JP2023078350A - Golf support device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a golf support device which is easier to use than a conventional one.SOLUTION: A golf support device includes a function which simultaneously displays in one display when there are a plurality of greens in a hole during play at present, a direction of a prescribed position of each green in the hole to a reference direction in the device. With this, a user can grasp at one sight a direction to a reference direction in the device, as to a prescribed position of a green used in present play, only by simply watching the display during play without performing a switching operation to a green to be used this time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a golf assisting device and program.

From the current position information, read out the corresponding hole, draw the layout of the hole you are currently playing on the entire display screen so that the green is at the top, and the position corresponding to your position in the drawn hole 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a golf assisting device that enables a user to know the direction toward the green and the position, size, and shape of ponds, bunkers, etc. that exist around the green by drawing his own icon I superimposed on it. (Patent document 1).

JP 2015-150061 A

However, there may be more than one green on a hole, for example, a golf course where the golf course manager posts each time which green is to be used that day.

In a hole with multiple greens like this, the user has to use the switch button to switch so that the displayed green to be used today is displayed at the top. There is Other conventional devices also have the problem of poor usability, especially on a golf course with a plurality of greens.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is, for example, to provide a golf assisting device or the like that is more user-friendly than the conventional one.

(1) For example, when there are a plurality of greens in the hole currently being played, a golf support that has a function of simultaneously displaying the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens of the hole with respect to the reference direction of the device on a single screen. device.

In this way, the user can simply look at the screen during play without switching to the green to be used in the current play, and the device for the predetermined position of the green to be used in the current play. direction relative to the reference direction can be grasped at a glance. In this way, it is possible to reduce annoyances such as obstruction of play. In addition, it can be easily used on a golf course with multiple greens. In addition, it is possible to realize a golf support device that is more user-friendly than the conventional one. In particular, for example, if you have played in the past on a hole with multiple greens that are currently being played, and if the green at that time was a different green from the green that is currently being played, if you do as in (1), You can see at a glance the direction of the green you are currently playing and the direction of the green at that time. Or, "The direction of the green at that time and the direction of the green this time are different, this much." You can play while comparing the direction of the green that you have played before by looking at the screen at a glance. Also, for example, if there is a possibility of playing on this course again in the future, assuming that the green at that time is different from the green that you are currently playing, you can say, "If that green is over there, it will be in that direction." It is possible to enjoy playing while comparing at a glance the direction of the current predetermined position of the green and the direction of the predetermined position of the green that is not used for current play but may be used in the future. In this way, it can bring new value especially for users who are repeaters of the golf course.

For example, instead of the configuration (1), (A) a configuration in which the predetermined position of each green and the current position are connected by a line and simultaneously displayed on the screen may be used. Only a line connecting predetermined positions on the green is displayed, and the relationship between the direction in which the user is facing and the predetermined positions on each green is unknown. For example, even if the user does not change the current position and rotates on the spot, the display does not change. For example, even if the user faces the opposite side of the green, the display simply shows a line connecting the current position and the predetermined position of each green. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to grasp the positional relationship between the direction in which he or she is currently facing and each green.

On the other hand, as in (1), according to the configuration in which the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction of the device are simultaneously displayed within the one screen, for example, when the direction in which the user faces changes, the device If the orientation of the reference direction of the green changes, the screen display showing the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device simultaneously displayed on the screen also changes. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction by viewing the screen display. For example, if the reference direction of the device is the upward direction of the screen, and the user holds the device with the upward direction of the screen facing forward of the user, the user can determine the predetermined position of each of the greens in front of the user. You can grasp the direction at a glance just by looking at the screen.

Also, for example, instead of the configuration of (1), (B) an image of the hole is displayed, a plurality of green shapes are displayed in the image, and the image is superimposed on the image to indicate the current reference direction of the device. As a configuration for displaying a line extended in the direction that the green is facing, for example, by adjusting the direction so that the green used today matches the direction of the line, it may be possible to specify the direction to aim. However, in such a configuration, although the reference direction can be easily grasped as the direction of the line, it is difficult to grasp the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction at a glance. On the other hand, as in (1), according to the configuration in which the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction of the apparatus are simultaneously displayed within the one screen, the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction can be displayed. The direction can be grasped at a glance.

In addition, it is preferable to adopt a configuration including the configuration (1) and at least one of the configurations (A) and (B). In particular, the configuration of at least one of (1) and (A) or (B) may be a configuration in which screens of each configuration are provided and switched and displayed, or a configuration in which they are displayed simultaneously on one screen good too. The former is particularly excellent when the display screen is relatively inexpensive and cannot perform rich display, and the latter is excellent when the display screen is relatively expensive and can perform rich display. effective. For the former, for example, the screen should be a monochrome screen, and for the latter, for example, the screen should be a color screen. In particular, the latter exhibits a superior effect when a screen having a resolution such that the user can visually recognize the overall shape of the hole and the shape of the green, and the former when a screen other than such a screen is used.

The hole currently being played may be obtained, for example, based on information stored in the storage means. The hole currently being played may be obtained by, for example, designation from the user, but it is particularly preferable to have a function to automatically obtain the hole without depending on the designation from the user. For example, the storage means stores the name of a golf course, golf course position information indicating the range of the golf course, hole numbers of the golf course, and hole areas for each hole number of the golf course. is stored in association with each hole of each golf course, and the golf course where the current position is included in the range indicated by the golf course position information is stored as the golf course currently being played. It is preferable to determine that the hole is a field and determine that the hole whose current position is included in the hole position information is the hole that is currently being played.

The current position may be obtained, for example, based on an input from the user, but it is particularly preferable to obtain the current position based on received radio waves, for example, based on the radio waves of a wireless LAN, but particularly GPS radio waves. It is good to receive and ask for The current position may be, for example, a position at a point in time prior to the strict "current" position, but it is preferable to set the "current" position as strictly as possible. For example, it may be the position at the point in time before the current position of the user who moves on foot. For example, the current position may be acquired at predetermined time intervals. In particular, the time interval should be within 1 second. Also, for example, it is preferable to acquire the current position when there is an instruction from the user.

"When there are multiple greens in the hole currently being played" means, for example, whether or not there are multiple greens in the hole currently being played. When there are multiple greens". For example, for each hole, information as to whether or not there are a plurality of greens in the hole is stored in advance in association with the information of the hole, and the plurality of greens in the hole stored for the hole currently being played is stored. If the information on whether or not there is a green is "there are multiple greens", then "when the hole currently being played has multiple greens", and if the information is not "there are multiple greens" , "When there are multiple greens on the hole currently being played" should not be used. The information as to whether or not there are a plurality of greens may be, for example, flag information indicating whether or not there are a plurality of greens, but may be, for example, information indicating the number of greens. Also, the plurality of greens may be two greens. Most domestic greens have one or two greens per hole.

The reference direction in the device may be a variable direction with respect to the device, for example, by setting or the like, but is preferably a fixed direction with respect to the device. The direction fixed with respect to the device may be, in particular, the upward direction of the screen, the leftward direction of the screen, or the rightward direction. In addition, as a configuration for making the direction variable, for example, a function for setting an arbitrary direction may be provided, and in particular, it is preferable to provide a function for setting an arbitrary direction in advance before playing. , the upward direction, the left direction, and the right direction of the screen. In particular, it is preferable to provide a configuration for changing any one of the upward, leftward, and rightward directions of the screen during play. For example, it is preferable to provide a reference direction change operation means such as a reference direction change button. For example, the user sets the reference direction to the upper direction of the screen, holds the device so that the upper direction of the screen is in front of the user, and the green to be used today indicates the predetermined position. Orient yourself so that it is in the direction, and remember the scenery in the direction of the predetermined position on the green. Since the user takes a stance in this state, the user holds the device so that the upper direction of the screen is in front of the user, and stands at a position rotated 90 degrees from the aligned orientation, and changes the reference direction. By operating the means, the reference direction is set to the left of the screen. Then, if you are standing in a position where your body is properly rotated by 90 degrees, the direction indicating the predetermined position of the green to be used today should be the left direction. However, since it is difficult for a person to rotate the image by 90 degrees accurately, a deviation may occur, but the person finely adjusts the orientation of the body so that the displayed orientation is exactly to the left. and swing. By doing so, it is possible to increase the possibility of hitting the ball toward a predetermined position on the target green to be used today, compared to the conventional method.

The predetermined position on the green may be a position on the boundary between the green and the outside of the green, or a position inside the green. For example, it may be located at the edge of the green, but it is better, for example, at the center of the green, especially at the pin. The location of the pin should be particularly user-configurable. The predetermined position of the green may be a position set according to a different standard for each green in the hole, but may be a position set according to a common standard among the greens in the hole. The predetermined position of the green may be a position set according to a different standard for each hole, but may be a position set according to a common standard for each hole. As a common reference, for example, the position in the center of the green may be used.

The screen may be a segmented display, but preferably a dot matrix display. The screen may be a color screen, but it is particularly preferable to use a monochrome screen.
One screen may consist of a plurality of screens as long as they can be visually recognized at the same time, but one screen is particularly preferable.

"The direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the reference direction of the device" may be determined by any means, but in particular, if it is determined based on the direction of the device detected by the sensor good. For example, the apparatus may be provided with imaging means, and the direction may be determined by matching an image captured by the imaging means with an image stored in advance. In particular, the absolute direction may be specified, for example, the direction may be specified based on the direction of the object reflected in the imaging means, the direction of the shadow of the object, and the date and time. However, it is relatively inexpensive and highly accurate, especially when determined based on the magnetic north direction obtained by the geomagnetic sensor. For example, the direction projected onto the screen of the magnetic north direction obtained by a three-axis geomagnetic sensor is obtained, and the true north direction within the screen is obtained based on the projected magnetic north direction and declination. Find the angle between the upward direction and this due north direction (called the first angle). For example, with respect to the upper direction of the screen, a right angle is expressed as a positive angle, and a left angle is expressed as a negative angle. On the other hand, the storage means stores latitude and longitude information of a predetermined position of the green in advance. The angle (called the second angle) formed between the direction to the point of the latitude and longitude of the predetermined position and the true north direction is obtained. For example, with respect to true north, a right angle is expressed as a positive angle, and a left angle is expressed as a negative angle. Then, the angle obtained by subtracting the first angle from the second angle (called the calculated angle) is displayed as the angle with respect to the upper direction of the screen as "the direction of the predetermined position of each green in the hole with respect to the reference direction in the device". do.

The direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole may be indicated by a character indicating the angle such as "30 degrees right" and the direction formed by the angle with respect to the reference direction, or "slightly right". ], but it is particularly preferable to display it by a diagram, and it is particularly preferable to display a pointer indicating a direction in that direction.

(2) When there are a plurality of greens in the hole currently being played, the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device is simultaneously displayed within one screen, and the direction of each green from the current position is displayed. It is preferable to have a function to simultaneously display the distance to the predetermined position within the one screen.

In this way, the user can simultaneously know the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction of the apparatus, and can also know the directions of the predetermined positions of the greens from the current position to the predetermined positions of the greens. can also be known at the same time.

In addition, the "predetermined position" in "the direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the reference direction of the device" and the "predetermined position" in the "distance from the current position to the predetermined position of each green" are different positions. However, it is particularly preferable to use the same position.

(3) The function of simultaneously displaying the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction within the single screen is to display the directions of the predetermined positions of the respective greens with respect to the reference direction within the single screen. It should be updated and displayed according to the movement of the user.

In this way, even if the user who carries this device changes his or her direction, the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device following it can be seen within the one screen. can be confirmed.

The update interval may be, for example, a time interval of 2 seconds or less, particularly preferably 1 second or less. For example, the update interval may be 10 ms, but it is particularly preferable to set it to 200 ms or more, and particularly preferably to 1 second.
(4) It is preferable that the screen has a function of displaying characters, and the reference direction is an upward direction in the vertical direction of the characters.

In this way, the user can simultaneously view the direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the upper direction of the characters within one screen, simply by turning the device in the direction in which the characters can be read.
(5) The direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction may display information on the angle with respect to the reference direction.
In this way, the user can know the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device.
As for the information about the angle, for example, the angle itself may be displayed numerically, but it is particularly preferable to use (6).

(6) The information about the angle with respect to the reference direction is such that the object moving on the circumference is moved in the screen from the reference position on the circumference corresponding to the reference direction by the angle with respect to the reference direction. Move up to display.

In this way, the user can easily know the angle formed by the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction only by looking at the movement angle of the object displayed on the screen from the reference position.
(7) Information for distinguishing each green may be displayed in association with the display of the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction.

In this way, the user can see which of the directions of the predetermined positions of the greens with respect to the reference direction simultaneously displayed on one screen is the display of the green to be aimed at in the current play. It can be easily understood based on the information for distinguishing this green.

The information for discriminating the greens is, for example, the direction of each green from a predetermined reference position such as from the tee ground, for example, information such as "right" and "left" when there are two greens on the course, or "Main" and "Sub", "A" and "B", or "First" and "Second" are good.
(8) Information indicating the state of each green may be displayed in association with the display of the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction.

In this way, the user can know in advance what kind of condition each green is in, and can use this as a reference for determining which position to aim at.

The information indicating the condition of the green may be, for example, information indicating the type of turf such as "bent" or "korai", the cutting height of the green, or the speed of the green as measured by a stimp meter. , at least any two of these.

(9) A predetermined display area in the screen is divided into areas for each green corresponding to the number of greens of the hole, and information about the green and information about the green are displayed in the divided areas for each green. It is preferable to display both the direction of

In this way, the user can obtain the direction of the predetermined position of the green with respect to the reference direction of the device for the green and information about the green just by looking at the area for one green.

The predetermined display area in the screen may be a part of the displayable area of the screen, such as a display area excluding the display area of the status bar, but may be the entire displayable area of the screen.

(10) The plurality of greens are two greens, and the predetermined display area of the screen is divided into two areas on the left and right sides, and the green on the right side as viewed from the reference position is divided into the divided areas on the right side from the reference position. The respective distances and directions may be displayed in the left divided area for the green on the left side as viewed.
In this way, the user can easily confirm the direction of the green to be used in the current play without switching the display of the left and right greens.

The reference position may be, for example, the current position, or may be the position of the tee. In this way, there is no need to switch the display position left and right when the current position is moved. can be easily confirmed without switching the display of .

In particular, the direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the reference direction of the device is displayed on the upper side of each of the left and right areas, and the current position to the predetermined position of each green of the hole is displayed on the lower side. Display the distance from

(11) It is preferable that the area on the screen for displaying the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction is not changed depending on the positional relationship of each green viewed from the current position.

In this way, the user only needs to look at one fixed area for the rest of the day without changing the area to look at when playing that day. Therefore, it is possible to prevent confusion as to which area should be displayed in which direction during play.
The golf support device preferably has a function of switching display screens. (12) should be used.

(12) When there are a plurality of greens in the hole, a first display screen that simultaneously displays the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction in the device, and a plurality of greens in the hole When there is, the distance from the current position to the predetermined position of each green and information other than the information about the green in the hole are displayed simultaneously in one screen, but the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction in the device a second display screen that does not display a direction; and a switching function that switches between the first display screen and the second display screen based on user operation. No information should be displayed other than information about

In this way, by switching the screen display, the user can confirm the direction of the predetermined position of the green on the first display screen, and can confirm other information on the second screen. By dividing the role of the information to be displayed on the display screen between the first screen and the second screen in this way, necessary and sufficient information can be easily obtained according to the scene during play. Therefore, a user-friendly system can be realized.

It should be noted that the first display screen may simultaneously display the distance from the current position to a predetermined position on each green. Also, it is preferable to display the distance to the hazard on the second display screen.

(13) the first display having a function of determining the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction based on the state detected by the sensor, and a function of displaying a screen for calibration of the sensor; When the calibration of the sensor is required during display of the screen, the screen for the calibration is displayed, while the screen for the calibration is displayed during the display of the second display screen. should not be performed.

In this manner, when calibration of the sensor is required during display of the first display screen displaying the orientation of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference orientation by the sensor, the sensor is automatically calibrated. While the screen display of is performed, when the second screen is displayed in which the user confirms information other than the information related to green, the screen display is not switched to the screen display for calibration. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

(14) After switching from the second display screen to the first display screen based on the user's operation, after a predetermined time has elapsed, switching from the first display screen to the second display screen; good.

In this way, after the user confirms the direction of the predetermined position on the green, the display screen is automatically switched to the second display screen when the predetermined time elapses without performing the switching operation. On the second display screen, information other than the distance to the predetermined position of each green and the information on the green in the hole can be confirmed within one screen.

The predetermined time may be, for example, the average time required from hitting the ball to hitting the next ball. The predetermined time may be, for example, approximately 60 seconds. In this way, when switching from the second screen to the first screen in order to check the green before hitting the ball, the second display screen is automatically switched to at the point where the ball is to be hit next time. Therefore, the user can play smoothly without performing switching operations. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

(15) When there is only one green without multiple greens in the hole, a function is provided to display the direction of the predetermined position of the green with respect to the reference direction in the device in one screen, and there are multiple greens in the hole When there is only one green and there is no green, the size of the display area for displaying the direction of the predetermined position of the green with respect to the reference direction in the device in one screen is At one time, the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device is simultaneously displayed on one screen, and the largest one of the display areas showing the direction of the predetermined position of each green It is preferable that the display area is larger than the display area of the display indicating the predetermined direction of .

In this way, in a hole with only one green, it is possible to more easily confirm the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in the device. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

(16) When there are no multiple greens in the hole and there is only one green, the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction of the device is displayed in one screen, and the direction of the predetermined position of the green from the current position is displayed. It is preferable that the distance to the position is also displayed simultaneously in the one screen, the distance is displayed numerically, and the distance is displayed in the corner of the screen.

In this way, the user can grasp the distance to the predetermined position of the green by looking at the corner, and the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in the device can be displayed within one screen. I can confirm. In particular, when the distance is displayed in three digits, and the circumference is defined with the position adjacent to the upper right of the first digit of the three digits as the diameter, the object is moved on or within the circumference. good. By doing so, the user can easily grasp the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in the device by looking at the position of the object on or within the circle that moves greatly within the display screen. can be done. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

Any one of the configurations (1) to (16) may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the components described in the configurations (1) to (16) may be combined arbitrarily.
(17) For example, it may be configured as a program for causing a computer to implement the function described in any one of (1) to (16) above.

According to the golf assisting device or the like of the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide a golf assisting device or the like that is more user-friendly than the conventional one.

1 is a block diagram showing an outline of an example of an electrical configuration of a golf assisting device; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an external configuration of a golf assisting device; FIG. The upper row shows the front side, and the song bullet shows the back side. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen; It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the hole of 2 greens of a green mode screen. It is a figure explaining the content of an icon display. It is a figure explaining the content of a hazard display. It is a figure explaining the content of hazard display switching. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the hole of 1 green of a green mode screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a green sensor mode screen in a hole of 2 greens; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a green sensor mode screen in a hole of 1 green; It is a figure which shows the example of a correction screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a course map display screen.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The golf support device of this embodiment measures the current position on an actual golf course and displays in real time the remaining distance from the current position to a pre-stored point such as the center of the green as the player moves. It is a golf support device and is also called a golf navigation device.

1 and 2 show a preferred embodiment of a golf assisting device according to the present invention. This golf assisting device 1 has a display section 3 on the front surface of a flat, substantially rectangular case 2 extending from the central portion in the vertical direction to the upper portion thereof. The display unit 3 is a monochrome 2-gradation dot matrix liquid crystal display of 160 vertical dots and 160 horizontal dots. The display unit 3 also has a built-in backlight, and by turning on the backlight of the screen when the short-press operation of the power button 19 is detected, visibility is further improved. However, if the light is always on, the remaining battery capacity will be consumed quickly, so it will turn off after lighting for the set time. This time can be changed by user setting (eg, select from 5 seconds/10 seconds/20 seconds (initial value is 5 seconds)). A mode (OFF) in which the light is not lit at all can also be adopted. A power button 19 and an operation button 5 are arranged on the front surface of the case 2 . When the control unit 11 recognizes that the power button 19 has been pressed for a long time (for example, two seconds or more) while the power is off, the power supply to each unit connected to the control unit 11 is turned on. 11 displays a predetermined main menu screen on the display unit 3 . Further, when the control unit 11 recognizes that the power button 19 has been pressed long while the power is ON, the control unit 11 draws a predetermined end screen on the display unit 3, and then sends messages to the units connected to the control unit 11. Turn off the power supply. The information displayed on the display unit 3 is updated and displayed based on the input from each unit. The update of the display based on the operation of the operation button 5 is immediately reflected when the operation of the operation button 5 is detected. On the other hand, when the operation of the operation button 5 is not detected, the display is updated every second based on the information input from each section.

The operation buttons 5 (5a to 5f) are buttons used for operation, and are provided in the central portion of the front surface of the case 2 in the vertical direction, from the lower portion of the display portion 3 to the lower portion of the front surface of the case 2. be. The operation buttons 5 include an upper button 5a, a lower button 5b, an enter/score button 5c, a return button 5d, a registration button 5e, and a view button 5f. Each button is arranged as shown in FIG. Specific processing functions associated with the operation of these buttons will be described later, but on the selection screen, the selection items are arranged vertically and displayed on the display unit 3, and pressing of the up button 5a or down button 5b is detected. A display is made to move the focus of the item in the direction of the button, and when the pressing of the enter/score button 5c is detected, the focused item is treated as the selected item.

A GPS receiver 6 for receiving radio waves from GPS satellites is mounted inside the upper side of the case 2 . In addition, a terminal cover that can be opened and closed is attached to the right side of the case 2 (hereinafter referred to as the position viewed from the front), and when the terminal cover is opened as shown in the lower part of FIG. 2, the microUSB terminal 9 is exposed. do. The microUSB terminal 9 can be charged by inserting a plug extending from an AC adapter, and data can be transmitted and received by connecting a USB cable to a personal computer.

Inside the case 2 are a GPS receiver 6 that receives GPS signals and obtains the current position (longitude and latitude) every second, and a golf course data storage that pre-stores golf information such as the course layout of the golf course. The unit 12 detects operations on the power button 19 and the operation button 5, accesses the golf course data storage unit 12 based on the current position information output from the GPS receiver unit 6 every second, and retrieves information about the golf course. Stores a control unit 11 that controls acquisition and output to an output device, a display unit 3 and a speaker 15 that constitute the output device, a battery 17 that serves as a power source when carrying, and the execution results of the control unit 11. and a geomagnetic sensor 4 and the like.

The golf course data storage unit 12 is composed of an internal memory. The golf information stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 includes data on the actual golf course (course layout of each hole, positions of objects on the course such as greens and bunkers on the golf course). These information can be the same as those disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-57189 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-339929. In this embodiment, the name of the golf course, the name of the prefecture in which the golf course is located, the initial letter of the name of the golf course, the golf course location information that is location information indicating the range of the golf course, and the course IN /OUT, hole position information indicating the range of each hole, image data of the overall image of each hole, par number of each hole, type of hazard of each hole, and position information of the hazard. Hazard position information, the number of greens on each hole (1 when there is 1 green, 2 when there are 2), and when the number of greens is 2, the green is "right" or "left" when viewed from the tee ground. ”, the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the center point of the green stored in association with the respective green identification information of ``right'' and ``left'', and ``right'', `` The coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the green edge points stored in association with the respective green identification information on the "left", and the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the respective green identification information on the "right" and "left". If the number of greens is 1, the height from the tee ground is the coordinates (latitude/longitude) of the center point of the green, the coordinates (latitude/longitude) of the edge of the green, and the center of the green. The elevation of the point is stored in association with each hole of each golf course.

The control unit 11 includes a microcomputer (microcomputer) including a CPU, ROM, RAM, flash memory, various peripheral circuits, interfaces, and the like. When the power is turned on, the control unit 11 is supplied with power from the battery 17 and starts operating. The control unit 11 expands the OS and application programs recorded in the flash memory onto the RAM by means of the boot loader recorded in the ROM, and executes the OS and application programs on the RAM to perform the following various processes. to implement various functions. All functions are realized by the processing of the control unit 11 unless otherwise specified.

The storage device 18 stores the calculation results, and in this embodiment, it is an internal storage device that cannot be detached. including ) is also acceptable. A recording medium/device constituting the storage device 18 may be shared with the golf course data storage unit 12 .
The battery 17 is a secondary battery that can be charged like a rechargeable battery, and can be charged from the microUSB terminal 9 .

The geomagnetic sensor 4 is a three-axis geomagnetic sensor that outputs the direction and magnitude of the magnetic north from the origin in the three-dimensional space to the control unit 11 as three-dimensional vector data. The control unit 11 acquires data from the geomagnetic sensor 4 at intervals of one second and updates the displayed screen.
In this embodiment, the reference direction is the upward direction of the screen of the display unit 3 (the upward direction on a line parallel to the left and right sides of the screen).
Next, the usage and operation of the golf support device 1 will be described.

At the golf course, the user presses the power button 19 for two seconds or more before starting a round. When the control unit 11 detects that the power button 19 has been pressed for two seconds or longer, it turns on the power supply to each unit connected to the control unit 11 and causes the display unit 3 to display a main menu screen as shown in FIG. .

The main menu screen is displayed when the power is turned on or when the main menu is returned. The main menu screen displays five selection items from top to bottom, and each selection item is composed of an icon display and a character string written horizontally on the right side of the icon display. The character string indicates the content of the selection item. The icon is a figure representing the content of the selection item. The five selection items are "golf navigation", "manual search", "setting", "tool", and "power off" in order from top to bottom.

The selection item "golf navigation" specifies the current golf course by retrieving a golf course whose current position is included in the golf course position information in the golf course data storage unit 12, and the hole position information in the golf course data storage unit 12. A hole including the current position is searched to identify the current hole, and the golf navigation function for that hole is executed.

The golf navigation function displays the course of the current hole, the flight distance, the distance from the current position to the edge of the green and the height difference, the distance to the pond and bunkers (hazards), the point registration, etc. is. If the current golf course or hole cannot be identified, manual search is performed.

The selection item "manual search" executes the golf navigation function after manually setting the golf course and hole, with the hole as the current hole. To manually set a golf course, a screen for selecting the name of the prefecture where the golf course is located in the golf course data storage unit 12 is displayed. The name of the selected golf course is extracted from the golf course data storage unit 12 and displayed as a selection screen, and the name of the selected golf course is extracted from the golf course data storage unit 12 and displayed as a selection screen. This is a process of making the current golf course the current golf course. Manual hole setting is a process that is executed after the golf course is set. The number of the hole in the current golf course and the par number of the hole corresponding to that number are read out from the golf course data storage unit 12, and the selection screen is displayed. is displayed, the user selects a hole number, and the selected hole is set as the current hole.
The selection item "setting" is a function for changing various settings.

The selection item "tool" is a function for inputting a scorecard, connecting to a PC via the microUSB terminal 9, deleting location data registered by location registration by the user, displaying GPS status, and the like.
The selection item “power off” is a function for turning off the power supply to each unit connected to the control unit 11 .

Among these five selection items, the currently focused item is highlighted so that it can be distinguished from the currently unfocused item. Specifically, the currently focused item has a black icon and character string with a white background, while the currently unfocused item has a white icon and character string and a white background. part is black. The state in FIG. 3 shows a state in which the item "golf navigation" is currently focused. The focused item is moved up by the up button 5a and moved down by the down button 5b. If the up button 5a is pressed while the focus is on the top, the focus moves to the bottom. When the lower button 5b is pressed while the focus is on the bottom, the focus is moved to the top.
When the pressing of the decision/score button 5c is detected while the main menu screen is being displayed, the control section 11 shifts to the process of the focused selection item.

In order to return from the golf navigation screen by the golf navigation function to the main menu screen, the user presses the return button 5d for 3 seconds or longer. When the control unit 11 detects that the return button 5d has been pressed for three seconds or longer while the golf navigation screen is being displayed, the control unit 11 shifts to display of the main menu screen.

Next, the golf navigation function will be explained. The golf navigation function includes a green mode in which screens shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 are displayed on the display unit 3, a green sensor mode in which screens shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 are displayed on the display unit 3, and a course map shown in FIG. It has the function of each of the display modes.

If pressing of the View button 5f is detected during execution of the green mode, the mode is switched to the course map display mode, and if pressing of the view button 5f is detected during the execution of the course map display mode, the mode is switched to the green sensor mode. , when the pressing of the View button 5f is detected during execution of the green sensor mode, the mode is switched to the green mode. It should be noted that the time after switching to the course map display mode is counted, and when the time elapses 60 seconds, the mode is switched to the green mode. Also, the time after switching to the green sensor mode is counted, and when the time elapses for 60 seconds, the mode is switched to the green sensor mode.

The green mode function is when the hole currently being played is set or when the hole currently being played is changed due to movement of the current position, the hole currently being played is either the 2nd green or the 1st green. It is determined by referring to the number of greens of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 . When the number of greens on the hole is 2, the green mode screen is displayed as shown in the display example of the hole with 2 greens shown in FIG. A green mode screen is displayed as in the display example in the hall.

The display of the green mode screen is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped areas extending in the horizontal direction of the screen in the vertical direction. From top to bottom, icon display area, distance display area from current location to center of green, distance display area from current location to edge of green, type of hazard and distance display area from current location to hazard, height from current location to center of green It has a difference display area and a flight distance display area.

As shown in FIG. 5, the icon display areas are, from left to right, a battery remaining amount display area that detects the remaining amount of the battery 17 and displays it in four levels, and a hole display area that displays the number of the hole currently being played. , a par display area that displays the par number of the hole currently being played by referring to the par number of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12, and a yard that indicates that the distance is displayed in yard units. and a time display section for displaying the current time received by the GPS receiver section 6 .

In the distance display area from the current position to the center of the green, when the number of greens for the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 1, a circle is displayed to indicate the center of the green as shown in FIG. The distance from the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the green to the coordinates of the current position is calculated and displayed in yards to the right of the icon with a plus sign inside. The example in FIG. 8 indicates that the distance from the current position to the center of the green is 473 yards. When the number of greens for the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is two, as shown in FIG. , the distance from the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the identification information of the "right" green of the hole to the coordinates of the current position is calculated and displayed in units of yards, and the center of the green is indicated. The distance in yards from the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the identification information of the "left" green of the hole to the coordinates of the current position is displayed to the left of the icon with a plus sign in a circle. Calculate and display. In the example of FIG. 4, the distance from the current position to the center of the right green is 284 yards, and the distance from the current position to the center of the left green is 288 yards.

In the distance display area from the current position to the edge of the green, when the number of greens for the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 1, an underline indicating the edge of the green is displayed as shown in FIG. to the right of the icon that shows the green edge of an inverted triangle with the vertex pointing in the direction of the underline. Calculate and display the distance in yards. The example in FIG. 8 indicates that the distance from the current position to the edge of the green is 465 yards. When the number of greens of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 2, as shown in FIG. The distance from the coordinates of the edge of the green stored in association with the current position to the coordinates of the current position is calculated and displayed in yards. The distance from the coordinates of the green edge point stored in association with the identification information to the coordinates of the current position is calculated in units of yards and displayed. In the example of FIG. 4, the distance from the current position to the green edge of the right green is 256 yards, and the distance from the current position to the green edge of the left green is 271 yards.

In the area for displaying the type of hazard and the distance from the current location to the hazard, an icon indicating the type of hazard of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is displayed, and position information indicating the position of the hazard is displayed on the right side of the icon. The distance between the position indicated by the hazard position information and the current position is determined in units of yards and displayed. The hazard position information stores the position coordinates of the representative point of the hazard which is closest to the teeing ground. The types of hazards and their icons are shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, it is displayed that the standing tree on the left is 156 yards. In the example of FIG. 4, it is displayed that the distance to the right pond/creek is 135 yards. As shown in FIG. 7, the type of hazard and the hazard displayed in the display area for the distance from the current location to the hazard are one of the hazards existing ahead of the current location, and the depression of the up button 5a is detected. If pressed, the hazard that is one ahead of the currently displayed hazard is displayed, and if the depression of the lower button 5b is detected, the hazard that is one before the currently displayed hazard is displayed. do. As an initial state, the nearest hazard is displayed.

If the number of greens for the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 1, the height difference display area from the current location to the center of the green displays a character string "height difference" as shown in FIG. On the right side of , read out the height of the center point of the green from the tee ground stored in association with the green, and the atmospheric pressure value detected and stored by the atmospheric pressure sensor 21 at the position of the tee ground. , correcting the height from the tee ground of the center point of the green read based on the difference from the value of the air pressure detected by the air pressure sensor 21 at the current position, and calculating the height of the center point of the green from the current position. It is calculated and displayed numerically. When the number of greens of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 2, the height from the current position to the center point of each of the right green and the left green is obtained by similar processing. on the right and the left green one on the left. All values are obtained and displayed in yard units. In the example of FIG. 4, the height of the right green from the current position is 9 yards, and the height of the left green from the current position is 8 yards.

The flying distance display area is an area that displays the distance in yards from the latest registered point registered by the point registration function to the current position. The point registration function is such that when the user presses the registration button 5e at the shot position and the controller 11 detects this, the current number of strokes is incremented by 1, and the position is set as the latest registered point, and the history of the registered points that have been registered so far is displayed. It is a function to register additionally to In the distance display area, the distance in yards from the latest registered point registered by the point registration function to the current position is displayed. display, and further to the left of it, a character string of "flying distance" is displayed.

Next, the course map display mode of which a display example is shown in FIG. 12 will be described. In FIG. 12 , a rectangular frame indicates the outer frame of the screen of the display section 3 . In the course map display mode, the image data of the overall image of the hole is read out from the golf course data storage unit 12 and displayed on the display unit 3 . As shown in FIG. 12, this image data includes data for drawing an OB (Out of Bounds) line with a thick line.

Next, the green sensor mode will be explained. FIG. 9 shows an example of display when the hole currently being played is 2 greens, and FIG. 10 is an example of display when the hole currently being played is 1 green. It shows the outer frame of the screen.

In the green sensor mode, when the number of greens of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is 1, the distance from the current position to the center of the green is displayed at the lower right of the screen as shown in FIG. The distance from the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the green to the coordinates of the current position is calculated and displayed in units of yards. In the example of FIG. 10, 263 yards is displayed. Then, draw a circle at the upper left position of the yardage display, point the pointer of the triangle inside the circle, and point the vertex toward the inside of the circle. Provides a display that indicates the orientation of the position. On the other hand, when the number of greens of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 is two, the screen is divided into left and right areas, and the right half area displays the right green, as shown in FIG. The left half area is used as the display area for the left green, and the direction from the current position to the center position of the green is displayed in the upper half of each display area, and the current position is displayed in the lower half of each display area. The distance from the coordinates of the center point of the green stored in association with the green to the center of the green to the coordinates of the current position is calculated and displayed in units of yards. In the example of FIG. 9, the distance from the current position to the center of the right green is 263 yards, and the distance from the current position to the center of the left green is 271 yards. The word "right" is displayed above the distance from the current position to the center of the right green, and the word "left" is displayed above the distance from the current position to the center of the left green. In the right green display area, characters and direction indications are drawn in white with a black background, while in the left green display area, characters and direction indications are drawn in black with a white background. A separator line is drawn between the direction display area and the distance display area from the current position to the center of each green.

The display indicating the direction from the current position to the center position of the green is obtained by projecting the three-dimensional vector indicating the direction of magnetic north obtained from the geomagnetic sensor 4 onto the screen of the display unit 3 to obtain the direction. Based on the direction and the declination stored in the storage device 18, the true north direction in the plane of the screen of the display unit 3 is obtained. angle). In the present embodiment, a right angle is expressed as a positive angle, and a left angle is expressed as a negative angle with respect to the upper direction of the screen of the display unit 3 . Also, the angle between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the center point of the green of the hole stored in the golf course data storage unit 12 and the due north direction (referred to as a second angle) is obtained. For example, with respect to true north, a right angle is expressed as a positive angle, and a left angle is expressed as a negative angle. Then, the angle obtained by subtracting the first angle from the second angle is displayed as the angle with respect to the upper direction of the screen of the display unit 3. FIG.

9 or 10. If a change in the magnetic field requiring calibration of the geomagnetic sensor 4 occurs while the green sensor mode screen of FIG. 9 or FIG. send a signal that the When the controller 11 receives this signal from the geomagnetic sensor 4, or when it detects that the determination/score button 5c is pressed while the green sensor mode screen shown in FIG. 9 or 10 is being displayed, A green sensor mode correction screen (hereinafter referred to as a calibration screen) is displayed on the screen of the display section 3 . When the controller 11 receives a calibration completion signal from the geomagnetic sensor 4 by performing an operation of rotating the main body displayed on the calibration screen vertically and horizontally while the calibration screen is displayed, returns to the original green sensor mode screen.

According to the golf assisting device as described above, when there are a plurality of greens in the hole currently being played, as described with reference to the display example shown in FIG. Equipped with a function to simultaneously display the direction of the center of the green, which is the predetermined position of each green of the hole, with respect to the direction (upward direction on a line parallel to the left and right sides of the screen) on a single screen. . Therefore, the user can simply look at the screen during play without switching to the green to be used in the current play, and can determine the position of the center of the green, which is the predetermined position of the green to be used in the current play. The direction relative to the reference direction of the device can be grasped at a glance. Therefore, it is possible to reduce annoyance such as obstruction of play. In addition, it is easy to use on a golf course with multiple greens. It is possible to realize a golf support device that is more user-friendly than the conventional golf support device. In particular, if you have played in the past on a hole that has a plurality of greens that are currently being played, and if the green at that time was a different green from the green that is currently being played, in the case of this embodiment, The direction of the predetermined position of the green currently being played and the direction of the center of the green, which is the predetermined position of the green at that time, can be known at a glance at the same time. If it's the green at that time, you can hit it in that direction." You can play while comparing the direction of the green you are currently playing with and the direction of the green you have played in the past at a glance on the screen. For example, if the green to be played today is the right green, and the green that was previously played was the left green, the player is in a position to hit the second shot, and the green mode of the device displays If the displayed distance to the center of the left green is approximately the same as the previous distance to the left green, the types of hazards and distances are approximately the same, and the surrounding scenery is familiar, the green While the mode is running, press the View button 5f once to switch to the course map display mode and check the course map. The view button 5f is pressed while the course map display mode is being executed once to switch to the green sensor mode, and the object indicating the direction of the right green played last time is adjusted to face forward on the display screen of the display unit 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the direction of the body is adjusted so that the vertex of the triangular object indicating the direction of the left green is displayed upward at the upper end position of the circle. Then, the direction of the current green is displayed to the right of it as the position on the circumference of the triangle object and the direction of the vertex of the object indicating the direction of the right green. Looking at this, players can intuitively understand that it is slightly to the right of the previous time. Also, for example, if there is a possibility of playing on this course again in the future, assuming that the green at that time is different from the green that you are currently playing, you can say, "If that green is over there, it will be in that direction." It is possible to enjoy playing while comparing at a glance the direction of the current predetermined position of the green and the direction of the predetermined position of the green that is not used for current play but may be used in the future. In this way, it can bring new value especially for users who are repeaters of the golf course.

In addition, according to the configuration of this device, the control unit 11 acquires data from the geomagnetic sensor 4 at intervals of one second and updates the displayed screen. If the upward direction changes, the screen display showing the directions of the predetermined positions of the left and right greens with respect to the upward direction, which is the reference direction in this device, also changes. For example, in FIG. 9, the position of the triangular object and the direction in which its vertices point change as the user rotates. Therefore, the user can easily grasp the direction of the center of the green, which is the predetermined position of each of the left and right greens with respect to the upper direction of the screen, which is the reference direction, by looking at the screen display. In particular, since the user holds the device with the upper direction of the screen facing the front of the user, the user can grasp the direction of the center of each green on the left and right with respect to the front of the user at a glance, just by looking at the screen. can do.

In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which the position of the center of each green, which is a predetermined position of each green, and the current position are connected by a line and simultaneously displayed on the screen. For example, a relatively large display screen such as a 4-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9 for color display is provided, and a display similar to that of FIG. It is preferable to display a diagram showing an overall image of the green in more detail than FIG. 12 below, and to display (a) the position of the center of the green, which is the predetermined position of each of the left and right greens, and the current position by connecting lines.

In addition, an image of the hole currently being played is displayed, the shape of a plurality of greens of the hole is displayed in the image, and the image is superimposed and stretched in the direction in which the reference direction of the device is currently facing. As a configuration for displaying the line, for example, by adjusting the orientation so that the direction of the line matches the green to be used today, a configuration may be added in which the direction to be aimed can be specified. For example, a relatively large display screen such as a 4-inch screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9 for color display is provided, and a display similar to that of FIG. Below is a more detailed view of the overall image of the green shown in FIG. 12, which is superimposed on the image. A line extending in the direction that is facing may be displayed.

In addition, the above (a) and (b) may be displayed in the screen at the same time by using different display modes of the lines. Alternatively, the screens of (a) and (b) may be switched based on the operation of the operation button 5. FIG.

Although the current position is determined by the GPS receiver 6 in this embodiment, it may be determined based on an input from the user, for example. However, it is particularly preferable to receive a radio wave and obtain it based on the radio wave, for example, based on a wireless LAN radio wave, but it is particularly preferable to receive a GPS radio wave and obtain it as in the present embodiment. The current position may be a point earlier than the present to some extent, such as one second before at most, as in the present embodiment, but it is preferable to set the "current" position as strictly as possible. For example, it is better to use a GPS module or the like that outputs current position information every 200 ms.

In the present embodiment, the reference direction is the upward direction of the screen of the display unit 3, but it is not limited to this and may be any direction. For example, the left direction, the right direction, the depth direction, the front direction, etc. of the screen may be used, and it is particularly preferable to use the screen as a reference. Although the reference direction is fixed in this embodiment, the reference direction may be variable with respect to the apparatus. For example, the reference direction may be moved by operating the operation button 5 or the like, or a menu item may be provided on the setting screen to enable setting. In particular, it is preferable to have a function that allows a user to set an arbitrary direction in advance before playing a game. It is preferable to have a function to set the In particular, any one of the upward direction, leftward direction, and rightward direction of the screen can be changed during play, so an operation button for displaying a setting screen, for example, may be provided. For example, the user sets the reference direction to the upper direction of the screen, holds the device so that the upper direction of the screen is in front of the user, and the green to be used today indicates the predetermined position. Orient yourself so that it is in the direction, and remember the scenery in the direction of the predetermined position on the green. Since the user takes a stance in this state, the user must hold the device so that the upper direction of the screen is in front of the user, and stand at a position rotated 90 degrees from the aligned orientation, and press the operation button for the reference direction. to set the reference direction to the left of the screen. Then, if you are standing in a position where your body is properly rotated by 90 degrees, the direction indicating the predetermined position of the green to be used today should be the left direction. However, since it is difficult for a person to rotate the image by 90 degrees accurately, a deviation may occur, but the person finely adjusts the orientation of the body so that the displayed orientation is exactly to the left. and swing. By doing so, it is possible to increase the possibility of hitting the ball toward a predetermined position on the target green to be used today, compared to the conventional method.

In this embodiment, the predetermined position of the green is the center position of the green, but is not limited to this, and may be a position on the boundary between the lean and the outside of the green, or a position inside the green. For example, it may be the green edge location, and best is the pin location. The position of the pin changes every time, and the position of the pin on the green is posted by notices in the golf course.

The predetermined position of the green may be a position set according to a different standard for each green in the hole, but as in the present embodiment, it may be a position set according to a common standard among the greens in the hole. do it. The predetermined position of the green may be a position set according to a different standard for each hole, but may be a position set according to a common standard among the holes as in the present embodiment. The common reference may be, for example, the center of the green as in the present embodiment.

The screen may be a segment display, but it is better to use a dot matrix display as in this embodiment. The screen may be a color screen, but it is preferable to use a monochrome screen as in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, even with a monochrome screen, there is an advantage that the direction can be visually recognized easily.
One screen may consist of a plurality of physical screens as long as they can be visually recognized at the same time.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, triangular objects are displayed along the inside of a circle with their vertices facing outward. , for example, a character indicating the angle such as "30 degrees right" and the direction of the angle with respect to the reference direction may be displayed, or a sensuous expression such as "slightly right" may be displayed. may be displayed with . For example, such a display may be performed instead of the display in the upper part of FIG. 9, or such a display may be performed together with the display in the upper part of FIG. For example, the vacant partial angles within the circle in the upper part of FIG. 8 may be displayed numerically.

In this embodiment, when there are two greens in the hole currently being played, the directions of the predetermined positions of each green with respect to the reference direction in this device are simultaneously displayed within one screen, and the directions of the respective greens from the current position are displayed simultaneously. The distance to a predetermined position is also displayed on one screen at the same time.

Therefore, just by looking at one screen, the user can simultaneously know the direction of each predetermined position on each green with respect to the reference direction in the device, and at the same time the distance from the current position to each predetermined position on each green. can know.

In this embodiment, the display of the direction of each predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction is updated and displayed within one screen following the movement of the user. Therefore, even if the direction of the user who carries this device changes, he/she can confirm the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device following it by looking at the one screen. can.

Although the update interval is set to 1 second in this embodiment, it may be set to a time interval of 2 seconds or less, particularly 1 second or less. For example, the update interval may be 10 ms, but it is particularly preferable to set it to 200 ms or more, and particularly preferably to 1 second. In this way, it is possible to balance consumption of the battery 17 and follow-up to the movement of the user.

This embodiment has a function of displaying characters on the screen as shown in the drawings showing the screen display, and the reference direction is the upward direction of the characters. Therefore, the user can simultaneously view the direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the upper direction of the characters within one screen, simply by turning the device in the direction in which the characters can be read.

In this embodiment, since the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction is displayed as information about the angle with respect to the reference direction, the user can It is possible to know which direction the predetermined position of each green is in by the angle. As for the information about the angle, for example, the angle itself may be displayed as a numerical value. It is preferable to display by moving on the circumference by an angle with respect to the reference direction from the upper direction of the screen, which is the position. By doing this, the user can easily know the angle formed by the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction only by looking at the movement angle from the upper direction of the screen, which is the reference position of the object displayed on the screen. be able to.

In this embodiment, "right" and "left" are information for distinguishing each green in association with the display of the direction of the central position of each green, which is the predetermined position of each green with respect to the upper direction of the screen, which is the reference direction. are respectively displayed, the user can select any one of the displays of the direction of the central position of each green, which is the predetermined position of each green with respect to the upward direction of the screen, which is the reference direction displayed simultaneously on one screen. However, it is easy to understand whether the indication is for the green to be targeted in this play based on the indication of "right" and "left" for distinguishing the green.

In the present embodiment, the information for distinguishing the green is displayed as "right" and "left", but for example, it is displayed as "main", "sub", "A", "B", "first", " It is good to say "second".

Information indicating the state of each green may be displayed in association with the display of the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction. In this way, the user can know in advance what kind of condition each green is in, and can use this as a reference for determining which position to aim at. The information indicating the condition of the green may be, for example, information indicating the type of turf such as "bent" or "korai", the cutting height of the green, or the speed of the green as measured by a stimp meter. , at least any two of these. For example, these pieces of information may be displayed at corresponding positions in the lower part of FIG.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a predetermined display area in the screen is divided into areas for each green corresponding to the number of greens in the hole, and in each divided area for each green, Both information about the green and the direction about the green are displayed. Therefore, just by looking at the area for one green, the user can obtain the direction of the predetermined position of the green with respect to the reference direction of the present apparatus for the green and the information about the green. In particular, as in this embodiment, the predetermined display area in the screen may be the entire displayable area of the screen, not a part of the displayable area of the screen, such as the display area excluding the display area of the status bar. In this embodiment, the plurality of greens is set to two greens, the display area of the entire screen is divided into two areas on the left and right, and the green on the right side as seen from the reference position is divided into the divided areas on the right side as seen from the reference position. For the left green, the distance and direction are displayed in the left divided area. Therefore, the user can easily confirm the direction of the green to be used in the current play without switching the display of the left and right greens.

The reference position may be, for example, the current position, or may be the position of the tee. In this way, there is no need to switch the display position left and right when the current position is moved. can be easily confirmed without switching the display of .

In particular, the direction of the predetermined position of each green of the hole with respect to the reference direction of the device is displayed on the upper side of each of the left and right areas, and the current position to the predetermined position of each green of the hole is displayed on the lower side. Display the distance from

In this embodiment, the area on the screen for displaying the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction is not changed depending on the positional relationship of each green viewed from the current position. Therefore, the user only needs to look at a certain fixed area for the rest of the day without changing the area to look at when playing that day. Therefore, it is possible to prevent confusion as to which area should be displayed in which direction during play.

In this embodiment, a first display screen has a function of switching the display screen, and when there are a plurality of greens in the hole, the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction in the device is displayed simultaneously in the one screen. The green sensor mode screen as shown in FIG. 9, which is the display screen, and information other than the distance from the current position to the predetermined position of each green when there are multiple greens in the hole and information on the green in the hole. a green mode screen as illustrated in FIG. 4, which is a second display screen that simultaneously displays in one screen but does not display the orientation of the predetermined position of each of the greens relative to the reference orientation of the device; and a second display screen upon detection of pressing of the View button 5f by the user. . Therefore, by pressing the View button 5f to switch the screen display, the user can confirm the direction of the predetermined position of the green on the first display screen, and can confirm other information on the second screen. By dividing the role of the information to be displayed on the display screen between the first screen and the second screen in this way, necessary and sufficient information can be easily obtained according to the scene during play. Therefore, a user-friendly system can be realized. It should be noted that, as in the present embodiment, it is preferable to simultaneously display the distance from the current position to the predetermined position on each green on the first display screen. Also, it is preferable to display the distance to the hazard on the second display screen.

In this embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the function of determining the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction based on the state detected by the geomagnetic sensor 4, 9. When the calibration of the geomagnetic sensor 4 is required during the display of the first display screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed for the calibration, while the screen for calibration shown in FIG. 11 is not displayed during the display of the second display screen shown in FIG. 4 or the like. Therefore, when calibration of the geomagnetic sensor 4 is required while the first display screen as shown in FIG. While the screen display for calibration such as 11 is performed, when the second screen such as FIG. 4 is displayed in which the user confirms information other than the information regarding the green, the screen display is switched to the screen display for calibration. I never get tired of it. Therefore, it is convenient to use. Note that the function of displaying the screen for calibration of the geomagnetic sensor 4 may be executed each time calibration is required. Even if calibration is required, it is better not to re-execute it. The predetermined condition is at least one of the following: a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous execution; no play is in progress; It's good to be one. In particular, it is good to combine two or more. Whether or not calibration is required is determined by the geomagnetic sensor 4 itself based on detection of a predetermined correction required state such as detection of a sudden change in the magnetic field, and is notified to the control unit 11 or not. The control unit 11 may make the determination based on the information from 4, or the time when the control unit 11 switches to the green sensor mode for the first time after the power is turned on may be the state requiring calibration.

In this embodiment, after 60 seconds have elapsed after switching from the second display screen of FIG. 4 to the first display screen of FIG. 9 based on the user's operation, the first display screen of FIG. switch to the second display screen. Therefore, even if the user does not perform a switching operation after confirming the direction of the predetermined position on the green, the display screen is automatically switched to the second display screen in FIG. 4 after 60 seconds. On the second display screen in FIG. 4, information other than the distance to the predetermined position of each green and the information on the green in the hole can be confirmed on one screen.

The predetermined time is particularly preferably 60 seconds as in the present embodiment, but it may be the average time required from hitting a ball to hitting the next ball, for example. In this way, when switching from the second screen to the first screen in order to check the green before hitting the ball, the second display screen is automatically switched to at the point where the ball is to be hit next time. Therefore, the user can play smoothly without performing switching operations. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

In this embodiment, when there is only one green in the hole currently being played without a plurality of greens, the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in this device is shown in one screen as shown in FIG. The size of the display area that has a function to display and displays the direction of the predetermined position of the green with respect to the reference direction in the device when there is only one green without multiple greens in the hole , when there are multiple greens in the hole currently being played, the direction of the predetermined position of each green when simultaneously displaying the direction of the predetermined position of each green with respect to the reference direction of the device in one screen. The display area is larger than the display area of the display indicating the predetermined direction of the largest one of the display areas showing green ((the area with one circle in the upper part of the screen in FIG. 9). In one short hole, it is possible to more easily confirm the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction of the device, which is convenient.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, when the hole currently being played does not have a plurality of greens and there is only one green, the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in the device is displayed within one screen. , the distance from the current position to the predetermined position on the green is also displayed on the screen at the same time, the distance is displayed numerically, and the distance is displayed at the corner of the screen. Therefore, the user can grasp the distance to the predetermined position of the green by looking at the corner, and can confirm the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction of the device within one screen. In particular, the distance is indicated by three digits as in the present embodiment, and the circumference is provided with the diameter being the position adjacent to the upper right of the first digit of the three digits. A configuration in which the object is moved is preferable. By doing so, the user can easily grasp the direction of the predetermined position of the one green with respect to the reference direction in the device by looking at the position of the object on or within the circle that moves greatly within the display screen. can. Therefore, it is convenient to use.

The constituent elements of this embodiment may be combined arbitrarily. Further, the constituent elements described in the means for solving the problems and the constituent elements of the present embodiment may be combined arbitrarily.

1 golf support device 2 case 3 display unit 4 geomagnetic sensor 5 operation button 11 control unit 12 golf course data storage unit 19 battery

Claims (4)

A function to find your current location,
With the ability to find the golf hole you are currently playing,
the ability to display information about the golf hole currently being played;
has
The function to display is
Based on the position information stored in the storage means for storing the position information of the hazards on the hole of golf currently being played, information on hazards that exist ahead of the current position on the hole of golf currently being played is displayed. A device that switchably displays hazards such as The storage means further stores information on the types of hazards on the golf hole currently being played,
The function to display is
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the current location and the type of the hazard are displayed for the hazard to be displayed based on the position information and the type information stored in the storage means. The storage means further stores position information of a predetermined position on the green of the golf hole currently being played,
The function to display is
displaying the distance from the current location to the predetermined position of the green on the first screen, displaying the distance from the current location to the hazard on the second screen,
3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of switching between display of said first screen and said second screen. A program for causing a computer to implement the functions of the device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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