JPH0857105A - Golf data display - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a means by which each golfer can know directly hole layouts and the positions of cups on the day to make the game proceed successfully in a golf course. CONSTITUTION: This golf data display 1 is made by incorporating a memory which stores data including the layouts of each hole, hole numbers, and the positions of cups in putting greens, a liquid crystal display 3 which displays data stored in the memory for each hole, and an entry means to select a hole to be displayed on the display into the main body of a portable board. A time scale 5 which indicates time consumed from the start to a specific point of time, if attached, will make the display more convenient.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data display device used as an auxiliary device for playing a golf course on a golf course.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At a golf course, the game of each party in each hole is started because the preceding party starts playing after leaving the safety zone where the hit ball cannot reach. The faster the progress of, in other words, one party is 9 hours.
The shorter the time it takes to get around, the more people can play efficiently within the limited time. Normal
In Sue, the number of players that can be played in a day is estimated by estimating that the time required to go around 9 holes (half) is about two and a half hours, but the time required to go around these 9 holes is saved. If, for example, it takes about 2 hours, it will be 5 pairs each in and out in 1 day, compared to the current 2 and a half hours, totaling about 10 pairs (about 40 people).
This is preferable because it is possible to increase the number of players, and it is possible to meet the demands of those who desire to play, and the sales also increase at the golf course.

Further, if there is a party whose game progresses slowly even in one group, the waiting time for the subsequent party increases, which causes annoyance to many people. As a guide, the caddy hurries up the player so that this does not become larger than a certain amount.
I was trying to speed up the progress of the program.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
The delay of the game progress is often caused by the player not knowing the layout of each hole or the cup position.
If each player knows the layout of the holes and the position of the cup on the day, at least the time wasted by inquiring about them on the caddy or driving the ball to the position of the hazard can be saved. Therefore, the game progress can be accelerated. Therefore, the present invention provides a player
It is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary device capable of easily knowing data such as layout.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configurations. That is, the golf data indicator according to the present invention is a memory for storing data such as the layout of each hole on the golf course, the hole number, the cup position of the putting green, and the memory. A display having a liquid crystal display for switching and displaying the data stored in the display for each hall and an input means for selecting the hall to be displayed on the display are incorporated in a portable board-like body. It is characterized by that.

If a time scale portion for displaying the consumed time from the start to the present is also provided on the play data display, the progress of the game can be objectively known. Therefore, it is more effective not to delay the game progression.

[0007]

The information such as the layout of each hole and the cup position which is written in the memory in advance is displayed on the liquid crystal for each hole, so that the player can know the information at a glance. The hall displayed on the display can be freely selected by the player or caddy by operating the input means. Since this indicator is portable, it can be carried by a caddy or attached to a caddy cart. Also, because it is a liquid crystal display,
It consumes less power and is easy to reduce in weight.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
The display 1 is provided with a substantially rectangular main body board 2 on which a liquid crystal display 3 is provided. A print substrate, a memory, a timer, a battery and the like which constitute a display device are housed in the main body, and a liquid crystal display is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the display together with push button switches P1, ... The time scale 5 of is arranged.

The push button switches P1 and P2 are switches for switching the display, and when P1 is pressed, the layout A and the hole number N of the holes displayed on the display are increased from the hole having a small number. The screens are switched in order, and each time P2 is pressed, the screen is switched in order from a hole with a large number to a hole with a small number. Therefore, normally, each time one hole is completed from the start, the switch P1 may be pressed once to display the data of the next hole in sequence, or the data may be automatically switched.

The hole layout A has a cup position B.
(In the illustrated example, a black circle), Tei Grand C, Bunker-D,
The necessary data such as the OB line is displayed together with the water hazard E, the putting green F, the auxiliary green G and the like. It is more convenient to display the distance from the mark position to the position of the main mark together.

The switches P3 and P4 are switches for selecting the type of course to be displayed. When the P3 is pressed, the out-course is selected, and when the P4 is pressed, the in-course is selected. Further, P5 and P6 are a transmission switch and a reception switch, and P5
If you press, the data such as the playing time of the party recorded in the memory of this data display 1 will be transmitted to the host personal computer installed in the caddy master room, etc. If you press P6, the host The data such as the used green and cup position of the day set by the personal computer is input to the display and written in the memory.

The switch P7 is a power switch, and when the switch P7 is pressed, the power is alternately switched between ON and OFF.
In the ON state, the display section other than the time scale is operated and the data such as the layout is displayed. As a power source, a dedicated battery may be attached,
Solar cells or cart batteries may be used.

The time scale 5 is laterally arranged at the bottom of the display, and the left end indicates the start time.
The right end is the standard total time required to go around the half course. Then, the actual elapsed time from the start of the play is measured by a built-in clock, and is displayed on the liquid crystal in a bar graph shape to the right. The time scale is divided into nine parts by vertical partition lines t, ..., At the upper edge of each section, the hole numbers of the out-course and the in-course are displayed in order corresponding to each section. . That is, from the left end of the time scale, the hole numbers 1 to 9 for outcours and 1 for incours.
Hole numbers 0 to 18 are assigned to each section and displayed. Therefore, in each section, the out-court hole number and the in-court hole number are displayed in pairs.

The switch P6 is a time scale start switch, and when this switch is pressed, the timer is started and the elapsed time is displayed in increments of time. The time scale shows the standard time required to go around the half course divided into nine, so by comparing the actual elapsed time displayed on the liquid crystal, whether the play progress is delayed or not. Can be intuitively grasped.

Since the time required for playing each hole differs depending on the difficulty level and distance of the hole, a standard time required for playing the hole is set in advance and each hole is set. If the interval of the line t for partitioning, that is, the length of each section is made proportional to the length of the standard time, the progress status can be grasped more accurately.

This data indicator is used by a caddy attached to a cart or carried on the body. As shown in FIG. 2, wrapping with a cover 7 for preventing impact is effective in preventing a failure due to a fall accident during use. Prior to use, this display is connected to a host personal computer in a wired or wireless manner, and necessary data registered in the personal computer is input to a memory. Especially, the cup position of the green often changes depending on the day,
You have to type it every day.

At the start of the play, the start switch P6 is pressed at the same time as the start of the first hall to start the timer. Further, by inputting with the switches P3 and P4 whether the start is outcourt or incourt, the first hall is displayed on the display. This allows the star
The layout and cup position of the hole can be known at a glance from the toe position. For this reason, it is possible to save wasteful time and to quickly hall out. When one hall is completed, the switch P1 may be pressed once to display the data of the next hall, or the data may be automatically switched.

[0018]

As described above, in the golf data indicator according to the present invention, the data such as the layout of each hole and the cup position is switched and displayed in order for each hole. Therefore, it becomes possible to know the data necessary for play at a glance, it is possible to save useless time, and it becomes possible to intuitively grasp whether or not the progress of play is delayed. . This golf data display is provided with a liquid crystal display as a display means, and since the whole is summarized in a portable size,
It consumes less power and is practically convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Golf data indicator 2 Main body 3 Display 5 Time scale

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A layout and halls for each hole on a golf course.
A memory for storing data such as the lan number and the cup position of the putting green, a liquid crystal display for switching and displaying the data stored in the memory for each hole, and the display. A golf data display characterized in that an input means for selecting a hole to be displayed is incorporated in a portable board-shaped main body. 2. The golf data indicator according to claim 1, further comprising a time scale for displaying a consumption time from the start to the present.