KR20020036361A - A data system for golf - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for offering golf information is provided to enable a user to get distance and hall information by using GPS module or a golf field control center. CONSTITUTION: The system adopts a PDA(Personal Digital Assistant(10)). The PDA records the position data of a hole cup in a memory card(35). A control center(20) consists of a host computer(21) including video information and position information of all golf holes and a memory card recorder(22) to store the position information of hole cups in the host computer and to record the video information and position information stored in the host computer in the memory card. A PDA(30) held by a golfer consists of a portable terminal(32), a GPS module(34) to obtain a position coordinate by communicating with an artificial satellite, and a memory card(35) to store hole information and position information. The portable terminal consists of an input unit(321), a central processing unit(322), a memory(323), and a display(324).

Description

Golf information system {A data system for golf}

The present invention relates to a golf information system, and more particularly, to record and store image information and location information of the entire golf course hole in the host computer of the golf course control center, and transmits the recorded information through the Internet, so that golfers After downloading the information and storing it in the memory card or at the control center and storing it on the memory card, the next day, when golfers enter the golf course, they receive a memory card containing the hole information and install it on the portable terminal possessed by the golfer. Information can be easily obtained, and the golfer is able to obtain accurate position information from his position to the hole cup or the desired position so that he can hit the ball more quickly and accurately.

In general, in the game of golf, golfers measure the distance from their position to the hole cup by their own experience, and then, based on the measured distance, select the club that is suitable for them and adjust the force according to the distance and position. Hit the ball.

In this case, golfers who have a lot of experience can make rough observations, and they can hit the ball with similar distance and position as they want, but for beginners, it is not related to the distance and position that they want. Get hit.

And even if you have a lot of experience, if you are playing on a course that you are not familiar with or have never experienced, you may have a lot of difficulties in managing your own records because you will be able to record even more than even waves due to numerous typos. do.

As a result, the golf course provides arrangement characteristics for each hole and hole information for each hole, thereby facilitating golfers' convenience.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information provided at the golf course is displayed at a distance from the tee shot to the hole cup at a predetermined interval so that the approximate position can be known using a sign or the like.

In the hole for guiding the distance with such a sign, the golfer reads the approximate distance using the sign, and then calculates the distance from the golfer's own position to the sign to measure the distance to the approximate hole cup. In this case, the approximate distance is calculated using the side of the neck or the side of the beam to measure a more accurate distance.

As a result, the time required to hit the ball by the golfers is long. From the golf course's point of view, the time required for one hole per team is generally about 6 to 8 minutes. If the game is delayed in the previous team, the time to move to the next hole will be delayed, and the next team will not be able to enter the hole course. Will have.

In recent years, as the golf population grows rapidly, some golf courses have introduced golf information systems to accommodate many golfers in limited golf courses.

As a part of this, a golf course position and distance measuring system has been developed as a Global Positioning System (GPS) (hereinafter referred to as "GPS") using satellites and base stations, and a Korean Patent Application No. 99-7000858 (Robust Golf Navigation System) In the Korean Patent Application No. 97-46348 (Golf Course Operation System), a central control device using GPS, a terminal device mounted on each cart, and a relay device for overcoming communication obstacles between the central control device and the terminal device are configured. The terminal device is mounted on a cart, and after grasping the current position using GPS, the determined location information is transmitted to the central control device by wireless communication through a relay device. By calculating the distance to the hole cup of the hole according to the location of the cart, and transmits the calculated information back to the terminal using wireless communication, It is to be able to measure the exact distance.

In the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 193619 (Golf Game Operation Terminal), GPS and mobile communication means are used to measure the position coordinates of the portable terminal by GPS, and the measured position coordinates are configured by using the mobile communication means configured in the same terminal. Transmitting to the golf course control center, the golf course control center receives the position information of the portable terminal, calculates the distance from the position to the hole cup selected by the user, and other information, that is, the method of attacking the hole, the green state information of the front hole, The length of the hole, the characteristics of the hole, information such as a pond, weather information, and the like are wirelessly displayed to the user by using a mobile communication means.

In this way, the position coordinate information of each hole of the golf course and the position information from the cart or a portable terminal using the GPS to obtain the position coordinate information, and transmits the obtained position coordinate information to the control center by using a wireless communication means and the information is sent to the control center The distance is calculated using the data, and then transmitted to the cart or the portable terminal so that the user can obtain distance measurement and hall information.

Accordingly, in the control center, many golfers who enter are not only equipped with portable terminal devices, multiple wireless communication devices for transmission and reception, and wireless communication relay devices for accurate wireless communication, but also are transmitted from many golfers at the same time. In order to calculate the distance based on the coordinate information, a large host computer is required.

In addition, a portable terminal device that golfers carry also has to have a GPS module for obtaining position coordinates and a wireless communication means for wireless communication with a control center, which makes the configuration complicated and expensive.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to configure a removable GPS module and a memory card in a portable terminal, such as a conventional electronic organizer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, usually an electronic organizer, a portable information terminal. In the golf game, a GPS module and a memory card for recording various hole information and position coordinate data of a golf course provided from a golf course control center or the Internet are recorded. It is to make it easy to hit the ball using the confirmed distance information by checking the location information / distance in the hall.

Another object of the present invention is to allow golfers to carry out location / distance calculation from a portable terminal carried by a golfer without wireless communication with the control center, thereby not only realizing a lightweight and low-cost portable terminal, but also wireless communication in a control center. Not only do not need to install communication means and repeaters, but also do not need to calculate the distance from the information from a large number of portable terminals, thereby reducing the load on the host computer of the control center. It is to be able to operate the golf course as a computer.

In order to realize the above object, the present invention provides a portable management terminal for recording the position data of the hole cup, which is changed daily, on a memory card mounted on the portable management terminal; A conventional host computer in which the image and the position data of the entire golf course hole are recorded; A control center comprising a memory card recorder for recording the image and the position data of all the holes recorded by the host computer on a memory card, and recording the hole information changed by the operation manager on the host computer; A removable memory card in which hall information is recorded by a memory card recorder of a host computer which is the control center; A GPS module in GPS communication with the satellite; Characterized in that it consists of a portable terminal for measuring the hall information and the distance by the memory card and the GPS module.

1 is a hole distance display of a conventional golf course

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the system operation of the present invention golf course

3 is a detailed block diagram of a golf terminal device of the present invention golf information system

4 is a perspective view of a GPS module and a memory card mounted on a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the golf terminal device of the present invention golf information system

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: portable terminal for management 20: golf course control center

21: host computer 22: memory card writer

30: portable terminal 32: portable terminal device

34: GPS module 35; Memory card

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention.

2 is an operation block diagram of the golf information system of the present invention, Figure 3 is a detailed block diagram of the golf information system of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view in which the GPS module and the memory card is mounted on the portable terminal according to the present invention.

The portable management terminal 10 is configured to record the position data of the hole cup, which changes daily, on the memory card 35 to which it is mounted.

The control center 20 stores a general host computer 21 including image information and location information of the entire golf hole, and the location information of the daily changing hole cup stored in the memory card of the portable management terminal 10. And a memory card recorder 22 for reading and storing in the host computer 21 and recording the image information and position information stored in the host computer 21 to the memory card.

The portable terminal 30 carried by a golfer includes a portable terminal device 32 including a general electronic notebook, a portable information terminal (PDA), a GPS module 34 which communicates with a satellite to obtain position coordinates, It is composed of a memory card 35 in which various hall information and location information by the host computer 21 are stored.

The portable terminal 30 may include a memory card recorder 22 for downloading information of a golf course through the Internet or the like and recording the information on the memory card 35.

The portable terminal device 32 is composed of a power switch, a menu selection switch or a touch panel to control a signal input from the input device 321 for inputting a desired signal and the input device 321 by a preset program. A central processing unit 322 for outputting, a memory 323 in which an operation program and an operating program of the central processing unit 322 are stored, and a display 324 for displaying a signal processed by the central processing unit 322 on a screen; It consists of.

5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the golf information system according to the present invention. FIG. 5A is an operation flowchart of a host computer of a control center, and 5B is an operation flowchart of a portable terminal possessed by golfers.

In the host computer 21 of the control center 20 of the golf course, as shown in Figure 5a, recording each hole image and the feature coordinates of the golf course (S51); The hole cup of each hole that is changed every day by the memory card 35 containing the location information of the hole cup of each hole whose daily image and feature coordinates recorded in the step S51 are changed by the portable management terminal 10 every day. Inputting and modifying location information of the device (S52); Transfer the golf hole information and position coordinate information to the Internet through the information modified in the step (S52) and download it to the memory card by the memory card recorder 22, or the memory card recorder 22 of the control center In step S53, the memory card 35 is written to the memory card 35 by the "

In the portable terminal 30 carried by the golfers, as shown in FIG. 5B, obtaining a memory card 35 containing various information of a golf hole by the Internet or a control center (S60); Mounting (S61) the memory card (35) obtained in the step (S60) and a GPS module (34) for reading the position coordinates in order to utilize the golf information system; Selecting (S62) whether to use the golf information system with the GPS module 34 and the memory card 35 mounted in the step S61; If the golf is not used as a golf information system in step S62, the portable terminal 30 performs an original PDA function (S63); Pressing the selection button that the golfer uses the golf information system in the step (S62) is ready to operate as a golf information system, and pressing the button for reading the current position coordinates of the golfer in the state (S64) )Wow; Comparing and determining the position coordinates displayed in the step S64 with the position information recorded in the memory card 35 (S65); In step S65, if the current position of the golfer as a result of the comparison determination is not within a specific hole, displaying information on the entire hole of the golf course, a method of attack, and the like (S66); If the current position of the golfer in the specific hole in the step (S65), the image information of the specific hole where the user is located, the image information of the specific hole where the golfer is located and the distance from the current position of the user to the hole cup, obstacles such as bunkers And the like (S67).

According to the present invention made as described above, the manager of a golf course carries a portable management terminal 10 equipped with a memory card 35 on which an image of a golf course of an existing golf course is recorded. After recording the position information of the hole cup of each hole, which is changed every day, on the memory card 35, the control unit 20 returns to the control center 20 and the portable management terminal 10 uses the memory card recorder 22 of the host computer 21. The position coordinate information of the memory card 35 in which the position information of the hole is recorded is received, and the host computer 21 inputs and modifies and stores the position coordinate data containing the position coordinate of the golf hole.

Meanwhile, information about various golf holes, such as the modified golf hole image and position coordinate data, may be obtained by a golfer through the Internet, and the information about the various golfer holes may be stored in a memory card recorder carried by the golfer ( The memory card 35 can be stored in the memory card 35 and the memory card 35 containing the hole information provided from the control center 20 can be used when the hall information is not obtained through the Internet.

In addition, the golfer who wants to play golf is equipped with a GPS module 34 and a memory card 35 in which the hole information received from the control center 20 or down is recorded on the portable terminal 30. do.

Subsequently, when the golfer only selects the golf of the portable terminal 30, the portable terminal 30 is ready to use as a golf information system, and the golfer is presently positioned at the current position by the input device 321 of the portable terminal 30. When only the display selection button is pressed, the portable terminal 30 obtains the position coordinates of the current position through the satellite by the GPS module 34.

The obtained coordinates of the current position of the user are determined by the CPU 322 by comparing with the position information of the memory card 35 by the memory 323 to determine the current position.

In this case, when the determined data is before entering a specific golf hole or outside of a specific golf hole, the image and various information of the entire golf course are displayed on the display 324, and the position determined by the central processing unit 322. When the inside of a particular golf hole, the image information of the golf hole and the distance from the current user's location to the hole cup and various obstacles, etc. will appear on the display 324 of the portable terminal 30 at a glance.

Accordingly, the golfer grasps the desired distance information and moves the ball to the desired distance, so that the golfer can easily select the desired golf club and hit the ball.

As described above, according to the golf information system of the present invention,

In this configuration, in addition to adding a portable management terminal and a memory card recorder, not only a conventional host computer can be used as it is, but also a portable terminal carried by a golfer does not require a separate wireless communication means other than the GPS module. It can be miniaturized and can be manufactured at low cost in terms of price.

In addition, the golfer simply presses the button of the current position coordinate by the portable terminal, and the image and the distance of the entire golf hole are collectively displayed, so that the golfer can easily select a club that matches the distance and hit the ball. By doing so, there is an effect that can improve golfer performance.

In addition, the golfer can hit the ball quickly as the golf club easily selects the golf club, and the faster the golfer hits the ball, the more golfers can enter the golf course by the conventional method. The effect is to raise more.

Claims (5)

A portable management terminal for recording the position data of the hole cup, which changes every day, on a mounted memory card; Corrects the position information stored in the host computer by reading the position information of a conventional host computer including image information and position information of the entire golf hole, and the daily changing hole cup stored in the memory card of the portable management terminal. And a control center comprising a memory card recorder for recording image information and location information stored in the host computer including the location information of the hole cup modified by the memory card on the memory card; A portable terminal device composed of a conventional electronic notebook, a portable information terminal (PDA), and the like; A GPS module for receiving location coordinates; Golf information system, characterized in that consisting of a portable terminal consisting of a memory card that stores a variety of hole information and location information. The portable terminal of claim 1, further comprising: an input device for selecting a current position indicator light; A memory for storing a predetermined program; A central processing unit which performs distance calculation by a program stored in a memory; A display for displaying the result at the central processing unit; A memory card that records information about the golf hole in a removable manner; Golf information system, characterized in that consisting of a GPS module for receiving the current position coordinates removable. The portable management terminal carried by the manager at the golf course records the information and the position coordinates of the hole cup in each hole that is changed every day, and stores the recorded information in the host computer of the control center, and stores the modified hole information in the memory card. A control center hall information step of recording; Receive the hole information modified in the control center hole information step through the Internet or a memory card, install it in the portable terminal, calculate the current position indication and the distance to the hole cup by comparing the current location with the hole information of the memory card by golf selection. Golf information system, characterized in that consisting of a portable terminal hole information step to display. The method of claim 3, wherein the control center hole information step comprises: recording each hole topographic map and position coordinates of a golf course; Inputting and correcting the hole topographical map and the position coordinates recorded in the step by inputting the position information of the hole cup of each hole by a memory card containing the position information of the hole cup of each hole which is changed every day; The golf information system comprising the steps of transmitting the various golfer hole information and the position coordinate information over the Internet or the information modified in the above step, or recording on the memory card by a memory card recorder. The method of claim 3, wherein the portable terminal hole information step comprises: obtaining a memory card containing various types of information about a golf hole by the Internet or a control center; Mounting a memory card obtained in the above step and a GPS module reading the position coordinates; Selecting whether to use the golf information system with the GPS module and the memory card mounted in the above step; Performing an original PDA function if golf is not used as a golf information system in this step; Operating the golf information system by pressing a selection button when the golfer uses the golf information system in the step, and pressing a button for reading the current position coordinates of the golfer; Comparing and determining the position coordinates displayed in the step with the position information recorded in the memory card; Displaying information on the entire hole of the golf course and a method of attack if the current position of the golfer is not within a specific hole as a result of the comparison determination in the step; In this step, if the current position of the golfer is within a specific hole, the image information of the specific hole where the user is located, the image information of the specific hole where the golfer is located, and the distance from the current position of the golfer to the hole cup, obstacles such as bunkers, etc. Golf information system, characterized in that consisting of steps.