KR100873568B1 - System and method for providing virtual gps golf game - Google Patents

Abstract

GPS golf game terminal and method for allowing a single or multiple users to enjoy a golf game while viewing a map corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the terminal in the street, and a system for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a portable terminal And a GPS golf game terminal and method using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server, a computer readable medium recording a program for realizing the GPS golf game method, and providing the golf game service. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a method of using a golf game service provided from a server.

As described above, the present invention allows a single or multiple users to enjoy a golf game while viewing a map corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the GPS golf game terminal in the street.

Therefore, the golf game can be enjoyed more realistically and the walking exercise of a considerable distance can be enjoyed.

Description

Terminal, system and method for providing a virtual golf game using location information {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL GPS GOLF GAME}

1 is a network configuration for implementing a GPS golf game terminal and method according to the present invention,

2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a GPS golf game terminal according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a view showing an embodiment of a map of a periphery displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 2 for playing a golf game; FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing step by step an embodiment of a GPS golf game method according to the present invention;

5 is a system and method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and a GPS golf game terminal and method using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server. Diagram,

6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a portable terminal according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a portable terminal according to the present invention;

8 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a view showing an embodiment of a map of a periphery displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 8 for playing a golf game; FIG.

10 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a method of using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of collecting surrounding wind speeds and wind directions at an access point in the portable Internet used in FIGS. 5 to 10.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

10: GPS satellites 12, 48, 50: golf game terminal

14, 70: satellite antenna 16, 72: position calculation unit

18, 76: golf game program storage unit

20, 78: golf game content storage unit 22, 80: key input unit

24, 82: display unit 26, 84: audio output unit

28, 68, 86: control unit 40: GPS satellite

42: Mobile Internet

44: golf game service server

46: golf goods sales service providing server 60, 74: Internet connection

62: subscriber information DB

64: Latest Golf Game Program Storage

66: golf game contents storage unit for each group

The present invention provides a GPS (Global Positioning System) golf game terminal and method, a system and method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a mobile terminal, and a golf game service providing server. GPS golf game terminal and method using the provided golf game service, a computer-readable medium recording a program for realizing the GPS golf game method, and a method using a golf game service provided from the golf game service providing server The present invention relates to a computer-readable medium recording a program for realizing the present invention. A GPS golf game terminal and method for allowing a single or a plurality of users to enjoy a golf game while viewing a map corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the terminal on the street. And a virtual golf game using location information in a mobile terminal A system and method for providing a service, a GPS golf game terminal and method using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server, a computer readable medium recording a program for realizing the GPS golf game method; A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a method of using a golf game service provided from the golf game service providing server.

The GPS consists of a total of 24 navigating satellites, each of which was launched on six circular orbits with an altitude of about 20,000 km, a period of about 12 hours, and an orbital inclination of 55 degrees, a ground control station that manages satellites, and a user's mobile station. Each satellite is equipped with an atomic clock. Since the system is arranged so that at least four satellites are always in view of the earth at all times, the user selects four suitable ones from these satellites and receives time signals from them to measure each distance. . Since the positions of the four satellites are known, this measurement shows the user's latitude, longitude, and altitude in three-dimensional positions and the time deviation of the field of view.

If the above-described GPS is applied to the virtual golf game terminal, the user may enjoy the golf game more realistically in a virtual reality corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the GPS golf game terminal. That is, the user may indicate his or her location using the GPS in the virtual reality corresponding to the surroundings.

As an example related to providing golf information using a personal portable terminal, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0071438 discloses a method of controlling a GPS receiving module linked with a personal portable terminal to be driven, and GPS received through the GPS receiving module. Generating a current location coordinate of the personal mobile terminal by analyzing a signal; receiving course map data corresponding to the generated current location coordinate from a predetermined map information server; Receiving a predetermined course identifier for the step, and recognizes one hole position coordinate corresponding to the transmitted course identifier from the course map data, and calculates the separation distance between the current position coordinates and the recognized hole position coordinates And providing the user with information regarding the calculated separation distance. The position information of the portable device, which discloses a golf provide information method.

However, the method of providing golf information using the location information of the personal portable terminal provides the user with the remaining distance to the hole through the personal portable terminal. The user who wants to implement the present invention virtually walks through the portable terminal while actually walking the course. It's not the same as playing a golf game.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2002-0063690 is a virtual reality consisting of a mobile information communication system consisting of an indoor golf exercise system, a PDA equipped with a wireless LAN card or CDMA transmission modem and a CDMA communication network and a remote golf information system In the golf exercise system and the PD-based golf game using a remote golf information system, the database, such as golf course, swing posture, putting posture, golf data, the latest golf information, membership management, and the database of golf game server and numerical analysis server Configuring as a chat server; Configuring an indoor golf exercise system with a swing board, a putting board, a servo motor, a signal processor, an encoder, a decoder, a USB interface, a light detection board, and an analog signal detection circuit; The game service is provided by connecting to the web-based golf game system. In the web-based golf game system, the client enters the chat room and talks. The virtual reality can be provided with the golf game from the PC through the Internet by connecting to the indoor golf exercise system. A golf exercise system and a PD based golf game are disclosed.

However, the golf exercise system and the PD-based golf game using the virtual reality is to provide a golf simulation device and a golf game using the virtual reality based on the PD-based, the user to be implemented in the present invention while walking the course actually portable terminal It is totally different than having a virtual golf game through. In particular, the golf exercise system and the PD-based golf game using the virtual reality is different from the present invention using the location information because the location information is not required.

As another example, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0089866 is connected to a plurality of user terminals through a network, and in a game method of a system for providing a golf game, including a channel server, a game server, and an evaluation server. A) providing a channel list and a game room list to be played by the channel server to a user terminal connected through the network, and assigning the user to a predetermined game room of a predetermined channel according to a selection signal provided from the user terminal. ; B) when the game room performs a game according to the multiplayer mode, starting the game when the game server satisfies a set value of a set number of participations allowed by the game server; C) the game server to hit the ball in accordance with the game operation signal provided from a plurality of user terminals participating in the game room to independently advance the golf game play of each user; D) when a holeout is made for a predetermined hole according to a game operation of a predetermined user, the game server recording the number of hits to the holeout and the holeout time until the holeout in a game progress database; E) ending the game if the users hole out for all holes set to play; And F) the evaluation server determining the ranking of the users based on the information stored in the game progress database, and in the step C), the game server synchronizes each user's play start time for each set unit. If a user finishes playing for the first time within a predetermined setting unit, the game is counted from the time when the first play ends, and when the setting time has elapsed, all the users in the setting unit have elapsed. Disclosed is a multiplayer game method for terminating play for a user and allowing play to proceed within a next setting unit.

However, the multi-player game method is such that when a user connecting through a network enters a predetermined game room that performs multiplayer, the game server plays a game when the number of users who enter the game room satisfies the set value of the set number of participation. In order to start the golf game play of each user independently by hitting the ball in accordance with the game operation signal provided from the plurality of user terminals participating in the game room, while the user who wants to practice in the present invention actually walks the course It is completely different from having to play a virtual golf game through a mobile terminal. In particular, since the multiplayer game method does not require the location information, it has nothing to do with the present invention using the location information.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, GPS golf game terminal and method for allowing a single or multiple users to enjoy a golf game while viewing a map corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the terminal in the street, and portable A system and method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information to a terminal, a GPS golf game terminal and method using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server, and a program for realizing the GPS golf game method It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer readable medium having recorded thereon and a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a method of using the golf game service provided from the golf game service providing server.

In order to achieve this purpose,

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal for playing golf on a game program using a GPS satellite, comprising: a position calculation unit for calculating current position information using positioning data provided from the GPS satellite through a satellite antenna; A key input unit for allowing a user to input contents of a golf game and input each command corresponding to the golf game; A program storage unit for storing a program for operating the golf game; A control unit for reproducing a surrounding situation corresponding to the current location information on a program provided from the program storage unit, and providing a golf game to a user including a virtual map implemented by applying the content setting to the reproduced surrounding situation. ; And a display unit configured to receive a display signal provided from the controller and display a progress of the golf game.
And a golf game contents storage unit for storing the virtual map, a hole display, a golfer, and a score corresponding to the golfer as golf contents information after the golf game is finished by the controller.
The surrounding situation includes a road, a river, and a building, and the content setting is characterized in that the road, the river, and the inside of the building are designated as points inaccessible to the ball on the virtual map.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for providing a golf game on a virtual map implemented by applying the user's content setting to the surroundings according to the location information of a plurality of portable terminals, the subscriber information corresponding to the portable terminal is managed; Subscriber information DB; Accessing the subscriber information DB to determine whether the first portable terminal requesting access is subscribed to the service, and when the first portable terminal is subscribed to the service, establishes a golf game room and connects to the golf game room; A controller for allowing a portable terminal to execute a golf game on a virtual map of the first portable terminal; Store the golf game contents of the first and second portable terminals accessed by the controller and played a golf game together in the golf game room, and the stored golf game contents are first and second portable by the controller after the golf game is finished. And a golf game contents storage unit to be reproduced in a terminal, wherein the controller is configured to carry the first and second virtual maps with the locations of the first and second portable terminals connected to a specific golf game room, information about the positions of the balls, and the virtual map. Received from the terminal and transmitted to the second portable terminal, characterized in that to play a golf game on the virtual map.
The first and second portable terminals may be connected to the system for providing the golf game service through a plurality of access points provided in a specific area and to the portable Internet.
The access point may include a wind speed observer for observing surrounding wind speeds; It further comprises a wind direction observation unit for observing the wind direction of the vicinity of the access point, the cell area of its own receiving the wind speed information provided from the wind speed observation unit and the wind direction information provided from the wind direction observation unit It is provided to the first and the second portable terminal in the, characterized in that to be applied to the shot and the putting result in the golf game executed by the first and second portable terminal.
It is characterized in that it further comprises a golf article sales service providing server for improving the golf skills of the subscriber to the first or second portable terminal via the portable Internet.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service, the current position information by using the positioning data provided through a satellite antenna from a GPS satellite A position calculation unit for calculating; A key input unit for allowing a user to input contents of a golf game and input each command corresponding to the golf game; A program storage unit for storing a program for operating the golf game; Reproduces the surrounding situation corresponding to the current location information on the program provided from the program storage unit, and applies a specific golf set to the golf game service providing server on the virtual map implemented by applying the content setting to the reproduced surrounding situation. A controller for playing a golf game with another subscriber connected to the game room; And a display unit configured to receive a display signal provided from the control unit and display a progress of a golf game with another subscriber connected to a specific golf game room opened in the golf game service providing server on the virtual map. do.
Accessed by the control unit, after the golf game ends, the virtual map, a hole display, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer are stored as golf content information, and the stored golf content information can be reproduced by the control unit. It is characterized in that it further comprises a golf game content storage unit.
The GPS golf game terminal and the golf game service providing server may be connected to the portable Internet through a plurality of access points provided in a specific area.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf game method in a terminal for playing a golf game using a GPS satellite, the method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating a current position of the terminal using positioning data provided from the GPS satellite; ; (b) displaying a map corresponding to a surrounding situation including a road, a river, and a building interior of the terminal, and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) allowing the user to play a golf game on the virtual map by key input according to a predetermined golf rule.
And storing information corresponding to golf game contents of the virtual map, a hole display, a golfer, and a score corresponding to the golfer, so that the stored golf game contents can be reproduced after the golf game ends. It is done.
The step (c) may include: (c-1) designating roads, rivers, and buildings inside the map as points on which the ball is inaccessible on the virtual map; (c-2) setting at least one hole on the virtual map; (c-3) if the ball is located at a point where the ball is inaccessible, characterized in that it comprises the step of OB processing and shot again at a specific position.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a golf game service in a system for providing a virtual golf game service using a surrounding situation corresponding to location information to a plurality of portable terminals, the method comprising: (a) a first portable request for connection; Allowing a subscriber of the terminal to open a golf game room; (b) allowing a subscriber of a second mobile terminal to access the opened golf game room; and (c) contents of the golf game from the first portable terminal. Requesting and receiving a setting; (d) allowing the subscriber of the second mobile terminal to play a golf game together on the virtual map implemented by applying the location information of the first mobile terminal and the contents setting to the surroundings according to the contents setting; It is characterized by including.
The step (b) may include (b-1) checking whether the subscriber of the second mobile terminal is in an area adjacent to the subscriber of the first mobile terminal; (b-2) allowing the subscriber of the second portable terminal to access the opened golf game room when the subscriber of the second portable terminal is in an area adjacent to the subscriber of the first portable terminal. It features.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a method of using a golf game service in a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service is provided. Calculating a current position of the terminal by using; (b) displaying a map corresponding to the surrounding situation of the terminal and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) accessing the golf game service providing server; (e) opening a golf game room according to an application of the golf game service providing server; and (f) a user playing a golf game on the virtual map according to the golf rules with another subscriber accessing the opened golf game room.
And storing information corresponding to golf game contents including the virtual map and the hole display, a golfer, and a score corresponding to the golfer, so that the stored golf game contents can be reproduced after the golf game ends. It features.
The surrounding situation includes a road, a river and an interior of the building, and the content setting includes designating the road, the river, and the inside of the building as a point where the ball is inaccessible on the virtual map.
The content setting is characterized in that the at least one hole is set, and when the ball is located at an inaccessible point, an OB process is performed to re-shot at a specific position.
The content setting is characterized in that when the ball is located at a point that is inaccessible to the OB process to re-shot at a specific position.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf game method in a terminal for playing a golf game on a computer using a GPS satellite, the method comprising: (a) a current position of the terminal using positioning data provided from the GPS satellite; Calculating; (b) displaying a map corresponding to a surrounding situation including a road, a river, and a building interior of the terminal, and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a step of allowing a user to enter a golf game on the virtual map by key input according to a predetermined golf rule.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of using a golf game service in a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service to a computer, the method comprising: (a) identifying a location provided from a GPS satellite; Calculating a current position of the terminal using usage data; (b) displaying a map corresponding to the surrounding situation of the terminal and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) accessing the golf game service providing server; (e) opening a golf game room according to an application of the golf game service providing server; (f) provide a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a process of playing a golf game on the virtual map according to a golf rule together with other subscribers accessing the established golf game room.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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1 is a network configuration diagram for implementing a GPS golf game terminal and method according to the present invention, which is composed of a GPS satellite 10 and a golf game terminal 12.

In the figure, the golf game terminal 12 is provided with a positioning data provided from the GPS satellite 10 to provide a golf game. The GPS is as described above and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, a detailed operation description of the golf game terminal 12 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a GPS golf game terminal according to the present invention, a satellite antenna 14, a position calculator 16, a golf game program storage unit 18, a golf game content storage unit 20 And a key input section 22, a display section 24, an audio output section 26, and a control section 28.

In the figure, the satellite antenna 22 in the golf game terminal 12 receives the signal of the GPS satellites 10. The satellite antenna 22 includes a large, complex structure, a directional dish antenna, and a small, simple structure, and a low directivity microstrip patch array antenna, which may be used as a microstrip patch array antenna. Do.

The position calculator 16 calculates the current position using the positioning data provided from the satellite antenna 14 and provides the current position information to the controller 28.

The golf game program storage unit 18 stores a program for operating a golf game on a map corresponding to the periphery and is accessed by the control unit 28.

The golf game contents storage unit 20 stores information that is accessed by the controller 28 and corresponds to the golf game contents, and the controller 28 stores the information using the information corresponding to the stored golf game contents after the golf game ends. Reproduce the game of golf. Information corresponding to the contents of the golf game includes a map and a hole display, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer.

The controller 28 controls the overall operation of the golf game according to a key input corresponding to the golf game progress of the user provided from the key input unit 22. That is, the controller 28 accesses the golf game program storage unit 18 to drive the golf game program to display a map corresponding to the periphery on the display unit 24. In addition, the controller 28 receives the current location information provided from the location calculator 16, displays the current location of the user on a map corresponding to the periphery, and then proceeds with a golf game. For example, the controller 28 may set the holes 1 to 5 on the map as shown in FIG. 3 according to a key input corresponding to the user's golf game progress provided from the key input unit 22 to proceed with the golf game. . An example of the progress of such a golf game will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 below.

The voice output unit 26 receives a voice signal from the controller 28 and outputs background music and sound effects corresponding to the golf game progress on the map. The sound effects include a swing sound, a shot sound of the ball and the head when shot, a friction sound of the ball and the head when putting, and a sound of the ball falling into the hole.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing step by step an embodiment of a GPS golf game method according to the present invention.

First, the position calculation unit 16 calculates the current position of the golf game terminal 12 using the positioning data provided through the satellite antenna 14 from the GPS satellite 10 and provides it to the control unit 28. (Step S10).

The control unit 28 takes the golf game program from the golf game program storage unit 18 and drives it to display a map corresponding to the periphery of the golf game terminal 12 and displays the calculated current position on the map ( Step S12).

The controller 28 sets and displays a hole on the map as shown in FIG. 3 in response to a key input for setting a hole of the user (step S14). It is preferable that at least one hole is set.

The control unit 28 allows the user to play a golf game on the map by key input according to a predetermined golf rule (step S16). The golf rule includes a point where the ball is inaccessible, for example, when the ball is located on the road, OB processing to re-shot at a specific location. When you hit the ball, you can control its direction and hitting force. If the ball hits the building, try to bounce it to some extent. When you reach the ball, make the next shot or putt. Such inaccessible points include roads, rivers, and interiors of buildings.

The golf game contents storage unit 20 stores information that is accessed by the controller 28 and corresponds to the golf game contents, and the controller 28 stores the information using the information corresponding to the stored golf game contents after the golf game ends. Reproduce the game of golf. Information corresponding to the contents of the golf game includes a map and a hole display, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer.

5 is a system and method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and a GPS golf game terminal and method using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server. The configuration diagram includes a GPS satellite 40, a mobile Internet 42, a golf game service providing server 44, a golf article sales service providing server 46, and first and second golf game terminals 48 and 50. .

In the figure, a plurality of golf game terminals 48 and 50 are provided with positioning data provided from a GPS satellite 40, and a golf game service providing server 44 and a golf article selling service providing server 46 are provided. And a mobile internet 42 to provide a golf game to the user. Detailed operation of the golf game service providing server 44 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 below. The first and second golf game terminals 48 and 50 are GPS golf game terminals. Detailed operation of the first golf game terminal 48 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 below.

The golf article selling service providing server 46 provides a golf article selling service corresponding to a case where a user wants to purchase a specific golf article while playing a golf game using his golf game terminal, and the user who purchased the golf article. In the golf game can improve the golf skills of the user, such as the distance of the ball when shot. For example, the golf article sales service providing server 46 provides a specific golf game terminal with a specific program for improving the golf skill of the user through the mobile Internet 42, so that the specific golf game terminal installs the specific program. can do.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a server 44 providing a golf game service to a GPS golf game terminal as a system for providing a virtual golf game service using location information to a portable terminal according to the present invention. 60, the subscriber information DB 62, the latest golf game program storage unit 64, the group golf game contents storage unit 66 and the control unit 68.

In the figure, the subscriber information DB 62 manages subscriber information corresponding to the GPS golf game terminal and is accessed by the controller 66.

The controller 66 is connected to the golf game terminals 48 and 50 via the Internet connection unit 60 and the portable Internet 42. The control unit 66 determines whether the specific GPS golf game terminal requesting access is subscribed to the service by accessing the subscriber information DB 62, and when the specific GPS golf game terminal requesting access is subscribed to the service, the access is made. A specific GPS golf game terminal requesting to open a specific golf game room to play a golf game with other subscribers connected to the opened specific golf game room. In particular, the controller 66 receives the GPS golf game terminal of each subscriber connected to a specific golf game room and the position of the ball information from the GPS golf game terminal of each subscriber to transmit to the GPS golf game terminal of the other subscribers .

The golf game contents storage unit 66 for each group stores the information corresponding to the golf game contents of the subscribers accessed by the controller 68 and who played the golf game together in the specific golf game room for each group. The stored golf game contents can be reproduced in the terminal of each subscriber by the controller 68 by using the information corresponding to the golf game contents. The information corresponding to the golf game contents includes a map and a hole indication, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer.

The latest golf game program storage unit 64 is accessed by the control unit 68 and stores the latest golf game program, and the specific GPS golf game for which the golf game program upgrade is desired through the mobile Internet 42 and the Internet connection unit 60. Provides the latest golf game program stored in the terminal.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of collecting surrounding wind speeds and wind directions at an access point in the portable Internet 42 used in FIGS. 5 to 10. The wind speed observer 90 and the wind direction observer are shown. 92 and the access point 94.

In the figure, the wind speed observer 90 observes and provides wind speed around the access point 94 to the access point 94.

The wind direction observer 92 observes and provides the wind direction around the access point 94 to the access point 94.

The access point 94 receives the wind speed information provided from the wind speed observer 90 and the wind direction information provided from the wind direction observer 92 and provides the GPS golf game terminal in the cell area thereof. The GPS golf game terminal in the cell area is used for shots and putts in a golf game played.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a step-by-step embodiment of a method of providing a golf game service to a GPS golf game terminal in a method of providing a virtual golf game service using location information in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

First, the control unit 68 in the golf game service providing server 44 determines whether or not a connection is attempted through the specific GPS golf game terminal portable Internet 42 and the Internet connection unit 60 (step S20).

As a result of the determination in step S20, the controller 68 checks whether the specific GPS golf game terminal, which has attempted the connection, that is, requesting the connection, is subscribed to the service when the portable GPS golf game terminal is attempting to connect (step S20). S22).

As a result of the determination in step S22, when the specific GPS golf game terminal requesting the connection is subscribed to the service, the controller 68 allows a subscriber of the specific GPS golf game terminal requesting the access to open a golf game room (step S24).

The control unit 68 allows another subscriber to access the established golf game room (step S26). Referring to step S26 in more detail, the controller 68 checks whether the other subscriber is in an area adjacent to the subscriber who opened the golf game room, and the other subscriber is in an area adjacent to the subscriber who opened the golf game room. Allow other subscribers to access the established golf game room.

The controller 68 allows the subscribers connected to the opened golf game room to play the golf game together on the map corresponding to the location information of each GPS golf game terminal and the periphery of the GPS golf game terminal according to a predetermined golf rule. (Step S28).

The controller 68 accesses the latest golf game program storage unit 64 and provides the latest golf game program to a specific GPS golf game terminal that wants to upgrade the golf game program.

8 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from the golf game service providing server 44 according to the present invention, a satellite antenna 70, a position calculating unit 72, and the Internet. It is composed of a connection unit 74, a golf game program storage unit 76, a golf game contents storage unit 78, a key input unit 80, a display unit 82, an audio output unit 84, and a control unit 86.

In the figure, the position calculation unit 72 in the first golf game terminal 48 calculates the current position using the positioning data provided through the satellite antenna 70 from the GPS satellite 40 and controls the position. Provided at 86. The satellite antenna 70 is preferably a microstrip patch array antenna.

The golf game program storage unit 76 stores a program for operating a golf game on a map accessed by the controller 86 and corresponding to the surroundings.

The controller 86 receives a specific key input corresponding to the golf game of the user provided from the key input unit 80, accesses the golf game program storage unit 76, and the current position information provided from the position calculation unit 72. Receives a golf game with other subscribers connected to a specific golf game room opened in the server 44 on the map corresponding to the surrounding. For example, the controller 86 may set the holes 1 to 9 on the map as shown in FIG. 9 according to a key input corresponding to the progress of the golf game of the user provided from the key input unit 80 and proceed with the golf game. . An example of the progress of such a golf game will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 10 below.

The display unit 82 receives a display signal provided from the control unit 86 and displays a situation in which a golf game is played with other subscribers connected to a specific golf game room opened in the server 44 on the map to be viewed by the user. To help.

The golf game contents storage unit 78 stores information that is accessed by the controller 86 and corresponds to the golf game contents, so that the stored golf game contents are stored by using the information corresponding to the stored golf game contents after the end of the golf game. It can be made to reproduce by the control part 86. The information corresponding to the golf game contents includes a map and a hole indication, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer.

The voice output unit 84 receives a voice signal from the control unit 86 and performs background music corresponding to the golf game progress with another GPS golf game terminal connected to a specific golf game room opened in the server 44 on the map. Output the effect sound. The sound effects include a swing sound, a shot sound of the ball and the head when shot, a friction sound of the ball and the head when putting, and a sound of the ball falling into the hole.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing step by step an embodiment of a method of using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server 44 according to the present invention.

First, the position calculation unit 72 calculates the current position of the terminal using the positioning data provided from the GPS satellite 40 and provides it to the control unit 86 (step S40).

The controller 86 accesses the golf game program storage unit 76 to execute the golf game program to display a map corresponding to the periphery of the terminal on the display unit 82 and to display the calculated current position on the map ( Step S42).

The controller 86 displays the hall on the map in response to a key input for setting the hall of the user (step S44). At least one hole is set.

The control unit 86 connects to the golf game service providing server 44 via the Internet connection unit 74 and the portable Internet 42 (step S46).

The control unit 86 opens a golf game room according to the application program of the golf game service providing server 44 (step S48).

The controller 86 proceeds with the golf game on the map in accordance with the golf rules with the other subscriber that the user connected to the opened golf game room (step S450). The golf rule includes a point where the ball is inaccessible, for example, when the ball is located on the road, OB processing to re-shot at a specific location. When you hit the ball, you can control its direction and hitting force. If the ball hits the building, try to bounce it to some extent. When you reach the ball, make the next shot or putt. Such inaccessible points include roads, rivers, and interiors of buildings.

The controller 86 may store information corresponding to the golf game contents, so that the stored golf game contents may be reproduced by using the information corresponding to the stored golf game contents after the end of the golf game. The information corresponding to the golf game contents includes a map and a hole indication, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention allows a single or a plurality of users to enjoy a golf game while viewing a map corresponding to the periphery displayed on the screen of the terminal on the street. Therefore, the golf game can be enjoyed more realistically and the walking exercise of a considerable distance can be enjoyed.

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A terminal for playing golf on a game program using a GPS satellite, A location calculator for calculating current location information using location data provided from the GPS satellite through a satellite antenna; A key input unit for allowing a user to input contents of a golf game and input each command corresponding to the golf game; A program storage unit for storing a program for operating the golf game; A control unit for reproducing a surrounding situation corresponding to the current location information on a program provided from the program storage unit, and providing a golf game to a user including a virtual map implemented by applying the content setting to the reproduced surrounding situation. ; GPS golf game terminal including a display unit for receiving the display signal provided from the control unit for displaying the situation of the golf game progress. The method according to claim 1, And a golf game contents storage unit for storing the virtual map, a hole display, a golfer, and a score corresponding to the golfer as golf contents information after the golf game is finished by the controller. The method according to claim 1, The surrounding situation includes a road, a river, and a building, and the content setting is a GPS golf game terminal, characterized in that the ball, the river, and the inside of the building are designated as points inaccessible to the ball on the virtual map. delete delete delete A system for providing a golf game on a virtual map implemented by applying a user's content setting to a surrounding situation according to location information of a plurality of portable terminals, A subscriber information DB managing subscriber information corresponding to the portable terminal; Accessing the subscriber information DB to determine whether the first portable terminal requesting access is subscribed to the service, and when the first portable terminal is subscribed to the service, establishes a golf game room and connects to the golf game room; A controller for allowing a portable terminal to execute a golf game on a virtual map of the first portable terminal; Store the golf game contents of the first and second portable terminals accessed by the controller and played a golf game together in the golf game room, and the stored golf game contents are first and second portable by the controller after the golf game is finished. Golf game content storage unit to be reproduced in the terminal, The controller receives the position of the first and second portable terminals connected to a specific golf game room, information about the position of the ball, the virtual map from the first portable terminal, and transmits the received virtual map to the second portable terminal. A system for providing a virtual golf game service using location information to a portable terminal, characterized in that the golf game on the progress. delete The method according to claim 7, The first and second portable terminals are connected to a system for providing the golf game service through a portable internet through a plurality of access points provided in a specific area, and a virtual golf game service using location information on the portable terminal. System to provide. The method according to claim 9, The access point may include a wind speed observer for observing surrounding wind speeds; It further comprises a wind direction observation unit for observing the wind direction of the vicinity of the access point, the cell area of its own receiving the wind speed information provided from the wind speed observation unit and the wind direction information provided from the wind direction observation unit Provided to the first and the second portable terminal in the virtual golf game service using the location information on the portable terminal, characterized in that applied to the shot and the putting result in the golf game executed by the first and second portable terminal System to provide. The method according to claim 9, Providing a virtual golf game service using the location information to the mobile terminal further comprises a golf article sales service providing server for improving the golf skills of the subscriber to the first or second mobile terminal through the portable Internet system. A GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service, A location calculator for calculating current location information using location data provided from a GPS satellite through a satellite antenna; A key input unit for allowing a user to input contents of a golf game and input each command corresponding to the golf game; A program storage unit for storing a program for operating the golf game; Reproduces the surrounding situation corresponding to the current location information on the program provided from the program storage unit, and applies a specific golf set to the golf game service providing server on the virtual map implemented by applying the content setting to the reproduced surrounding situation. A controller for playing a golf game with another subscriber connected to the game room; A golf game service including a display unit for receiving a display signal provided from the control unit and displaying a situation of playing a golf game with another subscriber connected to a specific golf game room opened in the golf game service providing server on the virtual map; GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from the providing server. The method according to claim 12, Accessed by the control unit, after the golf game ends, the virtual map, a hole display, a golfer and a score corresponding to the golfer are stored as golf content information, and the stored golf content information can be reproduced by the control unit. GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server further comprising a golf game content storage unit. delete delete delete The method according to claim 12, The GPS golf game terminal and the golf game service providing server are connected to the portable Internet through a plurality of access points provided in a specific area, the GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server. . delete A golf game method in a terminal that plays a golf game using a GPS satellite, (a) calculating a current position of the terminal by using positioning data provided from the GPS satellites; (b) displaying a map corresponding to a surrounding situation including a road, a river, and a building interior of the terminal, and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) allowing a user to play a golf game on the virtual map by key input according to a predetermined golf rule. The method according to claim 19, And storing the virtual map, the hole display, the golfer, and the score corresponding to the golfer, information corresponding to the golf game contents, so that the stored golf game contents can be reproduced after the golf game ends. How to play. The method according to claim 19, The step (c) may include: (c-1) designating roads, rivers, and buildings inside the map as points on which the ball is inaccessible on the virtual map; (c-2) setting at least one hole on the virtual map; (c-3) OB processing and re-shot at a specific location if the ball is located at a point where the ball is inaccessible GPS golf game method comprising. delete delete delete A method of providing a golf game service in a system that provides a virtual golf game service using a surrounding situation corresponding to location information to a plurality of portable terminals, (a) allowing a subscriber of the first mobile terminal requesting access to open a golf game room; (b) allowing a subscriber of a second mobile terminal to access the established golf game room; (c) requesting and receiving contents setting of a golf game from the first portable terminal; (d) allowing the subscriber of the second mobile terminal to play a golf game together on the virtual map implemented by applying the location information of the first mobile terminal and the contents setting to the surroundings according to the contents setting; A method of providing a virtual golf game service using location information to a mobile terminal including. delete The method according to claim 25, The step (b) may include (b-1) checking whether the subscriber of the second mobile terminal is in an area adjacent to the subscriber of the first mobile terminal; (b-2) a mobile terminal comprising allowing the subscriber of the second mobile terminal to access the opened golf game room when the subscriber of the second mobile terminal is in an area adjacent to the subscriber of the first mobile terminal; A method for providing a virtual golf game service using location information on a terminal. A method of using a golf game service in a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service, (a) calculating a current location of the terminal using location data provided from a GPS satellite; (b) displaying a map corresponding to the surrounding situation of the terminal and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) accessing the golf game service providing server; (e) opening a golf game room according to an application of the golf game service providing server; (f) a method of using a golf game service provided by a golf game service providing server, the method comprising: a user playing a golf game on the virtual map according to a golf rule with another subscriber accessing the established golf game room. The method according to claim 28, And storing information corresponding to golf game contents including the virtual map and a hole indication, a golfer, and a score corresponding to the golfer, so that the stored golf game contents can be reproduced after the golf game ends. A method of using a golf game service provided from a game service providing server. delete The method of claim 28, The surrounding situation includes a road, a river, and a building interior, and the content setting is provided from a golf game service providing server including designating the road, the river, and the inside of the building as a point where a ball is inaccessible on the virtual map. How to use the golf game services become. The method of claim 31, wherein The content setting, the golf game service provided from the golf game service providing server, characterized in that the at least one hole is set, and if the ball is located in an inaccessible point OB process to re-shot at a specific location How to use. The method according to claim 31, The content setting is a method of using a golf game service provided from a golf game service providing server, characterized in that when the ball is located at a point inaccessible, OB processing to specify to re-shot at a specific location. On your computer, A golf game method in a terminal that plays a golf game using a GPS satellite, (a) calculating a current position of the terminal by using positioning data provided from the GPS satellites; (b) displaying a map corresponding to a surrounding situation including a road, a river, and a building interior of the terminal, and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a step of allowing a user to play a golf game on the virtual map by key input according to a predetermined golf rule. On your computer, A method of using a golf game service in a GPS golf game terminal using a golf game service provided from a server providing a golf game service, (a) calculating a current location of the terminal using location data provided from a GPS satellite; (b) displaying a map corresponding to the surrounding situation of the terminal and displaying the calculated current location on the map; (c) implementing a virtual map by displaying a hole on the map so as to correspond to a key input for setting contents of a user; (d) accessing the golf game service providing server; (e) opening a golf game room according to an application of the golf game service providing server; (f) a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a step of playing a golf game on the virtual map according to a golf rule together with other subscribers accessing the opened golf game room.

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