JP2021045292A - Information ball - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent lost ball or misjudgement in a ball game, and acquire other information.SOLUTION: An information ball of the invention has an information unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information ball that provides various information such as position information regarding a ball used for ball games and the like.

Ball games such as soccer, basketball, baseball, rugby, and golf are known.
These ball games are competitions in which a ball is used, and various judgments are made by a referee or the like according to the position of the ball.
For example, in soccer goal determination, a goal is determined when the referee determines that the ball has entered the goal area.
In a baseball strike determination, if the umpire determines that the ball thrown by the pitcher has passed over the home base, it is determined to be a strike.
In the rugby try judgment, when the referee judges that the ball has touched the ground in the in-goal area, it is judged as a try.
In golf, the person who loses sight of the ball and the position of the ball can be a problem. In the case of baskets, there are problems of crossing lines and entering baskets.
In addition, information is not collected by the ball.

By the way, since such a judgment is made by a person such as a referee, a misjudgment may occur.
Such misjudgment not only affects the outcome of the match, but also affects the records of players and teams.
In order to eliminate such misjudgment, in some ball games, so-called video judgment, which is judged by looking at the image of the camera, is adopted.
However, in the case of video judgment, it is necessary to install many cameras in order not to cause a blind spot. Even so, blind spots occur depending on the position of the camera.
In addition, the video judgment is still lacking in accuracy because it needs to be judged by the human eye.
In addition, information gathering by the ball is fast.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the position of the ball is specified based on the position information of the ball, thereby preventing troubles in which various determinations in ball games are not accurately performed and the ball. The purpose is to provide a position information ball that can utilize various data obtained from the above.

In order to achieve the above object, the information ball of the present invention (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "ball") is provided with a transmission / reception device capable of obtaining various data such as the position of the ball.

According to the present invention, since the exact position of the ball can be specified, troubles due to misjudgment are eliminated. The game becomes fun because you can easily find the lost ball. There is no loss time in the game. The progress of the game becomes faster, and a lot of various data can be obtained by sending and receiving with the ball, and by analyzing this, a lot of data can be obtained, contributing to the improvement of sports and health as a ball IoT and contributing to humankind. To do.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information ball of this invention. (A) is an example of a soccer ball, (b) is an example of a baseball ball, (c) is an example of a rugby ball, (d) is an information device embedded in a baseball ball or a golf ball, and mode (e) is soccer, a basket, or a rugby. It is a figure which shows the mode which made the information device air-fishing in the center of a ball in a ball or the like. A film information device may be attached to the inside of the epidermis instead of the center of the ball (not shown). It is the schematic of the judgment system using the information ball. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information device. It is a figure which shows the charging method. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of goal information. It is a flowchart which shows the goal determination method.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the information ball of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1A and 1B are explanatory views showing an example of an information ball of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a soccer ball, FIG. 1B is a baseball ball, and FIG. 1C is a rugby ball. The present invention can be applied to other balls such as basketball and golf balls.
As shown in FIG. 1, an information transmitting device 2 is embedded inside the ball 1.
Information devices include GPS devices, IC tags, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.
For example, as shown in FIG. 1D, in the case of a hardball baseball ball or a golf ball having an internal member 3 such as rubber or thread, a thread may be wound around the information device 1 to form a rubber or the like. It may be embedded in the inner member of the ball or attached to the back side of the skin.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (e), in the case of a soccer ball, a volleyball rugby ball, or the like having a hollow inside, the information device 1 is suspended in the ball 1. Specifically, it is embedded in a form of being supported by a support member (fishing member) 4 provided inside the ball. In FIG. 1 (e), the support member of the information device 1 is composed of three members, but the number is not limited and may be one, two, or four or more.
Further, the present invention also includes the case where the information device 1 is provided on the back side of the skin, or in the case of a ball with a string, the case where the ball is provided on the string itself or inside the string portion.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a determination system in soccer using an information ball.
As shown in FIG. 2, the determination system includes an information ball 1, an information device 2 embedded in the information ball 1, a GPS satellite 5, and an information processing device 6 such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.
In the present embodiment, the determination system in soccer in which the goal 7 is set will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to all ball games such as baseball and rugby even if the respective forms are changed. it can.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information device.
As shown in FIG. 3, the information device 2 includes a GPS unit 21, a communication unit 22, a power supply unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 20.
The power supply unit 23 is a battery such as lithium or a solar cell. In the case of a solar cell, a flexible sheet may be provided inside the ball skin or may be the skin itself. Further, a temperature difference power generation element may be adopted. The GPS unit 21 receives signals such as time information from a plurality of GPS satellites 3.
This signal is used to identify the position of the ball 1.
The communication unit 22 is a wireless communication means such as a mobile phone network, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and Bluetooth (registered trademark), and wirelessly transmits the position information of the ball 1 to the information processing device 4 described later. The information device is not limited to the above, and the present invention also includes the case where an IC tag or other sensor is used.

The power supply unit 23 that operates the information device is composed of a rechargeable battery (battery) such as a lithium battery, and can be charged by connecting to the charger 8.
Charging is performed by the connector method shown in FIG. 4A, the wireless method shown in FIG. 4B, or the like.
In the case of the connector method, a cable 11 for energizing the information device 1 is provided inside the ball 1, and a connector (concave portion) 12 corresponding to the connector (convex portion) 80 of the charger 8 is provided at the end of the cable 11. Is provided on the surface of the ball 1.
As a result, the ball 1 can be charged by placing the ball 1 on the charger 8 so that the connector (recessed portion) 12 thereof is fitted into the connector (convex portion) 80 of the power receiver 5.
On the other hand, the wireless method is a charging method using electromagnetic induction, and charging can be performed with the ball 1 and the wireless charger 81 isolated.
In this case, the power supply unit 23 includes a power receiving coil 25 corresponding to the power transmission coil 810 provided in the wireless charger 81 in the ball. In addition, power is supplied or charged from the above-mentioned solar cell.
As a result, not only the ball 1 can be connected to the charger 8, but also the ball 1 can be charged from a distant position simply by placing the ball 1 in an area where charging by electromagnetic induction is possible.
For this reason,

The storage unit 24 is a storage means such as a ROM or RAM, and stores a program.
The control unit 20 performs various control operations based on the operation of the program.
For example, the GPS unit 21 controls operations such as specifying the position (latitude / longitude) of the ball 1 based on the signal received from the GPS satellite 5, transmitting the specified position information of the ball 1 to the information processing device 4. To do.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing device.
As shown in FIG. 5, the information processing device 4 is composed of a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42, a display unit 43, an operation unit 44, and a control unit 40.
The communication unit 41 is a wireless communication means such as a mobile phone network, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and Bluetooth (registered trademark), and wirelessly receives the position information of the ball 1 from the position information device 2.
The storage unit 42 is a storage means such as a ROM, RAM, and a hard disk, and stores programs and data.
The data stored in the storage unit 42 includes the position information of the goal necessary for determining the goal of soccer.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the position information (latitude / longitude) of the four points A to D corresponding to the four corners of the plan view goal is stored in advance.
That is, the position information that can identify the goal area is stored.
In the case of baseball strike determination, the position information that can identify the home base area (for example, the position information of each apex of the home base) is stored, and in the case of rugby try determination, the in-goal area is specified. The possible position information (for example, the position information of the four corners of the in-goal area) is stored. The same is true for golf and volleyball.
The display unit 43 is a display means such as a liquid crystal display, and can display, for example, a goal determination result (goal / non-goal) or (strike / ball).
The operation unit 44 is an operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse.
When the information processing device 4 is a smartphone or tablet terminal, the display unit 43 and the operation unit 44 are integrally configured.
The control unit 40 performs various control operations based on the program.

Specifically, the goal is determined according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the information processing device 4 constantly receives the position information of the ball 1 (S1).
That is, the ball 1 (position information device 2) constantly receives a signal from the GPS satellite 3, identifies the position of the ball 1 based on the received signal, and transmits the identified position information of the ball 1 to the information processing device 4. I'm sending.
Therefore, the information processing device 4 continuously receives the position information constantly transmitted from the ball 1.
The information processing device 4 determines whether or not the ball 1 is in the goal area based on the position information received from the ball 1 (S2).
Specifically, it is determined whether or not the position information of the ball 1 is included in the goal area specified by the position information (see FIG. 6) of the goal stored in the storage unit 42.
If it is determined that the ball 1 is in the goal area as a result of the determination in S2 (S2-Yes), it is determined to be a "goal" (S3).
If it is not determined in S2 that the ball 1 is in the goal area (S2-No), the processes of S1 to S2 are repeated until the goal is determined.

(Modification / Application)
Baseball strike judgment, rugby try judgment, volleyball, basketball, cricket, etc. can be performed in the same manner.
In the former case, if it is determined that the ball 1 has passed the home base area specified from the home base position information based on the position information of the ball 1 and the home base position information, it is determined as a strike, and other than that. Can be determined to be a ball.
The strike judgment also requires the height judgment, but this can be left to the judgment by bluetooth described later, or to the referee or the video judgment.
In the latter case, if it is determined that the ball 1 is included in the in-goal area specified from the position information of the in-goal area based on the position information of the ball 1 and the position information of the in-goal area, it is determined as a try. Can be done.
The try determination also requires the determination that the ball 1 has touched the ground in the in-goal area, but this can also be used in combination with the referee or the video determination.

In addition to the goal determination, it is also possible to analyze the game trend based on the history of the position information of the ball 1.
For example, it is possible to calculate the ratio of the ball 1 located in the ally area or the enemy area throughout the game, or to calculate the invasion ratio of the penalty area or the vital area.
Moreover, in the case of golf, it can be constructed as a search system for lost balls.

IC tags and bluetooth can be included in the configuration instead of or in combination with GPS.
For example, in addition to the configuration of the position information device 2 by embedding an IC tag in the ball 1, the goal can be determined by arranging the reader of the IC tag on the goal post or the crossbar.
On the contrary, the goal can be determined by arranging the IC tag on the goal post or the like, embedding the reader of the IC tag in the ball, and adding it to the configuration of the position information device 2.
The goal can also be determined by arranging the Bluetooth master unit so that the goal area is included in the communication area and adding the slave unit to the configuration of the position information device 2.
Further, the height of the strike can be determined by arranging the Bluetooth master unit by embedding it under the home base and adding the slave unit to the configuration of the position information device 2.
Similarly, the height of the goal can be determined by arranging the Bluetooth master unit by embedding it under the goal and adding the slave unit to the configuration of the position information device 2.

As described above, according to the position information ball 1 of the present invention, the goal determination and the like can be accurately performed without misjudgment, so that the game can be proceeded happily without causing any trouble.
Further, according to the position information ball 1, various determinations and analyzes in ball games can be performed.

Although some embodiments of the position information ball 1 of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be used for various ball games, and since there is no need to worry about misjudgment or lost balls and sports can be enjoyed, the sports industry can be promoted soundly.

1 Position information ball 11 Cable 12 Connector (concave)
2 Location information device 20 Control unit 21 GPS unit 22 Communication unit 23 Power supply unit 24 Storage unit 25 Power receiving coil 3 Internal member 4 Support member 40 Control unit 41 Communication unit 42 Storage unit 43 Display unit 44 Operation unit 5 GPS satellite 6 Information processing equipment 7 Goal 71 Goal line 8 Charger 80 Charger connector (convex part)
81 Wireless Charger 810 Transmit Coil
Always acquire the position information of the S1 ball
Is the S2 ball in the goal area?
S3 Judged as "goal"

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An information ball characterized by having an information device on the ball

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