KR19990024949A - Golf Course Operation System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf course management system (GCMS) using a geographic information system (GPS, DGPS).

Conventionally, the operation of a golf course requires a closed circuit (CCTV) system to promote the progress of the game, and also requires a team to play the game. There was this.

The present invention provides a central control apparatus including a computer, a monitor, a printer, a keyboard, an RF transmitter and receiver, a DGPS earth station, a power supply, a GPS receiver, a microprocessor, a wireless transmitter and receiver, a terminal including a keypad and a display, and a relay. A golf course operating system comprising a device; Using the geographic information system, the location of each cart can be precisely identified in real time, and the progress of each course can be clearly understood through the monitor of the game progress room, and in case of an emergency, between the central control room and the cart Through two-way text communication, it is possible to take quick and accurate measures, and it is possible to automatically know whether shots of courses that cannot be secured can be seen, thereby preventing the occurrence of safety accidents caused by batting. In addition, the team should eliminate CCTV systems or race officials to ensure that golf courses are operated efficiently.

Description

Golf Course Operation System

The present invention relates to a golf course management system (GCMS) using a geographic information system (GPS, DGPS), and transmits its own location information to the central control device using each cartridge GPS. The present invention relates to a golf course operating system that displays a graphic screen on a monitor by processing the location of a cart and the progress of a game in real time with the location information of each cart entered.

In the past, the golf course operation was dependent on the closed circuit (CCTV) system and the personnel of the racing team, so it was impossible to grasp the real-time progress of the golf course.

In addition, because of the dependence of manpower, highly skilled competition personnel were required, and the correct location of carts on each course, the determination of whether shots were possible, and emergency situations (eg lightning strikes, cart failures, emergency rescue, etc.) occurred. Prompt recognition of the disease, appropriate action to cope with it, etc. were very difficult or almost impossible.

The present invention provides a central control apparatus including a computer, a monitor, a printer, a keyboard, an RF transmitter and receiver, a DGPS earth station, a power supply, a GPS receiver, a microprocessor, a wireless transmitter and receiver, a terminal including a keypad and a display, and a relay. A golf course operating system comprising a device; Using the geographic information system, the location of each cart can be precisely identified in real time, and the progress of each course can be clearly discerned through the monitor of the game progress room, and in the event of an emergency, between the central control room and the cart Through two-way text communication, the user can quickly and accurately take measures, and it is possible to automatically know whether shots of courses that cannot be secured can be seen and prevent the occurrence of safety accidents caused by batting. In particular, it excludes CCTV systems and game crews and allows golf courses to operate efficiently.

1 shows a schematic overall system configuration of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a temporary example showing the internal configuration of the central control device, the terminal device and the relay device of the present invention;

3 shows an example of a monitor display of the present invention;

Figure 1 shows the overall system configuration of the golf course operating system of the present invention, referring to Figure 1 golf course operating system of the present invention is divided into a central control device 100 and the terminal device 200 mounted on each cart In addition to this, in addition to this may include a relay device (to be described in Figure 2) for overcoming the communication obstacle between the central control device and the terminal due to the obstacle.

The central control apparatus 100 and the terminal 200 have a receiving means of the GPS satellite 300 information, it is possible to recognize its exact position (latitude / longitude coordinates) from the GPS data, this recognized information is wireless They are communicated via (RF) signals.

To this end, the central control apparatus 100 includes a computer unit 101 on which a driving program of a golf course operating system is mounted, a monitor 102 on which various operating information including a cart position of each golf course is displayed, and a predetermined value on a computer. A keyboard 103 for inputting commands or data, a printer 104 for printing data processed by the computer 101, reception of GPS data and radio (RF) transmission / reception processing with each cart or repeater. A DGPS / wireless device unit 105 in charge, a GPS antenna 106 for receiving GPS data from a GPS satellite, an RF antenna 107 for transmitting and receiving the radio frequency (RF) signal, and the like.

In addition, the terminal 200 mounted on the cart includes an antenna 201 for transmitting and receiving the radio frequency (RF) signal, a GPS antenna 202 for receiving GPS data, and geographic information data received from the GPS antenna. And a processor, a keypad, a display, and the like for determining a position and controlling transmission and reception of the position determination information as an RF signal, and displaying character information.

2 is a block diagram showing a functional circuit configuration inside the central control device 100, the terminal 200, and the relay device 400 of the golf course operating system of the present invention as follows.

First, the central control apparatus 100; A system control microprocessor 101 having a memory 101a storing graphic information of a golf course, a terminal ID of each cart, real-time information, and the like, and a monitor 102 on which information processed by the microprocessor 101 is displayed. ), A keyboard 103a and a mouse 103b for inputting a user command to the microprocessor 101, a printer 104 on which information processed by the microprocessor 101 is printed, and a DGPS for receiving GPS data. A processor unit 105a, an RF processor unit 105b for transmitting and receiving radio (RF) signals, a GPS antenna 106 for receiving GPS data, and an RF antenna 107 for transmitting and receiving RF signals.

On the other hand, the terminal 200 is mounted on each cart; The RF antenna 201 for transmitting and receiving the RF signal, the GPS antenna 202 for receiving the GPS data, and the GPS data are used to determine the position of the cart itself and to transmit the position determination information and receive the signal from the central control unit. A microprocessor 203 for processing, etc., an RF processor unit 204 for processing RF signal transmission and reception under the control of the microprocessor 203, and for inputting / outputting user commands or data to the microprocessor 203. A keypad / display unit 206 and a power supply 207 for supplying power to each component.

On the other hand, the repeater 400; Control unit 401 for controlling the communication relay between the cart and the central control station by the obstacle, RF control unit 402 in charge of RF signal transmission and reception under the control of the control unit 401, RF for RF signal transmission and reception An antenna 403 and a power supply 404 for supplying power to each circuit are included.

One example of the screen displayed on the monitor in the golf course operating system of the present invention made as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is shown in FIG.

3 shows the entire golf course by processing a graphic image based on geographic information, and shows the location of each card in real time.

This graphic image can be displayed for one golf hole, and each cart can also display the progress time (competition status) in a chart, and can display appropriate phrases (message data) necessary in case of emergency. .

In either case, it is sufficient to construct and display information such as proper images and texts necessary for the operation of the golf course, and the control of the production and display of such graphic images is in accordance with the conventional 'graphic image display method using a computer'. Is carried out.

Hereinafter, the operation of the golf course operating system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

Each cart receives the GPS data transmitted from the GPS satellite 300 to the antenna 202, and the received information is processed by the GPS processor unit 205 as appropriate to process the current location information of the cart into the microprocessor. Let 203 recognize it.

The cart position information recognized by the microprocessor 203 is output from the RF antenna 201 through the RF processor unit 204.

The signal output from the RF antenna 201 is transmitted through the repeater 400 or to the central control apparatus 100.

Via the relay 400, the RF processor 402 relays the radio signal transmitted through the RF antenna 403 under the control of the control unit 401, thereby affecting intermediate obstacles. RF signal transmission and reception between the central control device 100 and the terminal 200 can be made accurately.

The central control apparatus 100 receives the position information from the terminal 200 mounted on the cart through the RF antenna 107 and processes it through the RF processor 105b and inputs it to the computer system, that is, the microprocessor 101. Do it.

Meanwhile, the DGPS processor unit 105a of the central control apparatus 100 also receives and processes GPS information through the GPS antenna 106, and the processed geographic information is also input to the microprocessor 101.

The microprocessor 101 determines the location of the current carts in real time using the inputted information and the golf course graphic / coordinate information stored in the memory 101a, and monitors the determined carts through the monitor 102. For example, as shown in FIG.

In addition, since the progress of the current game can be grasped in real time from the location information of each cart, this information can be stored in the storage unit 101a, and necessary data can be stored in the user command of the keyboard 103 or the mouse 103a. In response to this, print processing may be performed through the printer 104.

On the other hand, when an emergency occurs, when an emergency occurs using the keypad / display unit 206 of the terminal 200 mounted on the cart, this information is transmitted to the central control apparatus 100 as a radio frequency (RF) signal. In addition, the central control apparatus 100 determines whether an emergency occurs from a cart and displays the contents through the monitor 102.

In addition, information such as the action items input by using the keyboard 103 of the central control apparatus 100 is also transmitted as an RF signal, and the received signal is received by the terminal 200 and the corresponding character is received from the keypad / display unit ( 206), to effectively cope with emergencies.

And, by using the cart position information transmitted from the terminal 200 of each cart, the central control apparatus 100 can automatically determine whether the shot (Shot) of the course that is not possible to secure the visible distance can be automatically, so in this case In order to prevent the occurrence of a safety accident due to hitting in advance can send an alarm signal to the terminal 200 of the cart.

The central control apparatus 100 may allow the microprocessor 101 to input and modify course map data into the memory 101a by using the keyboard 103 or the mouse 103a, and to change the position of the hole. Data can also be entered to accommodate different golf courses.

The cart position can be displayed for all courses or for one particular hole, and the progress time of each cart is displayed by using a chart and a monitor, and stored in the storage unit 101a. The data is output using the printer 104.

In addition, since the location information from the terminal 200 mounted in each cart is processed in real time, it is possible to control the operation of the golf course by alerting the speed of progress using a radio signal to the game time delay team.

The golf course operation system of the present invention uses the centralized electronic control for accurate location information of each cart, coping with the game progress, and emergency situation using GPS data without using the existing CCTV system or the game progress agent. To make it possible.

In addition, when an emergency occurs, bi-directional communication is performed between the central control station and a cart equipped with a terminal, so that a quick and accurate response can be performed.

In addition, since shot can be prevented when the visible distance cannot be secured, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a human accident due to a hit in the golf course.

In addition, the database of the golf progress can be visualized, and the charting, monitor output, and printing can be performed at a glance, so that the golf course can be computerized, automated, and efficiently operated and managed.

Claims (2)

The central control apparatus 100 as a means for determining the location information of the carts running on the golf course to perform real-time data processing of the game progress; A system control microprocessor 101 having a memory 101a storing graphic information of a golf course, a terminal ID of each cart, real-time information, and the like, and a monitor 102 on which information processed by the microprocessor 101 is displayed. ), A keyboard 103a and a mouse 103b for inputting a user command to the microprocessor 101, a printer 104 on which information processed by the microprocessor 101 is printed, and a DGPS for receiving GPS data. And a processor unit 105a, an RF processor unit 105b for transmitting and receiving radio (RF) signals, a GPS antenna 106 for receiving GPS data, and an RF antenna 107 for transmitting and receiving RF signals, The terminal 200 is mounted on each of the carts and transmits the location information of the carts to the central control center. The RF antenna 201 for transmitting and receiving the RF signal, the GPS antenna 202 for receiving the GPS data, and the GPS data are used to determine the position of the cart itself and to transmit the position determination information and receive the signal from the central control unit. A microprocessor 203 for processing, etc., an RF processor unit 204 for processing RF signal transmission and reception under the control of the microprocessor 203, and for inputting / outputting user commands or data to the microprocessor 203. Keypad / display unit 206 and power supply 207 for supplying power to each component Golf course operating system configured to include. The golf course operating system according to claim 1, further comprising a relay device for overcoming an RF signal transmission and reception obstacle between the central control station and a terminal device due to an obstacle.