JP2014014498A - Golf play support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf play support system capable of accurately and particularly acquiring a state of grass grain at any time and any place during a golf play.SOLUTION: Original image data photographed by an imaging section 18 of a portable terminal 10 are processed and displayed on a display 22 of the portable terminal 10 in such a state as improving visibility of the photographed grass grain. Therefore, a golf player can correctly obtain information of the grass grain even at a location other than, for example, a determined green. Further, despite factors such as meteorological conditions, the player can obtain the state of the grass grain at a time of photographing with the imaging section 18, and obtains accurate information of the grass grain for every time of photographing without any troublesome process of storing information of the grass grain in database each time and requesting it to the database. Furthermore, an image processing section 44 processes of the entire grass grain image included in the original image data so as to provide further detailed information of the grass grain of all the parts photographed with the imaging section 18.

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf play support system that provides appropriate information for supporting a player during play using a mobile terminal.

  As this type of golf play support system, for example, in Patent Document 1, a terminal device mounted on a golf cart, an advice server that provides advice to a player at the time of play, and terrain information regarding the ball position of each hole are photographed. When an advice server receives green information centered on the hole position from the photographing device by connecting the available photographing device to the Internet as a communication means, the green information read from the database is referred to. The idea of transmitting appropriate lawn information to the terminal device is shown.

  Another cited document 2 discloses a golf play support system that uses a display unit mounted on a golf cart to display lawn eyes and inclination with arrows along with the cup position on the green in the green information. ing.

JP 2005-253858 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-141022

  However, the above-described golf play support system has the following drawbacks.

  For the player, the turf eye information is not limited to when the golf ball is turned on to green, but is also required when the golf ball is hit roughly. However, in the existing system, the lawn information cannot be correctly provided to the player except on the predetermined green.

  In addition, since such turf eye information is stored and saved in advance in the database of the center device, when the turf eye changes from moment to moment due to factors such as weather conditions, the actual turf eye and the turf eye memorized in the database are stored. Information does not correspond correctly. Therefore, the player cannot obtain accurate information on the lawn eyes.

  Furthermore, there are cases in which the turf is partially different from other places even on the same green, but as shown in Cited Document 2, if the turf of the entire green is simply displayed with a single arrow, I cannot get more detailed information on my eyes.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a golf play support system that can accurately and in detail grasp the lawn state at any place during golf play.

  The golf play support system according to claim 1 includes an image data acquisition unit that captures image data obtained by photographing a lawn that is an object from a photographing device mounted on a portable terminal, and all the lawn eyes included in the image data. Image processing means for performing image processing so that it can be displayed visually and being easy to see, and obtaining corrected image data; and display control means for displaying the corrected image data on the display of the portable terminal. Is done.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the golf play support system according to the first aspect, the image processing means performs image processing by edge enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness adjustment. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a player arbitrarily shoots a portion desired to know the lawn using the mobile device's imaging device, the captured original image data is subjected to image processing and photographed. The turf is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal in a state that is easier to see visually. Therefore, it is possible to correctly obtain lawn-eye information for a place other than the determined green, for example. Regardless of factors such as weather conditions, it is possible to grasp the turf eye situation at the time of photographing with the photographing device, and to save the turf eye information in the database and to query the database one by one. Without such complexity, the player can obtain accurate information on the lawn every time shooting is performed. Furthermore, since the image processing means performs image processing on the entire lawn included in the original image data, it is possible to obtain more detailed information on the whole of the part photographed by the photographing apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to provide a golf play support system that can accurately and in detail know the state of turf at any place during golf play.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the original image data captured by the image data acquisition means is subjected to image processing by edge enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness adjustment, so that the state of the lawn eyes can be controlled. It becomes possible to grasp more accurately and in detail.

It is a block diagram showing the whole golf play support system composition in the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of a control means same as the above. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a comparison between original image data and corrected image data.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a golf play support system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a portable terminal 10 incorporating a golf play support system 1 proposed in the present embodiment. First, the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 10 held by a golf player who is a user will be described. The mobile terminal 10 includes a control unit 12, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 14, A tilt sensor 16, a photographing unit 18, an operation unit 20, a display 22, a transmission / reception unit 24, and a storage unit 26 are provided. Here, the mobile terminal 10 is a thin plate-like mobile phone operated by directly touching the surface of the display 22, but in addition, a mobile phone having a push button type key as the operation unit 20, a tablet terminal, a wristwatch Alternatively, it may be realized using a portable information processing terminal.

  The control means 12 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and has a software function for performing various arithmetic processes. Details of the function will be described later.

  The GPS receiving unit 14 is provided as a position detection device that acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 10, and wirelessly receives radio waves from one or more artificial satellites 30, thereby holding the mobile terminal 10 and thus the mobile phone 10. The player's three-dimensional position (longitude, latitude and altitude) is measured, and the positioning data is sent to the control means 12. Note that a position detection device other than the GPS receiver 14 may be used as long as the current position of the mobile terminal 10 can be detected.

  The inclination sensor 16 is configured by combining an acceleration sensor and a geomagnetic sensor, and detects the direction and inclination of the mobile terminal 10 and sends the detection data to the control means 12 as an inclination detection device. Provided. The inclination sensor 16 is preferably a semiconductor type so that it can be mounted on the small portable terminal 10, but may be one that can detect the direction and inclination by other methods.

  The photographing unit 18 is provided as a photographing device that photographs a still image of an object and sends the electronic image data to the control means 12. As is well known, the photographing unit 18 includes an objective lens (not shown). With the objective lens facing the object, the image capturing unit 18 pushes an operation unit 20 (to be described later) to perform stationary image data (original image). Data) is taken into the control means 12. An object to be photographed by the photographing unit 18 is not particularly limited. In particular, original image data obtained by photographing a lawn of a golf course course as an object is image-processed by the control means 12 at the subsequent stage. .

  The operation unit 20 receives an operation by the player and sends an electrical operation signal to the control means 12. Specific examples of the configuration of the operation unit 20 include a keyboard, a pointing device, a button, and the like in addition to a transparent touch panel provided on the surface of the display 22 described later, but are not limited thereto.

  The display 22 receives various display control signals from the control means 12 and performs various displays. For example, the display 22 includes a liquid crystal module or a liquid crystal panel that is provided exposed on the front of the main body of the mobile terminal 10. As is well known, these liquid crystal modules and liquid crystal panels perform display using a dot matrix in which a large number of sub-pixels are arranged in a lattice pattern.

  The transmission / reception unit 24 enables bidirectional communication between the mobile terminal 10 and an external device (not shown) via a wireless or wired communication unit 38. Thus, for example, various information regarding the golf course played by the player is received by the transmission / reception unit 24 of the portable terminal 10 from the center server as an external device via the communication means 38 such as the Internet, and the information is transmitted through the control means 12. It is also possible to display part or all on the display 22.

  The storage means 26 is configured using various storage devices such as a magnetic hard disk device and a semiconductor storage device, and stores a first data storage unit 34 that stores and saves original image data captured from the photographing unit 18, and a GPS reception unit 14. And a second data storage unit 36 that stores and saves support information related to golf play, such as positioning data and detection data from the tilt sensor 16. Including these original image data and support information, the storage means 26 can read and write various data and programs based on commands from the control means 12.

  Next, a software configuration of a program for operating the control unit 12 will be described. The control means 12 acquires the image data from the imaging unit 18 and stores the image data in the first data storage unit 34, the image data immediately before acquired by the image data acquisition unit 42, Alternatively, in the image data stored in the image data acquisition unit 42 (these image data are referred to as “original image data”), an area where the lawn surface is photographed is specified, and the area is determined from the original image data. In addition, the image processing unit 44 that performs image processing so that the state of the turf is visually visible and clearly displayed, and generates corrected image data, and the corrected image data generated by the image processing unit 44 are displayed. The display control unit 46 outputs a display control signal including at least the corrected image data to the display 22 so that the display 22 can display.

  Specifically, the image processing unit 44 generates corrected image data by performing image processing by edge enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness adjustment on the original image data. Contour enhancement is to detect the contour of the part of the turf that has been photographed from the original image data, and to enhance the contour. Contrast adjustment and contrast adjustment are to adjust the contrast and contrast of the original image data. To be adjusted. In addition to this, the image processing unit 44 may include any image processing that displays the situation of the lawn eyes more visually than the original image data.

  The image processing unit 44 receives an operation signal from the operation unit 20 and starts image processing on the original image data. However, when the original image data is captured from the photographing unit 18, the image processing unit 44 automatically performs image processing. It is good.

  In addition to the corrected image data from the image processing unit 44, the display control unit 46 corresponds to the current position corresponding to the positioning data acquired from the GPS receiving unit 14 and the detection data acquired from the tilt sensor 16 as necessary. A display control signal including various support information related to golf play, such as the tilt and direction of the mobile terminal 10, is generated and output to the display 22.

  The control unit 12 receives an operation signal from the operation unit 20, reads the support information into the second data storage unit 36, and extracts specific support information from the second data storage unit 36. It also has. The extracted support information can be displayed on the display 22 by the display control unit 44. Further, the control unit 12 is configured so that the corrected image data is stored and stored in the storage unit 26, and the display control unit 46 reads the corrected image data from the storage unit 26 and displays it on the display 22 at any time. May be.

  Next, the effect | action is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. 3 about the golf play assistance system 1 of the said structure.

  When the player uses the shooting unit 18 of the mobile terminal 10 while playing the golf terminal and starts shooting the grass surface such as green or rough inside the golf course with the mobile terminal 10 activated, the shooting result is electrically It is sent from the photographing unit 18 to the control means 12 as digital original image data. In step S1 of FIG. 3, when the image data acquisition unit 42 constituting the control unit 12 takes in the original image data from the photographing unit 18, the process proceeds to the procedure of step S2, and the original image data is converted into information on the photographing date and time. The display control unit 46 displays the original image data on the display unit 22 while being stored in the first data storage unit 34 in association with each other.

  Next, in step S3, the display control unit 46 uses the display of the display 22 so that the portable terminal 10 is placed on a lawn surface such as green with the original image data displayed on the display 22. Encourage players. In response to this, when the player places the portable terminal 10 on the grass surface and pushes the designated portion of the operation unit 20, a specific operation signal corresponding to the designated portion is taken into the control means 12. Upon receiving this specific operation signal, the control means 12 proceeds to the procedure of step S4, and positioning data from the GPS receiver 14 indicating the position of the mobile terminal 10 and an inclination sensor 16 indicating the inclination and direction of the mobile terminal 10 are displayed. The detection data from each is acquired, these data are linked | related with the information of time, and it memorize | stores in the 2nd data storage part 36 as assistance information relevant to a golf play. Further, the display control unit 44 of the control unit 12 in particular tilts the lawn surface in any direction at any position in the golf course on which the mobile terminal 10 is placed based on the obtained positioning data and detection data. Is displayed on the display 22.

  In this case, since the position where the portable terminal 10 is placed is known from the positioning data, the control means 12 superimposes the map information of the golf course acquired from the center server (not shown), and the portable terminal 10 based on the positioning data. The position may be displayed. Further, the direction of the lawn surface and the degree of inclination based on the detection data are not limited to display of simple numbers and arrows, but may be displayed on the display device 22 by, for example, figures or landscapes. In this way, the player can intuitively understand the position and slope of the lawn surface on the green. Note that, based on the specifications of the display control unit 46, the original image data displayed in step S2 may be displayed together with the display based on the positioning data and detection data in step S4, or an operation signal from the operation unit 20 May be switched and displayed separately.

  In the next step S5, the display control unit 46 causes the display 22 to display an inquiry as to whether or not to perform image processing on the original image data captured in step S2. In response to this, when the player performs a push operation to perform image processing from the operation unit 20, a corresponding operation signal is taken into the control means 12, and the image processing unit 44 automatically applies the original image data to the original image data. Apply image processing. Specifically, the image processing unit 44 first identifies all areas where the lawn surface is photographed in the original image data by a method such as texture analysis, and then identifies all the areas identified. Thus, corrected image data is obtained by performing image processing such as contour emphasis and / or density adjustment and / or brightness adjustment. On the contrary, when the shooting state of the original image data displayed on the display 22 is poor or the intended lawn surface is not shot, a push operation for not performing the image operation from the operation unit 20 is performed. You can also.

  In addition, when it is difficult to automatically specify the lawn surface area by the image processing unit 44, the lawn surface range is specified from the original image data displayed on the display 22 by, for example, an operation from the operation unit 20. Also good. In addition, the image processing unit 44 is configured so that upon receiving another operation signal from the operation unit 20, the above-described parameters for determining the degree of emphasis of the contour portion and the degree of shading and / or brightness can be changed as appropriate. May be.

  The corrected image data generated by the image processing unit 44 is displayed on the display 22 via the display control unit 46 in the procedure of step S6. The display control unit 46 may simply display the corrected image data on the display unit 22 as it is, but preferably receives the operation signal from the operation unit 20 and enlarges or reduces the corrected image data to display the display unit. 22 is displayed. Further, the position of the mobile terminal 10 acquired in step S4, the direction of the lawn surface, and the degree of inclination may be displayed on the display 22 together with the corrected image data.

  FIG. 3 shows the original image data before image processing and the corrected data after image processing side by side for comparison. As described above, both the original image data and the corrected data are visible on the display 22 of the mobile terminal 10. The corrected data after image processing is subjected to image processing so that the state of turf is easier to see than the original image data, and in particular the difference between the order and the reverse is clearly displayed. The difference between this order and the reverse eye is that the image processing unit 44 adjusts the lightness and darkness of the colors in the original image data based on the fact that the forward eye is photographed brightly white and the reverse eye is photographed darkly and black. , More emphasized. 3 is merely an example, the lawn state may be displayed clearly and clearly by other image processing techniques.

  As another modification, the positioning data acquired from the GPS receiver 14 that provides the positional information of the mobile terminal 10 when the image data acquisition unit 42 captures the original image data is, for example, within a specific range such as in a golf course. The control means 12 may be configured so that the image processing by the image processing unit 44 is performed only when the image processing unit 44 is located at the position, and the image processing by the image processing unit 44 cannot be performed in other cases. In this way, the corrected image data generated by the image processing unit 44 is generated only in a specific range such as within a golf course. Therefore, by using the GPS receiving unit 14 incorporated in the mobile terminal 10, golf data is generated. It is possible to effectively prevent the golf play support system 1 from being operated indefinitely outside the field without adding an extra device.

  As described above, the golf play support system 1 incorporated in the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment captures an original image obtained by capturing a lawn eye that is an object to be photographed from the photographing unit 18 as a photographing device mounted on the portable terminal 10. Image data acquisition unit 42 serving as image data acquisition means for capturing data, and all the grass images included in the original image data are subjected to image processing so that they can be displayed visually, and corrected images after image processing An image processing unit 44 as image processing means for obtaining data and a display control unit 46 as display control means for displaying the corrected image data on the display 22 of the portable terminal are provided.

  In this case, when the player arbitrarily shoots a portion desired to know the lawn using the photographing unit 18 mounted on the mobile terminal 10, the photographed original image data is subjected to image processing and photographed. The turf is displayed on the display 22 of the portable terminal 10 in a state where it can be seen more visually. Therefore, it is possible to correctly obtain lawn-eye information for a place other than the determined green, for example. Regardless of factors such as weather conditions, it is possible to grasp the situation of the lawn at the time of photographing by the photographing unit 18, and to save the lawn information in the database on the center side and to inquire about the database. The player can obtain accurate information on the turf at every shooting. Furthermore, since the image processing unit 44 performs image processing on the entire lawn included in the original image data, it is possible to obtain more detailed information about the entire part photographed by the photographing unit 18. Therefore, according to the golf play support system 1 of the present embodiment, the player can use the portable terminal 10 that the player normally has to the maximum to accurately and precisely grasp the state of the turf at any place during golf play. it can.

  In addition, the image processing unit 44 of the present embodiment is configured to perform image processing by edge enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness / darkness adjustment.

  In this case, the original image data captured by the image data acquisition unit 42 is subjected to image processing by contour enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness / darkness adjustment, so that the lawn eyes displayed on the display 22 are displayed. It becomes possible to grasp the state more accurately and in detail.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change implementation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the image processing unit 44 in the above-described embodiment may perform image processing that enables easy display of the lawn eyes by a method other than contour enhancement, density adjustment, and brightness adjustment. Further, the function of the control means 12 may be incorporated in the center server instead of the mobile terminal 10. In this case, the control means 12 exchanges various data and information through the transmission / reception unit 24, but the substantial operation is the same as described above.

10 Mobile terminal 18 Imaging unit (imaging device)
22 Display 42 Image data acquisition part (Image data acquisition means)
44 Image processing unit (image processing means)
46 Display control unit (display control means)

Claims (2)

Image data acquisition means for capturing original image data obtained by photographing a lawn that is an object from an imaging device mounted on a portable terminal;
Image processing means that performs image processing so that all the grasses included in the original image data can be displayed visually and is easy to obtain, and obtains corrected image data;
And a display control means for displaying the corrected image data on a display of the portable terminal. 2. The golf play support system according to claim 1, wherein the image processing means performs image processing by contour enhancement and / or density adjustment and / or brightness adjustment.