JPH10314361A - Electronic scorebook device and record media - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic scorebook device provided with an input means of the continuous trace of a pitched ball and record media in which the treatment program thereof is recoeded. SOLUTION: A course image 51 of a pitched ball is input at first when the data of the course of pitched ball of a pitcher are input in an electronic scorebook. A plan view of a homebase is shown on the trace-input image 52 of the ball course-input image 51. The trace data of a pitched ball are input by dragging the trace 54 of the pitched ball with a mouse from the upper side of the image showing the pitcher side to the lower side of the image showing the catcher side and drawing it. Vertical axes 55 divided into three parts are shown in an input image 53 of the height of the ball course-input image 51. The central part of the vertical axes 55 shows a strike zone 56 and the upper end and the lower end show ball zones respectively. The height data of pitched balls are input by cricking a part corresponding to the height of a pitched ball of a pitcher with a mouse on the vertical axes 55.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic scorebook device and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic scorebook apparatus, a pitcher's pitching course is recorded by designating one of a plurality of squares divided on the screen in the vertical and horizontal directions.

[0003] However, in such an input method, it is difficult to determine which cell to designate for a delicate pitching course input that passes near the boundary between adjacent cells. Further, there is no means for inputting how the ball has passed on the home base, and it has been difficult to use the image as an image.

Further, in the conventional electronic scorebook device, the display is simplified, and the content of the game cannot be sufficiently expressed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to express the contents of a game more accurately and to provide pitch trajectory data which is a continuous trajectory. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic scorebook device and a recording medium provided with an input means.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic scorebook apparatus for totalizing input game data, wherein a means for inputting pitching trajectory data which is a trajectory continuous with the data is provided. The gist is to have prepared.

In the invention according to the second aspect, the gist of the invention is that the input means of the pitch trajectory data is a pointing device. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the gist of the present invention is to include a counting means for the pitching trajectory data.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a program for executing the processing of the electronic scorebook device according to any one of the first to third aspects is recorded.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an electronic scorebook device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the present embodiment.

[0010] The electronic scorebook device 1 of the present embodiment comprises:
Main unit 2, Display 3, Keyboard 4, Mouse 5
It is composed of It can also be connected to a printer 6.

The apparatus body 2 has a C for performing the entire arithmetic processing.
A PU 2a, a program memory 2b for storing a data processing program, and a memory 2c for storing processing data are provided. The display 3 displays the result of the processed data on the screen. The keyboard 4 and the mouse 5 are used for inputting data such as player names necessary for recording a game. The printer 6 is used for printing data.

FIG. 3 shows an input menu screen of the present embodiment. When the electronic scorebook device 1 is activated, the input menu screen 11 is displayed on the display 3. The input menu screen 11 displays processing menus to be performed before, during, and after the game.

The processing menu performed before the game includes a team information menu 12, a player information menu 13, and a game setting menu 14. The processing menu to be performed during the game includes a game input menu 15. The processing menu performed after the game includes a team result menu 16. Each processing menu is executed by clicking each of the menus 12 to 16 with the mouse 5 on the input menu screen 11.

First, a process performed before a game will be described. From the input menu screen 11, the team information menu 1
Click 2 to execute. In the team information menu 12, the team information data such as the team name, address, and contact information are registered. Each data such as a team name is input from the keyboard 4. Next, the player information menu 13 and the game setting menu 14 are executed to register each data.

In the player information menu 13, player information data such as player names, contact information, uniform numbers, defensive positions, pitching information, and turn at bat information are registered for each player belonging to each team. The team is designated by clicking on the team registered in the team information menu 12 with the mouse 5. Next, each data such as the names of the players is entered from the keyboard 4.
In the pitching information, either the right throw or the left throw is selected and registered as the throwing method of the player. In the turn at bat information, either the right-handed or the left-handed player is selected and registered.

In the game setting menu 14, game setting data such as a game date, an opponent team name, a starting member, and a batting order are registered. Each data such as a match date is input by the keyboard 4 or the mouse 5. The game setting menu 14 has an option input menu. In the option input menu, pitcher pitching data and batter hitting data to be input in a game can be set.

FIG. 4 shows an option setting screen. When the option input menu switch in the game setting menu 14 is clicked with the mouse 5, an option setting screen 21 is displayed. Hereinafter, setting of pitcher pitching data will be described. The pitching data that can be set on the option setting screen 21 includes pitching information, count, ball type, and ball muscle. The setting is performed by clicking the option button 26 of each item with the mouse 5.

In the pitching information, in the pitching information (left and right) item 22, when the pitcher is a switch pitcher, the input of pitching data when the right throw and the left throw are changed during the game is set.

In the count item 23,
Settings are made for counting the pitch count. The pitch is
In the pitch type item 24, settings are made regarding the input of pitch type data of the pitcher's pitch. When inputting the type of pitch for each pitcher's pitch, the type of pitch that can be input can be specified from five types such as straight type, curve type, shoot type, fork type, and others. The specification of the pitch is performed by clicking the check box 24a displayed at the head of each pitch with the mouse 5 and putting a check mark. As a result, when entering pitcher pitching data during a match,
A pitch type corresponding to the pitch type of the pitcher can be selected from the specified pitch types and input as pitch type data.

As for the ball muscle, in the ball muscle item 25, the input is set with the pitching course of the pitcher as the ball muscle. By selecting the input using the ball muscle, when the pitcher's pitching data is input, the ball 5 can be input as ball muscle data as a continuous track of the pitching course.

Next, the processing performed during the game will be described. The input of each data during the game is performed by the game input menu 15
Do with. Each data is input in parallel with the actual game progress according to the judgment of the referee.

FIG. 5 shows a game input screen of this embodiment.
When the game input menu 15 is clicked with the mouse 5, a game input screen 31 is displayed. The game input screen 31 includes a field screen 32, a scoreboard column 33, a runner name column 34, a result item column 35, an auxiliary item column 36, and a batter name column 3
7, a count column 38, and a one-point advice column 39.

The field screen 32 shows a baseball stadium and displays the appearance of the base. It is also used for inputting the direction of the hit ball. The scoreboard column 33 is arranged below the menu bar 40, and displays the score of each time according to the input data. The base runner name column 34 is arranged to the right of the scoreboard column 33, and displays the name and number of the base runner. The result item column 35 is arranged in the upper right part of the game input screen 31. The result item column 35
It is used for displaying and inputting items of the results of the batter and the runner during hitting. The auxiliary item column 36 is arranged below the result item column 35. Used to display and enter items other than hitting results. The batter name column 37 is arranged below the auxiliary item column 36. The batter name column 37 displays the current batter's name and uniform number in accordance with the batting order registered in the game setting menu 14. The count column 38
It is arranged below the batter name column 37 and is used for displaying and inputting the count. The one-point advice section 39 is arranged at the lower left of the match input screen 31 and displays the next process to be performed.

Next, a method of starting the input of each data during the game will be described. From the game start menu 40a of the menu bar 40, select "matching team selection (registered)",
The game setting data registered in the game setting menu 14 is read.

Next, by selecting "play ball" from the game start menu 40a of the menu bar 40,
Each data to be input during the subsequent game can be input.
Hereinafter, a method of inputting each data in a situation where there is a second base runner will be described.

The runner is displayed as a runner character 43 on each base on the field screen 35. The batter is displayed as a batter character 42 in the batter box 41 of the field screen 35. The batter box 41 includes a right batter batter box 41R and a left batter box 41L. The character 42 has a batter box 41R according to the right-handed or left-handed hitting data registered in the at-bat information of the player information menu 13.
Or it is displayed on 41L.

First, the result of the pitcher's pitch is input.
If the result of the pitch is hitting by the batter, the batter box 41R or 41L is clicked with the mouse 5. When the input of the ball type and the ball muscle is selected on the option setting screen 21, the ball type data and the ball muscle data are subsequently input.

As the pitch data, the pitch specified on the option setting screen 21 is displayed on the screen.
Enter by clicking with. Next, the ball muscle data is input. FIG. 6 shows a ball muscle input screen of the present embodiment.
After inputting the ball type data, the ball muscle input screen 51 becomes the game input screen 3
1 is displayed below the center. The ball muscle input screen 51 is divided into left and right. On the screen on the left of the ball muscle input screen 51, there is a trajectory input screen 52 for inputting a pitch trajectory, and on the right screen, there is a height input screen 53 for inputting the height of a pitch.

The locus input screen 52 shows a plan view of the home base. On the trajectory input screen 52, pitch trajectory data is inputted by dragging and drawing the pitch of the pitch 54 with the mouse 5 from the upper side of the screen showing the pitcher side to the lower side of the screen showing the catcher side.

Subsequently, pitch height data is input from the height input screen 53. On the height input screen 53, three vertical axes 55 are shown. The central part of the vertical axis 55 indicates the strike zone 56, and the upper and lower ends are the ball zone 5
7 is shown. By clicking the portion corresponding to the pitcher's pitching course height on the vertical axis 45 with the mouse 5, pitching height data indicating the pitching height is input. This completes the input of the ball type data and the ball muscle data.

Next, a hitting direction is input. FIG. 7 shows a hitting direction input screen of the present embodiment. When the input of the ball type data and the ball muscle data is completed, the ball muscle input screen 51 is closed, and a field name 58 indicating the name of each part of the field screen 32 is displayed on the field screen 32. By clicking the field name 58 of the portion corresponding to the direction of the hit ball with the mouse 5, the direction of the hit ball is input.

Next, the type of the hit ball is input. FIG. 8 shows a hit ball type screen when the hit ball has flew to the left. A hit ball type screen 61 is displayed around the field name 58 clicked as the hit ball direction. On the hit ball type screen 61, items of goro, liner, and fly are displayed as types of the hit ball. The hit ball type is input by clicking the corresponding hit ball type item with the mouse 5.

Then, the result of the hitting by the batter is input. FIG. 9 shows a batter's result input screen. A hitting result item 35a is displayed in the result item column 35. The hitting result is input by clicking the corresponding hitting result item with the mouse 5. Here, click the "hit" item.

Subsequently, the result of the second runner is input. FIG. 10 shows a runner result input screen. When the hitting result of the batter is input, a runner result item 35b is displayed in place of the hitting result item 35a in the result item column 35. By clicking the corresponding runner result item with the mouse 5, the runner result is input. Here, it is assumed that the second base runner has advanced to the base, and clicks the item of “to third base”.

When the input of the result of the hitting is completed, the runner's character 43 on the field screen 32 advances in accordance with the contents of the input. FIG. 11 shows the game input screen 31 after the hitting result has been input.

If the result of the pitch is a catch by a catcher, the result of the catch is input by clicking the strike field 62 or the ball field 63 of the count field 33 with the mouse 5 according to the judgment of the actual game. Is counted.

Subsequently, the ball type data and the ball muscle data are input. The input method is the same as in the case of hitting, and a description thereof will be omitted. When the input is completed, the input is repeated for the next pitch.

The results of pitches other than catching by hitting or catching, such as dead balls and bakes, are input by clicking on the items displayed in the auxiliary item column 36 with the mouse 5. In the above procedure, input of necessary data is repeated until the end of the game.

The game ends include a normal game end, a normal draw end game, a lottery-based game end, a cold game end, and a special rule end. Here, the end of the game according to the special rules will be described.

The special rule is that the runner is fully loaded,
This is an extension method in which the game is played with more points.
When the game is ended by adopting the extension method according to the special rules, the data on the game end is inputted by selecting “game set” from the game interruption and end menu 40b of the menu bar 40 of the game input screen 31. be able to.

FIG. 12 shows a special rule game end setting screen according to the present embodiment. When "game set" is selected from the end menu 40b, a game end setting screen is displayed. By clicking the "special rule" switch displayed at the bottom of the game setting screen with the mouse 5, the game end setting screen is switched to a special rule game end setting screen 71. The game end setting screen 71 for the special rule includes a team name column 72,
Score column 73, special rule inning score column 74, win / loss column 7
5, win / loss capture field 76, win pitcher field 77, save pitcher field 7
8. It is composed of a defeat pitcher column 79.

The team name column 72 is arranged at the upper left of the special rule game end setting screen 71, and displays the names of the two teams competing. The score column 73 is arranged to the right of the team name column 72, and displays the total score of each team. The special rule inning score field 74 is arranged to the right of the score field 73, and inputs the score of the inning that employs the special rule. The win / loss column 75 is arranged below the team name column 72,
Enter the win / loss result. The win / loss capture field 76 is arranged below the score field 73, and is used to input a format for ending the match. The winning pitcher column 77 is arranged below the special rule inning score column 74, and selects and displays the winning pitcher. The save pitcher column 78 is arranged below the winning pitcher column 77, and selects and displays a save pitcher. The lost pitcher column 79 is arranged below the save pitcher column 78, and selects and displays the lost pitcher.

Next, a description will be given of a procedure for inputting each data at the end of a match by adopting a special rule. In the special rule inning score field 74, the score of the inning using the special rule is input from the keyboard 4 according to the match. When the result of the match is reached, the result of the match is input by clicking the option button 75a at the head of each of the win / loss results displayed in the win / loss column 75 with the mouse 5.

Subsequently, the winning pitcher column 77 and the losing pitcher column 7
From 9, the winning pitcher and the defeating pitcher are input by clicking with the mouse 4. With the above, the input of the end of the game according to the special rule is completed.

Finally, the processing performed after the match will be described. After the match, the respective data input during the match in the match input menu 15 is totaled, and the totaling result of each player such as batting average, winning percentage, ball type data and ball muscle data can be viewed in the team score menu 16. Here, a display procedure of the counting result of the ball type data and the ball muscle data will be described.

First, the team results menu 16 is clicked on the input menu screen 11 with the mouse 5 to display the team results screen. A list of matches for which data has been input during the match is displayed on the team score screen, so the match for which the scores are to be checked is selected. Subsequently, a game and a player whose inquiry is desired to refer to the ball type data and the ball muscle data are selected. When a player is selected and the personal performance screen is displayed, the ball type / ball muscle data switch arranged at the top of the screen is clicked with the mouse 5. Then, the ball type / ball muscle data screen 81 is displayed.

FIG. 13 shows a pitch / ball muscle data display screen of this embodiment. The ball type / ball data screen 81 includes a team name field 82, a player name field 83, a pitch type selection menu 84, a ball area 85 for a batter, and a ball area 86 for a pitcher.

The team name field 82 and the player name field 83 are arranged at the top of the pitch / ball data screen 81, and respectively display the team and the name of the target player of the result of counting the pitch / ball data. The ball type selection menu 84 includes a player name column 83
Is selected at the bottom of the box to select the types of balls to be counted.

The ball muscle area 85 for the batter and the ball muscle area 86 of the pitcher are arranged side by side below the pitch type selection menu 84. The ball muscle area 85 for the batter and the ball muscle area 86 of the pitcher are composed of the number of balls 85a, 86a and the ball muscle areas 85b, 86b, respectively.

The number of balls 85a indicates the number of pitches thrown by the opponent's team to the players of the own team. The number of balls 86a is
Displays the number of pitches thrown by the pitcher of the own team to the players of the opposing team.

The collected pitch trajectory data is 3 × 3 in the center.
Area 85b, 86b divided into 5 × 5 cells including the strike zone of the cell. Ball muscle area 85
b indicates the distribution of pitching courses thrown by the pitcher of the opponent team to the batter of the own team, and the ball muscle area 86b indicates the distribution of pitching courses thrown by the pitcher of the own team to the batter of the opponent team. The pitching direction is a direction from the pitcher to the batter.

When the pitch data is input at the time of inputting the pitch data, the respective areas 85b and 86b are displayed by switching the pitch selection menu 84 so as to see the total result of each pitch input during the game. Can be.

The present embodiment may be modified as follows, and the same operation and effect can be obtained in such a case. -As an input device, not only the mouse 5, but also any other pointing device (trackball, pad, touch panel, tablet, and input pen) as long as it can input linear data. May be used.

By superimposing and displaying the trajectory 54 inputted as the ball muscle data, the course of the changing ball may be visually totalized. -It may be possible to input a pitch trajectory viewed from the side.

In this way, it is possible to deal with a changing ball that changes up and down. Although the present embodiment has been described above, technical ideas other than the claims that can be grasped from the present embodiment will be described below together with their effects.

The electronic scorebook apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising input means for inputting pitch height data. By doing so, it is possible to input pitch height data together with pitch locus data.

The electronic scorebook device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a method for terminating a game based on a special rule and a counting method. In this way, the results of the game based on the special rules can be input and counted.

In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the batter is placed on one of the two right and left batter boxes of the baseball stadium displayed on the screen in accordance with the batter's hitting data previously input. An electronic scorebook device for displaying a picture of a person.

In this way, the batter's turn at bat can be easily grasped on the screen. -In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An electronic scorebook device for displaying a picture showing a runner on a base of a baseball stadium displayed on a screen.

In this way, the appearance of the base can be easily grasped on the screen. -In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An electronic scorebook device wherein the name of a runner who is on the base is always displayed on the screen.

In this manner, the name of the runner who is on the base can be easily grasped. -In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An electronic scorebook device, wherein a selection screen for a type of a hit ball is displayed next to a name of each part on a field screen in which a direction of the hit ball is designated.

In this way, the direction and type of the hit ball can be efficiently and continuously input. -In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An electronic scorebook device, wherein a ball input by hitting and a catcher and other input items of results are separately displayed.

In this way, the data input items can be efficiently input by squeezing and displaying the data input items. By the way, in this specification, a recording medium is
Any device that can store computer software, such as a readable and writable semiconductor storage device, a recording medium of a magnetic storage device, and a recording medium of a magneto-optical storage device, may be used. Specifically, it includes a semiconductor ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a phase change disk, a magnetic tape, and the like.

[0064]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic scorebook device capable of inputting and processing pitcher pitch data as pitch trajectory data which is a continuous trajectory. be able to.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a processing program of an electronic scorebook apparatus capable of inputting and processing pitcher pitch data as pitch trajectory data as a continuous trajectory is recorded. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an input menu screen according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an option setting screen according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a game input screen according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a ball muscle input screen of one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an input screen of a hitting direction according to an embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an input screen of a hit ball type according to one embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a batter's result input screen according to one embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a runner result input screen according to one embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a game input screen after input of a hitting result according to one embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a game end setting screen according to a special rule of one embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a ball type / ball muscle data display screen of one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 1 denotes an electronic scorebook device, 5 denotes a mouse as a pointing device, 54 denotes a locus as pitching locus data.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An electronic scorebook device for counting input game data, comprising: means for inputting pitching trajectory data which is a trajectory continuous with the data. 2. The electronic scorebook device according to claim 1, wherein the input means for the pitch trajectory data is a pointing device. 3. The electronic scorebook device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for counting the pitching trajectory data. 4. A recording medium on which a program for executing the processing of the electronic scorebook device according to claim 1 is recorded.