JP3018577U - Golf cart position management device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a device capable of automatically grasping the position of the player and easily exchanging information between the player and the management office. [Configuration] A GPS receiver 4 and a first wireless device 6 for transmitting position data measured by the GPS receiver 4 are provided in each of the plurality of golf carts C1 to CN, and In the start management room M, a second wireless device 12 that receives the position data transmitted from the first wireless device 6 and a plurality of golf carts based on the position data received by the second wireless device 12 CR that displays each position of
And T22. Further, on the golf cart, an operation for receiving and displaying a contact from the start management room M on the golf cart C1 to CN side or transmitting predetermined information from the golf cart C1 to CN side to the start management room M An operation / display unit 5 for performing is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device for managing the position of a golf cart on a golf course.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Due to the large area of the golf course, it is difficult for players to contact the management office once the player has left the course. For this reason, if an accident or trouble occurs during play, you can only contact them by human communication or by telephone or intercom installed in each fixed hall. For this reason, for example, when an injured person or a suddenly ill person occurs, rapid medical treatment cannot be performed, and in the worst case, it may be too late.

It is also possible to give the player a mobile phone or a transceiver, but this is impractical because it may interfere with play or be lost. In addition, it is difficult for the player to verbally report his or her position accurately in an emergency such as an accident.

In addition, in order to operate the golf course efficiently and to shorten the waiting time of the player, it is desirable to shorten the start interval of each party, but conventionally, the progress of each party can be accurately monitored. Since it is not possible to grasp it, it was necessary to set the start interval with a considerable margin in consideration of the variation in the speed of progress of each party, and it was difficult to progress the play properly.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-134715, a golf cart is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and the position of the golf cart is transmitted to a centralized management department. A device has been proposed in which the position of a golf cart is displayed on a layout image of a golf course.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the device described in the above publication, when a call is made between the golf cart and the centralized management department, a communication device must be provided separately from the communication device that transmits the position information, which complicates the equipment. However, there is a problem that the equipment cost will increase as a result. In an emergency such as an accident, it is difficult to properly orally communicate the current location and situation.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a device capable of easily grasping the progress of golf and exchanging information between the player and the management office.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a GPS receiver and a first wireless device for transmitting position data measured by the GPS receiver to each of a plurality of golf carts. A first operation unit having a switch for supplying desired data to the first wireless device by a user's operation is provided, and the data is transmitted from the first wireless device to the start management room of the golf course. The position of each of the plurality of golf carts on the golf course layout diagram based on the position data received by the second wireless device and the second wireless device receiving the position data. Means for displaying a mark and a code or number for identifying each golf cart and for displaying that the switch of the first operation portion has been operated are provided.

[0009]

[Action]

 The position of each golf cart is measured by a GPS receiver and this position data is transmitted by the first radio. This data is received by the second radio installed in the start management room of the golf course, and based on the data of the received position, it is superimposed on the golf course layout map and the position of each of the golf carts is overlapped. A mark or numeral for identifying the golf cart and each golf cart is displayed on the display means of the CRT.

When the first operating unit is operated on the golf cart side, data indicating that the first operating unit has been operated is transmitted by the first wireless device, and the display means in the start management room is displayed. Indicates that the first operation unit has been operated on the golf cart side.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, features of the present invention will be specifically described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a usage mode of the golf cart position management device of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the cart device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the base station device and the cart management device.

In FIG. 1, C1 to CN indicate a plurality of golf carts used at a golf course, and M indicates a start control room provided at an appropriate position on the golf course.

A cart device 1 is attached to each of the golf carts C1 to CN. Further, the start management room M is provided with a base station device 2 and a cart management device 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cart device 1 communicates with a GPS receiver 4 that receives radio waves from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and outputs reception position data, and a communication from the start management room M. The start / control room M is operated / displayed by the operation / display unit 5 for receiving and displaying the information on the golf cart C1-CN side or for transmitting predetermined information from the golf cart C1-CN side to the start control room M. A radio 6 and an antenna 7 for wireless communication between the two, digital data from the GPS receiver 4 and the operation display unit 5 are converted into audio frequency signals and supplied to the radio 6, and an audio from the radio 6 is heard. Depending on the modem 8 which converts the frequency signal into digital data and supplies it to the operation / display unit 5, and the control data or operation data from the operation / display unit 5. A control circuit 9 for controlling transmission / reception of the radio device 6 and a power supply unit 10 for supplying a voltage from a storage battery 9 used as a power supply for running a golf cart to each part of the cart device 1 as a power supply voltage. . As shown in FIG. 1, the cart device 1 is housed in a waterproof case in the upper rear part of the golf cart seat.

The operation / display unit 5 has a power switch 5a for intermittently supplying a voltage from the storage battery 9 to the power unit 10, a power lamp 5b that lights up when the power switch 5a is turned on, and an emergency such as an accident. Accident switch 5c, which is operated when notifying that a situation has occurred, confirmation lamp 5d that lights up when the contact from the golf carts C1 to CN is confirmed in the start control room M, and your station is called. There are provided a station call display lamp 5e that lights up when the station is turned on, a buzzer 5f that sounds when the station is called, a liquid crystal display device 5g that displays a contact message from the start management room M in characters. The cart device 1 becomes operable by turning on the power switch 5a of the operation / display unit 5 at the time of start, and the power lamp 5b lights up.

Next, the start management room M will be described with reference to FIG.

A base station device 2 covered by a waterproof case is provided on a relatively high position of the building of the start management room M, for example, on a roof, and a cart management device 3 is provided in the room of the start management room M. To be

The base station device 2 receives the radio wave emitted from the cart device 1 of the golf carts C1 to CN and emits the radio wave to the cart device 1, the antenna 11 and the wireless device 12, the digital data and the audible frequency. The base station device 2 is supplied with a modem 13 for converting signals, a control circuit 14 for controlling transmission / reception of the radio device 12 based on control data sent from the cart management device 3, and a commercial AC 100V. And a power source unit 15 for supplying an operating voltage to each unit.

The cart management device 3 includes a ROM 16 in which a boot program is written, an external storage device 17 such as a magnetic disk device in which a control program is written, and a RAM 18 to which a control program is transferred from the external storage device 17. , A CPU 19 for executing a control program stored in the RAM 18 to control the base station device 2 and the cart management device 3, a keyboard 20 and a mouse 21 for inputting and instructing various data, a position of a golf cart, etc. Is provided with a CRT 22 for displaying, an interface 23 for communicating with the base station device 2, a bus 24 for connecting the above devices, and the like. In this embodiment, the cart management device 3 is composed of a commercially available general-purpose personal computer that operates at a commercial AC 100V.

The base station device 2 and the cart management device 3 are connected to each other via a data cable 25 that transfers data by a data transmission method such as RS-232C, and is received by the wireless device 12. The selected data is displayed on the CRT 22, and the information selected by the mouse 21 is transmitted from the wireless device 12.

Next, the operation of the above-described golf cart position management device will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operations of the base station device 2 and the cart management device 3. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the cart device 1.

From the cart management device 3, control data for setting the wireless device 12 to the transmitting state is sent to the control circuit 14 at a predetermined constant time interval, and the wireless device 12 is set to the transmitting state. Subsequently, from the cart management device 3, control data (polling data) requesting return of position data together with identification data indicating the cart number of the golf cart whose position is to be confirmed is supplied to the wireless device 12 via the modem 13. To be done. Therefore, the base station device 2 transmits polling data for sequentially calling out the cart devices 1 of the plurality of golf carts C1 to CN. Different identification numbers are assigned to the respective cart devices 1 of the golf carts C1 to CN, and radio waves for polling are transmitted with each identification number as a destination address (steps 101 and 102).

The radio 4 of the cart device 1 of each golf cart receives the radio wave from the radio 12 of the start management room M (step 201), and the radio wave is addressed to itself (step 202). If the radio wave is for polling (step 203), the position data measured by the GPS receiver 4 is supplied to the modem 8 via the control circuit 9, and the radio wave for position data is transmitted from the radio device 6. Yes (step 204). The positions of the golf carts C1 to CN are constantly measured by the GPS receiver 4 mounted on each.

It should be noted that from the end of the transmission of the radio wave for position data from the radio 6 of the cart device 1 of each golf cart until the radio 12 of the base station device 2 transmits the radio wave for the next polling. It is desirable to leave a certain amount of time. This is so that the wireless device 12 of the base station device 2 can receive the transmission from the wireless device 6 of the cart device 1 that occurs at an arbitrary time as described later.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart schematically showing a communication state between the cart device 1 and the base station device 2.

When the radio 12 in the start control room M receives the radio wave from the radio 6 in the cart device 1 (step 103), it is converted into digital data by the modem 13 and supplied to the cart control device 3. It If the received radio wave is position data (step 104), the cart number included in the position data is identified (step 105), and the position of each golf cart on the golf course is calculated from the position data (step 106). , The position of the corresponding golf cart is displayed on the CRT 22.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen on the CRT 22 of the cart management device 3. The display screen is composed of a golf course layout section 26 and an instruction input section 27. Image data showing the layout of the entire golf course is stored in advance in the external storage device 17 of the cart management device 3, and the position of each golf cart is displayed on the golf course layout section 26 so as to be superimposed on this layout. To be done. FIG. 8 shows a display example in the golf course layout section 26. In the example shown in FIG. 1-No. 20, No. 30-No. The positions of the 44 golf carts at 53 are indicated by arrow marks. The number near the arrow mark indicates the golf cart number. The thick lines in the figure are cart roads.

In this way, by displaying the position of each golf cart overlaid on the layout of the golf course, the progress of the play can be easily grasped and the next party can be started at an appropriate timing. it can.

Further, the instruction input unit 27 displays a call switch for calling the golf cart and transmitting predetermined information. Information transmitted to individual golf carts such as "supported behind" and "front is open" and all golf carts such as "approaching rain" and "caution for thunder". There is information to send to. Each item is selected by the mouse 21 (step 108), and the contact data indicating the selected item is sent from the cart management device 3 to the base station device 2 and sent from the wireless device 12 (step 109). For example, when sending information to an individual golf cart, select the "Individual call" key with the mouse 21, then enter the cart number from the keyboard 20 and select the item to be sent with the mouse 21. . In addition, when transmitting information to all golf carts, it suffices to select "general call" with the mouse 21 and then select an item to be transmitted.

When the cart device 1 side receives the contact data addressed to itself (step 205), the own station call display lamp 5e lights up and lights up and the buzzer 5f sounds, and further, the selected item The lamp 5h is turned on, and a message is displayed in characters on the liquid crystal display device 5g if necessary (step 206).

If an accident occurs while playing golf, the accident occurrence notification switch 5c provided on the operation / display unit 5 of the cart device 1 is operated to indicate the occurrence of the accident. Data is supplied from the control circuit 9 to the modem 8, and the radio device 6 transmits a radio wave for notifying the occurrence of an accident. At this time, the golf cart number data is also sent.

The PC main body 15 of the start management room M identifies the type of the received data, and when the received data is the contact data from the cart device 1 (step 110), The buzzer is sounded while the position mark and the golf cart number are blinked (step 111). Further, if necessary, in addition to blinking the mark indicating the position of the golf cart and the golf cart number, its color may be changed from a normal state color such as blue to a conspicuous color such as red. When the accident occurrence notification radio wave is received, the transmission of the polling radio wave by the wireless device 12 of the base station device 2 is stopped until the abnormal state is released.

When confirming the abnormality, the start manager in the start management room M operates the mouse 21 to move the mouse cursor to a mark on the golf cart, and turns on the mouse button. The CPU 19 constantly monitors the position of the mouse cursor, and if the position of the mouse cursor when the mouse button is turned on matches the position of any golf cart mark, the cart device of the corresponding golf cart is detected. A radio wave for confirmation is transmitted to 1. Then, by selecting the "restart" key displayed on the instruction input unit 27 with the mouse 21, the base station device 2 and the cart management device 3 in the start management room M return to the polling operation.

When the cart device 1 receives the radio wave for confirmation from the start control room M (step 207), the confirmation lamp 5d provided on the operation / display unit 5 is turned on (step 208). As a result, it is possible to know that the information on the occurrence of the accident has been transmitted to the start manager in the start management room M, and it is possible to wait for the next action without anxiety.

The information transmitted from the golf carts C1 to CN to the start management room M is not limited to the above-mentioned accident occurrence, but includes cart failure, sick person occurrence, and other information. In this case, a plurality of switches corresponding to the respective switches are provided, different data are transmitted when each switch is turned on, and the start management room M side identifies the type of data and responds to the type. The display may be made by symbols or letters.

[0037]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the present invention, information can be sent and received between the golf cart and the start control room, and the position of the cart can always be known in the start control room.・ It is possible to inform the start management room of malfunctions, sickness, and other information, and the start management room can also inform the player of weather information and play progress. As a result, it is possible to improve the service for players and improve the efficiency of course management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a usage mode of a golf cart position management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a cart device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing internal configurations of a base station device and a cart management device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operations of the base station device 2 and the cart management device 3.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the cart device 1.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart schematically showing a communication state between the cart device 1 and the base station device 2.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen on a CRT of the cart management device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in the golf course layout section.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Cart device, 2 ... Base station device, 3 ... Cart management device, 4 ... GPS receiver, 5 ... Operation / display unit, 6 ... Radio device, 7 ... Antenna, 8 ... Modem, 9 ... Storage battery, 10 ... Power supply Part, 11 ... Antenna, 12 ... Radio, 13 ... Modem,
14 ... Control circuit, 15 ... Power supply section, 16 ... ROM, 17 ...
External storage device, 18 ... RAM, 19 ... CPU, 20 ... Keyboard, 21 ... Mouse, 22 ... CRT, 23 ... Interface, 24 ... Bus, 25 ... Data cable, 26
… Golf course layout section, 27… Instruction input section, C1 to C
N ... Golf cart, M ... Start management room

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A GP for each of a plurality of golf carts
A first receiver including an S receiver, a first wireless device for transmitting position data measured by the GPS receiver, and a switch for supplying desired data to the first wireless device by a user operation. And a second radio unit for receiving the data of the position transmitted from the first radio unit and a position of the position received by the second radio unit in the start management room of the golf course. Based on the data, a mark indicating the position of each of the plurality of golf carts and a symbol or number for identifying each golf cart are displayed on the layout map of the golf course, and the switch of the first operation unit is operated. A golf cart position management device, characterized in that it is provided with means for displaying that. 2. The golf cart position management device according to claim 1, wherein the start management room is provided with a first operation section for supplying desired data to the second wireless device by a user operation. . 3. Each of the plurality of golf carts,
The golf cart position management device according to claim 2, further comprising a second display unit that indicates that desired data transmitted from the second wireless device is received.