JPH08273014A - Long-distance relay record calculation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To speedily report time information and ranking information by sharing standard time based on a time signal among respective systems, measuring the arrival time of each team at a relay point, transferring that time to a central computer and summing it up. CONSTITUTION: A central host computer 1 is installed, a telephone line is laid at the relay point of a long-distance relay race, and satellite computers 10, 20... are connected. All the computers consisting of the system use the standard time provided from a telephone as reference time information and sets clocks provided at the computers to the standard time before the race is started. Besides, switchings 12, 22... and operators are prepared at the relay points as many as the number of teams, and the arrival times of all the respective teams are measured and transferred to the host computer 1. Then, those times are summed up by the computer 1 and sorted to show whether they are the data of the leaving time of advanced-up start or the data of arrival time each time the data are transmitted, and the data are stored in a measured time managing area corresponding to the relevant block of the relevant team while using the standard time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a relay relay record calculation system used for transmitting information during TV relay in a relay race such as relay relay race.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the required time of a runner who has run through each section has not been reported instantly as a record. Time is the most interesting thing for Lanna. In most cases, even a runner who runs out of physical strength close to his limit and falls to the goal, the gesture of pushing the stopwatch on his arm is noticed immediately after passing the plow to the next runner. This poses a safety problem, and the accuracy of measurement is poor if the stopwatch is pressed after passing the plow.

[0003] It is common to use radio waves for broadcasting to capture the moment of handing over and report the time. This method is possible for specific runners, but parallel information processing, which is a drawback of mass media such as TV, cannot be performed (voice information can be retrieved as individual information even if many people can speak at the same time. Also, the image information is not sufficient), so it is limited to the information of only the top group, and the information for broadcasting is not sufficient for the middle group and the team running near the last, and Since the official time information from the organizer, which will be announced later, cannot be waited for, the above-mentioned runner's own measurement is being performed.

There is also a method of transmitting information instantaneously by laying a net using an optical fiber, but it is too costly to use dedicated wiring at each relay point of a course that is infrequently used for a relay race and is seldom used. Not practical.

There is also a method of measuring the arrival time of a player who arrives at a goal at a relay point and transmitting it to a key station by radio waves, but it is necessary to switch the radio wave channel for each team, and it is troublesome to manufacture a transmission circuit. However, there was a problem in terms of feasibility.

Further, as a problem of a group having a slower ranking, it is not possible to infinitely extend the traffic regulation during the competition time, and the advance start system is adopted. This method is used especially when the competition distance is long and the time is long. In this case, since the runners of the teams who have not yet arrived at the relay point will all run at once, it is difficult to understand the ranking of the teams in the subsequent sections.

While watching the live broadcast on TV, the top battle is anxious, but considering that there are many people who support the lower teams whose lap times and rankings are not reported, CS (customer satisfaction) I don't think that enough efforts have been made.

Under these circumstances, it can be said that CS is taken into account regarding the time information of the teams and runners who are competing in the TV reports of the current relay races such as relay races. Absent.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to promptly notify the departure and arrival time information and ranking information of each team in a competition, and to make the accuracy close to the official record.

The problem of the equipment as a measuring means is that it does not require expensive equipment such as dedicated wiring for recording the competition, and it can be carried and reused even when the competition venue is changed and the equipment can be operated. It does not require many special operators.

Another object is to provide a system for calculating the correct ranking and time for the team that has started early so that the ranking of the competition can be more easily understood.

[0012]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Basically, as a means for solving the above problems, each system shares a standard time based on a time signal, and all arrival times of each team are highly accurate at a relay point. The purpose is to provide a system that calculates accurate information quickly by transferring it to a central host computer and totaling it.

Therefore, the functions of switch acquisition and telephone data transfer are utilized by using a commercially available personal computer. As a specific measuring method, a person who operates the switches as many as the number of teams is prepared, and parallel processing is performed so that many switches can be simultaneously input in a short time. The interface technology for transferring data by telephone and taking in switch information to the computer is an existing technology, and the equipment for that is commercially available and easily available. Also, telephone lines can be easily implemented in urban areas in most Ekiden competitions by temporarily installing them.

What is specially prepared can be realized by connecting the switches to the interface board added to the computer only with the switches according to the number of participating teams.

The satellite computer, which is required for the number of sections of the host computer and the relay relay station, is meaningless unless measurement is performed at a common time. Therefore, all computers use the standard time obtained from the telephone as the reference time information. This is easily possible by setting the clock held by the computer to the standard time obtained from the telephone at each relay station before the competition starts.

The arrival measurement is performed by temporarily storing the standard time of the satellite computer when the switch when the runner of each team arrives at the relay point is input. Since there are as many switch input persons as there are teams, there is no problem in inputting as long as the runners can be identified. Even so, it is quite possible that a group will enter the relay point, and there is a possibility of misunderstanding because the runner's speed is fast, so a checkpoint is set before the relay point to grasp the team name included in the group. Is considered necessary.

The data obtained by the satellite computer is transferred to the host computer using a telephone line.
The totaling is performed using a host computer, the required time is calculated from the difference between the arrival time and the departure time using standard time, and the result is made public upon request and service is provided.

[0018]

[Function] A central host computer is installed, a telephone line is laid at the relay point of the relay relay station, and a satellite computer is connected. All the computers that make up the system use the standard time obtained from the telephone as standard time information, and set the clock held by the computer to the standard time before the start of the competition.

At the relay point, the number of teams and operators who operate the switches are prepared, all arrival times of each team are measured, and these are transferred to the host computer.

The host computer compiles data each time it receives data and sorts it according to whether it is departure start time data for arrival or arrival time data, and the standard time is used for the relevant team in the measurement time management area. Store the data in the corresponding area.

For one zone, the operator of the host computer inputs a key according to the start signal and stores it. This data is stored for all teams in the area of the departure time of one ward of the measurement time management area. In this method, if there is a flying, there is no inconvenience to the satellite even if it is retried each time.

Next, when the arrival time data is received, the required time of the corresponding section is calculated. Normally, when there is no data in the departure time area, the arrival time of the runner of the same team in the previous ward is used as the departure time of the runner in this ward. The required time is calculated from the difference between the arrival time of the runners in this district and the arrival time of the same team in the previous district. The results are stored in the section record management area.

The data in the section recording management area is processed according to the total required time, such as sorting and sorting in ascending order of time, marking the fastest runner in the section, and the time. The results are shown on the display by making a judgment as to whether it should be compared with the competition record. Furthermore, data such as the time difference from the top is provided to mass media and relay points upon request. As a result, Lanna, who has run away, can see her time on the satellite computer.

[0024] In the case of a high school rivaling Ekiden in a prefecture with many participating teams, it is possible to deal with it by preparing the same number of switches as the participating teams, but it is difficult to arrange the operators to operate, so it is difficult to prepare the qualifying session beforehand. It is also possible to classify by referring to, and to let the operator input the inputs of multiple teams that are unlikely to arrive at the same time. This tendency becomes more pronounced in the latter half of the period when the differences between teams are wide.

A traveling course is often used in Ekiden. In this case, it is not necessary to prepare as many satellite computers as there are relay stations, and when all teams pass, it is possible to use the equipment effectively by going to a point where there is room to move and set. Even in this case, since the standard time is adopted, the time may be set again by telephone at the moved position. However, in a normal computer, since the clock function is retained even when the power is turned off by the battery set inside, resetting is often unnecessary.

In addition, since the satellite computer in the final section naturally becomes the final goal of the entire competition during the traveling course, the program is complicated, but the host computer may also serve as the satellite computer in the final section.

In this method, both the satellite and the host handle the standard time, which is convenient because it is not necessary for the satellite to know the start time of the competition. In addition, there is no need to grasp the timing of the advance start on the way and its timing in the next satellite, and the advance start can be carried out as many times as necessary, which makes operation very easy. In addition, even if the advance start time is set in advance, it is possible that the runner arrives at the same timing and the relay station is confused. In this case, it is easy to flexibly delay the advance start, so the departure runner can wait for the arriving runner to leave the place, and the takeover action can be performed without confusion and accurate timing can be performed. .

Further, the system software can be easily constructed by unifying and operating the standard time.

[0029] As an application example, a tragedy in which a transit stop having a higher priority than a train relay such as a railway and a temporary stop at a railroad crossing is encountered is also encountered on a long-distance railroad relay, but a satellite computer for timing loss time near the railroad crossing is prepared. In addition, if the system using the standard time of the present invention is adopted, time counting can be performed easily and accuracy can be improved.

I think that the reliability of the system will be a problem for the above configuration to be adopted in the official competition, but the replacement of the measurement by hand with the machine is a road that I have experienced many times in the competition and will eventually be approved. Although it seems that it will be used as a convenient function, it is effective as an informal record as a measure to improve the customer satisfaction (CS) degree of TVs.

[0031]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
Numeral 10 is a district of Ekiden, which is a satellite computer (hereinafter referred to as satellite) and is commonly used as a personal computer. It has a keyboard, an image display device (VDT), and a main body control unit. A general disk top type has a space on the back surface for accommodating a circuit board for expanding the function. Reference numeral 11 is an input / output expansion board. Reference numeral 12 is a plurality of arrival time input switches. The input / output expansion board 11 is used by being connected to the switch 12. Reference numeral 13 is an expansion board for a modem. Reference numeral 14 is a modem used for transferring data by telephone. Reference numeral 15 is a telephone. The satellite 10 is connected to a host computer via a telephone line via an extension board 13 for a modem, a modem 14 and a telephone 15.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a host computer (hereinafter referred to as a host). Reference numeral 4 is a modem for the host. Reference numeral 5 is a telephone set for the host. Reference numeral 6 is a broadcast input screen creator.
7 is an input screen creator 6 for broadcasting the information of the host 1.
It is a cable to transfer to. Reference numeral 8 is a cable for transmitting input screen information for broadcasting. 20 is a satellite of the second ward. 22 is an arrival time input switch. 30 is a satellite of the 3 wards. 32 is an arrival time input switch for the three districts. 40 is a satellite in the 4th ward. 42 is an arrival time input switch for the four districts. 50 is a satellite of the 5th ward. 52 is an arrival time input switch for the five wards. 60 is a satellite in the 6th ward. 62 is an arrival time input switch for the six wards.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of initial setting according to the embodiment of the present invention. This flow pertains to both host and satellite computers,
It is necessary for all computers in this system to share the standard time. If the clock adjustment process has not been completed yet, use the telephone time signal service to correct the time. Since this system is configured to connect to the telephone, it is meaningful to utilize the basic information using the telephone. The clock function is a basic function possessed by an ordinary personal computer, and since it is backed up by a battery, it functions even if the power switch is turned off. However, although the clock accuracy is not high, the Ekiden event itself does not last for a long time, and if you are uncertain about the accuracy, you can use it without problems if you regularly make a time signal by phone.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the interrupt processing of the host according to the embodiment of the present invention. The interrupt processing indicates the type of processing that is preferentially processed when a key is input.
In Fig. 4, the start of the competition is monitored, and when there is a signal, the meaning is set in advance (meaning that the action to be performed for a specific key is defined by software is used). The input signal is taken in and the clock time T _M (t) at that time is stored as the start time T ₀ of the competition in the measurement time management area. Specifically, T ₀ is stored in the departure time area of each team in one section of the measurement time management area.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the main processing of the host according to the embodiment of the present invention. If it is before the start, send a message to enter the meaningful start key shown in Fig. 4 at the start of the competition. Next, taking the j team in the i section as an example of reception, processing of T _S (i) data and T (j, i) data will be shown. When the T _S (i) data is received, the arrival time T (j, i-1) of the team that has not completed the task transfer of the corresponding section at that time, that is, the j team of the previous ward (i-1) is If it is not earlier than the T _S (i) time of the advance start, it will be the corresponding team. Therefore, the departure time of the ward of team name j is T _S (i)
Is a memory. Similarly, teams a to n are compared, and the corresponding team has T as the departure time of the ward.
_{Store S} (i) in memory.

T is the arrival time of section i of team j.
When (j, i) data is input, the data is unconditionally stored as data for team name j and section i in the time measurement management area. Next, the required time is calculated. If it is one ward, the departure time is set to T _0, and if there is memory data in the departure area in other sections, the departure time is set to T _S (i) because it is a team that is a start starter. Let the arrival time T (j, i-1) of the ward be the departure time. Therefore, the calculation of the arrival time T (j,
The departure time is subtracted from i) to obtain the required time t (j, i) for the i section of the j team. The result is stored in the section recording management area.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the main processing of the satellite according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the interrupt processing of the satellite according to the embodiment of this invention. The relationship between the main and the interrupt is the same as the processing of the host 1. In satellites, the only difference is the recognition No. of what section I am in, and the processing is the same regardless of the section number. Only the arrival and advance start processes that prioritize time accuracy are performed by the interrupt process, and the data transfer that is not time-consuming is performed by the main process. The above-described clock setting in FIG. 3 is always performed in the satellite, and the standard time T _M (t) is used as the common time.

The interrupt processing of FIG. 7 will be described first. Check whether the arrival key indicating the arrival of each team has been entered. When the arrival key is input to the team j in the section i, the standard time T _M (t) and the team name j at that time are stored as T (j, i). When there is a key input of advance start in the section i, the standard time T _M (t) at that time is stored as the advance departure time T _S (i). In FIG. 6, T (j,
Watching the data of i) and T _S (i) to be stored. When there is a new goal (arrival), the team name and arrival time are read from the memory and displayed on one's own display. Even if there is a carry start, the carry start time is displayed on the display. Next, the data is transmitted to the host. And it continues sending to the host until it is accepted only when new data is obtained. If accepted, the process ends.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a satellite data request according to the embodiment of the present invention. For example, it is a flow of processing for sending a data request from the satellite 20 to the host 1 and displaying the obtained data. If there is a key input of a data request key that is determined to be meaningful in advance, the request is transmitted to the host 1.
Keep sending the request signal until it is accepted. If accepted, it is received until the data transmission from the host 1 is completed. When finished, display the obtained data on the display.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of data transmission of the host according to the embodiment of the present invention. This shows a flow of transmitting data in response to a request from the satellite. At the beginning, there is a question "whether it has started", and it indicates that before the start there is no response even if there is a request. When it starts, the data is stored in the memory, so the data in the measurement time management area and the section recording management area will be transmitted. It shows that the flow is to check the transmission result and stop the transmission if it is accepted, and try again if it is not accepted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a time measurement management area according to the embodiment of the present invention. Horizontal cells indicate the section and vertical cells indicate the team. In the embodiment, the sections are from 1 to (i + 2), and the teams are from a to n. There are departure and arrival areas, and the start time of the T ₀ competition is always stored in the departure area of one ward, and the time when each team finishes in each section is stored in the arrival area. A team whose departure time is memorized in a section other than one ward indicates that there was a start start in that section. FIG. 10 shows that the m and n teams had a carry start in the i section, and the n team also had a carry start in the (i; 2) section.

FIG. 11 is a detailed diagram of the calculation formula of the embodiment of the present invention. It can be said that the calculation formula of FIG. 11 explains the feature of the present invention. As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 5, it is usually calculated by subtracting the arrival time of the preceding section from the arrival time of the corresponding section, but FIG.
The time pre-stored in the arrival area shown in (1) is used for the calculation with priority and calculated.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a section recording management area according to the embodiment of the present invention. This is an area for storing the calculation result of FIG. Further, it is possible to provide a function of calculating the total time of each team and displaying it in the area to obtain a ranking, and performing sorting processing in ascending order of time to rearrange and display.

FIG. 13 shows a display example 1 of the TV screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is the same display example 2. FIG. 15 is a display example 3 as well. The host 1 shown in the overall configuration diagram of FIG. 2 transfers information to the input screen creator 6 for broadcasting, and the input screen creator 6 processes data,
Sends input screen information for broadcasting. The sent results are shown in the display examples of the TV screens of FIGS. 13 to 15.
The corner display on the upper right of each TV screen shows the required time obtained by subtracting T ₀ from T _M (t) by the input screen creator 6. In the conventional display, due to the lack of information on the live broadcast team, the bulletin shown in FIG. 13 was full, and the information provision of the slow team as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 was not realized. 5
The activities of the middle group and the last group were not presented to the viewers two or three minutes after the first team arrived.

FIG. 16 shows a first example of satellite recording display according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a record display example 2 similarly. FIG. 18 is a recording display example 3 similarly. To display these screens, the satellite requests the host 1 with a request code and displays the results on the screen. At the same time, the display of the corner on the upper right of each TV screen is provided by calculating the required time obtained by subtracting T ₀ from T _M (t) in the host 1. FIG.
Shows an example of the display when the final runner passes and it is sent as a preliminary report with little time left. 17 and 1
In 8, the fastest runners in each section are marked with smatching to differentiate them.

When data of the measurement time management area is requested by the request shown in the flow of FIG. 8 from the satellite 10 by this information service, the transmission service is performed according to the flow of FIG. This allows you to know when the competition started at the transfer office in the 1st ward.

As another application, it is possible to easily redo the start and correct the data by modifying the above-mentioned program. For example, in FIG. 4, the memory is stored in the measurement time management area immediately after the start key is input. However, by adding a process for determining whether the memory is available or not, if the rule is not stored in the measurement time management area when flying. good. The same improvement can be applied to the flow of FIG.

[0048]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the dead information of each team in the competition is notified early, and the time information and the ranking information of each team are notified quickly, and the accuracy is close to the official record. Is displayed on the screen, the sense of presence can be enhanced and information can be transmitted in consideration of CS.

The equipment as the measuring means can be commercially available, does not require expensive equipment such as dedicated wiring for recording the competition, and can be carried and reused even if the competition venue is changed. Along with that, there is no need for many operator operators of the equipment. In addition, it is possible to provide correct ranking and time to the team that has started early so as to make the ranking of the competition easier to understand. In addition, the advance start can be executed smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of initial setting according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of interrupt processing of a host according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of main processing of the host according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of satellite main processing according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of satellite interrupt processing according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a satellite data request according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of data transmission of the host according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a time measurement management area according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a calculation formula according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a section recording management area according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a display example 1 of a TV screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a second display example of the TV screen according to the embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a display example 3 of a TV screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a satellite recording display example 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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FIG. 17 is a recording display example 2 of the satellite according to the embodiment of the invention.
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FIG. 18 is a recording display example 3 of the satellite according to the embodiment of the invention.
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[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Host computer, 4 ... Host modem, 5 ... Host telephone, 10 ... Satellite computer in one zone,
12 ... Arrival time input switch for 1 ward, 14 ... Satellite modem for 1 ward, 15 ... Satellite telephone for 1 ward, 2
0 ... Satellite computer in 2 wards, 22 ... Arrival time input switch in 2 wards.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A host computer is provided at the center of a relay race such as a relay race, satellite computers are provided at a plurality of relay points, the host computer and the satellite computer are connected by a telephone line, and the satellite computer corresponds to a participating team. In a system that provides parallel input switches, input switches at each relay point upon arrival, transfers data to the host computer and aggregates, all computers that make up the system are
The standard time for time measurement is adjusted to the time signal, the standard time is used as it is for the departure and arrival times, and the required time for each section is calculated from the difference between the arrival time and the departure time in the host computer. Etc. Arrival order record flash report system. 2. The host computer according to claim 1, further comprising a measurement time management area and a section recording management area,
A data recording system for arrival orders such as Ekiden, which stores departure time and arrival time data in the measurement time management area, calculates the required time from the difference between arrival time and departure time, and stores the result in the section recording management area. 3. The operator according to claim 2, wherein the operator of the host computer inputs a start key in accordance with the start signal to set the start time to the departure time area of all teams in the measurement time management area. A quick-tracking system that records the arrival order of ekiden, etc. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the carry is started,
Enter the advance start key on the satellite computer at the relay point where the advance start was performed, send the departure time to the host computer, and the host computer departs to the area of the applicable team in the applicable section of the measurement time management area. A quick record system for arrival order records such as Ekiden that stores time.