JP2004159876A - Golf guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically select a club optimum for a player. <P>SOLUTION: A course DB server 20 is provided with a course data DB storing the course data of all courses and a player data DB storing player data reported from a portable terminal. The portable terminal 10 is provided with the player data DB storing inputted player data, a basic course data DB storing the course data for each hole of a play object course in the course data DB and a GPS processor for reporting the present position of the player from a communication satellite 30 to the course DB server. When the player inputs the next hitting point to the portable terminal, it is reported to the course DB server, and the course DB server calculates a distance to the next hitting point by collating the present position of the player and the course data, collates the calculated distance with the player data and transmits the optimum club to be used by the player to the portable terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a golf guidance system that provides guidance on play in place of a caddy at a golf course.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a technique of displaying a course layout of a golf course, a distance to a main target such as a hole pin, and the like to provide guidance to a golf player (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
The technique described in Patent Document 1 displays a course diagram of a plan view of a course layout and a cross-sectional view cut by a fairway on a terminal carried by an athlete. Then, the current position of the competitor measured by the GPS receiver is combined and displayed on the figure. Further, the distance from the current position to main objects such as the green, the pin, the bunker and the cup is displayed in the plan view of the course layout, and the recommended club corresponding to the distance is displayed. For this reason, the competitor can accurately and quickly measure the distance to the main object, and can shorten the club selection time.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Tokuhei 8-27196 (Pages 4-6, Figure 4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, the display of the recommended club is performed based on the course data of the golf course, such as the distance to the target, and no consideration is given to the skill of the competitor. Therefore, the athlete must select the most appropriate club for the displayed recommended club in consideration of his / her own skill, and there is a problem that the selection of the club is often erroneous.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf guidance system capable of automatically selecting an optimum club for a player.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The golf guidance system according to the present invention includes means for inputting player data, which is the player's own technical data, to a portable terminal carried by the player in advance, and the player data, the current position of the player, and the next hit point from the portable terminal to the course DB. Means for notifying the server, and the course DB server includes means for calculating the distance to the next hit point, collating it with player data, selecting an optimum club, and notifying the portable terminal.
[0008]
More specifically, the golf guidance system of the present invention is a golf guidance system in which a portable terminal carried by a player and a course DB server provided on the golf course side are connected via a network. The mobile terminal includes a course data DB storing course data, and a player data DB storing player data notified from the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal stores player data, which is input technical data of the player itself. Player data DB, a basic course data DB that stores course data for each hole of the play target course transmitted from the course data in the course data DB, and constantly communicates with a communication satellite to keep the current position of the player. G to notify the course DB server When the player inputs the next hit point to the portable terminal, the course DB server is notified, and the course DB server compares the current position of the player with the course data and calculates the distance to the next hit point. Then, the calculated distance is compared with the player data, and the optimum club to be used by the player is transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal displays the received optimum club together with the image-processed course data.
[0009]
According to the present invention, when the player previously inputs player data such as the flight distance for each club, the course DB server is notified, and the course DB server selects the optimum club based on the remaining distance and the player data. In addition, since it is configured to notify the player's mobile terminal, it is possible to automatically select the best club for the player, and as a result, it is possible to provide guidance on play instead of caddy. is there.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
[Configuration of the embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the golf guidance system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the golf guidance system includes a mobile terminal 10, a course DB server 20, and a communication satellite 30, and a number of mobile terminals 10 and one course DB server 20 are connected via a network 40. The course DB server 20 is connected to the Internet network 50.
[0012]
The portable terminal 10 is a terminal carried by the golf player, and includes a processing device 101, a player data DB 102, a GPS processing device 103, a score management DB 104, and a basic course data DB 105, as shown in FIG.
[0013]
The player data DB 102 is a database that stores player data registered by the player. The player data refers to the player's own technical data such as the history of each club, the average flight distance, the presence / absence of a slice, and the presence / absence of a hook.
[0014]
The GPS processing device 103 has a function of performing communication with the communication satellite 30 and always notifying the course DB server 20 of the current position of the player.
[0015]
The player score management DB 104 is a database that stores score data as a play result input by a player.
[0016]
The basic course data DB 105 is a database for storing, for each hole of the course, course data of the entire course such as a distance of a fairway, a position of a pond, and a green state.
[0017]
The processing device 101 controls the entire mobile terminal 10. That is, data input and display output to the mobile terminal 10, access to the player data DB 102, the player score management DB 104, and the basic course data DB 105, transmission and reception to and from the course DB server 20, and predetermined data processing are performed. For example, it has a function of reading player data from the player data DB 203 to notify the course DB server 20 and receiving the course data from the course DB server 20 and performing image processing.
[0018]
On the other hand, the course DB server 20 is provided on the golf course side, and includes a processing device 201, a course data DB 202, a player data DB 203, a player score data DB 204, and a weather data DB 205, as shown in FIG.
[0019]
The course data DB 202 is a database that stores course data of all courses of a golf course.
[0020]
The player data DB 203 is a database that stores player data notified from the mobile terminal 10 and also stores standard player data.
[0021]
The player score data DB 204 is a database that stores score data of each player notified from the mobile terminal 10.
[0022]
The weather data DB 205 always stores the latest weather data obtained through the Internet 50.
[0023]
The processing device 201 controls the entire course DB server 20. That is, access to the course data DB 202, player data DB 203, player score data DB 204, and weather data DB 205, transmission and reception with the mobile terminal 10, and predetermined data processing are performed. For example, the mobile terminal 10 receives player position information from the GPS processing device 103 of the mobile terminal 10 and notifies the mobile terminal 10 of course data such as the remaining distance to the green by comparing it with the course data in the course data DB 202.
[0024]
[Operation of the embodiment]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the input screen diagram shown in FIG. 4, the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and the notification screen diagrams shown in FIGS.
[0025]
First, at the start of play, when the player accesses the course DB server 20 from his / her own portable terminal 10, the processing device 201 transmits the course data of the course to be played from the course data DB 202 (see FIG. 5, step S1), and the data is loaded into the basic course data DB 105 (step S2). This process is unnecessary when playing on the same course as the previous time. At this time, the weather data in the weather data DB 205 is also sent to the portable terminal 10 and displayed on the screen (step S3).
[0026]
Next, the player inputs his / her player data in the format shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an image diagram of an input screen of the mobile terminal 10, in which a flight distance for each club is input as player data. The input player data is stored in the player data DB 102 (step S4), transmitted to the course DB server 20 via the network 40 (step S4), and stored in the player data DB 203 (step S5).
[0027]
The GPS processing device 103 of the mobile terminal 10 communicates with the communication satellite 30, detects the current position of the player, and notifies the processing device 201 of the course DB server 20 of the data via the network 40 (step S7). The player decides the next hit point that he or she wants to aim at at a turning point of the play, for example, the second shot, and inputs the point to the portable terminal 10. This input is performed by displaying the layout of the hole on the screen from the course data in the basic course data DB 105 and specifying the next hit point on the screen. The input next hit point is notified to the course DB server 20 (step S8).
[0028]
The processing device 201 collates the current position of the player with the course data in the course data DB 202 of the course, and calculates the remaining distance to the next hit point (step S9). The calculated distance is compared with the player data in the player data DB 203 (step S10), and the optimum club and weather data to be used by the player are notified to the portable terminal 10 (step S11). If no player data has been entered, use standard player data. Since the weather data at this time may be different from the time when the player data was input, the weather data is read out again from the weather data DB 205 and notified.
[0029]
The processing device 101 performs image processing of the optimum club and weather data received from the course DB server 20, and notifies the player by screen display or the like using the course data of the basic course data DB 105 (step S12). In particular, on the green, the green grass and inclination are displayed in detail (step S13). Players can expect a high score if they use the optimal club obtained in this way straight. However, it is necessary to consider the weather conditions.
[0030]
FIG. 6 is an image diagram illustrating a course data notification screen notified from the course DB server 20 and displayed on the mobile terminal 10. FIG. 7 is an image diagram illustrating a green data notification screen at this time. The weather data DB 205 notifies the portable terminal 10 each time the weather data is in danger of lightning or the like due to the deterioration of weather.
[0031]
The above processing is repeated until a hole-out is performed for each course (YES in step S14). Player data is input for each course because the player data may be different depending on the immediately preceding play.
[0032]
After the hole-out, the player inputs the score of the hole (number of hits and number of putts) to the portable terminal 10, and the score data is stored in the player score management DB 104 (step S15).
[0033]
The processing device 101 transmits the score data of the player score management DB 104 to the course data DB server 20 (step S16), and the processing device 201 stores the score data in the player score data DB 204 (step S17). Further, the processing device 101 refers to the used club history and the like stored in the player data DB 102 and displays the play history on the course data stored in the basic course data DB 105 (step 18). FIG. 8 is an image diagram illustrating a play history notification screen displayed on the mobile terminal 10.
[0034]
The player score DB 204 stores and organizes the score data of each player, and outputs the score data to the form after the players finish all holes (step 19).
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when the player inputs player data such as the flight distance for each club in advance, the course DB server is notified, and the course DB server selects the optimum club based on the remaining distance and the player data. Since the notification is made to the portable terminal of the player, an effect that the optimum club for the player can be automatically selected can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a golf guidance system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a course DB server shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an image diagram of an input screen of the mobile terminal 10. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of an embodiment of the golf guidance system of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an image diagram illustrating a course data notification screen displayed on the mobile terminal 10. FIG. 7 is an image diagram illustrating a green data notification screen displayed on the mobile terminal 10. FIG. 8 is an image diagram illustrating a play history notification screen displayed on the mobile terminal 10.
10 mobile terminal 20 course DB server 30 communication satellite 40 network network 50 internet network

Claims (2)

Means for previously inputting player data, which is the player's own technical data, to a portable terminal carried by the player,
Means for notifying the player DB, the current position of the player and the next hit point from the portable terminal to the course DB server,
The golf guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the course DB server includes a unit that calculates a distance to the next hit point, compares the distance with player data, selects an optimal club, and notifies the mobile terminal of the selection. In a golf guidance system in which a portable terminal carried by a player and a course DB server provided on the golf course side are connected via a network,
The course DB server includes a course data DB that stores course data of all courses of the golf course, and a player data DB that stores player data notified from the mobile terminal,
The portable terminal stores a player data DB that stores player data that is input player's own technical data, and stores course data for each hole of a play target course transmitted from the course data in the course data DB. A basic course data DB, and a GPS processing device that communicates with a communication satellite to constantly notify the current position of the player to the course DB server,
When the player inputs the next hit point to the portable terminal, the course DB server is notified, the course DB server compares the current position of the player with the course data, calculates the distance to the next hit point, and calculates the calculated distance to the player. Sends the best club that the player should use to the mobile terminal by comparing it with the data,
A golf guidance system, wherein the mobile terminal displays the received optimum club together with the course data subjected to image processing.

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