JPH0339178A - Golf score display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the scores and orders of self and other players to be arbitrarily known during the time of playing by setting an equipment which can be communicated with a central control equipment via a wire communication circuit, a score display device, an input keyboard, and a wireless signal transmitter and receiver, and by composing the communication equipment, of portable terminal devices for respective joiners. CONSTITUTION:Terminal devices 4a, 4b, 4c are composed in the same manner, and are provided with input keyboards, score display devices, wireless signal transmitters and receivers, and the like, and when the input of a self stroke number is provided every time each player holes out one hole, then their data signals are generated in a wireless type. The data signals generated from the terminal devices 4a, 4b, 4c are received by wireless transmitters and receivers 2a, 2b and the like arranged at proper positions in a course, and are brought to an arithmetic circuit 1a in a central control equipment 1 by a wire communication circuit 3a, and are recorded, and required arithmetic is performed on totalization and the like. The contents are read out according to requirement on a display device 1b set in the central control circuit 1 and can be displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a novel score display system that can immediately notify each player of the scores and rankings of participants in a competition while playing golf.

[Conventional technology]

Currently, large-scale display devices are sometimes used in large-scale international matches, etc., but in competitions held by ordinary players, it is not possible to know the results of others or one's own current ranking while playing. Since it is only possible to know the final ranking etc. by adding up the scorecards submitted by each player after the play is over, there is a problem that the game lacks interest.

If you can see participants' scores and intermediate rankings while playing, your interest will double.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention has been made from the above viewpoint, and its purpose is to provide a golf score display system that allows players to know their own and other players' scores and rankings at any time during the playing period. It's about doing.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide a central management device, a wireless transmitting/receiving device provided in at least one location within the golf course, a wired communication line provided between the central management device and the wireless transmitting/receiving device, and a score display device and input device. This can be achieved by a golf score display system comprising a terminal device that each participant can carry and is equipped with a keyboard and a device capable of communicating with a central management device via the wireless transmitter/receiver device.

[For production]

With a system like the one above, players could enter their stroke counts for each hole during play into a terminal they carry with them, and that data would be sent to the central management device and aggregated. etc., so if necessary, you can press a button on the terminal to communicate with the central management device, read out the tally results, etc., and display them on the score display device of the terminal, so you can update the score at any time during the play period. Players can also know the scores and rankings of other players, greatly increasing the interest in golf during the playing period.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a golf score display system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the terminal.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a central management device installed in the clubhouse, 2a and 2b are wireless transmitter/receivers located at appropriate locations within the golf course, and 3a and 3b are the central management line 1 and wireless transmitter/receiver devices 2a and 2b. Wired communication device connecting 2b, 4
Terminals a, 4b and 4c are carried by the player or his/her companion.

The terminals 4a, 4b and 4C all have the same configuration, and as described later, are equipped with an input keyboard, a score display device, a wireless transceiver, etc. Once you enter the number of strokes, the data is transmitted wirelessly. Terminal 4a.

The data sent from 4b and 4c is received by wireless transceivers ff12a, 2b, etc. placed at appropriate locations on the course, and sent to the central management unit I via wired communication line 3a.
It is brought to the arithmetic circuit 1a in l and recorded,
Aggregation and other desired operations are performed. The contents can be read out and displayed on the display device 1b provided in the central management device 1, if necessary.

Therefore, if each player wants to know his own and other players' scores and rankings during play, when he presses the call button on his terminal, the call signal is sent to the wireless transmission/reception bag fi2.
a, 2b etc. to the central management unit l.

In response, the central management device reads out the requested data and sends it to the wireless transmitter/receiver device 2a via the wired communication line 3b.
, 2b, and the wireless transmitting/receiving devices 2a, 2b transmit this in a wireless format. The terminal owned by the player who requested the data receives this wireless signal and displays the data on a display screen provided on the terminal. This allows the player to know his own and other players' scores and rankings as needed during the play period.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, an embodiment of the terminal carried by each player will be described. Since the terminals 4g, 4b and 4c all have the same configuration,
Here, only the terminal 4a will be explained.

As mentioned above, the terminal device 4a is a wireless transmitter/receiver device 2as2b.
It has a transmitting and receiving circuit for communicating with the score display device and its operating circuit, a storage device that records data and programs necessary for input/output, and a microprocessor that controls predetermined operations according to the program. In appearance, the illumination power switch 40 is displayed on the display surface 41. of the score display device. Numeric keypad 42, selection key 43
, record button 44, call button 45, clear key 46,
It has a transmission button 47, a rod antenna 48, and the like.

When a player wants to input his or her stroke count after clearing one hole, when the player turns on the power switch 40 and presses the record button 44, the display screen 4 such as a liquid crystal panel is displayed.
1 top 1: rPLAYER: J, “HANDICAP: J
, rHOLE:J, rsTROKE:J, etc. will appear, and the characters "rPLAYER" will blink to prompt you to input them. Therefore, the player uses the selection key 43 to input a symbol given in advance to the competition group to which he belongs, such as "rB," and also inputs his own number "51" within that group by pressing the numeric keypad 42. Check that these inputs are correct, and then press the record button 44 again.If there is an error, press the clear key 46, re-enter the correct symbols, numbers, etc., and then press the record button 44. Then, the letters rHAND J CAPJ will flash to prompt you to enter it, so use the numeric keypad 42 to enter your handicap number, for example ro 7J, and press the record button 44. ni rHoLE
The letter J will flash, so enter the number of the hole you just holed out to, for example RO5, and press the record button 44.
Press. Then, the characters rsTROKEJ will flash at the end, so you can see your stroke count on the 5th hole, for example,
06". Finally, check whether there are any errors in all of these input values, and if there are any errors, press the clear key 46 to re-enter the correct symbols, numbers, etc., and then press the send button 47. Then, these input data are transmitted from the terminal 4a in a wireless format, received by the wireless transmitting/receiving devices 2a and 2b, processed by the central management device 1 as described above, and recorded.

The values of rPLAYERj and rHAND I CAPJ do not change during one round, so if you enter them once when you clear the first hole, the next time you play Jakuburi, rHO
It is recommended that only the numerical values of LBJ and rsTROKEJ be inputted.

If a player wants to know his own or other players' scores and rankings during the play period, he first presses the call button 45. Then, the rPLA will be displayed on the display surface 4I of the terminal.
The letters YERJ will appear and blink, so enter your own group symbol rBJ and your own number within the group r5J. If you want to know the data of another player, enter that person's symbol and number. Thereafter, when the send button 47 is pressed, this calling signal is transmitted from the terminal and sent to the central management unit 1 via the wireless transmitting/receiving devices 2a, 2b, etc. In response, the central management device reads the requested data and sends it to the wireless transmitting/receiving devices 2a, 2b, which then transmit it in a wireless format. In such a case, the terminal 4a owned by the player who requested the data receives this wireless signal and displays the data on the display screen as shown in FIG.

In that case, the total results up to the hole where the last player in the group holed out at the time the data was requested are displayed, rHOLEJ is the hole number, and rNET 5COREJ is the net of player rB5J up to that hole. Score, FRANK IN
G" indicates the ranking.

After knowing the player's own data, if the player wants to know the data of other players, the player presses the call button 45 again and performs the same operation.

The terminal device 4a is made as small as possible so that the player or his/her attendant can carry it around in a pocket or the like.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know one's own and other players' scores and rankings at any time during the play period, and the interest in golf during the play period can be greatly increased. A score display system is provided.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments,
The form of the terminal, the types of data that can be input and read, etc. can be changed as necessary, and the number of wireless transmitting and receiving devices 2a and 2b can also be changed depending on the region. It is intended to encompass all readily conceivable modifications.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a golf score display system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the terminal. 1・・−・・−・−・・−・・−・・−−−−− Central management device la・・・・・−・・−・−・・−・−−−
-1...Arithmetic circuit 1b...--...--1--
・---Display device 2a, 2b・---
−1−・−−1−−−−・・−・・−Wireless transmitting/receiving device 3
a, 3b...--Wired communication lines 4a to 4C--...--...---
−・Terminal 40・・−・−・−・−・・−・−・−・・
--- Power switch 41 Display surface numeric keypad 3 Selection key 4 Cc! Recording button Call button 6 Clear key 7 Send button 8 --- Rod antenna

Claims (1)

[Claims] a central management device, a wireless transmitting/receiving device provided at at least one location within the golf course, a wired communication line provided between the central management device and the wireless transmitting/receiving device, a score display device, an input keyboard, and the wireless A golf score display system comprising: a terminal device which is equipped with a device capable of communicating with a central management device via a transmitting/receiving device and can be carried by each participant;