JP2012157510A - Passage position display system, terminal device for the same, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to easily comprehend a race situation in almost real time.SOLUTION: A GPS server 20 transmits position information 24 including identification information and actually measured position information of each moving body to each attendance terminal 10, whenever necessary. In each attendance terminal 10, a display screen creation part 14 or the like converts the actually measured position information into coordinates on a screen of a monitor 19, and displays an image indicating each moving body on the coordinates. The image of the moving body bet by a user of the attendance terminal 10 is displayed in a display form different from images of other moving bodies.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, a method, and the like for displaying a passing position in a racing event field such as horse racing / wheel racing / boat racing / auto racing.

  In the country, some kind of racing event such as horse racing / bicycle racing / boat racing / auto racing is held somewhere like every week. For customers of such a racing event, the ranking of the target that they are supporting (voting) is very important.

  With regard to such a field, for example, there are conventional techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 discloses a printed matter on which a race result is printed, a running position (ranking and distance from the first horse) at each predetermined position (for example, each corner from the first corner to the last corner) of a specific racehorse. The number of horses) is printed on the printed matter. In particular, it is disclosed that printing is performed in a state that can be viewed at a glance without requiring a large recording space. In addition, there is a description that the traveling position at each predetermined position can be easily generated from a steel tower of four corners installed on the racetrack and a bird's-eye view of the front side.

  The invention of Patent Document 2 can quickly determine whether the finish video of each competitor required for arrival order determination is true finish or lap delay in competitions such as land, skates, and bicycles. It is an invention to do.

  For this purpose, in the invention of Patent Document 2, when the leading player repeats the lap, the judge turns on the grip switch, and the lap count device inputs the lap number and a mark for distinguishing each lap into the storage device. To do. Further, when a competitor with a lap delay repeats laps, the judge turns on the grip switch so that the lap delay input device inputs a mark for distinguishing the lap delay into the storage device. After that, the slit images at the finish of each competitor and the laps extracted under arbitrary conditions are divided and displayed on the CRT monitor so that the arrival order can be easily determined.

JP 2003-181161 A JP 2000-244901 A

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a human determines a running position at each predetermined position based on a bird's-eye view patrol photograph or the like during a race after the end of the race. Then, the determination result is printed on a printed matter.

  Also, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, humans determine the order of arrival of each competitor based on the video at the finish or halfway (around) after the end of the race. And it is characterized by facilitating human judgment.

  As described above, Patent Documents 1 and 2 both determine the order of arrival and midway of a person based on the photos taken during the race or at the end of the race after the race ends. It does not determine the ranking.

  Moreover, in patent document 1, in the printed matter produced | generated after a race, the driving | running | working position in the middle of a race is printed, and this is for predicting a new race development by analyzing the details of the past race in detail later. It is useful.

  On the other hand, there is a demand for knowing the race situation in real time during the race (e.g. midway ranking, distance from the head, whether running inside or outside, whether you are chasing up, etc.). As described above, Patent Documents 1 and 2 relate to after the race, and cannot satisfy such a request “in real time during the race”.

  In addition, for example, horse racing is often crowded during the race, and the person is paying attention to whether he / she is actually watching at the racetrack or watching TV (buy betting tickets). There are many cases where it is difficult to understand where the racehorse is. In the case of a television broadcast, the racehorse that the person is paying attention to is not always shown.

  An object of the present invention is to display a screen showing the race situation in almost real time during the race so that the user can grasp the race situation in almost real time, and in particular, it is easy to understand the race situation related to the moving object that the user pays attention to. It is to provide a passing position display system, a terminal device, and the like that can be easily grasped.

A passing position display system of the present invention includes a terminal device that displays the position of a moving object to be raced,
The mobile body is provided on a running road where the race is performed, and a sensor receiver that receives the identification information and the measured position information of each mobile body wirelessly transmitted from each mobile body to be raced, and at any time during the race, A server device that acquires identification information and measured position information of each mobile unit received by the sensor receiver and transmits the identification information and measured position information of each mobile unit to the terminal device; Is a voting data acquisition means for acquiring voting data indicating the contents of voting for the moving body by a user of the terminal device, and a means for displaying a moving body display image which is a display image showing each moving body on a screen. When the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body are received, the measured position information is converted into display coordinates on the screen, and the moving body of the moving body corresponding to the identification information is displayed on the display coordinates. When displaying the display image In the reference to the voting data, the moving object display image of the moving object which the user has voted, and a position display means for displaying in a different display form than the moving object display image of the other mobile.

  In the passing position display system, each terminal device acquires measured position information and the like obtained by actually measuring the current position of each moving body at any time during a race, and converts this into coordinates on the screen to display the moving body display image. By doing so, it is possible to display the current position of each mobile object in an easy-to-understand manner in almost real time. In addition, since the display of the moving object display image of the moving object that the user is paying attention is displayed in a display form different from the moving object display image of the other moving objects, the movement that the user is paying attention to is displayed. The current state of the body is easy to understand.

  According to the passing position display system of the present invention, its terminal device, and the like, a screen showing the race situation is displayed almost in real time during the race so that the user can grasp the race situation almost in real time. Make it easy to understand the race status of moving objects.

It is a schematic block diagram of the whole passage position display system of this example. It is a functional block diagram of a GPS server and a seated terminal. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the passage position confirmation screen displayed on a monitor. It is a process flowchart figure of a GPS server. It is a processing flowchart figure of a seated terminal. (A)-(d) is a data block diagram of the various memory | storage parts of a seated terminal.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the entire passage position display system of this example.
FIG. 1 first shows a stand (passenger seat) and a running path (track) in a place where a race event such as horse racing / bicycle race / boat race / auto racing is held (referred to as a race event venue). The traveling path (track) is elliptical in the illustrated example. Moreover, the circle | round | yen which attached | subjected the number to 1-8 shown on the running path (track) means the mobile body in a race. In addition, a mobile body is a racehorse, a bicycle, a motorbike, a boat, etc. (Of course, a human also rides, but humans are not mentioned every step). The numbers from 1 to 8 are identification numbers of the moving body, and are horse numbers if the moving body is a racehorse, for example. Of course, this is a notation for explanation, and in fact, a moving body such as a racehorse, a bicycle, a motorcycle, and a boat is running. On the other hand, the same notation shown in FIG. 3A described later shows an actual display example.

  In the passing position display system of this example shown in FIG. 1, first, sensor receivers 1 are provided at various locations on a racetrack (such as a racetrack). As shown in the figure, a large number of these are installed along the traveling path (track), and in the example shown in the figure, they are installed outside the truck. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. In the illustrated example, the sensor receivers 1 are provided at 12 locations along the track. In the illustrated example, the sensor receiver 1 is not provided on the goal, but the sensor receiver 1 may also be provided on the goal. This makes it possible to display not only the race status during the race (e.g. ranking during the race) but also the race results (e.g. ranking when passing the goal).

  The passing position display system of this example shown in FIG. 1 further includes the illustrated GPS server 20 and a plurality of seated terminals 10. The GPS server 20 and the plurality of attended terminals 10 are connected to a network (not shown) (LAN or the like), and data can be transmitted / received to / from each other via this network. The GPS server 20 is connected to each sensor receiving device 1 via a network. The GPS server 20 and the seated terminal 10 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  Here, the seating terminal 10 is a small computer device that is lent to a customer (one device is lent to one person) at a racetrack or the like, and such a device actually exists (for example, “attended voting”). Dedicated terminal). The functions of existing attended terminals are connected to a host computer or the like via a network, for example, so that the user can display the actual race and paddock videos, obtain various information about the race, It enables voting (purchase of betting tickets, etc.). The various information related to the race includes, for example, the horse number, horse name, weight, etc. of the racehorse to run, and current odds (magnification). In addition to such existing functions, the seated terminal 10 of this example further includes a function of displaying a screen so that the race situation can be easily understood in real time during the race. Details will be described later.

  Although not shown, each mobile unit in the race is equipped with a radio wave transmitter that transmits a radio signal including identification information of the mobile unit. The radio wave signal transmitted by the radio wave transmitter is received by the sensor receiver 1 near the moving body among the plurality of sensor receivers 1. Each sensor receiver 1 is connected to the GPS server 20 via a network, and transmits the radio signal data (the identification information and the like) to the GPS server 20 via the network.

  Each sensor receiving device 1 may be stored with a unique identification ID (referred to as a receiving device ID) arbitrarily assigned in advance. And each sensor receiver 1 may transmit the receiving apparatus ID of an own apparatus together, when transmitting the data (the said identification information etc.) of the said radio wave signal to the GPS server 20. FIG. However, this is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this example. In the case of this method, there is no particular problem even if the GPS sensor 20 or the seated terminal 10 cannot identify the transmission source sensor receiver 1.

  For example, in the case of horse racing, the radio wave transmitter is mounted on a racehorse (may be mounted on a jockey), and in the case of boat racing, the radio wave transmitter may be mounted on a boat (may be mounted on a pilot). ).

  Here, the configuration itself composed of the plurality of sensor receivers 1 and a radio wave transmitter (not shown) may be, for example, a configuration described in a reference document (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-259967), that is, an existing configuration. It may be. That is, the radio wave transmitter is, for example, a tag or the like used in active type (battery built-in) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). In this case, of course, the sensor receiving device 1 is also a receiving device for RFID. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the radio wave transmitter may be, for example, a specific low power radio device or the like, and may be anything as long as it can transmit data over a short distance. As is well known, an active RFID tag is a tag with a built-in battery, so that the communication distance can be made longer than a so-called “passive tag” (about several tens of meters is possible). ).

  However, in the reference literature, receiving devices (transmitting radio wave readers) provided at various locations along the track need to be provided inside and outside the track at each location (a pair of transmitting radio wave readers are installed at each location). ) On the other hand, in the system of this example, it is sufficient to provide one sensor receiver 1 for each place as shown in the figure. In the illustrated example, it is provided only on the outer side of the track, but this is an example, and for example, it may be provided only on the inner side.

  In the system of this example, a GPS receiver is further mounted on the moving body. The radio wave transmitter transmits a radio wave signal including not only the identification information of the moving body but also GPS data (latitude / longitude) measured by the GPS receiver.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the GPS server 20 and the attended terminal 10.
In the illustrated example, the GPS server 20 includes a reception processing unit 21, a data processing unit 22, and a transmission processing unit 23. The reception processing unit 21 is connected to all the sensor receiving devices 1 via the above-described unillustrated wires, and receives arbitrary sensor information (identification information of the moving body, moving information) transmitted from the arbitrary sensor receiving device 1. GPS data indicating the current position of the body, etc.) is received and passed to the data processing unit 22.

  The GPS data indicating the current position of the moving body in the sensor information is position information actually measured by a GPS receiver or the like, and may be referred to as “actually measured position information”.

  The data processing unit 22 collects each sensor information passed from the reception processing unit 21 by executing, for example, the processing of FIG. 4 to be described later (for example, sensor information of all moving objects in the race; the position shown in the figure) Information 24) is transmitted to each attended terminal 10 via the transmission processing unit 23. The transmission processing unit 23 is a communication function unit connected to the network (not shown).

  The GPS server 20 is a general server device configuration as a hardware configuration, and includes a CPU, a memory, a storage device such as a hard disk, a communication unit, and the like (all not shown). The processing functions of the data processing unit 22 and the like (the processing of FIG. 4 to be described later) are realized by a CPU (not shown) reading and executing an application program stored in advance in a hard disk (not shown).

The seated terminal 10 is a computer device or the like provided in a predetermined area in the stand, for example.
In the illustrated example, the attended terminal 10 includes a host reception unit 11, a dividend information storage unit 12, a GPS server reception processing unit 13, a display screen creation unit 14, an output processing unit 15, a color data storage unit 16, and a coordinate data storage. Unit 17, vote data storage unit 18, monitor 19, and the like. Note that this indicates various functional units according to the present technique, and although not particularly shown or described, there may be various functional units that realize the existing functions of the existing attended terminal (however, they do not necessarily exist). You don't have to). Therefore, for example, voting (for example, purchase of a betting ticket) can be performed online from the seated terminal 10.

  The attended terminal 10 may have substantially the same hardware configuration as a general personal computer or the like, and includes a CPU, a memory, a storage device such as a hard disk, a communication unit, and the like (all not shown). The processing functions (for example, the processing shown in FIG. 5) such as the display screen creation unit 14 and the host reception unit 11 read and execute an application program stored in advance in a hard disk (not shown) by a CPU (not shown). Is realized. Further, the dividend information storage unit 12, the color data storage unit 16, the coordinate data storage unit 17, and the voting data storage unit 18 may be regarded as a part of a storage area such as a hard disk (not shown).

  Here, a host computer is further connected to the network. This host computer is a server device for aggregating various information related to the race and executing a predetermined process. Here, usually, for each race, the odds (magnification) relating to the race are determined immediately before the start of the race, and the payout information including the odds is stored in the database on the host computer side. ing.

  For each race, the host receiving unit 11 accesses the host computer at an arbitrary timing before the start of the race, acquires dividend information regarding the race, and stores this in the dividend information storage unit 12. It should be noted that a function for creating a dividend table 60 described later and a function for displaying dividend information shown in FIG. Note that the acquisition of the payout information may be performed periodically, for example, or any number of times, but it is always performed once after the odds are determined.

  After that, when the race starts for each race, for example, the position information 24 is transmitted from the GPS server 20 as described above at regular intervals. Therefore, the GPS server reception processing unit 13 receives the position information 24. It is passed to the display screen creation unit 14.

  The display screen creation unit 14 stores the position information 24, various information stored in the color data storage unit 16, the coordinate data storage unit 17, and the voting data storage unit 18, and further stored in the dividend information storage unit 12. Based on the dividend information and the like, screen data of a passing position confirmation screen to be displayed on the monitor 19 is generated. Then, the generated screen data is output to the monitor 19 via the output processing unit 15, thereby displaying a passage position confirmation screen on the monitor 19.

The screen data generation processing by the display screen creation unit 14 will be described in detail later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Here, FIG. 3A shows an example of a passing position confirmation screen displayed on the monitor 19.

  On the passing position confirmation screen of the example shown in the figure, a traveling path (track or the like; in the example shown in the figure, which is an ellipse according to the example of FIG. 1) is displayed, and on this track Displays the current position of each moving object. The current position can be displayed almost in real time even though there is a slight time lag.

  For example, since the position information 24 includes GPS data (latitude / longitude) indicating the current actual position of each mobile object, the current position is converted by converting this into coordinates on the monitor 19. Realize the display. Further, the position information 24 includes identification information (bib number etc .; for example, horse number in the case of horse racing) of each moving body. Thus, for example, for each moving body, the identification information of the moving body is displayed at the coordinates on the monitor 19 of the moving body. That is, it is possible to display the current position of each mobile object in an easy-to-understand manner in almost real time.

  Circles with numbers 1 to 8 shown in FIG. 3 are displays representing the current position of each mobile object, and the numbers in the circles are the identification information of the mobile object. Note that the numbers in the circles in the figure do not represent ranks. The seated terminal 10 in this example does not determine the rank. However, if the user sees the display as shown in FIG. 3A, it is possible to grasp the current position / ranking of the mobile object that the user is paying attention to (such as a mobile object that has voted).

  However, for example, when the number of moving bodies is very large, such as an 18-headed race in horse racing, and / or when voting for many moving bodies, the moving bodies that the user has voted for are described above. It may be difficult to grasp the current position / rank such as.

  For this reason, the display form of the moving body (for example, the racehorse in which the user has purchased the betting ticket) that the user is paying attention is displayed so as to be different from the display form of other moving bodies for each seated terminal 10. It also goes. For example, the color display of the moving object that the user is paying attention to is different from other moving objects. As a result, the user can easily grasp the position and current order of the mobile object he / she is paying attention to. In other words, in this system, each seated terminal 10 can display the current position of each mobile object in an easy-to-understand manner substantially in real time.

  In addition, the display of the current position of each moving object on the monitor 19 is naturally updated every time new position information 24 is sent. The situation can be recognized almost in real time. For example, “What was at the end until the end of the final corner was pulled out at once and stood at the beginning, and the goal was as it was.” “Always took the course in the 4th and 5th positions until the end of the final corner. However, the race situation (especially the race situation related to the moving body that the user is paying attention to) such as “going out from there and gradually pursuing, leading the goal just before the goal” is in real time during the race. It can be easily grasped.

  The user can also view the race relay image together. Of course, such images are more powerful and realistic, but as mentioned above, it is difficult to grasp the race situation or when the moving object that the user is paying attention to is not reflected. Therefore, it is very meaningful for the user to refer to the passage position confirmation screen.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3A, on the passing position confirmation screen (in the illustrated example, the upper left of the screen), information on the dividend (dividend according to the contents of the vote (purchased betting ticket, etc.) by the user is included. (Gold information) may be displayed. A display example of the dividend information is shown in FIG.
The display of the passage position confirmation screen will be described in detail later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a processing flowchart of the GPS server 20.
The processing in FIG. 4 is performed at a predetermined time (for example, every 1 second) by collecting all the sensor information received during the predetermined time (1 second) (generating the position information 24), and This is a process of transmitting to each attended terminal 10 via a network (not shown).

  In the process of FIG. 4, the collection of the sensor information from each sensor receiver 1 is started (step S11), a predetermined value (1 second in this example) is set in the timer (step S12), and the timer is started ( Step S13). If the timer has expired (in this example, if it has timed out for 1 second) (step S14, YES), the sensor information collected during this 1 second is collected (the position information 24 is generated), The position information 24 is distributed to each attended terminal 10 (step S15). Then, the process immediately returns to step S11, and the next sensor information collection process is started.

  The position information 24 includes, for example, sensor information of all moving bodies in the race, but is not limited to this example. In addition, even if sensor information of all moving objects is not included, sensor information that was not included this time should be included next time, so the update of the display position of the moving object is only delayed by 1 second. Yes, and no significant impact.

  Further, in this method, there is no need to know from which sensor receiving device 1 the sensor information is sent. In the method of the reference, in order to determine the current position of the moving body, the position information of the transmitting radio wave reader that has received the radio wave is also required, but this method is not necessary. Note that, as already described, the sensor information includes identification information of the moving body and GPS data indicating the current position of the moving body.

  FIG. 5 is a processing flowchart of the seated terminal 10. FIG. 5 may be regarded as a processing flowchart of the display screen creation unit 14, but is not limited to this example.

  Here, before the description of the processing of FIG. 5, with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6D, the dividend information storage unit 12, the color data storage unit 16, the coordinate data storage unit 17, and the voting data storage are described. A data configuration example of various tables stored in the unit 18 will be described.

FIG. 6A is a data configuration example of the coordinate table 30 stored in the coordinate data storage unit 17.
In the illustrated example, the coordinate table 30 includes numbers 31, GPS data 32, output screen coordinates 33, and the like.

  The number 31 is identification information (bib number; horse number, etc.) of each moving object. Then, in correspondence with each number 31, there are GPS data 32 (latitude / longitude) indicating the current position of the moving body, and coordinates on the monitor 19 (on the passing position confirmation screen) corresponding to the current position. Output screen coordinates 33 (X, Y coordinates) are stored. The coordinates on the monitor 19 (passage position confirmation screen) are, for example, so-called “screen coordinates”, but are not limited to this example.

  In the process of FIG. 5 described later, GPS data indicating the current position of each moving body is acquired in step S24, and coordinates on the monitor 19 (on the passing position confirmation screen) corresponding to the current position are obtained in step S26. Then, the current position and coordinates for each moving body are stored in GPS data 32 and output screen coordinates 33 corresponding to the number 31 of the moving body. During the race, the stored data of the GPS data 32 and the output screen coordinates 33 are updated at any time (for example, every second).

FIG. 6B is a data configuration example of the color table 40 stored in the color data storage unit 16.
In the illustrated example, the color table 40 includes numbers 41, voting objects 42, character colors 43, background colors 44, and the like.

  The number 41 is, for example, the bib number (horse number or the like) like the number 31 and is a number that can identify each moving body. Then, in association with each number 41, the voting target 42 indicating whether or not the moving body of the number 41 is a moving body voted by the user (moving body to be voted), and on the passing position confirmation screen A character color 43 and a background color 44 indicating the display color are stored. As described with reference to FIG. 3A, images (circles and numbers) indicating the respective moving objects are displayed on the passage position confirmation screen. The character color 43 is the display color of the circles and numbers, and the background color 44. Is the display color of the background.

  Regarding the voting target 42, the ◯ shown in the figure indicates that it is a voting target, and the X shown in the figure indicates that it is not a voting target. In this example, there are only two types of character colors and background colors. That is, only two types of character color and background color corresponding to the case of being voted and character color and background color corresponding to the case of not being voted are used. One of the two types is stored in the character color 43 and the background color 44 in accordance with the contents of the vote target 42. In the example shown in the figure, the character color and background color corresponding to the case of voting are “black and white”, and the character color and background color corresponding to the case of not voting are “white and blue”.

FIG. 6C is a data configuration example of the voting table 50 stored in the voting data storage unit 18.
In the illustrated example, the voting table 50 includes an item number 51, a betting type 52, a number (or set number) 53, a premium 54, and the like. The voting table 50 stores information related to voting contents (for example, purchased betting tickets) by the user of the attended terminal 10.

  The item number 51 is, for example, a serial number assigned to each record in order. The betting type 52 indicates a betting method (for example, type of betting ticket) such as a single win, double win, consecutive win double win, single win single win, and the like. The number (or set number) 53 is a number (horse number or the like) indicating one or more voting objects in a voting ticket (for example, a betting ticket or the like) purchased by the user. The latch 54 is a latch. In the illustrated example, the user of the seated terminal 10 has purchased five types of betting tickets (such as betting tickets).

FIG. 6D is a data configuration example of the dividend table 60 stored in the dividend information storage unit 12.
In the illustrated example, the payout table 60 includes an item number 61, an odds value 62, a premium 63, a payout 64, and the like. The example shown in the drawing shows a payout table 60 related to a single win among various betting types (for example, types of betting tickets), but there are also payout tables 60 related to other betting types (not particularly shown).

  The item number 61 is, for example, the bib number (horse number or the like) as in the case of the number 31, and is a number that can identify each moving body. For each item number 61, that is, for each moving object, an odds value 62, a premium 63, a dividend 64, and the like are stored. Here, the item number 61 and the odds value 62 are the payout information acquired from the host computer. The odds value 62 is a so-called “odds” (a horse race, a bicycle race, etc., which indicates a payout when it is won, expressed as a ratio to a wager).

In item number 61 and odds value 62, dividend information acquired from the host computer is stored.
The premium 63 and the dividend 64 are information generated and stored based on the voting table 50. For example, in the example of the voting table 50, for the number (or set number) 53 = “1”, the latch 54 = 100 (yen). That is, 100 (yen) is bet on the moving body (horse etc.) whose number number (horse number etc.) is 1. Thus, in the dividend table 60, 100 (yen) is stored in the premium 63 in the item number 61 = '1'. Further, by multiplying the premium 63 = 100 (yen) by the odds value = “2.0” (double), the dividend = 200 (yen) is calculated and stored in the dividend 64. Yes.

  The generation of such a dividend table 60 is performed by, for example, the processing of FIG. 5 described later. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the host receiving unit 11 acquires the dividend information from the host computer after the odds are determined. At this time, the host receiving unit 11 may perform the process (provided that the content of the vote by the user can be acquired as in the case where the vote is performed online).

Hereinafter, the process of FIG. 5 will be described.
The process of FIG. 5 is started for each race immediately after the start of the race or immediately before the start.
In the process of FIG. 5, first, data (voting data; betting type (single win, etc.), identification number (horse number, etc.) of the mobile body that has voted, indicating the content of the voting regarding the race by the user using the attended terminal 10. A premium is obtained (step S21). For example, when the user has voted online from the seated terminal 10, the vote data is stored in the storage device of the seated terminal 10, so that it may be acquired.

  In addition, when the user has voted at a window (when purchasing a betting ticket or the like), for example, the betting ticket (the betting ticket or the like) purchased by the user is presented at a predetermined position, Etc.) voting data (betting type (single win, etc.), number (horse number, etc.), premium, etc.). For example, taking a betting ticket as an example, a magnetic data stored (magnetic voting ticket) and a printed QR code in recent years have appeared. It should be provided in.

  In addition, in the process of step S21, the user operates a not-shown input device (keyboard, numeric keypad, etc.) of the seated terminal 10 to freely input a desired number (horse number, etc.), a latch, etc. The input information may be acquired as voting data.

  In step S21, the acquired voting data is further stored in the voting data storage unit 18. Thereby, for example, a voting table 50 as shown in FIG. 6C is generated. In the case of an example in which online voting is performed, it can be regarded that “stored voting data = voting table 50”. In this case, it is not particularly necessary to generate the voting table 50.

  Here, as described above, the payout information has already been acquired from the host computer and stored in the payout information storage unit 12 before the processing of FIG. That is, the data (the above-mentioned payout information) is already stored in the item number 61 and the odds value 12 in the payout table 60 shown in FIG.

  In step S21, based on the generated voting table 50 and the odds value 12, etc., the payout 63 and the payout in the payout table 60 are calculated by calculating the payout when the user makes a vote. By storing data in the money 64 (this has already been described), a dividend table 60 as shown in FIG. 6D is generated.

Next, a passage position confirmation screen is selected (step S22). That is, the passage position confirmation screen is selected from various screens prepared in advance and the base screen is displayed.
During the race, the processes in steps S23 to S36 are repeatedly executed.

  First, a course layout is displayed (step S23). As an example, image data of a course layout (for example, an image of an elliptical track) is prepared and stored in advance, and this image data is read and displayed on the base screen.

  When the position information 24 transmitted from the GPS server 20 is received (step S24), first, an initial value = '1' is set to the variable N (step S25), and the value of the variable N is set in advance. Until the maximum number is reached (until YES in step S32), the process of steps S26 to S31 is repeatedly executed while incrementing the value of N by + (step S33). The maximum number is, for example, the number of mobile bodies that participate in the race.

  First, as described above, the position information 24 includes sensor information for each moving object. As described above, the sensor information is GPS data (latitude / longitude data) indicating the current position of the moving body, which is associated with the identification information (horse number, etc.) of the moving body.

  As a result, GPS data (latitude / longitude) corresponding to the identification information = N is acquired from the position information 24, and the latitude / longitude is obtained as coordinates (X, Y coordinates) on the monitor 19 (passage position confirmation screen). Conversion is performed (step S26). This conversion is realized, for example, by referring to a GPS-screen correspondence table (not shown). The GPS-screen correspondence table (not shown) has, for example, the item number 31 deleted from the coordinate table 30 shown in FIG. 6A, and the GPS data 32 stores all the positions on the travel path (track). It corresponds to. Here, the GPS-screen correspondence table (not shown) is composed of GPS data 32 '(latitude / longitude) and output screen coordinates 33' (X, Y coordinates). From this, it can be said that the conversion process of step S26 searches the GPS data 32 'using the acquired GPS data and acquires the output screen coordinates 33' of the corresponding record.

  Note that the data contents of the GPS data 32 ′ and the output screen coordinates 33 ′ may be appropriately determined by, for example, a developer so that the display position corresponds to the actual position.

  Then, the latitude / longitude data and (X, Y) coordinate data obtained in step S26 are stored in the coordinate data storage unit 17 together with the identification information (horse number, etc.) (step S27). Since N = 1 at first, the record of number 31 = ‘1’ shown in FIG. 6A is stored. By repeating this, a coordinate table 30 as shown in FIG. 6A is formed.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether N is a vote number (step S28). That is, it is determined whether or not the mobile object with the identification number N is a voting target by the user. Specifically, even if one of all the records in the table 50 has N in its “number or set number” 53, the mobile object with the identification number N is the object of voting by the user of the attended terminal 10. (N is a vote number).

  Then, data is stored in the color table 40 in accordance with the determination result of step S28. That is, if N is a vote number (step S28, YES), that fact (◯) is stored in the vote object 42 of the color table 40, and “color data set at the time of vote number” is set to the character color. 43 and the background color 44 (steps S29 and S31). On the other hand, when N is not a vote number (step S28, NO), the fact (x) is stored in the vote object 42 of the color table 40, and “color data set at the time of non-vote number” is set to the character The color 43 and the background color 44 are stored (steps S30 and S31). Of course, these are stored in the record whose number 41 is N.

  As already described, in this example, there are only two types of display color patterns, and the above “color data set at the time of voting number” and “color data set at the time of non-voting number” correspond to examples of the two types. To do. In the example shown in FIG. 6B, the “color data set at the time of voting number” has a black character color and a white background color, and the “color data set at the time of non-voting number” has a white character color and a background color. Will be blue. Of course, such distinction by color display is an example, and the display is not limited to this example, and any display may be used as long as it can be distinguished whether or not it is a vote target.

  The processes in steps S28, S29, S30, and S31 do not need to be performed every time new position information 24 is received, and may be executed only when the first position information 24 is received. On the other hand, the processing of steps S26 and S27 needs to be performed every time new position information 24 is received.

  As already described, if the current N has no maximum number (N ≠ maximum number) (step S32, NO), N is incremented by +1 (N = N + 1) (step S33), and the process returns to step S26. The same processing as described above is performed for the next moving body.

  When the processing is completed for all the moving objects, that is, if the current N is the maximum number (N = maximum number) (step S32, YES), the coordinate table 30 and the color table 40 created by the above-described processing are displayed. Based on this, the passage order screen is displayed (step S34). For example, for each moving body, a predetermined graphic image (for example, a circle) and a number 31 that are set in advance on the coordinates (X, Y coordinates) on the screen indicated by the output screen coordinates 33 (there are (Collectively referred to as a moving body display image), and the character color 43 and the background color 44 are displayed.

  Note that the color display related to the moving body display image in this way is two types of characters and background, and is not limited to this example. There may be only one type of color display relating to the moving body display image, or three or more types may be added to the character and background in addition to some other elements.

  For example, in the example of FIGS. 6A and 6B, for a mobile object with identification number = “1”, a circle and a number “1” are placed at the position of (X, Y) = (100, 200). The character color is black and the background is white. On the other hand, for a mobile object with identification number = “2” or “5”, the character color is displayed in white and the background in blue. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 (a) above, the user can grasp at a glance the current situation (position, ranking, etc.) of each mobile object, and which of them voted (betted) ) Even if it is a moving object, it can be easily confirmed / differentiated by color.

  The color display is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this example. Basically, any display form that allows the user to easily distinguish which mobile body display image of each mobile body display image is the mobile body display image of the mobile body that he / she voted for (betted). Good. That is, any display may be used as long as the display form of the mobile object display image of the mobile object voted by the user is different from the display form of the mobile object display image of other mobile objects. An example of such a display form is an example in which the above-described color is changed. However, the display form is not limited to this example. For example, the brightness may be increased.

  Furthermore, by performing the processes of steps S35 and S36, it is possible to provide useful information to the user. That is, the corresponding data is acquired from the dividend table 60 stored in the dividend information storage unit 12 (step S35), and this data is displayed on the passing position confirmation screen of the monitor 19 as the dividend information shown in FIG. It is displayed (step S36). The relevant data is, for example, data corresponding to a record in which the dividend 64 is not “0” as a relevant record. The corresponding data is, for example, the item number 61 and the dividend 64 of the corresponding record, but is not limited to this example, and an odds value 62 and a premium 63 may be added. Alternatively, the corresponding betting formula 52 corresponding to the corresponding record may be acquired from the voting table 50 and displayed.

In any case, at least a number indicating the mobile body voted (purchased) by the user and a payout when the purchased number hits are displayed.
In this way, information that the user wants to know can be displayed in real time during the race.

  When the race is over (step S37, YES), the screen display is erased (step S38), and this process is finished. The host computer has, for example, notification of race start and race end, and notification of which race is to be started (how many races). Of course, the voting table 50 and the payout table 60 are also generated corresponding to each race.

  As described above, the passing position display system of the present example includes a plurality of seated terminals 10 provided in a competition event field (for example, provided on a stand or the like), a plurality of sensor receivers 1 provided along a traveling path, And a GPS server 20. The GPS server 20 can communicate with each seated terminal 10 and each sensor receiver 1 via a communication line. The plurality of sensor receivers 1 receive identification information and measured position information of the mobile body that are wirelessly transmitted from each mobile body. Then, for example, the received identification information and measured position information are transmitted to the GPS server 20. The GPS server 20 acquires the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body from the sensor receiver 1 at any time during the race, and transmits the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body to each seated terminal 10. To do. As already described, since it is position information actually measured by a GPS receiver or the like, it is called “measured position information” or the like.

And if the seated terminal 10 shows the function in the side different from FIG. 2, although not shown in figure, it can also be said that it has the following voting data acquisition parts and a position display part, for example.
That is, a voting data acquisition unit (not shown) acquires voting data indicating the content of voting for a moving body by a user of the seated terminal 10. The specific example is as described above. As an example, the online voting result is read out.

  A position display unit (not shown) is basically a functional unit that displays the moving body display image, which is a display image showing each moving body, on the screen. When the position display unit receives the measured position information of each moving body, the position display unit converts the measured position information into display coordinates on the screen, and displays the moving body display image at the display coordinates. This display may include the identification information of the moving object.

  Basically, a graphical display showing the current positions of all the moving bodies in the race is performed, and a display screen showing the current race situation is presented to the user. That is, a screen showing the race status is displayed in real time during the race. Details of this are as already described.

  Further, the position display unit displays the moving object display image of the moving object voted by the user by referring to the voting data in a display form different from the moving object display image of the other moving object. Thus, the user can easily and easily know the race situation related to the moving body that he / she particularly pays attention to (voted by himself / herself).

  Further, it may have a dividend information display section (not shown). The dividend information display unit calculates a dividend when the voting by the user of the attended terminal 10 is hit based on the voting data and the odds information acquired from the external device (host computer or the like). . Then, during the race, dividend information including the calculated dividend is displayed somewhere on the display screen by the position display unit.

  As described above, in this system, it is possible to perform various displays in substantially real time that lead to service improvement for users (fans).

  If the position determination system described in the reference document (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-259967) is applied, it is not impossible to perform a display similar to that shown in FIG. That is, in the method of the reference document, the position between the outgoing radio wave reader pair when the moving body passes between the outgoing radio wave reader pair (provided on the inner side and the outer side) can be determined. Therefore, for example, when two heads are running in parallel, it is possible to determine which is inside and which is outside, and it is possible to perform display according to the determination result. It is also possible to record the passing time between the transmitting radio wave reader pairs of each mobile unit and calculate the time difference from the leading mobile unit. Furthermore, it is not impossible to estimate the distance from this time difference (even if it is difficult to "calculate" the distance, it can be estimated roughly).

  Therefore, it is not impossible to perform a display similar to FIG. 3A based on such an estimation result. However, since it is based on speculation, naturally there is a high possibility of lack of accuracy. Further, when trying to display the positions of all the horses as shown in FIG. 3A, after all the horses have passed between the transmission radio wave reader pairs, the distance is estimated and displayed. For example, a position several tens of seconds ago is displayed, and it is not possible to display the current position in almost real time as in the present technique by the technique using the above-mentioned reference.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sensor receiver 10 Seated terminal 11 Host receiving part 12 Dividend information storage part 13 GPS server reception process part 14 Display screen creation part 15 Output process part 16 Color data storage part 17 Coordinate data storage part 18 Voting data storage part 19 Monitor 20 GPS Server 21 Reception Processing Unit 22 Data Processing Unit 23 Transmission Processing Unit 30 Coordinate Table 31 Number 32 GPS Data 33 Output Screen Coordinate 40 Color Table 41 Number 42 Voting Object 43 Character Color 44 Background Color 50 Voting Table 51 Item 52 Gamble 53 number (or set number)
54 Premium 60 Dividend table 61 Item 62 Odds value 63 Premium 64 Dividend

Claims (6)

A terminal device for displaying the position of the moving object to be raced;
A sensor receiving unit that is provided on a running road where the moving body races and receives identification information and measured position information of each moving body wirelessly transmitted from each moving body to be raced;
A server device that acquires the identification information and measured position information of each mobile unit received by the sensor receiver and transmits the identification information and measured position information of each mobile unit to the terminal device at any time during the race. And
The terminal device
Voting data acquisition means for acquiring voting data indicating the content of voting for the mobile body by a user of the terminal device;
A means for displaying a moving body display image, which is a display image showing each moving body, on the screen, and when receiving the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body, the measured position information is displayed on the display coordinates. The mobile body display image of the mobile body corresponding to the identification information is displayed on the display coordinates, and the mobile body display image of the mobile body voted by the user is referenced with reference to the voting data. Position display means for displaying in a display form different from the moving body display image of other moving bodies;
A passing position display system comprising:   Based on the voting data and odds information acquired from an external device, a dividend is calculated when the voting by the user of the terminal device is hit, and the calculated dividend is displayed on the screen during the race. The passing position display system according to claim 1, further comprising a dividend information display unit that displays dividend information including the dividend information.   2. The passing position according to claim 1, wherein the position display means displays the moving body display image of the moving body voted by the user in a color different from that of the moving body display image of another moving body. Display system.   4. The GPS receiver is mounted on each mobile body, and the measured position information is latitude / longitude data measured by the GPS receiver. Passing position display system. A terminal device that displays the position of a moving object to be raced,
Voting data acquisition means for acquiring voting data indicating the content of voting for the mobile body by a user of the terminal device;
The identification information and the measured position information of each mobile body, which are wirelessly transmitted from each mobile body to be raced, received by the sensor receiver provided on the traveling path where the mobile body races, are transmitted from the outside. Receiving processing means for receiving each time it comes,
Means for displaying a moving body display image, which is a display image showing each moving body, on the screen, based on the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body received by the reception processing means; The position information is converted into display coordinates on the screen, and the moving body display image of the moving body corresponding to the identification information is displayed at the display coordinates, and the movement voted by the user with reference to the voting data Position display means for displaying the moving body display image of a body in a display form different from the moving body display image of another moving body;
The terminal device characterized by having. A terminal computer that displays the position of the moving object to be raced,
Voting data acquisition means for acquiring voting data indicating the content of voting for the mobile body by a user of the terminal device;
The identification information and the measured position information of each mobile body, which are wirelessly transmitted from each mobile body to be raced, received by the sensor receiver provided on the traveling path where the mobile body races, are transmitted from the outside. Receiving processing means for receiving each time it comes,
Means for displaying a moving body display image, which is a display image showing each moving body, on the screen, based on the identification information and the measured position information of each moving body received by the reception processing means; The position information is converted into display coordinates on the screen, and the moving body display image of the moving body corresponding to the identification information is displayed at the display coordinates, and the movement voted by the user with reference to the voting data Position display means for displaying the moving body display image of a body in a display form different from the moving body display image of another moving body;
Program to function as.

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