JPH05253327A - Score managing system for golf links - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make score information of other groups available at set positions of terminals while simplifying a score inputting operation from the terminals by eliminating the need for inputting any hole number of at each hole. CONSTITUTION:A terminal 1 is set at each hole to enable communication with a center device 2. Each terminal 1 is provided with a keyboard 6 and a display section 5 and also has the number of the hole involved stored. When a score of each player is inputted by keying from the terminal 1, key input data and the hole number are transmitted to the center device 2 to be stored. When a transfer demand is sent to the center device 2 by a key operation, the center device 2 searches score information of other groups to be sent to the terminal which issues the demand. The data received with the terminal 1 is shown on a display section 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a score management system on a golf course for centrally managing scores of a plurality of players.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, when playing at a golf course, each player needs to write a score for each hole in a score card. In recent years, competitions called golf competitions are frequently held. To collect the final results of each player, the organizer collects score cards from each player and then manually collects the scores. , Have decided the ranking.

Particularly in the case of a golf competition in which a large number of people participate, this kind of totaling work requires a great deal of time and labor,
The work burden on the organizer is heavy. Therefore, recently, a small terminal device was carried in each group, and a center device capable of communicating with each terminal device was installed in the clubhouse. From each terminal device, the score of each player was transferred to the center device for each hole. On the other hand, a score management system has been proposed in which the score is transmitted to the center device and the received score of each player is automatically totaled.

[0004]

However, in this type of score management system, when the score of each player is input from the terminal device after each hole, it is necessary to input the number of the hole score each time. The input operation is complicated.

Moreover, the terminal device is only for transmitting the score to the center device, and has a problem that the function is limited and the service to the player is lacking. Particularly in a golf competition, each player is interested in the scores of other groups, but the conventional golf management system cannot obtain the score information of other groups, which makes it difficult to satisfy the player's request.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problem, and provides a score management system in a golf course in which it is not necessary to input a hole number each time in order to input a score of each player for each hole. The purpose is to provide.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a score management system in a golf course where the score information of other groups can be easily obtained at appropriate places in each hole.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a terminal device is installed in each hole at any position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole.
A score management system in a golf course is configured by each terminal device and a center device capable of communicating. Each terminal device has storage means for storing the number of the installed hall, input means for inputting a personal authentication code unique to each player and the score of each player, and each player input by the input means. The personal authentication code and score and the number of the hole stored in the storage means are transmitted to the center device. On the other hand, the center device stores in the storage means, a reception means for receiving transmission data from each terminal device, a storage means for accumulating and storing the score received by the reception means for each player. Further, it is provided with an aggregating means for aggregating the score for each player and an output means for outputting the aggregating result by the aggregating means.

In the score management system according to the second aspect of the present invention, each terminal device inputs the storage means for storing the number of the installed hole, the individual authentication code unique to each player, and the score of each player. Input means for transferring the score information of another group to the center device, transfer request means for requesting the center device to transfer score information of another group, the personal authentication code and score of each player input from the input means, and the transfer request means. Transmission means for selectively transmitting a transfer request together with the hole number stored in the storage means to the center device, receiving means for receiving transfer information from the center device, and another group received by the receiving means. And an output unit that outputs the score information of. On the other hand, the center device receives the transmission data and the transfer request from each terminal device, a storage device for accumulating and storing the score received by the reception device for each player, and the storage device. Totaling means for totaling the scores for each player stored in, output means for outputting the totaling result by the totaling means, and searching means for searching the score information of the corresponding group in response to a transfer request from each terminal device. And transmitting means for transmitting the score information retrieved by the retrieval means to the terminal device of the transfer request destination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a mobile communication device carried by each group, a terminal device installed at any position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and each terminal device. A score management system in a golf course is configured by a center device that can communicate with The mobile communication device includes an input unit for inputting a personal authentication code unique to each player and a score of each player, and a transmission unit for transmitting the personal authentication code and the score input by the input unit to a terminal device. Is equipped with. In addition, each terminal device has a storage unit for storing the number of the installed hole, a reception unit for receiving transmission data from the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device enters a communication area, and a storage unit for storing the data. It is provided with transmitting means for transmitting the stored hole number and the data received by the receiving means to the center device. On the other hand, the center device is
Receiving means for receiving transmission data from each terminal device, storage means for accumulating and storing the score received by the receiving means for each player, and totalizing the score for each player stored in the storage means And totalizing means for outputting the totalized result by the totalizing means.

In the score management system according to the invention of claim 4, the mobile communication device has input means for inputting a personal authentication code unique to each player and a score of each player, and score information of other groups. Transfer requesting means for requesting the transfer of the data to the center device, and transmitting means for selecting the personal authentication code and score input from the inputting means and the transfer request from the transfer requesting means and transmitting them to the terminal device. I have it. Further, each terminal device stores the number of the installed hole, and receives transmission data or a transfer request from the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device enters the communicable area, and from the center device. Receiving means for receiving the transfer information of the above, the transmitting means for transmitting the received data or the transfer request from the mobile communication device by the receiving means and the hole number stored in the storing means to the center device, and the receiving means for receiving And output means for outputting score information of the other group.
On the other hand, the center device receives the transmission data and the transfer request from each terminal device, a storage device for accumulating and storing the score received by the reception device for each player, and the storage device. Totaling means for totaling the scores for each player stored in, output means for outputting the totaling result by the totaling means, and searching means for searching the score information of the corresponding group in response to a transfer request from each terminal device. And transmitting means for transmitting the score information retrieved by the retrieval means to the terminal device of the transfer request destination.

[0012]

In the score management system according to the present invention, each terminal device is installed at any position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole for each hole,
Moreover, since each terminal device stores the number of the installed hole, when inputting the score for each hole, it is not necessary to input the information of which hole the score is.

In the score management system according to the invention of claim 2 or claim 4, the center device requests the transfer of the score information of another group to the center device, while the center device transmits the score information to the requesting terminal device. Therefore, the score information of other groups can be confirmed at each installation position of the terminal device.

In the score management system according to the third aspect of the present invention, each terminal device is installed in each hole at an arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and each group communicates with each terminal device. Since it is possible to carry a mobile communication device that can be carried, when the mobile communication device enters the communication area of the terminal device, the score can be transmitted from the mobile communication device to the center device through the terminal device, and the installation location of the terminal device It is possible to input scores by hand without moving to.

Further, in the score management system according to the invention of claim 4, since the transfer request of the score information of another group can be made in the mobile communication device, only the score input operation can be performed at hand without moving to the place where the terminal device is installed. In addition, the transfer request operation of the score information is possible.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a score management system in a golf course according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, CH is a clubhouse, GR is a green in one hole, TG is a tee ground in the next hole, and any position from the green GR to the tee ground TG, in this embodiment, the tee ground TG. The terminal device 1 is installed in the vicinity of.

The terminal device 1 is located at the above-mentioned positions for the 1st to 8th holes and the 10th to 17th holes, and for the 9th and 18th holes near the green of the hole or from the green to the clubhouse. CH
Each of the terminal devices 1 and the center device 2 provided in the club house CH can communicate with each other by being installed at arbitrary positions up to.

The terminal device 1 is provided vertically along a road, and a card insertion groove 4, a display section 5, a keyboard 6 and the like are provided on a front operation surface 3. The card insertion groove 4
2 is for inserting and sliding the score input card 7 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and a card reader is provided at an appropriate place inside the card insertion groove 4.

FIG. 2 shows the surface of the score input card 7. The group code a indicates the organization that hosts the golf competition, the group code b indicates the group to play, and the group code assigned to each player. Player number c of
The name d of each player is printed. In the illustrated example, the group code a is "A" and the group code b is "00".
1 ", the player number c is" 1 "to" 4 ", and the unique personal authentication code for authenticating each player is, for example," A-001-1 "for the player whose player number c is" 1 ". .. For a general group that does not belong to a group, "0" is printed as the group code a.

FIG. 3 shows the back surface of the score input card 7, in which a band-shaped information recording portion 8 for magnetically recording predetermined information is provided along the length direction. The information recording section 8 records various pieces of information such as the group code a, the group code b, and the player number c.

FIG. 4 shows the overall configuration of this score management system and the circuit configurations of the center device 2 and each terminal device 1. Each terminal device 1 includes a microprocessor, a ROM 9 in which fixed data such as a program and a hole number is stored via a bus to a CPU 9 which is a control body, and a RAM 1 used for reading and writing data.
1 is connected.

The CPU 9 decodes and executes the program in the ROM 10 and reads and writes data to and from the RAM 11 while controlling the input / output operation of each input / output device in series through the input / output port. As the input / output device, the CP
U9 has a display unit 5, a keyboard 6, a card reader 12,
The transmission unit 13 and the like are connected.

The display unit 5 is composed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and the key input data and score information of other groups at the time of the golf competition described later are displayed on the screen. The keyboard 6 is for inputting scores of each player, and the configuration of the keyboard 6 is specifically shown in FIG.

The keyboard 6 includes a numeric keypad 14 consisting of numeral keys "0" to "9", a correction key 15,
Arranged are arrow keys 16 and 17, an input key 18, a setting key 19, an end key 20, a transfer request key 21, a communication lamp 22, and the like.

The correction key 15 is pressed when correcting key input data. The arrow keys 16 and 17 are used to scroll the display screen of the display unit 5 and move the cursor. The input key 18 is pressed when the score is input, and the setting key 19 is used for setting the numerical data. The end key 20 is pressed when the input of the score or the like is completed. The transfer request key 21 is pressed when the center device 2 is requested to transfer the score information of another group. The communication lamp 22 is turned on when communicating with the center device 2.

Returning to FIG. 4, the card reader 12 is provided inside the card insertion groove 4 and reads recorded information from the information recording section 8 of the score input card 7. The transmission unit 13 is a unit that transmits score information to the center device 2, outputs a transfer request, and further receives score information of another group from the center device 2.

FIG. 6 is a memory map showing the storage contents of the RAM 11, which is a card reading information storage area M1, a key input data storage area M2, a transmission data editing area M3.
It has a reception data storage area M4, flag setting areas M5, M6, and the like.

The information read from the information recording section 8 of the score input card 7 is stored in the card read information storage area M1, and the keyboard 1 is stored in the key input data storage area M2.
The numeric data keyed in from 2 are stored respectively. In the figure, a buffer 30 is for temporarily storing key input data.

The transmission data editing area M3 is used to edit a transmission message to be transmitted to the center device 2 using the key input data and the hole number stored in the ROM 10. The reception data storage area M4 stores the score information of the other groups transmitted from the center device 2. The flag setting areas M5 and M6 are areas for setting the flags F1 and F2, and the significance of the flags F1 and F2 will be described later.

The center device 2 is also one in which the ROM 24, the RAM 25, and each input / output device are connected to the CPU 23 which is the main body of control / calculation.
The program of M24 is decoded and executed, and the input / output operation of each input / output device is controlled in series through the input / output port while reading / writing data from / to the RAM 25. As the input / output device, a keyboard 26, a display unit 27, a printing unit 28, a transmission unit 29, etc. are connected to the CPU 23.

The keyboard 26 is used to input various kinds of data, and the display unit 27 and the printing unit 28 display and print the score totaling result. The transmission unit 29 receives score information and a transfer request from each terminal device 1,
It is for transmitting score information of another group to the terminal device 2 of the transfer request destination.

7 to 9 show the control procedure by the CPU 9 of each terminal device 1 in step 1 (indicated by "ST1" in the drawings)-
This is shown in step 31. In step 1 of FIG.
U9 determines whether or not the score input card 7 is inserted into the card insertion groove 4, and if the determination of "Is there a card input?" In Step 1 is "YES", Step 2
Then, it is determined by the contents of the flag F1 whether or not the communication with the center device 2 is in progress.

If communication is not in progress, "F in step 2"
1 = 1? Is NO, and the next step 3
Then, the CPU 9 transfers the card reading information read by the card reader 12 to the card reading information storage area M1 of the RAM 11.
To store.

Next, the CPU 9 determines whether or not there is a key operation on the keyboard 6, and if the determination is "YES", it determines which key is pressed in the following steps 5-9. If the input key 18 is pressed, the determination in step 5 is "YES", and in the next step 10, it is determined whether or not the input key 18 has already been pressed according to the content of the flag F2. In this case, since the determination is “NO”, the process proceeds to step 11, and the CPU 9 refers to the card reading information in the RAM 11 to display the input data table S in the format shown in FIG. F2
Is set to "1" (step 12).

On the display screen in the figure, outside the input data table S, the number of the hall where the terminal device 1 is installed,
That is, the number of the hole that has just been played, the group code and the group code are displayed, and the input data table S is displayed.
Inside, the numbers and names of the respective players are displayed, and the cursor 31 is first positioned in the score entry field 32 of the first player.

Next, when the score of the first player is entered on the ten-key pad 14, the determination in step 6 is "YE."
Since the flag F2 has already been set, the determination in the next step 13 also becomes "YES", and the numerical data is set in the buffer 30 (step 14).

Next, when the setting key 19 is pressed, the determination at step 7 becomes "YES", and since there is numerical data in the buffer 30, the determination at next step 15 also becomes "YES", and the CPU 9 causes the buffer 9 After storing the numerical data in 30 in the key input data storage area M2 of the RAM 16, the cursor 31 is moved to the score entry field 32 of the second player (steps 16 and 17).

Similarly, when the end key 20 is finally pressed after the scores of the second to fourth players have been keyed in, the determination in step 8 becomes "YES" and step 18 in FIG. The CPU 9 reads the hole number from the ROM 10 and the key input data from the RAM 11, and edits the transmission message in the format shown in FIG. 11 using the transmission data editing area M3 of the RAM 11 (step 19). This transmission message contains hole number, group code, group code, each player number, score and other data.

In the next step 20, the CPU 9 transmits the transmission message to the center device 2 via the transmission unit 13,
The flag F2 is reset, and the contents of the areas M1 to M3 of the RAM 11 are cleared (steps 21 and 2).
2). Although not shown in the figure, when the transmission message is accepted by the center device 2, it goes without saying that a response to that effect is sent to the terminal device 1.

Next, when it is desired to know the scores of other groups in the same group, after inserting the score input card 7 into the card insertion groove 4 and sliding it, the transfer request key 21 of the keyboard 6 is pressed. Become. This step 1
8 through 8, the determination in step 9 becomes “YES”, and
In step 23, the CPU 9 sets the flag F1 and then outputs a transfer request to the center device 2 via the transmitter 13 to turn on the communication lamp 22 (steps 24, 2).
5). In this case, the hole number and group code are also transmitted together with the transfer request.

After this transmission operation, the system waits for reception from the center device 2, and if the transmission unit 13 receives the received data from the center device 2, the determination in step 26 is "YE."
S ”, the CPU 9 stores the received data in the received data storage area M4 of the RAM 11, and the communication lamp 22
Is turned off (steps 27 and 28).

FIG. 12 shows a format of a transmission message transmitted by the center device 2. This transmission message includes play progress information about each player of all groups belonging to the same organization. The play progress information of each player includes information such as a group code, a player name, a score of each hole, a handicap, and a hole number of the last completed play.

At the next step 29, the CPU 9 displays the play progress information for all the players on the display section 5 based on the received data. FIG. 13 shows a specific example of the display screen. After that, when the end key 20 of the keyboard 6 is pressed, the determination in step 30 is “Y
"ES", the CPU 9 erases this display, resets the flag F1 in the next step 31, and sets R
The contents of the received data storage area M4 of AM11 are cleared. In addition, in case of forgetting to press the end key 20, it is desirable that the display is automatically turned off after a certain period of time.

FIG. 14 shows a control procedure by the CPU 23 of the center device 2. In step 1 of the figure, the CPU
23 determines whether or not there is any reception from the terminal device 1, and if the determination in step 1 is “YES”, the received data is stored in the received data storage area m3 (see FIG. (Shown in FIG. 15), and in subsequent steps 3 and 4, it is judged whether the received data is score information or a transfer request.

If it is the score information, the determination in step 3 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to step 5 and the RAM 25
The score of each player is written in the corresponding hole area of the score table storage area m1. Next, the CPU 23 determines whether or not this score information is for the final hole,
If the determination is “NO”, the process returns to step 1 and waits for the next reception, and if the determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to step 7 to compile the scores for each player in the group. Then, the totalized result is written in a predetermined area of the score table storage area m1. The tally here is
The gross value (net value) of the score of 18 holes is calculated, and the handicap is subtracted from the total value to calculate the gross value.

Next, the CPU 23 determines whether or not the score information is for the final group in the group. If the determination in step 8 is "NO", the process returns to step 1 for the next reception. If the determination is “YES”, the process proceeds to step 9 to total the scores for the group, and the totalized result is written in the score table storage area m1. At this stage, the totals for each player in each group are all completed, so the totals here are for determining the ranking of the results from the one with the smaller gross value of the score. In the next step 10, the CPU 23 causes the display unit 27 to display the counting result,
Further, the printing section 28 is made to print.

On the other hand, when the received data is a transfer request,
The determination in step 4 is “YES”, and the CPU 23
The score table storage area m1 of the AM25 is searched to read out the score progress of each player of all groups belonging to the group, and the transmission data editing area m2 is used to edit the transmission message in the format shown in FIG. The transmission message is transmitted from the unit 29 to the terminal device 1 of the transfer request destination (steps 11 and 12).

Each terminal device 1 of the above embodiment has a function of inputting the score of each player and requesting and displaying the transfer of the score information of other groups. As shown in FIG. The terminal device 1a having only the score input function is installed in the vicinity of the green GR of the hole, and the terminal device of the above embodiment having the score input function and the transfer request function in the vicinity of the tee ground TG of the next hole. A terminal device (not shown) having only one or a score information transfer request function may be installed.

FIG. 16 shows a schematic configuration of a score management system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a terminal device installed near the next tee ground, 2 is a center device provided in the clubhouse CH, and the terminal device 1 is provided in the golf cart 33 of the group (set). A mobile communication device 34 capable of communicating with is installed.

The operation surface 3 on the front surface of the terminal device 1 is provided with the same structure as that of the first embodiment, that is, the card insertion groove 4, the display portion 5, and the keyboard 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the mobile communication device 34 has an upper surface as an operation surface 35, and the operation surface 35 is provided with a card insertion groove 36, a keyboard 37, and a display portion 38 as in the terminal device 1. is there.

The terminal device 1 can perform a score input operation for each player and a score information transfer request operation for another group, and can display received data. On the other hand, the mobile communication device 34 can perform a score input operation for each player and a score information transfer request operation for another group. The terminal device 1 does not necessarily have to be configured to be capable of requesting transfer of score information.

The keyboard 37 of the mobile communication device 34 has the same structure as that of the first embodiment, that is, "0".
Numeric keypad 14 consisting of numeric keys of "9", correction key 1
5, arrow keys 16, 17, input key 18, setting key 1
9, an end key 20 and a transfer request key 21 are provided,
An alarm lamp 36 is provided. This alarm lamp 39
Is for illuminating when the mobile communication device 34 enters the area where it can communicate with the terminal device 1, and prompts the input operation of the golf score.

FIG. 18 shows the overall configuration of the score management system of the second embodiment, the center device 2, each terminal device 1, and
The respective circuit configurations of the mobile communication device 34 are also shown together.
The circuit configuration of each terminal device 1 and the center device 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted by assigning the same reference numerals to the corresponding configurations. The transmission unit 1 of the terminal device 1
3 is capable of communicating with the center device 2 over a long distance,
The mobile communication device 34 can communicate with the mobile communication device 34 within a narrow area around it.

The mobile communication device 34 includes a microprocessor, and a ROM 41 in which programs and fixed data are stored via a bus with respect to the CPU 40, which is the controlling body.
A RAM 42 used for reading and writing data and data is connected.

The CPU 40 decodes and executes the program of the ROM 41, reads and writes data to and from the RAM 42, and controls the input / output operations of each input / output device in series through the input / output ports. As the input / output device, the C
A display unit 38, a keyboard 36, a card reader 43, a transmission unit 44, a transmission unit 45, etc. are connected to the PU 40.

The display section 38 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and key input data is displayed on its screen. The keyboard 36 is for inputting the score of each player, and the configuration of the keyboard 36 is as described above. The card reader 43 has the card insertion groove 36.
The information recording section 8 of the score input card 7 provided inside the
Read the recorded information. The transmission unit 44 transmits score information and a transfer request to each terminal device 1, and the transmission unit 45 constantly outputs a search signal to a limited range around it.

FIG. 19 is a CPU of the mobile communication device 34.
The control procedure by 40 is shown in steps 1 to 26. First, the CPU 40 determines in step 1 whether or not a response signal is received from the terminal device 1 in the hall. This response signal is continuously output for a fixed time when the terminal device 1 receives the search signal from the mobile communication device 34. When the determination in step 1 is “YES”, the CP signal
U40 determines whether or not the alarm lamp 29 of the keyboard 37 is lit, and if the determination is "NO",
In step 3, the alarm lamp 29 is turned on, and if the determination is "YES", step 3 is skipped, and in step 4, the input of card recording information is awaited.

If the judgment of "response signal reception?" In step 1 is "NO", it proceeds to step 5 and it is judged whether or not the alarm lamp 29 is lit, and if the judgment is "NO". If so, the process returns to step 1 and waits for reception of the response signal. If the determination in step 5 is "YES", that is, if the mobile communication device 34 once enters the communication area with the terminal device 1 and then exits from that area, the alarm lamp 29 is turned off in step 6. Step 1
It waits to receive the response signal of.

Next, when the score input card 7 is inserted into the card insertion groove 36 and the card record information is input, the determination in step 4 is "YES", and the CPU 40 stores the card read information by the card reader 12 in the RAM 42 card. The data is stored in the read information storage area (not shown) (step 7).

Next, in step 8 of FIG. 20, the CPU 40
Determines whether or not there is a key operation on the keyboard 37, and if the determination is “YES”, the following steps 9 to
At 13, it is determined which key has been pressed. If the input key 18 is pressed, the determination in step 5 is "YE
S ", and after confirming the content of the operated flag F of the input key in the next step 14, the format of the input data table is displayed on the display section 38 and the flag F is set to" 1 "(step 15, 16).

Next, when the score of the first player is entered on the ten-key pad 14, the determination in step 10 is "Y".
ES ", the CPU 40 confirms that the flag F has been set in step 17, and sets the numerical data in the buffer (step 18).

Next, when the setting key 19 is pressed, the determination at step 11 is "YES", and the determination "whether there is numerical data?" At step 15 is "YES". RAM 42 for register data
After storing in the key input data storage area of
The score entry column for the second player is entered (steps 20 and 21).

Similarly, if the end key 20 is finally pressed after the scores of the second to fourth players have been keyed in, the determination in step 12 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to step 23, The CPU 40 edits a message sent to the terminal device 1 (step 22). This transmission message includes data such as a group code, a group code, each player number, and a score. After confirming that the CPU 40 is receiving a response signal from the terminal device 1 in the next step 23, In step 24, the transmission message is transmitted to the terminal device 1 via the transmission unit 44, and in step 25, the contents of the RAM 42 are cleared. If no response signal is received when the message is sent, step 2
3 is "NO" and is cleared in step 25.

Next, when it is desired to know the scores of other groups belonging to the same group, after inserting the score input card 7 into the card insertion groove 36 and sliding it, the keyboard 37 is used.
The transfer request key 21 is pressed. As a result, the determination in step 13 becomes “YES” through steps 1 to 12, and in step 26, the CPU 40 outputs a transfer request from the transmission unit 44 to the terminal device 1 (step 26). In this case, the group code is also transmitted together with the transfer request.

FIG. 21 shows steps 1 to 16 of the control procedure by the CPU 9 of the terminal device 1. In step 1 of the figure, the CPU 9 determines whether or not a search signal is received from the mobile communication device 34, and if the determination is “YES”, then in step 2, the mobile communication device is transmitted via the transmission unit 13. 34
A response signal is output to, and in step 4, it waits for reception from the mobile communication device 34 while confirming that the search signal is continuously received (step 3).

Next, when either the score information or the transfer request is received from the mobile communication device 34, the received data is stored in the received data storage area of the RAM 11 (step 5), and if it is the score information, the step 6 Is YES, and the CPU 9 in step 8 reads the ROM1
The hole number is read from 0, the received data is read from the RAM 11, the transmission message is edited using the transmission data editing area of the RAM 10, and then the transmission message is transmitted.
3 to the center device 2 (steps 9 and 1).
0).

If the received data is a transfer request, the determination in step 7 is "YES", the CPU 9 outputs a transfer request to the center device 2 and turns on the communication lamp 22 (steps 11 and 12). .. In this case, it goes without saying that the hole number and group code are also transmitted together with the transfer request.

After this transmission operation, the transmission is on standby for reception from the center device 2, and if the transmission unit 13 receives the reception data from the center device 2, the determination in step 13 is "YE."
S ”, the CPU 9 stores the received data in the received data storage area of the RAM 11, turns off the communication lamp 22, and then displays the play progress information for all the players on the display unit 5 for a predetermined time based on the received data. Display (steps 14-16).

The control procedure by the CPU 23 of the center device 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the explanation is omitted here. Further, the case of inputting a score or making a transfer request using the terminal device 1 is also the same as in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be similarly omitted. In the second embodiment described above, the center device 2
Although the transfer information from is displayed on the terminal device 1,
It is also possible to transmit this transfer information to the mobile communication device 34 and display it on the display unit 38 of the mobile communication device 34.

[0070]

As described above, according to the present invention, the terminal device is installed at each arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole for each hole, and the hole number is stored in each terminal device, and the center number is stored. Since it is transmitted to the device together with the score input data, it is not necessary to input information on which hole the score is, and the input operation can be simplified.

In the invention of claim 2 or claim 4,
Since the center device requests the transfer of the score information of the other group to the center device, while the center device transmits the score information to the terminal device of the request destination, the content is output to the output unit of the terminal device. At each installation position of the terminal device,
The score information of other groups can be easily confirmed.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, the terminal device is installed in each hole at any position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and each group is a mobile communication device capable of communicating with each terminal device. Since the mobile communication device enters the communication area of the terminal device, the score can be transmitted from the mobile communication device to the center device through the terminal device without moving to the installation location of the terminal device. It is possible to input the score at hand.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, since the transfer request of the score information of another group can be made in the mobile communication device, only the score input operation can be carried out at hand without moving to the installation place of the terminal device. In addition, the remarkable effect that the transfer request operation of the score information is possible is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a score management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outer appearance of a surface of a score input card used in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the outer appearance of the back surface of the score input card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a score management system and a circuit configuration of a center device and each terminal device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a keyboard.

FIG. 6 is a memory map showing stored contents of a RAM in the terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the terminal device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the terminal device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an input data table displayed on a display unit.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of a transmission message sent to the center device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of a transmission message sent to a terminal device.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of play progress information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the center device.

FIG. 15 is a memory map showing stored contents of RAM in the center device.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a score management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of the mobile communication device in the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a score management system according to a second example, and a circuit configuration of a center device, each terminal device, and a mobile communication device.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the mobile communication device.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the mobile communication device.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Terminal device 2 Center device 4,36 Card insertion groove 5,27,38 Display part 6,37 Keyboard 9,23,40 CPU 10,24,41 ROM 11,25,42 RAM 12,43 Card reader 13,29, 44 transmission unit 28 printing unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device for each hole, which is installed at an arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and a center device capable of communicating with each terminal device. Each terminal device is installed. Storage means for storing the number of the generated hole, input means for inputting a personal authentication code unique to each player and the score of each player, personal identification code and score of each player input by the input means And a transmission means for transmitting the hole number stored in the storage means to a center device, the center device receiving means for receiving transmission data from each terminal device, and the reception means received by the reception means. Storage means for accumulating and storing scores for each player; totaling means for totaling the scores for each player stored in the storage means; and totaling means A score management system for a golf course, comprising: 2. A terminal device installed in each hole at an arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and a center device capable of communicating with each terminal device. Each terminal device is installed. Storage means for storing the number of the generated hole, input means for inputting a personal authentication code unique to each player and the score of each player, and requesting the center device to transfer score information of another group Transfer request means, the individual authentication code and score of each player input from the input means, and the transfer request from the transfer request means are selectively transmitted to the center device together with the hole number stored in the storage means. Transmitting means, receiving means for receiving transfer information from the center device, and outputting score information of another group received by the receiving means. And a receiving means for receiving the transmission data and the transfer request from each terminal device, and a storage means for accumulating and storing the score received by the receiving means for each player. , Totalizing means for totaling the scores of each player stored in the storage means, output means for outputting the totaling result by the totalizing means, and score information of the corresponding group in response to a transfer request from each terminal device. A score management system in a golf course, comprising: a search means for searching; and a transmitting means for transmitting the score information searched by the search means to a terminal device of a transfer request destination. 3. A mobile communication device carried by each group,
Each hole comprises a terminal device installed at an arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and a center device capable of communicating with each terminal device. The mobile communication device is unique to each player. Each terminal device is provided with an input means for inputting the individual authentication code and the score of each player, and a transmitting means for transmitting the individual authentication code and the score input by the input means to the terminal device. Storage means for storing a hole number; reception means for receiving transmission data from the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device enters a communication area; hole number stored in the storage means and the reception And a receiving means for receiving the transmission data from each terminal device, the center device comprising: Storage means for accumulating and storing the score received by the receiving means for each player, totaling means for totalizing the scores for each player stored in the storage means, and outputting the totaling result by the totaling means A score management system in a golf course, which comprises an output means. 4. A mobile communication device carried by each group,
Each hole comprises a terminal device installed at an arbitrary position from the vicinity of the green to the tee ground of the next hole, and a center device capable of communicating with each terminal device. The mobile communication device is unique to each player. Input means for inputting the individual authentication code and the score of each player, transfer requesting means for requesting the center device to transfer the score information of other groups, and the individual authentication code input by the input means, The terminal comprises a transmitting means for selecting a score and a transfer request from the transfer requesting means and transmitting the selected transfer request to the terminal device, each terminal device storing means for storing the number of the installed hole, and the mobile communication device communicating Receiving means for receiving transmission data or a transfer request from the mobile communication device when entering the feasible area and receiving transfer information from the center device, Transmitting means for transmitting the received data or transfer request from the mobile communication device by the receiving means and the hole number stored in the storing means to the center device, and outputting score information of other groups received by the receiving means. The center device includes output means, receiving means for receiving transmission data and transfer request from each terminal device, and storage means for accumulating and storing the score received by the receiving means for each player. , Totalizing means for totaling the scores of each player stored in the storage means, output means for outputting the totaling result by the totalizing means, and score information of the corresponding group in response to a transfer request from each terminal device. The search means for searching and the sending means for sending the score information searched by the searching means to the terminal device of the transfer request destination. Score management system in full field.