JP3049409U - Arrival order judgment device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a device for easily determining the order of arrival in a competition composed of a plurality of races. SOLUTION: A means for storing the passage times of a plurality of individuals included in a group traveling toward a predetermined reference line for a plurality of groups, a selection means for selecting a plurality of groups from the storage means,
Setting means for setting conditions for extracting and arranging a plurality of individuals from the group selected by the selecting means, and for setting the conditions including the reading positions of the transit times of the plurality of individuals, and images including before and after the positions, by the setting means. To extract and arrange, and display on the display means.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a landing order determination device that electronically determines a landing order in athletics, ice competition, boating competition, and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a landing order determination device that electronically determines a landing order with high precision has been widely used in a race of athletics, such as a short distance race or a boat race, which competes for 1/1000 second. In particular, use is made of an arrival order judgment device that sequentially captures slit images from a slit camera through an extremely narrow field of view that matches the goal line, and superimposes a cursor such as a vertical line on this slit image to read the goal time. Have been. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-96060 is known as an example of this conventional order determination device. The arrival order determination device determines the arrival order by measuring the passing time of a plurality of individuals traveling toward a predetermined reference line. For example, when applied to a short distance race in athletics, the run time of a plurality of individual runners traveling toward a goal line, which is a predetermined reference line, is measured, and a finish order judgment is made for a plurality of sports. When deciding which players will advance to the final from the competition qualifiers, if it is necessary to verify with images due to the same time, etc., use the time only record paper etc. to determine which competition and which competition has the same time Is checked in advance, and each competition is transferred to the divided memory, the screen is divided, and each race is displayed and compared.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In the conventional arrival order judging device, the judgment image of the competition qualifying is recorded on an MO disk or the like, and at the same time, the competition menu is recorded. The different races recorded on the MO disk are recorded in separate memories according to the competition content menu. The important part of the judgment image in the divided memory is extracted and displayed on the monitor along with the same screen. To extract an important part of the divided memory, the judgment image is scrolled, and for example, an important part of one memory is brought to the left half of the screen. The important part of the other memory is brought to the right half. Then, two images are displayed simultaneously. In this way, in the conventional arrival order determination device, when it is necessary to verify the image at the same time, etc., select a race from the competition menu, read it out to memory, display it, scroll the determination image and select important points indicate. Other images to be compared are displayed in the same way. However, this method requires that the images to be compared have to know in advance in which races and in what time. Furthermore, the operation of specifying and displaying the positions of a plurality of images is complicated, and there is a drawback in that an inexperienced operation committee member cannot immediately display a desired part.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The following measures were taken in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology. That is, the arrival order judging device according to the present invention basically measures the transit time of a plurality of individuals included in a group traveling toward a predetermined reference line and determines the order of arrival of the individuals for each group. The arrival order determination device includes an imaging unit, a display unit, an operation panel, a selection unit, and a setting unit. The imaging means sequentially captures the individual passing through the reference line, takes in each slit-shaped element that matches the reference line, and arranges each element along the time axis to synthesize a slit image. The display means superimposes a cursor movable along the time axis on the slit image and displays the cursor on the screen. The operation panel includes operation keys for moving the cursor relative to the slit image in the direction of the time axis, and positions the cursor on each individual to read the passage time of each individual on the screen. Run. Further, a storage means is provided for storing the passage time and slit image of each individual after reading. The selection means selects an arbitrary plurality of groups from the plurality of groups. The setting means sets conditions for extracting, arranging, and combining a plurality of individuals from the selected plurality of groups. Preferably, the selection means displays a list of groups on the screen of the display means, selects an arbitrary group according to operation of the operation panel, and specifies the selected group. Also preferably, the setting means sets the number of individuals to be extracted from each of the populations of the population selected by the selection means and the number of individuals to be extracted from the entire selected population. According to the present invention, the passing time of individuals is measured for each group, and the order of arrival is determined. A plurality of groups are selected by the selection means, and the number of individuals to be extracted from the selected group is set, extracted, arranged, and synthesized as one group by the setting means. Therefore, a plurality of groups can be determined as one group, and any individual included in the plurality of groups can be easily viewed or compared.

[0005]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the arrival order determination device according to the present invention. The arrival order determination device determines the arrival order by measuring the transit time of a plurality of individuals traveling toward a predetermined reference line. This arrival order determination device can be applied, for example, to the arrival order determination of a short distance race in athletics. In this case, a reference line becomes a goal line, a plurality of individuals become runners, and one group becomes one race. Of course, the arrival order judging device is not limited to athletics, but can be applied to various sports such as other horse races, bicycle races, and boat races. As shown in the figure, the final arrival order judging device uses a slit camera 1 having a built-in line sensor as an image pickup means, and images a runner passing through the goal line to sequentially form a slit-shaped image element that matches the goal line. Form. A slit image memory 2 is connected to the slit camera 1, and the slit image elements sequentially input are arranged along a time axis to synthesize and temporarily store the slit images. An image monitor 4 is connected to the slit image memory 2 via a controller 3. The image monitor 4 is a display means and displays a cursor movable along the time axis on a screen superimposed on a slit image also movable along the time axis. The controller 3 reads out the slit image from the slit image memory 2 and transfers it to the image monitor 4 side. An operation panel 5 is connected to the controller 3. The operation panel 5 includes a pair of operation keys 5L and 5R for moving the slit image and the cursor relatively in the direction of the time axis. The operation keys 5L and 5R are pressed to position the cursor on each runner, and the passage time of each runner is read on the screen. The operation panel 5 has a confirmation key 51, which is pressed when the reading of the passing time of each runner is confirmed. A timer 7 is connected to the slit image memory 2, and supplies time information to the slit image memory 2 according to a start signal input from the outside. The slit image memory 2 sets a time axis based on the time measurement information, and arranges slit-like image elements sequentially output from the slit camera 1 along the time axis to synthesize a slit image. This start signal is input when each runner starts running. Further, a recording signal is externally input to the slit image memory 2. This recording signal is input from the outside when each runner approaches the goal line. In response, the slit image memory 2 starts taking image elements from the slit camera 1. The recording memory 6 comprises, for example, a large-capacity magneto-optical recording device, and is connected to the controller 3. The recording memory 6 stores the passage times and images of runners of a plurality of races. The controller 3 also includes a selection means, and selects a plurality of races. The selection means displays a list of races on the screen of the image monitor 4 and specifies the selected race on the screen according to the operation of the operation panel 5. For this purpose, the operation panel 5 is provided with an item key 52. By pressing this item key, the above-mentioned list of races can be called up on the screen of the image monitor 4. The operation panel 5 is provided with a pair of operation keys 5U and 5D for moving a cursor up and down to select one from a list of races. Press the operation keys 5U and 5D to set the cursor to one of the races. The operation panel 5 has a selection key, and when pressed, the race at the cursor position is selected, and when pressed again, the race is deselected. A plurality of races are selected by pressing the enter key 51 with the plurality of races selected. In addition, the controller has a built-in setting means for extracting runners from a plurality of races and setting conditions for arrangement. This setting means displays a screen for inputting conditions for determining a plurality of runners, ie, finalists, from a plurality of races, ie, a plurality of qualifying sessions, on a screen of the image monitor 4, and a condition in accordance with an operation of the operation panel 5. Set. When the setting is completed and the confirm key is pressed, runners are extracted under the set conditions, arranged, combined, and displayed on the image monitor 4, so that it is easy to view by simply scrolling each runner included in a plurality of races. be able to. Next, the slit image synthesizing operation and the goal time reading operation of the final arrival order judging device will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A schematically shows a set of 100 m preliminary rounds as an example of the slit images stored in the slit image memory 2. As shown in the figure, the slit image 9 is obtained by arranging and synthesizing slit-like image elements 8 output from the slit camera 1 along the time axis t. Unlike a normal video image, the slit image 9 shows a posture at the moment when a plurality of runners 21, 22, 23 have all passed the goal line. Moreover, the runners 21, 22, 23 are arranged in the passing order along the time axis t. Therefore, the slit image 9 itself contains information on the order of arrival. FIG. 2B shows an example of an image in which the slit image (A) is displayed on the screen of the image monitor 4. As shown in the figure, on the screen 10 of the image monitor 4, a part of the slit image 9 and a cursor 11 are displayed in an overlapping manner. The cursor 11 can move stepwise in the left-right direction along the time axis t.

On the other hand, the slit image 9 is also scrollable in the left-right direction along the time axis t. As shown, when the runner 22 to which the cursor 11 is to be aligned is displayed near the right side of the cursor 11, the right operation key 5R is pressed a plurality of times to move the cursor 11 stepwise to the right side. Conversely, when the runner 22 is displayed near the left side of the cursor 11, the left operation key 5L may be intermittently pressed a plurality of times. Thus, the cursor 11 can be set to the finish point of the runner 22, and the time of the runner 22 is read by pressing the enter key 51. When the runner 23 to be read next is separated on the left side of the cursor 11 or on the left side off the screen 10, the slit image 9 is scrolled to the right by continuously pressing the left operation key 5L. . As a result, the cursor 11 has relatively moved to the left. When the runner 23 approaches the cursor 11, release the left operation key 5 L once and then successively press it several times to align the cursor 11 with the finish point of the runner 23 and press the enter key 51 to read the time of the runner 23. . Conversely, when the runner is separated to the right from the cursor 11, the scroll operation of the slit image 9 and the step movement of the cursor 11 may be performed using the right operation key 5R. Similarly, the time of the runner 21 is read. That is, the slit image is stored in the recording memory 6 by moving the cursor to each runner and pressing the enter key 51, reading the times of all the runners, and pressing the end key 53. FIG. 3 schematically shows two sets of qualifying for 100 m in another example of the slit image stored in the slit image memory 2. The slit image is stored in the recording memory 6 by aligning the cursor with each of the runners 31, 32, and 33, pressing the enter key 51, reading the times of all the runners, and pressing the end key 53. FIG. 5 shows an example of the selection screen called up on the screen of the image monitor 4. This selection screen is called up by pressing an item key 52 provided on the operation panel 5. This selection screen is a list of races that can be selected, and the cursor 5a is moved upward by pressing the operation key 5U, or is moved downward by pressing the operation key 5D. By placing the cursor 5a on the race to be selected and pressing the selection key 54, the selected state is set, and the selection mark 5b indicating the selected state is displayed. When the selection key 54 is pressed again, the selection key 5b is deselected and the selection mark 5b is deleted. With such an operation, one set of the 100m preliminary round and two sets of the 100m preliminary round are selected and the enter key 51 is pressed. FIG. 6 shows an example of a setting screen called up on the screen of the image monitor 4. This screen is called by selecting a plurality of races on the selection screen and pressing the enter key 51, and extracting runners from the selected plurality of races and setting conditions for arrangement. The operation panel 5 includes numeric keys 0 to 9. By operating the ten keys 55, a numerical value is input to the numerical value input fields 6a and 6b. In the numerical value input field 6a, the upper-ranking number of persons to be preferentially extracted from each of the selected races is input. Enter the number of runners to be extracted. After inputting numerical values into the numerical value input fields 6a and 6b, the enter key 51 is pressed. Figure 4 shows an example of a slit image obtained by extracting and arranging runners from multiple races and combining them. In this example, one set of 100m qualifying, ie, slit image FIG. 2 (A) and two sets of 100m qualifying, ie, slit image FIG. 3, are selected on the selection screen FIG. 1, Enter 2 in the numerical value input field 6b and set to 1st place + 2 people, 1 runner of 100m qualifying set and 2 sets of 100m qualifying, 1 runner of each set, 1 set of 100m qualifying set and 2 sets of 100m qualifying set This is a slit image obtained by extracting, arranging, and synthesizing the runners 32 and 22 ranked higher in time except for.

[0007]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, conditions for extracting and arranging the runners included in those races by selecting a plurality of races can be set, and a slit image is synthesized based on the conditions. With this configuration, runners included in a plurality of races can be viewed as one race. In addition, even when runners included in a plurality of races have the same time or the like, it is possible to quickly compare images.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a landing order determination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the arrival order determination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the arrival order determination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a slit image synthesized by the arrival order determination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a selection screen displayed on a monitor incorporated in the arrival order determination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on a monitor incorporated in the arrival order determination device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 slit camera 2 slit image memory 3 controller 4 image monitor 5 operation panel 6 recording memory 7 timer

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A landing apparatus for measuring the passing time of a plurality of individuals included in a group traveling toward a predetermined reference line by a plurality of groups and determining the order of arrival of the individuals for each group, An imaging unit that images an individual passing through a reference line, takes in the plurality of slit-shaped elements that match the reference line, and arranges the plurality of elements along a time axis to synthesize a slit image; Display means for displaying on the screen a cursor movable along the slit image on the screen, and operation keys for moving the cursor relative to the slit image in the direction of the time axis; An operation panel for reading the transit time of each individual on the screen by setting a cursor on the screen; and a means for storing information obtained by imaging a plurality of individuals and reading the transit time for a plurality of groups; From storage means Selecting means for selecting a number of groups, and setting means for setting conditions for extracting and arranging a plurality of individuals from the group selected by the selecting means. An arrival order judging device characterized by extracting and arranging included images under the conditions set by the setting means, and displaying the images on the display means. 2. The selection means displays a list of selectable groups on a screen of the display means, and specifies the group selected on the screen according to an operation of the operation panel. Arrival determination device. 3. The setting means displays a condition input screen on the display means, and in accordance with an operation of the operation panel, a higher-order arrival order extracted from each of the groups selected by the selection means, The arrival order judging device according to claim 1, wherein the number of individuals to be extracted from all selected groups is input.