JP6186736B2 - Competition practice support device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for supporting practice of competition action in golf or the like.

  Golf is a sport that particularly requires concentration. For this reason, various techniques for supporting control of concentration during golf play have been proposed (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for supporting the maintenance of a player's concentration by providing a shielding plate that blocks a surrounding line of sight. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 is a technology that supports the training of concentration by attaching a reference member to the part of the face of the putter that strikes the ball and encouraging the player to swing so that the ball hits the member. Is disclosed. In Patent Document 3, it is described that an elastic material is used as a material for golf wear in order to avoid disturbance of mental concentration due to a crisp feeling of clothes during a swing.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-24063 Patent 314565 JP 2012-7252 A JP 2009-108451 A Patent 3596198 Patent 4921983 JP-A-61-253037 Patent 4410234 JP 2004-121539 A JP 2005-526529 A JP 2009-78134 A JP 2011-367 A

Tanaka Misaki, Enomoto Kensuke, Murayama Takayuki, Sekiya Hiroshi, “Effects of Pressure on Whole Body Coordination Exercise”, Sports Psychology Research, Japan Society of Sports Psychology, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 104-114

  In golf, it is important to be able to exert the maximum concentration at the moment of the shot. However, in what kind of mental and physical state the concentration is maximized and the best shot is determined for each player. Are often different. For example, some people may not be able to hit the best shot if their mind and body are not stable up to the level of the stop of the mirror, while others may be able to hit a shot that is slightly relaxed. This is not limited to golf, but is common to all competitive actions that can be performed spontaneously, such as pitching in baseball and serving in tennis. For this reason, some players of these competitions have a need to objectively understand what kind of mental and physical state they can perform in the best competitive action. No technology has been proposed to meet this requirement.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows a player to objectively grasp his / her state of mind that can perform the best competition action.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention detects a user's biological information, outputs data representing the biological information, and detection means for detecting that a competition action in a certain game has been performed by the user. And data recording means for writing, in a storage device, data representing biometric information within a predetermined period that ends at a timing at which the detection means detects the competition action or a timing in the vicinity thereof, based on output data of the sensor. A competition practice support device characterized by the above is provided.

  It has been known that a person's psychological state such as increased concentration or feeling pressure appears as a change in biological information such as heart rate or breathing depth (see Non-Patent Document 1, for example). According to the competition practice support device of the present invention, the detection timing or the timing in the vicinity thereof is triggered by the detection that the user has performed a competition action in a certain game (for example, a putting action in golf or a pitching action in baseball). Data representing biometric information within a predetermined period of time is recorded in the storage device. For this reason, the user can compare the result of the competition action with the data recorded in the recording device to determine what kind of state he / she can perform (in contrast, good competition action can be performed). Can be objectively grasped.

  Here, how to determine the predetermined period may be determined in relation to the nature of the competition to be practiced. For example, when the present invention is applied to putting practice in golf or pitching practice in baseball, it is called a preparation stage of a competition operation (a stage called an address for golf putting or a set position for baseball pitching). It is conceivable that the period from the start of the stage) until the competition action is performed is set as the predetermined period. In the case of a competition action in which the player can decide the start timing after entering the preparation stage, such as putting in golf or pitching in baseball, it is objective to determine what kind of mental and physical condition the best competition action can be performed. This is because it is particularly important for the competitors to keep track of it. As a specific method for determining the length of the predetermined period, a value (for example, an average value) determined by statistical analysis for a general player may be used, and the competition practice support device of the present invention is used. Then, an average value of users who are going to practice the competition action may be used.

  Moreover, various aspects can be considered as what kind of detection means is used for detecting that the user has performed the competition action. For example, an aspect in which the detection unit is configured by an imaging device that captures a moving image in the process of a user practicing a competition action and an image analysis device that analyzes the moving image obtained by the imaging device is conceivable. This is because the execution of the competition action can be detected by analyzing the moving image. In addition, in such an aspect, in addition to detecting the execution of the competition action, the transition to the preparation stage is detected, and the detection timing of entering the preparation stage (or the timing in the vicinity thereof) is set as the start. Biometric information may be recorded with the period that ends at the timing at which the execution of the operation is detected (or the timing in the vicinity thereof) as the predetermined period. When the competition action is golf putting, a microphone that picks up the hitting sound generated by putting is used as the detecting means, and a predetermined time (for example, a general time from the detection of the hitting sound by the detecting means). The biometric information may be recorded by regarding the time point as far back as the preparatory stage, such as the average value of the time required from the golf player entering the address to putting, etc.). Further, a switch or the like may be used as a detection means, and the user may be instructed directly by entering the preparation stage by operating the switch. The preparation stage is determined from a specific operation of the user using various sensors. You may do it.

  Patent Documents 4 to 6 disclose a technique for determining a user's physical condition from biological information such as a heart rate and a respiration rate per unit time, and performing notification according to the determination result. More specifically, Patent Document 4 describes an invention of an apparatus that measures a heart rate and a deep body temperature with a sensor and notifies a user when there is a risk of heat stroke. Patent Document 5 describes an invention of an apparatus that prevents a dozing operation by measuring a user's biological signal (heart rate) with a sensor attached to a seat and alerting the user when it is determined that the patient will fall asleep. Has been. Patent Document 6 discloses an invention of an apparatus that detects an abnormality of a user's body from a heartbeat received from a sensor that is worn when performing pressurization training, and lowers the pressure of a pressurizing device when the abnormality is detected. Have been described. However, the technologies disclosed in each of Patent Literature 4 to Patent Literature 6 are technologies that record biological information for a predetermined period that ends with a detection timing (or timing in the vicinity thereof) that a competition action has been performed. It is a completely different technique from the present invention.

  Patent Documents 7 to 12 disclose techniques that use biological information such as heartbeat and respiration for exercise. For example, Patent Document 7 describes an invention of an exercise bike that detects a work intensity of a living body and presents a numerical value representing a motor function based on a total work amount until reaching a target total work intensity. Patent Document 8 discloses a technique for analyzing a power spectrum of heartbeat variability and determining whether or not a physiological coherence state is present. Further, the example of Patent Document 8 describes that the exercise efficiency is improved in a physiological coherence state. Patent Document 9 discloses a technique for determining whether or not body motion and heart rate are within a reference range during a user's repetitive exercise, and notifying the user with a warning sound or the like if not. Has been. Patent Document 10 discloses a technique for deriving a movement desired by a user from biological information by obtaining a correlation between biological information and movement for a person who is physically disabled due to a disease such as Parkinson's disease. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-228561 describes a technique that converts the amount of exercise from temperature, altitude, and heart rate, feeds back to the user, and uses the heart rate as a rhythm. Patent Document 12 discloses a technique for selecting and playing a song having a music tempo corresponding to a user's swing timing from a plurality of music data. However, the techniques disclosed in each of Patent Document 7 to Patent Document 12 are also techniques for recording biological information for a predetermined period that ends with a detection timing (or a timing close thereto) that a competition action has been performed. It is a completely different technique from the present invention.

  As a more preferred aspect, an input means for inputting evaluation information of a competition action is provided in the competition practice support apparatus, and the sensor is provided to the data recording means each time evaluation information is input via the input means. A mode in which data extracted from the output data is associated with the evaluation information and written to the storage device is considered. According to such an aspect, every time a user performs a competition action, the evaluation information indicating the quality of the competition action is input to the user himself (or a coach accompanying the practice), and the evaluation information indicating a good competition action. By performing statistical analysis on the biological information recorded in the storage device in association with each other, it is possible to objectively find a reference when judging whether or not a good competition operation can be performed based on the biological information Become. Further, as a more preferable aspect, the output data of the sensor and the stored contents of the storage device are compared, and determination means for determining the state of the user's body and notification according to the determination result made by the determination means are performed. A mode in which the notification means is provided in the competition practice support device is conceivable. According to such an aspect, the user is encouraged to start the competition motion according to the criteria created in the above manner, and the physical condition (or the mental and physical state appearing through the physical condition) that can perform a good competition motion is acquired by the user himself / herself. be able to.

  As a more preferable aspect, the determination means determines whether or not the competition action can be performed satisfactorily and whether or not it should be shifted to the preparation stage, and according to the determination result by the determination means. A mode for causing the notification means to execute a notification that prompts the user to enter the preparation stage or a notification that prompts the start of the competition action is conceivable. According to such an aspect, the user is prompted to move to the preparation stage according to the criteria created in the above manner, and the physical condition (or psychosomatic state appearing through the physical condition) is changed to the preparation stage. If this is the case, it is possible to let the user himself / herself learn whether or not a good competition operation can be performed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of 1 A of competition practice assistance apparatuses of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific usage condition of 1 A of same competition practice assistance apparatuses. It is a figure which shows an example of the heartbeat waveform detected by the heartbeat sensor. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the competition practice assistance apparatus 1B of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific usage condition of the competition practice assistance apparatus 1B.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(A: 1st Embodiment)
(A-1: Configuration)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a competition practice support device 1A according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This competition practice support device 1A is for assisting in putting practice in golf. More specifically, the competitive practice support device 1A analyzes the output data of the biological information sensor attached to the body of the user who is going to practice putting and is in a psychosomatic state where the user can perform good putting. Determine whether or not. Then, when it is determined that the competition practice support device 1A is in a state where good putting can be performed, the competition practice support device 1A issues a notification that urges execution of putting. As shown in FIG. 1, the competition practice support device 1 </ b> A includes a control unit 110, an external device interface (hereinafter “I / F”) unit 120, a user I / F unit 130, a storage unit 140, and between these components. A bus 150 that mediates data exchange is included.

  The control unit 110 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 110 functions as a control center of the competition practice support apparatus 1A by executing the practice support program 144b stored in the storage unit 140. Details of the processing executed by the control unit 110 in accordance with the practice support program 144b will be made clear later.

  The external device I / F unit 120 is a collection of interfaces that exchange data with various external devices such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) and a serial interface. A biological information sensor and a putting detection device are connected to the external device I / F unit 120 via a signal line such as a serial cable. The biological information sensor periodically attaches to the user's body, detects the user's biological information, and outputs biological information data representing the biological information. The putting detection device is a device that detects execution of putting by a user and outputs detection data indicating that putting has been performed. When the external device I / F unit 120 receives data from the biological information sensor or the putting detection device, the external device I / F unit 120 gives the data to the control unit 110.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific usage mode of the competition practice support device 1A. In the present embodiment, the heart rate sensor 10 worn on the user's wrist and the respiratory sensor 20 worn on the chest of the user are used as the biological information sensor. The heart rate sensor 10 periodically detects the pulsation of the artery in the wearing portion, and outputs data representing the pulsation waveform as data indicating the time waveform of the heartbeat. The respiration sensor 20 periodically detects expansion and contraction of the user's chest accompanying respiration, and outputs waveform data representing a time waveform of the expansion and contraction.

  As an example of the putting detection device connected to the external device I / F unit 120, there is a microphone that picks up a hitting sound generated by putting. Sound data representing a hitting sound generated by putting is used as the detection data. In this embodiment, a microphone is used as the putting detection device. However, for example, a set of an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor and an image analysis device that analyzes an image captured by the imaging device is put. It can also be used as a detection device. This is because an image of a user who is practicing putting is picked up by the image pickup device and the moment of putting can be specified by analyzing the image. When the moment of putting is detected by image analysis, the detection of the putting is delayed by the amount of time required for the image analysis, and the competition practice support device 1A is notified, but the timing of the actual putting is determined. Since the detection is notified to the competition practice support device 1A in the vicinity, no particular problem occurs.

  In this embodiment, the heart rate sensor 10, the respiration sensor 20, and the putting detection device are wired to the external device I / F unit 120 through signal lines, but the heart rate sensor 10, the respiration sensor 20, the putting detection device, and the external device Of course, data exchange with the I / F unit 120 may be realized by wireless communication. In this embodiment, the heart rate sensor 10, the respiration sensor 20, and the putting detection device are separate hardware from the competition practice support device 1A. However, the heart rate sensor 10, the respiration sensor 20, and the putting detection device are used as the competition practice support device. Of course, it is also good as a component.

  The user I / F unit 130 provides various user interfaces for allowing the user to use the competition practice support device 1A. The user I / F unit 130 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a notification device 30A simulating a two-lamp signal device shown in FIG. Various screens such as a menu screen for allowing the user to use the competition practice support device 1 </ b> A are displayed on the display device under the control of the control unit 110. The input device is for allowing the user to input various instructions.

  The notification device 30A is used to notify a user who performs golf putting practice using the competition practice support device 1A that the physical condition (or the state of mind and body appearing through the physical condition) has been achieved. It is done. For example, one of the two-lamp type lamps (for example, a red lamp) is turned on while it is not in a physical condition capable of performing good putting, and the other lamp (for example, , A blue lamp) is turned on. The notification device 30A is installed in a position in which the two lamps are directed vertically upward on the opposite side of the user from the position where the ball is placed when putting. This is to allow the two lamps to naturally enter the field of view of the user gazing at the ball for putting.

  In the present embodiment, the notification that appeals to the visual sense of the user that the mental and physical state in which good putting can be performed is realized, but the notification that appeals to the auditory sense or the notification that appeals to the tactile sense may be used. In the former mode, a speaker may be used as the notification device 30 </ b> A and a notification sound indicating that the body can be satisfactorily put can be output. In the latter case, a vibration actuator may be built in the grip portion of the putter as the notification device 30A, and notification that a good putting can be performed by vibrating the vibration actuator is performed. .

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the storage unit 140 includes a volatile storage unit 142 and a nonvolatile storage unit 144. The volatile storage unit 142 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The volatile storage unit 142 is used by the control unit 110 as a work area when the practice support program 144b is executed. Further, in the present embodiment, the volatile storage unit 142 is a ring buffer that accumulates biometric information data received via the external device I / F unit 120 by the amount belonging to the time range that is back by a predetermined time from the latest one. Is also used. On the other hand, the non-volatile storage unit 144 is, for example, a hard disk. The non-volatile storage unit 144 stores a biometric information database 144a and a practice support program 144b in advance.

  In the biological information database 144a, the biological information data output from the beat sensor 10 and the respiratory sensor 20 during a predetermined period that ends at the timing when the execution of the competition action (ie, putting) by the user is detected by the putting detection device. In association with (data representing the heartbeat time waveform and data representing the breathing time waveform), evaluation data indicating the quality of the competition action is stored. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the predetermined period includes a period from when a user enters a preparation stage (that is, an address) when performing a competition action (putting) until the competition action is performed. As described above, the length of the predetermined period is determined. In this embodiment, the biological information database 144a is empty when the competition practice support apparatus 1A is shipped from the factory, and the storage of the biological information data and the evaluation data in the biological information database 144a operates according to the practice support program 144b. This is performed by the control unit 110.

  The practice support program 144b is a program that causes the control unit 110 to execute the biological information recording process SA100 and the practice support process SA110 illustrated in FIG. In the present embodiment, when the power to the competition practice support device 1A (not shown) is turned on, the control unit 110 reads the practice support program 144b from the nonvolatile storage unit 144 to the volatile storage unit 142 and executes the program. Start. Then, the control unit 110 operating according to the practice support program 144b displays a menu screen for allowing the user to select which of the biometric information recording process SA100 and the practice support process SA110 is to be executed. The process that is displayed on the display device and instructed to be executed by an operation on the input device of the user I / F unit 130 is executed.

  The biometric information recording process SA100 is triggered by the fact that the putting detection device has detected that the user has performed putting, and the detection timing of the output data of the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 is terminated for a predetermined period. In this process, data is read from the ring buffer and written to the biometric information database 144a in association with the evaluation data input via the input device. In the present embodiment, the length of the predetermined period is set to an average value of the time from when an address for a general golf player is entered until putting is performed, and the buffer size of the ring buffer is This is in accordance with the data amount of the biological information data for the predetermined period.

The exercise support process SA110 compares the output data of the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 with the stored contents of the biological information database 144a to determine whether or not the competition operation can be performed satisfactorily, and according to the determination result. This is a process of controlling the notification device 30A so that notification is performed. Details of the contents of the practice support process will be clarified in the operation example.
The above is the configuration of the competition practice support device 1A.

(A-2: Operation)
Next, the operation of the competition practice support apparatus 1A will be described in accordance with a specific usage mode of the competition practice support apparatus 1A. The specific usage mode of the competition practice support device 1A uses a “biological information recording step” in which output data of the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 are collected and stored in the biological information database 144a, and the competition practice support device 1A. Can be divided into “practice steps” for putting practice.

(A-2-1: Operation in the biological information recording step)
First, the user wears the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 at predetermined sites. Specifically, the heart rate sensor 10 is worn on the wrist (which can be either the right arm or the left arm), and the respiratory sensor 20 is worn on the chest. When the user completes the mounting of the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 on the body in this manner, the user turns on the competition practice support device 1A and records biometric information on the input device of the user I / F unit 130. An operation for instructing to execute is performed. When the control unit 110 of the competition practice support device 1A receives data representing the above operation from the user I / F unit 130, the control unit 110 starts executing the biometric information recording process SA100. Thereafter, the control unit 110 performs a process of writing biometric information data provided from the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 to the ring buffer via the external device I / F unit 120 until the putting detection is performed by the putting detection device. repeat.

  On the other hand, the user performs preparatory exercises, swings, and the like, and starts putting when the mind and body become calm. This is to accurately record biological information in a state where the mind and body are calm during exercise. For example, in a state where the user is lying down even in a state where the mind and body are calm, it is not possible to record biometric information that serves as a reference for determining whether or not it is in a state in which a good competition operation can be performed It is possible. Then, after executing the putting, the user evaluates whether or not the putting is good, and inputs evaluation data indicating the evaluation result to the input device. It should be noted that the evaluation as to whether or not the putting was good and the input of the evaluation data may be performed by a third party present in the putting practice such as a lesson professional or a coach. Further, instead of inputting the evaluation data for each putting, the evaluation data for a plurality of times may be input collectively.

  When the user performs putting as described above, the hitting sound generated by the putting is detected by the putting detection device, and the control unit 110 detects the detection data given from the putting detection device via the external device I / F unit 120. Is received from the ring buffer and written in the biological information database 144a in association with the evaluation data given from the input device. As described above, in the present embodiment, the length of the predetermined period is set to the average value of the length of time from the start of the address until the putting is performed. For the user of the practice support apparatus 1A, biometric information data in a period from when the address is entered until putting is performed and evaluation data indicating the quality of the putting are stored.

  FIG. 3A is a graph showing a general heartbeat waveform in a tension state, and FIG. 3B is a graph showing a general heartbeat waveform in a relaxed state. In the process of repeating the execution of the biometric information recording step, the heartbeat waveform of the user gradually changes from that shown in FIG. 3B to that shown in FIG. 3A, and the heartbeat waveform shown in FIG. 3 is associated with evaluation data indicating an unsatisfactory evaluation result, and the biological information data corresponding to the heartbeat waveform illustrated in FIG. 3A includes evaluation data indicating a favorable evaluation result. Assume that they are associated. This means that the user in this operation example has higher concentration and can perform better putting in a slightly tense state than in a relaxed state. Of course, if the biometric information recording step is executed for another user, the opposite result (that is, the result that the relaxed state increases the concentration and allows good putting) can be considered. This is because, as described above, in which state of mind and body the ability to maximize concentration differs depending on the person.

  As described above, the mental and physical conditions in which the ability to concentrate can be maximized varies from person to person, and a unified standard for determining whether or not good putting is possible based on biological information However, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily create the reference for each user.

(A-2-2: Operation of practice steps)
Next, the operation of the solid line step will be described.
As in the biometric information recording step described above, the user first attaches the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 to a predetermined part of the body, turns on the power to the competition practice support device 1A, and then executes the practice step. Is performed on the input device. The control unit 110 of the competition practice support device 1A starts execution of the practice support program 144b when power is turned on, and receives the data representing the above operation from the user I / F unit 130 as an opportunity of the practice support processing SA110. Start execution.

  In the practice support process SA110, the control unit 110 first turns on one of the two lamps provided in the notification device 30A simulating a two-lamp type traffic signal indicating that no putting is possible. Each time the control unit 110 receives biological information data from the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiratory sensor 20 via the external device I / F unit 120, the control unit 110 associates the received biological information data with evaluation data indicating good evaluation. The biometric information data stored in the biometric information database 144a is compared, and it is determined whether or not the patient is in a psychosomatic state that can perform good putting.

  For example, with respect to the biological information data obtained by the heart rate sensor 10, the control unit 110 associates the information related to the heartbeat represented by the biological information data (for example, heart rate) with the evaluation data indicating good evaluation. It is determined whether or not it falls within a predetermined allowable range (for example, a range of ± 10%) centered on information related to the same heart rate indicated by the biological information data stored in the information database 144a. Similarly, with respect to the biological information data obtained by the respiratory sensor 20, the control unit 110 evaluates that the information related to breathing (for example, the depth of breathing, the respiratory rate, the respiratory tempo, etc.) represented by the biological information data is good. It is determined whether or not it is within an allowable range obtained from the biometric information data stored in the biometric information database 144a in association with the evaluation data shown. In addition, when there are a plurality of pieces of biological information data stored in the biological information database 144a in association with evaluation data indicating good evaluation, the allowable range may be obtained based on the average or the like ( For example, a range of ± 10% centered on the average value is set as an allowable range). Moreover, it is good also as a structure which a user can set an allowable range arbitrarily.

  Then, the control unit 110 determines that a mental and physical state in which good putting can be performed has been achieved when both the information related to the heartbeat of the user and the information related to respiration are within the allowable ranges, and is provided in the notification device 30A. Of the two lamps, the one indicating that the putting is not possible is turned off, and the other (that is, the lamp indicating the putting permission) is turned on. The user performs putting as prompted by the lighting of the putting permission lamp.

  Thus, by performing the putting in accordance with the notification made by the competition practice support device 1A, the user can objectively grasp what kind of mental and physical state the good putting can be performed. In this embodiment, the notification device 30A is installed at a position that enters the field of view of the user who is about to put. However, in order to allow the user to visually recognize the notification result without moving the line of sight, the emitted light of the lamp May be provided so that the user's concentration is not hindered.

(B: Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the competition practice support device 1B according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific usage mode of the competition practice support device 1B. As apparent from the comparison between FIG. 4 and FIG. 1, the hardware configuration of the competition practice support device 1B is the same as the hardware configuration of the competition practice support device 1A, but the nonvolatile storage unit of the competition practice support device 1B 144 differs from the first embodiment in that a practice support program 144c is stored instead of the practice support program 144b. Further, as is clear from a comparison between FIG. 5 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, instead of the notification device 30 </ b> A simulating a two-lamp signal, a three-lamp signal (that is, red, yellow, and blue) is used. The difference from the first embodiment is that a notification device 30B simulating a traffic light having lamps of the respective colors is used.

  The exercise support program 144c is the same as the exercise support program 144b described above in that the biometric information recording process SA100 is executed by the control unit 110, but the exercise support process SB110 is executed by the control unit 110 instead of the exercise support process SA110. This is different from the practice support program 144b of the first embodiment. The exercise support process SB110 compares the output data of the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 with the stored contents of the biological information database 144a to determine whether or not the competition operation can be performed satisfactorily, and according to the determination result. Although it is the same as the above-described practice support process SA110 in that it is a process for controlling the notification device so that notification is performed, the point that the control target is the notification device 30B that imitates a three-lamp type traffic light. Different from one embodiment. Hereinafter, the practice support process SB110, which is a difference from the first embodiment, will be mainly described.

  Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment described above, the control unit 110 starts the execution of the practice support program 144c when the competition practice support apparatus 1B is turned on, and instructs the start of the practice step. Is performed on the input device, the execution of the practice support process SB110 is started. In the practice support process SB110, the control unit 110 turns on a lamp (for example, a red lamp) indicating that putting is impossible among the three lamps provided in the notification device imitating a three-lamp type traffic signal. Each time the control unit 110 receives biometric information data from the heart rate sensor 10 and the respiration sensor 20 via the external device I / F unit 120, each biometric information indicated by the received biometric information data falls within each allowable range. It is determined whether or not the lamp is within the range, and lighting control of the lamp provided in the notification device 30A is performed according to the determination result.

  More specifically, when both the information regarding the heartbeat and the information regarding respiration are not within the allowable range, the control unit 110 maintains the lighting of the red lamp. On the other hand, when either one of the information related to heartbeat and the information related to breathing is within the allowable range, the control unit 110 turns on the yellow lamp and turns off the other two lamps. When both the information regarding the heartbeat and the information regarding the respiration are within the allowable range, the control unit 110 turns on the blue lamp and turns off the other two lamps. For this reason, first, only the red lamp is turned on as the user's mental and physical state gradually changes, such as information relating to breathing falls within the allowable range, and then information relating to heartbeats also falls within the allowable range. Lighting control of the lamp of the notification device is performed such as lighting of → blue lamp only. The user can practice putting while objectively grasping the transition of his / her state of mind by visually recognizing the transition of the lit lamp.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can objectively grasp the transition of his / her state of mind when he / she is putting and objectively understands what kind of state of mind / body can perform good putting. Can be made.

(C: deformation)
Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the above embodiments may of course be modified as follows.
(1) In each of the above embodiments, information relating to heartbeat and information relating to respiration are used as the biological information. However, only one of these may be used, and both information relating to heartbeat and information relating to respiration may be used. In addition to (or instead of) one of these, other information on the living body such as perspiration, blood flow, and body temperature may be used. In short, any biological information that can be detected by the sensor can be used. Moreover, the sensor which detects a user's biometric information is not necessarily limited to what is mounted | worn with a user's body. For example, an infrared sensor may be used when detecting body temperature as biological information.

(2) In each of the above embodiments, in the practice step, an allowable range is obtained from the biological information data stored in the biological information database 144a in association with evaluation data indicating good evaluation, and the current biological information is the allowable range. It was determined whether it is in the state which can perform favorable putting by determining whether it is settled in. However, it is of course possible to obtain the permissible range for each biometric information in the biometric information recording step and store data indicating the permissible range in the biometric information database 144a. Also, instead of determining whether the current biological information is within the allowable range or not, whether or not it is in a state where good putting can be performed, evaluation that shows the time waveform indicated by the current biological information data and good evaluation The determination may be performed according to the strength of correlation between time waveforms indicated by the biological information data stored in the biological information database 144a in association with the data (for example, the magnitude of the cross-correlation value between both time waveforms). . In each of the above embodiments, data representing a time waveform of biological information is stored as biological information data in the biological information database 144a. However, it may be converted into frequency domain data and stored in the biological information database 144a. Of course, the comparison process in the practice support process SA110 (or SB110) may be performed in the frequency domain.

(3) In the said 1st Embodiment, when it determined with it being in the state which can perform favorable putting from both the information regarding a heartbeat and the information regarding respiration, the alerting | reporting which prompts a user to perform putting was performed. However, the notification may be performed when any one of the information indicates that a good putting can be performed. Further, similarly to the above-described first embodiment, a notification device simulating a two-lamp type signal device is used, lighting control of one (for example, a red lamp) is performed according to information on heartbeat, and the other is performed according to information on breathing. The lighting control may be performed.

  In addition, when using a notification device that imitates a three-lamp type signal device as in the second embodiment, it is determined that it is suitable for an address that is not suitable for putting based on both information relating to heartbeat and information relating to breathing. If it is determined that the yellow lamp is turned on and the blue lamp is turned on when it is determined that a better putting can be performed, the transition to the address is made prior to the notification that prompts the user to perform the putting. You may make it perform the alerting | reporting to urge. For example, the first allowable range (for example, a range of ± 20%) obtained from the biological information data stored in the biological information database 144a by associating favorable evaluation data with the biological information data obtained by the biological information sensor If it is within the second tolerance range (eg, ± 10% range), it is determined that it is suitable for the address although it is not in a state where good putting is possible. For example, it is determined that it is in a state where good putting can be performed when it falls within the allowable range of 2.

(4) In each of the above-described embodiments, the biological information database 144a is in an empty state at the time of shipment of the competition practice support device from the factory. For example, data obtained statistically for a general golf player is stored in the biological information database 144a. The competition practice support device may be shipped from the factory in the stored state. According to such an aspect, it is possible to start putting practice using the competition practice support device without performing the biological information recording step prior to the practice step. In this case, the evaluation regarding the putting is input to the user (or the coach who accompanies the putting practice) in the practice step, and the evaluation data indicating the evaluation is associated with the biological information data collected in the putting practice in the biological information database 144a. By additionally writing, the stored contents of the biological information database 144a may be suitable for the user.

(5) In each of the above embodiments, the biological information database 144a is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 of the competition practice support device. However, a storage device (for example, USB (Universal Serial Bus) or SCSI (Small) connected to the competition practice support device via the external device I / F unit 120
The biological information database 144a may be stored in a computer system interface) (hard disk connected to the external device I / F unit 120 by a cable). The competition practice support device is connected to a telecommunication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet, and the biometric information database 144a is stored in a storage device (for example, a network-compatible hard disk) connected to the telecommunication line. You can keep it.

(6) In each of the above embodiments, a practice support program for causing the control unit 110 to execute the biometric information recording process and the practice support process of the present invention is stored in advance in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 of the competition practice support apparatus. However, the practice support program may be written and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), or may be distributed by downloading via a telecommunication line such as the Internet. good. This is because by operating a general computer according to the program distributed in this way, it becomes possible to cause the computer to function as the competition practice support device of each of the above embodiments. Of course, the program that causes the control unit 110 to execute the biometric information recording process and the program that causes the control unit 110 to execute the practice support process may be separate programs.

(7) In each of the above embodiments, the example of application to the assistance for putting practice in golf has been described. Also, the competition that is the subject of practice support according to the present invention is not limited to golf. For example, the present invention may be applied to pitching practice in baseball, serve practice in tennis, free kick practice in soccer, and free throw practice in basketball. In short, the present invention can be applied to practice of a competition action as long as the athlete can start the action spontaneously regardless of others.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A, 1B ... Competition practice assistance apparatus, 10 ... Heart rate sensor, 20 ... Respiration sensor, 30A, 30B ... Notification apparatus, 110 ... Control part, 120 ... External apparatus I / F part, 130 ... User I / F part, 140 ... Storage unit 142 ... Volatile storage unit 144 ... Nonvolatile storage unit 150 ... Bus.

Claims (4)

A sensor that detects a plurality of types of biological information of the user and outputs data representing the biological information;
Detecting means for detecting that a competition action in a certain competition is performed by the user;
Data recording means for writing data representing biological information within a predetermined period of time that ends at the timing at which the detection means detects the competition action or the vicinity thereof based on the output data of the sensor to a storage device;
A determination unit that compares the output data of the sensor and the storage content of the storage device, and separately determines whether or not the competition operation can be satisfactorily performed for each of the plurality of types of biological information;
A notification means for performing different notification according to the number of pieces of biological information determined to be able to satisfactorily perform the competition operation;
A competition practice support device characterized by comprising: Comprising input means for inputting the evaluation information of the competition action;
The data recording means writes the data extracted from the output data of the sensor and the evaluation information in association with each other every time the evaluation information is input through the input means, and writes the data into the storage device. Item 2. The competition practice support device according to Item 1. The detection means detects that the user has entered a preparation stage when performing the competition action,
The data recording means writes data representing biological information to the storage device at a timing when the detection means detects that the preparation stage has been entered or a timing in the vicinity thereof as the start of the predetermined period. The competition practice support device according to claim 1, wherein the device is a competition practice support device. The competition practice support device according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of types of biological information includes one or more of heartbeat, respiration, sweating, blood flow, and body temperature.

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