JP2003230650A - Golf play support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To implement a golf play support system which can make data on golf playing available to players or users at any time by creating and distributing advisory data based on position data and play information documents obtained, enabling them to make preparations or do reviews. <P>SOLUTION: In this system, after collecting and analyzing the position data and the play data outputted by a player terminal 2, a control computer 5 creates the player data. Both of the player data and the two-dimensional or three- dimensional course data on each hole are processed or combined together, so that the advisory data including recommended clubs and game-like simulations can be created, which are to be stored in a server 7 and then distributed to the player terminal 2 or an external terminal 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf playing support system used in a system for acquiring position information of a golf player by using a global positioning system (GPS, in particular, DGPS which is a high precision type thereof).
It can be used at all golf courses equipped with a base station that is an S reception control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in JP-A-7-20222 and JP-A-9-276458, GP
By measuring the position of the golf player using the S receiver and displaying the coordinates in the image of the golf course as coordinates, the guide method and distance of the golf course that enables the flight distance and the distance to the green to be obtained. Devices have been developed for measuring.

Further, since the measurement error may reach up to 100 m in the conventional GPS receiver, it is disclosed in JP-A-10-62.
As shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 514 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-102635, a device using a DGPS receiver has been developed. By using the DGPS receiver, accurate position information of the base station whose latitude and longitude are specified and DGPS
Find the error (difference) from the position information measured by the receiver,
By transmitting it as correction information to a mobile terminal which is a mobile station carried by the cart, and correcting it on the mobile terminal side, or by transmitting data corrected on the DGPS receiver side to the mobile terminal, It became possible to confirm the more accurate player position.

However, in these prior arts, by simply displaying the cart position more accurately in the image of the golf course, the flight distance and the distance to the green can be shown, and the score totaling result can be stored in the database. It is possible to keep track of your position on the course and to see the score results after playing by saving it and printing it out so that you can play golf while playing. It was not possible to support golf play by providing support or preparing and reviewing before and after play.

In golf play, it is said that the recognition of the exact position of the player and the distance to the pin, and the selection of the correct club are important matters to conquer golf play. Although it is possible to accurately recognize the position of the player and the distance to the pin, the player is often mistaken for his skill and
You have chosen the wrong club to recruit. In addition, since the golf course is displayed only on a flat plane in the conventional mobile terminal or even the printed aggregated data, the difference in height cannot be recognized more realistically, and as a result, the club selection may be erroneous. There were many. In that sense, accurate selection of the club to be used for the shot becomes extremely important.

In addition, since conventional navigation devices using GPS, including those for golf, continuously receive position information continuously, the movement of the player other than the shot is also measured and stored, It was difficult to find only the trajectory of the player's movement by the shot.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the present invention,
The DGPS receiver can be used to more accurately determine the position of the player, the player can select an appropriate club for a shot, and a virtual reality simulation of past play before and after play can be performed. It was developed with the task of reproducing it as an image so that students could prepare and review it. Further, it is one of the objects of the present invention that the trajectory of the movement of the player by the shot can be reproduced in order to create such simulation information.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the player as a mobile station according to claim 1, which receives at least a signal from an artificial satellite to acquire position information of the player. A terminal, a DGPS reception control device as a base station for acquiring the correction information of the position information, a management computer for processing the play information and the position information output from the player terminal, and the management computer Golf play of a player is performed using a server that stores the play information processed by a computer and the process information of the position information in a distributable manner via a communication network, and an external terminal that receives the process information from the server. In the system that processes and manages support data to contribute to An input means for inputting information is provided, and the play information including the club information is aggregated / analyzed by the management computer while referring to the position information. By processing the player information, advice information for supporting golf play is created and stored in the server so as to be distributable to the player terminal, the external terminal, or both. Propose a play support system.

In the present invention, the player terminal further comprises a processing section and a storage section, and the position information obtained by the point measurement or the cycle measurement performed by the player in a timely manner is converted by the processing section. The golf play support system according to claim 1, wherein the golf play support system is also stored in the storage unit together with the processed play information which is basic information of the advice information.

The present invention further provides the golf play support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the claim 3, the advice information includes recommended club information to be used for a shot. suggest.

In addition to the present invention, in claim 4 thereof, the advice information includes the player information in which the play information and the position information are aggregated, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional course information stored in the server. The golf play support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the simulation information is created by processing.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
It will be described based on.System overview FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a system of the present invention.
1 is a GPS satellite that transmits radio waves to the ground, and 2 is a golf player.
Owned by the layer and receiving radio waves from GPS satellite 1
It is a player terminal that is a mobile station and is equipped with a GPS antenna.
If so, substitute the mobile phone 3 as the player terminal 2.
It is also possible.

Reference numeral 4 is a DGPS reception control device which is an immovable base station in which accurate latitude and longitude are specified, and obtains an error (difference) from the positioning data obtained by receiving radio waves from GPS satellites, and Is transmitted as correction information to the player terminal 2 or the mobile phone 3 (hereinafter “mobile phone 3” is omitted). Therefore, the player terminal 2 in this case needs to be a DGPS receiver capable of correcting the positioning data based on the correction information. However, when the DGPS reception control device 4 performs the correction based on the correction information, The player terminal 2 may use a normal GPS receiver.

Reference numeral 5 is a management computer usually installed in a club house, which is obtained by collecting and analyzing position information transmitted from the player terminal 2 and play information such as score and club information used. The processing information is
It is stored in the server 7 via the communication network 6.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a mobile phone antenna for relaying the play information and position information to the mobile phone company 9 when the player terminal 2 is the mobile phone 3. in this case,
The play information and the position information are transmitted to the management computer 5 via the communication network 6, and after processing such as counting and analysis is performed, the processing information is transmitted again to the server 7 via the communication network 6. Will be saved. The management computer 5 performs not only the aggregation / analysis processing of the play information and the position information, but also the processing processing for creating the advice information and the simulation information based on the processing information.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a personal computer, a TV game machine, a personal digital assistant (PDA) carried or carried by a member who is a player.
Alternatively, it is an external terminal such as a mobile phone, and is in a so-called server / client network environment in which the processing information can be delivered from the server 7 via a communication network.

[0017]Player terminal The player terminal 2 is a radio wave transmitted from the GPS satellite 1.
A GPS antenna (not shown) capable of receiving information, and a base station
A computer for management is supplied via the DGPS reception control device 4.
Wireless antenna for transmitting and receiving data to and from
(Not shown). DGPS reception control device
Receives the correction information about the position error (difference) from the device 4.
In this case, the player terminal 2 is based on the correction information.
A DGPS receiver that can correct positioning data using
It

On the other hand, in the case where the positioning data is corrected on the DGPS reception control device 4 side, the player terminal 2 may be a normal GPS receiver. Generally, the player terminal 2 has an LCD monitor (not shown).
Is provided so that the position of the player can be displayed as coordinates in the course image.

Further, the player terminal 2 is provided with a processing unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), so that the processing unit converts positioning data and correction information into position information and uses the acquired position information. It can be stored in the storage unit together with play information such as club information.

Therefore, if it is only necessary to acquire the position information, only a display section for displaying advice information, for example, recommended club information and distance to be used for a shot, and an input means for inputting play information are provided, and a liquid crystal display is provided. Since the monitor can be omitted, the player terminal can be made smaller and lighter.

Further, in this case, the position information is obtained by the point measurement or the period measurement performed by the player in a timely manner, and only the trajectory of the player moving by the shot can be faithfully reproduced. Therefore, the trajectory is output by the management computer which outputs the trajectory. It can be used as basic information for creating the advice information and the simulation information without performing the correction processing, and can be printed out immediately after playing. As described above, the mobile phone 3 can be used as a substitute for the player terminal 2 as long as it has the same function as described above.

[0022]DGPS reception control device The DGPS reception control device 4 accurately determines the latitude and longitude.
The player terminal 2
Similar to the above, it can be obtained by receiving the radio wave transmitted from GPS satellite 1.
Between the positioning data obtained and the specified latitude / longitude
Find the difference and use this as the correction information
Send to end 2 and correct positioning data on player terminal 2 side
Accurate location information is obtained by performing.

On the other hand, when the positioning data is corrected on the DGPS reception control device 4 side based on the correction information, the corrected data is wirelessly transmitted to the player terminal 2. The present invention can be applied to any case, but in general, the former, that is, the correction on the player terminal 2 side is planned.

The DGPS reception control device 4 is connected to the management computer 5 so that data can be transmitted and received,
Position information, club information, and play information such as scores transmitted from the player terminal 2 via the DGPS reception control device 4 are processed by the management computer 5 such as aggregation, analysis, and processing, and the communication network 6 is processed. Through the server 7
Will be saved in.

[0025]Information processing The information processing performed in the present invention is large and
Get player information, performed by computer 5.
To collect and analyze play information and position information for
Of the processing of the player information to obtain the Dubai information
It consists of two. Note that the advice information is simulated.
Player information, the player whose play information has been aggregated
-It also includes processing of information and course information. Also, DG
An error (difference) in positioning data is calculated by the PS reception control device 4.
Player terminal 2 that has obtained the correction information and received it
With the present invention, the process of correcting with
This is one of the processes performed. The basis of these various processes
Play information, location information, player information and course information
All information can be distributed via the communication network 6.
The state is stored in the server 7.

First, regarding the processing for obtaining player information, in order to obtain accurate data regarding the skill of the player, processing for collecting and analyzing past play information such as club information used for each hole and score is performed. . Next, as a process for obtaining the advice information, the striking force (flying distance) for each club is calculated from the skill of the player obtained by the above process, and that is the player terminal 2
It is processed so that it can be displayed on the mobile phone 3 or the external terminal 10.

For example, when the advice information is the recommended club information, the play information such as the club information and the position information input by the player terminal 2 are referred to, an appropriate club is determined at the time of the shot, and the advice is displayed. Will be done. If the advice information is simulation information, the course is composed of player information in which play information and position information are aggregated and a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image of each course in order to reproduce past play as a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image. The information is extracted from the server 7 and processed such as composition.

Specifically, a character that is a pseudo player reflecting the player information in which the play information and the position information are aggregated is created, and this is combined with two-dimensional or three-dimensional course information reflecting the actual course. Thus, two-dimensional or three-dimensional simulation information that reproduces past play is created. Simulation information is, for example,
It is planned to be provided as a game in which the player is replaced with the character whose main character is to play on a course reproduced in two or three dimensions.

The created simulation information is distributed to the player terminal 2 and / or the external terminal 10 or both, and preparations and reviews can be conducted before and after playing. In addition, in the case of the general-purpose player terminal 2 including the processing unit and the storage unit, the conversion process of the positioning data and the correction information is performed on the player terminal 2 side to acquire the position information. The simulation information can also be distributed to home-use video game consoles and mobile phones, and golf play can be reproduced and captured by key operation and button operation.

[0030]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Operation of Player Terminal An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 2
Is a flow chart showing a flow of operations from the start of play to the end of play on the player terminal 2, FIG. 3 is a display screen of player position information and flight distance, FIG. 4 is an input screen of club information to be used, and FIG. 5 is input of score. -It is a display screen. In the illustrated case, the player terminal 2
Is a versatile type with a processing unit and a storage unit.

First, when the player starts playing, the player terminal 2 is initialized by pushing a start button (not shown) provided on the player terminal 2 (“start” in the figure), and GPS is started.
Start receiving radio waves emitted from satellite 1 (see "G" in the figure)
PS satellite information acquisition "). At this time, the error (difference) between the positioning data and the accurate position data is also transmitted from the DGPS reception control device 4 to the player terminal 2 as correction information, and is corrected by the processing unit to obtain accurate position information. Yes (“Latitude / Longitude information conversion” in the figure).

Then, accurate position information is displayed on the monitor (not shown) provided in the player terminal 2 so that the player's current position can be recognized ("current position information display" in the figure). When it ’s time to take a shot,
Then, key input is performed (“key input”-“YES” in the figure), and then a shot is performed (“shot” in the figure). When the shot is not performed (“key input”-“NO” in the figure), the process returns to the stage after the “start” and the position information is repeatedly acquired.

When a shot is taken ("shot" in the figure-
When the club information used for the shot is input (“Club information input” in the figure), the measured position information and club information are stored in the storage unit (“Position information / Club information memory "). The player repeats these series of operations for each shot of each hole, and when the play of all holes is completed (“All holes”-“YES” in the figure), the series of operations is also completed (“End” in the figure). "), Will be initialized.

When the play of all holes has not been completed (“all holes”-“NO” in the figure), the position information is obtained again, so that the stage after the “start” is returned (see FIG. Middle "current location MAP change"). In particular,
The player's position information and flight distance are confirmed on the display screen of FIG. 3, the club information to be used is input on the display screen of FIG. 4, and the score is input and confirmed on the display screen of FIG. The computer 5 performs various processes to provide basic information for creating player information, advice information, and simulation information.

Operation of External Terminal Next, the flow of operation when accessing the server 7 using the external terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure from accessing the server to inputting an ID and password when the external terminal 10 is a personal computer, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure after inputting the ID and password.

First, in FIG. 6, the personal computer is turned on, and when the initialization is completed (“start” in the figure), it is connected to the server 7 via the communication network 6 (“Internet / server connection” in the figure). If this is the first time to use the server 7 (“first time”-“YES” in the figure), a screen prompting you to enter personal information is displayed, so enter the necessary personal information (“identifiable personal information in the figure” input").

Next, the entered information is confirmed ("data confirmation" in the figure), and if there is no error ("data"-"NO" in the figure), the screen of the terms of use is displayed (Fig. (“Terms of use display”), and to comply with it, click the approval button (“approval”-“YES” in the figure). Then, a mail is transmitted from the server 7 to the external terminal 10 which is a personal computer (“mail transmission” in the figure), and an ID and a temporary password are given (“ID / temporary PASS acquisition” in the figure).

Then, when the ID and temporary password given from the personal computer are input (“ID / temporary PASS input” in the figure), the password is main-registered (“PASS registration” in the figure) and the login screen is displayed. Therefore, enter the ID and password ("Login screen display" in the figure) ("Enter ID / PASS" in the figure).

When the user who has acquired the ID and password accesses the server 7 again, he / she can enter the fact that it is not the first time on the screen for confirming whether or not the use is the first time ("first time" -in the figure). "NO"), the above-mentioned login screen is displayed ("Login screen display" in the figure), and the ID and password are similarly entered.

In addition, when an error is confirmed ("Data"-"YES" in the figure) at the stage of confirming whether the entered personal information is correct or not ("Confirm data" in the figure), an error display is displayed. The operation is completed (“error display” in the figure), and the operation ends (“end” in the figure).

Further, if the displayed terms of use cannot be complied with, clicking the button not to approve (“approval”-“NO” in the figure) informs that it cannot be used (“not available in the figure”). Notification ”), and the operation ends (“ end ”in the figure).

Next, referring to FIG. 7, when the entered ID and password are correct ("ID / PA"-"O" in the figure).
K ”), the main screen of the server 7 is displayed (“ main screen display ”in the figure), and whether to use the pay content is selected from among them. If you want to use paid content ("Pay service"-"YES" in the figure), a screen prompting you to confirm whether you want to pay is displayed ("Charge confirmation display" in the figure). If you can charge, click the approval button ("Approval"-"YE" in the figure).
S ").

Then, it is checked whether or not the server 7 is allowed to charge (“authentication” in the figure), and if there is no problem (“chargeable”-“YES” in the figure), usable pay contents can be used. A screen enumerating is displayed, and the user inputs desired information (“necessary information input” in the figure). Then, the information required by the user is created by the server 7 ("Production of required information" in the figure) and displayed on the screen, and the user uses it ("Display and use of required information" in the figure) When is completed, a series of operations is also completed (“end” in the figure).

When the above-mentioned ID and password are not correct (“ID / PA”-“NG” in the figure), an error display is displayed on the screen (“error display” in the figure) to check whether it is the first time to use. It returns to the stage of the confirmation screen (“first time” in FIG. 6). In addition, at the stage of selecting whether or not to use the paid content, if the user wants to use information other than the paid content (“paid content”-“N” in the figure).
O ”), a screen of available free contents is displayed, so that the user inputs information necessary for using the desired contents and the server 7 receives the information.

If the user does not want to charge at the stage of prompting confirmation as to whether or not to charge, (“approval”-“NO” in the figure), the stage of displaying the main screen of the server 7 Will be returned to ("Main screen display" in the figure)
Therefore, the subsequent operations will have to be redone. Furthermore, in the step of checking whether there is no problem with the above-mentioned billing, for example, if it is determined that the user does not comply with the terms of use and is not suitable for the provision of paid content (" “OK”-“NO”), a screen indicating that the paid content cannot be provided is displayed (“unusable display” in the figure), and the main screen is restored again (“main screen display” in the figure).

There are two types of information that the user can receive from the server: "free content" and "paid content." For example, the former is used to provide information on golf courses and their surroundings throughout the country and to accept reservation information for them. , The latter is play information such as past scores and clubs and handicaps used, and player information such as average flight distance and fairway keep rate for each club obtained by aggregating and analyzing these, as well as the player information. It may be recommended club information calculated based on the above, or advice information such as simulation information obtained by processing the play information and the position information and the two-dimensional or three-dimensional course information. It is not limited to what was done.

Incidentally, the player terminal 2 and the external terminal 10
If the mobile phone is a mobile phone, accessing the management computer 5 and the server 7 from the communication network of the mobile phone carrier via the communication network 6 does not require any further explanation. In addition, the above-mentioned simulation information usually reproduces past play in a virtual reality by a character created as a pseudo player, and progresses the play by key operation or button operation of a personal computer, a mobile phone or a game console. Although it has the character of a golf game to be played, since past plays are faithfully reproduced, it can be used for preparation and review for the next play.

In this way, the position information acquired by the player terminal 2 is aggregated and analyzed together with the play information, and the advice information such as recommended club information and simulation information generated as a result is sent from the server 7. It will be distributed to the player terminal 2 as well as the external terminal 10 and will be used as information for supporting the player's golf play.

[0049]

As described above, in the golf play support system of the present invention, not only the function of acquiring position information but also the input function of inputting club information is provided in the player terminal, so that other play information and position can be obtained. By obtaining player information from the information, and further processing this with course information of each hole, create data that can contribute to golf play, such as recommended club information and two-dimensional or three-dimensional simulation information. It has become possible to provide it to players and users. As a result, the recommended club information can be received during the play, the past play can be reviewed on the personal computer at home, and the information can be utilized for preparing the next play. In addition, by providing a processing unit and a storage unit in the player terminal and performing point measurement and period measurement at appropriate times, the terminal can be made smaller and lighter and the locus of movement can be clearly reproduced. As a result, it can be used not only for golf play but also as a terminal for confirming the movement trajectory of taxis, old people, children and the like.

[0050]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an entire system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations on a player terminal from start of play to end of play.

FIG. 3 is a display screen of player position information and flight distance on a player terminal.

FIG. 4 is an input screen of club information used in the player terminal.

FIG. 5 is a score input / display screen on a player terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure from a server access to an ID and password input by a personal computer which is an external terminal.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure after inputting an ID and a password by a personal computer which is an external terminal.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 GPS satellite 2 player terminal 3 mobile phones 4 DGPS reception control device 5 management computer 6 Communication network 7 servers 8 Mobile phone antenna 9 mobile phone companies 10 External terminal

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Gouji Oishi             Akiyama, No. 2-22-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo             Building 6F, Fieldnets Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiharu Kikuchi             2-33-22 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1st Akiyama             Building 6F, Fieldnets Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A player terminal, which is at least a mobile station for receiving a signal from an artificial satellite to acquire position information of a player, and a DGPS reception control device, which is a base station for acquiring correction information of the position information. A management computer for processing the play information and the position information output from the player terminal, and the play information and the processing information of the position information processed by the management computer via a communication network. In a system that processes and manages support data for contributing to golf play of a player by using a server that stores distributably and an external terminal that receives the processing information from the server,
The player terminal includes an input means for inputting club information used for each shot, and the play information including the club information is aggregated and analyzed by the management computer while referring to the position information. By processing the player information such as the flight distance obtained by processing, the advice information for supporting the golf play is created, and the information can be distributed to the player terminal or the external terminal or both of them. A golf play support system characterized by being stored in a server. 2. The player terminal includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and position information obtained by point measurement or period measurement performed by the player in a timely manner is converted by the processing unit to form a basis of the advice information. The golf play support system according to claim 1, wherein the golf play support system is stored in the storage unit together with the play information as information. 3. The golf play support system according to claim 1, wherein the advice information includes recommended club information to be used for a shot. 4. The advice information is simulation information created by processing player information in which the play information and the position information are aggregated and two-dimensional or three-dimensional course information stored in the server. The golf play support system according to claim 1, wherein: