KR101987368B1 - Screen baseball system including ball supply device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A screen baseball system and a control method thereof are disclosed. Specifically, a screen baseball system and a control method thereof are disclosed, wherein the screen baseball system comprises: a pitching machine (100); and a ball supply device (700) connected to the pitching machine so that balls can be communicated. The ball supply device (700) comprises: a ball collecting device (500); and a ball transfer device (600) connected to the ball collecting device so that balls can be communicated. According to the present invention, balls can be stably supplied to the pitching machine.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen baseball system including a ball supply device and a control method thereof,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen baseball system and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a screen baseball system and a control method thereof capable of advancing a screen baseball including a ball supply device.

Screen baseball is a sort of virtual baseball that is similar to a real baseball game. More specifically, a pitching machine positioned on the rear side of the screen and a screen on which an image is projected may be used to receive a feeling that the actual ball is pitching while viewing a projected image. In order to hit the pitching ball, So that a feeling of playing in a real baseball stadium can be obtained (see FIG. 1).

In a screen baseball, the pitching machine must be able to continuously receive the ball from the ball transfer device in order for the ball to be ejected immediately from the pitching machine in response to the user's ejection signal input.

However, in the conventional ball transporting apparatus, when the operation of the apparatus is stopped, the operation of the ball transporting apparatus is stopped in order to grasp the cause, and after the apparatus is opened, the repair person has to judge each one. In other words, only skilled technical personnel with knowledge of ball transport equipment could repair it.

In addition, when the operation of the ball transporting apparatus is stopped due to the occurrence of a ball which may occur during the ball transporting process, the ball transporting apparatus must necessarily be opened in order to determine which portion of the ball has been caught.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0836565 discloses a golf ball transfer device that includes a golf ball sensor on a slide plate through which a discharged golf ball passes and controls the speed of the drive motor depending on the presence or absence of the golf ball.

However, this type of golf ball transfer device has only one sensor, so that it is difficult to determine the position where the ball is caught because only the malfunction due to the catching of the ball occurring at the stage of discharging the golf ball can be detected.

As another example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0939930 discloses a golf ball automatic feeder equipped with a ball detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a ball at a rear portion of a transport path, Device.

However, this type of golf ball automatic feeding device has only one sensor, so the above-described disadvantages are still present. In addition, since the purpose of the sensor is to operate the feeder, there is a limit in that it can not detect malfunction of other devices.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0836565 (Jun. 10, 2008) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0939930 (Feb. 4, 2010)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a pitching machine capable of stably supplying balls to a pitching machine by collecting the balls necessary for the progress of the baseball game and feeding the balls to the pitching machine, And a control method of the screen baseball system, which can accurately cope with a problem at a certain position and cope with it promptly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a golf club head comprising: a pitching machine; And a ball feeding device 700 in which balls are communicably connected to the pitching machine 100, the ball feeding device 700 including a ball collecting device 500; And a ball transporting device 600 communicably connected to the ball collecting device 500. [

The ball collecting apparatus 500 may further include a collecting unit 510; A rotating plate 520 rotatably coupled to the inside of the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting unit 510 and having a plurality of hole inserting holes 521 formed therein; And a rotation plate sensor 515 positioned on the rear side of the rotation plate 520. [

The collecting controller 580 may be configured to collectively collect information about the rotation of the rotating plate 520 sensed by the rotating plate sensor 515. The collecting controller 580 may include a collecting controller 580, A rotation determination module (581) for determining whether a stop time of the rotation plate (520) is equal to or longer than a reference time using rotation information; A rotation number determination module 582 for determining whether the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or greater than a reference number by using the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515; And a power supply control module 583 for controlling the power supplied to the ball supply device 700.

In addition, the present invention provides a control method used in the above-described screen baseball system, comprising the steps of: (a) detecting whether the rotation plate sensor 515 rotates and rotates the rotation plate 520; (b) The rotation determination module 581 determines whether the rotation duration of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or longer than a reference time using the rotation of the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515 step; (c) If the rotation duration determination module 581 determines that the rotation duration of the rotation disc 520 is equal to or longer than the reference time, the rotation determination module 581 determines that the rotation disc 520 has experienced a jam phenomenon ; And (d) turning off the power supplied to the collecting power section 560 by the power source control module 583. [0053] FIG.

If the stop period of the rotation plate 520 determined by the rotation determination module 581 is less than the reference time, the rotation number determination module 582) determines whether the number of rotations of the rotary plate (520) is equal to or greater than a reference number by using the number of rotations of the rotary plate (520) sensed by the rotary plate sensor (515); And (c2) when the rotation number determination module 582 determines that the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or greater than the reference number, the rotation number determination module 582 determines that the rotation of the rotation plate 520 is necessary Further comprising the step of: (d1) after the step (d1), the power control module (583) controls the collecting power section (560) to reverse the rotating plate (520) have.

Further, in the present invention, the coin transfer device 600 includes a main body 610; A ball inlet portion 620 including a main body connection portion 623 formed inside the main body 610 so as to communicate with the main body 610 in a communicable manner; A hole holding portion 630 passing through the body connecting portion 623; An air discharging portion 650 communicably connected to the main body 610 and including a discharge opening portion 651 through which the hollow grip portion 630 passes; And a grip portion sensor 692 provided at the main body 610 and spaced apart from the discharge opening 651 by a predetermined distance and a grip portion 650 disposed at the grip portion 650 And a discharge sensor 693 provided in the screen baseball system.

The ball transport device 600 may include both the inflow sensor 691, the grip sensor 692, and the discharge sensor 693.

The supply device 700 includes a supply control unit 710 and the supply control unit 710 includes a transfer control unit 680 including a stagnancy determination module 681, The controller 681 calculates the presence or absence of the ball detected by the inlet sensor 691 and the outlet sensor 693 and the presence or absence of the gripper 630 sensed by the gripper sensor 692, It can be judged whether or not it is stagnant.

In addition, the present invention provides a control method used in the above-described screen baseball system, comprising the steps of: (a) detecting whether or not the inflow portion sensor 691 exists in the inflow portion 620, 692 detects the presence of the hollow gripper 630 and detects whether the discharge sensor 693 detects the presence of the hole of the hollow discharger 650; (b) determining whether the stagnancy determining module 681 determines that the ball non-existence duration detected by the discharge sensor 693 is equal to or greater than a first time; (c) If the stagnant state determination module 681 determines that the ball grip unit 630 sensed by the grip sensor sensor 692 is in a state in which the ball sensor unit 693 senses a ball absence duration longer than a first time, Determining whether the non-existent duration of the first time is greater than a third time; And (d) if the absence duration of the hollow gripper 630 sensed by the gripper sensor 692 is equal to or greater than a third time, the stagnancy determination module 681 determines that the operation of the orbital circulator 400 is abnormal And a step of judging that the screen baseball system has occurred.

If the duration of absence of the ball detected by the discharge sensor 693 is less than the first time after the step (b) and before the step (c), (b1) Determining whether the presence duration of the ball sensed by the discharge sensor (693) is greater than a second time; And (b2) when the presence duration of the ball detected by the discharge sensor 693 is equal to or longer than the second time, the stagnancy determining module 681 determines that a ball stuck phenomenon occurs in the ball discharger 650 The method comprising the steps of:

If the absence time of the hollow gripper 630 sensed by the gripper sensor 692 is less than a third time after the step (c), (c1) before the step (d) Determining whether the module 681 determines that the ball non-existence duration detected by the inlet sensor 691 is greater than or equal to a fifth time; And (c2) when the absence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor (691) is not less than a fifth time, the stagnancy determining module (681) determines that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the ball collecting apparatus The method comprising the steps of:

If the duration of absence of the ball detected by the inflow sensor 691 is less than the fifth time after the step (c1), before the step (c2), the stagnancy determining module 681 determines, Determining whether the presence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor (691) is the sixth time; And (c2 ') when the presence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor 691 is equal to or greater than the sixth time, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a ball jam occurs in the ball inlet 620 And a step of judging whether or not there is a problem.

In addition, after step (d), (e) the supply control unit 710 may turn off the power of the transfer power unit 660. FIG.

According to the present invention, it is possible to determine whether or not a ball jam phenomenon that may occur in the ball collecting apparatus and whether a malfunction has occurred by using the rotation plate sensor provided in the ball collecting apparatus, so that the problem can be immediately grasped and coped with.

Further, it is possible to determine whether or not the ball stagnates and whether a malfunction has occurred by using a plurality of sensor units provided in the ball transporting apparatus, It is possible to determine whether or not a problem has occurred, so that the problem can be immediately grasped and coped with.

Therefore, since the ball can be stably supplied to the pitching machine, it is possible to enjoy the screen baseball without interruption due to ball pitting or the like.

1 is a perspective view showing a screen baseball field according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a ball guiding and feeding device of a pitching machine for a screen baseball according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a pitching machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a screen shutter of a screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a camera module of a screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a waiting input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a ball collecting apparatus including a light-trapping preventing member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a ball collecting apparatus including an anti-jamming member according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a rotating plate sensor shown in a ball collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing the positions of a plurality of sensor units included in the ball transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a perspective view showing an inclined member formed on the lower side of the ball transporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration for implementing a ball supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining a problem of a ball supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of advancing a screen baseball using a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
15 is a block diagram showing a configuration for implementing a screen baseball playing method using a pitching mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a perspective view showing a screen baseball stadium for implementing a screen baseball progressing method using a user competition game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration for implementing a screen baseball simulation method that provides an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
18 is a diagram for explaining a screen baseball simulation method for setting up a lineup using customized user athletic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration for implementing a screen baseball control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the skill of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 20 is a block diagram illustrating an arrangement for implementing a screen baseball system in which a pitching machine is controlled according to an item used in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 21 is a block diagram illustrating an arrangement for implementing a screen baseball game in which operations are controlled according to an item used in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a configuration for performing a screen baseball simulation method according to a wearer's equipment, a body shape of a user, and a gesture of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1. Description of the stadium of the screen baseball system

Referring to FIG. 1, the playing field of a screen baseball system according to the illustrated embodiment can be largely divided into a safety zone 10, a game zone 20, and a pitch zone 30.

The safe zone 10 is a zone in which the waiters can safely wait for their turn during screen baseball progress. For a comfortable waiting of the waiting person, the safe area 10 can be provided with furniture for sitting and relaxing, such as a tea table or a sofa.

In the safety zone 10, the safety net 11, the door 11a and the terminal 1000 are located. The safety zone (10) and the game zone (20) are divided into a safety net (11).

The safety net 11 blocks a ball or an object ejected from the game zone 20 so that a user waiting in the safety zone 10 can safely wait. The safety net 11 is preferably formed of a material having high strength such as a wire mesh to prevent a baseball bat or the like missed by the user from passing through the ball or the game area 20 discharged from the pitching machine 100 to be described later.

The safety net 11 is formed with a door 11a. The waiting person can enter the game area 20 through the door 11a. Since the door 11a forms a part of the safety net 11, it is preferable that the door 11a is made of a material such as a wire netting having the same strength as the safety net 11.

The terminal 1000 is located at one side of the safety zone 10. The user or operator can manipulate the way of screen baseball through the terminal 1000. Specifically, the user can set general items of the screen baseball, such as the number of baseball games and the number of users, through the terminal 1000. A detailed description thereof will be described later.

The terminal 1000 is preferably positioned on the wall side of the safety zone 10 so as not to obstruct the line of sight of the waiting person watching the screen baseball in the safety zone 10. Alternatively, the terminal 1000 may be provided in a pitching area (not shown) outside the screen baseball field.

The game zone 20 is a zone in which the screen baseball progresses. A user who is on standby in the safe zone 10 may enter the game zone 20 through the door 11a.

In the game area 20, a discharge signal device 21, a screen 22, a screen hole 22a, sensors 23a and 23b, a video part 24 and a baseball collecting part 25 are located.

The discharge signal device 21 is a device in which a user inputs a discharge signal so that the ball is discharged from the pitching machine 100. The user can press the discharge signal device 21 on his foot to input the discharge signal. Alternatively, the discharge signal device 21 may be formed in such a manner that the user inputs the discharge signal by hand.

When the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 21, the discharge signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 to discharge the ball. A detailed description of the process in which the ejection signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 and the ball is ejected will be omitted.

The screen 22 is a portion where image information output from the image portion 24 to be described later is projected. The screen 22 is preferably made of a soft material that is strong enough to prevent damage to the screen 22 even if the ball is hit by the user after being blown by the pitching machine 100 to be described later.

A screen hole 22a is formed at the center of the screen 22. The screen hole 22a is formed as a hole and provides a space through which the hole discharged from the pitching machine 100, which will be described later, located on the rear side of the screen 22 can pass through the screen 22. The diameter of the screen hole 22a is preferably formed to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 100 so that the course of the discharged hole is not disturbed.

The sensors 23a and 23b sense the position and velocity of the ball after the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 is hit by the user.

In the illustrated embodiment, the sensors 23a, 23b are located on the top of the screen 22 and a bar-shaped sensor 23a located at the bottom adjacent to the discharge signal device 21 from the center of the game area 20, And a camera-shaped sensor 23b.

The sensors 23a and 23b may be formed of any type of sensor as long as the position and speed of the ball hit by the user can be detected.

The image portion 24 is a portion for outputting image information to be projected on the screen 22, which will be described later. The video unit 24 is positioned above the safety net 11 so that the video information is not covered by the user who has entered the game zone 20. [

Through the image information output from the image unit 24, the user can proceed to the screen baseball at the time of the batter entering the batting in the actual baseball game.

In addition, when the screen baseball progresses to the pitching mode (pitcher mode), the user can advance the screen baseball to the point of the pitcher located in the mound in the actual baseball game, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

The baseball collecting unit 25 collects the ball hit by the user. For this purpose, the baseball collecting part 25 is formed to be recessed slightly below the peripheral floor. Thus, the ball hit by the user may hit the screen 22 and then roll off and exit the game zone 20 via the baseball collecting unit 25. [

The pitching zone 30 is formed on the rear side of the screen 22 and is a zone in which the pitching machine 100 to which the ball is to be ejected is located. The pitching zone (30) and the game zone (20) are delimited by a screen (22).

The pitching machine 100 is located at the center of the pitching zone 30 and discharges the ball as if the actual pitcher pitched the ball. When the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 21, the discharge signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 to discharge the ball.

The pitching machine 100 may be formed in any structure for discharging the balls. It is preferable that the diameter of the discharge port of the pitching machine 100 is equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole but smaller than or equal to the diameter of the screen hole 22a formed in the screen 22. [

Each of the devices located in the above-mentioned screen baseball stadium may further include a separate structure for performing each function in each embodiment of the present invention, which will be described later.

2. Description of devices used in screen baseball systems

Hereinafter, "hit result" means a result of hitting a ball ejected from a pitching machine by an attacking team user. The velocity and the direction of the hit ball are confirmed by the sensor and are calculated using this. "Out", "hits", and the like. In the case of "hits", it can be calculated in various ways such as singles, longs, and home runs.

Hereinafter, "forward" means a direction in which a user in the game area 20 faces the screen 22, and "rear" In other words, the direction in which the hit ball is flying is the forward direction when the user hits the ball normally.

Hereinafter, "constraint" means the velocity of the ball to be ejected, "pitch" means a locus changed according to rotation of the ball to be ejected, and "location " means a relative position where the ball to be ejected passes through the strike zone .

(1) Description of the pitching machine 100

1) Explanation of ball guide and feeding device of pitching machine

The pitching machine according to an embodiment of the present invention blocks balls between a ball guided by a ball loading device and a ball waiting for supply so as to discharge the ball at a required point of time, Can be improved.

1 and 2, a ball guiding and feeding apparatus for a pitching machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a ball supply unit 110, a wheel unit 120, a ball guide unit 130, (Not shown), and the wheel portion 120 includes first to third wheels 121 to 123.

At this time, the folding and publishing lifting unit (not shown) senses a required time point or operates at a preset time.

That is, when a predetermined sensor senses the movement of the ball in the first ball guide 131 and outputs an operation start signal or a predetermined counter counts a predetermined time and outputs an operation start signal, (Not shown) starts operation in response to the operation start signal. The operation of the folding and publishing lifting unit (not shown) will be described later in detail.

The ball supply unit 110 is connected to the ball supply waiting area S of the ball guide unit 130 to supply a waiting ball to the ball supply unit 110, ').

The ball supply unit 110 includes a pushing unit (not shown) in the form of a disk formed to supply a ball 'effectively, one side connected to a pushing unit (not shown) and the other side connected to a second hydraulic cylinder 114, And a discharge shaft 112 that performs a piston movement by a predetermined hydraulic pressure supplied from the second hydraulic cylinder 114.

The ball guide unit 130 includes first and second ball guide units 131 and 132 and an urging member 131a and the second ball guide unit 132 includes an opening and closing device 132a and guide projections 132b .

More specifically, the ball guide unit 130 has two hollow square columns separated from each other in the vertical direction. The balls are sequentially guided while receiving a ball and temporarily stopped , And discharges it to the ball supply waiting area (S) at a required time.

(Not shown) has a first hydraulic cylinder (not shown) and a lifting shaft (not shown).

The second ball guide portion 132 includes an opening and closing device 132a and a guide projection 132b and the opening and closing device 132a has a spring (not shown).

The second ball guide portion 132 includes an opening and closing device 132a and a guide protrusion 132b and the ball supply portion 110 includes a pushing portion (not shown), a discharge shaft 112 and a second hydraulic cylinder 114, Respectively.

The first ball guide portion 131 and the regular discharge member 131a in the ball guide and supply apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention are provided with a time discharging member (not shown) and a propeller rotating shaft (not shown).

The first ball guide portion 131 and the regular discharge member 131a in the ball guide and dispensing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention are provided with a time discharging member (not shown) and a hook rotating shaft (not shown).

The functions of the detailed components of the ball guide and feeding device of the pitching machine for screen baseball according to the present invention will be described as follows.

The regular discharge member 131a is a rectangular iron plate and is positioned at one end of the first ball guide portion 131, that is, at a portion in contact with the inlet of the ball supply waiting region S, (S) and the ball located in the ball supply waiting area (S) among the balls that are loaded in the ball supply standby area (S).

Thereby allowing the ball loaded in the first ball guide unit 131 to be discharged on a regular basis, that is, at a required time, to the ball supply waiting area S.

At this time, in order to realize this operation, the time discharging member 131a can be moved up and down the first ball guide unit 131. In order to realize this operation, A publication lifting unit (not shown) may be separately installed to move the regular discharge member 131a up and down.

The lifting shaft (not shown) in the lifting section (not shown) moves upward and downward by a predetermined hydraulic pressure generated in the first hydraulic cylinder (not shown) to lift and set the regular discharging member 131a .

Here, the configuration for lifting and lowering the regular discharge member 131a of the present invention may be applied to a combination of a motor, a leg and a pinion gear, a combination closed by a cam, or the like in addition to the hydraulic pressure method.

In addition, the discharge / lifting unit (not shown) may be applied to another embodiment to move in the left-right direction of the first ball guide unit 131. The discharge / lifting unit (not shown) 131). On the other hand, in the case where the regular discharge member is in the shape of a propeller or a hook (aka tick), a discharge and lifting portion (not shown) is not required.

The opening and closing device 132a is a rectangular folding type iron plate and has a structure in which a spring (not shown) is coupled to an upper portion thereof for hinge coupling, and a ball supply waiting area S is formed inside the second ball guide portion 132, Located at the exit.

The opening and closing device 132a is closed by the elastic force of a spring (not shown) to temporarily stop the ball discharged from the first ball guide part 131, (Ball ').

At this time, the opening / closing device 132a temporarily stops the ball 'so that the ball' is not rolled by the gravity in the second ball guide portion 132.

For this purpose, another embodiment (not shown) of the opening and closing device is a ring-shaped rubber plate having a plurality of grooves cut along the inner periphery in the direction from the inner periphery to the outer periphery, and the outer periphery is formed on four inner walls of the second ball guide portion 132 .

More specifically, another embodiment (not shown) of the opening and closing device is made of a ring-shaped rubber plate, and a groove is formed at a predetermined distance in the direction from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the opening and closing device. (Not shown).

Since the cutting force of the ball varies according to its length, it can be appropriately changed according to the size of the ball, the desired fixing force, and the like.

Another embodiment 132a of the opening / closing apparatus is a rectangular rubber plate having a plurality of grooves cut along one side in the longitudinal direction on one side thereof. The opposite side of one side of the rectangular rubber plate is connected to the second ball guide 132 And is in close contact with one of the four inner walls.

The guide protrusion 132b is in the form of a rail extending in the longitudinal direction of the second ball guide portion 132 and disposed on the inner bottom of the second ball guide portion 132. [

When the first ball guide portion 131 is inclined, the rightmost ball moving rightward in the first ball guide portion 131 falls to the second ball guide portion 132 side by gravity.

At this time, the guide protrusion 132b has a proper height so that when the ball moves out of the first ball guide portion 131 and moves to the second ball guide portion 132, it naturally seats, It is preferable to have an appropriate width so as not to be detached laterally after being seated.

That is, the width of the guide protrusion 132b can be set to 4.5 cm to 5.5 cm, preferably 5 cm, and the width can be set to 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm, preferably 2 cm.

This serves to guide the ball 'straightly without colliding with the inner wall of the second ball guide part 132 by sliding the supplied ball' on the guide protrusion 132b.

The operation of the ball guide and feeding device of the pitching machine for screen baseball of the present invention will be described as follows.

Since the first ball guide portion 131 has a predetermined inclination, the ball loaded on the first ball guide portion 131 is moved to the right by gravity.

When the ball moves rightward in the first ball guide portion 131 and the rightmost ball contacts the regular discharge member 131a, the movement of the balls stops.

Thereafter, when the lifting shaft (not shown) in the lifting section (not shown) is lifted upward by the piston movement in the upward direction by the predetermined hydraulic pressure generated in the first hydraulic cylinder (not shown) The regular discharge member 131a moves upward.

At this time, as the right end of the first ball guide part 131 is opened, the rightmost ball moved to the right moves to the ball supply waiting area S in the second ball guide part 132 .

At the same time, when the lifting shaft (not shown) in the lifting unit (not shown) is moved downward by a predetermined hydraulic pressure generated in the first hydraulic cylinder (not shown) to set down the regular discharge member 131a, The discharge member 131a moves downward.

At this time, as the right end of the first ball guide part 131 is closed again, the second right ball moved to the right due to gravity moves to the right and comes into contact with the regular discharge member 131a, do.

Here, the regular discharge member 131a may be in a plate shape, a propeller shape, or a hook shape.

A predetermined driving motor (not shown) may be connected to the propeller rotation shaft (not shown) or a propeller rotation shaft (not shown) may be provided on the upper portion of the first ball guide portion 131, (Not shown), and a control unit (not shown) controls the operation of the driving motor so that a ball moving to the right by gravity To the ball supply waiting area (S).

At this time, the control unit (not shown) may control the operation of the driving motor by detecting the required time or may perform the sequence control to sequentially operate the driving motor at a predetermined time.

That is, when a predetermined sensor senses the movement of the ball in the first ball guide 131 and outputs an operation start signal or a predetermined counter counts a predetermined time and outputs an operation start signal, And starts operation in response to the start signal.

In this way, in the prior art, the ball 'moved to the ball supply waiting area S inside the second ball guide part 132 is pushed by the ball on the left side adjacent to the ball, A problem that the reliability of the pitch is deteriorated can be solved.

On the other hand, when the ball is moved from the first ball guide portion 131 to the ball supply waiting area S in the second ball guide portion 132, the opening / closing device 132a normally transmits the spring force (not shown) So that the ball 'is temporarily stopped.

So that even if the pitching machine moves in the vertical direction, the ball 'does not move arbitrarily within the second ball guide portion 132.

Thereafter, when the discharge shaft 112 is pushed and extended in the right direction by a predetermined hydraulic pressure of the second hydraulic cylinder 114, a ball waiting in the ball supply waiting area S is supplied.

The opening and closing device 132a is opened by the elastic force of the spring (not shown) and the hinge action so that the ball moves within the second ball guide portion 132 and the first to third wheels 121 to 123 As shown in FIG.

At this time, instead of the second hydraulic cylinder 114 operated by hydraulic pressure, an electric cylinder operated by electric power supply is also possible.

The ball 'supplied by the pushing action of the discharge shaft 112 collides with the inner wall of the second ball guide portion 132 by the guide of the guide protrusion 132b formed on the inner bottom of the second ball guide portion 132 And is moved to the central portion of the first to third wheels 121 to 123 in the forward direction.

As described above, the ball guide and supply device of the pitching machine for screen baseball of the present invention mounts a time discharging member at the inlet of the ball supply waiting area to block the ball being ball-guided and the ball in the ball supply waiting time, And an opening / closing device that is opened and closed by an elastic force is installed at the exit of the ball supply waiting area to temporarily stop or supply the discharged ball.

Through this, the balls moved to the ball supply waiting area are not pushed by the adjacent balls and the balls are disposed in the right position, so that the discharge shaft pushes the center of the balls, thereby improving the reliability of the balls supplied.

In addition, even when the pitching machine is moved up and down according to the angle adjustment, the ball located in the ball supply waiting area does not move due to gravity, and the ball can move accurately through the guide line without collision of the inner wall at the time of ball supply.

2) Description of the pitching machine 100 having the preset function and the discharge angle being adjusted up and down

The pitching machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a preset function and the discharge angle can be adjusted up and down. Hereinafter, the pitching machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG.

Description of the pitching machine 100

The pitching machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pitching unit 140, a support frame 150, a cylinder unit (not shown), a fixing rod 160, a support 170, and a control unit .

The pitching unit 140 includes a plurality of wheel modules 142, 143, and 144 that are configured to apply a rotational force to the wheel to eject the baseball.

In the present embodiment, three wheel modules are provided and include first to third wheel modules 142, 143, and 144 installed on the support plate 141 of the pitching unit 140, but the number is not limited. For example, the adoption of two or four wheel modules is possible within the scope of the present invention.

Each of the first to third wheel modules 142, 143, and 144 has substantially the same configuration. Each wheel module includes a wheel that rotates while the baseball is in contact with the baseball, A driving unit for providing a rotational force to the wheel, and a sensing unit and an interlocking unit for confirming whether or not the actual number of revolutions (RPM) of the wheel has operated corresponding to the predetermined number of revolutions (RPM).

Specifically, the first wheel module 142 includes a wheel 142a rotated to discharge the ball, a driving portion 142b for applying rotational power to the wheel 142a, a wheel 142a positioned on the wheel 142a, An interlocking part 142d interlocked with the rotation of the interlocking part 142a and a sensing part 142c sensing the operation of the interlocking part 142d.

The interlocking portion 142d rotates when the wheel 142a rotates together and the sensing portion 142c senses the operation of the interlocking portion 142d and senses the number of rotations of the wheel 142a.

The configuration of the interlocking portion 142d and the sensing portion 142c is not limited, and is configured to detect the number of rotations of the wheel 142a. For example, the interlocking portion 142d may be a sensing member formed of a plurality of pins or the like located along the circumferential direction of the wheel 142a, and the sensing portion 142c may be formed of a sensing member of the interlocking portion 142d, And a sensor for detecting the number of passes of the wheel 142a, so that the actual number of rotations of the wheel 142a can be sensed. This is used in supplementing the number of revolutions of the wheel 142a, details of which will be described later.

Similarly, the second wheel module 143 includes a wheel 143a, a driving portion 143b, an interlocking portion (not shown) and a sensing portion (not shown), and the third wheel module 144 includes a wheel 144a, a driving part 144b, an interlocking part (not shown), and a sensing part (not shown). Due to the angle shown in the drawing, the driving portion and the interlocking portion of the third wheel module 144 are not shown.

The wheels 142a, 143a and 144a of the first to third wheel modules 142, 143 and 144 are arranged at a constant angular interval (for example, 120 degrees) on a 360 degree angle, The wheels 142a, 143a and 144a are rotated by the frictional force in the process of passing through the first to third wheel modules 142, 143 and 144 through the discharge-based base (not shown) The ball is ejected while rotating. The manner in which the ball obtains rotation and speed is similar to that of a conventional pitching machine, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The pitching portion 140 is rotatably fixed by two rotation shafts.

The first rotation axis is a pitching connecting pin (not shown). The pitching part connecting pin (not shown) is rotatably connected to a fixing member 147e whose position is fixed to the supporting frame 150 and a connecting member (not shown) fixed to the supporting plate 141 of the pitching unit 140 do.

The second rotational axis is the rod connecting pin (not shown). The rod connecting pin (not shown) rotates while changing its position, unlike the pitching connecting pin (not shown). That is, the rod connecting pin (not shown) rotatably connects a rod (not shown) of a cylinder (not shown) and a connecting member (not shown) fixed to the supporting plate 141 of the pitching unit 140, And rotates while changing its position in accordance with the movement of the rod (not shown).

Further, the positions of the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are different from each other with respect to the center of the pitching section 140. [ That is, the rod connecting pin (not shown), which is the second rotating shaft, is located farther from the center of the pitching portion 140 than the cylinder connecting pin (not shown) which is the first rotating shaft.

With this structure, when the rod connecting pin (not shown) moves and rotates due to the movement of the rod (not shown), the pitching machine 100 rotates on the basis of the fixed pitching connecting pin (not shown) Up and down adjustment of the discharge angle of the machine 100 is implemented. This will be described in detail below.

The support frame 150 is a portion fixed by a fixing rod 160 on a supporting table 170 supported on the ground, and supports the pitching portion 140.

On the support frame 150, a fixing bar 152 is firmly connected, and a cylinder (not shown) is rotatably fixed via a connecting member 152a.

The cylinder portion (not shown) includes a cylinder pipe 153a rotatably fixed to the connecting member 152a, a rod (not shown) reciprocating in and out of the cylinder pipe 153a, an actuator (153c).

As described above, the rod (not shown) is rotatably connected to a connecting member (not shown) by a rod connecting pin (not shown), and one side of the cylinder tube 153a is connected by a cylinder connecting pin And is rotatably connected to the connecting member 152a.

Description of Pitching Machine (100) Control Method

A method of vertically adjusting the discharge angle of the pitching machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The pitching machine 100 can adjust the discharge angle up and down with reference to the reference position. That is, the discharge angle can be moved upward or downward. At the reference position, the rod (not shown) protrudes from the cylinder tube 153a by about half.

Adjustment of the discharge angle is realized by applying power to the cylinder portion (not shown).

When power is applied to the cylinder (not shown), a rod (not shown) advances inside the cylinder tube 153a. As a result, the end of the rod (not shown) moves around the cylinder connecting pin (not shown) while pushing the pitching part 140, and the rod connecting pin (not shown) .

More specifically, the rod connecting pin (not shown) is located farther away from the cylinder connecting pin (not shown) than the center of the pitching portion 140 . Here, the pitching connecting pin (not shown) is a shaft to which the position is fixed and rotates, and the rod connecting pin (not shown) is a shaft that rotates while the position moves.

Accordingly, when the rod connecting pin (not shown) rotates and moves, the pitching part 140 rotates about the pitching part connecting pin (not shown), which is positioned closer to the center of the pitching part 140 Thereby adjusting the vertical angle of the discharge angle.

When the rod (not shown) inside the cylinder pipe 153a advances with reference to the reference position, the discharge angle of the pitching unit 140 is increased. When the rod (not shown) inside the cylinder pipe 153a moves backward The discharge angle of the pitching unit 140 is lowered.

On the other hand, the rotation speed of the pitching machine 100 can be corrected using the interlocking portion and the sensing portion.

As described above, it is possible to detect the actual rotation speed of the wheels 142a, 143a, 144a by using the interlocking portion composed of the sensing member and the sensing portion sensing the operation of the sensing member.

The control unit (not shown) rotates the wheels 142a, 143a and 144a by applying a rotational number to the plurality of wheel modules 142, 143 and 144. The control unit 142a, 143a, 144a can rotate by a different number of revolutions than the applied revolutions.

In the present invention, since the number of actual rotations can be calculated by the configuration of the linkage unit and the sensing unit, the difference between the applied rotation number and the sensed number of rotations is calculated, and then the number of wheel modules 142, 143 , 144) can be compensated.

For example, the first wheel 142a rotates at 1150 rpm in order to eject the baseball ball at a restraint speed of 70 mph. In the first wheel module 142, an interlocking part (not shown) and a sensing part (not shown) If it is confirmed that the actual rotation number is 1350 rpm, then the first wheel 142a is rotated at 1150 rpm, so that the output signal applied to the first wheel module 142 in the control unit (not shown) It is possible.

Accordingly, when there is an error in the wheel modules 142, 143, and 144, it is automatically compensated for, thereby enabling more accurate control in the next operation of the pitching machine 100.

Description of a screen baseball simulation method by controlling the pitching machine (100)

A method of performing screen baseball simulation using the pitching machine 100 control according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

A control unit (not shown) is provided on one side of the pitching machine 100. Although not shown here, a control unit (not shown) is directly provided in the pitching machine 100, but a control unit (not shown) may be spaced apart from the pitching machine 100.

The control unit (not shown) may drive the wheels 142a, 143a, and 144a by applying rotational speeds to the driving units 142b, 143b, and 144b of the respective wheel modules 142, 143, and 144, An electric signal for driving the wheels 142a, 143a and 144a is received from a dial (not shown), a preset button (not shown) and a transmitting / receiving unit (not shown).

The control unit (not shown) is electrically connected to the video unit 24 that outputs the video image to the screen 22 having the screen hole 22a passing through the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100.

It is preferable that a plurality of input dials (not shown) are provided directly in the pitching machine 100 so that the user can input the number of revolutions of the plurality of wheels 142a, 143a and 144a, respectively. In another embodiment, a dial for inputting the ejection angle in the pitching unit 140 may be further provided.

A plurality of preset buttons (not shown) are electrically connected to a look-up table (not shown) in which the number of revolutions and discharge angles of the wheels 142a, 143a, 144a are set based on the preliminarily inputted pitch or constraint, When the user selects one of the preset buttons (not shown) and inputs it, the pitching machine 100 operates automatically at the corresponding rotation speed and discharge angle, and the ball of the pitch can be ejected.

In one embodiment, the pitch can be set to change. This is because the pitching machine 100 can dispense the baseball balls by simulating various pitches by making the number of revolutions of the wheels equal or different and adjusting the ejection angle.

That is, the number of revolutions and the ejection angle of each of the wheels 142a, 143a, and 144a corresponding to five in total such as "four-seam fastball", " When the user selects one of the preset buttons (not shown) and inputs the selected number of revolutions and the ejection angle to the pitching machine 100, the baseball ball is ejected to the pitching machine 100.

Of course, other than the five mentioned pitches, other pitches may be implemented, which will be included within the scope of the present invention.

In another embodiment, the constraint can be set to change. Since the distance from the pitching machine 100 to the user in a typical screen baseball field is 18.44 meters, the number of revolutions and the angle of ejection can be set so that the user can experience the same constraint.

The number of revolutions (rpm) and the discharge angle at which the plurality of wheels 142a, 143a, 144a should rotate and the discharge angle are stored in advance in the lookup table (not shown) so that the user can sense the constraint of 70, 80, When the user selects one of the preset buttons (not shown) and inputs the selected number of revolutions and the ejection angle to the pitching machine 100, the baseball ball is ejected by the constraint.

A transmitting and receiving unit (not shown) is electrically connected to an operation unit (not shown), a terminal 1000 or a store terminal (not shown) to transmit and receive an electric signal, and the pitching machine 100 may be controlled .

In general, one screen baseball store is equipped with several to several dozen screen baseball stadiums. The terminal 1000 refers to a terminal that is provided for each screen baseball stadium and can be controlled by a user. A store terminal (not shown) Means a terminal that is provided in a baseball store and can be controlled only by a manager.

The operating unit (not shown) refers to a tablet PC or a smartphone provided by a user, not a terminal provided in a screen baseball game or a screen baseball game.

The user can directly control the pitching machine 100 while watching an image output from the video unit 24 on the screen during a screen baseball game.

The video unit 24 can output a plurality of selection items for the pitch. Examples of the outputted pitches are as described above, but are not limited thereto. Information on the number of rotations of the plurality of wheels 142a, 143a, 144a and the discharge angle of the pitching unit 140 is matched for each of a plurality of selection items.

Accordingly, when the user directly selects a pitch in the screen baseball field using an operation unit (not shown) or the terminal 1000, the number of rotations of the plurality of wheels 142a, 143a, 144a matched thereto and the number of pitches 140 Is applied to the pitching machine 100 through a control unit (not shown) to control the ejecting angle.

Although we have chosen the pitch selection as an example, it is possible to select the constraint.

In another embodiment, the manager may control the pitching machine 100 by selecting a ball or constraint by a store terminal (not shown).

In this manner, the screen baseball user can individually select the pitch or restraint and let the pitching machine 100 eject the baseball, so that the screen baseball can be advanced in a similar manner to the actual baseball, thereby significantly increasing the interest and immersion do.

(2) Description of the screen shutter 200

The screen 22 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a screen shutter 200 for preventing a safety accident.

Hereinafter, the screen shutter 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4. FIG.

The screen shutter 200 includes a frame 210, a first rotation shaft 220, a second rotation shaft 230, a first pulley 240, a second pulley 250, and a drive unit 260. A timing belt 270, a safety screen 280 and a mounting portion 290.

The first rotation axis 220 and the second rotation axis 230 are located on both sides of the frame 210 so as to wind the safety screen 280.

The first pulley 240 and the second pulley 250 are coaxially fixed to one ends of the first rotation shaft 220 and the second rotation shaft 230 and the timing belt 270 is wound thereon.

Accordingly, the timing belt 270 moves by the rotation of at least one of the first pulley 240 and the second pulley 250. A safety screen 280 is fixed to the timing belt 270.

The safety screen 280 is configured to close the screen hole 22a and is made of a material capable of safely closing the baseball ball discharged at a high speed. The safety screen 280 is moved by the movement of the timing belt 270 and may be wound on at least one of the first rotation shaft 220 and the second rotation shaft 230.

The mounting portion 290 fixes the screen shutter 200 firmly.

To this end, the mounting portion 290 may be fixed to a separate fixing member which is located on the back surface of the screen hole 22a and fixed to the ground, or may be fixed to the frame itself of the pitching machine 100. [

The driving unit 260 drives at least one of the first pulley 240 and the second pulley 250. The drive unit 260 may be positioned below the first pulley 240 to drive the first pulley 240, or alternatively may be positioned below the second pulley 250 to operate the first pulley 240.

Preferably, a plurality of driving units 260 may be provided. That is, when one of the driving parts is malfunctioning, the other driving part is operated, so that a safety accident caused by a malfunction of the driving part can be further prevented.

The screen shutter 200 is held in either the closed state or the open state and can be operated by the control unit automatically or manually in other states.

In the closed state, the safety screen 280 completely closes the screen hole 22a. In this case, even if the baseball ball is ejected from the pitching machine 100, it is blocked by the safety screen 280 and does not reach the game area 20. Through this, it is possible to prevent safety accidents in the screen baseball system.

The open state is such that the safety screen 280 does not close the screen hole 22a so that the baseball hole can reach the game area 20 through the screen hole 22a.

It is preferable that the screen shutter 200 is kept in the normally closed state. That is, it is preferable that the ball is operated in the open state only when the baseball ball needs to be discharged. To this end, when a user applies a baseball game discharge signal to the control unit through the discharge signal device 21, the screen shutter 200 is operated in an open state in conjunction therewith.

Once the ball has been ejected, it must return to the closed state again. That is, it is preferable that the apparatus is automatically closed when a predetermined time has elapsed after the apparatus is operated in the open state.

For this, when at least one of the pulleys 240 and 250 operated by the driving unit 260 rotates by a predetermined angle, the pulley operated by the driving unit 260 is rotated in the opposite direction or in the forward direction by the predetermined angle Can be adopted.

The control unit (not shown) must operate the screen shutter 200 in a closed state immediately when it detects a malfunction of the pitching machine 100 even if the predetermined time has not elapsed. That is, if the control unit does not detect the ejection of the baseball after the baseball hole ejection signal is applied to the pitching machine 100, the screen shutter 200 must be immediately operated in the closed state.

It is preferable that the control unit which detects the malfunction of the pitching machine 100 further warns the user of the risk of safety accident by projecting the first warning image through the video unit 24 separately from the operation of the screen shutter 200 Do.

When the screen shutter 200 malfunctions, that is, when a control unit (not shown) applies a baseball ejection signal to the pitching machine 100, the baseball ball ejection can not be detected after the pitching machine 100 malfunctions. However, when the screen shutter 200 is not operated in the closed state and it is detected that the screen shutter 200 is still open, the risk of a safety accident is the highest.

In this case, the preliminary driving unit 260 of the plurality of the driving units 260 is operated to once again try to operate the screen shutter 200 in the closed state, and an error message is also transmitted to the manager of the screen baseball game room , It is necessary to project a strong warning image to the user in the game area 20 as well.

That is, in this case, the control unit (not shown) causes the video unit 24 to project the second warning image on the screen 22, and the second warning image warns the user with a higher level than the first warning image .

Explanation of how to prevent accidents

Hereinafter, a method for preventing a safety accident in a screen baseball system according to the present invention will be described.

A game start signal is applied to the control unit to start a screen baseball game. The screen shutter 200 must be maintained in the closed state.

The user steps on the discharge signal device 21 and applies the baseball ball discharge signal to the control unit.

The control section operates the screen shutter 200 to the open state and operates the pitching machine 100 to eject the baseball.

Next, the control unit detects whether the pitching machine 100 normally ejects the ball.

When the pitching machine 100 normally ejects the baseball, the control unit applies a separate signal to the screen shutter 200 to operate it in a closed state, or automatically activates the screen shutter 200 May be operated in a closed state.

If the pitching machine 100 fails to eject the baseball normally, the possibility of a safety accident increases. Even before a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit operates the screen shutter 200 to a closed state, The first warning image is projected onto the screen 22 through the first warning image 24.

The control unit confirms whether or not the screen shutter 200 is operated in the closed state. In the normal operation, the screen shutter 200 is kept closed and the next signal by the discharge signal device 21 is awaited.

When the screen shutter 200 is not operated normally, there is a high risk of a safety accident. If the control unit determines that the pitching machine 100 malfunctions in the step of detecting whether the pitching machine 100 normally ejects the baseball ball and if the screen shutter 200 malfunctions, And the risk of a safety accident is increased when the next pitching machine 100 malfunctions even if the screen shutter 200 malfunctions after the pitching machine 100 operates normally.

In this case, the preliminary driving unit 260 is operated to once again try to operate the screen shutter 200 in a closed state, and an error message is also transmitted to the manager of the screen baseball game room, A strong second warning image is also projected to a user who is present.

On the other hand, the scope of right of the present invention may affect an item through which a ball is discharged through screen holes among screen sports other than baseball. For example, the scope of right of the present invention may also be influenced to prevent a ball ejected from a pitching machine, such as a softball, a cricket, or a tennis, from being ejected to a user at high speed through a screen hole.

(3) Description of the camera sensor 300

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a camera sensor 300 for accurately detecting a hit ball.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 5. Fig.

In the first embodiment, the camera module 300 includes a pair of cameras 310 and an infrared light unit 320 that is integrally disposed therebetween.

When viewing the housing exposed to the outside, the camera module 300 includes an upper surface facing the ceiling, a front surface facing the front surface, a bottom surface facing the floor, and an inclined surface facing the front but facing toward the bottom.

A support plate 330 is disposed on the upper surface of the camera module 300 and is installed on the ceiling of the game area 20 using the support plate 330.

A pair of cameras 310 are positioned on the inclined surfaces of the camera module 300. As a result, the pair of cameras 310 are naturally directed downward.

The mounting position of the camera module 300 will be described in detail.

The camera module 300 is installed on the upper ceiling at the rear with respect to the groove plate (not shown). As a result, the center of gravity of the vertical angle of view of all the pair of cameras 310 is bent so as to face forward than a downwardly directed vertical line. Specifically, the downward horizontal frames of the imaging ranges F _R and F _L are positioned in the groove plate (not shown). In one example, it is preferable that the camera module 300 is located on the ceiling about 70 cm behind the center of the groove plate (not shown).

The right camera 311 and the left camera 312, which are a pair of cameras 310 of the camera module 300, That is, the imaging range F _R of the right camera 311 overlaps the imaging range F _L of the left camera 312. In other words, each of the horizontal view angle central axes of the pair of cameras 310 is positioned to be bent inward than a forward parallel line.

In addition, the imaging range (F _R , F _L ) of the pair of cameras 310 should be longer than the width. The imaging range (F _R , F _L ) of the general camera 310 is longer than the width (for example, 4: 3) but is longer than the width in the present invention (for example, 3: 4). This is due to the specificity of the field in the screen baseball system. Because the length of the ball is longer than the width and the ball strikes in the longitudinal direction.

On the other hand, in another embodiment, a fish-eye lens (not shown) having an angle of view of 180 degrees may be further provided so as to widen the imaging range and widen the angle of view. This allows the square to be minimized. In this case, a separate means for correcting the distortion caused by the fish-eye lens is required.

The infrared ray illuminating unit 320 is positioned over the front surface, the inclined surface, and the bottom surface of the camera module 300. The infrared radiation range L of the infrared illumination unit 320 can be set to be larger than the imaging ranges F _R and F _L of the pair of cameras 310.

Here, the illumination direction of the infrared illumination unit 320 is important. This is because the area irradiated with infrared light from the hit ball is sensed by the camera module 300.

The ideal lighting direction is the same as the shooting direction of the camera. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the configuration in which the infrared illumination section 320 is located between the pair of cameras 310 is a configuration that provides ideal illumination to the hit ball.

In order to summarize the arrangement of the camera module 300, the pair of cameras 310 are configured to obliquely look down on the groove plate (not shown) from behind the groove plate (not shown) 311 and the left camera 312 are not parallel but viewed together.

This arrangement has two effects.

First, reflecting the characteristics of the screen baseball system, it is possible to effectively detect the velocity and direction of the ball while minimizing the position of the square.

The present invention takes advantage of the fact that the balls ejected from the pitching machine 100 are generally struck in a space just above the groove plate (not shown). Depending on the user, the batting position may be located at the front or rear end of the batter's box, and the batting position may be forward or rearward of the groove plate (not shown), but on average, it is struck on the groove plate (not shown).

Immediately after the strike, the velocity and direction of the hit ball are immediately determined. That is, when an image of a hit ball is captured at a moment when the ball is hit on a groove plate (not shown) and immediately thereafter, trajectory calculation is possible based on the obtained image.

Therefore, it is natural that all of the pair of cameras 310 should include the groove plate (not shown) in the imaging range F _R , F _L.

However, in the present invention, a placement method for reducing the squareness of the camera sensor is set based on the above fact, unlike the prior art, while the groove plate (not shown) is included in the imaging range (F _R , F _L ).

In the case of a squared angle of the camera sensor in a screen baseball game, when a ball hitting on a home plate (not shown) flies toward the batter and disappears from behind the batter or the like, As shown in Fig.

In order to prevent the former case, the right camera 311 and the left camera 312 are installed so as to face each other. It is possible to relatively include the back of the batter in the imaging range F _R and F _L , as compared with the case of being installed in parallel or in the direction of spreading.

For example, even if a ball hitting the rear of the back of the user located in the right batter's box (left battery box) is flying, the right camera 311 ), So that the impossibility of photographing by a square is minimized.

In order to prevent the latter case, the camera module 300 itself is installed behind the groove plate (not shown). Even though it is struck on the groove plate (not shown), it is included in the imaging range (F _R , F _L ) of the camera 310 even if it is actually moved without any change in direction.

In other words, in the prior art, the right camera 311 and the left camera 312 intersect with each other while being obliquely installed rearward, compared with the case where only the groove plate is provided on the upper ceiling of the groove plate (not shown) So as to increase the accuracy of the velocity and direction measurement of the hit ball, while minimizing the angle of incidence.

Second, the stability of the camera module 300 can be improved.

In the case of being located on the upper ceiling of the groove plate (not shown) as in the prior art, there is a high possibility that the hit ball will cost the camera module and fail. Therefore, the closer the ball is located a little, the lower the possibility that the ball is hit.

Meanwhile, the camera module 300 according to the present invention includes an information acquisition module (not shown), an information processing module (not shown), and a transmission module (not shown).

A pair of cameras 310 repeatedly photographs at a predetermined time interval to acquire a large number of images including shot balls or repeatedly perform exposure at predetermined time intervals to capture an image of a hit ball An information acquisition module (not shown) acquires the photographed image, and an information processing module (not shown) captures an image of a plurality of hitting holes on the photographed image and a predetermined time Calculates the velocity and direction of the ball, calculates the trajectory of the hit ball using the ball, and transmits only the trajectory, which is the result of the calculation, to a separate control unit (not shown).

At this time, the information acquisition module (not shown) reproduces the acquired image information so that the user can check the image information using the camera module 300 alone. Of course, it may be transmitted to a separate image processing unit.

In the prior art, since the photographed image must be transmitted to the control unit as a whole, there is a problem due to the limit of the cable due to the large capacity of the image information to be transmitted. However, in the present invention, only the trajectory as a result of calculation is transmitted, , Effective information transmission and processing are possible.

Meanwhile, it is preferable that the camera module 300 according to the present invention is operable by a monocular camera information processing routine. Specifically, when a malfunction or a cancer-free shooting of one of the pair of cameras 310 is recognized, the monocular camera information processing routine in which the trajectory of the shot ball is calculated using the image photographed by the other camera It is preferable to be able to perform the operation by the above.

In addition, the camera module 300 according to the present invention can automate the operation of the pitching machine 100 by sensing whether the user is positioned on the batter box as well as sensing the hit ball, It is possible to further determine whether the ball ejected from the striking zone passes through the strike zone to determine whether the ejected ball is a strike.

First, a method of confirming whether or not a user is located on a battle box will be described. To this end, it is desirable that the camera module 300 be able to sense whether the bat operation of the user corresponds to a preset operation on the battle box. This is because the battery box is included in the imaging range (F _R , F _L ) of the camera module 300.

Here, the predetermined operation may be any operation such as the user slightly rotating the end of the bat or the user raising the bat, which can be set by the manufacturer. That is, in the case where the user uses the camera module 300 to perform a predetermined operation other than the operation control of the pitching machine 100 by the separate pedal 210, So that the operation of the pitching machine 100 can be controlled, so that the game operation can be more conveniently performed.

Through such sensing, the operation of the pitching machine 100 can be toggled to facilitate the operation of the pitching machine 100 as well as to enhance safety.

For example, when the camera module 300 senses that the user is not positioned on the bat- ter box, the pitching machine 100 is controlled not to operate.

In addition, the camera module 300 controls the pitching machine 100 to not operate even when the user is located on the battle box, but senses that the bat operation of the user does not correspond to the preset operation on the battle box .

In this way, the ball can be prevented from being suddenly driven by the pitching machine 100 in a state in which there is no user, or in a state where the user is positioned in the battle box but not ready for batting, thereby enhancing safety.

The camera module 300 controls the pitching machine 100 to operate after a predetermined waiting time elapses when the user is positioned on the battle box and the bat operation of the user is sensed as corresponding to a predetermined operation on the battle box do. The predetermined waiting time can be around 5 seconds or so.

Thus, if the user enters the batter box and informs that the preparation is completed, such as raising or lowering the bat, the pitching machine 100 ejects the ball only, thereby enhancing the safety and user convenience.

Next, a method of determining whether the discharged ball is a strike by sensing whether the discharged ball passes through the strike zone will be described.

The strike zone is set on the upper side of the groove plate (not shown) as a virtual region set as two-dimensional coordinates. When the discharged ball is sensed as passing through the coordinates inside the predetermined strike zone, it is determined as strike.

Can be set in the following two ways.

The first method is a method that is set to be constant regardless of the user's body size. A hypothetical strike zone is set at a height of 51.4 cm in the horizontal direction from the top of the groove plate (not shown) and 78 cm in the vertical direction. If the ejected ball passes through the set strike zone, it is judged to be a strike. Otherwise, the ball is judged.

For example, (-25.7, 45.0), (-25.7, 123.0), (25.7, 45.0) as imaginary strike zones located 45 cm above the front center of the groove plate (not shown) (25.7, 123.0) can be set in advance. If the coordinates passed by the discharged ball are sensed by the camera module 300 as (10, 55), it is determined to be a strike, and 30, 100), it can be judged as a ball.

The second method is a method that is set to fit the user's body size. The camera module 300 can sense the user's key using a known technique. The height at which the strike zone corresponding to the user's key is located and the height of the area are stored in a separate database, It is set up automatically. Here, the left and right widths are set to a constant value of 51.4 cm based on one point of the groove plate (not shown) as in the first method.

For example, according to the human body standard ratio of a person having a height of 170 cm, the waist height is 98 cm, the knee height is 44 cm, and the shoulder height is 144 cm. Therefore, the strike zone for the user having a height of 170 cm in the database starts from the lower part of the knee of 44 cm, It is stored in advance at a height of 77cm up to 121cm which is the middle between the line (waist height) and the shoulder upper part (shoulder height). Accordingly, when the camera module 300 senses the user's key at 170 cm, the height and the vertical height at which the strike zone is positioned are automatically set to 44 cm and 77 cm, respectively, as described above.

On the other hand, in addition to the strike zone, a separate mit zone may be set together. Unlike the fixed strike zone, the mitred zone can be changed under various conditions. Through this, in the pitching mode game in which the user pits the ball, whether or not the discharged ball has passed through the strike zone and whether or not the ball has passed through the mitring zone are combined in the form of "hits (long or short)", "strike" Quot; can be calculated and provided to the user.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the infrared illumination unit 320 is not integrated with the camera 310 but is separately located.

Specifically, a safety zone 10 is located at one side of the game zone 20, and a safety net 11 is located between the game zone 20 and the safety zone 10 and is partitioned by the pair of cameras 310 Is located in the game zone 20 and the infrared illumination 320 is located in the safe zone 10. [ That is, the infrared lighting unit 320 is protected by the safety net 11 from the game area 20 where the hit ball is flying.

In this case, there is an advantage that the infrared ray illuminating unit 320 can be reliably protected from the hit ball.

However, as described in the first embodiment, it is not the most ideal infrared irradiation direction. Therefore, in order to prevent this, in the second embodiment, a central illuminating section for irradiating infrared rays with a central parallel line directed forward is constituted by a left illuminating section and a right illuminating section for irradiating infrared rays so as to bend inward toward the central parallel line.

Thus, the infrared radiation ranges L1, L2, and L3 can be set substantially larger than the imaging ranges F _R and F _L of the pair of cameras 310.

A screen baseball simulation method using this screen baseball system will be described.

When the user is positioned in the game area 20 and applies a baseball game discharge signal using the discharge signal device 21 or the like so that the pitching machine 100 in the pitching area 30 passes through the screen hole 22a The ball is ejected.

The ball ejected by the user is hit, and the hit ball flew.

A pair of cameras 310 of the camera module 300 repeatedly photographs at a predetermined time interval to acquire a plurality of images including the hit ball to acquire a plurality of captured images of the hit ball, By repeating exposure at intervals, an image is obtained that includes a plurality of struck balls on the image of one cut.

The information acquisition module (not shown) of the camera module 300 acquires the photographed image, and the information processing module (not shown) acquires the image of the shot by using the position of the shot ball on the acquired plurality of images and the predetermined time The velocity and the direction of the ball are calculated, or the velocity and direction of the ball are calculated using the positions of the plurality of hit balls on the photographed image and the predetermined time, and the trajectory of the hit ball .

(Not shown) of the transmission module (not shown) of the camera module 300 to the control unit (not shown), and the control unit (not shown) calculates the batting result using the transmitted trajectory.

(4) Description of arcade input device

1) Description of the waiting input device 400

In the screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a waiting person can input an input signal through a separate input device and participate in the progress of the screen baseball.

Hereinafter, a waiting input device 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

The standby input device 400 is a device that allows a user waiting in the safe zone 10 to input an input signal to participate in the screen baseball progress. The waiting input device 400 includes a main input part 410, a defensive-shift input part 420, and a ball input part 430.

In the illustrated embodiment, the standby input device 400 is wired to the screen baseball system to transmit each input signal input to each input 410, 420, 430. Alternatively, the standby input device 400 may be connected to a screen baseball system for wireless communication.

In the illustrated embodiment, the standby input device 400 is formed as a plate-like member that includes all of the input portions 410, 420, and 430, and is positioned on the table 14. Alternatively, the standby input device 400 may be formed integrally with the table 14, and each of the input portions 410, 420, and 430 may be formed as a separate plate member and independently configured.

Hereinafter, the input units 410, 420, and 430 will be described in detail.

Description of the main input unit 410

The main input unit 410 receives a main input signal for changing the main data of the player, that is, the main data of the runner or the main data of the defender, by a waiting person waiting in the safe zone 10. For this, the main input unit 410 may include one or more main input buttons 411.

In one embodiment, the main input button 411 is provided with three circular buttons including additional main input buttons 412, 413. Alternatively, the main input button 411 may be provided with one or two other shapes. In addition, each of the main input buttons 411 may be formed in different colors to be distinguished.

The main input signal may be input by one or more of the main input button 411 and the main input pedal 414 located below the table 14. [ That is, the main input signal may be input only by the main input button 411, only by the main input pedal 414, or by both the main input button 411 and the main input pedal 414 May be input.

One or more sensor units (not shown) are provided in the main floor input scoop 414 so that the user may be depressed by pressing his or her foot one or more times and the main input signal may be inputted.

The main input button 411 may be provided in various forms. A button type, a drum type, a foot type, a photo sensor type, or the like, and it is acceptable if the main input signal can be received by a user regardless of the form.

The main input button 411 receives the main input signal by recognizing the pressed state at a predetermined timing or by recognizing the number of times the pressed state is pressed successively.

First, the main input button 411 must be able to recognize the predetermined timing at which the user should press the main input button 411 in order for the main input signal to be inputted by recognizing the pressing of the main input button 411 at a predetermined timing.

To this end, the display unit (not shown) outputs the timing at which the user presses the main input button 411 and visualization information about the bar being moved to match the timing.

When the user depresses the main input button 411 at a predetermined timing and the depression is recognized, the main input signal is inputted accordingly.

As another example, it should be able to recognize that the user must continuously press the main input button 411 in order for the main input signal to be inputted by recognizing the number of times the main input button 411 is pressed and pressed continuously.

To this end, a guidance message for recognizing that the user should press the main input button 411 successively is displayed on the display unit (not shown).

According to the above-described embodiments, the main flip data is changed by the main input signal inputted to the main input unit 410, thereby affecting the progress of the screen baseball. This process will be described later.

The description of the defensive-shift input unit 420

The defensive-shift input unit 420 receives a defensive-shift input signal for changing defense-position data by a waiting person waiting in the safe zone 10. [ To this end, the defensive-shift input unit 420 includes a left defensive-shift input button 422, a right defensive-shift input button 423, an upper defensive-shift input button 424, and a lower defensive-shift input button 425.

In addition, in order to allow the user to intuitively understand the effect of the input of the defensive-shift input signal by sensing the depression of each defensive-shift button 422, 423, 424, 425, the defensive-shift- And further includes a support member 421.

Each of the defensive shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is positioned on the supporting member 421 in a positional manner. In other words, a left defensive shift button 422 is located on the left side of the outfield position of the baseball field formed on the supporting member 421, a right defensive shift button 423 is provided on the right side, an upper defensive shift button 424 is provided on the upper side, Button 425 is located.

Accordingly, the user can intuitively recognize how the defensive position will change when each of the defensive-shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is pressed.

In addition, each of the defensive-shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 may be formed in a shape recognizable in the direction.

Each of the defensive-shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 receives a defensive-shift input signal by being pressed by the user one time or more. That is, the defensive position is changed to the position where each of the defensive-shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is pressed.

423, 424, and 425 is pressed more than once, the defensive position moves further in the direction in which each of the defensive-shift buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is pressed. Accordingly, the user can adjust the degree of change of the defensive position by controlling the number of times the defensive-shift button 422, 423, 424, 425 is depressed.

The defensive position data is changed by the defensive-shift input signal input to the defensive-shift input unit 420 to affect the progress of the screen baseball. This process will be described later.

Description of the ball input unit 430

The ball input unit 430 receives a ball input signal for changing ball game data by a waiting ball waiting in the safe area 10. To this end, the ball input unit 430 includes a direction selection member 431 and a ball input button 432.

In order to allow the user to select a desired sphere, visualization information for selecting each sphere is displayed on the display unit (not shown). The user selects a desired pitch among the various pitches outputted from the pitches displayed on the display unit (not shown) by using the direction selection member 431 and presses the pitch input button 432 one time .

The direction selecting member 431 may be formed in the form of a joystick or the like or may be formed in the form of a direction key of a keyboard.

The ball input unit 430 may include a plurality of ball selection buttons 330 without the direction selection member 431. In this case, an identification code (not shown) is formed in each of the game selection buttons (not shown), so that the user can distinguish each game selection button (not shown).

In another embodiment, the identification code (not shown) is formed by a number. Alternatively, the identification code (not shown) may be formed as a name of the ball so as to recognize the assigned ball and may be formed as any code that can be distinguished from other ball selection buttons (not shown).

Different pitch input signals are assigned to respective pitch selection buttons (not shown). Accordingly, when the user presses a game selection button (not shown) and presses the game one or more times, the game input signal assigned to the game selection button (not shown) is input.

The pitch data is changed according to the pitch input signal input to the pitch input unit 430 to affect the progress of the screen baseball. This process will be described later.

2) Explanation of the configuration for implementing a screen baseball system that can lead to the participation of waiters

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a standby input device 400, a display unit (not shown), a control unit (not shown), and a database unit (not shown).

The waiting input device 400 is a device that is located in the safe area 10 and allows a waiting person waiting in the safe area 10 to input an input signal to participate in the screen baseball progress.

To this end, the standby input device 400 includes a main input unit 410, a defensive-shift input unit 420, and a bullet input unit 430.

In the main input unit 410, a main input signal corresponding to the pressed main input button 411 is recognized when the main input button 411 is pressed at a predetermined timing or the number of times the main input 411 is pressed by being pressed successively.

The input main force input signal is transmitted to a main force control module (not shown), which will be described later, and controls the screen baseball in accordance with the main input signal inputted with reference to the main force data stored in a main force database (not shown) Control information is generated.

In the defensive-shift input unit 420, the defensive-shift input signals corresponding to the respective defensive-shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 are recognized as being pressed one or more times.

The input defensive-shift input signal is transmitted to a defensive position control module (not shown), which will be described later, and refers to defensive position data stored in a defensive position database (not shown), which will be described later, Control information to be controlled is generated.

The ball input unit 430 receives a ball input signal corresponding to the pressed ball ball 432 or ball ball ball (not shown) one or more times.

The inputted input signal is transmitted to a pitch control module (not shown) to be described later, and refers to pitch data stored in a pitch data base (not shown) to be described later, Is generated.

At this time, the forehead main data, defense position data, and pitch data input to the main input unit 410, the defensive-shift input unit 420, and the ball input unit 430 are independent of each other. That is, the data input from each of the input units 410, 420, and 430 does not affect different data.

The display unit (not shown) outputs visualization information on the timing at which the user inputs the input signal to each of the input units 410, 420, and 430, whether or not the input signal is input, and the result of inputting the input signal. That is, the user who is waiting in the safe zone 10 can determine the state in which the input signal is input, the input signal is properly input, And the like can be recognized.

Alternatively, the visualization information on the timing at which the user inputs the input signal to each of the input units 410, 420, and 430, whether the input signal is being input, the result of inputting the input signal, And may be projected on the screen 22 without being displayed on the screen.

In this case, the information on the on-going screen baseball and the various visualization information described above are output together. Accordingly, not only the user who is waiting in the safe zone 10 but also the user who is running the screen baseball in the game zone 20 can know which input signal is being input by the waiting input device 400, , 20) can be more immersed in screen baseball.

As another embodiment, the terminal 1000 may be provided with a separate display unit (not shown), and the terminal 1000 may function as a display unit (not shown). That is, the visualization information on the timing at which the user inputs the input signal to each of the input units 410, 420, and 430, whether or not the input signal is being input, the result of the input of the input signal, have.

In this case, the position of the terminal 1000 is changed to the safety net 11 side so that the user can view the screen baseball proceeding in the game zone 20 while inputting the input signals to the input units 410, 420, .

The control unit (not shown) generates control information for controlling each part of the screen baseball according to each input signal input to each of the input units 410, 420, and 430 of the standby input device 400. (Not shown), a pitch control module (not shown), a pitch control module (not shown), a pitching machine control module (not shown) and a game information control module (not shown) ).

The player's main control module (not shown) generates control information for changing the player's main data in accordance with the main input signal input to the main input unit 410. [

Specifically, when the main input signal is to be input at a predetermined timing, the user presses the main input button 411 at a predetermined timing to determine whether or not the pressed state is recognized, The degree of change of the player's main data is determined.

In addition, when the main input signal is to be continuously input, the degree of change of the player main data is determined according to the number of pressed presses by pressing the main input button 411 continuously.

The defensive position control module (not shown) generates control information for changing defensive position data corresponding to the defensive-shift input signal input to the defensive-shift input unit 420. [

More specifically, it is determined whether or not the defensive-shift input signal is inputted by recognizing that the user has pressed each of the defensive-shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 more than once, do.

Further, the user determines whether or not the defensive-shift input signal is input a plurality of times by recognizing the defensive-shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 a plurality of times, Is determined.

The control information generated in the player main control module (not shown) and the defensive position control module (not shown) is transmitted to the game information processing unit (not shown), and is generated as game information for changing the player main data and defensive position data.

At this time, the control information generated in the player main control module (not shown) and the defensive position control module (not shown) are independent of each other. That is, the control information generated in each control unit (not shown, not shown) does not affect different control information.

Therefore, the player main data and the defensive position data can be changed independently of each other when the screen baseball progresses.

The pitch control module (not shown) generates control information for changing the pitch data corresponding to the pitch input signal input to the pitch input unit 430.

Specifically, the user selects the pitch input signal by using the direction selecting member 431 and determines whether or not the pitch input signal is inputted by recognizing the pressing by pushing the pitch input button 432 more than once. It is determined whether or not to be changed into the game data.

Alternatively, if the user depresses a ball selection button (not shown) one or more times, the ball is recognized to determine whether or not a ball input signal has been input, and thus, which ball plot data is to be changed.

The control information generated by the pitch control module (not shown) is transmitted to a pitching machine control module (not shown) to generate control information for controlling pitches of balls discharged from the pitching machine 100.

A pitching machine control module (not shown) generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 100. Specifically, the pitching machine 100 may include one or more rotatable wheel structures (not shown), wherein the pitching machine control module (not shown) rotates each wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 100 Speed, rotation angle, and the angle between each wheel structure and the ground, thereby generating control information that can change constraints, pitches, and locations of the balls ejected from the pitching machine 100.

In one embodiment, a pitch input signal is input through a pitch input unit 430, and control information generated by a pitch control module (not shown) using the pitch input signal is transmitted to a pitching machine control module So that the pitch of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 100 can be changed.

A game information control module (not shown) generates control information necessary for the progress of the screen baseball. Specifically, the game information control module (not shown) generates all the remaining information necessary for the progress of the screen baseball in addition to the control information generated in each control module (not shown) such as image information, defensive rotation, defensive formation and the like.

A game information processing unit (not shown) generates game information necessary for the progress of the screen baseball. Specifically, the game information processing unit (not shown) receives the control information generated in each control module (not shown) and processes the control information as game information so that it can be applied to the progress of the screen baseball.

The control information generated in each control module (not shown) is processed by a game information processing unit (not shown) and transmitted to the user in various forms. For example, the image information processed in the game information processing unit (not shown) may be projected from the image unit 14 to the screen 22 to be visually recognized by the user, and the processed sound information may be output to an acoustic unit (not shown) Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

In addition, the game information processing unit (not shown) processes not only the control information transmitted from the control unit (not shown) but also the control information transmitted by the user as game information. Specifically, when the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 21, the discharge signal is processed and processed by the pitching machine 100 as game information discharged from the ball.

In addition, the sensors 23a and 23b can calculate the batting result of the ball using the ball motion detected in real time, and can generate game information that visually or audibly recognizes the batting result.

Of course, in one embodiment, each control information generated in the player main control module (not shown) and the defensive position control module (not shown) is processed as game information to affect the progress of the screen baseball, (Not shown) and can be recognized by the user.

The control information generated in the pitch control module (not shown) is transmitted to the pitching machine control module (not shown) to generate control information for controlling the pitching machine 100, The ball can be ejected and recognized by the user. In addition, the visualization information on the process of changing the pitch data may be outputted through the display unit (not shown) to be recognized by the user.

A database unit (not shown) stores various pieces of data that are data for generating control information for controlling various kinds of game information in the course of screen baseball. The data stored in the database unit (not shown) is utilized to generate control information in a forehead control module (not shown), a defensive position control module (not shown), and a ball control module (not shown).

To this end, the database portion (not shown) includes a player main database (not shown), a defensive position database (not shown), and a game database (not shown).

A player's main database (not shown) stores the player's main data, that is, main data of a runner or main data of a defender. The player's main control module (not shown) refers to the player's main data stored in the player's main database (not shown) and generates control information for changing the player's main data when the screen is played.

A defensive position database (not shown) stores defensive position data. The defense position control module (not shown) refers to the defense position data stored in the defense position database (not shown) and generates control information for changing the defense position data in the course of screen baseball.

The defensive position data includes individual defensive position data for the defensive positions of the respective defenders and group defensive position data for the defensive positions of the group defenders.

More specifically, the individual defensive position data is data on the positions of the defenders existing in the baseball game. Also, the group defensive position data is data on the position of each group defender after grouping the defenders existing in the baseball game according to a certain criterion.

There are many criteria for grouping defenders. Examples include grouping into infielders and outfielders as in a real baseball game, and grouping by defensive positions in real baseball, such as left fielder and right fielder. The number or grouping of the members of each group is not limited to this, and all the definite criteria for grouping each defender can be used.

The defensive position data, that is, the individual defensive position data and the group defensive position data includes left defensive position data, right defensive position data, upper defensive position data, and lower defensive position data.

Further, the defense position data may include upper right side defense position data, lower right defense position data, upper left side defense position data, lower left defense position data, and central defense position data combined with respective defense position data.

Accordingly, when two or more defensive shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 are pressed and a defensive shift input signal is input, defensive position data is changed to a defensive position in which each defensive-position input signal is combined.

Therefore, the waiting party can change the position of the individual defenders or change the position of the group defenders through the defensive-shift input unit 420. [

To this end, the defensive-shift input unit 420 may further include selection means (not shown) that can first select whether to change the position of the individual defenders or change the position of the grouped defenders. Alternatively, visualization information capable of selecting an object to be changed in the defensive position may be output from the display unit (not shown).

The pitch database (not shown) stores pitch data of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 100. The pitch control module (not shown) generates control information for changing the pitch data when the screen baseball proceeds by referring to the pitch data stored in the pitch data base (not shown).

3) a description of the process by which the waiting party participates in the screen baseball progress through the waiting input device 400 and the result

Hereinafter, the waiter inputs the input signal through the waiting input device 400, and the progress of the screen baseball according to the input and the result thereof will be described in detail.

When a main input signal is input to the main input unit 410 and the main data of the player is changed

Explanation of a process in which the main input button 411 is pressed in accordance with a predetermined timing

In one embodiment, an arrow indicating a predetermined timing at which the bar is slid to the right at the lower right and the user must press the main input button 411 to be pressed, is output through a display unit (not shown) Can be visually recognized.

While the bar is being slid to the right, the user can press the main input button 411 at any time to recognize the depression. In this case, the degree of change of the player main data can be changed by the timing at which the main input button 411 is pressed.

When the user correctly presses the main input button 411 in accordance with a predetermined timing and recognizes the depression, a visual effect appears to recognize that the main input signal is inputted at the correct timing.

A description of a process in which the number of times the main input button 411 is pressed and pressed is recognized

When the state in which the runners and defenders are moving is displayed on the display unit (not shown), the movement speed can be increased by pressing the main input button 411, and the main input button 411 can be operated rapidly A message indicating that the number of times the button is pressed can be moved more quickly is displayed.

The gauge is displayed according to the number of times the user presses the main input button 411 continuously for a predetermined time. In other words, 'normal' is displayed when pressed 1 to 5 times from the left, 'good' when pressed 6 to 8 times, 'great' when pressed 9 to 10 times, and the gauge bar at the bottom is also moved.

Accordingly, the user can recognize the number of times the user presses the main input button 411 continuously.

Explanation of the result of changing the forehead data by the main input signal

The main input signal is inputted to the display unit (not shown) according to the above-described procedure, and the result of the change of the forehead main data is displayed.

That is, in the runner situation of the runner, the runner's main data is changed in accordance with the main input signal, and the runner who has advanced to the third runner is made safe. At this time, the runners who advanced to the first and second ranks are out of the situation, and the result is that only the runner's main data of the runner who advanced to the third run improves the main power.

In an authentic situation in which a batter hits a ball, the player's main data is changed according to the main input signal, resulting in a fly-out. That is, the defender's main force is changed to be raised.

In a situation in which the batter hits a ground ball, the player's main data is changed according to the main input signal to become a tag out. That is, the defender's main force is changed to be raised.

That is, when the main input button 411 is pressed in accordance with the timing, it is recognized that the key is pressed, or the number of times the main input button 411 is depressed and pressed is recognized and the main input signal corresponding thereto is inputted. .

When the defensive-shift input signal is input to the defensive-shift input unit 420 and the defensive-position data is changed

Shift input signal is inputted to the display unit (not shown) in accordance with the above-described procedure, and the result of changing the defensive position data is displayed.

First, the waiter selects either of the positions of the defensive positions to be changed, that is, the positions of the individual defenders or the positions of the group defenders, based on the visualization information (not shown) formed on the defensive-shift input unit 420 An input signal for selecting one or more is input.

After the change target of the defensive position is selected, a center position, which is a position according to the basic degree of difficulty, is displayed in the center. When each of the defense shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is pressed more than once, The changing positions of the selected defensive positions in the direction along the input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425, that is, the defensive positions of the individual defenders or the grouped defenders are changed.

Specifically, when the left defensive-shift input button 422 is pressed, the defensive position is changed to the left. When the right defensive-shift input button 423 is pressed, the defensive position is changed to the right. When pressed, the defensive position is changed to the upper side. When the lower defensive-shift input button 425 is pressed, the defensive position is changed to the lower side.

Further, when two or more defensive shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 are pressed and a defensive-shift input signal is input, defensive position data is changed to a defensive position in which each defensive-shift input signal is combined. That is, the defensive position is changed to the upper right side, the upper left side, or the like. Further, when each of the defense-shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 is pressed a plurality of times and a plurality of presses are recognized, the degree of change of the defense position increases. For example, when the left defensive-shift input button 422 is pressed more than this time and more than two presses are recognized, the defensive position is shifted further to the left.

That is, when the defensive-shift input buttons 422, 423, 424, and 425 are pressed one or more times, or when they are pressed a plurality of times and pressed for a plurality of times, The defensive position data is changed to affect screen baseball progress.

When a pitch input signal is input to the pitch input unit 430 and the pitch data is changed

The result of the change in the pitch data is displayed on the display unit (not shown) by inputting the pitch input signal according to the above-described procedure.

In addition, the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100 is also discharged as a changed pitch corresponding to the changed pitch data.

That is, when the ball input button 432 or the ball selection button (not shown) is depressed more than once, the corresponding ball input signal is inputted, and the ball data is changed correspondingly, Give.

The user waiting in the safe zone 10 according to each of the above-described constitutions and processes can input an input signal to at least one of the main input unit 410, the defensive-shift input unit 420 and the ball input unit 430 of the standby- To enter the screen baseball progression.

Thus, as well as the user advancing the batting at the batting zone of the game zone 20, the defensive player waiting in the safe zone 10 can also participate in the screen baseball progression, .

In addition, since the attacker can participate in the progress of the screen baseball to change the main data of the runner by inputting the input signal through the main input unit 410 as well as during the defense, You can participate in the screen baseball progression without success.

(5) Description of the ball collecting apparatus 500

Hereinafter, the ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. In the following description, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", "lower" will be understood with reference to the coordinate system shown in FIGS.

Also, the term "light •" refers to a general baseball ball used in a real baseball game. The outer surface is made of leather and the seams are sewn on the outer surface to hold the impact at impact. And the like.

Also, the term "frying pit" refers to a baseball pit used for batting practice, which is a baseball pit whose outer and inner surfaces are both formed of rubber, and the outer surface of which is made of rubber and includes an empty baseball.

The ball collecting apparatus 500 supplies the ball collected by the baseball collecting unit 28 to the ball transporting apparatus (not shown) during the progress of the screen baseball so as to be discharged from the pitching machine 100. For this purpose, a separate ball transporting means (not shown) for transferring the ball from the baseball collecting unit 28 to the ball collecting apparatus 500 may be provided.

The ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a lightweight pinion prevention member 523 and a soft pinion prevention member 516, respectively. Hereinafter, duplicate descriptions will be omitted and differences will be mainly described.

7 to 9 and 12, the ball collecting apparatus 500 includes a ball collecting unit 510, a rotating plate 520, a ball discharging unit 530, a collecting power unit 560 and a collecting control unit 580, .

1) Description of the ball collecting apparatus 500 including the light-interrupting member 523

Description of the ball collecting unit 510

The ball collecting part 510 is a part where the ball delivered from the baseball collecting part 28 is accommodated. In the illustrated embodiment, the ball collecting part 510 is located below the ball collecting device 500, but the position of the collecting part 510 is not limited thereto.

The ball collecting portion 510 includes a ball collecting space 511, a side surface 512, a rear surface 513, a support frame 514, and a rotary plate sensor 515.

The ball collecting space 511 is a space in which the balls are collected. The front side and the upper side of the ball collecting space 511 are opened so as to allow free inflow of the balls.

The bottom portion 511a of the ball collecting space 511 may be inclined toward the rotating plate 520 so that the ball may naturally roll and be inserted into the hole 521 of the rotating plate 520 to be described later.

In addition, the bottom portion 511a of the ball collecting space 511 is preferably formed so as to be inclined from the left and right to the center so that the collected balls can be easily separated.

The side surface 512 is a kind of fence formed on the left and right sides of the ball collecting space 511. The sides 512 can prevent the balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 from being deviated to the left or right.

The rear surface 513 is formed as a plate-like member on the rear side of the ball collecting space 511, and a rotating plate 520, which will be described later, is rotatably coupled to the inside. A ball discharge unit 530, which will be described later, is formed on the outer side of the rear surface 513, and a ball that is rotated by the rotation plate 520 can be supplied to a ball transfer device (not shown).

The rear surface 513 is preferably formed to be inclined with respect to the ground. The rotation plate 520 to be described later which is rotatably coupled to the rear surface 513 by the inclination of the rear surface 513 is also inclined with respect to the ground so that the balls collected in the ball collection space 511 are rotated And can be easily inserted into the insertion port 521. Also, the ball can be smoothly rolled in the process of transferring the ball to the ball discharging unit 530 to be described later.

The support frame 514 is positioned below the ball collecting part 510 and supports the collecting part 510. [ In the illustrated embodiment, the support frame 514 is formed of a combination of plate members, but is not limited thereto.

The ball collecting apparatus 500 further includes a rotating plate sensor 515.

In the illustrated embodiment, the turntable sensor 515 is located at the right side 512 of the ball collecting apparatus 500 and may be positioned at any position capable of sensing whether the turntable 520 is rotated as described below.

The rotary plate sensor 515 may be a photo sensor or other types of sensors capable of detecting whether the rotary plate 520 is rotated.

The rotation plate sensor 515 can sense the rotation state of the rotation plate 520, the rotation speed, and the number of rotation. The operation of the ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be controlled by using the rotation of the rotary plate 520 sensed by the rotary plate sensor 515. A detailed description thereof will be given later .

Description of the swash plate 520

The rotating plate 520 transfers the collected balls to the ball collecting space 511 through the rotational movement to the ball discharging unit 530, which will be described later, on the upper side. To this end, the rotating plate 520 is rotatably coupled to the inside of the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting unit 510.

The rotation plate 520 includes a ball insertion hole 521, a frictional force reducing portion (not shown), and a pinch prevention member 523.

The ball insertion port 521 is a portion into which a ball collected in the ball collection space 511 is inserted. For this purpose, it is preferable that the diameter of the hole 521 is larger than the diameter of the hole.

The ball insertion port 521 is formed through the rotating plate 520. This is to allow the ball inserted through the front side opening of the ball insertion opening 521 to be rotated and be discharged to the upper side discharge opening 530 through the rear opening of the ball insertion opening 521.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the depth of the hole 521 is formed to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole, and a description thereof will be given later.

In the illustrated embodiment, the number of the ball insertion holes 521 is four, and the number of the ball insertion holes 521 is not limited to this, and may be a plurality of.

The rear edge 521a of the hole 521 may contact the rear surface 513 of the hole collecting portion 510 or may be separated by a predetermined distance to prevent any deviation of the hole inserted into the hole 521 . In this case, the predetermined distance is preferably smaller than the diameter of the hole.

A frictional force reducing unit (not shown), which will be described later, is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the ball insertion port 521.

The frictional force reducing unit (not shown) prevents the ball inserted in the ball insertion opening 521 from being torn off in a process of being rotated by the rotation plate 520 and transmitted to the ball discharging unit 530 to be described later.

The frictional force reducing portion (not shown) includes a fixing member (not shown) and a frictional force reducing member (not shown).

The fixing member (not shown) is connected to the rear side of the rotary plate 520 so as to be adjacent to the outer peripheral surface of the hole insertion opening 521. At this time, it is preferable that the fixing member (not shown) is vertically connected to the rotating plate 520.

A frictional force reducing member (not shown) is hinged to one side of the fixing member (not shown). In other words, the frictional force reducing member (not shown) can be rotated and moved about a portion coupled with a fixing member (not shown).

The frictional force reducing member (not shown) prevents the ball inserted into the ball insertion port 521 from being arbitrarily disengaged from the ball insertion port 521 before being discharged to the ball discharge port (not shown).

At this time, it is preferable that the frictional force reducing member (not shown) is formed of a fabric or a plastic material so that the ball is not caught between the ball insertion hole 521 and the frictional force reducing member But may be formed of any material that can minimize the frictional force of the ball without limitation.

To this end, the frictional force reducing member (not shown) is folded to close the rear opening of the ball insertion opening 521 by the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting portion 510 while the rotation plate 520 is rotated.

When the ball insertion port 521 into which the ball is inserted reaches the position of the ball discharge portion 530, the friction reduction member (not shown) is expanded by the ball discharge space (not shown) formed in the ball discharge portion 530, The rear opening of the hole 521 is opened.

Accordingly, the ball inserted into the ball insertion port 521 can be discharged through a ball discharge port (not shown) through a ball discharge space (not shown) formed by a ball discharge fence unit (not shown) to be described later.

The light-incidence-preventing member 523 is protruded from the front surface of the rotary plate 520. Specifically, a plurality of pinching preventing members 523 for a lightweight shaft are disposed so as to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the rotary plate 520 at regular intervals.

In the illustrated embodiment, the light-interrupting member 523 is composed of a total of four, and is formed on the front surface of the rotary plate 520, each of which forms an angle of 90 degrees. The number of the lightweight pinching members 523 may be changed according to the rotational speed of the rotating plate 520 and the time interval at which the balls are discharged from the hole discharging unit 530 to be described later.

The lightweight pinching member 523 rotates integrally with the rotating plate 520. [ The balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 may be scattered. A description thereof will be given later.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hard-core nip member 523 is formed in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The shape of the hard-core-type pinching member 523 is not limited to this, and may be formed in other shapes that can scatter balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 by collision.

Description of the hole discharging unit 530

The ball discharging portion 530 is a portion that is inserted into the ball insertion opening 521 of the rotating plate 520 and then moves through the ball moving device 500 after being rotated and supplied to the ball transporting device (not shown).

In the illustrated embodiment, the air discharge portion 530 is located outside the rear surface 513 of the air collecting portion 510, but above the rear surface 513, but the position of the air discharge portion 530 is not limited thereto Do not.

The ball discharging portion 530 includes a ball discharging space (not shown), a ball discharging hole (not shown) and a ball discharging fence portion (not shown).

The ball discharge space (not shown) is a space through which the ball inserted into the ball insertion port 521 passes to be discharged through a ball discharge port (not shown) to be described later. The ball discharge space (not shown) is formed by partially projecting the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting unit 510 to the rear side. The ball discharge space (not shown) may be formed by a discharge fence unit (not shown).

The frictional force reducing member (not shown) is expanded by the ball discharge space (not shown), so that the rear side opening of the ball insertion opening 521 can be opened.

The ball discharge port (not shown) is a discharge portion of the ball that has passed through the ball discharge space (not shown) to be supplied to the ball transfer device (not shown). The ball discharge port (not shown) is formed on one side of a discharge fence unit (not shown).

In the illustrated embodiment, the air discharge port (not shown) is formed in a circular shape, but the shape of the air discharge port (not shown) is not limited thereto.

The ball discharging fence portion (not shown) is formed partially protruding from the rear side of the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting portion 510. A ball discharge space (not shown) is formed by a ball discharge fence (not shown).

A ball discharge port (not shown) is formed at one side of the ball discharge fence (not shown) to provide a passage through which the ball is supplied to the ball transfer device (not shown).

Description of the collecting power section 560

The collecting power section 560 provides the power that the rotating plate 520 can rotate. The collecting power section 560 is located outside the back surface 513 of the collecting section 510 and below the collecting section 530.

The collecting power section 560 includes a motor 541, a belt section (not shown), a rotary plate pulley (not shown) and a tension regulating pulley (not shown).

The motor 541 provides power for the rotating plate 520 to rotate. The motor 541 can receive electric power by a separate electric wire (not shown) or the like. The motor 541 may be provided with other means capable of providing power.

The rotational direction of the motor 541 can be changed. Therefore, the rotation direction of the rotation plate 520 can also be changed.

The belt portion (not shown) provides the power provided by the motor 541 to a rotating plate pulley (not shown), which will be described later. Alternatively, it may be provided with a chain or the like capable of transmitting rotational force.

A rotary plate pulley (not shown) is connected to a rotary shaft (not shown) of the rotary plate 520 and is connected to a belt portion (not shown). The rotation plate 520 can be rotated by the rotation of the rotation plate pulley (not shown).

The tension adjusting pulley (not shown) is coupled to the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting portion 510 so as to be slidable by a predetermined distance from the belt portion (not shown) above the belt portion (not shown). The tension regulating pulley (not shown) may be located at any position where it can slide and be in contact with the belt portion (not shown), as will be described later.

(Not shown) that can slide the tension adjusting pulley (not shown) in the vertical direction for sliding movement of the tension adjusting pulley (not shown).

The tension adjusting pulley (not shown) adjusts the tension of the belt portion (not shown) through contact with the belt portion (not shown). This process will be described later.

Description of Collection Control Unit 580

The collection control unit 580 controls various matters related to the operation of the ball collecting apparatus 500. In one example, the collection control unit 580 can control the operation of the ball collecting apparatus 500 by applying or cutting off the power to the collecting power unit 560.

12, the acquisition control unit 580 includes a rotation determination module 581, a rotation number determination module 582, and a power control module 583.

The rotation determination module 581 determines whether the rotation plate 520 is rotating using the movement of the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515 and whether a ball engagement phenomenon has occurred in the ball collecting device 500 .

The number of rotations determining module 582 determines the number of rotations of the rotator 520 during a period of time sensed by the rotator sensor 515 using the movement of the rotator 520 detected by the rotator sensor 515, ) Is to be rotated in the reverse direction.

The power supply control module 583 controls the rotation plate 520 according to whether the jam occurrence is determined by the rotation determination module 581 and the rotation number determination module 582 and whether reverse rotation is required.

Specifically, when the rotation determination module 581 determines that a jamming phenomenon has occurred, the power source control module 583 shuts off the power supplied to the collecting power section 560 to stop the collecting device 500.

If the rotation number determination module 582 determines that reverse rotation is required, the power control module 583 controls the collecting power section 560 to rotate the rotation plate 520 in the reverse direction.

The process of controlling the ball collecting apparatus 500 by the collecting control unit 580 will be described later.

2) Description of the ball collecting apparatus 500 including the engaging-preventing member 516 for the soft ball

The ball collecting apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pinch prevention member 516. The softened-piece preventing member 516 may be provided separately from the above-described hardened-piece preventing member 523, or may be provided together.

Hereinafter, a ball collecting apparatus 500 including a soft ball catching preventing member 516 will be described with a focus on the difference from the ball collecting apparatus 500 including the above-described hard ball catching preventing member 523.

Description of the ball collecting unit 510

In this embodiment, the ball collecting portion 510 further includes a pinching prevention member 516 for a soft feel as compared to the ball collecting device 500 including the above-described pinching preventing member 523 for a hard shaft.

When the ball is inserted into the hole 521 of the rotary plate 520 to be described later, the engagement member 516 for a soft type ball has a friction with the bottom 511a of the ball and ball collection space 511, the rotary plate 520, Thereby preventing the occurrence of a jamming phenomenon which may be caused by the above-

In the illustrated embodiment, the anti-jamming member 516 for the shaft is protruded from the member connecting portion 512a of the left side surface 512 of the ball collecting portion 510 toward the rotation plate 520 to be described later. Alternatively, the anti-jamming members 516 for the openings may protrude from the member connecting portion 512a of the right side surface 512 toward the rotating plate 520, or may be provided on both sides 512.

The formation position of the softened-pinch member 516 is related to the rotation direction of the rotation plate 520 to be described later. In the illustrated embodiment, it is assumed that the rotation plate 520 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, so that the engagement preventing member 516 for the soft motion is disposed on the member connection portion 512a of the left side surface 512 of the ball collecting unit 510 .

That is, the position of the pinch prevention member 516 for the rotary shaft 520 can be determined according to the rotation direction of the rotary plate 520. A detailed description thereof will be described later.

In the illustrated embodiment, the anti-jamming member 516 is formed horizontally from the member connecting portion 512a of the left side surface 512 of the ball collecting unit 510 toward the center of the rotating plate 520, 520). ≪ / RTI > The shape of the anti-jamming member 516 is not limited thereto and may have other shapes that can prevent contact between the ball and the rotating plate 520. [

It is preferable that the length of the softened portion preventing member 516 is formed such that the end of the softened portion 516 does not exceed the diameter of the rotating plate 520. [

It is preferable that the engaging member 516 for the female mold is formed so as to partially cover the hole 521 to be inserted immediately after the rotation of the rotary plate 520. [ This is to prevent the pinching from occurring due to friction between the rotating plate 520 and the bottom portion 511a of the ball collecting space 511 or the ball before the ball is inserted into the ball insertion port 521. [

Alternatively, when the rotation direction of the motor 541 to be described later is changed, the anti-jamming member 516 for the soft motion is detachably mounted on the member connection portion 512a, Can be changed.

It is preferable that the softening-preventing member 516 for softening is formed of a hard material having little or no frictional force. This will be described later.

Description of the swash plate 520

In this embodiment, the rotating plate 520 further includes an outer periphery 524 as compared to the ball collecting device 500 including the above-described interposition member 523 for the hard core.

The outer periphery 524 forms an outer edge of the front surface of the rotary plate 520.

Description of the hole discharging unit 530

The air discharging unit 530 of this embodiment is the same as the air discharging unit 530 of the air collecting apparatus 500 including the above-described light-incident preventing member 523.

Description of the collecting power section 560

The collecting power section 560 of this embodiment is the same as the collecting power section 560 of the collecting apparatus 500 including the above-described light-entry preventing member 523. However, there is a difference in the motor 541, which will be mainly described.

The motor 541 provides power for the rotating plate 520 to rotate. The motor 541 can receive electric power by a separate electric wire (not shown) or the like.

The rotational direction of the motor 541 can be changed. Therefore, the rotation direction of the rotation plate 520 can also be changed. However, as described above, it is preferable that the rotational direction of the motor 541 is determined according to the position of the pinching member 516 for the soft motion.

Specifically, the balls are prevented from coming into direct contact with the rotary plate 520 by the engagement preventing members 516 for the rotary type, so that the frictional force that may occur between the rotary plate 520 and the balls is reduced, 521, respectively.

At this time, the moving direction of the balls is affected by the rotating direction of the rotating plate 520. Therefore, when the rotation direction of the rotary plate 520 is changed, the direction of movement of the balls is changed, and accordingly, the position of the anti-pinch member 516 for the rotary shaft is also changed.

In another embodiment, the left and right member connecting portions 512a may be provided with the anti-jamming preventing members 516 in consideration of the case where the rotation direction of the rotation plate 520 is changed. In this case, The ball can be inserted into the ball insertion hole 521 only when the ball insertion hole 521 of the ball joint 521 is located at the end of the engagement member 516 for the soft ball,

Therefore, it is preferable that the engaging member 516 for soft motion is provided in one piece so that the ball can be smoothly inserted into the hole 521.

Description of Collection Control Unit 580

The collection control unit 580 of this embodiment is the same as the collection control unit 580 of the ball collecting apparatus 500 including the above-described light-entering-for-catching member 523.

3) Description of the depth of the hole 521 of the turntable 520

The depth of the hole 521 according to the embodiment of the present invention is larger than the diameter of the hole so that when the hole is inserted into the hole 521,

Hereinafter, a process of inserting the ball into the hole 521 of the rotary plate 520 will be described.

The rotating plate 520 rotates so that the ball insertion port approaches the balls scattered in disorder in the ball collecting space 511. When the rotary plate 520 continues to rotate, any one of the balls randomly scattered in the ball collecting space 511 is inserted into the hole.

At this time, the hole inserted into the hole 521 is contacted to the rear surface 513 of the hole collecting portion 510 or the friction reducing member (not shown) by the depth of the hole 521 and the inclination of the rotary plate 520 .

The rotating plate 520 rotates to rotate the ball inserted into the hole.

At this time, due to the depth of the ball insertion port 521, the ball is completely received and is not exposed to the front surface of the rotation plate 520, so that the ball is rotated together with the rotation plate 520 without interference from other balls.

Therefore, even if the rotation plate 520 rotates after the ball is inserted into the ball insertion hole 521, the influence of other balls collected in the ball collection space 511 is minimized. Similarly, other balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 are also minimally affected by the balls inserted into the ball insertion port 521.

Therefore, the ball inserted into the ball insertion hole 521 is not separated from the ball insertion hole 521 due to friction with other balls.

4) Explanation of the tension adjusting process of the belt portion (not shown) by the tension adjusting pulley (not shown)

As described above, a tension adjusting pulley (not shown) is slidably coupled to the rear surface 513 of the collecting part 510 on the upper side of the belt part (not shown).

The distance between the belt portion (not shown) and the tension adjusting pulley (not shown) can be controlled by the operation of a guide portion (not shown). Specifically, a guide portion (not shown) may be positioned so that a tension adjusting pulley (not shown) is adjacent to but not in contact with a belt portion (not shown), and a tension adjusting pulley (not shown) It may be positioned so as to press the belt portion (not shown) to adjust the tension.

To this end, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the tension adjusting pulley (not shown) and the guide unit (not shown) may be further included.

When the tension of the belt portion (not shown) is lowered and the belt portion (not shown) is drawn downward, only a part of the power of the motor 541 is transmitted to the rotary plate pulley (not shown).

At this time, the tension adjusting pulley (not shown) is slid toward the belt portion (not shown) to press the belt portion (not shown). As a result, the belt portion (not shown) is stretched and all the power of the motor 541 is transmitted to the rotary plate pulley (not shown).

It is preferable that the belt portion (not shown) is made of a material having elasticity so that the tension can be controlled by a tension adjusting pulley (not shown).

Further, the distance by which the tension adjusting pulley (not shown) is moved and the degree of pressing the belt portion (not shown) can be adjusted based on the rotating speed of the rotating plate 520.

When the tension of the belt portion (not shown) is increased by pressing the belt portion (not shown) by the tension adjusting pulley (not shown), the power of the motor 541 is transmitted to the rotating plate pulley (not shown).

Therefore, even if the tension of the belt portion (not shown) is reduced, the life of the belt portion (not shown) can be improved and the motor 541 can be rotated at a higher speed, The overload of the motor 541 can be prevented.

5) Explanation of a process in which the ball is prevented from being caught by the hard-core-pinching member 523

The balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 form a ball pile by their own weights and are held together. This is due to the characteristics of the baseball ball used in screen baseball.

Specifically, in the case of a baseball ball, unlike a golf ball, the ball has a high frictional force, which makes it difficult to disperse easily when the ball is united.

Particularly, in the case of a ball, which is a hard ball having an outer material formed of leather, in addition to the characteristics of the baseball ball described above, seams formed in the process of sewing the leather protrude from the surface of the ball.

Therefore, the ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a pinch preventing member 523 for preventing the balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 from being caught.

In an embodiment, a plurality of triangular-pyramid-shaped pinch-preventing members 523 are formed on the front surface of the rotary plate 520 at predetermined distances from each other in the circumferential direction of the rotary plate 520.

The lightweight pinion prevention member 523 is formed to protrude forward from the front surface of the rotary plate 520. As the rotary plate 520 rotates, the engaging member 523 for the lightweight shaft also rotates.

A process of preventing the ball from being caught by the hard-core-use-piece preventing member 523 will be described as follows.

As the rotary plate 520 rotates, the ball insertion port approaches toward the balls. The bottom portion 511a of the ball collecting space 511 is inclined toward the rotating plate 520 so that the balls collected in the collecting space 511 are gathered toward the rotating plate 520.

As described above, due to the nature of the ball, which is a lightweight ball, the balls become clumped.

At this time, the lightweight pinching member 523 rotates together with the rotating plate 520 to apply an external force to the balls, and the ball receiving the external force is disengaged from the ball pile in which the balls are stacked, and the ball pile is scattered.

Therefore, the ball dummy is scattered before the ball is inserted into the ball insertion hole, so that the ball can be inserted into the ball insertion hole without being interposed.

During the operation of the ball collecting apparatus 500, the rotary plate 520 is continuously rotated, and thus the external force is periodically applied to the ball pile in which the pinching member 523 for the light pipe is assembled. Therefore, the pile of balls that are sticking is periodically scattered.

The ball collecting device 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent the balls from being collected by collecting the balls in the ball collecting space 511, (Not shown) at a predetermined time interval one by one to the ball insertion port 521 of the ball ejection unit 530. [

Further, since the depth of the hole 521 of the rotary plate 520 is formed to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole, the hole is completely received, so that the hole inserted into the hole 521 may not be interfered with by other holes.

In addition, since the tension of the belt portion (not shown) of the collecting power section 560 can be adjusted by using a tension adjusting pulley (not shown), the rotation speed of the rotating plate 520 can be kept constant, And an effect of preventing overload of the motor 541 can be obtained.

6) Description of a process in which the ball is prevented from being caught by the engaging member 516 for a soft ball

The balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 form a ball pile by their own weights and are held together. This is due to the characteristics of the baseball ball used in screen baseball.

Specifically, in the case of a baseball ball, unlike a golf ball, the ball has a high frictional force, which makes it difficult to disperse easily when the ball is united.

Particularly, in the case of a ball, which is a soft ball having outer and inner materials formed of rubber, the outer surface is formed of rubber, so that the friction force between the balls becomes higher, and the tendency of the ball to be more solidified can be strengthened.

Therefore, the ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a pinch prevention member 516 for preventing the balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 from being caught between the balls.

In one embodiment, the engagement preventing member 516 for the female mold is protruded from the member connecting portion 512a of the left side surface 512 of the ball collecting portion 510 to the inside of the rotating plate 520.

11A, since the bottom portion 511a of the ball collecting space 511 is inclined toward the rotating plate 520, the balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 are directed toward the rotating plate 520 It becomes crowded. As described above, due to the nature of the ball, which is a soft ball, the balls become clumped.

At this time, as the rotating plate 520 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the ball insertion port is moved to the lower side of the collecting space 511. At this time, the softened-piece preventing member 516 is inserted into the hole 517 from the position at which the ball is inserted into the ball insertion opening, that is, the lowest position among the bottom portions 511a of the ball collection space 511 The ball is prevented from approaching the ball insertion opening before the ball is rotated and moved.

Therefore, the balls collected in the ball collecting space 511 are brought into contact with the pinch prevention member 516 for the soft motion, not the rotary plate 520, while the ball insertion port is rotated to the hole insertion position.

As described above, the softened-piece preventing member 516 is formed of a hard material having little or no frictional force, so that little frictional force is generated between the softened-piece preventing member 516 and the softened-piece.

In addition, since the soft-tip preventing member 516 prevents direct contact of the ball with the rotary plate 520, it is prevented that the rotary plate 520 and the ball are interfered with each other, so that the ball can smoothly move to the ball insertion hole 521.

A process in which the ball is prevented from being caught by the engaging member 516 for a soft ball is described as follows.

The ball insertion port is rotated to the ball insertion position. Then, the balls are gathered at the ball insertion position by the softened-piece preventing member 516 for the soft ball.

At this time, the balls gathered at the ball insertion position can be introduced into the ball insertion position in an orderly manner without being pushed together with the other balls by the engagement preventing member 516 for the soft segment. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball from being pinched with the ball or the rotary plate 520.

When the ball insertion port reaches the ball insertion position, one of the balls that have been flowed in order is inserted into the ball insertion opening. At this time, since the balls are not gathered, it is possible to prevent the ball from being pinched between the ball before being inserted into the ball insertion port and the bottom portion 511a of the rotation plate 520 and the ball collecting space 511 have.

Further, since the depth of the hole 521 is formed to be larger than the diameter of the hole, the hole can be completely received, so that after the hole is received in the hole, no other hole is inserted or interference by another hole is prevented.

Therefore, before the ball is inserted into the ball insertion port 521, the balls that have been gathered in the ball collection space 511 are brought into contact with the pinch prevention member 516 for the pilot instead of the ball insertion port 521, It is possible to prevent a phenomenon in which a ball is caught by the ball.

In addition, since the balls are smoothly moved by the insertion preventing member 516 for the ball when the balls move to the ball insertion position, the balls can be introduced into the ball insertion position in turn, Can be prevented.

Further, since the depth of the hole 521 of the rotary plate 520 is formed to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole, the hole is completely received, so that the hole inserted into the hole 521 may not be interfered with by other holes.

In addition, since the tension of the belt portion (not shown) of the collecting power section 560 can be adjusted by using a tension adjusting pulley (not shown), the rotation speed of the rotating plate 520 can be kept constant, And an effect of preventing overload of the motor 541 can be obtained.

7) Description of a method of controlling the ball collecting apparatus 500 through movement of the turntable 520 sensed by the turntable sensor 515

Hereinafter, the control process of the ball collecting apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

In the following description, the term "reference time" means a maximum time during which the turntable 520 can be stopped under the condition that the ball collecting apparatus 500 does not malfunction, Means the minimum number of rotations that must be reversed.

The reference time and the number of times of reference rotation may be variously determined according to the operating environment of the ball collecting apparatus 500 and the like.

When the ball collecting apparatus 500 starts operating, the rotating plate 520 starts to rotate, and the rotating plate sensor 515 senses the rotation of the rotating plate 520.

The rotation determination module 581 determines whether the rotation duration of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or longer than the reference time based on whether the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515 is rotated. In the illustrated embodiment, the reference time may be 12 seconds.

The rotation determination module 581 determines that a jamming phenomenon has occurred in the rotation plate 520 and the power control module 583 determines that the jamming phenomenon has occurred in the rotation plate 520, And stops the ball collecting device by cutting off the supplied power.

The number of rotations of the rotating plate 520 is set to a predetermined value using the number of rotations of the rotating plate 520 detected by the rotating plate sensor 515 when the stopping duration of the rotating plate 520 is less than the reference time, It is determined whether or not the number of revolutions is equal to or larger than the number In the illustrated embodiment, the number of reference rotations may be ten.

When the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 is less than the reference rotation number, the rotation number determination module 582 determines that there is no problem in the ball collecting device 500 and rotates the rotation plate 520 and the rotation plate sensor 515 Detection is repeated.

When the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or greater than the reference rotation number, the rotation number determination module 582 determines that the rotation of the rotation plate 520 is necessary and the power control module 583 controls the collection power portion 560 Thereby rotating the rotary plate 520 in the reverse direction.

Accordingly, it is determined in real time whether or not the ball collecting apparatus 500 has been caught by the rotation of the turntable 520 sensed by the turntable sensor 515 and the number of revolutions, It can respond immediately.

(6) Description of the ball transport apparatus 600

The ball transporting apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an inclined member 670 and a plurality of sensor units 691, 692 and 693 for discharging the dropped ball in the main body 610, Member 670 as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. FIG.

1) Description of the ball transport apparatus 600

Hereinafter, the ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. In the following description, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper" and "lower" will be understood with reference to the coordinate system shown in FIG.

The ball transport apparatus 600 supplies the balls discharged from the pitching machine 100. 10 to 12, the ball transporting apparatus 600 includes a main body 610, a ball inflow section 620, a ball grip section 630, a ball circulation section 640, a ball discharge section 650, A power unit 660 and a feed control unit 680. [

Description of the main body 610

The main body 610 forms an outer shape of the ball transport device 600 and accommodates a ball grip portion 630, a track circulation portion 640 and a feed power portion 660, which will be described later. A ball inlet 620 and a ball outlet 650 are connected to the main body 610 such that the ball can communicate with the ball. A transfer control unit 680 is formed on one side surface 613 of the main body 610.

In the illustrated embodiment, the body 610 is formed as a rectangle having a front surface 611, a rear surface (not shown), both sides 613, a bottom surface 614 and an upper surface 615, Is not limited to this.

The front cover 611 has a front cover 611a made of a transparent material. Therefore, it is possible to recognize whether or not the orbital circulation unit 640 in the main body 610 is operated without opening the front surface 611.

(Not shown) connected to the main body 610 so as to be opened and closed is formed on the rear surface (not shown). When the inside maintenance of the ball transport apparatus 600 is required, the inside of the ball transport apparatus 600 can be accessed by opening the rear cover unit (not shown).

The side surface 613 has a side cover portion 613a formed of a transparent material. Therefore, it is possible to recognize whether or not the orbital circulation unit 640 in the main body 610 is operated without opening the side surface 613.

In the illustrated embodiment, a side of the side surface 613 is communicably connected to a ball inlet 620, which will be described later. The position of the ball inlet 620 is variable.

A transfer control unit 680, which will be described later, is formed on one side of the side surface 613, and the position of the transfer control unit 680 can also be changed.

The bottom surface 614 includes a bottom opening portion 614a, a bottom space portion 614b, and a support portion 614c.

As will be described later, the bottom opening 614a forms a passage that can be discharged to the outside without being accumulated on the inner lower portion of the inner space of the ball transporting device 600.

The bottom space portion 614b forms a space through which the holes discharged through the bottom opening portion 614a can be discharged to the outside of the ball transport device 600. [ In other words, the bottom space portion 614b is a space between the paper surface and the bottom surface 614 of the coin transfer device 600. [ The bottom space portion 614b is preferably formed to have a height equal to or greater than the diameter of the hole so that the ball can be discharged.

The support portion 614c supports the ball transport device 600. [ In the illustrated embodiment, the support portion 614c is formed on the front side and the rear side of the bottom surface 614 to the left and right. By supporting the air conveyance device 600 by the support portion 614c, the bottom surface space portion 614b can be formed.

The upper surface 615 includes an upper surface opening 615a through which the hollow grip portion 630, which will be described later, can pass.

On one side of the upper surface 615, a hollow discharge portion 650, which will be described later, is communicably connected. A detailed description thereof will be described later.

Description of Ball Inflow Unit 620

The ball inlet portion 620 is a passage through which balls to be supplied to the pitching machine 100 are supplied via the ball transfer device 600. For this purpose, the ball inlet 620 is communicably connected to the main body 610.

The ball inlet portion 620 includes a ball collector connecting portion 621, a ball inlet body 622, and a body connecting portion 623.

The ball collecting device connecting portion 621 forms an inlet through which balls are supplied from a separate ball collecting device (not shown) connected to the ball transporting device 600. The ball collecting device connecting portion 621 is formed as a space through which the ball can pass and may have various shapes, but is preferably formed in the same circle as the ball.

The ball inlet body 622 provides a passage through which the ball introduced from the ball collector connection 621 moves into the body 610. The ball inlet body 622 includes a guide formed on the upper side and both sides thereof to prevent the ball from falling out when the ball moves.

It is preferable that the ball inlet body 622 is connected to the main body 610 so as to be inclined to some extent so that the inflow ball can be naturally rolled without any external force toward the main body connecting portion 623 to be described later.

The main body connecting portion 623 is a portion to which the ball inlet portion 620 and the main body 610 are connected. The main body connecting portion 623 forms a certain space inside the main body 610 so that the ball can communicate. The holes of the air inlet 620 are received in the hole holding portion 630 one by one and are moved to the air outlet portion 650 to be described later while the air guide portion 630 to be described later passes through the main body connecting portion 623.

The main body connecting portion 623 is formed with an inflow projection 623a. As will be described later, the inflow projection 623a is fitted to the front opening (not shown) of the hollow gripper 630.

The inflow projection 623a may be formed so as to reach the orbital circulation part 640, which will be described later, from the air inflow part 620. [ That is, even when the hollow grip portion 630 does not pass, any falling of the ball can be prevented by the inflow projection 623a.

Therefore, the ball of the air inlet portion 620 is received in the body connecting portion 623 by the inflow projection 623a, and can be accommodated in the hollow gripper portion 630.

Description of the ball gripper 630

The ball grip portion 630 receives the ball to move the ball supplied from the ball inlet portion 620 to the ball discharge portion 650 to be described later.

The hollow grip portion 630 includes a front side portion (not shown), a rear side portion (not shown), a side portion (not shown), a lower portion (not shown) and an upper portion (not shown).

The front side portion (not shown) includes a front fence portion (not shown) and a front opening portion (not shown).

The front fence portion (not shown) is formed so as to protrude from the lower side (not shown) of the hollow grip portion 630 toward the upper side (not shown). The front fence portion (not shown) prevents the ball received in the hollow grip portion 630 from being arbitrarily deviated toward the front side of the hollow grip portion 630.

The front opening (not shown) is a space formed between the front fence portions (not shown) of the hollow gripper 630. The ball grip portion 630 passes through the main body connecting portion 623 of the ball inlet portion 620 and is supplied with the ball. At this time, the front opening (not shown) forms a space through which the hollow gripper 630 can pass through the inflow projection 623a.

The rear side portion (not shown) is connected to the orbit circulating portion 640 to be described later.

A side fence portion 320 is formed on a side portion (not shown) to prevent the ball received in the hollow finger portion 630 from being deviated to the side.

A lower opening (not shown) is formed in the lower portion (not shown). The lower opening (not shown) extends to the front opening (not shown) and provides a space through which the hollow gripper 630 can pass through the inlet protrusion 623a.

An upper portion (not shown) is formed as an opening so that the ball can be separated from the ball discharging portion 650 to be described later.

The ball grip unit 630 is connected to a track circulation unit 640 to be described later and conveys balls from the ball inlet 620 to the ball discharge unit 650 in accordance with the movement of the ball circulation unit 640.

Description of the orbit circulating unit 640

The ball circulation unit 640 moves the ball grip unit 630 to the ball discharge unit 650 when the ball supplied from the ball inlet unit 620 is received in the ball grip unit 630.

In the illustrated embodiment, the air inlet portion 620 is formed on the lower side of the main body 610, and the air outlet portion 650 is formed on the upper side of the main body. The orbital circulation unit 640 is formed to reciprocate between the upper side and the lower side of the main body 610 according to the positions of the ball inflow unit 620 and the ball ejection unit 650.

In the illustrated embodiment, the orbital circulation unit 640 is provided with a chain type conveyor system. The shape of the orbit circulating part 640 is not limited to this, and any structure for reciprocating a predetermined section may be provided.

A rear side portion (not shown) of the hollow grip portion 630 is detachably connected to the orbit circulation portion 640.

Description of the air discharge unit 650

The ball discharging unit 650 discharges the ball to be supplied to the pitching machine 100 after the ball supplied from the ball inflow unit 620 is received in the ball grip unit 630 and transported by the orbit circulating unit 640, to be. For this purpose, the ball discharge unit 650 is connected to the main body 610 such that the ball is communicable.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ball ejection portion 650 is located on the upper side of the main body 610, and the position of the ball ejection portion 650 is not limited to this, and may be any position as long as the ball can be supplied to the pitching machine 100 .

The air discharge portion 650 includes a discharge opening 651, a discharge fence portion 652, and an outlet 653.

The discharge opening 651 is a space which is accommodated in the hollow gripper 630 and flows into the hollow discharger 650 through the ball circulating unit 640. The hollow grip portion 630 passes through the discharge opening portion 651. More specifically, a front opening (not shown) and a lower opening (not shown) formed in the hollow gripper 630 pass through a discharge protrusion (not shown) formed in the discharge opening 651.

The discharge fence portion 652 forms one upper surface of the discharge opening portion 651 to prevent the air flowing into the air discharge portion 650 from being released to the outside of the air discharge portion 650. [ Specifically, since the baseball ball has high elasticity, the ball supplied from the ball gripper 630 may collide with the bottom surface of the discharge opening 651, and then be released to the outside of the ball discharge unit 650.

At this time, the discharge fence portion 652 is provided at a position where the ball protrudes so that the ball collides with the discharge fence portion 652, and then returns to the discharge opening portion 651.

The discharge port 653 is a discharge port of the ball supplied to the hole discharging unit 650 to be supplied to the pitching machine 100. A separate moving means (not shown) may be provided between the outlet 653 and the pitching machine 100 to form a path of movement of the ball.

It is preferable that the air discharging unit 650 is connected to the main body 610 so that the air flowing into the discharging opening 651 can naturally roll toward the discharging port 653 without any external force.

Description of the transfer power section 660

A conveying power unit 660 is provided below the main body 610 to supply the power that the orbit circulating unit 640 can circulate. The transfer power section 660 includes a motor 661, a pulley 662, and a belt 663.

The motor 661 supplies power for rotating the orbit circulating unit 640. The power for driving the motor 661 is applied by a feed control unit 680 to be described later.

The pulley 662 is connected to the orbit circulating unit 640 and is rotated by the power supplied from the motor 661 to rotate the orbit circulating unit 640.

The belt 663 transfers the power supplied by the motor 661 to the pulley 662.

In addition to the above-described configuration, the feed power section 660 may be provided with any structure capable of producing power and supplying it to the orbital circulation section 640.

Description of the transfer control unit 680

The conveyance control unit 680 controls various matters such as the power of the conveyance apparatus 600. The transfer control unit 680 is provided on one side of the main body 610, and the position of the transfer control unit 680 is not limited thereto.

The transfer control unit 680 may apply or cut off the power for driving the motor 661. [

The feed control unit 680 controls the rotational speed of the motor 661 to control the rotational speed of the ball circulating unit 640 so as to control the feeding speed of the ball from the ball feeding device 600 to the pitching machine 100 It is possible.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the transport control unit 680 includes a congestion determining module 681. [ The congestion determining module 681 calculates the presence or absence of the ball detected by the sensor unit 690 to be described later to determine which part of the ball transporting apparatus 600 is caught in the ball or the motion of the orbiting circulator 640 It is determined whether or not a problem has occurred. A detailed description thereof will be described later.

2) Description of the slant member 670

The ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes an inclined member 670 for discharging a ball optionally dropped inside the main body 610.

Hereinafter, the inclined member 670 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The inclined member 670 is located in the bottom surface space portion 614b of the main body 610 and includes an inclined surface member 671, an elevating member 672, and a supporting member 673. [

The inclined surface member 671 provides a surface on which the balls discharged through the bottom opening 614a of the main body 610 (the balls arbitrarily disengaged from the hollow gripper 630 or the like) can roll down. In the illustrated embodiment, the inclined surface member 671 is formed as a surface.

In another embodiment, the inclined surface member 671 may be formed of a plurality of rod members to provide a space in which the ball can roll, and the shape of the inclined surface member 671 is not limited thereto, Or any other structure capable of rolling down the ball.

The elevating member 672 adjusts the inclination angle of the inclined member 670 by adjusting the height of the inclined surface member 671 by raising or lowering the inclined member 670. In the illustrated embodiment, the elevating member 672 is formed on one side of the inclined surface member 671, and is formed to adjust the inclination angle of the inclined surface member 671 by sliding in the horizontal direction.

Alternatively, the elevating member 672 may slide in the vertical direction to adjust the inclination angle of the inclined surface member 671. [

The supporting member 673 supports the inclined surface member 671 whose inclination angle is adjusted by the elevating member 672. [ Therefore, the inclined member 670 whose inclination angle is adjusted by the elevating member 672 can maintain the inclination angle by the supporting member 673. [

In the illustrated embodiment, the tapered member 670 is provided separately from the body 610 and is located in the bottom surface space portion 614b of the body 610. Alternatively, the tapered member 670 may be formed integrally with the body 610.

The inclined member 670 can be positioned anywhere within the bottom surface space portion 614b of the main body 610. [ However, it is preferable to be positioned in correspondence with the position of the bottom opening 614a so as to directly contact the discharged hole through the bottom opening 614a of the main body 610. [

3) Description of the sensor unit 690

Description of each sensor 691, 692, 693

The ball transport apparatus 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a plurality of sensor units 690 for sensing whether the ball stagnates.

Hereinafter, a plurality of sensor units 690 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The sensor unit 690 is provided at different positions of the ball transport device 600 to determine whether or not the ball exists at each position or whether or not the orbital circulation unit 640 operates. In one embodiment, the sensor unit 690 is provided as a photosensor, but not limited thereto, and may be provided with any sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of the ball for a predetermined time interval.

The plurality of sensor units 690 include an inlet sensor 691, a grip sensor 692, and a discharge sensor 693.

The inlet sensor 691 is located at one side of the inlet 620. Specifically, it is positioned on one side of the air inlet main body 622 so as to be adjacent to the air collecting device connecting portion 621. The inlet sensor opening 622a may be formed in the inlet inlet body 622 so that the inlet sensor 691 can detect the presence of the hole.

The inlet sensor 691 detects whether or not there is a hole in the inlet 620 when a hole supplied to the hole collecting device connecting portion 621 from a separate hole collecting device (not shown) As shown in FIG.

The process of determining whether or not the ball is stagnant using the presence or absence of the ball detected by the inflow sensor 691 will be described later.

The grip portion sensor 692 is positioned above the ball transport device 600. Specifically, the grip portion sensor 692 is positioned so as to face the air discharge portion 650 adjacent to the upper pulley 641 of the orbit circulating portion 640.

In the illustrated embodiment, the grip portion sensor 692 is installed at a position where the gripper portion 630 moved upward by the orbital circulation portion 640 can be sensed. A lateral fence portion (not shown) is formed on a side portion (not shown) of the hollow finger portion 630 and passes through the grip portion sensor 692 as the orbital circulation portion 640 moves.

Accordingly, the gripper sensor 692 can detect whether or not the ball gripper 630 passes at a predetermined time interval, and determine whether the orbital circulator 640 is operating normally.

More specifically, the stagnancy determining module 681 sets a normal cycle of the orbit circulating unit 640 to determine whether or not the normal operation of the orbit circulating unit 640 is performed, It is determined whether or not the trajectory circulation unit 640 operates normally by comparing the time interval at which the trajectory circulation unit 630 is sensed.

In one embodiment, the normal cycle of the orbit circulation unit 640 is such that any one of the plurality of common grip units 630 (hereinafter, referred to as a reference gripper unit 630) It may be set to a time taken for the next empty grip portion 630 adjacent to the reference empty grip portion 630 to be sensed by the grip portion sensor 692 after being sensed by the sensor 692. [

The normal cycle of the orbit circulating unit 640 is controlled such that the reference ball hold unit 630 among the plurality of ball holders 630 is sensed by the grip sensor 692, May be set to a time required for the reference gripper 630 to be sensed again by the gripper sensor 692. [

However, according to another embodiment, when the time taken for one cycle of the reference hollow gripper 630 to rotate is set to the normal cycle of the orbit circulator 640, the time of one cycle becomes too long, 630), the structure of the grip portion sensor 692 may be complicated.

Therefore, it is preferable that the time interval at which the reference hollow spike portion 630 and the adjacent hollow spike portion 630 are sensed by the grip portion sensor 692 is set as a normal cycle of the orbital circulation portion 640.

Alternatively, the grip portion sensor 692 may be positioned further away from the upper pulley 641 to sense whether a ball is present in the gripper portion 630, and may be positioned below the illustrated embodiment, The operation of the circulation unit 640 may be directly detected.

The process of determining whether the ball is stagnant or whether the track circulation unit 640 is normally operated by using the presence or absence of the hollow grip unit 630 sensed by the grip sensor unit 692 will be described later.

The discharging portion sensor 693 is located in the discharging portion 650. Specifically, the discharge portion sensor 693 is located at one side of the discharge port 653 of the discharge portion 650. The discharge port sensor opening 653a may be formed in the discharge port 653 so that the discharge port sensor 693 can detect the presence of the ball.

The discharging portion sensor 693 senses whether or not there is a hole in the discharging portion 650 at a predetermined time interval in the process of discharging the ball to be supplied to the pitching machine 100.

The process of determining whether or not the ball is stagnant using the presence or absence of the ball detected by the discharge portion sensor 693 will be described later.

4) Description of the process of discharging the ball after the ball is introduced into the ball transfer device 600

Explanation when there is no arbitrary departure

First, a ball is supplied from a separate ball collecting device (not shown) through the ball collecting device connecting portion 621 of the ball inflow portion 620. The supplied ball passes through the ball inlet body 622 and rolls toward the main body connecting portion 623. At this time, the ball inlet unit body 622 forms a constant inclination and is coupled to the main body 610, so that the ball can roll naturally without applying any external force.

The ball that has reached the main body connecting portion 623 is not released by the incoming projecting portion 623a but is in the standby state.

By the movement of the orbit circulation unit 640, the hollow grip unit 630 moves to the upper side. In the illustrated embodiment, the ball is received in the hollow grip portion 630 through the opening formed in the upper side (not shown) of the hollow grip portion 630. Further, due to the front opening portion (not shown) and the lower opening portion (not shown), the hollow grip portion 630 moves continuously without being caught by the inflow projection portion 623a.

The orbital circulation unit 640 conveys the hollow grip unit 630 to the upper side pulley 641 located at the uppermost end of the main body 610.

The moving direction of the orbit circulating unit 640 is changed from the direction from the lower side to the direction from the upper side to the lower side by the upper side pulley 641.

As the moving direction of the orbit circulating unit 640 is changed, the hollow grasping unit 630 performs a rotational motion about the upper pulley 641 as a central axis. At this time, the upper portion (not shown) of the hollow gripper 630 is formed as an opening, so that the ball received in the hollow gripper 630 is moved to the hole discharging portion 650.

At this time, the discharge protrusion (not shown) formed in the discharge opening 651 prevents the ball from falling arbitrarily.

The ball gripper 630 through which the balls are discharged is moved from the upper side to the lower side in accordance with the movement of the orbit circulating unit 640. [ (Not shown) and a lower opening (not shown) are formed in the hollow grip portion 630. The hollow grip portion 630 moves downward without being caught by the discharge projection (not shown).

The ball bouncing to both sides is repelled by the side surface of the discharge opening 651 and is not released from the discharge opening 651, assuming that the ball entering the discharge opening 651 is repelled by elasticity. Further, the ball bouncing to the upper side is repelled by the discharge fence portion 652 and is not released from the discharge opening portion 651.

Since the ball discharging unit 650 forms an inclination and is connected to the main body 610, the balls introduced into the discharge opening 651 naturally roll toward the discharge port 653 without any external force. The ball discharged from the discharge port 653 is supplied to the pitching machine 100 through a separate moving means (not shown).

Explanation when there is an arbitrary departure

The movement path of the ball and the operation of each constitution which are not deviated from the ball inlet 620, the ball holder 630 and the ball outlet 650 are as described in (1). Therefore, the case where the ball is arbitrarily deviated from at least one of the ball inflow section 620, the hollow finger section 630, and the ball ejection section 650 will be mainly described.

The separated ball falls free and falls on the bottom surface 614 of the main body 610. Since the bottom surface 614a is formed in the bottom surface 614, the air is allowed to escape from the main body 610 through the bottom surface opening 614a. To this end, the bottom surface 614 may be formed to be inclined in a direction toward the bottom opening 614a.

The air that has passed through the bottom opening 614a reaches the inclined member 670 located in the bottom space portion 614b. The ball rolling along the inclined surface member 671 of the inclined member 670 rolls out of the bottom surface space portion 614b.

Therefore, the ball, which is freely detached from any one or more of the ball inlet 620, the ball holder 630 and the ball discharger 650, is naturally discharged to the outside of the main body 610 without any additional device or external force, It is possible to prevent malfunction of the ball transport device 600 by the released ball.

In addition, since the dropped balls are naturally discharged to the outside of the main body 610 of the ball transport apparatus 600, it is not necessary to stop the ball transport apparatus to recover the dropped ball, have.

5) Explanation of the process of calculating whether or not the ball is stagnant using the presence of the detected ball

As described above, the transport control unit 680 of the ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a congestion determining module 681 for determining whether or not the ball is stagnant by calculating the presence or absence of the detected ball do.

Hereinafter, a process for determining whether or not the vehicle is stagnant will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG.

The term "first time " used below means the maximum time during which the ball is not sensed by the discharging portion sensor 693 under the condition that the ball is smoothly supplied to and discharged from the discharging portion 300, One hour can be three seconds.

The term "second time " used below means the maximum time at which the ball is continuously sensed by the discharge sensor 693 under the condition that the ball is smoothly supplied to and discharged from the discharge unit 300.

The term "third time " used below means the maximum time during which the gripper unit 630 is not sensed by the gripper sensor 692 under the condition that the orbit circulating unit 640 is normally operated, The third time may be 7 seconds.

The term "fourth time " used below means the maximum time in which the gripper unit 630 is continuously sensed by the gripper sensor 692 under the condition that the orbit circulating unit 640 is normally operated.

The term "fifth time " used below means the maximum time during which the ball is not sensed by the inlet sensor 691 under the condition that the ball is smoothly supplied to and discharged from the ball inlet 620, Five hours can be eight seconds.

The term "sixth time " used below means the maximum time at which the ball is continuously sensed by the inflow sensor 691 under the condition that the ball is smoothly supplied and discharged from the ball inflow part 620. [

The first to sixth times may be set corresponding to the normal cycle of the orbit circulating unit 640 described above and may be changed.

The following determination process is performed by the status determination module 681 of the transfer control unit 680.

The order of each process described below will be described as an example for controlling the coin transfer apparatus 600 of the present invention, and the order thereof may be changed or a process may be further added.

A description of the sensing process of each of the sensors 691, 692, and 693 when the ball transport apparatus 600 is operated

When the ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention starts to operate, the inlet sensor 691 senses the presence and time of the hole of the inlet 620, and the outlet sensor 693 And detects the presence and the time of the hole of the hole discharging unit 650. In addition, the gripper sensor 692 senses the presence and the time of the hollow gripper 630 (S110).

The sensing process of each of the sensors 691, 692, and 693 proceeds in real time.

Description of a process for determining whether or not a ball stagnation phenomenon has occurred in the ball discharger 650

The congestion determining module 681 determines whether the ball non-existence duration detected by the discharging portion sensor 693 is equal to or greater than a first time (S120).

If it is less than the first time, it can be judged that the ball exists in the ball discharger 650. At this time, since the ball is supplied smoothly, whether or not the ball is smoothly discharged is a problem.

In order to determine whether or not the smooth discharge is proceeding, the congestion determining module 681 determines whether the existence duration of the ball detected by the discharge portion sensor 693 is the second time or longer (S121).

If it is less than the second time, since the ball is smoothly supplied to the air discharging unit 650 and discharged, each of the sensors 691, 692, and 693 continues sensing (S110).

If it is the second time or more, it can be determined that the ball is accumulated in the ball discharger 650. Therefore, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a stagnation phenomenon has occurred in the blower 650 (S122), and the feed control unit 680 cuts off the power of the feed power unit 660, (S150).

Description of a process for determining whether or not a problem has occurred in the operation of the orbit circulating unit 640

It can be determined that the ball is not smoothly supplied to the ball discharger 650 when the duration of the ball absence detected by the discharge sensor 693 is the first time or more. In this case, it can be determined that a problem has occurred in the operation of the orbit circulation unit 640, or that the ball is not smoothly supplied from the ball inflow unit 620.

In order to determine the exact cause, the congestion determining module 681 determines whether the absence duration of the gripper 630 detected by the gripper sensor 692 is equal to or greater than a third time (S130).

If it is the third time or more, it can be determined that the orbit circulating unit 640 does not operate or does not operate normally. Therefore, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a problem has occurred in the operation of the track circulation unit 640 (S131), and the feed control unit 680 cuts off the power of the feed power unit 660, 600) (S150).

In another embodiment, the congestion determining module 681 determines whether the presence duration of the gripper 630 sensed by the gripper sensor 692 is greater than or equal to a fourth time.

If it is the fourth time or more, it can be determined that the orbit circulating unit 640 is stopped near the grip sensor 692. [ Therefore, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a problem has occurred in the operation of the track circulation unit 640 (S131), and the feed control unit 680 cuts off the power of the feed power unit 660, 600) (S150).

The congestion determining module 681 may use at least one of the third time and the fourth time to determine whether or not a problem has occurred in the operation of the orbit circulating unit 640. [

A description of a process for determining whether or not a ball congestion phenomenon has occurred in the ball inflow section 620

The trajectory circulation unit 640 operates normally but the ball grip unit 630 connected to the trajectory circulation unit 640 is operated when the absence duration of the hollow grip unit 630 detected by the grip unit sensor 692 is less than the third time. It can be determined that the ball is not supplied smoothly.

In this case, it can be determined that a problem has occurred in the ball collecting device (not shown) that the ball congestion phenomenon occurs in the ball inflow portion 620 or the ball is supplied to the ball inflow portion 620.

In order to grasp the exact cause, the congestion determining module 681 determines whether the ball non-existence duration of the inflow sensor 691 is greater than or equal to the fifth time (S140).

If it is less than the fifth time, it can be judged that the ball exists in the ball inflow section 620. At this time, since the ball is supplied smoothly, whether or not the ball is smoothly discharged is a problem.

In order to determine whether smooth discharge proceeds, the congestion module determination module 810 determines whether the presence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor 691 is greater than or equal to a sixth time (S142).

If it is longer than the sixth time, it can be determined that the ball is accumulated in the ball inflow unit 620. Accordingly, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a congestion has occurred in the common inlet 620 (S143), and the conveying controller 680 cuts off the power of the conveying power unit 660 and feeds the conveyer unit 600 (S150).

Description of the process of determining whether or not a problem has occurred in the operation of the ball collecting device (not shown)

It can be determined that there is no ball in the ball inflow unit 620 when the duration of the ball absence detected by the inflow sensor 691 is the fifth time or more.

Therefore, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a problem has occurred in the operation of the collecting device (not shown) (S141), and the conveying control section 680 cuts off the power of the conveying power section 660, The operation of the controller 600 is stopped (S150).

Also, when the duration of existence of the ball detected by the inflow sensor 691 is less than the sixth time, the amount of air supplied from the ball collecting device (not shown) to the inflow portion 620 is less than in normal operation It can be judged.

Therefore, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a problem has occurred in the operation of the collecting device (not shown) (S141), and the conveying control section 680 cuts off the power of the conveying power section 660, The operation of the controller 600 is stopped (S150).

Therefore, in the ball transport apparatus 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention, whether or not the ball congestion phenomenon occurs in the ball inflow section 620 and the ball ejection section 650 using the sensors 691, 692, and 693 And the orbital circulation unit 640 can be determined in real time.

Also, since the problematic portion can be easily determined using the detection results of the sensors 691, 692, and 693, it is possible to solve the problem immediately when a malfunction of the ball transport device 600 occurs.

(7) Description of Ball Feeder 700

A screen baseball system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a ball supply device 700. Specifically, the ball feeding device 700 includes a ball collecting device 500 for collecting the balls and a ball transporting device 600 for feeding to the pitching machine 100.

Since the ball collecting device 500 and the ball transporting device 600 included in the ball supplying device 700 are as described above, the differences will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 7 to FIG.

1) Description of the configuration of the ball supply device 700

The balls collected by the ball collecting apparatus 500 are discharged through a ball discharge port (not shown) formed on the rear side of the ball collecting apparatus 500. The discharged balls pass through a separate connecting member (not shown) and are transferred to the ball transporting device 600 through the ball collecting device connecting portion 621 of the ball transporting device 600.

The process of collecting and moving the balls in the ball collecting apparatus 500 and the process of transferring the balls transferred to the ball transferring apparatus 600 to the pitching machine 100 are as described above.

2) Description of the control method of the ball supply device 700

As described above, the ball collecting apparatus 500 can be controlled through the turntable sensor 515 and the collecting controller 580. [ The ball transport apparatus 600 may be controlled through an inlet sensor 691, a grip sensor 692, a discharge sensor 693, and a feed control unit 680.

The ball supply device 700 includes a supply control portion 710 for controlling both the ball collecting device 500 and the ball transporting device 600. [

The supply control unit 710 includes both the acquisition control unit 580 and the transfer control unit 680. Accordingly, all of the rotation determination module 581, the rotation number determination module 582, the power supply control module 583, and the mobility determination module 681 included in the transfer control unit 680 included in the acquisition control unit 580 .

The ball feeding device 700 also includes both the ball collecting device 500 and the ball transporting device 600 described above. Therefore, it includes all of the inflow portion sensor 691, the grip portion sensor 692, and the discharge portion sensor 693 included in the rotary plate sensor 515 and the empty transfer device 600 included in the ball collecting device 500 .

A rotation determination module 581, a rotation number determination module 582, and a power control module 583 are connected to a ball collecting device (not shown) through a process of detecting whether or not the rotation plate 520 is rotated and the number of rotations in the rotation plate sensor 515, 500) is determined as described above.

It is also possible to detect whether a vacant portion or the orbit circulation unit 640 is moving in the inflow portion sensor 691, the grip portion sensor 692 and the discharge portion sensor 693, The process of judging whether or not this congestion has occurred is as described above.

That is, the ball supply device 700 according to the illustrated embodiment includes both the ball collecting device 500 and the ball transfer device 600, and the ball collecting device 500 and the ball transfer device 600 It is possible to detect a congestion phenomenon or pinch phenomenon that may occur in each of the devices 500 and 600 in real time and to respond immediately.

3. Explanation of how the screen baseball progresses

The screen baseball system according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform screen baseball in various ways. Hereinafter, each progress method will be described in detail.

In the following, "constraint" refers to the velocity of the ball that the user pitches toward the screen. Also, it can be confirmed by various sensors.

Hereinafter, "pitching result" means a batting result by a virtual batter or a non-batting result in accordance with a baseball game rule when a pitcher throws a ball toward the screen. If the virtual batter is calculated not to perform batting, it will be computed with either "strike" or "ball", and computed with "batting swing" or "hitting" , And "hits" can be calculated more finely with "hitting", "hitting", etc. The speed and direction of the pitch of the ball are confirmed by the sensor, and the result is calculated using this.

Hereinafter, "hit result" means a result of hitting a ball ejected from a pitching machine by an attacking team user. The velocity and the direction of the hit ball are confirmed by the sensor and are calculated using this. "Out", "hits", and the like. Further, since the batting result is determined by calculation because it is a screen baseball, items to be described later can be used. In other words, if the item is used by the attacking team and the item use signal is applied, the probability of hitting is calculated to be high when calculating the hitting result, and if the item use signal is applied using the item by the defending team, have.

In the following, the "offensive team" and "defense team" refer to the teams that attack and defend according to the rules of baseball games.

Hereinafter, the term "helmet pattern" means a helmet style that can be selected by a defensive team user. The user can select any one of a plurality of helmets, and how each pitching machine Is set and stored. For example, you can select "offensive", "safe", etc., and if the user chooses "offensive", the pitching machine will eject the ball faster, but eject it in the middle, Can eject the ball slower than the ball but ejected to the outside or the high place.

Hereinafter, the "pitch position" means a position where a pitcher who is a defensive team user reaches the screen when the ball is thrown toward the screen. It can be confirmed by the sensor and confirmed as the calculation result by the pitching controller. For example, whether or not it is within the strike zone / mit zone described later corresponds to the information of the pitch position.

Hereinafter, "strategy" means a tactic that an attacking team or a defensive team can perform during a game. It is a concept that includes all possible operations in real baseball. Offensive strategy "that an offensive team can perform and" defensive strategy "that a defense team can perform.

Hereinafter, "ability value" means a virtual player's stat value and includes various parameters that can be measured in numbers. (E.g., batting average of 80), rank (A, B, C), or a combination thereof, which may include, but is not limited to, parameters such as batting average, batting average, Physical numerical data, and the like.

In the following, "line-up" means information about a player and a role of a team. The lineup may include an attack lineup and a defense lineup, an attack lineup includes information on a stroke set for each player, and a defense lineup may include information on a defense position set for each player. An example thereof is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig.

Hereinafter, the "user athletic information" includes information on the athlete constituting the user manually. Appearance, abilities, information on defensive positions, and the like.

Hereinafter, the "default player information" includes information about a virtual player preset by the operator. Similar to user athletic information, it may include information about appearance, abilities, and the like. In some cases, it may include more information about the defensive position, but it is also possible that the default player may or may not perform any position mission.

(1) Explanation of the progress method using the mobile device

A screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform screen baseball using a mobile device as a controller. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 14. Fig.

The mobile device described below includes a smart phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a smart pad, and the like capable of computer-assisted functions such as Internet communication.

A system for implementing a screen baseball game method using a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile device (not shown), a game operating unit (not shown) and a DB server (not shown) (Not shown) and a display unit (not shown).

The function of each component of the screen control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows. An organic detailed operation description between the respective components will be described later.

The mobile device (not shown) downloads the screen baseball game application and registers a user as a member through a predetermined member registration in a DB server (not shown). When the member is authenticated in the operator PC (not shown) Thereby performing attack or defense control of a screen baseball game in real time, and automatically logging out when leaving the WiFi zone.

An operator's PC (not shown) displays an identifier image, that is, a service set identifier (SSID) image on the display unit (not shown) to display a WiFi service set identifier image using a camera function built in the Wi- And automatically logs in the photographed mobile device (not shown).

The DB server (not shown) provides the stored member-related information to the operator PC (not shown), and transmits data on the athlete's ability data and the pitcher for the batter of the screen baseball game stored in advance to a mobile device ).

A mobile device (not shown) and an operator PC (not shown) are wirelessly connected to each other and can transmit the information and data through bidirectional communication.

A schematic operation of a screen baseball game method using a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

A WiFi service set identifier image displayed on a display unit (not shown) of an operator PC (not shown) after the application of the present invention is executed on a user's mobile device (not shown) (S210).

Whether or not the user of the mobile device (not shown) is a registered member is determined depending on whether the app of the present invention is installed in a mobile device (not shown) (S220).

If it is confirmed that the user is a registered member, the mobile device (not shown) captures the Wi-Fi service set identifier image displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the operator PC (not shown) (S230). If it is not confirmed that the user is a registered member, the operation is terminated.

At this time, the operator PC (not shown) reads the member-related information stored in the DB server (not shown) in the process of automatically logging in.

If the automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) is located in the Wi-Fi area, a mobile device (not shown) controls the screen baseball game as a controller (S240).

The detailed operation of step S220 of the operation of the screen baseball game method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described as follows.

A user installs an app of the present invention through his or her own mobile device (not shown) and is registered as a member.

The WiFi service set identifier image is displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the operator PC (not shown).

Whether or not the user is a member is confirmed according to whether an app of the present invention is installed in a mobile device (not shown).

The detailed operation of step S240 of the operation of the screen baseball game method will be briefly described as follows.

First, it is assumed that an access point (AP) is installed near an operator PC (not shown) or an operator PC (not shown).

The automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) is checked frequently to see if it has left the Wi-Fi area.

If the automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) leaves the Wi-Fi area, the mobile device (not shown) is automatically logged out.

A mobile device (not shown) that has automatically logged out is frequently checked whether or not it has re-entered the Wi-Fi area.

When a mobile device (not shown) that has been automatically logged out is re-entered into the Wi-Fi area, the mobile device (not shown) automatically checks again whether the automatically-logged-in mobile device (not shown) has left the Wi- .

If it is not confirmed that the automatically logged out mobile device (not shown) is re-entered into the Wi-Fi area, the re-entry confirmation operation is repeated until the mobile device (not shown) re-enters the Wi-Fi area.

When it is determined that the mobile device (not shown) is not deviated from the Wi-Fi area in the step of checking whether or not the automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) has departed from the Wi-Fi area, To perform an attack or defense control of a screen baseball game.

After the user performs the screen baseball game through the mobile device (not shown), the operator PC (not shown) confirms whether the mobile device (not shown) continues the progress of the screen baseball game.

When it is confirmed that the mobile device (not shown) continues to progress the screen baseball game, the operator PC (not shown) returns to the step of checking whether or not the automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) has left the Wi- , And if it is not confirmed that the screen baseball game is proceeding, the operation is terminated.

The detailed operation of the screen baseball game method using the mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

First, it is assumed that a user installs an app of the present invention in a mobile device (not shown) and is registered as a member, and a current Wi-Fi service set identifier image is displayed on a display unit (not shown) of an operator PC .

After the user executes the app of the present invention on the mobile device (not shown), the mobile device (not shown) is set to the camera mode and the Wi-Fi service set identifier image displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the operator PC (S210), it recognizes that the user of the mobile device (not shown) installed the app of the present invention is a registered member (S220).

Here, the WiFi service set identifier (SSID) is a unique identifier existing in the header of all packets transmitted through the wireless LAN. The wireless LAN client sets a basic service set Is an identifier used to distinguish each wireless LAN from other wireless LANs when accessing a Basic Service Set (BSS).

In the present invention, the unique information given to the Wi-Fi service set identifier includes the IP address of the screen baseball game device and the like.

If it is determined that the recognized user is a registered member by photographing the Wi-Fi service set identifier image displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the operator PC (not shown) by a mobile device (not shown) To the operator PC (not shown), and automatically logs in (S230).

If it is not confirmed as a registered member in step S220, the login is failed and the operation is terminated.

A mobile device (not shown) that is automatically logged in is checked whether or not the mobile device has frequently left in real time after entering the Wi-Fi area.

When the mobile terminal is not deviated from the Wi-Fi zone, the mobile terminal (not shown) enters a full-fledged game mode and controls the attack or defense of the screen baseball game as a controller without interruption of the game.

When a mobile device (not shown) that is automatically logged in is moved away from the Wi-Fi area for a predetermined reason, for example, when the user moves for a while while carrying a mobile device (not shown) The mobile device (not shown) that has been logged in is automatically logged out.

The automatically logged out mobile device (not shown) is checked in real time to see if it has re-entered the Wi-Fi area.

If it is confirmed that the mobile device (not shown) has been re-entered into the Wi-Fi area, the mobile device (not shown) automatically returns to the step of checking whether the automatically-logged-in mobile device

If it is not confirmed that it is re-entered into the Wi-Fi area, it is checked in real time whether or not the mobile device (not shown) automatically re-entered into the Wi-Fi area is re-entered until it is confirmed that the mobile device has been re-entered into the Wi-

The following control functions for attacking or defending a screen baseball game performed by a mobile device (not shown) as a controller are as follows.

For example, in an attack mode, a buster (a hunch that suddenly turns into a hitting position) with a mobile device (not shown) without being disclosed to a defense team, a host, a stolen, a hit and run, a run and hit, (Sacrifice bunt, surprise bunt, squeeze bunt) to control the attack game.

In addition, it is also possible to refer to the competitor's ability data (for example, a pitch line, a reaction speed, a power, a batter's power, a crossing power) of the batter stored in the DB server (not shown) .

 In defensive mode, a defensive shift (forward or backward placement of defensive players depending on the attacking team's situation), a pitcher's pitch, change of pitch, restraint, You can control a defensive game by selecting a dune or the like.

Also, the starting pitcher or finishing pitcher may be replaced, or the rotation order of the selection may be changed.

In this manner, after the user performs the screen baseball game through the mobile device (not shown), the operator PC (not shown) confirms whether the screen baseball game continues.

If the user touches the end button in the game menu running on the mobile device (not shown) or if there is no user input in the mobile device (not shown) for a predetermined period of time, the operator PC (not shown) The operation is terminated by confirming that the user does not intend to continue the game.

Otherwise, the operator PC (not shown) returns to the step of checking whether or not the automatically logged-in mobile device (not shown) has departed the Wi-Fi area from time to time by confirming that the user intends to continue the progress of the screen baseball game.

As described above, the screen baseball game method using the mobile device of the present invention recognizes the Wi-Fi service set identifier provided by the display unit of the operator PC arranged in the screen baseball system as a mobile device, automatically logs in without a separate reader, Can be used as a controller that can control the attack or defense of the player.

Accordingly, the present invention can increase the convenience and convenience of the user by automatically logging in only by capturing an image of a Wi-Fi service set identifier displayed on an operator PC disposed in a screen baseball system as a mobile device without installing a separate reader And the productivity of the operator is improved.

In addition, since the user can change the operation of the mobile device in real time without stopping the game as a controller for the attack or defense of the screen baseball game, it is possible to effectively induce the participation and interest of the user.

(2) Explanation of the progress method using the pitch mode

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention can proceed with screen baseball using the pitch mode. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 15. Fig.

The terminal 1000 includes a game setting module 1110, a game operation module 1120, a mit are setting module 1130, a pitch result calculation module 1140, and an event progress module 1150.

Through the game setting module 1110, the user can set a game method.

For example, a game selected in advance by various methods such as a one-to-one game, a one-to-one game, or a single game is selected.

The game operation module 1120 performs overall game operation functions. Specifically, the player information stored in the player database 1190 is loaded, and the discharge signal device 21, the video unit 24, the toaster machine 26 and the like are controlled.

The meat zone setting module 1130 sets a meat zone according to a predetermined method and projects it through the image part 24. A mit zone (not shown) is a key idea of the present invention, which will be described below.

The pitching result calculation module 1140 calculates the pitching result as a result of the pitching by the user. The pitching result calculation module 1140 may calculate the pitch level that is confirmed by the batter level calculation module 1141, the pitching position calculation module 1142 And a constraint calculated by the constraint calculation module 1143. The detailed calculation method will be described later.

The event progress module 1150 proceeds with an event when a certain condition is satisfied. A predetermined image is projected on the screen 22. When the user throws a ball against the screen, the catching position calculation module 1142 confirms the catching position, thereby confirming the event result .

The present invention uses two zones, a strike zone (not shown) and a mit zone (not shown), for a similar process to a real baseball game rule.

The strike zone (not shown) means a strike zone of a real baseball game. For example, the strike zone may have a rectangular shape of 78 cm on the left and right sides. Note that the strike zone (not shown) is projected onto the area fixed on the screen 22.

A meat zone (not shown) is a zone in which a catcher can catch in a real baseball game, in other words, the area where the catcher's meat is located.

It is preferable that the meat zone (not shown) is circular, and it is preferable that the catcher mits are positioned at the center of the meat zone (not shown) in the image projected on the screen 22.

If the pitching position of the ball thrown by the pitcher of the user is the center of the meat zone (not in the city), it means that the ball is thrown accurately according to the sign of the catcher in a real baseball game. Therefore, the result of pitching has a high probability of becoming a strike and a low probability of being hit.

On the contrary, it means that as the pitching position of the pitcher is shifted far from the center of the meat zone (not shown), the pitcher throws the ball differently than the sign of the catcher. Thus, contrary to the above, the result of pitching is less likely to be a strike and is likely to be a hit.

(Not shown) may be divided into a first zone (not shown) at the center, a second zone (not shown) at the middle, and a third zone (not shown) at the outer side to make the calculation more convenient.

If the pitching position calculated by the pitching position calculation module 1142 is the first region (not shown), the probability that the pitching result is "strike" is the highest.

If the pitching position calculated by the pitching position calculation module 1142 is in the second zone (not shown), the probability of the pitching result being "hitting" is high. If the pitching position is calculated in the pitching position calculating module 1142, high.

If the hits are computed separately for "short" and "long", they may be computed as "short" for the second region (not shown) and "long" for the third region (not shown) have.

That is, as the pitching position calculated by the pitching position calculation module 1142 moves from the first zone (not shown) to the third zone (not shown), the preset sine (= first zone City)), so the probability of getting hit (= singles, longs, home runs, etc.) increases.

It is desirable that the meat zone (not shown) be changed every time the user pitches. It is possible to further promote the interest of the user and to advance the screen baseball close to the real baseball not to be thrown only in the middle of the strike zone (not shown), so that the user's immersion can be further enhanced than in the prior art.

The mitt zone (not shown) may be changed at random, but may be changed to a course that is a weak point of the batter based on the information stored in the player database 1190. For example, when a hypothetical batter in a batting table is stored in advance in the player database 1190 and confirmed as being a strong batting ball player, the mitring zone (not shown) may be set to a lower value. Through this, the user can be more immersed in the screen baseball game.

On the other hand, the center of the meat zone (not shown) is preferably located in a strike zone (not shown). Of course, in a real baseball game, a catcher may require a pitcher instead of a strike, but it is desirable to induce a strike only because of the nature of a screen baseball that needs to go fast.

The screen baseball progression method according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

First, a game desired by the user is set through the game setting module 1110, and the game proceeds through the game operating module 1120.

Next, the meat zone setting module 1130 sets a meat zone (not shown). As described above, may be set at random, but may be set by referring to the batter information stored in the player database 1190. [

Next, the video unit 24 projects a mitus zone (not shown) and a strike zone (not shown) together on the screen 22, and the batter information (numerical information, Images, and the like) are further projected, the pitcher who is a user is ready to pitch.

Now, the video unit 24 outputs an image to the user to operate the discharge signal device 21 through the screen 22. [

When the user actuates the discharge signal device 21 (for example, by stepping on the pedal) and applies the discharge signal, the toss machine 26 will toss the ball to the user. The user grasps the toled ball and punches the ball toward the center of the mitred zone (not shown) projected on the screen 22. [ The sensor 1160 senses information necessary for calculating the restraint and the position of the mouth.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the pitching result may be calculated based on only the pitching position, the pitching result may be calculated based on the pitching position and the constraint, the pitching result may be calculated based on the pitching position, have.

First, the case is calculated based on the position of the mouth.

The perimeter position calculation module 1142 calculates the perimeter position based on the information confirmed by the sensor 1160. The distance from the center of the mitral zone (not shown) is calculated. Whether it is within a strike zone (not shown) can be calculated together. In another example, whether the squeeze position is within a first zone (not shown), a second zone (not shown), or a third zone (not shown) may be computed.

The pitching result calculation module 1140 calculates a pitching result according to a first method that is predetermined by using the relationship between the mit are (not shown) and the pitching position. According to the first method, when the pitching position is within a strike zone (not shown), the probability that the pitching result is "strike" decreases as the pitching position is further away from the center of the mit Probability increases. If the pitching position is outside the strike zone (not shown), the pitching result is calculated as "bad swing" or "ball ".

Next, the constraint is used to further calculate.

The constraint calculation module 1143 calculates the constraint based on the information confirmed by the sensor 1160. For example, it may be calculated as to whether it belongs to a group divided into five groups of not more than 30 km / h, 30 to 50 km / h, 50 to 70 km / h, 70 to 85 km / h and 85 km / h or more.

The pitching result calculation module 1140 calculates the pitching result according to the second method predetermined by using the calculated constraint. According to the second method, as the constraint decreases, the probability of the pitching result being "strike" decreases and the probability of being "hits " increases. Similar to the first method, if the pitching position is outside the strike zone (not shown), the pitching result is calculated as "bad swing" or "ball ".

Next, the case is used in which the batter level is further used.

The batter level is stored in advance in the player database 1190, and may be classified into, for example, advanced, intermediate, and lower.

The batter level operation module 1141 confirms the batter level.

The pitching result calculation module 1140 calculates the pitching result according to the third method predetermined by using the batter level. According to the third method, the higher the batter level, the lower the probability that the pitching result is "strike" and the greater the probability that it is "hits. &Quot; If the pitching position is outside the strike zone (not shown), the result of pitching is calculated as "bad swing" or "ball", but the higher the batter level, the higher the probability of "ball" and the lower the probability of "bad swing" .

Here, if all three pieces of information of the pitch position, the restraint and the batter level are utilized, the following process will be performed.

The pitching result computing module 1140 compares the first value according to the relationship between the mit are (not shown) and the pitch position. The second value using the constraint and the third value using the batter level are added up to calculate the pitching result. The first value increases as the calculated position at the center of the mit zone (not shown) increases, the second value increases as the restraint decreases, and the third value increases as the batter level increases. As the summed value increases, the probability that the pitching result is "strike" decreases and the probability of a "hit" increases.

Thus, the method of calculating the result of pitching is repeated every pitching of the pitcher. The "strike", "hits" (in some cases, "hitting" and "hitting"), "bad swing" (in this case, going to be a strike), and "ball" are calculated for each pitch. Based on this, the game operation module 1120 proceeds the screen baseball similar to the actual baseball game in accordance with the baseball game rule.

On the other hand, it is also possible to increase the interest by further generating an event.

When an event progress signal is applied to the event progress module 1150, the video section 24 projects the event video on the screen 22. [

The video unit 24 outputs an image to the user to operate the discharge signal device 21 through the screen 22. [

When the user actuates the discharge signal device 21 to apply the discharge signal, the toss machine 26 toss the ball to the user. The user grasps the toled ball and punches the ball toward the center of the mitred zone (not shown) projected on the screen 22. [

When the ball is hit, the pitching position calculation module 1142 calculates the pitching position based on the information confirmed by the sensor 1160.

The event progress module 1150 computes a predetermined event result corresponding to the calculated position of the catch, and the video unit 24 projects an image corresponding to the event result calculated on the screen 22. [

(3) Explanation of the progress method using the charging method between users

A screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a user battle game.

Hereinafter, similar stadiums will be described as being divided into A stadiums and B stadiums, which will be described by adding A and B to the reference numerals, respectively. For example, the reference numeral in the game area is "20 ", but the game area of the A stadium is denoted by" 20A ", and the game area of the B stadium is denoted by "20B ".

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 16. Fig.

1) a brief description of the simulation method

The user can use the game setting module (not shown) to select the game mode, select the competition mode, and select the progress mode. Further, it is possible to further set whether to set an item to be described later, and to further set whether or not the handicap is applied.

Hereinafter, each will be described in detail.

[Game mode] Hitting / defense mode, batting / pitching mode

The user can select the game mode before starting the game.

The "batting / defending mode" is a mode in which the attacking team hits, while the defense team actively performs defensive operation using the operating unit 12. [ Depending on the user's selection, it is possible to wait without using the separate operating unit 12.

The "batting / pitching mode" is a mode in which the defending team directly performs the pitching, the terminal 1000 calculates this, and the pitching machine 100 causes the ball to be ejected so that the attacking team hits the ball Mode. In the case where there is only one defensive team, operations other than the pitching may be performed automatically because there are no personnel to operate the operation unit 12. However, if there are two or more defensive teams, the manipulation unit 12 is operated, .

[Game mode] On-the-spot, remote on

"Field battle" is a case in which an attacking team and a defensive team play in one arena as in the prior art. That is, only one attacking team that hits the game area 20 enters the game area 20. It is available when the game mode is hit / defense mode.

"Remote Warfare" is a case in which an attacking team and a defensive team play in two different stadiums (A stadium, B stadium). The terminal 1000 of each stadium shares data through a communication network. Between different stadiums within a single screen baseball store, or between stadiums of physically spaced screen baseball stores.

[Game mode] Demonstration game, rank game, tournament game

"Demonstration game" means a one-time game. Match results are not stored separately.

A "rank game" is a case where one registered team competes in ranking by acquiring points for each game. The acquired points may be used for rank score calculation, and may be used for items to be described later.

A "tournament game" is a case where only a certain number of teams participate and the winner determines the winner by advancing to the next round.

[Item mode] Items available, items not available

In the present invention, points may be acquired according to game participation and play or purchase, and the acquired points may be used to purchase items that may affect a real screen baseball game. The details will be described below.

[Handicap Mode] No handicap, no handicap

The user can decide whether or not to set a handicap considering the baseball level of the user before the start of the game. Thus, the user can enjoy a more exciting game even when the baseball player has a slightly different level of competition.

For example, when a handicap is applied, the hitting probability may be calculated to be 10% lower in the calculation for the batting result, or the ball may be discharged at a relatively high speed in the pitching machine 100.

2) Description of the system

As will be described later, in which the method according to the present invention is carried out, in order to perform the "batting / defending mode ", the operating portion 12 must be located on the safe area of the playing field. To this end, the table 14 is preferably provided with the chair 13.

It is also possible to use a pitch-only stadium to perform the "strike / pitch mode ", in which case the pitching machine 100 and the screen hole 22a are not necessary and a pitch plate 27 is preferred. Of course, common stadiums can be used by both attack and defense teams.

In order to perform "remote competition, " it is desirable to have a sensor 28b for shooting a user in the stadium and projecting it to another stadium.

Meanwhile, in the system according to the present invention, the terminal 1000 for simulating a screen baseball includes a game setting module (not shown), a game progress module (not shown), a pitching terminal (not shown) (Not shown).

In the illustrated embodiment, the terminal 1000 is located in the safety zone 10 of the stadium, but may be located in a manager area or the like in a screen baseball store, and there is no restriction on its installation position. However, the operating unit 12 connected to the terminal 1000 should be located in the safe area 10.

The game setting module (not shown) sets a game mode, a competition mode, a competition mode, an item use status, and a handicap application according to a user's input as described above.

The game progress module (not shown) electrically communicates with the sensor 23b, the operation unit 12, the pedal 21, the video unit 24, the pitching machine 100, and the sensor 23a to exchange data, Play the game according to the rules of the game.

The pitching terminal (not shown) ejects the ball according to a predetermined rule. Particularly, in the "batting / defending mode", the user can input the pitching pattern, and the pitching terminal (not shown) causes the pitching machine 100 to eject the ball in accordance with a rule stored in advance for the inputted pitching pattern.

In the " batting / pitching mode ", the pitching terminal (not shown) receives the results of the velocity and direction of the sensor 23a sensed by the pitcher, The pitching machine 100 causes the ball to be ejected toward the batter who is the attacking team user. A concrete result of the pitching result calculation will be described later.

The hitting calculation unit (not shown) receives the velocity and direction of the ball hit by the attacking team user from the sensor 23a, and calculates the batting result. A specific batting result calculation method will be described later.

An item setting unit (not shown) calculates the points acquired by the user and assists the calculation in the batting result according to the items used by the user.

3) Specific simulation method

Blow / defensive mode - field battle

In the "batting / defending mode ", the defensive team user can determine the pitching pattern using the operating unit 12 to select the speed and direction of the ball to be discharged to the attacking team user, It is possible to increase the probability of defending the ball, which increases the feeling of immersion.

In another embodiment, the defensive team user may wait in the safe zone 10 without operating the separate operating unit 12.

Also, in "field competition", both the attacking team and the defense team user play in one arena.

Accordingly, when the game is started, the defense team inputs one of a plurality of pitch patterns by the operation unit 12. [ A pitching terminal (not shown) ejects the ball using the pitching machine 100, and the video unit 24 projects the pitching video in accordance with a previously stored rule for the input pitching pattern.

When the ejected ball is struck, the sensor 23a detects the speed and direction of the struck ball, and the striking operation unit (not shown) calculates the striking result using the detected striking result, and the imaging unit 24 projects the calculated striking result .

At the same time as the batting result is projected, the defending team can increase the probability of defending success by using the operating unit 12. [ That is, the defensive operation signal can be applied through the operation unit 12 at a predetermined timing while watching the screen.

For example, the batting result calculated at the time of batting is "hits ", but when the defensive team user views the screen 22 and presses the button using the operating unit 12 at an appropriate timing when the ball is positioned in front of the defender, . As described above, when a defense operation signal is applied at an appropriate timing, the bat calculation unit (not shown) raises the batting probability of success and updates the batting result.

Next, the video unit 24 projects the batting result corresponding to the updated batting result. That is, although an image according to the batting result calculated in advance as "hits" has been projected, an updated image corresponding to "out" is projected because a defense operation signal is applied at the operation unit 12 at an appropriate timing.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment described above, all the users other than the one who entered the game zone 20 among the attacking game users, or the users of the defense team are positioned in the safe zone 10, . ≪ / RTI >

Hitting / Defending Mode - Remote War

In "Remote Warfare", a "batting / defense mode" is carried out in a separate stadium (Stadium A, Stadium B).

The attacking team user and the defensive team user mode may enter the game zone 20 at each stadium but the pitching machine 100 only operates at the stadium of the attacking team.

The data of A and B are interlocked.

If the user A is the attacking team and the user B is the defense team, proceed as follows. Of course, once the offensive team's attack is over, the role of each stadium user changes.

When any one of a plurality of pitch patterns is input by the operation part 12 of the B competition venue, a pitching terminal (not shown) of the A competition venue uses the pitching machine 100 of the A competition venue And the video portion 24A of the stadium A and the video portion 24B of the stadium B project the pitch image.

Next, when the discharged ball is hit, a sensor (not shown) of the stadium A detects the velocity and direction of the struck ball and uses the striking operation unit (not shown) of the stadium A to calculate the striking result.

At this time, the image portion 24A of the stadium A and the image portion 24B of the stadium B project a batting result image corresponding to the calculated batting result.

In this process, when a batting result is projected and a defense operation signal is applied at the operation section 12 of the B stadium at a predetermined timing, the striking operation section (not shown) of the stadium A raises the probability of the defense success and updates the batting result do.

Thus, the image portion 24A of the stadium A and the image portion 24B of the stadium B project a batting result image corresponding to the updated batting result.

In this case also, the sensors 23bA and 23bB are provided in the stadium A and the stadium B, respectively, and the image captured by the sensor 23bA of the stadium is projected by the stadium 24B of the stadium B, It is possible to increase the interest by projecting the shot image of the player A to the part of the screen 22 by projecting the image part 24A of the A field.

Also, in this case, the defensive team users may be placed in the safe area 10 of the B arena (playing field of the defensive team), and may also proceed in a manner in which only the operation unit 12 is operated without any operation.

Blow / Pitch mode - Remote battle

The "batting / pitching mode" is a method in which the pitching machine 100 of the attacking team stadium discharges the ball after the user of the defense team performs the pitching. Therefore, it is necessary for the defensive and offensive teams to use separate stadiums (Stadium A and Stadium B).

A stadium and B stadium are adjacent stadiums, and a safety net may be provided between adjacent stadiums.

In the case of these stadiums, for example, more than four users can enjoy screen baseball more enjoyably and dynamically while waiting, cheering and eating in one safe zone 10.

Of course, it is possible to play between stadiums that are far away.

If the user A is the attacking team and the user B is the defense team, proceed as follows. Of course, once the offensive team's attack is over, the role of each stadium user changes.

The video part 24B of the B stadium projects a strike zone (not shown) and a mit zone (not shown) to the screen 22B for pitching.

Here, the strike zone (not shown) affects whether the pitching machine 100 is to eject the ball into the middle of the strike zone (not shown) or whether to eject the ball farther away, and whether or not the ball / strike Lt; / RTI > A mit zone (not shown) affects the probability of hitting the batting result.

Here, the strike zone (not shown) is a fixed position.

A mitt zone (not shown) is a zone in which a pitcher's goal is to throw a ball, and may be changed in accordance with the tendency of the batter entered in advance, the size of the batter's body, or may be changed at random in pitching.

The user makes a pitch toward the meat zone (not shown) viewed on the screen 22B.

When pitching is performed at the B stadium, the sensor 23aB of the B stadium detects the velocity and direction of the pitch of the pitch, and the pitching terminal (not shown) of the B stadium calculates the pitching result using the detected velocity and direction.

A pitching terminal (not shown) of the stadium A discharges the ball in accordance with the calculated pitching result using the pitching machine 100A of the stadium A, and the video portion 24A of the stadium A and the video portion 24B of the stadium B ) Projects the pitching image.

Specifically, when the pitching position is within the strike zone (not shown), the pitching result is calculated as a strike, and the pitching machine 100A of the stadium A projects the ball within a strike zone (not shown). If the attack team does not strike, it will be a strike. On the contrary, when the pitching position is outside the strike zone (not shown), the pitching result is computed by the ball, and the pitching machine 100A of the stadium A projects the ball out of the strike zone (not shown). If the attack team does not hit, it will be a ball. For the sake of safety, it is preferable not to project the ball into the user's body when projecting the ball to be a ball.

When the ball ejected from the stadium A is hit by the user, the sensor 23aA of the stadium A detects the velocity and direction of the struck ball, and the striking operation unit (not shown) of the stadium A calculates the striking result, The image portion 24A of the stadium A and the image portion 24B of the stadium B project the batting result image corresponding to the calculated batting result.

Here, the result of the pitching in the stadium A affects the batting result. That is, when the pitching position is within a mit zone (not shown), the hitting calculation unit (not shown) of the stadium A computes the hitting probability to be lower. On the contrary, when the pitching position is outside the meat zone (not shown), the probability of hitting is calculated higher. That is, even if the attacking team hits at the same speed and direction, it may or may not be a hit depending on whether the defending team user has projected the ball inside the mit zone (not shown).

As a result, the user who is the pitcher will try to pitch the pitch zone (not shown) as much as possible, so that the degree of immersion can be increased.

On the other hand, in the case of one defensive team user, it is difficult to perform defensive operation using the operation unit 12 as in the "batting / defensive mode" at the same time of pitching. However, if there are two or more defensive team users, Quot; mode ", it is possible to perform a defense operation using the operation unit 12. [

Therefore, in the case where the defensive operation is performed, if the batting result is projected and a defense operation signal is applied from the operation unit 12 of the B stadium at a predetermined timing, the striking operation unit (not shown) And the image portion 24A of the stadium A and the image portion 24B of the stadium B project the batting result image corresponding to the updated batting result.

Use item

The user can obtain points with various actions. Game participation, in-game hits, home runs, and victories. Or purchase.

The earned points may be used for rank determination in the case of a "rank game " and may be used to purchase items.

For example, when an attacking team item use signal is applied through the operating unit 12 in the attacking team's position, the probability of hitting can be calculated to be high when calculating the batting result. That is, even if the same hit is made, the probability of being calculated as a hit increases.

On the contrary, when a defensive team item use signal is applied through the operating unit 12, the probability of hitting can be calculated to be low in the batting result calculation.

In addition, there may be an athlete scout to secure his player roster, an item that increases the speed and slugging rate, and an item that increases the pitching speed or range.

Also, a defeat team can deduct points.

4. Explanation of screen baseball control method

The screen baseball system according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the screen baseball in various ways. Hereinafter, each method will be described in detail.

(1) Explanation of the control method that can be executed

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform operations.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

1) Description of the system

The terminal 1000 includes a game setting module 1210, a game operation module 1220, and an operation execution module 1230. In addition, a separate database, such as a player database 1291 and an operational condition database 1292, is included, and external devices such as the ejection signal device 21, the image portion 24, the pitching machine 100, Respectively.

The game setting module 1210 performs a function of setting a screen baseball game method. For example, a batting mode or a throwing mode, a field battle mode or a remote battle mode, whether an item is used, whether a handicap is applied, and the like can be set.

The game operation module 1220 performs a baseball game according to a standard baseball game rule.

The operation execution module 1230 performs a function of computing whether or not to perform an operation when a specific condition is satisfied and success or failure. A condition setting unit 1232, an operation output unit 1233, a success or failure calculating unit 1234, and an operation result calculating unit 1235. The operation setting unit 1231, the condition check unit 1232, Each function will be described together in the description of the method below.

The operation unit 12 inputs whether or not the operation is performed in the manual mode described later. It is preferable that the user who is holding the bat for batting and preparing it does not have to return to the game zone 20 after moving to the safe zone 10 and manipulating the button. May be located in the safe zone 10 for reasons such as reduced initial installation costs, increased equipment life, and game operation for more than three users.

The player database 1291 includes player information of a virtual baseball team performing a screen baseball game. For example, each player's ball striking ability, striking ability, and batting power can be stored. Such information may be used as information for operating the game by the game operating module 1220 as well as information for calculating the success probability at the time of performing the manual operation in the success or failure calculating unit 1234 described below.

In the operational condition database 1292, a plurality of operations are mapped and stored together with corresponding operational conditions. Of course, the operational conditions and operations to be stored can be changed, added or deleted by the user.

The operation condition database 1292 is electrically connected to the condition check unit 1232 and the operation result operation unit 1235. Through this, it can be confirmed whether the operation can be performed, and the result can be calculated.

The operation stored in the operation condition database 1292 may be any operation that can be implemented in a real baseball.

The operation may be an offensive operation or a defense operation.

Examples of attack operations include "bunt", "sacrifice fly", and "hit and run", and an example of a defensive operation is "deliberate dune".

Unlike a defense operation, an attack operation is performed only when an attacker's hit is detected.

For example, in a situation that satisfies the "hit and run" operational condition, which is an attack operation, the user's bat must be detected (i.e., the user in the game zone 20 hits the ball using the bat, The operation is calculated to be performed, and if the hit is not detected, the operation is not performed. On the other hand, "intentional dune" is calculated to be performed regardless of whether the user senses a hit or not.

The operational condition may include at least one of runner position information, out-count information, and batting ability of the batter. Herein, the runner position information is whether or not a runner exists or how many runners are located. It is needless to say that various other information may be included.

Examples of the operational and operational conditions stored in the operational condition database 1292 will be described in detail as follows.

The condition under which the "bunt" operation is carried out may be entered as "There is a runner, a knockout, and the batting ability of the batter is below a certain standard. The runner presence and out count can be checked in the game operation module 1220, and the batting ability of the batter can be checked in the player database 1291. If any of the user's hits are detected with the above conditions satisfied, the "bunt" operation is performed automatically or manually.

The condition under which the "sacrifice fly" operation is performed may be entered as "the runner is at the third base, is out or out, and the batting ability of the batter is below a certain level ".

As a condition under which the " hit and run "operation is performed, it is possible to input" the runner is on the first base and the batting ability of the batter is above a certain standard ".

The condition under which the "intentional dune" operation is performed may be entered as "the runner is on second or third or second or third base but not on the first base, and the batting ability of the batter is above a certain standard".

The operational and operational conditions described are merely illustrative. It should be noted that any operation that can be implemented in real baseball can be input.

2) Explanation of method

Hereinafter, a screen baseball simulation method according to the present invention will be described.

According to the present invention, it is possible to carry out by any one or more of the following three methods.

(1) Automatic mode - 100% successful operation if condition is met

(2) Manual mode A - 100% success with condition satisfaction and user signal application

(3) Passive mode B - When condition is satisfied and user signal is applied, success

The first automatic mode is explained.

Before the screen baseball simulation starts, the operation setting unit 1231 of the operation execution module 1230 inputs whether the automatic operation is performed or not. The first automatic mode is where the automatic operation is entered here.

Now, the game operation module 1220 starts the screen baseball simulation and continues by the standard baseball game rules.

During the screen baseball simulation, the condition checking unit 1232 confirms whether at least one of the predetermined operation conditions stored in the operation condition database 1292 is satisfied.

When it is confirmed that the operation condition is satisfied, the operation output unit 1233 can output the name of the operation set in advance through the video unit 24 so as to correspond to the operation condition satisfied. In this case, an image may be output to the screen 250 through the image portion 24. [

Now, the operation result calculation unit 1235 computes that the predetermined operation is successful and corresponds to the operation condition, and the game operation module 1220 continues the screen baseball simulation by reflecting the operation success result.

That is, it is calculated that the operation is 100% successful. Even if the batter user fails to hit the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 (i.e., fails to hit the ball), the operation is calculated to be 100% successful. If the operation fails with a certain probability even though the operation is performed irrespective of the user's intention, the user may lose interest. It also has the added advantage of being able to provide good performance for beginners who often do not fit the ball.

For example, if a hit-and-run operation is performed in a real baseball but a batter's fly ball out is made, the batter may run out as well as the runner. Of course, the runner may not be able to get out quickly.

However, in the automatic mode according to the present invention, when the user satisfies the hit-and-run operation condition, the ball is calculated to be hit regardless of whether the ball is hit or not, Even if it is done, it is calculated that the runner gets on. The operation success in the attack operation in the present invention means a situation in which the runner is not out.

The second passive mode A is described.

The case where the automatic operation is not inputted and the manual operation is inputted in the step of inputting whether or not the automatic operation is performed to the operation setting unit 1231 of the operation performing module 1230 before the screen baseball simulation starts.

 When it is confirmed that any one of the operational conditions is satisfied, the operational output unit 1233 outputs the operational name set in advance so as to correspond to the operational conditions satisfied by the operational unit 1233 through the video unit 24, .

Now, it is confirmed whether an operation execution signal is input through the operation unit 12. [

When the operation execution signal is input, the operation result calculation unit 1235 calculates that the predetermined operation is 100% successful, and the game operation module 1220 continues the screen baseball simulation by reflecting the operation success result.

If the operation performance signal is not input, the screen baseball simulation continues to be performed while ignoring the operation.

For example, unlike the automatic mode, if the hit-and-run operation condition is satisfied, the user is checked whether the operation is performed, and if the user desires to perform the operation, the operation is calculated to be 100% successful. If the operation is an offensive operation, the user is required to strike the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100.

The difference with the automatic mode is that it confirms whether the operation is performed once, and that it is necessary to strike the ball in an attack operation.

Through this, users can actively decide whether to perform an operation under his or her own initiative. Also, it is necessary to provide a condition to strike the ball, determine whether to perform an operation with his own strength, and provide a feeling of accomplishment . Of course, the automatic mode described above is more appropriate since it may not be possible to perform operations in the novice who is not easy to hit the ball. Manual Mode A is an appropriate way for intermediate players with some knowledge and experience in baseball.

In addition, it is preferable that the video unit 24 does not output whether the user inputs or does not input an operation execution signal in the step of checking whether the operation execution signal is input.

For example, it is preferable that the actual operation unit 12 does not output whether or not the corresponding button is operated to perform the operation, even if the operation for operating the "A " This is because all the users are watching the screen 22 together, so that the baseball game player is not exposed whether or not the operation will be performed.

On the other hand, as described above, the operating unit 12 is preferably a device located in the game area 20. [ For example, an ejection signal device 21 for applying a baseball ejection signal, or a separate touch pad (not shown) located in the game area 20, a device capable of being signaled by a user touching the bat, Or a tablet computer located within the game zone 20 or a controller located within the game zone 20 that is wired or wirelessly connected to the terminal 1000 located in the secure zone 10. In this case, the user holding the bat in the game zone 20 has an advantage that it can be input in the game zone 20 without entering the safe zone 10 in order to input whether or not the operation is performed.

Of course, the operating unit 12 may be a device located in the safety zone 10 separated from the game zone 20. This may be desirable if the installation cost is to be saved, if the operating unit 12 is less likely to be damaged by the hit ball, or if more than three people enjoy the screen baseball.

The second passive mode B is described.

In the manual mode A, when the operation execution signal is input through the operation unit 12 in the step of checking whether the operation execution signal is inputted, the operation result operation unit 1235 calculates that the operation set in advance is 100% successful, In Mode B, a separate success or failure calculator 1234 computes an operation success probability to determine success or failure. If the operation is an offensive operation, the condition that the user strikes the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 is still necessary.

For example, in the case of performing a "bunt" as an attack operation, in the automatic mode and the manual mode A, the batter is out and the runner advances one round (assuming that the user hits in the manual mode A) However, in the manual mode B, the runner of the runner may fail and the batter may be calculated as being in the first rank.

The success or failure calculator 1234 may calculate the success or failure of the operation using any method, but it is preferable that the success or failure calculator 1234 includes the runner's ability to hit the batter and the batter's hitting ability. Here, the trunking ability may include the trunking ability and the trunking speed.

For example, in the case of an attacking operation, a player A having a sprinting ability of 3 m, a sprinting speed of 20 km / h is a runner, a player B having a sprinting ability of 2 m and a sprinting speed of 17 km / h is compared with a runner, ", The probability that the player A is the runner is calculated to be higher than the probability that the runner B is the runner.

This passive mode B would be desirable for advanced users who want to go much further than real-world baseball games and know a variety of information about baseball

(2) Explanation of the control method of setting up the lineup using the user information of the customized user

The screen baseball system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can set a unique player or team lineup using customized player information. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 18. Fig.

1) Description of the system

A screen baseball field and a system to which the screen baseball simulation method according to the present invention is applied will be described.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the sensor 23b for sensing the hit and calculating the ball path trajectory senses the user's body shape. For this purpose, the sensor 23b is preferably a camera sensor facing the batter. An embodiment using this will be described later.

The system according to the present invention includes a controller (not shown) and a user athletic information database (not shown) and a default athletic information database (not shown) for simulating screen baseball.

(Not shown) includes a game setting module (not shown) and a game progress module (not shown). The game setting module (not shown) includes a user identification unit (not shown) (Not shown), and a game progress module (not shown) is electrically connected to a pitch controller (not shown), a bat calculation unit (not shown), and a user a player information update unit (not shown) . They are electrically connected to an operation unit (not shown), a discharge signal device 21, a video unit 24, a sensor 23b and a pitching machine 100. [

A game setting module (not shown) sets user player information, sets a lineup, and sets various game methods.

The user identification unit (not shown) checks whether there is user's player information stored in the user's player information database (not shown) based on whether or not the user identifier is input, and loads the user's player information if it exists.

A user athlete information generator (not shown) has a function of generating user athlete information when there is no user athlete information.

A line-up setting unit (not shown) sets up a lineup for performing a baseball game according to a baseball game rule using loaded user athlete information or default athlete information. You can set your attack lineup and defense lineup.

The game progress module (not shown) performs screen baseball simulation according to the baseball game rules. The pitching machine 100 causes the pitching machine 100 to eject the ball through the pitching control unit and the sensor 23b detects the balling path when the ejected ball is hit and calculates the batting result through the batting calculation unit (not shown) do. The batting result will be calculated according to the baseball game rules and may be calculated, for example, as a hit, a doublet, a triple, a home run, an out, a foul,

The user athletic information update unit (not shown) updates the user athletic information in real time during the screen baseball game, or after the completion of the screen baseball game, using the batting result or the like.

The user athlete information database (not shown) stores user athlete information set by the user. As described above, the user's player information is updated according to the screen baseball game.

The user athletic information database (not shown) may be accessed from the screen baseball stadium, but the user can access the home athletic area or other places using a smart phone or a personal computer. For example, prior to screen baseball, a user at home may create his / her player first and then visit a screen baseball field to quickly set up a lineup to proceed with a screen baseball game.

The default player information database (not shown) stores default player information preset by the operator. The default player information can be created, modified or deleted by the operator.

2) Explanation of how to set user's player information

Hereinafter, a method of setting user's player information will be described.

If the user wishes to generate new user athlete information, it is generated through a user athlete information generator (not shown).

The user athlete information may include appearance, ability, and defense position, and may be set directly at the screen baseball stadium through an operation unit (not shown), or may be set at home using a smart phone or a personal computer.

The information on the appearance determines the appearance of the character, which is a virtual player, displayed on the screen 22 through the video unit 24 in the screen baseball, and the virtual player formed using the screen determines the appearance of the screen 22.

In one embodiment, the information about the appearance comprises largely information about the appearance, the face and the style, and the appearance includes information on the body shape, the face length, the height, the arms, the legs, the stomach, Eye size, nose, jaw line, clown, lips, mouth, and ear, and the style may include information about hairstyles, beards, eyebrows, and pupil color. The user freely adjusts the numerical value of these parameters to create a unique character.

In another embodiment, information on the body shape among the information on the appearance can be presented as a default value as information similar to the user. That is, the sensor 23b, which may be a camera sensor for the batter, senses the body shape of the user located at the plate, and a value similar to the body shape is presented as a default value. When a user with a large physique is located at the batting position, the sensor 23b including the camera sensor senses this and can present the physique large appearance to the user as a default value.

Describe information about the ability.

The ability may include any category that may affect the batting result of the screen baseball.

In one embodiment, the information on the attributes includes batting average, slugging percentage, main power, and fielding. In the illustrated example, it is expressed as a percentage (for example, batting rate 80).

If the batting rate is high, the probability that the batting result is computed as a hit when the batting result is hit is increased.

If the slugging rate is high, the probability that the batting result will be calculated by the batting result (double, triple, home run, or flyout out) is increased when the user is hit in the batting order.

If the player is the main player, the probability of additional action increases according to the batting result of the user.

If the defensive is high, the probability that the ball will be calculated out will be increased when the ball reaches the ball according to the defending result of the opponent team with the defense position of the opponent.

Describe information about defense positions.

Defensive positions include pitchers (P), catchers (C), first baseman (1B), second baseman (2B), third baseman (3B), shortstop (SS), right field (RF), center field (CF) , And may further include a designation batter (DH). In one embodiment, the user player who is the pitcher position may not be included in the batting order, so that the user may not be able to select the pitcher position when generating the user player information.

3) Explanation of screen baseball simulation method

Hereinafter, a screen baseball simulation method according to the present invention will be described.

Describe the case where two people play screen baseball, that is, a 1: 1 game is played. One user will play the game on behalf of one team each.

A user who enters the screen baseball field inputs a user identifier for loading his / her user athletic information using an operation unit (not shown) or the like. A user who is to generate new user athlete information because there is no previously stored user athlete information, applies a user atho information generation signal to a user identification unit (not shown).

In order to generate user athletic information, a user applies information on appearance, ability and defense position to a user athletic information generator (not shown) to generate user athletic information including a user identifier. The generated user athlete information is stored in a user athletic information database (not shown).

If there is pre-stored user athlete information, the user identification unit (not shown) receives the user identifier and loads the corresponding user athlete information from the user athlete information database (not shown).

The line-up setting unit (not shown) sets the line-up according to the setting method inputted by the user using the loaded user's player information. The lineup can include "attack lineup" and "defense lineup", and can be divided into "whole lineup" and "some lineup" depending on the setting method.

The case where the line-up setting method is "full line-up" will be described.

"Full lineup" is a method of setting all batting order and all defenders using the user's player information.

In the attack lineup, all batting lines are filled with the players set as appearance and ability values contained in the user athletic information, and all the defense positions are filled with the athletes set as the appearance and the attributes included in the athlete information in the defense lineup.

As for the user, it is advantageous that the team is made up only by the character with his or her own attachment, but the reality is somewhat lower because the team is composed only of the virtual players of the same appearance and ability.

"Some lineup" will be described. In this case, the default player information is used.

The default player information is information stored in a default player information database (not shown) as a predetermined set value. Any information about any defensive position is included.

For this, a line-up setting unit (not shown) loads default player information from a default player information database (not shown).

Next, when the user applies a user desired order in the line-up setting unit (not shown), the attack lineup is set using the default player information except the corresponding order. Also, the defense lineup is set using the default player information, excluding the defense position, by using the information on the defense position in the user athletic information.

The user grants 5 strokes in the order of hope for the user, and includes the third base (3B) of the user athlete information, except that the attack lineup and the defense lineup are set.

In another embodiment, the user's player information may be automatically placed in any other order without being subjected to the user's desired order.

For the user, since the player must strike himself in the batting order set as the default player information, the feeling of immersion may be somewhat low, but the setting is simple and the reality is high.

When the line-up is completed, the game progress module (not shown) is set as a team and the screen baseball is progressed according to the baseball game rules (S450).

Here, as described above, batting results will be calculated in various manners using the batting average value, the slugging percentage, the main batting average, and the batting average, which are information on the ability values included in the user athletic information.

In the case of the "some lineups", when the user hits the ball in the fifth stroke, the batter having a slugging rate of 90 is hit, so that even if the batting with the same flight path is performed, the stroke is highly likely to be calculated.

In the situation where the player in the fifth row is in the first row, even if the player hits the ball in the sixth row and the hits are calculated, there is a high possibility that the additional player is difficult because the low power runner is in the first row.

On the other hand, a game progress module (not shown) outputs the game progress image to the screen 22 using the image portion 24, and uses the information on the appearance of the user athletic information to output a batter image in an attack situation , And will display a defensive image in a defensive situation.

In the case of the "whole lineup", if the user information includes information about the appearance of a bearded appearance, a player with a large number of beards will appear at every batting position, and a player with a large number of bearded defensive positions Will be.

On the other hand, the user's athletic information updating unit (not shown) updates the user's athletic information enhancement value in real time during the game progress or after the completion of the game progress, And updates the user's player information in the user's player information database (not shown).

For example, if the batting average is higher than a certain standard in a screen baseball game performed by the user, information on the batting average of the user athlete information can be raised. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the strike was "80 ", but could rise to" 85 "

In this way, the user can be given the feeling that his / her character is cultivated, so that he can provide higher interest and immersive feeling.

Hereinafter, a case in which four players play screen baseball, that is, a case in which a 2: 2 game is played, will be described. Two users represent one team.

Compared with the above-described embodiment, the line-up configuration method is further subdivided.

In the "full lineup" case, two users (A, B) in the attack lineup will fill the nine line-ups. It may be set based on the preferred order of preference, or may be set at random. So is the defense lineup.

In the case of "some lineups", two users (A, B) in the attack lineup are included in the desired batting order among the nine batting order, and the default player information is used otherwise. The same goes for the defense lineup. However, if the information on the defense position on the user's player information is the same for two users, it is desirable to allow the other defense positions to be set manually or automatically.

The above-described embodiment describes a "team line-up" in which a user generates one user's player information, but hereafter generates the entire team.

In the case of "FC lineup ", the user must generate all 9 to 10 user player information. You can create user averages from A1 to A10 and place them in the appropriate order.

In the above-described embodiment "entire lineup ", all the players of the club are filled as the same user athlete information, and in the" some lineup " The team can be created and fostered as other user athlete information, so that the user's immersion feeling is further increased.

Also, when a large number of users having respective team lineups perform screen baseball in a game manner such as 2: 2 or 3: 3, it is necessary to select a few players in each team lineup You can also create a team.

For example, a player (A) (B) who has a team lineup consisting of players (A1 to A10) and (B1 to B10) respectively sets up a team (C1 to C10) A, B3, B4, A5, B6, A7, B8, A9, B10) when a user sets up a team (C) (C) (D) User constitutes two teams composed of (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5) The team can be performed in the manner of screen baseball.

(3) Explanation of the control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the user's skill

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention can control the difficulty of the screen baseball according to the skill of the user.

1) Explanation of a screen baseball game control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the skill of the user

The method for controlling a screen baseball game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) storing the game record data A1 for each user by the data application module 1310; (b) Generating game analysis data A2 by a predetermined method F1 using the recording data A1; (c) using the game analysis data A2 as a predetermined method F2 to generate the skill data A3, and (d) the control module 1340 controls the control information using the skill data A3.

Hereinafter, a screen baseball game control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the skill of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

Description of the configuration for implementing a screen baseball game control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the user's skill

The screen baseball game control method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 1350, a batting result calculation unit 1360, a pitching machine 100, a game information processing unit 1370, and an image unit 24.

The input unit 1350 is a portion to which a user identifier (ID) is input. When the user inputs a user identifier (ID), the game record data A1 according to the user identifier (ID) is loaded. The game record data A1 will be described later in detail.

The difficulty level of the screen baseball game selected by the user may also be input to the input unit 1350.

The batting result calculator 1360 calculates the batting result of the user using the position and velocity of the ball through the sensors 23a and 23b. Specifically, the baseball ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 passes through the sensors 23a and 23b when the baseball ball is hit by a user and flying toward the screen 22. At this time, the sensors 23a and 23b measure the position and velocity of the ball in flight, and the batting result calculation unit 1360 calculates the batting result of the user using the position and velocity.

Through the calculation of the batting result calculation unit 1360, the batting result of the user can be classified into fly-out, ground ball, floating ball, hits, double ball, triple ball,

The pitching machine 100 is a device in which a baseball ball is discharged corresponding to a discharge signal input through the discharge signal device 21. [ The pitch, restraint, and location of the baseball ball discharged from the pitching machine 100 can be controlled by receiving the control information generated by the difficulty level controller 1300 described later.

The game information processing unit 1370 processes game information and sends the processed game information to a video unit 24 to be described later so that the user can visually recognize the game information. Specifically, the game information processing unit 1370 processes the video information to be output from the video unit 24.

The content of the game information processed in the game information processing unit 1370 can be controlled by receiving the control information generated by the difficulty control unit 1300 to be described later. Specifically, the game information processing unit 1370 can control the degree of difficulty of the game by changing the defense operation on the screen baseball game. This will be described later.

The video unit 24 projects the game information processed by the game information processor 1370 on the screen 22 so that the user can visually recognize the game information.

The screen baseball game control method according to an embodiment of the present invention also includes a difficulty control unit 1300. [

The difficulty level controller 1300 substantially performs a role of controlling the degree of difficulty by generating control information according to the skill of the user. The difficulty level controller 1300 includes a data application module 1310, a data analysis module 1320, a capability analysis module 1330, and a control module 1340. A method of collecting game data of a user, a method of determining the skill, and a method of controlling the degree of difficulty using the respective parts of the difficulty level controller 1300 will be described in detail later.

The data application module 1310 stores user-specific game record data A1 to which the user identifier (ID) is inputted. The game record data A1 includes at least one of pitch, restraint, and location of baseball balls ejected from the pitching machine 100 (hereinafter referred to as "input parameters ") and corresponding numbers of players, (Hereinafter referred to as "result value") is mapped and stored in the memory of the player, the number of doubles, the number of triples, the number of home runs, the number of runs, the total number of runs, walks, and strikeouts.

The data analysis module 1320 generates the game analysis data A2 in a predetermined method F1 using the game record data A1. In the game analysis data A2, the input variables and the result values according to the input variables stored in the game record data A1 are mapped and stored in a predetermined method F1.

The skill analysis module 1330 generates the skill data A3 by using another predetermined method F2 by using the game analysis data A2. In the skill data A3, a value is mapped to an input variable, and a value stored in the game analysis data A2 is analyzed by a predetermined method F2 to assign a rating to a user's ability to which a user identifier (ID) is input.

The control module 1340 outputs the skill data F3 according to the degree of difficulty automatically input by the user or automatically selected by the control module 1340 based on the skill data A3 of the user to which the user identifier And generates control information for controlling the screen baseball game on the basis of the control information.

More specifically, the control module 1340 includes a pitching machine control module 1342 that can control at least one of pitch, restraint, and location of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100, And a defense operation control module 1344 capable of controlling the defense operation control module 1344.

The pitching machine control module 1342 and the defense operation control module 1344 can be controlled independently. In other words, only one of the pitching machine and the defense operation may be controlled, and both the pitching machine and the defense operation may be controlled.

2) Explanation of the process that the difficulty is controlled according to the user's skill

Hereinafter, the process of controlling the degree of difficulty according to the skill of the user according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The data application module 1310 stores the game record data A1 for each user

And the data application module 1310 stores the game record data A1 for each user performing the screen baseball game.

First, in order to provide a personalized degree of difficulty for each user, game record data A1 must be stored for each user, and each user who performs a game needs to be distinguished.

To this end, the step of inputting a user ID (ID) to the input unit 1350 before the present step and the step of loading the game record data A1 corresponding to the user ID (ID) input to the input unit 1350 May be further included.

At this time, the input variable can be changed, and the user's result value can also be changed when the input variable is changed. Therefore, the user's result value at the time of storing the user's game record data A1 needs to be classified based on the input variable of the discharged ball.

To this end, the batting result calculator 1360 calculates the flight path after the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 is hit, and outputs the calculation result of the flight path to the input parameter of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 As the game record data A1.

The input parameters of the discharged balls collected by the batting result calculation unit 1360 and the calculation results after the discharged balls are hit are respectively mapped and stored in the game record data A1.

That is, the input parameter of each user and the calculation result after the hit ball is hit are stored in the game record data A1 of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is inputted.

The data analysis module 1320 generates the game analysis data A2 in a predetermined method F1 using the stored game record data A1

A step of generating game analysis data A2 for each user by calculating various numerical data to evaluate the user's ability using the stored game record data A1.

The user's performance may be determined to some extent only by the stored game record data A1 itself in the step of storing the game record data A1 for each user by the data application module 1310. However, A deviation may occur depending on the condition and the like. Therefore, in order for the user's ability to be judged more accurately, it is necessary to provide an objective value.

To this end, in this step, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, batting average, OPS (sum of on-base percentage and slugging percentage) are calculated by a predetermined method (F1). A predetermined method (F1) can be expressed by the following equation.

The OBP, the slugging percentage, the batting average, and the OPS calculated by the predetermined method (F1) are respectively mapped with input variables and generated as game analysis data (A2).

Therefore, the game analysis data A2 of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is input includes the input parameters for each user and information on on-base rate, slugging percentage, batting average, and OPS.

Thus, an objective primary criterion for judging the user's ability is generated through this.

The skill analysis module 1330 generates the skill data A3 in a predetermined other method F2 using the game analysis data A2

The step of generating the skill data A3 by evaluating the relative ability of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is inputted through comparison with the other users using the stored game analysis data A2.

The user's ability to input the user identifier (ID) can be determined to some extent by the game analysis data A2 itself generated in the step of generating the game analysis data A2. However, by comparing the data with other users' data according to the same input variable, the relative ability can be evaluated and the user's ability can be judged more accurately.

To this end, in this step, the relative performance of the user is evaluated by a predetermined other method (F2). More specifically, the predetermined other method F2 calculates the on-base percentage, slugging percentage, batting average, and average value of OPS calculated according to the input variables in all the user-specific game record data A1 'stored in the data application module 1310, The identifier (ID) is compared with the input user value.

For example, if the on-board percentage of a user who inputs a user identifier (ID) according to a specific input variable is greater than or equal to a percentage of on-base percentage computed on all user-specific game record data A1 'stored in the data application module 1310 in the same input variable The skill data A3 may be formed in such a manner as to give an 'A rank' when it is higher than the average value, a 'B rank' if it is similar to the average value, and a 'C rank'

The on-base percentage, the slugging percentage, the batting average, and the rating name of the OPS according to the input variable of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is input may be changed. However, it is acceptable that the name can be understood intuitively by the user and can grasp the up and down of the grade.

Further, the difference from the average value which is the reference value of each class can be changed according to the type of each numerical value. For example, for on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and batting average, a rating can be determined based on OPS.

After rating on on-base percentage, slugging percentage, batting average, and OPS, the rank is mapped according to the input variable to the input variable and the resultant value and the game analysis data (A2) mapped on on-base rate, slugging percentage, batting average, OPS, Data A3 is generated.

Therefore, in the skill data A3, not only the result value, the on-base percentage, the slugging percentage, the batting average, and the OPS information according to each user input variable, but also the information on the user inputting the user identifier (ID) And an objective criterion that can be judged to what extent it is located.

At this time, the skill data A3 may be projected on the screen 22 together with the video information in the video unit 24 so that the user can recognize the difficulty level of the screen baseball game.

The control module 1340 controls the control information using the performance data A3 (step < RTI ID = 0.0 >

Controlling the pitching machine 100 or the defense operation using the generated skill data A3 by controlling the screen baseball game according to the degree of difficulty inputted by the user or the degree of difficulty automatically selected by the control module 1340 to be.

The skill data (A3) is formed in the previous step, thereby providing an objective criterion for the user's ability to which the user identifier (ID) is input. The control module 1340 controls the degree of difficulty according to this criterion.

There is a method in which the control module 1340 receives the difficulty level from the user to control the degree of difficulty and a method in which the control module 1340 selects the degree of difficulty according to a preset method F3.

First, in order to input the difficulty level from the user, the step of inputting the difficulty level through the input unit 1350 by the user may be further included before the present step. More specifically, the user to whom the user identifier (ID) is input can input the difficulty level by selecting any one of 'difficulty', 'difficulty', and 'difficulty' presented in the input unit 1350.

Alternatively, the control module 1340 may automatically select the degree of difficulty according to a preset method F3 using the existing skill data A3 of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is input.

For example, when the skill data A3 is 'C grade', it is determined that the skill is low and the difficulty level is selected as 'low'. When the skill data A3 is 'A grade', it is determined that the skill is high and the difficulty level is selected as 'up'. If the skill data A3 is 'B grade', it is determined that the skill is average and the difficulty level is selected as 'medium'.

If the difficulty level is inputted by the user or the difficulty level is selected by the control module 1340 according to the predetermined method F3, the control module 1340 generates control information according to the selected difficulty level.

The control module 1340 includes a pitching machine control module 1342 and a defense operations control module 1344.

First, the pitching machine control module 1342 controls the pitching machine control module 1342 to select one of the pitch, restraint, and location of the baseball to be ejected from the pitching machine 100 according to the degree of difficulty inputted by the user through the input unit 1350 or selected by the control module 1340 And generates control information for the above.

The control information generated in the pitching machine control module 1342 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 and is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 in accordance with the control information generated for at least one of pitch, The baseball ball is ejected.

The defense operation control module 1344 generates control information for at least one of a defense formation or a defense ability according to the degree of difficulty inputted by the user through the input unit 1350 or selected by the control module 1340. [

The control information generated by the defense operation control module 1344 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1370 so as to control the position of the defense formation in any of the forward direction, the basic direction, and the rear direction, .

The game information processing unit 1370 controls the game information according to at least one of the position of the defense formation and the defense capability value according to the control information received from the defense operation control module 1344. [ The game information processed by the game information processing unit 1370 is output from the video unit 24.

Therefore, the user who inputs the user identifier (ID) can select the pitch of the baseball ball to be ejected from the pitching machine 100 according to the degree of difficulty, the position of the defensive formation, You will be able to enjoy baseball games.

The control information generated in the pitching machine control module 1342 and the defense operation control module 1344 may be generated independently or simultaneously.

That is, at least one of the pitch, restraint, and position of the baseball to be ejected from the pitching machine 100 and the defense operation can be respectively controlled or simultaneously controlled.

3) Description of the embodiment

Hereinafter, a screen baseball game control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the skill of the user according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, for example.

First, it is determined whether or not a user's ID is present. If the user identifier (ID) of the user already exists, the input unit 1350 receives the user identifier (ID) by the user. If the user identifier (ID) of the user does not exist, the user is guided to create a new user identifier (ID).

When the input unit 1350 receives the user identifier (ID), the game record data A1 in which the previously performed result corresponding to the user identifier (ID) is stored is loaded.

At this time, since the user does not have the stored game record data A1 when the user identifier (ID) is newly generated and input for the first time, the game record data A1 according to the user identifier (ID) is newly generated.

When the game record data A1 corresponding to the user identifier (ID) is loaded or newly created, the screen baseball game is started.

The data application module 1310 accumulates the game record of the user to which the user identifier (ID) is input in the game record data A1 to judge the performance of the user who uses the user identifier (ID).

The data analysis module 1320 generates the game analysis data A2 in a predetermined method F1 using the stored game record data A1. In this embodiment, the game analysis data A2 is generated in real time.

Alternatively, the game analysis data A2 may be generated at the time of stopping the game or ending the game at the end of the game, but it is preferable that the game analysis data A2 is generated in real time in order to control the difficulty by reflecting the user's ability in real time.

The skill analysis module 1330 generates the skill data A3 by a predetermined method F2 using the generated game analysis data A2. In the present embodiment, the skill data A3 assigns a grade of 'A grade', 'B grade' and 'C grade' according to each input variable. Specifically, a rating is given to on-base percentage, slugging percentage, batting average, and OPS according to each input variable.

When the user's skill data A3 is generated, the control module 1340 receives information on the degree of difficulty input by the user to the input unit 1350. [ Alternatively, if the user does not select a different degree of difficulty, the control module 1340 may automatically select the difficulty level according to a preset method F3.

When the input unit 1350 receives the difficulty level by the user or the control module 1340 automatically selects the difficulty level, the control module 1340 loads the user's skill data A3. The user's skill data (A3) stores the on-base percentage, slugging percentage, batting average, and OPS according to each input variable.

After the control module 1340 loads the user's skill data A3, the difficulty level of the screen baseball game is controlled.

First, a process in which the pitching machine control module 1342 controls the pitching machine 100 will be described.

In this example, if the input variable is constraint 90, the pitch is straight, and the formation is inside the body, the user's performance data (A3) is the case in which the on-base percentage is class A, the slugging percentage is class C, the batting average is class A, .

When the user selects 'difficulty', generally the restraint speeds up, the pitch changes, and the less familiar the location, the harder it is to strike. Accordingly, the pitching machine control module 1342 controls the constraint to 100, the pitch is controlled by the pitch, and the position is controlled outside the unfamiliar body to generate control information.

If the user selects 'difficulty', it requires general difficulty according to his / her ability. Therefore, control information is generated so that the constraint is 90, the pitch is straight, and the formation is the same as the official input variable inside the body.

When the user selects 'difficulty', generally the restraint is slowed down, the pitch is straight, and the more familiar the location, the easier it is to strike. Thus, the pitching machine control module 1342 generates control information to control the constraint down to 80, keep the ball in the fastball, and keep the location also inside the familiar body.

The control information generated by the pitching machine control module 1342 includes at least one of pitch, restraint, and location of the ball to be ejected from the pitching machine 100. The generated control information is transmitted to the pitching machine 100, and the ball is ejected from the pitching machine 100 in accordance with the control information.

A process in which the defense operation control module 1344 controls the defense operation will be described.

In this example, if the input variable is constraint 90, the pitch is straight, and the formation is in the inside of the body, the user's performance data is the case in which the on-base percentage is a grade A, the slugging percentage is grade C, the batting average is grade A, and the OPS is grade B.

In this case, the user is weak against the input variable and the unity can be interpreted as having a strong unilateral tendency. Therefore, the probability that the user's batted ball is biased toward the forward side of the playing field increases.

First, the process of controlling defense formation is explained.

When the user selects 'difficulty level', the control information is generated so that the defense formation moves forward and changes to the forward defense ratio so that the defense against the outfield is strengthened. The user's hit is likely to be a tile, but the defense against the tile is strengthened, making it difficult for the user to hit. Therefore, the difficulty level experienced by the user is controlled upward.

If the user selects " difficulty ", the control information is generated so that the defense formation does not move, and thus the defense against the first and second rounds is maintained in a similar manner. Since the probability that a user's hit is a single tile is high, the probability of a user hitting a hit does not change greatly. Therefore, the degree of difficulty experienced by the user is maintained.

When the user selects 'difficulty', the control information is generated so that the defense formation moves backward and changes to the rear guard so that the defense against the long field is strengthened. The user's hit is likely to be tile, but the defense against tta is weakened, so the user can easily hit. Therefore, the difficulty level experienced by the user is controlled downward.

Next, a process in which the defense ability value is controlled will be described.

The defensive ability value can be controlled by controlling the frequency of the ball hit by the user and the probability that the ball is blown out when the ball is blown or by controlling the restraint and accuracy of the ball that is processed with the ground ball and sent to each ball.

If the user selects 'difficulty', increasing the frequency of the ball being hit by the user and the probability of fly-out at the time of the ball becomes more difficult for the user to hit. In addition, it is difficult for the user to hit a ball when the ground ball is processed and the accuracy and the restraint of the ball are transmitted to each ball. That is, the control information is generated such that the defensive ability value is upward. Therefore, the difficulty level experienced by the user is controlled upward.

When the user selects 'difficulty', the difficulty is maintained because the probability that the user hits the ball is treated as a floating ball, and the probability that the ball is blown out when the ball is floated remains unchanged. Also, the probability of a user hitting a ball does not change significantly if the ground ball is processed and the ball's accuracy and accuracy are maintained. That is, the control information is generated so that the defense ability value is maintained. Therefore, the degree of difficulty experienced by the user is maintained.

If the user selects 'Difficulty', it is easier for a user to hit a hitter by reducing the frequency with which the ball is hit by the user and the probability of flying out when the ball is hit. In addition, it is easier for the user to hit the ball if the ground ball is processed and the ball's accuracy and accuracy are reduced. That is, the control information is generated such that the defensive ability value is downward. Therefore, the difficulty level experienced by the user is controlled downward.

At this time, in the defense operation control module 1344, control information for at least one of a defense formation and a defense ability value is generated. That is, control information for both the defense formation and the defense ability value may be generated, or control information for only one of them may be generated.

The control information generated by the defense operation control module 1344 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1370, and the game information processed in accordance with the control information is output from the video unit 24.

At this time, the pitching machine control module 1342 and the defense operation control module 1344 may generate control information at the same time or independently. That is, only one or more of the pitch, restraint, and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 may be controlled, or only one of the defensive formation and the defensive ability may be controlled, or both of them may be controlled.

Therefore, the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the number of cases in comparison with the case where only the pitching machine or the defensive operation is controlled, so that the degree of difficulty can be controlled in a multi-stage manner for the user.

The process of controlling the difficulty level of the screen baseball game through the above process can be utilized when the user enjoys the screen baseball game against the screen baseball game system.

Also, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be utilized when a user enjoys a screen baseball game against another user. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy the screen baseball game by controlling the degree of difficulty according to the user's ability without disadvantages due to the difference in skill between users having different skills.

In other words, at least one of pitch, restraint, position, defensive formation, and defensive ability of the ball to be discharged from the pitching machine 100 in all cases, such as when the user is against a screen baseball system or against another user, So that the difficulty level of the screen baseball game can be controlled.

(4) Explanation of the control method in which the degree of difficulty is controlled according to the item used

A screen baseball system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may use an item to control the pitching machine 100 or operations.

1) a description of a configuration for implementing a pitching machine 100 or a screen baseball game in which operations are controlled according to the item used;

Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1, 20 and 21. Fig.

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 1000, a control unit 1500, a game information processing unit 1600, and a database unit 1700 in order to control the pitching machine 100 or the operation, .

The terminal 1000 is located in the secure area 10 and the user ID is input to the terminal 1000. [ Also, the terminal 1000 may receive item information that the user desires to use among the item information assigned for each user identifier (ID).

To this end, the terminal 1000 includes a user identifier (ID) input module 1410, an item information loading module 1420, and an item information input module 1430.

A user identifier (ID) assigned to each user is input to the user identifier (ID) input module 1410. At this time, in the case of a user without a user identifier (ID), it may be guided to generate a new user identifier (ID). This process will be described later.

The item information loading module 1420 loads the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) input to the user identifier (ID) input module 1410.

At this time, there are various methods for obtaining the item information to be loaded. That is, the item information may be information that the user has already purchased or holds, or newly purchased items for screen baseball progress.

In addition to the case of purchasing through cash settlement, the user ID may be acquired in the form of a gift item, or the item information may be acquired by participating in an event conducted online or offline.

Furthermore, it may be received from other users who hold a user identifier (ID) in the form of a gift or the like to obtain item information.

The item information input module 1430 receives the item information that the user wants to use for progressing the screen baseball among the item information loaded in the item information loading module 1420.

Specifically, the user may have a plurality of items of different items, or may have a plurality of the same items. At this time, the user may use only one of the plurality of item information held by the user, or may use a plurality of items of item information.

It is also possible to determine the number of item information that can be used so that the user can proceed to the screen baseball as desired. For example, the number of item information items that can be used through negotiation between users can be limited to 10, and the number of item information items that can be used through the setting of screen baseballs can be limited to 10.

The user can input item information desired to be used in the item information input module 1430, and control the screen baseball as desired by himself / herself.

The control unit 1500 generates control information for controlling each part of the screen baseball according to the item information input through the item information input module 1430. [ The control unit 1500 includes an item application module 1510, an item analysis module 1520, a pitching machine control module 1530, and a game information control module 1540.

The item application module 1510 stores item information input through the terminal 1000. That is, item information that the user inputs to the item information input module 1430 for screen baseball progress is stored in the item application module 1510.

The item analysis module 1520 recognizes the item information stored in the item application module 1510. Specifically, the item analysis module 1520 recognizes the item information and specifically determines the type of control information to be generated by the pitching machine control module 1530.

For this purpose, the item analysis module 1520 can receive necessary item information from among the plurality of item information stored in the item information database 1710, which will be described later.

The pitching machine control module 1530 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 100 in accordance with the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520. [ The control information generated in the pitching machine control module 1530 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 to control the pitching machine 100 in accordance with the item information used by the user.

To this end, the pitching machine control module 1530 includes a constraint control unit 1532, a pitch control unit 1534, and a position control unit 1536.

The constraint control unit 1532 generates control information for controlling the constraint of the ball to be ejected from the pitching machine 100. Specifically, the constraint control unit 1532 changes the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 100 and generates control information for controlling the constraint of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 100.

The pitch control unit 1534 generates control information for controlling pitches of balls discharged from the pitching machine 100. Specifically, the constraint control unit 1532 changes at least one of the rotation angle and the rotation speed of two or more wheel structures (not shown) of the pitching machine 100 to change the rotation angle and the rotation speed of the ball pitch As shown in FIG.

The location control unit 1536 generates control information for controlling the location of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100. Specifically, the location controller 1536 rotates the rotation axis of the wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 100 to generate control information for controlling the location of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 100.

The control information generated by the respective controllers 1532, 1534 and 1536 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 to change the rotational speed, the rotational angle or the rotational axis of the wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 100.

At this time, the control information generated by the constraint control unit 1532, the field control unit 1534, and the location control unit 1536 are independent from each other. That is, the control information generated by each of the controllers 1532, 1534, and 1536 does not affect the different control information.

Therefore, any one or more of constraints, pitches, and positions of the balls ejected from the pitching machine 100 can be independently changed.

The game information control module 1540 generates control information for controlling the game information in accordance with the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520. The control information generated by the game information control module 1540 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600, and the game information is generated in accordance with the item information used by the user.

To this end, the game information control module 1540 includes a defensive position control unit 1542, a blowing ability value control unit 1544, and a main power capability value control unit 1546.

The defensive position control unit 1542 generates control information for controlling the defensive position when the screen baseball progresses. Specifically, the defensive position control unit 1542 changes the defensive position to the upper, lower, right, left, and upper right side, lower right side, upper left side, lower left side, And generates control information.

The batting ability value controller 1544 generates control information for controlling the batting ability value which is a variable in computing the batting result after the user hits the ball when the screen baseball progresses.

Specifically, when a user hits the ball, a batting result such as a batting, a batting, a fly-out, a tag-out, and a homerun occurs. The striking ability of a character on baseball is used.

At this time, the batting ability value control unit 1544 controls the batting ability value of the character, and gives the plus or minus effect to the batting result of the user, thereby generating the control information affecting the batting result calculation.

The main-ability-value control unit 1546 controls the main-ability value of the character to be a variable in computing the result of running in a situation in which running is required when the screen baseball progresses, that is, a runner situation of the runner or a situation in which a defender runs to catch a hit ball And generates control information.

In the illustrated embodiment, the main-ability-value control unit 1546 generates control information that can control both the main-power ability of the runner and the main-power ability of the defender. Alternatively, the main-ability-value controller 1546 may include a main-player's main-power-value controller (not shown) for generating control information for controlling the main-player's ability and a defender's main- And a capability value control unit (not shown).

The control information generated by each of the control units 1542, 1544, and 1546 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600 to generate game information for changing the defensive position, batting ability value, and flagship ability value.

At this time, the control information generated by the defensive position control unit 1542, the blowing ability value control unit 1544, and the main power capability value control unit 1546 are independent from each other. That is, the control information generated by each of the control units 232, 234, and 236 does not affect different control information.

Accordingly, at least one of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the main power ability value can be independently changed when the screen baseball progresses.

The game information control module 1540 includes a game information control unit (not shown) for controlling other game information required for the progress of the screen baseball in addition to the defensive position control unit 1542, the blowing ability value control unit 1544, .

Specifically, the game information control module 1540 generates control information for changing at least one of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the main capability value according to the item information used by the user. In addition, other game information control unit (not shown) generates control information for controlling other game information required for screen baseball progression.

The game information processing unit 1600 receives the control information generated by the game information control module 1540 and processes the control information as game information so that it can be applied to the progress of the screen baseball.

 The control information for controlling the defensive position, the batting ability value, the main capability value, and other game information is processed by the game information processing unit 1600 as game information and transmitted to the user in various forms. For example, the image information processed in the game information processing unit 1600 may be projected from the image unit 24 to the screen 22 to be visually recognized by the user, and the processed sound information may include an acoustic unit (not shown) Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > audible < / RTI >

In addition, the game information processing unit 1600 processes not only the control information transmitted from the control unit 1500, but also the control information transmitted by the user as game information. Specifically, when the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 21, the discharge signal is processed and processed by the pitching machine 100 as game information discharged from the ball.

In addition, the sensors 23a and 23b can calculate the batting result of the ball using the ball motion detected in real time, and can generate game information that visually or audibly recognizes the batting result.

Of course, in this embodiment, each control information generated in the defensive position control unit 1542, the blowing ability value control unit 1544, and the main performance value control unit 1546 corresponds to the game information related to the batting result calculation of the user, Will influence.

The database unit 1700 stores various kinds of data that are data for generating control information for controlling various kinds of game information in the course of screen baseball. The data stored in the database unit 1700 are transmitted to the item analysis module 1520, the constraint control unit 1532, the pitch control unit 1534, the location control unit 1536, the defensive position control unit 1542, the blowing ability value control unit 1544, The controller 1546 is used to recognize item information and generate control information.

To this end, the database unit 1700 includes an item information database 1710, a constraining defense database 1720, a game database 1730, a location database 1740, a location database 1750, and a player ability database 1760 .

The item information database 1710 stores item information data capable of controlling game information required for screen baseball progression. That is, all item information that can be used in the screen baseball system is stored in the item information database 1710.

As described above, the item information inputted through the terminal 1000 is stored in the item application module 1510, and is recognized by the item analysis module 1520. [ At this time, the item analysis module 1520 recognizes the item information stored by referring to the item information data stored in the item information database 1710.

The constraint database 1720 stores all the constraint data related to the constraint of the balls being ejected from the pitching machine 100. [ When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 is item information related to the constraint change, the constraint control unit 1532 refers to the constraint data stored in the constraint database 1720 and refers to constraint data stored in the constraint database 1720, As shown in FIG.

The pitch database 1730 stores all pitch data related to the pitch of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 is item information related to the pitch change, the pitch controller 1534 refers to the pitch data stored in the pitch database 1730, As shown in FIG.

The location database 1740 stores all location data associated with the blank location that is ejected from the pitching machine 100. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 is item information related to the location change, the location control unit 1536 refers to the location data stored in the location database 1740, As shown in FIG.

The defensive position database 1750 stores all defensive position data related to the defensive position in the course of screen baseball. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 is item information related to the defensive position change, the defensive position control unit 1542 refers to the defensive position data stored in the defensive position database 1750 to determine a defensive position And generates control information to be controlled.

The player ability data base 1760 stores all of the player ability data related to the ability of each character appearing during the progress of the screen baseball. This player ability data includes all attributes of a player that can be derived from actual baseball, such as power to hit the ball, line drawing, striking force, striking power, and stamina.

If the item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 is item information related to the player's stamina, particularly the batting stamina value and the main stamina value change, the batting stamina value controller 1544 and the main stamina value controller 1546 And generates control information for controlling the batting ability value and the main ability value by referring to the stored player competency value data.

As described above, the item information inputted through the terminal 1000 is stored in the item application module 1510, and is recognized by the item analysis module 1520. [ At this time, the item analysis module 1520 recognizes the item information stored by referring to the item information data stored in the item information database 1710.

2) Explanation of process of inputting item information

Hereinafter, the process of controlling the pitching machine 100 or the operation according to the item used by the user will be described in detail.

The item information to be used by the user is inputted from the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID)

In order for each user to control the pitching machine 100 by using the item information he owns, item information possessed by each user and item information desired by the user among the held item information should be distinguished. Therefore, each user who performs a game first needs to be distinguished.

A user identifier (ID) is input to a user identifier (ID) input module 1410 of the terminal 1000.

When the user identifier (ID) is input, the item information loading module 1420 loads the item information assigned to the input user identifier (ID). The item information to be loaded at this time is item information previously obtained by the user, and the item information newly acquired by the user may be subjected to a separate process to be assigned to the user identifier (ID).

When the item information is loaded, the user inputs item information desired to be used in the item information input module 1430. At this time, the user may proceed with the screen baseball without using the item information, or may proceed with the screen baseball using the at least one item information.

However, in the case of item information for controlling the pitching machine 100, combinations of item information that can be used together can be limited according to the relation of item information used when the user desires to use a plurality of items of item information. This is because the effect of use of the item information for controlling the pitching machine 100 is not realized in the virtual space but is changed in the pitching machine 100 so that the constraint, .

Therefore, in order to prevent the risk that the user is injured by the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100, the combination of item information that can be used together can be limited.

An example of limiting the combination of item information in consideration of the dead ball situation that may occur in an actual baseball game is as follows.

Example of limited item information combination Pitch direction Position of batter Pitch location A right-handed pitcher
right Changeup, Toe fastball, Screw ball, Sinking Inside of the body left side Slider Inside of the body southpaw
right Slider Inside of the body left side Changeup, Toe fastball, Screw ball, Sinking Inside of the body

At this time, the position of the batter can be determined based on the pitcher's viewing direction, that is, the pitching machine 100.

When a combination of a plurality of item information items selected by the user corresponds to the combination of the limited item information items described above, if one item item information item is selected in the terminal 1000, A notification message indicating that the combination is limited may be output.

At this time, the user can input the item information, which can control the pitching machine 100 or change the player ability value, before the screen baseball progresses. When the user inputs item information for controlling the pitching machine 100 or for changing the player's ability, the pitching machine 100 is controlled or the player's ability is changed, so that the screen baseball proceeds.

Also, the user can input item information desired to be used through the item information input module 1430 even during the progress of the screen baseball. Specifically, the user inputs the item information desired to be used each time he enters the batting position or uses the item information before inputting the discharge signal through the discharge signal device 21 in order to discharge the ball from the pitching machine 100 at each time The desired item information can be input.

Accordingly, the user can change at least one of the ball restraint, pitch, and position of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 by inputting item information desired to be used each time or each ejection, So that the operation can be changed.

The input item information, that is, the item information desired by the user is transmitted to the item application module 1510 of the control unit 1500.

In step 1510, the item or module 1510 stores item information

Item information input to the terminal 1000, specifically, the item information input module 1430 of the terminal 1000, is transmitted to the item application module 1510.

The item application module 1510 stores the item information inputted. That is, among the plurality of item information assigned to each user identifier (ID), only the item information input to the item information input module 1430 for use is stored in the item application module 1510.

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 1000, item information stored in the item application module 1510 may also be plural.

The item analysis module 1520 recognizes the stored item information

Item information stored in the item application module 1510 is transmitted to the item analysis module 1520. The item analysis module 1520 recognizes what control information the stored item information contains.

The item information data stored in the item information database 1710 includes all item information that can be used in the screen baseball system. First, the item information related to the control of the pitching machine 100 will be mainly described.

The item information includes item information for changing at least one of restraint, pitch, and location ejected from the pitching machine 100, for example, item information for lowering the constraint, item information for changing the position to the body to change the position, And the like.

Operation control and related Donny item information will be described below.

The item information can be divided into item information that can greatly change an operation and item information that can change a player's ability value.

Specifically, the item information for changing the operation may include item information for changing the buster, host, stolen, hit and run, run-and-hit, bunt performance, etc. during attack, , An operation for replacing a pitcher, and the like.

That is, the item information for changing the operation may include all item information that can be controlled by an operation used in actual baseball progress.

In addition, the item information for changing the player ability value includes item information for changing the batting ability value that can affect the batting result calculation when the user hits the ball as a batter, a situation in which the runner is predominant, Item information for changing the main ability value in the running situation, item information for changing the throwing power when the defensive player throws the ball, and the like.

Item information that can change a batting order based on the batting ability value, the main ability value, and the like of the batter when determining the batting order can also be included.

 That is, the item information for changing the player ability value may include all item information related to the parameters that can be used for evaluating the competence of the player in actual baseball progress.

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 1000, item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 may be plural.

If the item information is recognized, the item analysis module 1520 delivers the recognized item information to the pitching machine control module 1530 or the game information control module 1540.

The pitching machine control module 1530 or the game information control module 1540 proceeds to the screen baseball using the recognized item information

First, a case where item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 will be described.

The item information received by the pitching machine control module 1530 is item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 as to which control information is included in relation to the pitching machine 100. Accordingly, the pitching machine control module 1530 transmits the item information to the controllers 1532, 1534, and 1536 on the basis of the item information to generate control information for controlling the pitching machine 100.

Specifically, when the recognized item information is item information related to the constraint, the constraint control unit 1532 controls the pitch control unit 1534 when the item information is related to the pitch, and the item information to the position control unit 1536 when the item information is related to the position. .

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 1000, item information transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 may also be plural. That is, any one or more of restraint, pitch, and location may be changed.

At this time, each item information does not affect other item information. That is, constraint, pitch, and location can be changed independently.

Each of the controllers 1532, 1534, and 1536 receiving the item information generates necessary control information, and the generated control information is transmitted to the pitching machine 100. [

The pitching machine 100 discharges balls according to the received control information. More specifically, the pitching machine 100 includes at least one rotatable wheel structure (not shown), which changes the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown), the rotational angle of each wheel structure (not shown) At least one of the constraint, pitch, and location of the ejected ball is ejected.

Next, a case where item information is transmitted to the game information control module 1540 will be described.

Item information received by the game information control module 1540 is item information recognized by the item analysis module 1520 to include control information for operation, more specifically, at least one of a defensive position, a batting ability value, and a main ability value . Accordingly, the game information control module 1540 transmits the item information to each of the controllers 1542, 1544, and 1546 based on the item information, and generates control information for controlling the operation.

Specifically, when the recognized item information is item information related to the defensive position, the defensive position control unit 1542, the blowing ability value control unit 1544 when the item information is related to the blowing ability value, 1546).

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 1000, item information transmitted to the game information control module 1540 may also be plural. That is, at least one of the defense position, the batting ability value, and the main power ability value may be changed.

At this time, each item information does not affect other item information. That is, the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the main power ability value can be independently changed.

Each of the controllers 1542, 1544, and 1546 receiving the item information generates necessary control information, and the generated control information is transmitted to the game information processor 1600.

At this time, the game information control module 1530 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 100, which can be changed by use of the item information, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The game information processing unit 1600 generates game information according to the received control information. More specifically, game information is generated so that at least one of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the main power ability value is changed.

The game information generated by the game information processing unit 1600 is recognized by the user through the video unit 24 and the sound unit (not shown), and the user can obtain the effect of advancing the changed actual baseball using the item information .

3) Explanation of the process of adjusting the difficulty level of screen baseball according to the item information used

Hereinafter, a process of adjusting the degree of difficulty of a screen baseball according to an item used according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, it is determined whether or not a user's ID is present. If the user identifier (ID) of the user already exists, the terminal 1000 receives the user identifier (ID) by the user. If the user identifier (ID) of the user does not exist, the user is guided to create a new user identifier (ID).

The item information loading module 1420 loads the existing item information assigned to the corresponding user ID when the user ID is input to the user ID input module 1410 of the terminal 1000.

At this time, when the user newly creates a user identifier (ID) and inputs the ID for the first time, the allocated item information does not exist, so new item information according to the user identifier (ID) is newly allocated.

Of course, in order for the new item information to be allocated, a separate step (not shown) for the user to acquire item information is required. The user can acquire the item information by purchasing the item information to which a specific key value is assigned in an incentive sales floor (not shown), a kiosk (terminal) (not shown), the Internet, a mobile device, .

In addition to purchasing through cash settlement, as described above, item information may be acquired by acquiring a user identifier (ID) in the form of a gift item when participating in various events, or by acquiring item information by using another It may be received from users as a gift to acquire item information.

When the user acquires the item information, the acquired item information is automatically assigned to the user identifier (ID) of the user. However, item information obtained without a user ID (ID) input step, such as when item information printed on a physical card or the like is purchased from an incentive sales desk of a screen baseball field or when item information is acquired by participating in an event conducted offline (Not shown) of registering the obtained item information after the user inputs the user identifier (ID).

When the item information loading module 1420 loads the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID), the user selects which item information to use for the screen baseball. That is, among the loaded item information, the item information desired by the user is input to the item information input module 1430 and applied to the progress of the screen baseball.

When the item information is input, the control unit 1500 adjusts the degree of difficulty and the screen baseball proceeds.

At this time, the user can enjoy screen baseball without using any item information. To this end, a command corresponding to "Item Information Unused" may be input to the item information input module 1430. [ In this case, screen baseball controlled by basic difficulty starts without any difficulty adjustment.

The item application module 1510 stores the item information inputted. That is, only item information input to the item information input module 1430 is stored among a plurality of item information assigned to the user identifier (ID). At this time, input item information may be one or more.

Hereinafter, the case where the input item information is related to the control information for the pitching machine 100 will be described first.

The item analysis module 1520 analyzes the stored item information and recognizes whether the stored item information includes any control information for the pitching machine 100. [ Item information data stored in the item information database 1710 is used in this process.

The pitching machine control module 1530 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 100 in accordance with the recognized item information.

More specifically, the constraint control unit 1532, the pitch control unit 1534, and the position control unit 1536 included in the pitching machine control module 1530 according to the control information included in the recognized item information, respectively, And control information for controlling the constraint, pitch and location of the ball.

Each of the controllers 1532, 1534, and 1536 can independently generate control information.

The control information generated in the pitching machine control module 1530 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 to control the rotatable wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 100. Accordingly, any one or more of constraints, pitches, and positions of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 100 can be changed.

Accordingly, the user can change at least one of restraint, pitch, and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 in various forms using the item information, so that the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball can be adjusted.

Further, as described above, the user inputs item information desired to be used every time the user enters the batting stance or inputs an ejection signal through the ejection signal device 21 in order to eject the ball at each time in the pitching machine 100 The player can change at least one of ball restraint, pitch, and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 in response to a situation occurring during the progress of the screen baseball by inputting the item information before.

Hereinafter, the case where the input item information is related to the control information for the operation will be described.

The item analysis module 1520 analyzes the stored item information and recognizes whether the stored item information includes control information such as an operation position, a defensive position, a batting ability, and a main ability. Item information data stored in the item information database 1710 is used in this process.

The game information control module 1540 generates control information for controlling the game information in accordance with the recognized item information.

The defensive position controller 1542 included in the game information control module 1540, the blowing ability value controller 1544 and the flagship ability controller 1546 included in the game information control module 1540 respectively perform screen baseball progression The batting ability value, and the main capability value.

Each of the control units 1542, 1544, and 1546 can independently generate control information.

The control information generated by the game information control module 1540 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600. The game information processing unit 1600 receives the control information and generates game information required for the progress of the screen baseball. Accordingly, any one or more of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the flagship ability may be changed when the screen baseball progresses.

Accordingly, the user can change at least one of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the flagship ability in the screen baseball in various forms using the item information, so that the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball can be adjusted.

As described above, in the case of the item information for changing the operation, the item information is input every time the user enters the batting position or the discharge signal device 21 is operated to discharge the ball at each time in the pitching machine 100 It is possible to input the item information before inputting the discharge signal to change the operation in response to the situation occurring in the course of the screen baseball in real time.

4) Description of the embodiment in which the pitching machine 100 is controlled

Hereinafter, the process and result of changing at least one of the ball restraint, pitch, and position of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 according to the item information used by the pitching machine control module 1530 will be described.

In the following embodiments, it is assumed that the user has a low restraint, a ball is fastball, and a batting result is good when the location is inside.

If item information is used so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball is adjusted upward

A procedure and a result of controlling the pitching machine 100 by the pitching machine control module 1530 when the item information is used to adjust the difficulty level upward will be described.

The present embodiment is characterized in that the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint drop, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch fastener, (4) pitch slider, (5) And is outside.

If the user selects (2) the constraint increase and (6) selects the location outside, the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 through the above-described process.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 1532 and the position control unit 1536, respectively, so that the control information for raising the constraint of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 and the control information for changing the position to the outside .

In this process, constraint data and location data stored in the constraint database 1720 and the location database 1740 are utilized.

The control information generated by each of the control units 1532 and 1536 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 so that the rotation speed of the wheel structure and the rotation axis of the wheel structure (not shown) And is discharged.

At this time, since the function information on the pitch is not transmitted, the pitch according to the basic difficulty is maintained without any control process.

Therefore, the difficulty of the batting result of the user is increased, that is, the restraint of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 100 is increased, and the location is changed to the outside, so that the difficulty of the screen baseball to be sensed by the user can be adjusted upward.

If item information is used so that the difficulty level of screen baseball is adjusted downward

A procedure and a result of controlling the pitching machine 100 by the pitching machine control module 1530 when the item information is used so that the difficulty level is downwardly adjusted will be described.

The present embodiment is characterized in that the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint drop, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch fastener, (4) pitch slider, (5) And is outside.

When the user selects (1) constraint declination and (3) pitch fastener, the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 through the above-described process.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 1532 and the pitch control unit 1534, respectively, so that control information for reducing pitch constraint of the pitching machine 100 and control information for changing the pitch to pitch .

The control information generated by each of the control units 1532 and 1534 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) is changed and the rotational speed of the two or more wheel structures (not shown) The ball is ejected from the pitching machine 100.

At this time, since the function information on the location has not been transmitted, the location according to the basic degree of difficulty is maintained without any separate control process.

Accordingly, the difficulty of the user's batting result can be adjusted downward, that is, the constraint of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 is lowered and the ball is changed to the fastball.

Using item information to randomize the difficulty of screen baseball

The procedure and results of the pitching machine control module 1530 controlling the pitching machine 100 when the item information is used so that the difficulty level is randomly adjusted will be described.

This embodiment is the case where the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint randomness, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch randomness, (4) pitch slider, and (5) location random.

If the user selects (1) constrained random and (3) pitch random, the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 through the above-described process.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 1532 and the pitch control unit 1534, respectively, and control information for randomly changing the constraint of balls ejected from the pitching machine 100 and a control for randomly changing pitches Information is generated.

To this end, the constraint control unit 1532 and the pitch control unit 1534 are respectively connected to a random selection module (not shown) which can randomly select constraint data stored in the constraint database 1720 and pitch data stored in the pitch database 1730 .

Of course, the location control unit 1536 may also include a random selection module (not shown) that can randomly select location data stored in the location database 1740.

The control information generated by each of the control units 1532 and 1534 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) is changed and the rotational speed of the two or more wheel structures (not shown) The ball is ejected from the pitching machine 100.

At this time, since the function information on the location has not been transmitted, the location according to the basic degree of difficulty is maintained without any separate control process.

Therefore, the user can not predict the ball restraint and pitch of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100, so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball the user experiences can be adjusted upward or downward or can be maintained as it is. In other words, it is possible to variously adjust the degree of difficulty, and in addition, since the user can not predict which ball, ball, and ball will be ejected, it can increase the sense of immersion in the screen baseball.

When the item information is used so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball is adjusted differently from the item information name

The process and result of the pitching machine control module 1530 controlling the pitching machine 100 when the item information is used so that the difficulty level is adjusted differently from the item information name will be described.

This embodiment is the case where the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint declination (false), (2) pitch changeup, (3) pitch slider, and (4) location outside (false).

If the user selects (1) constraint decline (false) and (4) location outside (false), the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 1530 through the above-described process.

Specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 1532 and the location control unit 1536, respectively, so that control information for changing the constraint of the ball to be discharged from the pitching machine 100 and control information for changing the location are generated .

At this time, the process of the control unit 1532 and the location control unit 1536 generating the control information for changing the constraint and the location are slightly different from the above-described embodiments.

That is, in the above-described embodiments, the control information included in the item information is the same as the name of the item information, but in this embodiment, the name of the item information and the control information included in the item information are different.

That is, in the case of constrained down (false) item information, not including control information for reducing constraint, but including control information other than control information for reducing constraint.

Similarly, in the case of location outside (false) item information, it does not include control information for changing the location outward but includes information other than control information for changing the location outward. This can also be applied to the case of pitch change item (false) item information.

The constraint control unit 1532 and the location control unit 1536 can arbitrarily select constraint data stored in the constraint database 1720 and item data items different from the item data of the location data stored in the location database 1740 And a false item information selection module (not shown).

Of course, the pitch controller 1534 may further include a false item information selection module (not shown) capable of randomly selecting pitch data stored in the pitch database 1730.

The control information generated by each of the control units 1532 and 1536 is transmitted to the pitching machine 100 so that the rotation speed of the wheel structure and the rotation axis of the wheel structure (not shown) And is discharged.

At this time, since the function information on the pitch is not transmitted, the pitch according to the basic difficulty is maintained without any control process.

Accordingly, since the constraint and the position of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 are changed as intended by the user, the difficulty level of the screen baseball the user experiences can be adjusted upward or downward or can be maintained as it is. In other words, it is possible to variously adjust the degree of difficulty, and in addition, since the user can not predict which ball, ball, and ball will be ejected, it can increase the sense of immersion in the screen baseball.

5) Description of an embodiment in which operations are controlled

Hereinafter, a process and result of changing at least one of the defensive position, the batting ability value, and the main ability value in the course of screen baseball according to the item information used by the game information control module 1540 will be described.

When using item information to change the defensive position

The process and result of controlling the game information by the game information control module 1540 when the item information for changing the defensive position is used will be described.

The present embodiment is a case in which the defensive position can be located on the left, right, front, rear, and center. In this case, the center position corresponds to the defensive position according to the basic difficulty, and corresponds to the defensive position when there is no item information use or control.

When the user inputs item information for changing the defensive position data, the recognized item information is transmitted to the game information control module 1540 through the above-described process.

More specifically, the item information recognized by the defensive position control unit 1542 of the game information control module 1540 is transmitted to generate control information for changing defensive position data.

In this process, the defensive position data stored in the defensive position database 1750 is utilized.

The control information generated in the defensive position control unit 1542 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600, and the defensive position data is changed in accordance with the transmitted control information.

Specifically, the defensive position is changed to the left, right, rear, and forward according to the information for changing the defensive position data included in the used item information, and the degree of the defensive position may be changed according to the used item information .

Therefore, the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball can be adjusted upward or downward, because the defense can be changed advantageously or unfavorably by changing the defensive position according to the batting tendency of the opposing user or the NPC (Non Player Character).

Item information that changes the striking ability value is used

The process and result of controlling the game information by the game information control module 1540 when the item information for changing the blowing ability value is used will be described.

The present embodiment is a case in which the batting ability value is largely divided into a bowing force and a bowing force, and the bowing force and bowling force data can be controlled to be raised or lowered, respectively.

When the user inputs item information for changing the batting ability value data, the recognized item information is transmitted to the game information control module 1540 through the process described above.

More specifically, the item information recognized by the striking ability value control unit 1544 of the game information control module 1540 is transmitted to generate control information for changing the striking ability value data.

In this process, the batting ability value data stored in the player ability data base 1760 is utilized.

The control information generated by the batting ability value control unit 1544 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600, and the batting ability value data is changed in accordance with the transmitted control information.

Specifically, the long-term potency data or the short-term force data is increased or decreased depending on the type of the striking ability value included in the used item information. In this case, the degree of the change may be changed according to the used item information.

Accordingly, the user can change the batting ability data of the user or the opponent user and the NPC to influence the batting result of the player himself / herself, the opponent player or the NPC, so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball can be adjusted upward or downward.

When item information is used to change the flags

The process and result of controlling the game information by the game information control module 1540 when the item information for changing the main capability value is used will be described.

The present embodiment is a case in which the main capability value is divided into a moving speed of the runner and a moving speed of the defender, and the moving speed of the runner and the moving speed of the defender are controlled to be raised or lowered, respectively.

When the user inputs item information for changing the main capability data, the recognized item information is transmitted to the game information control module 1540 through the above-described process.

More specifically, the item information recognized by the main-ability-value control unit 1546 of the game information control module 1540 is transmitted to generate control information for changing the main-capability-value data.

In this process, the main skill value data stored in the player's ability data base 1760 is utilized.

The control information generated by the main-ability-value control unit 1546 is transmitted to the game information processing unit 1600, and the main-ability-value data is changed in accordance with the transmitted control information.

Specifically, the main data of the runner or the defender is raised or lowered depending on the type of the main ability value included in the item information used, and in this case, the degree of the change can be changed according to the used item information.

Therefore, the user can change the flags of his / her opponent and non-player character (NPC) data to affect the running speed of the runner or the moving speed of the defender, Can be adjusted upward or downward.

(5) Explanation of the process of changing virtual player attributes

The screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention can change the virtual player ability value according to the wearing equipment, the body shape of the user, and the gesture of the user.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 22. Fig.

1) Explanation of an embodiment in which virtual player attributes are changed according to wearing equipment

Description of the system

In an embodiment of the present invention, one sensor 23b can perform both a function of detecting a flight path and a function of detecting whether equipment is installed. In another embodiment, a sensor 23b for sensing a flight path, And a sensor for detecting whether or not it is present.

For example, since the sensor for detecting the flight path is a camera sensor, two functions of flight trajectory detection and equipment presence detection can be implemented in one sensor 23b. For example, if the sensor for detecting the flight path is an infrared sensor, another type of sensor 23b for detecting whether the device is installed may be additionally provided.

In either case, the sensor 23b may be provided with a function of detecting whether or not it is equipped, and it is needless to say that there is no limitation on the type of the sensor.

Further, there is no limitation on the manner in which the sensor 23b senses the equipment.

For example, a tag may be provided in the equipment so that the sensor 23b may sense whether the equipment is equipped by reading or sensing the tag. The tag may be any type such as a signal tag such as an RF tag or a vision tag such as a marker. As used herein, "tag" should be broadly understood to mean any kind of chip that the sensor 23b can read or sense. In another example, the sensor 23b may detect the presence of the equipment by recognizing the predetermined shape of the equipment itself or recognizing predetermined printing in the equipment or the like.

Further, there is no limitation in the position and direction in which the sensor 23b is installed for sensing the equipment. It is sufficient that it is properly installed in a position where the equipment can be easily detected.

For example, the sensor 23b may be provided at an entry (around a door provided at one side of the safety net 11) at which the user enters the game zone 20 in the safe zone 10, It is possible to detect whether equipment is present at the moment of entry. As another example, the sensor 23b may be provided to face the batter in the vicinity of the batter's seat to detect whether or not the user at the batter's seat is equipped with the device.

Meanwhile, the system according to the present invention further includes a control unit 1500 for simulating a screen baseball and a player competence database 1760.

The control unit 1500 includes a game setting module 1550, a game progress module 1560, a pitching control unit 1570, a batting calculation unit 1580 and an additional calculation performing unit 1590. These are electrically connected to the operation unit 12, the discharge signal device 21, the image unit 24, the sensor 23b, and the pitching machine 100.

The game setting module 1550 performs a function of setting various game modes according to the user's selection. 2 team mode, 3 team mode, handicap mode, and remote competition.

The game progress module 1560 performs screen baseball simulation according to the baseball game rules. The pitching machine 100 causes the pitching machine 100 to eject the ball through the pitching control unit 1570. When the discharged ball is hit, the sensor 23b or another sensor detects the flight path, .

Further, the strike zone calculation unit 1580 sets a strike zone, and if the user fails to strike, it is checked whether or not the strike zone has passed. By performing strike and ball counting, the result is also calculated.

The additional operation performing unit 1590 performs a function of changing a virtual player's ability stat when a device is detected using the method according to the present invention. This will be described in detail below.

In the player's ability data database 1760, an initial value of a virtual player's ability stat (stat) is stored, which is a predetermined value by the manufacturer, and the manufacturer can freely modify and change the corresponding value.

The virtual player stat (stat) may include any item.

For example, if the screen baseball game is a batting mode, the batting abilities will be used, which may include batting average, slugging percentage, main power, and so on. The batting rate affects the calculation of the hitting by using the flight trajectory of the ball flying by the user in real hitting, and the slugging rate influences whether or not the batting (double, triple, homerun, etc.) occurs. In other words, even if the user hits with the same flight trajectory, the hitting ability can be changed according to the batting average among the virtual player stat (stat), and if the batter is double or triple according to the slugging rate, It may be changed to a home run.

If the screen baseball game is a pitch mode, the pitcher ability value will be used, which may include accuracy, constraint, and the like. Accuracy affects the strike / ball judgment, and restraint affects the outcome of the actual user's pitching or the result of the virtual batter hitting the ball. In other words, even if the user is pitching with the same constraint and pitch, it may be a strike in the situation that the ball will become the ball according to the accuracy of the virtual player stat (stat), and the pitch of the ball pitching at 60 km / / h and output through the video unit 24, and the virtual batter is calculated as having failed to hit.

In addition, the player ability data base 1760 includes various operations that can be performed in real baseballs and initial values for performing them. For example, a hit-and-run operation that can be performed in the presence of a runner may be included, in which case the initial value of the runner's basestation distance (ie, the distance the runner is spaced from the base) may be included.

That is, for the heat land run, the player ability data base 1760 stores a situation in which an operation can be executed (a runner must be present) and an initial value of the operation (base running distance of the runner) .

The equipment used according to the present invention may be any equipment for baseball. FIG. 4 shows a helmet, a dedicated bat, a glove, and a protector, but may further include uniforms, shoes, baseball caps, gloves, and the like.

If the sensor 23b is a camera sensor, it is not necessarily a device with a separate tag and may be a commercially available device. In another embodiment, if the sensor 23b is a reader that reads a tag, Tag must be provided.

Specific simulation methods

When the user selects a desired game mode using the game setting module 1550 and starts the game, the game progress module 1560 of the control unit 1500 sets the virtual player's stat value for screen baseball to the player's ability value database 1760).

When the user is at the batting position and is ready to strike, the baseball ball ejection signal will be applied to the pitching control unit 1570 by the ejection signal device 21.

At this time, the sensor 23b toward the batter seat senses the presence or absence of the user's equipment. When the equipment is detected, the user recognizes that the equipment is worn.

When the equipment is detected and the user recognizes that the equipment is worn, the additional operation performing unit 1590 changes the loaded virtual player ability stat according to the detected equipment. A concrete method of changing is described below with an example.

Now, the game progress module 1560 advances the screen baseball according to the baseball game rules using the changed virtual player ability stat (stat).

Specifically, the pitching controller 1570 applies the baseball ball ejection signal to the pitching machine 100. When the pitching machine 100 ejects the ball, the user hits the ball, and the sensor 23b or the sensor 23b A separate sensor senses the flight path of the hit ball, and the batting calculation unit 1580 calculates the batting result using the sensed flight path and the changed virtual batting ability stat (stat).

How to Change Virtual Player Abilities According to Equipment Combination

Although the present invention can be applied to any baseball equipment, some cases will be exemplified.

Helmet and Protector

In the striking mode in which the user hits, when the sensor 23b detects the helmet and the protector, it is preferable that the additional arithmetic execution unit 1590 changes the loaded virtual stats stat in an increasing direction.

The wearing of helmets and guards is necessary for increased safety, and may increase the overall ability to encourage the wearing of helmets and guards. For example, you could change your virtual player stats (stat) to increase both batting average, slugging percentage, and main power.

It would be more desirable to have these helmets and guards on the screen baseball field for use by any user, rather than selling them at screen baseball stores.

Gloves and special bat

It is desirable that the virtual player's stats, which are changed when wearing equipment other than safety equipment such as helmets and guards, are closely related to the attributes of the equipment. The user's interest can be improved.

For example, in the batting mode in which the user hits, when the sensor 23b detects the glove, the additional operation performing unit 1590 changes the direction in which the batting rate of the loaded virtual player ability stat stat is increased . The user will have the perception that a sophisticated batting is possible when hitting a baseball glove.

As another example, a case where a dedicated bat is used can be mentioned. In the conventional screen baseball field, a general bat for batting is provided. However, by using a dedicated bat equipped with a tag such as a signal tag and a vision tag so that the sensor 23b can sense, You can change the stat (stat).

That is, when the sensor 23b senses a dedicated bat in the batting mode in which the user hits, the additional operation performing unit 1590 changes the slanting factor of the loaded virtual player ability stat stat to increase desirable. The user will have the perception that the ball will fly further when hitting with a dedicated bat.

The glove and the dedicated bat sensed by the sensor 23b may be sold in a screen baseball store. In this case, the economic efficiency of the screen baseball store will be improved.

etc

In addition to a helmet, a protector, a glove, and a dedicated bat, any equipment such as a uniform, a shoe, and a baseball cap may be applied to the present invention.

Users who want to use superior player abilities will enjoy screen baseball after wearing a variety of equipment, which increases safety and increases the profitability of the store by selling tagged equipment. Of course these devices can be used in real-world baseballs or catch balls as well as in screen baseball fields.

It is also possible to apply the helmet mode instead of the batting mode, in which case the glove may be added. That is, if the pitching is performed in a state in which a predetermined glove is worn, the virtual player's ability stat can be changed so as to improve accuracy and restraint.

How to change the virtual player's ability according to the grade of equipment

The present invention can provide various player ability values according to the grade of the equipment even when recognizing the same kind of equipment, thereby increasing the interest.

For example, even if the same dedicated bat is used, it can be set in advance so as to be identified by the sensor 23b by being classified into an A class, a B class, a C class, a D class, an E class, When a user hits using a special A-class bat, the virtual player's stat value can be increased to a larger value and can be increased to a smaller value than when using the E-class exclusive bat.

As another example, a dedicated bat classified into A to E grades may change the virtual player stat (stat) more variously. A grade may be set to increase the slugging rate but to slightly reduce the batting rate as a long bat, and the B class may be set to increase the batting rate slightly while reducing the slugging rate slightly.

The equipment that changes the virtual player's stat according to the rating may be any kind of equipment such as a helmet, a protector, a glove, and a uniform, as well as a dedicated bat.

In this manner, the user can select one of various kinds of dedicated bats according to the batting result he wants to draw, so that he can strike at the screen baseball field. As a result, diversity of the game increases, You can get the same feeling.

2) Explanation of the embodiment in which the virtual player ability value is changed according to the user's body type

Description of the system

In the system of the present embodiment, there is a difference in the sensor 23b in the above-described 1) configuration, and this will be mainly described below.

The sensor 23b should be able to sense the body shape of the user located at the plate. To this end, the sensor 23b should be positioned facing the batter.

The manner in which the sensor 23b detects the user's body shape may be any method. For example, the sensor 23b may be a camera sensor and may calculate the number of pixels occupied by the user's body, so that it may be a method of calculating whether it is a small body or a large body compared to a predetermined reference body. In addition, the position of the maximum pixel can be used to detect the user's key.

It is preferable that the sensor 23b can perform both the function of calculating the flight path and the function of sensing the user's body shape. When the sensor 23b is a camera sensor, two functions can be implemented in one sensor 23b. A sensor (an infrared sensor or the like) for calculating a flight path and a sensor 23b for sensing a user's body shape may be separately provided.

Specific simulation methods

The simulation method of the present embodiment differs from the above-described simulation method of 1) in that it detects the body shape of the user rather than the wearing equipment, and will be described below.

The sensor 23b for the batter seat senses the user's body shape. Specifically, since the range of the reference body shape is determined in advance, it is possible to detect whether the body shape is smaller or larger. That is, the user's body shape is included in one of the three types of small body, standard body, and large body. Of course, although it is divided into three stages here, it is also obvious that it can be divided into two or more stages.

The additional operation performing unit 1590 changes the loaded virtual player stat (stat) according to the detected user body type. A concrete method of changing is described below with an example.

How to Change Virtual Player Abilities According to User Body Type

The present invention may change any of the virtual player's stat values according to the steps of the user's body set in advance at a plurality of stages, but some cases will be exemplified here.

When the user's body shape is detected as a predetermined reference body shape, the virtual player's ability stat (stat) can use the initial value as it is.

When the user's body shape is detected as a body smaller than a predetermined reference body shape, the batting average of the virtual player's stat (stat) increases and the slugging percentage decreases. This is a replica of the fact that, in general, a small-sized user performs a real baseball game, resulting in a lack of power, resulting in a reduced slugging percentage but a more sophisticated hit.

Conversely, when the user's body shape is detected to be larger than the predetermined reference body shape, the batting average of the virtual player's ability stat (stat) can be changed and the slugging percentage can be changed to increase. This is because, in general, when a large-sized user performs a real baseball game, the slugging rate is increased due to the strong power, but the elaborate striking is relatively difficult through the large swing.

By changing the virtual player's stat value in this manner, it is recognized that when a user of a small body or a large body performs a screen baseball game, a batting result similar to a real baseball game is calculated, interest and engagement will be increased.

Of course, this method is also applicable in pitch mode, not batting mode. For example, when a small-sized user pitches, the virtual player's stat (stat) can be changed so that the accuracy is increased but the constraint is reduced. If the user of the large tooth type is pitching, the accuracy is decreased but the restraint is increased Can be changed.

How to determine whether to strike

In the present invention, since the sensor 23b senses the user's body shape, it is possible to apply the advanced striking determination method as compared with the conventional striking determination method. If the user does not strike the ball, the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 passes through the home plate, and the user's interest can be raised by accurately determining whether the result is strike or ball.

Strike zone setting is required for strike judgment.

In a conventional screen baseball system, a strike zone is set as an unconditional strike zone or a virtual zone set as a two-dimensional coordinate zone. That is, it is set regardless of the body shape of the user. In the latter case, a hypothetical strike zone was set up on the upper side of the groove plate in the game area 20, with a left-right width of 51.4 cm and a vertical height of 78 cm.

In the present invention, a strike zone is set as in a real baseball in accordance with a user's body size.

The user's key is detected when the user's body shape is confirmed by the sensor 23b. In this case, the vertical height of the strike zone corresponding to the user's key is set. The left and right width is determined to be a constant value of 51.4 cm based on one point of the groove plate as in the prior art.

An example where a user with a height of 170 cm is located at the batting seat is illustrated.

According to the human body standard ratio of a person having a height of 170 cm, the waist height is 98 cm, the knee height is 44 cm, and the shoulder height is 144 cm. Therefore, the strike zone for a user having a height of 170 cm in the body database (not shown) It is stored in advance as 77 cm in height up to 121 cm which is the middle of the pants belt line (waist height) and the upper shoulder (shoulder height). Therefore, when the sensor 23b detects the user's key at 170 cm, the strike zone calculation unit 1580 sets the strike zone by setting the height and the vertical height of the strike zone to 44 cm and 77 cm, respectively. When the strike zone is set, whether the ball ejected from the pitching machine 100 has passed through the strike zone or not is determined through strike or ball viewing.

3) Explanation of the process of changing the virtual player's ability according to the user's gesture

Description of the system

The system of this embodiment is the same as that of the above-mentioned 2), and there is a difference in that the gesture of the user located at the plate is detected by the sensor 23b.

The process in which the sensor 23b senses the user's gesture is the same as that in which the sensor 23b senses the user's body shape, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Specific simulation methods

The simulation method of the present embodiment differs from the above-described simulation method of 1) in that the gesture of the user is detected rather than the wearing equipment, and the following description will focus on the difference.

The sensor 23b for the batter's seat senses the user's gesture. Detectable gestures are stored in advance and can be verified in various ways to determine whether a gesture that the user actually acts is a pre-stored gesture.

The additional operation performing unit 1590 changes the loaded virtual player ability stat (stat) according to the detected user gesture. A concrete method of changing is described below with an example.

Now, the game progress module 1560 advances the screen baseball according to the baseball game rules using the changed virtual player ability stat (stat).

On the other hand, the game progress module 1560 may load an initial operation value for operation and operation success rate calculation from the player ability data base 1760 under a specific condition. For example, in a situation where there is a runner, a hit-and-run operation is loaded. In the present embodiment, the operation initial value is changed according to the user gesture, and the operation success rate is changed. A description thereof will also be described later.

How to change the virtual player's ability according to the user's gesture and change the success rate

The present embodiment may change any of the virtual player stat values stat according to a predetermined user gesture, but some cases will be exemplified here.

If the user strikes without taking any gesture, the virtual player stat (stat) can use the initial value as it is.

When the user takes a gesture to lift the bat, and the sensor 23b senses this, the batting average of the virtual player's stat value may be reduced and the slugging percentage may be increased. This gesture is due to the famous baseball player's famous home run gesture.

Here, it is noted that if the batting rate is not reduced, the virtual player's ability stat (stat) increases only to the good side, and the interest may decrease.

As another example, if the user steps down the bat and touches the ground (generally, at or near the home plate), the batting average of the virtual player stats (stat) may increase and the slugging percentage may decrease.

Such a gesture can be perceived as a gesture in which a real baseball player who wants a baseball rather than a baseball player sits down in a low posture.

This method is applicable to the helm mode, not the batting mode. For example, if you keep your pitching setup posture longer than a certain amount of time, you can change the stat statistic of the virtual player to increase the accuracy but reduce the constraint, and if you take the shoulder gesture, .

In another embodiment of the present invention, the operational success rate can be changed by the user gesture. In a specific situation in which an operation can be performed, the game progress module 1560 loads the initial value of the operation from the player's ability data base 1760, and the screen baseball proceeds so that the initial value of the operation loaded according to the user's gesture is changed.

For example, a hit-and-run operation can be applied in a situation where there is a runner. According to the conventional technique, the base read distance, which is the initial value of the operation stored in the player's ability data database 1760, is equally loaded regardless of the user's gesture, However, according to the present invention, when the sensor 23b recognizes a user gesture to lift the end of the bat toward the screen, the initial operation value may be changed to increase the bass reading distance.

Accordingly, if the batting is successfully performed, the success rate of the operation is increased, and the additional battle will be calculated as possible.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

10: Safety Zone
11: Safety net
11a: Doorway
12:
13: Chair
14: Table
20: Game Area
21: Discharge signal device
22: Screen
22a: Screen hole
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25: Baseball collecting department
26: Toss machine
27: pitch plate
30: pitching zone
100: pitching machine
110: Ball supply
112: Discharge shaft
114: second hydraulic cylinder
120: wheel portion
121, 122, 123: a first wheel, a second wheel, a third wheel
130: Ball guide
131: first ball guide portion
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132: second ball guide portion
132a: Switchgear
132b: guide projection
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142: first wheel module
142a: wheel
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143: second wheel module
143a: wheel
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144: third wheel module
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150: Support frame
152: Fixed bar
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153a: cylinder tube
153c: Actuator
160: Fixing rod
170: Support
200: Screen shutter
210: frame
220: first rotating shaft
230: second rotating shaft
240: first pulley
250: second pulley
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270: timing belt
280: Safety Screen
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300: Camera sensor
310: camera
311: Right camera
312: Left camera
320: Infrared illumination unit
330: Support plate
400: standby input device
410: Main power input
411, 412, 413: Main input button
414: Main input type footrest
420: a defensive shift input unit
421: Support member
422: Left defensive shift input button
423: Right defensive shift input button
424: Upside-down shift-shift input button
425: Lower defensive shift input button
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431: direction selection member
432: Sphere input button
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511: Ball collecting space
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512: Side
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513: rear
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520: spindle
521: Ball insertion hole
521a: rear edge
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524: Outsourced
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541: Motor
560: Collecting power section
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581: Whether or not the rotation is determined
582: Rotation frequency determination module
583: Power control module
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611: Front
611a: front cover part
613: Side
613a: side cover portion
614: Bottom
614a: bottom opening
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614c:
615: upper surface
615a: upper surface opening
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621: Ball collecting device connection
622: Air inlet body
622a: inlet sensor opening
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640: Orbital circulation part
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642: Lower pulley
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653a: Outlet sensor opening
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661: Motor
662: Pulley
663: Belt
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671: inclined surface member
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673: Support member
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681: Determination of congestion
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691: Inflow sensor
692: grip part sensor
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1000: terminal
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1120: Game Operation Module
1130: Meat Zone Setting Module
1140: Serving result calculation module
1141: batter level operation module
1142: Positional position calculation module
1143: constraint operation module
1150: Event progress module
1160: Sensor
1190: Player Database
1210: Game setting module
1220: Game Operation Module
1230: Operation execution module
1231: Operation setting section
1232: condition check unit
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1235: Operation result operation unit
1291: Player Database
1292: Operation condition database
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1310: Data application module
1320: Data Analysis Module
1330: skill analysis module
1340: Control module
1342: Pitching machine control module
1344: Deflection rotation control module
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1370: Game information processor
1410: User Identifier (ID) input module
1420: Item information loading module
1430: Item information input module
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1510: Item or module
1520: Item Analysis Module
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1544: Striking ability value control section
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1550: Game Settings Module
1560: Game progress module
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A pitching machine (100); And
And a ball supply device (700) in which the ball is communicatively connected to the pitching machine (100)
The ball supply device (700)
A ball collecting device 500; And
And a ball transfer device (600) communicably connected to the ball collecting device (500)
The ball collecting device (500)
A ball collecting unit 510;
A rotating plate 520 rotatably coupled to the inside of the rear surface 513 of the ball collecting unit 510 and having a plurality of hole inserting holes 521 formed therein; And
And a rotation plate sensor 515 positioned on the rear side of the rotation plate 520,
The ball supply device 700 includes a supply control unit 710 including a collection control unit 580,
The acquisition control unit 580,
A rotation determination module 581 for determining whether a stop time of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or longer than a reference time based on whether the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515 is rotated;
A rotation number determination module 582 for determining whether the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or greater than a reference number by using the rotation number of the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515; And
And a power supply control module (583) for controlling power applied to the ball supply device (700).
Screen baseball system.
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(a) detecting whether the rotation plate sensor 515 rotates and rotates the rotation plate 520;
(b) The rotation determination module 581 determines whether the rotation duration of the rotation plate 520 is equal to or longer than a reference time using the rotation of the rotation plate 520 sensed by the rotation plate sensor 515 step;
(c) If the rotation duration determination module 581 determines that the rotation duration of the rotation disc 520 is equal to or longer than the reference time, the rotation determination module 581 determines that the rotation disc 520 has experienced a jam phenomenon ; And
(d) shutting off the power supplied to the power collecting unit 560 by the power control module 583 when it is determined in step (c) that a jamming phenomenon has occurred in the rotation plate 520 ,
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
5. The method of claim 4,
After step (c) and before step (d)
(c1) If the stop duration of the swing plate 520 determined by the rotation determination module 581 is less than the reference time, the rotation number determination module 582 determines that the rotation plate 520 sensed by the swing plate sensor 515 Determining whether the number of rotations of the rotary plate 520 is equal to or greater than a reference number of times using the number of rotations of the rotary plate 520; And
(c2) when the number of rotations of the rotation plate 520 determined by the rotation number determination module 582 is equal to or greater than the reference number, the rotation number determination module 582 determines that the rotation of the rotation plate 520 is necessary Further comprising:
After the step (d)
(d1) If it is determined in step (c2) that the reverse rotation of the rotation plate 520 is necessary, the power control module 583 controls the collecting power section 560 to rotate the rotation plate 520 in the reverse direction ≪ / RTI >
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
The method according to claim 1,
The coin transfer device 600 includes:
A body 610;
A ball inlet portion 620 including a main body connection portion 623 formed inside the main body 610 so as to communicate with the main body 610 in a communicable manner;
A hole holding portion 630 passing through the body connecting portion 623;
An air discharging portion 650 communicably connected to the main body 610 and including a discharge opening portion 651 through which the hollow grip portion 630 passes; And
An inlet sensor 691 provided in the inlet 620 and a grip sensor 692 provided in the main body 610 at a predetermined distance from the outlet 651, And a discharge sensor (693) provided in the discharge port
Screen baseball system.
The method according to claim 6,
The ball transport device 600 includes both the inlet sensor 691, the grip sensor 692 and the outlet sensor 693,
Screen baseball system.
8. The method of claim 7,
The ball supply device 700 includes a supply control unit 710,
The supply control unit 710 includes a transfer control unit 680 including a status determination module 681,
The presence or absence determination module 681 determines whether or not there is a hole detected by the inlet sensor 691 and the outlet sensor 693 and the presence or absence of the hole detected by the grip sensor 692 Whether the ball is stagnant or not,
Screen baseball system.

10. A control method used in a screen baseball system according to claim 8,
(a) whether the inlet sensor 691 detects the presence of a hole in the inlet port 620, whether the gripper sensor 692 detects the presence of the hole gripper 630, and Detecting whether or not the discharge sensor 693 detects the presence of the hole of the hole discharging unit 650;
(b) determining whether the stagnancy determining module 681 determines that the ball non-existence duration detected by the discharge sensor 693 is equal to or greater than a first time;
(c) If the stagnant state determination module 681 determines that the ball grip unit 630 sensed by the grip sensor sensor 692 is in a state in which the ball sensor unit 693 senses a ball absence duration longer than a first time, Determining whether the non-existent duration of the first time is greater than a third time; And
(d) If the absence duration of the hollow gripper 630 detected by the gripper sensor 692 is equal to or greater than a third time, the stagnancy determining module 681 determines that the operation of the orbit circulator 400 is abnormal And determining that an occurrence has occurred,
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
10. The method of claim 9,
After step (b) and before step (c)
(b1) When the duration of the absence of the ball detected by the discharging portion sensor 693 is less than the first time, the stagnancy determining module 681 determines the existence duration of the ball detected by the discharging portion sensor 693 Determining whether the second time is longer than the second time; And
(b2) when the presence duration of the ball detected by the discharge sensor 693 is equal to or longer than a second time, the stagnancy determining module 681 determines that a ball stuck phenomenon occurs in the ball discharger 650 Comprising:
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
11. The method of claim 10,
After step (c) and before step (d)
(c1) If the absence duration of the hollow gripper 630 detected by the grip sensor 692 is less than the third time, the congestion determining module 681 determines that the ball Determining whether the non-existent duration of the second time is greater than or equal to a fifth time; And
(c2) When the ball absence absence duration detected by the inlet sensor 691 is equal to or greater than the fifth time, the congestion determining module 681 determines that an error has occurred in the operation of the ball collecting apparatus 500 Comprising:
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
12. The method of claim 11,
After step (c1) and before step (c2)
(c1 ') If the absence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor (691) is less than the fifth time, the congestion determining module (681) determines the presence duration of the ball sensed by the inlet sensor Determining whether it is the sixth time; And
(c2 ') If the presence duration of the ball detected by the inlet sensor 691 is equal to or greater than the sixth time, the congestion determining module 681 determines that a ball catch phenomenon occurs in the ball inlet 620 ; ≪ / RTI >
A method of controlling a screen baseball system.
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