JP2003210641A - Result designating scorer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a result designating scorer which designates the shape of remaining pins and the number of remaining pins in the case of playing bowls in a bowling center and compares and judges whether an actual bowler could attain a bowling result as designated. <P>SOLUTION: Before bowling, a recorded video designating the shape of the remaining pins and the number of remaining pins is projected and a speech is announced from a speaker. When the bowler bowls, whether the bowling result as designated is attained is judged on the basis of the shape of the remaining pins and the number of remaining pins. The judging result is displayed on a monitor screen with the comment announcement from the speaker, and printed to a score sheet after the finish of the game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bowling alley in which a remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins are designated, and an actual pitcher is designated as bowling. The present invention relates to a result-designated scorer that compares and determines whether or not a pitching result has been achieved and displays the result. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, each lane in a bowling alley has a pitching result detecting means for detecting a pitching result after pitching, a console in each lane, and a host computer connected to each console for data communication. There is an auto scorer that has a display means for displaying the pitching result of each pitcher on the monitor screen and displays the score. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2899790 of the present applicant, there has been an auto scorer having means for comparing scores of pitching results for each frame, means for determining winning or losing, and means for displaying the results. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-2 of the present applicant
As in No.59109, automatically set a handicap by a hidden frame common to the virtual opponent provided on the monitor screen by recording and data communication with other bowling alleys, compare the pitcher's score, and determine the win or loss There is an auto scorer to display. [0003] This has the following unsatisfactory points. (B) The conventional auto scorer detects the number of pins defeated by a pitch, calculates a score based on the detected pitch result, compares the scores, and determines and displays the win or loss. Therefore, it was possible to determine the win or loss by comparing the number of bowling pins, which is the one that defeated more bowling pins, but to determine the win or loss by comparing the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins Was impossible. (B) In addition, automatically set a handicap with a hidden frame common to absent opponents provided on the monitor screen by recording or data communication with other bowling alleys,
The auto scorer that compares the actual pitcher's score to determine the win or loss and also displays it also determines the win or loss by comparing the score size, so it determines the win or loss by comparing the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins It was impossible to do. (C) Therefore, the pitcher must compare the number as a result of pitching.
By the judgment means, it was possible to compete only in a simple competition method of competing for the number of bowling pins, how to defeat more bowling pins, so power was more important than ball control and difficult The degree of change was poor and it was not possible to demand a more advanced pitching technique. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a result-designated scorer according to the present invention comprises a designating means for designating and displaying a remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins before pitching in a bowling alley. And a comparing means for comparing the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins based on the actual pitching result after the pitching, and a determining means for determining whether or not the result as specified is achieved and displaying the result. According to the present invention, a recorded video designating the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins is broadcasted on a monitor screen before pitching, and a sound is broadcast from a speaker. When the pitcher throws the ball, it is determined whether or not the specified pitching result has been achieved by comparing the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins. The result of the determination is displayed on a monitor screen and displayed from a speaker, and is printed on a score sheet after the game. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 1, an image display computer 5, which is a recording device connected to or incorporated in a host computer 6 installed at the front of a bowling alley, provides a recorded image and a designated remaining pin shape, the number of remaining pins, and audio. Is recorded. Before the pitcher starts pitching, the moving image recorded on the monitor TV 2 from the image display computer 5 via the bowler console 3 and, as shown in FIG. The sound is displayed and broadcast from the speaker 4. Note that the remaining pin shape specified on the monitor screen is not limited to the bowling pin shape, but may be a V-sign indicated by a finger or other display as shown in FIG. The pitcher throws the ball with the goal of achieving the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins specified by the recorded image on the monitor TV2. Then, the pitching result is detected by the scanner 1, and the detection result is transmitted to the host computer 6 via the bowler console 3 and is displayed on the monitor TV2 as shown in FIG. The detection result transmitted to the host computer 6 is compared with the designated remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins of the recorded video by the comparing means of the host computer 6, and it is judged by the judging means whether there is no difference. Is done. Based on the result of the determination, a recorded image and a sound for displaying the result of the determination are selected from the image display computer 5 as a recording device, and the recorded image of the result of the determination is displayed on the monitor TV 2 via the bowler console 3, and the speaker 4. Broadcasts audio. Next, the result of the determination is displayed on the score screen of the monitor TV 2, and after the game is over, the data is transmitted via the MCT computer 8 and printed on the score sheet by the laser printer 9. A conventional auto scorer detects the number of pins defeated by pitching, calculates a score based on the detected pitching result, compares the scores to determine the win / loss,
Was to be displayed. Therefore, compare the number of bowling pins that were defeated and how many remained,
Although it does not have a means to specify the shape of the bowling pin that should be left, and a means to compare and determine and display the pitching results, the present invention uses recorded video and audio Specify the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins, compare the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins based on the actual pitching result of the pitcher, determine whether or not the specified result was achieved, and display it. Could be eliminated. Automatically set a handicap with a hidden frame common to absent opponents provided on the monitor screen by recording or data communication with other bowling alleys, compare the actual pitcher's score, and judge and display the win / loss The auto scorer also determines the winning or losing by comparing the scores in the same manner.Therefore, the auto scorer has no means for comparing, judging and displaying the pitching results of the remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins. I was able to eliminate it. And in the conventional auto scorer, the pitcher competes only by a simple competition method of competing for the magnitude of the number of bowling pins to be defeated by means of comparing and judging the number of defeated pins as a result of pitching. Because it was not possible to change, the change was poor and a higher pitching technique could not be required, but the present invention has enabled a changeable and more difficult game, which is solved I was able to. In addition, by creating various recorded contents and designated contents, it has become possible to add value to sales promotion and advertising of companies.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a display diagram showing a data communication network configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a remaining pin shape display diagram specified on a monitor screen of the present invention. FIG. 3 is another remaining pin shape display diagram designated on the monitor screen of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing a remaining pin shape of a pitching result on the monitor screen of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 scanner 2 monitor TV 3 bowler console 4 speaker 5 image display computer 6 host computer 7 MCT monitor 8 MCT computer 9 laser printer 10 MCT keyboard

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. In a bowling alley, a designation means for designating and displaying a remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins before pitching, and a remaining pin shape and the number of remaining pins based on an actual pitching result after the pitching. A result designation scorer comprising: comparison means for comparing; and determination means for determining whether or not a specified result has been achieved, and displaying the result.