JP2002263230A - Forming device providing system of driving form image for driving practice range - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take images of a driving form by means of video cameras in a golf driving range and the like for observing the taken images at home and the like. SOLUTION: Video cameras for taking driving form images are arranged around a driving box, while a coin box for actuating the video cameras is arranged. When a required fare is thrown into the coin box, the driving form is photographed by means of the video cameras. The photographed driving form images are transmitted to a server, and a user can obtain the driving form images by making access to the server from a terminal apparatus and the like at home.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hitting form image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field in a golf driving range or the like, and presents a hitting form created by the hitting form image forming apparatus to a user with a service with advice or the like. The present invention relates to a hitting form image providing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in golf practice ranges, batting practice ranges (batting centers for baseball), table tennis practice ranges, tennis practice ranges, and the like, there are almost no permanent locations for photographing a hitting form. Therefore, even if there is a request to check the form at the time of hitting at these hitting practice fields, it cannot be met.

Recently, a golf hit meter equipped with a video camera is installed in a golf shop to shoot a hitting form so that a user can check his / her own form. In some cases, a form is analyzed to measure a flight distance, a speed, and a flight direction.

[0004]

However, the test hits performed at the golf shop have not been able to warm up and reproduce the original hitting form. further,
In the shop, it is not possible to slowly check the shot form shot by the video, it is a busy check, and it can not be used to improve the shot form. Users want to spend their time slowly checking their hitting forms.

[0005] Furthermore, there is hardly any place other than a golf shop where a golf measuring machine capable of measuring a flight distance, a hitting speed, and a flight direction from image data obtained by video shooting is installed. Not responded. Furthermore, if you want to receive advice on the batting form at the batting range, you have to be an exclusive coach of the range, which is expensive and time-consuming.

[0006] Although it is possible to take a video of a hitting form at home, it is necessary to have an environment with a space where the user can practice hitting, and a person who shoots a video is also required. Similarly, it is possible to shoot video at the batting range, but with the need for a videographer and the small space around the bat, shooting from the side and front is dangerous and therefore: There is a problem that you can shoot only from the back side.

[0007] The same applies to a batting center other than a golf driving range, and there is no permanent video device for photographing a hitting form, and it is not possible to check the hitting form, grasp the hitting speed, the flight distance, and the like. I can't get any advice. Players are not limited to golf and baseball hitting at the fixed position at bat, even when players such as table tennis practice areas and tennis practice areas that are recently being spread automatically and are moving within the required range, There is no permanent video device to capture the batting form, and therefore has the same problems as golf and baseball batting ranges.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its first object to enable video shooting of a hitting form at a hitting practice field. A second object is to allow a user to take in the photographed image data into a terminal device such as a personal computer at home via the Internet and check the image data slowly.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned first problem, the present invention provides a video camera capable of photographing a user's hitting form at a specific hitting spot for a hitting practice field or around each hitting spot. At the same time, a charging machine for operating the video camera is installed, and by charging a required fee to the charging machine, a shooting form is shot by the video camera. An image forming apparatus is provided.

The hitting range includes a golf range, a batting range (batting center), a table tennis range or a tennis range. In the golf driving range and the batting range, the hitting position is limited to the at-bat, so a video camera is installed at an appropriate position around the at-bat. On the other hand, even in table tennis practice areas and tennis practice areas where automatic ball feeding is performed, the hitting position is limited to a relatively narrow range, so if a video camera is installed around this hitting range, the hitting form will be shot can do.

As described above, at a driving range or the like,
If a video camera is permanently installed around a specific at-bat or at least around each at-bat, if the shooter pays a fee, the original batting form is automatically used by the video camera without having to rely on others and after warming up. You can shoot.

If the video camera that is permanently installed around the bat or the batting area is arranged around the bat via a net, it is possible to prevent the video camera from being damaged by a ball that has not been hit.

[0013] The fee charged to the fee charging machine may be money or / and a card such as a prebate card or a debit card.

The video camera arranged at the bat in the batting range includes a plurality of video cameras capable of photographing the batting form from the side, front and back sides. And can shoot simultaneously. That is, a plurality of selection buttons are installed on the above-mentioned fee input machine, and when a fee corresponding to the selected button is input, a video camera corresponding to the selected button is operated to shoot a hitting form. I have to. Alternatively, each video camera may be provided with a fee input port.

A plurality of video cameras are arranged behind the bat,
It is preferable that four units are arranged in front of the at-bat and at four places on the left and right sides of the at-bat. With the above arrangement, it is possible to photograph a blow form from behind and a blow form from the front, and analyze and confirm the form. In addition, the shooting direction of the ball, the flight distance, the ball speed (head speed), the spin, and the like can be measured by photographing the impact form from both the left and right sides.

When the required fee is charged to the fee input device, the video camera enters a shooting standby state, and the user turns on a switch attached to the video camera itself or a switch such as a foot switch installed near the user. Then, the video camera starts shooting.

That is, at the same time that the fee is input to the fee input device, a shooting start signal is transmitted to the video camera to start the shooting, so that the useless time until the user prepares and addresses is also shot. It will be. Therefore, if the user starts shooting by a switch operation when the user tries to start shooting, useless shooting is not performed,
The operation time of the video camera can be shortened, and
Only necessary image data can be transmitted to the server.

Further, the shooting time of the hitting form by the video camera can be selected from a time corresponding to 1 to 5 hits. It should be noted that a function that can arbitrarily set the time longer than the time set by the user may be added.

In order to solve the second problem, the present invention connects the above-described hitting foam image forming apparatus and a server via a communication network, and provides an image of the hitting foam image created by the hitting foam image forming apparatus. Data is recorded on a server via the communication network, and the image data recorded on the server can be presented to a terminal device on the user side connected to the server via a communication network and / or a terminal device installed in a practice area. The hit form image providing system is provided.

That is, a server is provided at a company that installs the above-described hitting foam image forming apparatus or a company that provides the hitting foam image via a communication network in cooperation with the company, and this server is installed at a hitting practice area in various places. The video camera is connected to the video camera via a communication network, and the image data of the shot form shot by the video camera is recorded in the server with a shot code number. On the other hand, for the user who has shot the hitting form with the video camera, the hitting code number is displayed as an image on the video camera, or the recording paper with the hitting code number is automatically fed. The user accesses the server of the above company with a terminal device such as a personal computer at home and enters the above code number,
The hit form image transmitted from the server can be viewed on the screen of the personal computer. When the player wants to immediately check the batting form at the batting range, the server is accessed via a terminal device such as a personal computer installed at the batting range so that the batting form can be checked.

As described above, since the batting form can be checked immediately at the batting area, the batting form can be corrected while continuing the batting practice. Also,
You can check the blow form slowly with your home terminal device, and if you store the blow form image provided to your home terminal device in your own terminal device, use it to check the transition of the blow form Can also.

The image data recorded on the server can be recorded on a recording medium including a floppy disk and a video film by a terminal device installed at the hitting practice area, and the recording medium on which the image data is recorded is brought back by the user. You may be able to do. In the case of an analog video film, the image data transmitted to the terminal device via the A / D converter may be recorded on the video film.
Further, the image data may be recorded on a recording medium that can be taken away from the video camera itself, not from the terminal device.

It is preferable that the recording medium such as the floppy disk and the video film can be used in any one of a recording medium brought by a user and a recording medium provided in advance at a batting range. In this way, if the recording medium storing the impact image data shot by the video camera at the impact practice area can be brought back, it is not necessary to access the server, and it is possible to save time and effort, and The image data can be reliably obtained even if the hitting code number is unknown. In this case, it is preferable that the image data is automatically transmitted to the server and recorded for compensation.

In a company that provides the above image data via a communication network, various measurement values and / or analysis and advice based on the image data captured by the video camera are added to the user as value-added information products. providing.

That is, the arithmetic processing means attached to the server converts the image data into a ball speed (head speed),
The ball flight distance and / or the ball flight direction are measured, and this measured value can be added to the image data presented to the terminal device. The measured numerical data is valuable information for the user, and can be used for improving the hitting form by grasping the measured value in relation to the hitting form.

Instead of providing the server with arithmetic processing means, a video camera installed at the batting range may be provided with measuring means. However, if each video camera is provided with a measuring means, it becomes very expensive,
This is unnecessary equipment for a user who wants to obtain only the hitting form image. Therefore, it is reasonable to provide an arithmetic processing unit having a shock measurement function on the server side so that the arithmetic processing unit can obtain and provide a required measurement value only when requested by the user. Become.

Further, if there is a request from the user side,
It is preferable that the analysis of the image data recorded in the server and the advice of a professional or an advanced person are added so that the image data can be presented to the terminal device. The analysis is an analysis result performed by the arithmetic processing device based on the measured value, and is displayed as, for example, a slice or a hook according to a flying direction. The advice points out what needs to be improved by professionals and advanced users by looking at the image data, and the user can easily obtain the appropriate advice.

The measurement value and / or the analysis / advice presented in addition to the image data is an information product to be registered with an ID when sold by a terminal device when requested. That is, since the user pays the fee and shoots with the video camera, the provision of only the image data via the communication network has already been cleared at the fee. Therefore, if additional information is desired to be obtained, it is charged, and as described above, the ID is registered when the user accesses the server from the terminal device, and the additional information is purchased via a password or the like.

[0029]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, as shown in the overall schematic diagram of FIG. 1, a video camera 1 is permanently installed at a driving range A, a shot form of a user U is shot with the video camera 1, and the shot image data D is shot. The data is transmitted serially to the server 2 of the image data sales company B via the communication network 3A. The user U transmits the impact image data D recorded in the server 2 to a terminal device C such as a personal computer at home.
By accessing the server 2 via the communication network 3B from the terminal device C2 such as a personal computer or the like permanently installed in the golf driving range, the hit image data D transmitted from the server 2 can be viewed. I have.

As shown in FIG. 2, the video camera 1 permanently installed in the golf driving range A is arranged around a specific at-bat ES at the end of a row of the at-bats E in a row with a protective net 4 therebetween. If there are many requests for video shooting, each at-bat E
Video camera 1 may be arranged around the camera.

The video camera 1 includes a first video camera 1-1 behind the turn at bat, a second video camera 1-2 disposed at a position in front of the turn at which a shot form can be photographed from the front side, and a third video camera 1-2 disposed on both left and right sides of the turn at bat. Four video cameras 1-3 and a fourth video camera 1-4 are installed.

Shooting by the video camera 1 is performed by charging a required fee to a fee input machine 5 installed in the turn at bat direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the charge input device 5 includes a selection button 5a corresponding to each of the video cameras 1-1 to 1-4 and a selection button 5 for simultaneous shooting of all the cameras.
b. Further, an operation button 5c for selecting and setting a shooting time corresponding to each of one to five hits is provided. In addition, a display 5e for displaying a required fee according to a photographing condition selected by the user is provided, and a cash slot 5f for inserting the displayed fee and a card slot 5g for a pre-bade card or a David card are provided. Have. Further, it is provided with an automatic paper feeder 5d for issuing a recording paper to which a striking code number is attached after a charge is input.

It is to be noted that the charge input device may be configured so that all the video cameras simultaneously shoot for a fixed time, the charge is also a fixed charge, and the strike code number may be simply displayed on the video camera. Alternatively, a charge input device may be attached to each video camera 1 so that the video camera for which the charge is input may operate.

As shown in FIG. 3, the video camera start switch 5h of the charge input machine 5 and the start switch 1a of the video camera 1 (a switch for waiting for the start of photographing).
When the user U turns on the shooting start switch 1b attached to the video camera 1, shooting by the video camera 1 is started. If the video camera 1 is located away from the turn at bat ES and it is difficult for the user to operate from the turn at bat due to the protection net 4, a foot switch 6 is buried under the foot of the turn at bat ES, and the foot switch 6
Is connected to a shooting start switch 1b of the video camera 1, and is connected via a relay (not shown) via a foot switch 6 for starting shooting. In this case, when the required fee is input to the fee input device 5, the start switch 5h and the foot switch 6 are energized, and when the foot switch 6 is pressed, the shooting start switch 1b of the video camera 1 is turned on from the foot switch 6. Like that.

When the photographing start switch 1b of the video camera 1 (1-1 to 1-4) is turned on, photographing is performed for a set time, and the image data D of the photographed blow form is input to the video camera 1 and the server 2 The server 2 is serially connected via the communication network 3A connecting the output unit 2a.
Is recorded as data in the database 2b. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, at the time of shooting by the video camera 1, the striking code number N is displayed on the image of the video camera 1, and the image data D is transmitted to the server 2 with the striking code number N attached. Sent. The striking code number N matches the striking code number N written on the recording paper issued by the fee input machine 5.

The server 2 is connected via a communication network 3B-1 to an input / output unit of a terminal device C2 such as a personal computer permanently installed in the golf driving range A. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the user U accesses the server 2 from the terminal device C2 of the driving range A and transmits the hitting code number N, a series of hitting images as shown in FIG. The data D is displayed on the screen C2a of the terminal device C2. Also,
When the terminal device C1 such as a personal computer at the home of the user U is connected to the server 2 via the communication network 3B-2 and accessed, and the blow code number N is transmitted in the same manner, the image data of the blow form is sent to the terminal device C1 at home. D is terminal equipment C
1 is displayed on the first screen C1a.

Further, service data with added value can be added to the image data D recorded in the server 2. The added service data D ′ is
When the server 2 receives the request for the service data D 'from the user U, the server 2 makes the user U register the ID, and
Sends the password from the side. Based on the password,
When the service data purchase decision is transmitted to the server 2, a message that the service data D 'can be provided after a required period is transmitted to the terminal device C1.

The added service data D 'is charged, and includes the following items. Measurement value data The measurement value data is stored in the arithmetic processing unit 2c attached to the server 2.
From the image data, the ball speed (head speed), the ball flight distance, the ball flight direction (the inclination angle of the ball flight direction to be a straight line from the bat), the trajectory height,
This is data obtained by automatically measuring the spin amount and the like. Analytical data Analytical data is based on the measured value data of multiple hitting forms, based on the overall tendency of the hitting form (for example, the average value of the flight distance, the average size and speed of the back swing, the slice direction of the hitting ball, hook , The direction of the face at the time of hitting) is automatically analyzed by the arithmetic processing means 2c. Advice Based on image data, measured value data, and analysis data, it consists of advice for professional golfers or advanced amateur golfers to improve the batting form. When the server management company is a golf equipment manufacturer or a company affiliated with the golf equipment manufacturer, the advice data preferably includes a recommendation of a golf club or a golf ball suitable for the user.

In the service data D 'to be added, a charge is set for each item, and when the purchase decision of the service data D' is transmitted by the password,
Payment is made by automatic debit from the account registered with ID.

According to the system of the present invention, the hitting form can be photographed by the video camera 1 at the driving range A, and the photographed image can be immediately viewed on the screen C2a of the terminal device C2 provided at the driving range A. It is possible to check the blow form and to slowly check the image of the blow form on the screen C1a of the terminal device C1 at home. In addition, if you want accurate measurement data as well as looking at the image of the hitting form, if you want analysis data that shows the overall tendency of the hitting form,
Further, these requests can be satisfied in any case where a professional or the like wants advice.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. At the same time as transmitting the hitting form image taken by the video camera 1 to the server 2 serially,
The user may record the image data on a recording medium such as a floppy or video film and take it back.

That is, image data is called out to the terminal device C2 installed in the golf driving range A, and the image data can be recorded on a floppy or digital video film. In the case of an analog video form, recording can be performed via an A / D converter. Again,
Since the hitting form image is recorded on the server 2, the user can access the server and receive the above-mentioned paid service.

Although the above embodiment is applied to a golf driving range, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, another baseball driving range A-1, tennis driving range A-2, table tennis training Place A-
There is an automatic ball-supplying equipment such as 3 and the video camera 1 is permanently installed around the at-bat or at-hit area even when the user hits at a predetermined at-bat or at a certain range of hit spots. Applicable. In particular, the golf ball is hit at a fixed bat as in golf, and is suitably used for a batting center with a large number of users.

[0044]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a video camera for shooting a hitting form is installed in a hitting practice area such as a golf driving range, and the video camera charges a fee to a charge input machine. Since it can be activated when inserted, the user can take a video of the hitting form with the original hitting form without human intervention after warming up sufficiently.

Since the hitting form image taken by the video camera is transmitted to the server and recorded as server data, terminal equipment such as a personal computer installed at the hitting practice area or terminal equipment at the user's home sends the server to the server. You can access and take in the impact form image taken by the video camera and check it slowly and slowly.

Further, the server stores measured value data such as a flight distance, a hitting speed, and a hitting direction measured by the arithmetic processing device from the image data, analysis data obtained by analyzing the overall tendency from the measured value data, further image data, Since the service data provides advice of a professional or the like made by comprehensively determining the measured value data and the analysis data, it is very useful for the user to improve the hitting form.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state where a video camera is installed in a driving range.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a connection relationship between a charge input device and a video camera.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a shooting state of a hitting form.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an intercommunication state among a video camera, a server, and a terminal device.

FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a hitting form image.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic diagrams showing examples of application to another batting range.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 (1-1 to 1-4) Video camera 2 Server 3 (3A, 3B) Communication network 5 Charge input machine 10 Arithmetic processing means C1, C2 Terminal A Golf driving range D Image data of hitting form D 'Service data

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A video camera capable of photographing a user's hitting form is installed around a specific hitting spot or each hitting spot for a hitting practice field, and a charge input machine for operating the video camera is installed. A hitting foam image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field, in which a hitting form is shot by the video camera by charging a required fee to the inputting machine. 2. The hitting range includes a golf range, a batting range, a table tennis range, or a tennis range, and the fee input to the fee input machine is money or / and.
The hitting foam image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field according to claim 1, wherein a card including a pre-bate card and a debit card is used. 3. A video camera arranged at a bat in the batting range comprises a plurality of video cameras capable of photographing a batting form from a side, a front and a back side. 3. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein said video camera is capable of shooting simultaneously.
2. A hitting foam image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field according to claim 1. 4. When a required fee is input to the fee input device, the video camera is ready for shooting, and a switch installed near the user is also connected to the video camera, and when the user turns on the switch, The hitting foam image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the video camera starts shooting and shoots the hitting foam. 5. The shooting time of the hitting form by the video camera can be selected from a fixed time of 1 to 5 shots or a shooting time according to a fee charged to the fee input machine. 5. The hitting foam image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field according to any one of 4. 6. The hitting form image forming apparatus for a hitting practice field according to claim 1, connected to a server via a communication network, and created by the hitting form image forming apparatus. Recorded image data of the hitting form on a server via the communication network,
A striking form image providing system capable of presenting the image data recorded in the server to a terminal device on the user side connected to the user via a communication network and / or a terminal device installed in a practice area. 7. When shooting a hitting form by the video camera, the video camera displays a hitting code number or automatically feeds a recording sheet on which the hitting code number is recorded, while the server sends the hitting code number to the server. 7. The blow form image according to claim 6, wherein when the blow code number is received from the user, the server transmits the image data of the corresponding blow code number to the terminal device of the user. Delivery system. 8. The image data recorded on the server,
The terminal device installed in the hitting practice area can record on a recording medium including a floppy (registered trademark) and a video film, and the recording medium on which the image data is recorded can be taken back by a user. The hitting form image providing system according to claim 6 or 7. 9. A ball speed, a ball flying distance and / or a ball flying direction are automatically measured from image data by an arithmetic processing means attached to the server, and the measured values are converted into image data to be presented to the terminal device. The hit form image providing system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the hit form image providing system can be added. 10. The hitting form image provision according to claim 6, wherein analysis and advice on the image data recorded on the server are added to be presented to the terminal device. system. 11. The measurement value or / and the analysis / advice presented in addition to the image data are:
The hit form image providing system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the information product is registered as an ID product and sold when there is a request from the terminal device.