart.

However, when the playing time of each cart in the unit of a hole is obtained from the operation management screen shown in FIG. 14, the playing time does not always follow the actual playing time of the cart. For example, even if a player of a certain cart is playing at a normal play speed, but a player of a forward cart traveling ahead of the slow speed of a player of a forward cart, a player of a certain cart may recognize that the forward cart is safe. You must stop playing and wait until you reach the correct position. In this case, the player of a certain cart is playing at a normal speed, and despite wishing to proceed with the play at that speed, the time display of the cart displayed on the operation display screen shown in FIG. Includes the time during which the progress of play was interrupted by the forward cart.

That is, the time displayed on the operation status screen shown in FIG. 14 indicates the time at which the cart arrived at each area or the time at which the cart passed. The play time is determined, and it cannot be determined that the progress of play of the cart is slow just because the play time exceeds the upper limit time. Therefore, the operation management device as described above cannot perform an accurate cart operation management such as prompting a player of a cart whose play progresses slowly to proceed with the play.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a point, and a golf cart capable of managing the operation of a cart based on the playing time in which each player of each cart plays in each hole. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an operation management device.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information signal including identification information of each cart moving in a golf course, and position information indicating the position of the cart in the golf course. Receiving means that can receive the play time, a play time calculating means for calculating the play time of the cart player, a setting means for setting an upper limit of the play time, and a play time calculated by the play time calculating means. Means for determining whether or not the operation of the cart is delayed by the upper limit time set by the means; position information received by the receiving means; time information; Cart information creating means for creating cart information, image information creating means for creating image information indicating the operation status of the cart based on the cart information, And so and a Shimesuru display means.

The playing time calculation means obtains the cart position information received by the receiving means and time information indicating the time at which the position information was detected. The play time is calculated from the time when the player leaves the first area and the time when the player leaves the second area, which is the end position of each hole. Also,
The play time calculation means is provided in the first area where the cart is a start position of each hole, which is obtained from the position information of the cart received by the reception means and time information indicating the time when the position information is detected. The play time is calculated from the time of entry, the time of leaving the second area, which is the end position of each hole, and the position information of the front cart running ahead of the cart. Further, the playing time calculating means calculates the playing time in the golf course from the playing time for each hole.

In addition, the cart information creating means may calculate the play time in each hole calculated by the play time calculating means.
If it is determined by the determining means that the upper limit of the play time in each hole set by the setting means is exceeded, cart information indicating that the play of the cart in the hole is delayed is created. Further, the cart information creating means, when it is determined by the determining means that the playing time on the golf course having a plurality of holes exceeds the upper limit of the playing time on the golf course set by the setting means, Added cart information to indicate that cart play is delayed in.

Further, the cart information creating means creates cart information indicating the maximum required time, the minimum required time, and the average required time of the cart played on the golf course. Further, when the cart cannot obtain the position information, the cart information creating means estimates the current position of the cart from the acquired position information and creates cart information indicating the cart position.

That is, according to the present invention, the playing time calculating means calculates the actual playing time of the player of each cart in each hole or a playing time close thereto, and calculates the playing time and the upper limit time set by the setting means. Based on the above, the determination means determines whether the cart is delayed. Then, when the operation of the cart is delayed, necessary cart information is created, and image information indicating the operation status of the cart including the cart information is created and can be displayed on the display means.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a golf cart operation management device according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a part of a layout near a start point of a golf course to which an operation management system including an operation management device according to the present embodiment is applied. In FIG. 1, for convenience, the cherry blossom course (out), the cherry blossom course (in), and the pine course (out) are separated by a chain line.
As shown, the vicinity of the start point (tee ground T) of each course is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, a management building CH having a caddy master room is generally located at a location near the tee ground T of each course. Repeaters RE11, RE21, R are located at positions where communication is possible using low-power radio waves.
E31 is provided. This repeater RE1
1, RE21, RE31 are arranged at positions where they can cover the widest possible range of the course and can communicate with the management building CH and the cart K on the course by low-power radio waves.

Management building CH, cart K, and each repeater R
Transmitters and receivers installed in E11 to RE31 are, for example, certified as low power types, eliminating the need for a radio administrator and using low power type radio transmitters and radio receivers. 500m inside the golf course
Since communication at a distance of up to 1 km is possible, in a course having a normal zigzag course layout,
If one or two repeaters are arranged for one course (9 holes), communication can be performed.

Each course is laid out in the order of a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, a fourth hole,..., And a cart path on which a cart K can move along the course between these holes. It can be contacted by R or rail. Communication between the management building CH and the carts K on each course is made possible by at least one repeater RE11 to RE31. For example, in the case of a course where information transmission becomes impossible in a remote part of the course, a repeater (child) dependent on the main repeater (parent) may be arranged.

In the vicinity of the management building CH, a cart dispatch area 2 for distributing a cart K to players going to each course from now on.
There is 0, and at the time of self-play, the player borrows the cart K predetermined here and heads to the starting point (tee ground T) of each course. A locator (sensor) S (Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd, Se, Sf...) Is provided at a required position along the cart road R of each course.
Is arranged. Although a part of the locator S is shown in this figure, the location of the locator S is, for example, a position corresponding to the tee ground T, the fairway F, and the green G of each hole.

FIG. 2 shows a management building CH, a locator S, of an operation management system having an operation management device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a data communication path of a cart K. The locator S shown in FIG. 2 is installed along the cart path R, and intermittently sends out position data (position ID) ST for specifying the place by a small amount of electric power. That is, the locator S sends out the position data ST with a weak power that can be received only when the cart K passes or stops near the cart.

The cart K is provided with a weak radio wave receiver capable of receiving the position data transmitted from the locator S, in addition to the low power type wireless transmission / reception device. Thereby, the cart K is located on the locator S.
When the vehicle passes or stops around, the current position can be known by receiving the position data ST with this weak radio wave receiver.

The cart K stores various data such as the position data ST received from the locator S and its own cart ID and the like from a repeater RE installed in a communicable range from the loaded low-power type wireless transmitter. As a cart data signal (information signal) KT. The repeater RE transfers the cart data signal KT from each cart K to the management building CH at a required timing as the cart data signal KT.

The cart data signal KT transmitted from each cart K is packetized and transmitted in a time slot assigned to each cart K. for that reason,
The management building CH transmits a trigger signal Trg indicated by a chain line to the repeater RE as synchronization information, and indirectly transmits the trigger signal Trg to the cart K via the repeater RE. As a result, the management building CH
Time-division transmission / reception control can be performed for each cart K.

In the operation management system provided with the operation management device of the present embodiment, each cart K detects the position data ST output from the locator S and transmits it to the management building CH via the repeater RE. For example, a case is described in which the carts K are provided with transmitting means for transmitting their cart IDs by weak radio waves, and the locator S detects the cart IDs output from the carts K,
The own position data and the like together with the cart ID may be transmitted from the low power type transmitter to the management building CH via the repeater RE. Also, from Cart K to Administration Building CH
Is transmitted indirectly through the repeater RE, but may be transmitted directly without passing through the repeater RE.

In the control building CH, a low-power type radio transmitter / receiver 3 capable of transmitting / receiving data to / from the repeater RE via the antenna A1, and reception by the radio transmitter / receiver 3. A predetermined processing is performed on the cart data signal KT, for example, a management device 1 serving as a main body of the operation management device of the present embodiment constituted by, for example, a personal computer and a display device 2 for displaying the operation status. And so on.

Based on the cart data signal KT received by the wireless transmission / reception device 3, the management device 1
The necessary operation data is created from the current position of the and the passing time of each hall, and the details will be described later,
The playing time during which the player of each cart K has actually played in each hole can be calculated. Then, based on the operation data of each cart K and the playing time of the player of each cart K, image information of an operation status screen indicating the operation status of each cart K is generated. The operation status screen generated by the management device 1 can be monitored by the display device 2. Thereby, in the management building CH, it is possible to grasp at a glance the current position of each cart K being played on each course and the passing time of each hole, as well as the operation status of each cart K according to the playing time of the player of each cart. Has been.

The display device 2 is not necessarily the management device 1
The management device 1 need not be provided as a pair, and may be installed in a room separate from the management device 1. The operation status screen can also be displayed on a plurality of display devices 2 and 4. Also, for example, a fluorescent display tube VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent D
A relatively large display device 5 formed of a liquid crystal (Liquid Crystal Display) panel or the like is installed, and the image information is supplied to the display device 5 so that a player in the lobby can be provided. The operation status of the cart and the actual playing time may be notified.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the management device 1 according to this embodiment. The cart data signal KT (Cart I) transmitted from the cart K via the repeater RE
D, sensor ID, etc.) are supplied to the wireless transmission / reception device 3 via the antenna A1. The cart data signal KT received by the wireless transmission / reception device 3 is subjected to required signal processing in a signal processing unit 11, and cart number data and position data are demodulated and supplied to a control unit 12.

The control section 12 creates operation data of the cart K based on, for example, cart number data and position data and the detection time obtained from the timer 15, and calculates the playing time of the player of each cart K. I have to. The method of calculating the play time in the control unit 12 will be described later. Further, the control unit 12 controls each cart K
, And display image data for displaying a required operation status screen on the display device 2 based on the play time of the player of each cart K.

The data input unit 13 is an input device such as a keyboard. The memory 14 is a rewritable non-volatile memory, and temporarily stores a registration table in which, for example, a preset upper limit of the play time of each hole is registered, and a play time calculated for each hole. A work table is provided for calculating the play time for each course (9 holes) by adding the play time calculated for each hole. The signal modulator 16 modulates the display image data from the controller 12 and supplies the display image data to the display device 2 as display data.

The timer 15 is not the management device 1 but
Each cart K may be provided. In this case, the cart data signal KT transmitted from each cart K to the management building CH includes time data indicating the time at which the position data was detected, together with the position ID and the cart ID.

Hereinafter, a method of calculating the playing time of the player of each cart K by the operation management device of the present embodiment will be specifically described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method of calculating the playing time of the cart K according to the embodiment of the present invention. When determining the play time during which the player of the cart K is actually playing in each hole, it is necessary to consider the time during which the progress of the play of the player of the cart K is hindered by other players. The main factor that prevents the player of the cart K from advancing the play by another player is, for example, the player of the front set cart K0 traveling in front of the cart K (or the player of the cart in front thereof) There is a case where it stays at the ground T. In this case, even if the player of the cart K wants to play at a normal play speed, the player of the cart K0 in the front group can not play until the player makes a shot and proceeds to a safe place.

Therefore, the operation management apparatus of the present embodiment regards the time during which the cart K stays at the tee ground T as the time during which the player of the cart K could not play even if he wanted to play. This tea ground T
The time excluding the residence time is calculated as the play time. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
From the point where the vehicle leaves the communication area of the locator S installed in the tee ground T (first area) to the point where the vehicle exits the communication area of the locator S installed in the green G (second area) of the hole Is calculated as a play time count section of the hole. Then, an operation status screen is created based on the position data transmitted from each cart K and the detection time of the position data, and based on the playing time in each hole of the cart K, The delay status of each course is displayed in accordance with the operation status screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation status screen displayed on the display device 2 in that case. In the window 30 shown in FIG. 5, reference numeral 31 denotes a cart number area in which the cart number of each cart K is displayed;
.. 32d arrive at the time when the cart K detects the position data from the locators S1, S2,... installed near the tee ground T, the fairway F, the green G of each hole of the cart path R. A time display area for displaying time is provided.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the cart number 3
The cart No. is on the tee ground T at the 1st hole, "8: 0
0, arrived at fairway F1 at 8:08, arrived at green G at 8:14, and it was displayed that this 3rd kart arrived at 9:50 at green G in the final ninth hole. ing. The 7th cart is “8:06” on the tee ground T of the 1st hole and “8: 1” on the fairway F1.
4 ”, arrived at Green G at“ 8:21 ”, and this 7th cart was the final 9th hole at Green G at“ 10:30 ”
It shows that you have arrived.

The fifth cart arrived at the fairway F1 of the second hole at "11:10" and the 16th cart arrived at the fairway F1 of the first hole at "1".
0:42 ", and the time at which the 34th cart arrived at the tee ground T at the 1st hole is" 10:42 ".

The suffix 1 of the fairway F indicates the number of the locator S installed on the fairway F. For example, when two locators S are installed on the fairway F in a long hall or the like, F1, F2
A display area indicating the number of the locator S is provided. On the other hand, when the locator S is not installed on the fairway F in a short hall or the like,
A display area such as the fairway F may be deleted.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a display area for displaying the play time of the half course (9 holes) of the player of each cart K. In the display area 33, as described above, the playing time per hole calculated from the time when the cart K leaves the tee ground T of a certain hole and the time when the cart K leaves the green G of the hole is indicated by a half hole. The added time for (9 holes) is displayed as a half time. In this FIG.
The time when the player of the No. 3 cart actually played in the half course is "1:30", and the half time when the player of the No. 7 cart played is "2:07".

Further, in the operation management device of this embodiment,
When the play time of the player of each cart K calculated as described above exceeds the preset upper limit time of each hole, the time display area 32 which is the intersection of the corresponding cart number and the hole number is displayed. By changing the display color, the golf course manager is presented with the cart number of the cart whose play is delayed and the hole number.

For example, in FIG. 5, in the time display area 32,
The display colors of the time display area 34 of the second and ninth holes of the seventh cart with the left hatch and the second hole of the fifth cart are different from the display colors of the other time display areas 32, The manager can understand that the play in the second and ninth holes of the seventh cart and the play in the second hole of the fifth cart are slow.

When the calculated play time of each cart K exceeds the preset upper limit time of the half course (9 holes), the play color is changed by changing the display color of the corresponding cart number area 31 or the like. Make sure you know the late cart number. For example, in the cart number area 31, the display color of the cart number area 35 of the 7th cart with the cross hatch is different from the display color of the other cart number areas 31, and the manager can play the 7th cart. You can understand that it is late. The method for setting the upper limit time will be described later.

Further, in this embodiment, the cart K
When the cart data signal KT transmitted from the PC does not include the position data, the current position of the cart K can be estimated and displayed on the operation status screen. For example, when the cart K is out of the communication area of the locator S at a certain point and heads to the next point, the cart K
Cannot detect position data until it enters the communication area of the locator S at the next point. Therefore, the operation management device according to the present embodiment estimates the current position of the cart K from the position data obtained earlier, and changes the display color of the corresponding position to give the administrator the current position of the cart K. To let you know.

For example, in FIG. 5, the time display area 36 indicated by the right hatch indicates the current position of the 34th cart. In this example, the 34th cart exits the tee ground T of the 1st hole. , On the way to the fairway F.

In the lower part of the operation status screen shown in FIG. 5, a display area 37 for displaying a maximum required time, a minimum required time, and an average required time of the course, and a maximum required time and a minimum required time are respectively displayed. A display area 38 for displaying the corresponding cart number is provided, and the number of carts (10) currently on the course is displayed. In the present embodiment, the maximum, minimum, and average required time of each cart are obtained from the actual playing time of the player of each cart in the course and are displayed in the display area 37. From the time it took to go around the course (the time obtained from the time of entering the tee T of 1H and the time of entering the green G of 9H), the maximum, minimum, and average required time of each cart were obtained. You may make it display on the display area 37.

The operation status screen according to the present embodiment is an operation status screen displayed when the tag unit 30a is selected by a pointer (not shown) among the tag units 30a and 30b. 72 is a scroll bar, 72a,
Reference numeral 72b denotes a scroll key, and a display area displayed in the window 30 is indicated by a scroll box 72c. Reference numeral 73 denotes a close button for closing the window 40, and reference numeral 75 denotes a button group provided with a minimize button, a maximize button, and a close button of the window 40.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another operation status screen displayed on the display device 2 of the operation management device according to the present embodiment. The same parts as those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the window 40 shown in FIG. 6A, reference numerals 41a and 41b denote course display areas in which the operation status of each course constituting the golf course is shown, and are provided in the horizontal axis direction.

Each of the course display areas 41a and 41b has a hole number area 42 for displaying a hole number, areas 43a to 43c for displaying the number of carts existing in the tee ground T, fairway F and green G of each hole. An area 43d for displaying the number of carts existing in the hall and a cart position display area 44 for displaying the cart position in each hall are provided.

In the cart position display area 44, the number of carts existing in the communication area of the locator S installed on the tee ground T, fairway F and green G of each hall is indicated by cart marks 44a and 44b. In this case, the cart mark 44a indicates a cart playing at a normal play speed, and the cart mark 44b indicates a slow play cart. Note that the cart position display area 44 can display a plurality of cart marks.

In the example shown in FIG. 6A, one cart is detected on the tee ground T, two on the fairway F, and one on the green G of the first hole (1H) of the cherry blossom course (in course). Is shown. And
For example, when the cart at the head position of the fairway F in the first hole (1H) is set to the slow play, that is, when the cart play time exceeds the preset upper limit time of 1H, the corresponding action is taken. By changing the display color of the cart mark 44b, the administrator can recognize that the play is slow. However, when this slow play cart moves to the second hole (2H), the display color of the corresponding cart mark is returned to the original color, and it is possible to grasp in which hole the play is actually delayed. Like that.

When grasping the individual operation status of the cart K in each hole from the operation status screen as shown in FIG. 6A, the hole number area 42 and the area where the number of carts in each hole are displayed. Click on 43d. As a result, a cart number list screen 45a as shown in FIG. This cart number list screen 4
5a, a display area 46a indicating a hole position, a display area 47a displaying a normal play cart number among carts existing in the hole, a display area 48a displaying a slow play cart number, and a display area 48a indicating a cart number in a slow play. A display area 49a for displaying the number of carts is provided. Therefore,
According to FIG. 5, the administrator has found that four carts are playing in the first hole, and the playing state is as follows. It can be seen that it is.

When the user clicks on the areas 43a to 43c for displaying the number of carts of the tee ground T, the fairway F and the green G of each hole shown in FIG. Cart number list screen 45b
Is displayed. In the cart number list screen 45b shown in FIG. 6C, the selected area (for example, the fairway F of one hole) is displayed in the display area 46b, and the cart number 34 for normal play and the display area 4 are displayed in the display area 47b.
8b, the slow play cart number 1 is displayed.

In FIG. 6, course display areas 41a and 41b corresponding to two courses are displayed in the window 40.
Although the example in which is formed is shown, the course display area displayed in the window 40 may be arbitrarily set and changed by the manager of the golf course according to the number of courses.

It is not always necessary to assign one cart mark to one cart. By changing the display width of one cart mark, a plurality of carts (for example, three carts) can be used. May be displayed in accordance with the cart.

As described above, the operation management device of the present embodiment calculates the playing time of the player of the cart K in each hall in the management device 1 and displays the playing time on the operation status screen of the display device 2. I have to. Thereby, the manager of the golf course can grasp the operation status based on the play time of the player of each cart K only by looking at the operation status screen displayed on the display device 2, so that the accurate operation management Can be performed.

The operation status screens shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can display the operation status of each cart K based on the position data ST if the position data ST is obtained from the cart K. Therefore, the golf course has versatility for golf courses of all course layouts.

Here, a method of setting the upper limit of the playing time of the cart in each hole will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a window 50 in which the upper limit play time of each hole can be set for each course. The window 50 shown in this figure is displayed, for example, by selecting the delay time folder 50a from the folder on the setting screen. In this window 50, 51a
Is a course selection area for selecting a course to be set, 51b
Is a display area for displaying the total number of holes, 52 is a display area for displaying the hole number of the course selected in the course selection area, 53 is an input area for inputting the upper limit time of play in each hole, and 54a is an input area 53. A registration area for registering the input upper limit time setting, 54b is an input area 5
This is a cancel area for canceling the time input in No. 3. The input of the upper limit time is performed by the data input unit 13 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, the (cherry) in course is selected by the course selection area 51a, and 1H, 2H, 3H, 9H is 15 minutes as the upper limit time of each hole, and 1H is 4H-8H.
The upper limit time of the half-course is set to 0 hour, and the total time is set to 1 hour and 50 minutes. Therefore, in the operation management device of the present embodiment, when the play time of the player of the cart K in each hole exceeds the upper limit time, it is determined that the play is slow play. The settings for the window 50 can be changed at any time while referring to the play operation status. Further, in this example, the minimum setting unit of the upper limit time is a hole unit. However, the upper limit time may be set in an area unit such as between the tee ground T and the fairway F or between the fairway F and the green G of each hole.

Hereinafter, the processing operation of the control unit 12 provided in the management device 1 for realizing the operation described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The control unit 12 of the management device 1 performs the following operation when the cart data signal KT transmitted from each cart K includes the position data ST of the locator S installed at the tee ground T of each hall. Is to be executed.
In this case, the control unit 12 first determines in step S11 whether the cart K has left the tee area.
Proceed to 2. In step S12, assuming that the player of the cart K has actually started playing, counting of the playing time is started, and the process proceeds to step S13.

Next, in step S13, it is determined whether or not the cart K has left the green area. That is, it is determined whether or not the player of the cart K has finished playing in the hole. If the cart K has not left the green area, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, it is determined whether or not the play time has exceeded the preset upper limit time. If the play time has exceeded, the process proceeds to step S15, and if not, the process returns to step S13.

In step S15, for example, when the operation status screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display device 2, after changing the color of the hole frame of the corresponding cart row in the time display area 32, Proceed to S16. In step S16, for example, when the operation status screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, the color of the cart mark 44 of the corresponding cart K is changed, and then the process returns to step S13.

On the other hand, in step S13, the cart K
When the player has left the green area, the process proceeds to step S17. In step S17, the counting of the play time is stopped, and then the process proceeds to step S18. In step S18,
The counted play time is added to the half play time as the play time in the hole, and the process is terminated.

Although not shown in this figure, the half time displayed in the display area 34 of the operation status screen of the display device 2 is the time required for each kart K to complete the half course play. The time obtained by adding the time is displayed.

Accordingly, by executing such processing by the control unit 12, as described above, the play time of the player of the cart K in each hole is calculated, and the operation status screen based on the play time is displayed. Can be displayed.

By the way, the method of calculating the playing time of each cart K described above is based on the fact that the player of the cart K is prevented from playing by other players mainly by the tee ground T. Tea ground T
Is counted as a section from leaving green to leaving the green G, and the play time is calculated.

However, the play time calculated as described above is based on the fact that the player of the cart K
Does not take into account the actual playing time and the time when play is hindered in areas other than the tee ground T. In other words, the time during which the player of the cart K is actually playing at the tee ground T is not included in the play time, and the progress of the play is hindered by the player of the cart K0 on the fairway F on the fairway F. The time spent is included in the playing time. Therefore, the above-described method of calculating the play time can be said to be a simple one.

Therefore, as a second embodiment of the present invention, a calculation method for more accurately calculating the playing time of the player of the cart K will be described. FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a figure for explaining the calculation method of the play time taken as the embodiment. When calculating the accurate playing time of the cart K1 shown in FIG. 9 (hereinafter referred to as “self-cart K1”), not only the position data transmitted from the self-cart K1 but also the traveling immediately before the self-cart K1. A more accurate playing time of the player of the own cart K1 is also calculated by using the position data of the cart K0 (hereinafter referred to as "pre-set cart K0").

For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), when the own cart K1 and the previous set cart K0 exist in the communication area (tee area) of the locator S where the tee ground T is installed, the previous set cart K0 Leaves the tee area and is safe even if the player of the own cart K1 makes a tee shot. For example, when the previous set cart K0 moves into the communication area of the locator S installed on the fairway F, The counting of the play time of the player of the cart K1 is started.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the own cart K1 is playing away from the tee area and the front set cart K0 is present in the area from the fairway F to the green G. Suspends the counting of the playing time of the own cart K1 until the previous cart K0 leaves the communication area (green area) of the locator S installed on the green G. When the previous cart K0 leaves the green area and the player of the self-cart K1 can safely take a shot, the self-cart K1 is again activated.
The play time count of 1 was restarted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation status screen displayed on the display device 2 based on the play time calculated according to the second embodiment. FIG.
The same parts as those described above are given the same numbers, and duplicate explanations are avoided.

In this case, a waiting time display area 61 for displaying the waiting time during which the player has been unable to play and has interrupted the play is provided beside the half time display area 33 described above. . In the example shown in FIG.
The half time required for the player of the third cart to actually play the half course is “1:45”, and the waiting time is “00:
05, 7th cart half time is 2:09, waiting time is 00:15, 5th cart half time is 2:12, waiting time is 00:20, 16th cart The half time is “1:49” and the waiting time is “00: 5”
0 "is displayed.

Therefore, the manager of the golf course can use the waiting time displayed in the display area 61 of the operation status screen to determine whether or not the cart actually played late (the cart before the long waiting cart). Since it is possible to grasp the player, it is possible to utilize the information for operation of a golf course in the future. In this case, there is a possibility that the player of the cart K who has waited a long time may be dissatisfied.
It is also possible to follow a player who has been waiting a long time. Furthermore, the calculated play time of each cart K is also assumed to be in accordance with the actual play time of each cart K. Therefore, based on the play time, the display device 2 displays the cart time of each cart K on a hole basis. By displaying the delay status (display area 34) and the cart number of the slow play cart (display area 35), the administrator of the golf course can perform more accurate operation management.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the control unit 12 of the management device 1 for realizing the display control as shown in FIG. In this case, the control unit 12 of the management device 1 also adds the tee ground T of each hall to the cart data signal KT transmitted from each cart K.
The following operation is performed when the position data ST of the locator S installed in the locator S is included.

In this case, the control unit 12 first proceeds to step S
At 21, it is determined whether or not the cart K1 has entered the tea area. If the cart K1 has entered the tea area, the process proceeds to step S22; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S2.
Proceed to 4. In step S22, it is determined whether or not the front set cart K0 playing in front of the own cart K1 exists in the fairway area.
If is not in the fairway area, the process proceeds to step S23, where the counting of the play time in that hole is started, and the process returns to step S21.

On the other hand, if the own cart K1 has not entered the tee area in step S21, that is, if the own cart K1 has left the tee area, the process proceeds to step S24. In step S24, the previous set cart K0
Is determining whether has left the green area,
If the previous set cart K0 has left the green area, the process proceeds to step S26. That is, if the previous set cart K0 is out of the green area in step S24, the player of the own cart K1 can continue to play.
The process proceeds to step S27 while the count of the play time is continued in step S26. If the previous cart K0 has not exited the green area in step S24, the process proceeds to step S25 to temporarily stop counting the play time.
Then, in step S24, when it is determined that the previous set cart K0 has left the green area, and when the process proceeds to step S25, the counting of the play time is restarted in step S25, and the process proceeds to step S27.

Next, in step S27, the self cart K
It is determined whether 1 has left the green area. That is, it is determined whether or not the player of the own cart K1 has finished playing in that hole, and
If has not left the green area, step S28
Proceed to. In step S28, it is determined whether or not the play time in the hole exceeds the preset upper limit time. If it is, the process proceeds to step S29, and if not, the process returns to step S27.

In step S29, for example, when the operation status screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display device 2, after changing the color of the hole frame of the corresponding cart row in the time display area 32, Proceed to S30. Step S30
For example, when the operation status screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, after changing the color of the cart mark 44 of the corresponding own cart K1, the process returns to step S27.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S27 that the cart K1 has left the green area, the flow proceeds to step S31. In step S31, the counting of the play time is stopped, and the flow proceeds to step S32. Step S
At 32, the processing is terminated by adding the counted play time to the half play time as the play time of the own cart K1 in that hole.

Although not shown in this processing, the half time displayed in the display area 34 of the operation status screen of the display device 2 is determined at the time when each cart K finishes the half course play, and The half play time obtained by adding the play time is displayed. The display area 61
The waiting time displayed in the period from the time required for each kart K to actually go around the half course (the time required from the start of play to the end of play) is calculated from the half play time actually played. The waiting time can be obtained by subtracting the time, and this waiting time may be displayed in the display area 61.

In the present embodiment, a locator S for transmitting position data is arranged along the cart path, and each cart K detects the position data from these locators S. GPS (Global Positioning) where each cart K knows the cart position by radio waves from satellites
System).

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As described above, according to the present invention, the play time calculation means calculates the actual play time of the player of each cart in each hole or a play time close to the actual play time. Based on the upper limit time set by the means, the determination means determines whether or not the cart is delayed. If the operation of the cart is delayed, the operation status is displayed on the operation status screen. Therefore, the manager of the golf course can manage the operation of the cart based on the playing time of the player of each cart from the operation status screen displayed on the display means.

The play time calculating means calculates the time when the cart leaves the first area where each hole is the start position and the time when the cart leaves the second area where each hole is the end position. By calculating the play time, the play time of the cart player can be easily calculated, so that the cart operation management based on the play time of each cart player can be easily performed.

The play time calculation means calculates the time when the cart enters the first area, which is the start position of each hole, the time when the cart leaves the second area, which is the end position of each hole, and If the play time is calculated from the position information of the front cart running ahead of the cart, the play time according to the actual play time of the cart player can be calculated. It is possible to accurately manage the operation of the cart based on the playing time.

Further, if the playing time in each hole of the cart calculated by the playing time calculating means exceeds the upper limit time set by the setting means, the playing of the cart is delayed when the determining means determines. Since the cart information indicating that the golf club is running is created by the cart information creation means and displayed on the operation status screen, the golf course manager can use the cart information for each hole from the operation status screen displayed on the display means. It is possible to accurately grasp the playing situation of the player.

Further, the play time calculating means calculates
The playing time at the golf course can be easily calculated from the playing time for each hole, and the determining means determines that the playing time of the cart at the golf course exceeds the upper limit time set by the setting means. At the time, since the cart information indicating that the play of the cart is delayed is created by the cart information creating means and is displayed on the operation status screen, the manager of the golf course is displayed on the display means. It is possible to accurately grasp the play situation of the entire golf course from the operation situation screen.

According to the present invention, cart information indicating the maximum required time, the minimum required time, and the average required time of a cart played on a golf course is created and displayed on the operation status screen. The operation status of the entire course can be easily grasped. Also, when position information cannot be obtained from the cart, the current position of the cart is estimated from the position information obtained so far and displayed on the display means, so that the current position of each cart can be grasped reliably. There is also an advantage that you can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a partial layout of a golf course to which a golf cart operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating communication paths of a sensor, a cart, and a management building.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an operation management unit disposed in the management building.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method of creating operation data created by the operation management device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display form of operation data created by the operation management device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another display form of the operation data created by the operation management device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a setting screen of the operation management device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a control unit of the operation management device according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a method of creating operation data created by the operation management device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display form of operation data created by an operation management device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a control unit of the operation management device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an arrangement of sensors arranged on a cart path of a golf course.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display form of a conventional operation status screen.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display form of a conventional operation status screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 operation management device, 2 display device, 3 wireless transmission / reception device, 11 signal processing unit, 12 control unit, 14 memory, 15 timer, 16 signal modulation unit, K cart, S
Sensor, RE repeater

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means capable of receiving an information signal including identification information of each cart moving in a golf course and position information indicating a position of the cart in the golf course. A play time calculating means for calculating a play time of the player; a setting means for setting the upper limit time of the play time; and a play time calculated by the play time calculating means, and an upper limit time set by the setting means. ,
Determining means for determining whether or not the operation of the cart is delayed; position information received by the receiving means;
And cart information creating means for creating required cart information based on the determination result of the determining means; image information creating means for creating image information indicating the operation status of the cart based on the cart information; An operation management device for a golf cart, comprising: display means for displaying image information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the playing time calculating means obtains the position information of the cart received by the receiving means and time information indicating a time at which the position information is detected. 2. The play time in each hole is calculated from the time when the player leaves the first area as the position and the time when the player leaves the second area as the end position of each hole. The operation management device of the golf cart described in the above. 3. The cart according to claim 1, wherein the playing time calculating means obtains the position information of the cart received by the receiving means and time information indicating a time at which the position information is detected. From the time when the vehicle entered the first area as the position, the time when the vehicle left the second area as the end position of each hall, and the position information of the front cart running ahead of the cart, The operation management device for a golf cart according to claim 1, wherein a play time in the hole is calculated. 4. The golf cart according to claim 2, wherein the play time calculating means calculates the play time in the golf course by adding the play time for each hole. Operation management device. 5. The cart information creating means, if the play time in each hole calculated by the play time calculating means exceeds the upper limit time of the play time in each hole set by the setting means, 2. The golf cart operation management device according to claim 1, wherein when determined by the determination means, cart information indicating that the play of the cart in the hole is delayed is created. 6. The cart information creating means determines that the playing time in the golf course including a plurality of holes exceeds the upper limit time of the playing time in the golf course set by the setting means by the determining means. 2. The golf cart operation management device according to claim 1, wherein when it is performed, cart information indicating that the play of the cart on the golf course is delayed is created. 7. The cart information creating means creates cart information indicating a maximum required time, a minimum required time, and an average required time of the cart played at the golf course. An operation management device for a golf cart according to claim 1. 8. The cart information creating means, when the position information cannot be obtained from the cart, estimates the current position of the cart from the position information obtained so far, and outputs cart information indicating the cart position. The operation management device for a golf cart according to claim 1, wherein: