KR101032402B1 - Apparatus and method for providing dart game with indicating segment of dart board - Google Patents

Abstract

A dart game providing apparatus for displaying a segment of a dart board includes a hit area detecting unit for detecting a hit area of a dart and a score for a dart game corresponding to the detected area based on a predetermined score calculating method An event area information generating unit for generating event area information based on at least one of the detected area and the calculated score and a segment of the dart board corresponding to the detected area or the event area Emitting portion.

Dart, Dart Board, LED, Segment, Event

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dart game providing apparatus and method for displaying a segment of a dart board,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing a dart game displaying a segment of a dart board, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for displaying a segment of a dart board, Or a dart game providing device for generating various event area information based on the calculated score and displaying an area corresponding to the generated dartboard area or the generated event area information using LEDs And methods.

A dart game is a game in which you throw an arrowhead shaped object toward the target of a centrifugal number with a number, and you can enjoy a game where anyone can enjoy anytime, anywhere, any place and season regardless of the arrowhead dart and dart board to be.

The dart board contains 20 sectors divided into sectors with a score of 1 to 20 for each segment. Generally, a dart game is a game in which a basic score of 301 points, 501 points, 1001 points, etc. is set and a score obtained by throwing a dart arrowhead is subtracted from the total score.

However, in the conventional dart game apparatus, it may be difficult to accurately identify the area where the dart is hit. Therefore, in order to accurately know the area where the dart is hit, it has to be confirmed indirectly through an output device informing the dart score. In addition, when the position where the dart is hit is ambiguous and it is difficult to visually identify it accurately, there is a problem that a dispute may arise between the users who enjoy the dart game.

On the other hand, as a first prior art, Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-2001-36860 discloses a design called "luminous dart game machine", in which the axis of the target of the dart plate, the number of points, The present invention relates to a dart board for playing darts in which a luminous body is applied to a divided point space, a front part of an arrow, and a wing part so that the score can be easily grasped even when the lighting is dark or at night.

However, in the first prior art described above, since the luminous body is applied to the front part of the dart board and the arrow, the dart game can be performed because the dart arrow and the dart board can be seen even in the dark place. However, There is a problem that it is difficult to make an accurate judgment even if the user approaches the dart board and directly confirms it.

As a second prior art, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1999-34812 discloses a design of a name "Target plate for ball dart game to be displayed with luminescence and light emission" A target plate for a dart gaming system in which when a circular target plate is aligned, the sensor is activated by an impact when the ball is fitted to the target plate,

However, in the second prior art described above, regardless of the area in which the ball is hit, the LED light emission sensor operates and only the LED light emission sensor operates to give a visual effect, so that the dart can accurately identify the hit area There was a problem that could not be done.

Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method for providing a dart game in which an area where a dart is hit can be displayed using an LED.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can generate various event area information based on the area where the dart is hit, the number of times or the score, and display the area of the dartboard related to the event area information using an LED And a dart game device.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, a first aspect of the present invention is a game system for a dart game, comprising: a hit area detection unit for detecting a hit area of a dart; An event area information generating unit for generating event area information based on at least one of the detected area and the calculated score, and a score calculation unit for calculating a score of a dart board corresponding to the detected area or the event area There is provided a dart game providing apparatus for displaying a segment of a dart board including a light emitting portion for displaying a segment.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a dart game, comprising the steps of: detecting a region where a dart has been hit; calculating a number of times a dart has been hit for each region of the dartboard; Generating the event area information based on at least one of the detected area and the calculated score, and generating the event area information of the dartboard corresponding to the area where the dart is hit or the generated event area information And displaying a segment of the dart board including the step of displaying the segment.

According to the present invention, when the darts thrown by the user are stuck in a specific area of the dart board, the LEDs located in the area emit light and the area where the dart is hit is displayed, It is possible to know accurately the position of the user and reduce the dispute concerning the score between the users.

In addition, according to the above-mentioned object of the present invention, since various event area information can be generated and displayed on the dartboard based on the area, number of times, or score of the hit of the dart, .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for displaying segments of a dartboard using an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a system for displaying segments of a dart board using LEDs according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electronic dart board 100, a network 200, and a dart game apparatus 300.

The electronic dart board 100 may include a plurality of segments. Also, one segment may include one or more sensors for sensing a dart hit. For example, the sensor for detecting the dart hit may be various sensors capable of sensing an object such as a pressure sensor, an optical sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a laser sensor.

In addition, a light emitting device such as an LED may be included to display each segment of the electronic dart board 100.

The electronic dart board 100 may be connected to the dart game apparatus 300 via a network 200 such as a wired or wireless Internet or may be integrated with the dart game apparatus 300 and operated.

The network 200 plays a role of transferring various information related to the calculation of the score of the dart game and the generation of the event area information between the electronic dart board 100 and the dart game apparatus 300. The network 200 includes a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a mobile wireless communication network. The network 200 is a data communication network having a comprehensive meaning for allowing the electronic dart board 100 and the dart game apparatus 300 to communicate with each other smoothly. The network 500 may be a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) or a value added network (VAN), a mobile radio communication network, And the like.

The dart game device 300 receives various information related to a dart hit from the electronic dart board 100, detects an area where the dart is hit, and calculates the number of times the dart is hit for each area. Further, based on the detected area, the calculated number of times, and the like, the score corresponding to the area in which the dart is hit can be calculated. The dart game device 300 can calculate scores in various ways by various score calculation algorithms. For example, even if the darts thrown by the user are not hit on the central area of the electronic dart board 100, the next higher dart is hit when the area darted by the user hits the area associated with the hit, Scores can be awarded.

Further, the dart game device 300 can generate the event area information based on at least one of the detected area, the calculated number of times of the hit, or the calculated score. The event area information is information on an area on the electronic dart board 100 that is generated on the basis of recorded scores or various score calculation algorithms with respect to progress of a dart game or provision of gifts. For example, the event area information may include a region where a dart should be hit to obtain a user's score above a critical score, a region where a dart should be hit to obtain a score higher than the highest score, And the area in which the hit dart is to be hit.

In addition, the dart game apparatus 300 may display one or more hit areas or event areas of the dart in various ways using one or more LEDs (LEDs). For example, the dart game device 300 can display the area where the dart is hit or the event area differently by displaying different colors of the LEDs, or by adding special effects such as flickering.

In the system for displaying the area of the dart board according to the embodiment of the present invention, not only the user who throws the dart but also the audience can directly see the area where the dart is hit by displaying the area where the dart is hit by using the LED And provides event area information based on various score calculation algorithms to a user using an LED, thereby allowing a user to enjoy a dart game more interestingly.

Hereinafter, an internal configuration of the electronic dart board 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a segment 110 of an electronic dart board 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a segment 110 of the electronic dart board 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a dart board 112, a sensor contact 114, a dart hit detection sensor 116, LED (LED)

When the darts 120 cast by the user are plugged into one of the plurality of holes formed in the dartboard plate 112 of the particular segment 110 the dartboard plate 112 of the segment 110, The sensor contact portion 114 attached to the board plate 112 may be pushed inward. At this time, when the sensor contact portion 114 contacts the dart heat sensor 116, the dart heat sensor 116 may sense that the dart 120 is hit on the segment 110. [

In addition, when the dart hitting sensor 116 generates a detection signal indicating that the dart 120 is hit in the segment 110 and transmits the detection signal to the dart game device 300, the dart game device 300 transmits the dart 120 May drive one or more LEDs (LEDs) 118 that are present in the hitting segment 110 to indicate the area where the darts 120 hit.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the dart game apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the dart game apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the dart game apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hit area detecting unit 310, a score calculating unit 320, an event area information generating unit 330, and a light emitting unit 340 ).

The hit area detection unit 310 can detect the area where the dart is hit and calculate the number of times the dart is hit. For example, when the electronic dart board 100 transmits a detection signal indicating that a dart has been hit on a specific segment, the hit area detection unit 310 can detect which segment the hit has been hit based on the transmitted signal, You can calculate how many total darts have been hit.

In addition, the hit area detecting unit 310 can transmit to the score calculating unit 320 information about the detected area of the detected dart and the number of times the dart is hit.

The score calculation unit 320 can calculate a score corresponding to the area in which the dart is hit, based on the information about the area where the dart sent by the hit area detection unit 310 is hit. The score calculation unit 320 can calculate the score of the dart game based on various preset score calculation methods. For example, the score calculator 320 not only sums the score corresponding to the area in which the first dart is hit and the area in which the second dart is hit, but also the score in the specific area In the case where the second dart is hit, the score can be calculated using various methods such as adding a score in addition to the score corresponding to the hit area of the second dart.

The event area information generator 330 may generate the event area information based on at least one of the area in which the dart has been hit, the calculated number of times of dart hits, or the calculated score. For example, as described above, the event area information generating unit 330 can determine one or more areas to which added points are given when the dots are hit. In addition, the event area information generating unit 330 may set a threshold score in which the user can receive goods or the like in advance, and determine one or more areas in which the darts should be hit so that the user's dart score becomes the threshold score or more . In addition, the event area information generator 330 may determine one or more areas where the user's dart score is greater than or equal to the highest score recorded in the dart game device 300, or in which the dart should be hit in order for the score reversal to occur.

In addition, the event area information generator 330 may transmit the generated event area information to the light emitting unit 340.

The light emitting unit 340 may display an event area detected by the hit area detecting unit 310 or an event area matched with the event area information generated by the event area information generating unit 330. The light emitting unit 340 may display the area by emitting an LED included in a segment on the electronic dart board 100 corresponding to the dart-hit area or the event area.

In addition, the light emitting unit 340 may display the dart-hit area or the event area differently by different methods. For example, the light emitting unit 340 may display the area by changing the color of the LED or changing the blinking period of the LED.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a dart game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays an area in which a dart is hit using an LED and an event area.

4, when a dot darted by the user hits the segment A, at least one LED (light emitting diode) embedded in the segment A emits light, It can be seen that it is plugged into the segment (A). In addition, the score calculating unit 320 calculates a score corresponding to the segment (A), and the event area information generating unit 330 generates, based on the area where the dot is hit or the calculated score, for example, , It is possible to determine the event area C to which the addition point can be given when the next meeting dart is hit. The light emitting unit 340 receives the information on the event area C from the event area information generating unit 330 and emits an LED included in the segment C to generate the segment C, Can be displayed.

In a typical dart game, a simple score calculation method is used in which a high score is given to a user when a dart thrown by the user hits a segment B, which is a central region of the electronic dart board 100, The game device 100 determines a segment C to which the user can receive a point of addition based on a more varied score calculation method and separately displays the segment C using an LED, The game method can be easily provided and the user can be interested.

Hereinafter, a method of displaying an area of a dartboard using an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart of a method of displaying a segment of a dart board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation S400, the dart game device 300 detects an area where the dart is hit and calculates the number of times the dart is hit for each segment of the electronic dartboard 100. [ For example, in step S400, the dart game device 300 receives a detection signal indicating that the dart has been hit on the specific segment from the electronic dart board 100, and based on the transmitted signal, It can detect if it has been hit, and calculate how many total dots have been hit.

The step S402 is a step of calculating the score of the dart game based on the area where the darts detected in the step S400 have been hit and the number of times the calculated darts are hit.

Step S404 is a step of generating the event area information based on at least one of the area in which the dart was hit, the calculated number of times of dart hits, or the calculated score. For example, in step S404, the dart game device 300 may determine an area where the dart should be hit in order to receive a point of addition. In addition, in step S404, the dart game apparatus 300 may set a threshold score at which the user can receive goods or the like in advance, and determine whether the dart score of the user is equal to or greater than the threshold The above area can be determined. Further, in step S404, the dart game apparatus 300 determines whether or not the user's dart score is equal to or greater than the highest score recorded in the dart game apparatus 300, or one or more areas in which the dart is to be hit You can decide.

In step S406, the dart game apparatus 300 displays a segment on the electronic dart board 100 corresponding to the dart hit area detected in step S400 or the generated event area information. In step S406, the dart game device 300 drives an LED (LED) included in a segment corresponding to the dart hit area or the generated event area information. Accordingly, the user who performs the dart game can easily confirm from a distance the area of the electronic dart board 100 where the dart thrown by him is located, It is possible to easily check whether or not it is possible to obtain a favorable score, and it becomes possible to enjoy a dart game more interestingly.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for displaying a segment of a dartboard using an LED according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view of a segment of an electronic dartboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention displays an area where a dart is hit using an LED and an event area. FIG.

5 is a flowchart of a method of displaying a segment of a dart board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

100: Electronic dart board 300: Dart game apparatus

310: hit area detecting unit 320: score calculating unit

330: Event area information generating unit 340:

Claims (8)

A dart game providing apparatus for displaying a segment (SEGMENT) of a dartboard, A hit area detecting section for detecting an area where the dart is hit, A score calculation unit for calculating a score of a dart game corresponding to the detected area based on a preset score calculation method, An event area information generator for generating event area information based on at least one of the detected area and the calculated score, A light emitting portion for displaying a segment of a dart board corresponding to the detected area or the event area, And a dart game providing device. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the light emitting unit emits an LED included in a segment of the dart board. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the event area information is information on at least one of an area where a dot can be given when a dot is hit, an area where a highest score can be obtained, an area where a point inversion occurs, and an area where a product is paid Dart game providing device. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the light emitting unit emits light by differentiating the LEDs according to the type of the event area information. A dart game providing method for displaying a segment (SEGMENT) of a dart board, Detecting an area where the dart is hit, Calculating a number of times a dart has been hit for each zone of the dart board, Calculating a score of the dart game based on the detected area and the calculated number of times, Generating event area information based on at least one of the detected area and the calculated score, and Displaying a segment of the dart board corresponding to the dart hit area or the generated event area information The dart game providing method comprising: 6. The method of claim 5, Wherein the step of displaying a segment of the dart board emits an LED (LED) contained in a segment on the dart board. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the event area information is information on at least one of an area where a dot can be given when a dot is hit, an area where a highest score can be obtained, an area where a point inversion occurs, and an area where a product is paid How to provide a dart game. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the step of displaying a segment on the dart board differentiates the LEDs according to the type of the event area information.

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