KR102053911B1 - Golf guide system and Method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention is to guide the position of a hole cup to a user, which comprises: a ball marker for displaying guide information for guiding the position of the hole cup to the user; and a hole cup marker for transmitting hole cup position information about the position of the hole cup to the ball marker, wherein the ball marker can display the guide information based on the position information received from the hole cup marker.

Description

Golf guide system and method using the same

The present invention relates to a golf guide system and a golf guide method using the same, and more particularly, to a golf guide system for guiding a position of a hole cup to a user through a ball marker and a hole cup marker and a golf guide method using the same.

In general, golf is a sport in which 18 holes are played in three rounds or four rounds, and the golfer with the lowest score is the winner, and the winning and losing depends on the accuracy of the direction and distance of the ball.

Accordingly, many techniques have been developed to guide the golfer in the direction and distance of the ball.

For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-0092142 discloses a golfer's current position and direction on a golf course using GPS information and map data to indicate a distance and direction to a hole cup of a corresponding hole. Disclosed is a technique for positioning a hole cup and a method thereof.

However, in the related art, the distance and the direction angle to the hole cup are displayed by numerical values and text data on the screen, and the golfer needs to guess and hit the direction so that the golfer's hitting direction accuracy is low.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1602964 discloses a golf course guide system for determining the position of the hole cup by the signal emitted from at least two beacon devices and the hole cup, a plurality of golf courses (one green) Since the hole cups are arranged, it is unclear which of the plurality of hole cups to guide the position of the hole cups.

The present invention is to provide a golf guide system and a golf guide method using the same to guide the user in a more accurate direction and distance as to solve the above problems.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-described problem, the objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings. .

Golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention to guide the position of the hole cup to the user, a ball marker for displaying the guide information for guiding the position of the hole cup to the user; And a hole cup marker which transmits hole cup position information on the position of the hole cup to the ball marker, wherein the ball marker may display the guide information based on the position information received from the hole cup marker.

According to the golf guide system and the golf guide method using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to guide the user in a more accurate direction and distance.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a golf course for explaining a golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic block diagram of a golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic block diagram of a ball marker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic perspective view of a ball marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a ball marker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a schematic block diagram of a hole cup marker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic perspective view of a hole cup marker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a schematic side view of a hole cup marker connected to a putt according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a schematic structural diagram showing an example of a communication method of the golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail a specific embodiment of the present invention. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention may further degenerate other inventions or the present invention by adding, changing, or deleting other elements within the scope of the same idea. Other embodiments that fall within the scope of the inventive concept may be readily proposed, but they will also be included within the scope of the inventive concept.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

Golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention to guide the position of the hole cup to the user, a ball marker for displaying the guide information for guiding the position of the hole cup to the user; And a hole cup marker which transmits hole cup position information on the position of the hole cup to the ball marker, wherein the ball marker may display the guide information based on the position information received from the hole cup marker.

In addition, the hole cup marker has predetermined identification information, and delivers the identification information to the ball marker, the ball marker receives the hole cup position information and the predetermined identification information of the hole cup marker from the hole cup marker, The ball marker may display the guide information when the identification information received from the hole cup marker corresponds to previously stored matching information.

The ball marker may include a ball main unit, a ball display unit for displaying the guide information, and a ball controller for controlling the ball display unit.

The ball marker may include a ball renewal unit for renewing the matching information.

The ball renewal unit may be renewed with the matching information corresponding to the identification information received from the closest hole cup marker.

In addition, the ball marker may further include a ball power supply for realizing the power ON / OFF, the ball power supply may be formed to protrude from the lower side of the ball body.

In addition, the ball power supply may be moved on the ball body by an external force, turn off the power when protruding from the ball body, and turn on the power when the ball does not protrude from the ball main body Can be.

In addition, the hole cup marker may include a hole cup detachable part detachable from the hole cup main body part and the putter.

The hole cup marker may further include a hole cup determiner configured to determine whether the position information and the identification information are transmitted to the ball marker.

In addition, the location information may include GPS information and tilt information.

Golf guide method according to another embodiment of the present invention can guide the position of the hole cup to the user using the golf guide system.

Components having the same functions within the scope of the same idea shown in the drawings of each embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a golf course for explaining a golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram of a golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a ball marker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the ball marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are schematic cross-sectional views for explaining the positional movement of the ball power supply unit of the ball marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic block diagram of a hole cup marker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the hole cup marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic side view of a hole cup marker connected to a putt according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a communication method of the golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the accompanying drawings, in order to more clearly express the technical idea of the present invention, parts that are not related to the technical idea of the present invention or can be easily derived from those skilled in the art will be simplified or omitted.

1 to 9, the golf guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to guide the position of the hole cup (C) to the user.

That is, the golf guide system compares the position of the ball and the position of the hole cup (C) to the user to inform the user of the position of the hole cup (C) from the position of the ball and / or the direction, strength, etc. of the putting May be a configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of hole cups C may be formed on the green G of the golf course for diversification of lawn protection and putting on the green G.

Any one of the hole cups C may be selected by the manager at a time in consideration of the turf situation among the plurality of hole cups C, and the user should putt toward any one of the hole cups C selected.

In some cases, the hole cup C may be disposed at a new position on the green G by the manager in the field.

The golf guide system may be configured to guide the putting to the user by accurately grasping the position of the hole cup (C) that changes every moment.

Here, in one example, the golf guide system is a ball marker 100 for displaying the guide information for guiding the position of the hole cup (C) to the user and the hole cup (C) for the position of the hole cup (C) to the ball marker (100) ) May include a hole cup marker 200 for transmitting location information.

Here, the ball marker 100 may display the guide information based on the position information received from the hole cup marker 200.

That is, the hole cup marker 200 may be disposed on the hole cup C selected from the plurality of hole cups C on the green G to determine the position of the hole cup C, and the ball marker 100 may be a ball. The guide information may be provided to the user, the guide information including a direction, intensity, and the like, which is disposed in a location where the user is to put toward the hole cup C.

Hereinafter, the ball marker 100 will be described in detail.

The ball marker 100 may include a ball main unit 110, a ball display unit 120 displaying the guide information, and a ball controller 130 controlling the ball display unit 120.

For example, the ball display unit 120 and the ball controller 130 may be disposed on the ball body unit 110.

For example, the ball display unit 120 may be disposed on an upper end of the ball body unit 110.

In one example, the ball display unit 120 may display the guide information.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the guide information may display a distance, a direction, an angle, and the like in which the hole cup marker 200 and / or the selected hole cup C are located from the ball marker 100. .

For example, the guide information may indicate a trajectory (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 4) reaching the hole cup C by the terrain of the green G on the green G when the ball is putt.

After the user places the ball in front of the ball marker 100, the user may accurately put the ball onto the selected hole cup C through the guide information displayed by the ball marker 100.

Here, as an example, the ball marker 100 may further include a ball input unit 180.

For example, the user may change the display method and / or display information of the guide information through the ball input unit 180.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 4, the user may change the length of the arrow displayed on the ball display unit 120 to be longer or shorter at a distance of 10M through the ball input unit 180. have.

In addition, the user may determine whether to display the trajectory reaching the hole cup C through the ball input unit 180.

Here, as an example, the ball marker 100 may further include a ball power supply unit 150 for implementing the power ON / OFF, the ball power supply unit 150 protrudes from the lower side of the ball body portion 110 Can be formed.

Here, as an example, as shown in FIG. 5, the ball power supply unit 150 may be moved on the ball main body unit 110 by an external force, and when the ball power supply unit protrudes from the ball main body unit 110. OFF and the power can be turned on when the ball does not protrude from the main body portion 110.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the ball power supply unit 150 protrudes from the ball main body unit 110, it means a state in which the power of the ball marker 100 is turned off. When the user places the ball marker 100 on the green G in this state, the ball power supply 150 may be inclined on the green G as the ball protruding from the ball main body 110. It can be arranged to indicate to the user that the power is indirectly turned off.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5 (b), when the user applies the external force to the ball power supply unit 150, the ball power supply unit 150 is moved to the position on the ball body portion 110, the ball marker 100 ) May mean the power is turned on.

In this case, the ball body 110 may be disposed without being inclined on the green G.

For example, the ball marker 100 may further include a ball renewal unit 140, a ball storage unit 160, and a ball communication unit 170, and this configuration is described below after the description of the hole cup marker 200. I'll explain in more detail later.

Hereinafter, the hole cup marker 200 will be described in detail.

For example, the hole cup marker 200 may include a hole cup detachable part 220 attached to and detached from the hole cup main body 210 and the putter P.

For example, the hole cup detachable part 220 may be connected to the hole cup main body 210.

For example, the hole cup detachable part 220 may be configured to be connected to the putter P so that the hole cup main body 210 is connected to a predetermined position of the putter P.

For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the hole cup detachable portion 220 may form a predetermined insertion space to be fitted on the grip of the upper end of the putter P.

That is, the putter P may be inserted into the insertion space and connected to the hole cup marker 200.

For example, the hole cup detachable portion 220 may be an elastic material so as to be fitted on the top of the putter (P) of various sizes, it may also form a cutting space (K).

As a result, the hole cup marker 200 can be easily coupled to the top of the putter (P) of various sizes.

For example, the hole cup marker 200 may further include a hole cup control unit 230, a hole cup communication unit 240, a hole cup storage unit 250, a hole cup input unit 260, and a hole cup determination unit 280. Will be described in more detail below.

Hereinafter, the operation of the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 will be described in detail.

First, the user may place the ball marker 100 adjacent to the ball disposed on the green G to receive the guide information.

At this time, the user may operate the ball power supply unit 150 to control the power of the ball marker 100 from OFF to ON.

Thereafter, the user may connect the hole cup marker 200 to the upper grip portion of the putter P.

Thereafter, the user may move to the selected hole cup C into which the ball is to be put out of the plurality of hole cups C, and look at the ball on the green G to determine a distance, a direction, a terrain, and the like away from the ball.

In this case, the user may implement activation of the hole cup determiner 280 by touching or controlling the hole cup determiner 280.

When the hole cup determination unit 280 is activated, the hole cup determination unit 280 is the hole cup marker 200 located on the ball marker 100 directly or indirectly through the hole cup communication unit 240. Location information can be delivered.

In addition, as an example, the hole cup marker 200 may have predetermined identification information, and when the hole cup determination unit 280 is activated by a user's touch or control, the hole cup communication unit 240 may identify the identification information. It may be delivered to the ball marker 100.

For example, the hole cup marker 200 may transmit the position information at which the hole cup marker 200 is located to the ball marker 100 at the time when the hole cup determination unit 280 is activated.

In this case, the ball marker 100 may receive the position information and the identification information of the hole cup marker 200 directly or indirectly from the hole cup marker 200 through the ball communication unit 170.

The above-mentioned 'indirectly' may refer to the transmission through the server S and / or the terminal M to be described below.

Here, the ball marker 100 may have pre-stored matching information corresponding to the identification information on the ball storage unit 160, and the matching information stored in the identification information received from the hole cup marker 200 is pre-stored. When the information corresponds to the information, the guide information may be displayed through the ball display unit 120.

That is, in the golf course there may be a plurality of the hole cup markers 200, the ball marker 100 provides the guide information for the hole cup markers 200 intended by the user of the plurality of hole cup markers 200 In order to compare the previously stored matching information with the identification information of the hole cup marker 200, and if the identification information and the matching information do not correspond to each other, the identification information and the matching information are not displayed. When corresponding to each other, the guide information may be displayed on the hole cup markers 200 having corresponding identification information.

In this example, the ball renewal unit 140 may renew the match information.

In more detail, a plurality of the hole cup markers 200 may have predetermined identification information unique to each of the hole cup storage units 250, and the ball marker 100 may include a plurality of hole cup markers ( It is necessary to select which of the hole cup markers 200 to provide the guide information about.

In this case, the ball renewal unit 140 may store the matching information corresponding to the identification information of any one selected hole cup marker 200 in the ball storage unit 160.

For example, a user may activate the ball renewal unit 140 by touching or controlling the ball renewal unit 140, and the activated ball renewal unit 140 may be moved from the hole cup marker 200 closest in distance. The matching information corresponding to the received identification information may be renewed.

Therefore, a user matches the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 with each other through the ball renewal unit 140 and then guides the guide information of the hole cup marker 200 matched from the ball marker 100. Can be provided.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 2 and 9, the ball marker 100 receives the position information from the hole cup marker 200 to display the guide information in more detail.

For example, the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 may each further include a GPS device.

That is, the ball marker 100 may be provided with the GPS device to know its location, and the hole cup marker 200 may be provided with the GPS device to know its location.

Here, the hole cup marker 200 may transmit the position information obtained through the GPS device to the ball marker 100 through the hole cup communication unit 240.

The hole cup marker 200 may transmit the position information directly to the ball marker 100 through the hole cup communication unit 240, or transmit the position information to a separate server S, and the server S transmits the ball marker ( 100 may be delivered indirectly, or may be delivered to a separate terminal M and the terminal M may be indirectly delivered to the ball marker 100.

The ball marker 100 receives the location information from the hole cup marker 200 directly or indirectly through the ball communication unit 170, and the hole cup marker 200 is located based on the location information. Alternatively, the guide information about the hole cup C closest to where the hole cup marker 200 is located may be displayed.

In this case, when the ball marker 100 receives the position information directly, the ball marker 100 generates and displays the guide information by performing calculation / processing of the position information and its own GPS information through the ball controller 130. can do.

The ball marker 100 may previously store terrain information on the terrain of the golf course, and may generate and display the guide information by using the terrain information and the location information.

As a result, the ball marker 100 may generate and display the guide information.

If the ball marker 100 receives the location information indirectly through the server S and / or the terminal M, the server S and / or the terminal M may receive the ball marker 100. The guide information may be generated by calculating / processing the GPS information and the location information where the is located, and the generated guide information may be transferred to the ball marker 100, and the ball marker 100 may simply be the guide. It can also receive information and display it to the user.

The server S and / or the terminal M may store terrain information about the terrain of the golf course in advance, generate the guide information by using the terrain information and the location information, and the ball marker 100. ) Can deliver the guide information.

Here, as an example, the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 may each include a tilt sensor.

As a result, the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 may obtain inclination information corresponding to their inclination with respect to a horizontal plane through the inclination sensor.

That is, the location information may include the slope information as well as the GPS information.

At this time, the ball marker 100 is the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 by directly matching and correcting the topographic information based on the position information including the GPS information and the tilt information. Can be obtained more accurately.

The ball marker 100 and the hole cup may also be corrected by matching and correcting the terrain information based on the position information including the GPS information and the slope information. The position of the marker 200 may be obtained more accurately.

 The inclination sensor may be a gyro sensor, but is not limited thereto and may be variously changed from a person of ordinary skill in the art.

In another example, the ball marker 100 and the hole cup marker 200 generate the guide information based on signals emitted from the first reference signal unit A1 and the second reference signal unit A2. You may.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 9, the first reference signal unit A1 and the second reference signal unit A2 may be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance at a preset position. Can generate a signal.

When the hole cup marker 200 is activated by the hole cup determination unit 280, the hole cup marker 200 includes signal information about a signal received from the first reference signal unit A1 and the second reference signal unit A2. The location information may be transmitted to the ball marker 100.

For example, the hole cup marker 200 may transmit information indicating that the hole cup marker 200 is disposed at any one position of X1 or X2 to the ball marker 100 by the signal information including the arrival time of the signal.

Here, it can be seen that the ball marker 100 is disposed at any one position of X3 or X4 by a signal transmitted from the first reference signal unit A1 and the second reference signal unit A2. .

Here, the ball marker 100 receives the position information including the arrival time of the signal from the hole cup marker 200 can know the separation distance between the hole cup marker 200 and the ball marker 100, Through the separation distance it can be seen that the hole cup marker 200 is located at X1 and the ball marker 100 is located at X3.

That is, the ball marker 100 may calculate a location where it is located and a location where the hole cup marker 200 is located by using the location information received from the hole cup marker 200. The guide information can be displayed.

As described above, the ball marker 100 may directly calculate the guide information or may receive the guide information generated by the server S and / or the terminal M. FIG.

Although the method using GPS and the triangulation method using the first reference signal unit A1 and the second reference signal unit A2 have been described above, the guide information is not limited thereto. It may be calculated through amplitude comparison and / or phase comparison of the signal, or may be calculated using image data through the terminal M.

Here, as an example, the hole cup marker 200 may further include a hole cup display unit displaying predetermined information.

For example, although the user moved to the hole cup C to be put to activate the hole cup determining unit 280, if the position of the hole cup marker 200 calculated by the position information of the plurality of hole cups (C) When it is difficult to select one of the hole cups C (when the position of the hole cup marker 200 calculated by the position information is calculated to be located in the middle of the plurality of hole cups C), the hole cup display unit is a hole cup. Information indicating that the position of (C) could not be calculated and information indicating that the hole cup determining unit 280 needs to be activated again at the correct position of the hole cup C may be displayed.

As described above, the ball controller 130 may control and / or execute at least some of the components of the ball marker 100 to be executed and / or controlled to provide the guide information.

In addition, the hole cup controller 230 may also control and / or execute at least some of the components of the hole cup marker 200 to be executed and / or controlled to provide the guide information.

As described above, the calculating of the guide information may be possible only in the ball controller 130 or may be calculated by at least some cooperation by the server S and / or the terminal M. FIG.

Golf guide method according to another embodiment of the present invention may be a method for guiding the position of the hole cup (C) to the user using the golf guide system.

In the above description of the configuration and features of the present invention based on the embodiment according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes or modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such changes or modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

G: green
C: Hole Cup
100: ball marker
200: hole cup marker

Claims (11)

In the golf guide system for guiding the position of the hole cup to the user,
A ball marker displaying guide information guiding a position of the hole cup to the user; And
And a hole cup marker for transmitting the hole cup position information on the position of the hole cup to the ball marker.
The ball marker,
Displaying the guide information based on the location information received from the hole cup marker,
The ball marker,
A ball main unit, a ball display unit for displaying the guide information, and a ball control unit for controlling the ball display unit;
The ball marker,
Also provided with a ball power supply for realizing the power ON / OFF,
The ball power supply unit,
Protruding from the lower side of the ball body,
The ball power supply unit,
Can be moved on the ball body by an external force,
The power is turned off when protruding from the ball body,
Turn on the power when the ball does not protrude from the main body portion,
The hole cup marker,
Has predetermined identification information, and transmits the identification information to the ball marker,
The ball marker,
Receiving the hole cup position information and the predetermined identification information of the hole cup marker from the hole cup marker,
The ball marker,
If the identification information received from the hole cup marker corresponds to previously stored matching information, the guide information is displayed.
The hole cup marker,
It is provided with a hole cup detachable part detachable to a hole cup main body part and a putter
The hole cup detachable portion,
To form an insertion space into which the putter is inserted,
The hole cup marker,
The ball marker is further provided with a hole cup determination unit for determining whether the location information and the identification information transmission,
The hole cup determination unit,
Transferring the position information and the identification information to the ball marker when activated by a user's control,
Golf guide system.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
The ball marker,
A ball renewal unit for renewing the matching information;
Golf guide system.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The ball renewal unit,
Renewing with the matching information corresponding to the identification information received from the closest hole cup marker,
Golf guide system.
delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The location information,
Including GPS information and tilt information,
Golf guide system.
A golf guide method for guiding a position of a hole cup to a user by using the golf guide system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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