KR102344415B1 - Method and system for providing electronic caddie service - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic caddy service providing system and method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic caddy service providing method includes: acquiring course information of a golf course, the course information including information related to the topography, slope, hole location, and type and condition of grass; calculating the position of the user's ball; and using the course information based on the position of the ball to provide an optimal movement path for the ball to move to the hole of the course.

Description

Method and system for providing electronic caddy service

The following embodiments are a description of an electronic caddy service providing system and method thereof.

As the quality of life increases, the demand for golf is increasing, and the number of golfers using the golf course is increasing explosively every year due to the construction of the golf course.

The course of the golf course is 500m or more in the case of Par 5, and is composed of various terrain such as bunkers, fairways, and greens within the course. there is a situation.

However, the caddy only provides information on the straight-line distance from the point where the ball is currently to the hole or course information that corresponds to simple precautions, and often fails to provide customized information for the level of the golfer.

Accordingly, although a distance measuring device that can be carried by a golfer has been proposed, the existing distance measuring device also simply provides straight-line distance information and cannot provide customized information suitable for the level of the golfer, as well as the terrain and There is a problem in that it is not possible to provide distance information on the ground in which the slope is reflected.

Accordingly, it is necessary to propose a technology for providing distance information on the ground in which the topography and inclination from the current position of the ball to the hole are reflected.

One embodiment proposes a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides an optimal movement path for a ball to move to a hole of a course.

In particular, one embodiment proposes a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides distance information on the ground reflecting the topography and inclination from the current position of the ball to the hole.

Furthermore, one embodiment proposes a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides an optimal moving route based on environment information in a course, ability information, preference information, and history information of a user.

In addition, the exemplary embodiments store photos at each of the points where the ball is located on the path from the tee shot point to the hole in the golf course, and the user or the user's leader may analyze the user's golf game by using the photos.

According to one embodiment, the electronic caddy service providing method includes: acquiring course information of a golf course, the course information including information related to the topography, slope, hole location, and type and condition of grass; calculating the position of the user's ball; and using the course information based on the position of the ball to provide an optimal movement path for the ball to move to the hole of the course.

According to one side, the providing may include providing the optimal movement path as distance information between the ball and the hole of the course and direction information in which the ball moves.

According to the other side, the distance information includes distance information on the ground in which the ball moves to the hole along the ground reflecting the topography and inclination of the course, or user hitting path information indicating a straight path where the user should hit the ball. It may be characterized by including.

According to another aspect, the providing may include providing the optimal movement path on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the course constructed using the course information.

According to another aspect, the providing includes providing the optimal movement path in a polar coordinate system representing the ground on the model, wherein the polar coordinate system is configured to reflect the topography and inclination of the course. can be done with

According to another aspect, the providing may include: reconstructing a plurality of grids representing the ground on the model according to the position of the ball; and providing the optimal movement path on the reconstructed model.

According to another aspect, the acquiring step further includes acquiring environmental information, wherein the environmental information includes information related to weather, wind, humidity, daylight direction, and time in the course; The providing may be characterized in that the optimal movement path is provided further based on the environment information.

According to another aspect, the acquiring step further includes acquiring capability information, preference information, and history information related to the user's swing and putting, and the providing includes, the user's capability information, preference It may be characterized in that the step of providing the optimal movement path further based on information and history information.

According to another aspect, the method for providing the electronic caddy service may further include updating the user's history information based on a result of providing the optimal moving path.

The method of providing the electronic caddy service includes: storing photos in the direction of the hole at each of the points where the ball is located on a path that the user moves from the first point to the hole; and providing the stored photos for analysis of the user's golf game.

Embodiments may propose a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides an optimal movement path for a ball to move to a hole of a course.

In particular, embodiments may propose a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides distance information on the ground in which the topography and inclination from the current position of the ball to the hole are reflected.

Furthermore, the exemplary embodiments may propose a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service that provides an optimal moving path based on environment information in a course, ability information, preference information, and history information of a user.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram for explaining internal configurations of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment.
3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a processor of a server may include according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an electronic caddy service that a server may perform according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a process of calculating the position of a ball according to an embodiment.
6 to 7B are diagrams illustrating a service screen on a user's electronic device in the process of calculating the position of the ball according to an embodiment.
8 to 13B are diagrams illustrating a service screen on a user's electronic device in the process of providing an optimal movement path according to an embodiment.
14A to 14B are diagrams for explaining providing an optimal movement path in the form of a curve in which a ball moves along the ground to a hole according to an embodiment.
15 is a diagram for explaining providing an image in which a green of a course is photographed according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited or limited by the examples. Also, like reference numerals in each figure denote like members.

In addition, the terms used in this specification are terms used to properly express the preferred embodiment of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of a user or operator or customs in the field to which the present invention belongs. Accordingly, definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

Embodiments described in the present invention relate to a technology for providing an electronic caddy service to a golfer (hereinafter, a user) who enjoys golf on a course of a golf course. It achieves the purpose of providing distance information on the ground reflecting the topography and inclination from the current location to the hole.

In particular, although the present invention will be described below on the premise that the present invention is applied to the green, embodiments of the present invention may provide route information at various places on the golf course, such as the green, fairway, and bunker.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 , a plurality of servers 150 , 160 , and a network 170 . 1 is an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices or the number of servers is not limited as in FIG. 1 .

The plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , and 140 may be mobile terminals implemented as computer devices. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a navigation device, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Personal Digital Assistant) Portable Multimedia Player), a user wearable device (wearable device), and the like. For example, the first electronic device 110 may communicate with other electronic devices 120 , 130 , 140 and/or the servers 150 and 160 through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method.

The communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method using a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, but also short-range wireless communication between devices may be included. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , the Internet, and the like. In addition, the network 170 may include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc. not limited

Each of the servers 150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 and the network 170 through a computer device or a plurality of computers that provides commands, codes, files, contents, services, etc. It can be implemented in devices.

For example, the server 160 may provide a file for installing an application to the first electronic device 110 connected through the network 170 . In this case, the first electronic device 110 may install an application using a file provided from the server 160 . In addition, the server 150 is provided by accessing the server 150 under the control of an operating system (OS) or at least one program (eg, a browser or the installed application) included in the first electronic device 110 . services or contents can be provided. For example, when the first electronic device 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 through the network 170 under the control of the application, the server 150 transmits a code corresponding to the service request message to the first The content may be transmitted to the electronic device 110 , and the first electronic device 110 may provide content to the user by composing and displaying a screen according to the code according to the control of the application.

2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment. In FIG. 2 , the internal configuration of the server 150 will be described as an example of the first electronic device 110 as an example of one electronic device that is a terminal possessed by the user, and one server that communicates with the user's terminal. Accordingly, hereinafter, the first electronic device 110 means a user's terminal, and the server 150 means a server communicating with the user's terminal. Other electronic devices 120 , 130 , 140 or the server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration.

The first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221 , processors 212 and 222 , communication modules 213 and 223 , and input/output interfaces 214 and 224 . The memories 211 and 221 are computer-readable recording media and may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and permanent mass storage devices such as disk drives. Also, an operating system or at least one program code (eg, a code for an application installed and driven in the first electronic device 110 ) may be stored in the memories 211 and 221 . These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, the software components may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 through the communication modules 213 and 223 instead of a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the at least one program is a program installed by files provided through the network 170 by a file distribution system (eg, the above-described server 160 ) for distributing installation files of developers or applications (eg, a program that is installed) may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 based on the above-described application).

The processors 212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Commands may be provided to the processors 212 and 222 by the memories 211 and 221 or the communication modules 213 and 223 . For example, the processors 212 and 222 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program codes stored in a recording device such as the memories 211 and 221 .

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170 , and other electronic devices (eg, the second electronic device 120 ) )) or other servers (eg, server 160 ). For example, a request (eg, a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be transmitted to a network according to the control of the communication module 213 . It may be transmitted to the server 150 through 170 . Conversely, a control signal, command, content, file, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 passes through the communication module 223 and the network 170 to the communication module of the first electronic device 110 . It may be received by the first electronic device 110 through 213 . For example, a control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211 , and contents or files may be transmitted to the first electronic device 110 . may be stored as a storage medium that may further include

The input/output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input/output device 215 . For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of an application. As another example, the input/output interface 214 may be a means for an interface with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. As a more specific example, the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 uses data provided by the server 150 or the second electronic device 120 in processing a command of a computer program loaded into the memory 211 . A service screen or content configured by doing this may be displayed on the display through the input/output interface 214 . The input/output interface 224 can also output information configured by using the data provided by the server 150 when the processor 222 of the server 150 processes the command of the computer program loaded in the memory 221 likewise. have.

In addition, in other embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those of FIG. 2 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the first electronic device 110 is implemented to include at least a portion of the above-described input/output device 215 or other such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, and a database. It may further include components. As a more specific example, when the first electronic device 110 is a smartphone, a direction sensor, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input/output port, It can be seen that various components such as a vibrator for vibration may be implemented to be further included in the first electronic device 110 .

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of a method and system for providing an electronic caddy service will be described.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a processor of a server according to an embodiment may include, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an electronic caddy service that the server may perform according to an embodiment. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a process of calculating the position of the ball in an embodiment, and FIGS. 6 to 7B are a service screen on the user's electronic device in the process of calculating the position of the ball in an embodiment 8 to 13B are diagrams illustrating a service screen on a user's electronic device in the process of providing an optimal movement path according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 14A to 14B are views showing a ball moving along the ground in an embodiment It is a diagram for explaining providing an optimal movement path in the form of a curve that moves to a hole, and FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining providing an image of a green of a course according to an embodiment.

The server 150 according to an embodiment may include a computer-implemented electronic caddy service providing system. The server 150 provides an electronic caddy service to a plurality of electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 and 140 that are clients, and is installed on the electronic devices 110 , 120 , 130 , 140 . An electronic caddy service corresponding to a service request through a web/mobile site connection related to a dedicated application or server 150 may be provided. In more detail, the server 150 obtains course information related to the course in which the user who enjoys golf on the golf course is located, and the user's electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 110) to calculate the location of the user's ball control, and using the course information based on the calculated position of the ball, it is possible to provide an optimal movement path for the ball to move to the hole of the course.

In order for the server 150 to perform the electronic caddy service providing method according to FIG. 4 , the processor 222 of the server 150 is an acquisition unit 310, a calculation unit ( 320) and a providing unit 330 may be included. Depending on the embodiment, components of the processor 222 may be selectively included in or excluded from the processor 222 . In addition, according to an embodiment, the components of the processor 222 may be separated or combined to express the functions of the processor 222 . For example, at least some of the components of the processor 222 may be implemented in the processor 212 included in the user's electronic device 110 .

The processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the steps S410 to S430 included in the method for providing the electronic caddy service of FIG. 4 . For example, the processor 222 and components of the processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to the code of the operating system included in the memory 221 and the code of at least one program.

Here, the components of the processor 222 may be expressions of different functions of the processor 222 performed by the processor 222 according to instructions provided by program code stored in the server 150 . . For example, the acquisition unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 that controls the server 150 according to the above-described command so that the server 150 acquires course information of a golf course.

The processor 222 may read a necessary command from the memory 221 in which the command related to the control of the server 150 is loaded before the step S410 (not shown as a separate step in the drawing). In this case, the read command may include a command for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps S410 to S430 to be described later.

In step S410, the acquisition unit 310 may acquire course information of the golf course. For example, the acquisition unit 310 may acquire course information by accessing a database in which course information of a golf course is stored. Here, the database in which the course information is stored is not limited to a database built and maintained in advance by the server 150 , and may be a database built and maintained outside accessible to the server 150 .

Hereinafter, course information includes information about the course itself that can affect the movement trajectory of the ball as the user puts or swings the ball, for example, the topography of the course, the slope, the location of the hole, the type and condition of grass It can include information related to (the hardness of the grass, the degree of wetness with dew, the length of the grass, the grain, etc.). Such course information may be extracted from a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of a course built in advance, and a detailed description related to building a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the course will be omitted because it goes beyond the technical spirit of the present invention. do.

At this time, there are usually a plurality of courses in a golf course, and in step S410 , the acquisition unit 310 uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) mounted on the user's electronic device 110 to obtain a plurality of courses of the golf course. Among them, the user may check a currently located course, and may obtain information about the confirmed course (hereinafter, course information). However, it is not limited or limited thereto, and the process of checking the course where the user is currently located may utilize a method of calculating the position of the ball in step S420 to be described later, and instead of automatically checking the course where the user is currently located, the user's It may be performed semi-automatically in response to a user input generated by the electronic device 110 .

Subsequently, in step S420 , the calculator 320 may calculate the position of the ball. More specifically, in step S420 , the calculator 320 may calculate the position of the ball by measuring the position of the ball using the user's electronic device 110 or a GPS mounted on the ball. Here, the reason why the GPS mounted on the user's electronic device 110 can be used is because the user is positioned close to the ball in order to swing or putt the ball, so that the position of the ball can be expressed as the user's position.

In addition, the calculator 320 calculates the relative position of the ball with respect to the pin located in the hole, so that the position of the ball measured using the GPS (hereinafter, the position of the ball measured using the GPS is expressed as absolute coordinates, The absolute position of the ball) can be corrected using the relative position of the ball. That is, the calculator 320 calculates the relative position of the ball with respect to the pin in step S420 based on both the absolute position of the ball measured using GPS and the relative position of the ball calculated with respect to the pin. Calculate the position of the ball. For example, the calculation unit 320 corrects the absolute position 510 of the ball measured using GPS as shown in FIG. 5 based on the relative position of the ball calculated through various methods to be described later, thereby providing the final ball position. (520) can be calculated. At this time, although the final ball position 520 is also expressed in GPS-based latitude and longitude in the drawing, it is not limited thereto and is an index of a specific grid among a plurality of grids representing the ground on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model. may be expressed.

As an example of calculating the relative position of the ball, the calculator 320 may calculate the relative position of the ball in response to the user's electronic device 110 receiving a signal generated from a signal generator provided on the course. The signal generator may be provided in various structures (eg, pins, distance indicating trees, distance indicating stakes, etc.) provided on the course, and the signal generated by the signal generator may be various signals such as WIFI, BLE, and RF signals installed in . Since such a signal reception-based position calculation technique is a conventionally known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As another example, the calculator 320 may calculate the position of the ball in response to the user's electronic device 110 receiving a signal that is reflected by a pin of a signal generated by the user's electronic device 110 . This method utilizes a distance sensor such as a lidar mounted on the user's electronic device 110, and the signal generated from the user's electronic device 110 is a laser signal generated by a distance sensor such as a lidar. can

As another example, the calculator 320 may calculate the position of the ball using a geomagnetic sensor provided in the user's electronic device 110 . In this way, the current location of the user's electronic device 110 is calculated by comparing the geomagnetic value at the current location of the user's electronic device 110 measured by the geomagnetic sensor with the magnetic magnetic value in the pre-built geomagnetic map. it can be the way Since the geomagnetic sensor-based position calculation technique is also known in the prior art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As another example, the calculator 320 may calculate the position of the ball based on an image obtained by photographing the pin of the course in the user's electronic device 110 . As a more specific example, since it can be calculated how far apart the pin is from the photographing position based on the size of the pin in the image where the pin of the course is photographed, the calculator 320 is the photographing position of the ball. location can be indicated.

In this case, the calculator 320 may display a guide on how the user should photograph a pin by using the electronic device 110 on the user's electronic device 110 . For example, when the user's electronic device 110 is in a shooting mode in which the pin is photographed, the calculator 320 is a scale at which the pin should be positioned on the screen 610 of the user's electronic device 110 serving as a viewfinder. By displaying 620 as shown in FIG. 6 , it is possible to provide a guide for the user to photograph a pin. For another example, before the photographing mode in which the user's electronic device 110 captures the pin, the calculator 320 calculates the user's electronic device ( A guide image 710 in which the laser pointer located at the lower end of the 110 , points to the ball may be provided on the screen of the user's electronic device 110 as shown in FIG. 7A . Accordingly, the calculator 320 may induce the user to photograph the pin with reference to the guide image 710 . As another example, as shown in FIG. 7B , the calculator 320 includes a level mounted on the user's electronic device 110 (or the user's electronic device 110 ) while the user's electronic device 110 captures a pin. ) and provided as a separate device) 720, by displaying the horizontal degree 730 of the user electronic device 110 with respect to the pin on the user's electronic device 110, the user can It can support to photograph the pin while leveling the electronic device 110 .

The relative position of the ball calculated through at least any one of the described examples may be used to calculate the position of the ball together with the absolute position of the ball measured using GPS.

Thereafter, in step S430 , the providing unit 330 may provide an optimal movement path for the ball to move to the hole of the course by using the course information based on the position of the ball. For example, the providing unit 330 may provide an optimal movement path as distance information between a ball and a hole of a course and information on a direction in which the ball moves. Hereinafter, the direction information represents information indicating an angle in a polar coordinate system with the position of the ball as the origin and the straight line between the position of the ball and the hole as the starting line. However, the direction information is not limited or limited thereto, and may be information indicating an angle in a polar coordinate system having a hole as an origin.

As a more specific example, the providing unit 330 provides distance information 810 between the ball and the hole of the course and the information about the distance between the ball and the course in the 2D or 3D model of the course displayed on the user's electronic device 110 as shown in FIG. 8 . By displaying the direction information 820 , it is possible to provide an optimal moving path on a two-dimensional model or a three-dimensional model of a course.

At this time, the distance information essentially includes distance information on the ground that the ball moves to the hole along the ground on which the topography and slope of the course are reflected. It is characterized in that it provides distance information on the ground moving up to as an optimal movement path.

When the topography of the course is perfectly flat or there is no inclination, the distance on the ground at which the ball moves along the ground to the hole may be expressed as a straight line distance 910 between the ball and the hole as shown in FIG. 9 . However, when the course is a curved terrain having an inclination, the distance on the ground at which the ball moves along the ground to the hole may be expressed as a distance 1010 in the form of a curve as shown in FIG. 10 . Accordingly, the providing unit 330 provides, as an optimal movement path, not simply the straight line distance information between the ball and the hole, but the distance information on the ground and inclination of the course reflecting the ground and inclination of the course. You can suggest a route. A detailed description thereof will be described again with reference to FIGS. 14A to 14B .

Also, the providing unit 330 may provide an optimal movement path on the reconstructed model by reconstructing a plurality of grids representing the ground on the 2D or 3D model of the course according to the position of the ball. For example, instead of expressing the optimal movement path on the grids formed parallel to the azimuth lines representing the east, west, north, and south of the course as shown in FIG. 8 as shown in FIG. By reconstructing the grids parallel to the distance and displaying the distance information 1110 between the ball and the hole of the course and the ball moving direction information 1120 on the reconstructed model, the user can intuitively recognize the optimal movement path. .

Also, the providing unit 330 may provide an optimal movement path in a polar coordinate system representing the ground on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the course. For example, in the polar coordinate system with the hole of the course as the origin, the providing unit 330 indicates the distance between the hole and the ball position as r, and the straight line between the hole and the ball position as the starting line in the direction in which the ball is struck. An angle with a straight line (a straight path through which the user must hit the ball) is expressed as θ by θ and may be provided to the user's electronic device 110 . For a more specific example, the providing unit 330 provides a space between the positions of holes and balls on the polar coordinate system 1210 displayed at regular equal intervals as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B ( FIG. 12B is a top view of FIG. 12A ). The distance can be expressed as r, and the angle between the straight line between the hole and the ball position as the starting line and the straight line (the straight path where the user must hit the ball) by the direction in which the ball is hit can be expressed as θ.

In this case, the providing unit 330 may configure the polar coordinate system to reflect the topography and inclination of the course. In more detail, the providing unit 330 sets the distance between the positions of the hole and the ball as r' on the polar coordinate system configured to reflect the topography and inclination of the course, and the starting line that is a straight line between the positions of the hole and the ball and the ball is hit. An angle formed by a straight line (a straight path through which the user must hit the ball) by direction may be expressed as θ and provided to the user's electronic device 110 . For example, as shown in FIG. 13 , the providing unit 330 sets the distance between the hole and the ball position on the polar coordinate system 1320 displayed at different intervals as the inclination of the course 1310 is reflected as r', the hole The angle between the starting line, which is a straight line between the position of the ball and the ball, and the straight line (the straight path where the user must hit the ball) by the direction in which the ball is hit can be expressed as θ. Accordingly, in the polar coordinate system 1320, a position where r>r' means an uphill slope, and a position where r<r' means a downhill slope. In addition, in the polar coordinate system 1320 , a position of θ>θ' means that the left side of the corresponding position is high, and a position of θ<θ' indicates that the right side of the corresponding position is high.

As such, (r, θ) or (r', θ') displayed on the polar coordinate system is not limited or limited to being expressed as a distance value and an angle value based on the hole, which is the origin of the polar coordinate system. It may be expressed as a numerical value (eg, +1, -1, etc.) based on the hole, which is the origin.

At this time, when the ball from the fairway is hit toward the hole, θ is set in the + direction when the ball is to be hit toward the left side of the hole, such as when the ball is lower than the ground of the foot or when the left foot is lower than the right foot (for right-handed golfers) . In addition, when it is to be struck further than the original distance r, the striking distance r' between the hole and the ball position becomes r<r', and when it is to be struck shorter than the original distance r, r' becomes r>r'.

As described above, the electronic caddy service providing method has been described as providing an optimal moving path in consideration of course information through steps S410 to S430, but the electronic caddy service providing method further uses user information as well as course environment information. Thus, an optimal movement path can be provided.

For example, since the acquiring unit 310 further acquires the environment information of the course in step S410 , the providing unit 330 may provide the optimal moving path further based on the environment information in step S430 . Hereinafter, the environmental information refers to information related to weather, wind, humidity, daylight direction, and time of the course, and refers to environmental information excluding information related to the ground of the course that may be affected in the course of the ball moving.

As a more specific example, the providing unit 330 generates a plurality of optimal movement paths by using the course information based on the position of the ball in step S430 , and then, based on the environment information, among the plurality of optimal movement paths, Any one optimal movement path may be selected and provided to the user's electronic device 110 .

For another example, the acquisition unit 310 in step S410 the user's swing and putting-related ability information (eg, flying distance), preference information (eg, whether the user prefers putting or more swing, etc.) And by further acquiring history information (results of using the previously provided optimal moving path), the providing unit 330 provides the optimal moving path based on the user's ability information, preference information, and history information in step S430. can

As a more specific example, the providing unit 330 generates a plurality of optimal moving paths using the course information based on the position of the ball in step S430 , and then selects a plurality of optimal moving paths based on the user's information. Any one of the optimal moving paths may be selected and provided to the user's electronic device 110 .

In this case, the providing unit 330 updates the user's history information based on the result of providing the optimal moving path, so that the updated user's history information may be utilized when the next optimal moving path is provided to the user.

In addition, the electronic caddy service providing method records and stores information related to the optimal movement path provided to the user's electronic device 110 through steps S410 to S430, and thereby, when a request occurs in the user's electronic device 110 . Information related to the optimal moving path may be provided back to the user's electronic device 110 at any time. For example, the providing unit 330 provides information related to each of the optimal moving paths provided to the user's electronic device 110 in the courses of the golf course for the user's electronic device 110 and the method of providing the electronic caddy service. It is recorded and stored in the server 150 or a server provided in the golf course, which is the subject, and when a request occurs in the user's electronic device 110, information related to the optimal movement path for each course is displayed again on the user's electronic device 110. can

If, on the courses of the golf course, information related to each of the optimal movement paths provided to the user's electronic device 110 is recorded and stored in the server 150, which is the subject performing the electronic caddy service providing method, or a server provided in the golf course. In this case, the providing unit 330 provides the optimal moving path provided to the user's electronic device 110 for each course of the golf course or for each course of a preset number of courses, the server 150 serving as the subject performing the method of providing the electronic caddy service. ) or by sending it to a server provided in the golf course to record and store it. In this case, when a request is generated from the user's electronic device 110 , the providing unit 330 accesses the server 150 , which is the subject performing the method for providing the electronic caddy service, or a server provided in the golf course to the user's electronic device ( 110) may be downloaded and transmitted to the user's electronic device 110 by downloading the optimal movement route.

At this time, the providing unit 330 records and stores the image of each green of the courses through the user's electronic device 110 along with information related to the optimal moving path provided to the user's electronic device 110 by recording and storing the image. , the user's electronic device 110 may provide again an image of the green of each course along with the optimal moving path provided when a request is generated to the user's electronic device 110 . An image in which the green of each course is photographed through the user's electronic device 110 will be described with reference to FIG. 15 .

As described above, according to the above-described embodiments, by the electronic caddy service providing system and method, an optimal movement path including distance information on the ground reflecting the topography and inclination from the current position of the ball to the hole is provided, so that various terrain and An effect of providing a movement path optimized for the user in the course of inclination can be expected.

Furthermore, since the optimal moving path is provided based more on the environment information on the course and the user's information, the effect of providing a customized optimal moving path suitable for the user's level can also be expected.

14A to 14B are diagrams for explaining providing an optimal movement path in the form of a curve in which a ball moves along the ground to a hole according to an embodiment.

14A to 14B , the providing unit 330 included in the electronic caddy service providing system according to an embodiment is on the ground 1420 in which the ball 1410 moves to the hole 1421 along the ground 1420. The optimal movement path r' 1422 may be expressed in the form of a curve as shown in the drawing.

In addition, the providing unit 330 so that the ball can move along the optimal movement path 1422, the user hitting path (a straight line in the direction in which the ball is hit) corresponding to the straight path the user hits the ball r (1423) may provide.

In this case, the providing unit 330 may provide an optimal movement path r′ 1422 , θ that is direction information, and a user striking path r 1423 based on the polar coordinate system indicating the ground on the model.

15 is a diagram for explaining providing an image in which a green of a course is photographed according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 15 , when the user photographs the field and green 1510 of the course, the providing unit 330 provides a level ( ) mounted on the user's electronic device 110 on the photographed image of the field and green 1510 . Alternatively, a horizontal line 1511 of the field and green 1510 is displayed based on the user's electronic device 110 and provided as a separate device) 1520, and the user's hitting path along with the optimal movement path 1512 ( 1513) to be provided to the user's electronic device 110 . Each hitting information of the user (photographed image, etc.) is sequentially stored in the terminal and the service center server, and the stored total or each hitting information can be used for analysis to improve the user's performance. For example, when the user moves from the tee shot point to the hole (first shot, second shot, third shot, etc.), use the level 1520 at each of the points where the ball is located and take a picture in the direction of the hole while leveling it. It takes a picture and transmits the photographed picture to the server or stores it in the terminal. In this way, pictures are stored at each of the points where the ball is located, and the user or the user's leader can analyze the user's golf game using the pictures.

The device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of the hardware component and the software component. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may include a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and a programmable logic unit (PLU). It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a logic unit, microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be embodied in any tangible machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium or device for interpretation by or providing instructions or data to the processing device. have. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. In this case, the medium may be to continuously store a program executable by a computer, or to temporarily store it for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, it is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, and may exist distributed over a network. Examples of the medium include a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and those configured to store program instructions, including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, examples of other media may include recording media or storage media managed by an app store that distributes applications, sites that supply or distribute other various software, and servers.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (10)

In the electronic caddy service providing method,
obtaining course information of a golf course, wherein the course information includes information related to a topography of a course, a slope, a location of a hole, and a type and condition of grass;
calculating the position of the user's ball; and
Using the course information based on the position of the ball, providing an optimal movement path as distance information between the ball and the hole of the course on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the course and direction information in which the ball moves
including,
The distance information is
In addition to the distance information on the ground that the ball moves to the hole along the ground reflecting the topography and inclination of the course, it is characterized in that it includes user hitting path information indicating a straight path where the user should hit the ball,
The providing step is
It is characterized in that the optimal movement path is provided in a polar coordinate system representing the ground on the model, wherein the polar coordinate system is configured to reflect the topography and inclination of the course;
reconstructing a plurality of grids representing the ground on the model according to the position of the ball; and
providing the optimal movement path on the reconstructed model
It is characterized in that it comprises,
The method of providing the electronic caddy service,
storing pictures in the direction of the hole at each of the points where the ball is located on the path that the user moves from the first point to the hole; and
Providing the stored photos for analysis of the user's golf game
Electronic caddy service providing method further comprising a. delete delete delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The obtaining step is
Acquiring environmental information, wherein the environmental information includes information related to weather, wind, humidity, daylight direction, and time of the course.
further comprising,
The providing step is
and providing the optimal moving route based on the environment information. According to claim 1,
The obtaining step is
acquiring ability information, preference information, and history information related to the user's swing and putting
further comprising,
The providing step is
and providing the optimal moving route based on the user's ability information, preference information, and history information. 9. The method of claim 8,
Updating the history information of the user based on a result of providing the optimal moving path
Electronic caddy service providing method further comprising a. delete

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