KR100472631B1 - Portable apparatus for supporting golf play - Google Patents

Abstract

A transmission / reception unit for downloading or uploading golf game related information from a computer system; A reading unit for reading golf club information in proximity to the golf club; A GPS receiving unit for receiving GPS position information from the satellite and receiving position correction DGPS information from a reference station; An input unit for menu selection and data input; A display unit for displaying a course of the golf course or green map data; A storage unit for storing map data related to the course of the golf course and the green, and storing various game related information input from a user; And a control unit which independently controls each unit or controls mutual cooperation, and performs a function of storing input data or reading stored data.

Description

Portable apparatus for supporting golf play {Portable apparatus for supporting golf play}

The present invention relates to a golf game auxiliary terminal device, and more particularly, a golf game auxiliary terminal device that allows a player to easily input data related to a golf game so as not to interfere with a game due to information input during a game. It is about.

In general, golfers want to review the content of their game after the game is over. To do this, video recordings can be recorded, but separate personnel are required and information such as distance, wind direction, wind speed, and used golf clubs must be recorded separately.

Moreover, in places such as homes and offices, these recorded tapes can be used to watch the game again, but the corresponding equipment must be equipped at the golf course or other place where the game will be held.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable golf game auxiliary terminal device which can easily input information related to a game during a game.

Another object of the present invention is portable and can check the shape of each hole by reviewing the past game history with each hole of the golf course before the game, without any additional equipment, and pay attention to their own during the game It is to provide a portable golf game auxiliary terminal device that can be determined.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable golf game auxiliary terminal device in which a game application is installed to compose a game based on the contents of a game played by oneself.

Other objects and features of the present invention will be apparent from the preferred embodiments described below.

According to the present invention, a transmission and reception unit for downloading or uploading golf game related information from a computer system; A reading unit, including a bar code reader, for reading the golf club information by reading the bar code attached to the golf club in proximity to the golf club; A GPS receiving unit for receiving GPS position information from the satellite and receiving position correction DGPS information from a reference station; An input unit for menu selection and data input; A display unit for displaying a course of the golf course or green map data; A storage unit for storing map data related to the course of the golf course and the green, and storing various game related information input from a user; And a control unit which independently controls each unit or controls mutual cooperation, and performs a function of storing input data or reading stored data.

For example, the reading unit includes a bar code reader, and a bar code is attached to the golf club.

As the transmission / reception unit, any one interface of USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394, Bluetooth, or wireless LAN may be applied.

In addition, preferably, the terminal apparatus further includes a data conversion unit in which a golf simulation game is installed and converts the game data input by the player into data suitable for the golf simulation game.

The terminal device is provided with a numeric keypad for inputting numbers into the input unit and a function key button for inputting a special key code.

In addition, preferably, it may further include a wind direction / wind speed detection unit that performs a function of checking the wind direction and wind speed of the wind blowing on the golf course.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a network configuration to which the golf game auxiliary terminal device of the present invention is applied.

The golf game auxiliary terminal device 100 is connected to the computer system 200 through a USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE1394 interface, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) or wireless LAN, and the course information, green information, and history related to a specific golf course. Download the information or upload the golf game related information obtained through the game. In addition, GPS position information related to the displayed course or green map data of the golf course is received from the satellite 500, and position correction DGPS information is received from the reference station 600.

An application for managing golf game related information is installed in the computer system 200, and selectively extracts and transmits golf game related information from the management server 400 through the application.

The management server 400 stores information related to each golf game in the database 450 and transmits the information through the Internet 300 at the request of the computer system. The information related to the golf game includes two-dimensional and three-dimensional map data and location information of the course and the green for each hole of the golf course.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a golf game auxiliary terminal device according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a golf game auxiliary terminal device.

The reading unit 120 is, for example, a bar code reader (bar code reader) is applied, and reads the golf club information by reading the bar code attached to the golf club. The reading unit 120 is limited to the bar code configuration may apply a short range wireless RF module.

The GPS receiving unit 130 receives the GPS position information from the satellite and receives the position correction DGPS information from the reference station.

As described above, the transmission / reception unit 140 downloads or uploads golf game related information from the computer system 200, and an interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE1394, Bluetooth, or wireless LAN may be applied. have.

Wind direction / wind speed detection unit 150 performs a function to check the wind direction and wind speed of the wind blowing on the golf course.

The data conversion unit 160 converts the game data input by the player into data suitable for a golf simulation game.

The display unit 170 is applied to the LCD device to display the course or green map data of the golf course, and reproduces the simulation using the stored golf game related information.

The storage device 180 stores map data related to the course and the green of the golf course, and stores various game related information input from the user. The storage device 180 may be a removable memory stick, a flash memory, or a high capacity memory disk.

The input unit 190 is used to select a menu or to input various game-related data. For example, the input unit 190 may include a numeric keypad 195 for inputting a number and a function key button 192 for inputting a special key code. have.

The control unit 110 is applied to a microprocessor, etc., independently control each unit or control the mutual cooperation, and performs the function of storing the input data or reading the stored data.

Referring to FIG. 3, the overall appearance of the terminal device 100 is similar to that of a PDA, and an LCD window 170 for a display is formed on a front surface thereof, and a reader 120, a function key button 192, and a read reader 120 are disposed under the display device. The numeric pad 195 is disposed. The LCD window 170 may be configured as a touch panel to facilitate input of numbers.

In addition, the wind direction / wind speed sensor 150 is installed at the top, the GPS receiving antenna 135 is installed. Although not shown, a clip for wearing the user may be installed at the rear of the terminal device 100 and may be attached to the belt during a game.

Hereinafter, a method using the golf game auxiliary terminal device will be described. For convenience of explanation, the hardware configuration of the terminal device will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using the golf game auxiliary terminal device of the present invention, in which a player having the terminal device 100 downloads information related to the golf course from the computer system 200 in advance. Accordingly, the two-dimensional or three-dimensional map data of the course of each hole and the green are stored in the storage device 180 of the terminal device 100. In addition, if necessary, the player may download and store past game history information.

When the terminal device 100 is turned on, a menu is displayed on an initial screen, for example, "golf game" for inputting various information from a golf game, and "game history review" for reviewing stored game history information. ", Based on the stored game history information may be divided into" simulation "for playing the game," office "for using the terminal device for office purposes, and the like.

The player selects the "golf game" before entering the batter, and inputs the number of the hole using the number pad 195 (step S10).

The microprocessor 110 extracts the course map data of the corresponding hole from the storage device 180 and displays it on the LCD window 170 (step S20).

Referring to FIG. 5, a green map is displayed on the LCD window 170, and the golf course name and hole number are displayed on the upper left side, the current date in the center, and the lower part. In addition, a grid of lattice displaying longitude and latitude may be displayed on the entire screen so that location information is easily understood.

When the player moves to the batting position for the batting, the GPS receiving unit 130 of the terminal device 100 receives the GPS position information from the satellite 500 and receives the position correction DGPS information from the reference station 600 to the microprocessor And the microprocessor 110 calculates the current position of the player based on these information.

When the competitor enters the current position by operating the function key button 192 at the batting position (step S30), the microprocessor 110 stores information related to the competitor's current position, that is, latitude, longitude, altitude, azimuth, and the like. Save to 180, and display in the LCD window. Referring to FIG. 5, "*" is displayed at the position for the tee shot, and information about this, that is, longitude 128.17, latitude 37.52, and altitude 52m is displayed.

Then, when the barcode of the golf club to be used is close to the barcode reader 120, the barcode reader 120 reads the barcode information and the microprocessor 110 stores the barcode information in the storage device 180. At this time, it is also possible for the player to manually enter the type of golf club manually.

Similarly, the wind direction / wind speed sensor 150 detects the current wind strength and direction (step S50), and the microprocessor 110 stores the wind direction / wind speed information in the storage device 180. Wind direction / wind speed sensor 150 is equipped with a compass itself checks the wind direction in any direction.

The function of the current position, the club and the wind direction / wind speed check is assigned to a function key button 192 so as to be divided into a function key button 192, respectively.

The ball is then moved to the spot where the ball is seated and the location is entered (step S60), and the location information is stored and displayed on the LCD window. Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that longitude 128.18, latitude 37.53, and altitude 32m are displayed as location information.

Therefore, the trajectory of the ball can be automatically extracted from the position information of the start point and the end point of the hitting ball.

Repeat these steps to determine whether the ball is on green (step S90). If it is not on green, repeat the above steps, and if on green, operate the function key button 192 to display the on green map on the LCD window. (Step S80).

If it is on-green, the club used is a putter, so no separate reading of the club is necessary. Therefore, when the player automatically enters the position of the ball on the green and the position of the hole cup by using the GPS receiving unit 130 (step S90), the microprocessor 110 uses the GPS position information of the two positions. To display the expected putting path P (step S100). At this time, in order to facilitate the putting by the player along the putting path, the angle of the straight path from the position of the ball to the hole cup is indicated by the trigonometric method.

However, this method may be sufficient to provide only the lie information on the green, since the error of the GPS position information should be within the allowable range.

Finally, it is determined whether the putting is successful (step S110). If the putting is successful, the input is completed (step S120). Accordingly, the microprocessor 110 calculates the total number of strokes of the hole and records the number of strokes in the storage device.

In this way, by inputting and storing the game contents for each hole, the competitor can analyze the game based on the stored game contents after the game is over, and improve the game ability by feeding back the analysis result.

In addition, the position information can be easily input by using the GPS position information, and the wind direction / wind speed information which affects the golf club information or the trajectory of the ball can be automatically input in the game contents. You can enter the match without any interruption.

In particular, it can play a big role in reducing the number of strokes by providing an expected putting path on the green, which takes up a lot of strokes.

7 to 9 show screens displaying the game contents which have been input and stored in the past based on the game history information downloaded from the computer system.

Competitors can play better by reviewing their past games at the golf course before they play. Therefore, the game history information stored in the management server 400 or its own computer system 200 can be downloaded and displayed on the terminal device.

In the initial menu screen, for example, when selecting "review history", as shown in Fig. 7, the date of the competition is displayed in the main menu, and as the cursor moves to each date, the sub-menu of each hole is displayed. The number is displayed. Whenever the cursor is located at each hole number, a map of the hole is displayed, and information related to the hole, for example, a wave number and a distance of the hole is displayed. As shown in FIG. 7, "wave 5" and "530 are shown. Yard "is displayed.

 When the user selects one hole, the map of the hole is displayed, and the trajectory of the ball for each stroke is drawn on the map. Referring to FIG. 8, the game contents in the 17th hole of the 5-party pine country club on March 3, 2002 are displayed, and the types and flying distances of the clubs are displayed. Therefore, the user can know the shape of the hole and the time to be careful while reviewing the game contents of each hole of the golf course before the game.

In addition, the user can press the "green" button shown in Figure 8 to view the state of the green of the hole in more detail. Referring to FIG. 9, the shape of the green viewed from a certain angle is displayed, and the trajectory of the putt ball is drawn together with the stroke. In addition, the cross section of the green along the cursor appearing on both sides of the green is displayed on the sub-window so that the user can accurately determine the inclination of the green. The position of the cursor can be varied to indicate the cross section that the user wants to see.

Thus, by reviewing the player's past game history with each hole of the golf course, you can familiarize yourself with the shape of each hole, and you can judge for yourself what you need to be aware of during the game.

On the other hand, if the "simulation" is selected in the initial menu screen, a three-dimensional golf simulation game using the data according to the contents of the past input is performed. That is, in the state in which the golf simulation game application is installed in the terminal device, the microprocessor 110 starts the installed game application and controls the data conversion unit 160 so that the game data of the past is converted into game data and provided. When the user selects a specific game date, the game application loads the converted game data of the corresponding date and performs the game.

In this case, the user may select and view the game by scanning and storing his face image in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the user himself selects "Essel CHOI", the scanned image is mapped to the player and displayed with the same face in later games.

In addition, referring to FIG. 10, the user may select another professional player before starting the game, and the professional player may display information such as name, age, and odds ratio along with the image. As the game progresses, the downloaded information related to the selected professional player is loaded and applied to the golf wear, clubs or swing forms that are frequently worn by the selected professional player.

In this way, the user can compare the game appearance of the professional game with the simulation game based on his game data.

In addition, when "office" is selected on the initial menu screen, the terminal device itself can be suitably used for office purposes. In this case, the function key buttons are reset to key codes for various purposes. Therefore, it can be used in combination with a calculator, a clock, a pedometer, etc., and can be used in conjunction with other applications such as schedule management and address book.

Although the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, various modifications can be made at the level of those skilled in the art, and it is natural that the present invention falls within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention has various advantages.

First, by storing the game contents for each hole of the golf course to perform the game, the competitor can analyze the game based on the stored game contents after the game is over, and improve the game ability by feeding back the analysis results. .

In addition, the position information can be easily input by using the GPS position information, and the wind direction / wind speed information which affects the golf club information or the trajectory of the ball can be automatically input in the game contents. You can enter the match without any interruption.

In particular, it can play a big role in reducing the number of strokes by providing an expected putting path on the green, which takes up a lot of strokes.

In addition, by reviewing the past game history with each hole of the golf course before the game, it is possible to know the shape of each hole, and to determine the points to be careful during their game.

In addition, it is possible to increase the interest of the game by constructing a game based on the contents of the game played by the player.

In addition, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide a separate office subsidiary body because it can be converted to office use to support the office work.

1 is a network configuration to which the golf game auxiliary terminal device of the present invention is applied.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the golf game auxiliary terminal device according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing an example of a golf game auxiliary terminal device.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using the golf game auxiliary terminal device of the present invention.

5 to 9 show map data displayed on the display window of the terminal apparatus of the present invention.

10 illustrates a screen provided for a simulation game according to the present invention.

Claims (7)

A transmission / reception unit for downloading or uploading golf game related information from a computer system; A reading unit, including a bar code reader, for reading the golf club information by reading the bar code attached to the golf club in proximity to the golf club; A GPS receiving unit for receiving GPS position information from the satellite and receiving position correction DGPS information from a reference station; An input unit for menu selection and data input; A display unit for displaying map data of a course or a green of a golf course; A storage unit for storing map data related to the course of the golf course and the green, and storing various game related information input from a user; And And a control unit for independently controlling each unit or controlling mutual cooperation, and performing a function of storing input data or reading stored data. delete The portable golf game auxiliary terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission / reception unit is applied with any one interface of USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394, Bluetooth, or wireless LAN. The portable golf game auxiliary terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal apparatus further comprises a golf simulation game, and a data converting unit converting the game data input by the player into data suitable for the golf simulation game. Device. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein if the player appearing in the simulation game is the user himself, the user's match data is converted and used, and the user's face image is mapped to the player. If the player is a professional player, the player is downloaded and stored. Portable golf game auxiliary terminal device, characterized in that using the game data. The portable golf game auxiliary terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit comprises a numeric keypad for inputting numbers and a function key button for inputting a special key code. The portable golf game auxiliary terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a wind direction / wind speed detection unit that performs a function of checking wind direction and wind speed of the wind blowing on the golf course.