KR20110066617A - Apparatus and method of pro golfer swings to reproduce the behavior of provide the game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A game supplying apparatus and method thereof are provided to reappear the swing operation of a game participant after analyzing swing operations of a professional golfer on IPTV. CONSTITUTION: A user manager(21) registers the user information of a game participant. A channel manager(22) manages a golf channel image of a professional golfer in real time. An image storage unit(23) stores a swing operation and a professional golfer image in real time. An image extractor(24) extracts each spot according to each swing step as a static image. A comparison analyzer(25) calculates motion shift.

Description

Apparatus and method of pro golfer swings to reproduce the behavior of provide the game}

The present invention relates to a broadcast service, and more particularly, to a game providing apparatus and method for reproducing the swing operation of a professional golfer in IPTV.

Golf has traditionally been regarded as an exclusive possession of the upper class, but has been popularized in recent years due to the steady expansion of the base and the number of golf game services and devices is increasing.

Various golf game services and devices performed through the communication network provide a golf background similar to a golf course to play a golf game or receive the swing image of the user and simulate the swing result to determine the result of the game by hitting distance or remaining distance. To provide golf game services.

In addition, by analyzing the swinging motion of the golfer by using the image, after recording the swinging motion and save it in the video database using the Internet network, according to the operator's instructions, the swing motion analysis computer is sampled at predetermined time intervals After dividing into images, the analysis content of the operator is added to reconstruct the still image into the image, and the result is transmitted to the golfer to analyze and confirm the swing behavior of the game participants.

In addition, the swing data is received from the user's terminal to simulate the swing data to output the movement of the golf ball to share the video with other participants to check and coach each other's swing movements to make the swing movement of the game participants Analyze and confirm.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, by analyzing the swing operation of the professional golfer being relayed in real time in the IPTV environment and provide it to the game participants to reproduce it, the expansion of convergence services and golf games in the IPTV environment The goal of the game is to improve your swing skills.

User management unit for registering the user information of the game participant according to the present invention for solving the above technical problem; A channel manager for managing a golf image being relayed in real time; An image storage unit for receiving and storing the golf image being relayed in real time; An image extraction unit for extracting swing images of the stored pro golfers and game participants to identify each point in each swing step and extracting the swing image into an image; A comparison analysis unit for comparing and analyzing the extracted still image of the professional golfer and the still image of the game participant in each step and then comparing and analyzing the deviations of the two images; And an image display unit displaying a result of comparing and analyzing the deviation between the two images as an image.

The present invention analyzes the swing motion of a professional golfer relaying in real time on an IPTV golf channel and provides it to a game participant to reproduce the game participant, thereby comparing and analyzing the accuracy of the swing motion of the professional golfer and the game participant and determining a winner. Can provide services.

And, based on the swing of the professional golfer in the golf game being relayed in real time in the process of comparing the accuracy of the swing can provide a lively golf game.

In addition, the present invention can improve the swing motion technology of the game participant by the game participant to reproduce the swing based on the accurate swing analysis results of the professional golfer.

In addition, the present invention provides a channel service, a chat service and a converged game service in an IPTV environment, so that game participants can give and receive advice from other game participants, thereby providing mutual coaching service and social networking.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and solve the present invention.

In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms used throughout the present specification are terms defined in consideration of functions in the embodiments of the present invention, and may be sufficiently changed according to the intention, custom, etc. of the user or operator, and the definitions of these terms are used throughout the present specification. It should be based on the content throughout.

1 is a system configuration diagram for providing a golf swing game in an IPTV environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game participant may install one to four or more cameras 12, and each camera 12 is connected to the set-top box 11 by wire or wirelessly to store a golf swing image image performed by the game participant. The game participant views the video analysis result of the professional golfer designated by the TV 10, and the game participant performs the swing as many times as specified by the game server 20.

The game participant views the swing result performed by the user through the TV 10, and transmits the image provided by each camera 12 to the game server 20 through the set-top box 11 only once.

The swing result of the game participant is transmitted to the game server 20, and the analysis result from the game server 20 is transmitted to the set-top box 11 so that the game participant can check his swing result through the TV 10. .

Therefore, according to the analysis result of the game server 20, the winner is given to the game participant who made the swing closest to the swing of the professional golfer. In addition, the game participants can select the function through the club recommendation provided by the game server to perform the game together.

In more detail, the game participant plays the video of the professional golfer through the TV 10 and watches the video, and each of the still images checked by the game server 20 shows the important mark points. Keep in mind.

The game participant performs a swing operation in front of one to four cameras (front, left, right, rear) connected to the set top box 11 by wire or wireless. The image stored in the camera 12 is transmitted to the set-top box 11 by a wired or wireless transmission method, and the set-top box 11 transmits the image to the game server 20.

Video of the game participant can be one to four depending on the number of cameras 12 connected to the set-top box (11). At this time, according to the setting of the game server 20, the game participant can swing a number of times, and selects one swing image desired by the game participant and transmits it to the game server 20.

The game server 20 receives a video from a game participant and extracts a swing motion from the video of the game participant. Like the video of a professional golfer, there are eight levels of swing (address, take away, back swing, top of the swing, down swing, and impact). The still image is extracted based on a follow through and a finish to analyze the still image of the professional golfer.

In addition, images of professional golfers and game participants are analyzed to determine whether proper timing distribution is performed according to each step. Also, by overlapping the still image of the professional golfer and the still image of the game participant, it helps the game participant easily grasp the difference between the two swings. Also, it overlaps the video of the professional golfer and the video of the game participant, so that it is easy to compare and understand the factors such as the swing step timing, weight shift timing, and swing step connectivity in the swing.

The game server 20 determines the game result by calculating the points allocated to each swing step when the swing of the professional golfer and the swing of the game participant are completed. When all procedures are completed, the golf game server 20 transmits the overlapped still image and the image to the game participant, and transmits the settlement game result as a point.

Receiving this result, the game participant can analyze the swing motion compared with the swing motion of the professional golfer, not only understand his golf swing motion, but also guide the swing motion of the game participant.

In addition, the golf game can be performed not only with a large number of game participants, but also by obtaining a point score according to accuracy even when watching a real-time golf channel alone.

In addition, even if it is not a real-time golf game content, it is possible to receive a video of the golf game that he has already performed, to perform a swing practice. In addition, the golf game server 20 can be given a point according to the degree of participation can increase the golf game participation.

In addition, when registering a game participant by expanding the game server 20 function, the participant's options include his / her personal information such as gender, age, height, weight, athletic ability, preferred brand, and preferred price range. Customized club referral services are available. This option provides an additional service that allows game participants to participate in the golf game, in addition to the game participants, to send the game result information to IPTV channel subscribers who can provide customized club recommendation services.

In addition, when registering a user in the game server 20 or registering to participate in a game, it is determined whether or not to provide a swing motion analysis result to an IPTV service subscriber who can use the club recommendation service, and the environment of the real-time golf channel service currently in progress. Based on the analysis results of the user's swing motions, we recommend clubs that are suitable for the user.

Here, the game participant selects a real-time golf channel in which the professional golfer participates to watch the golf pro. It is provided with a service that can watch a golf channel together in real time by calling a friend by using the IPTV supplementary service or by calling a friend through other means. While watching the golf channel in real time, the game participant decides this swing when a swing motion to be reproduced together through a chat or a telephone service is transmitted, and transmits the determined information to the game server 20.

At this time, the game participants may proceed with the game by selecting the correct swing of the professional golfer, the professional golfer may proceed to the game by selecting the wrong swing. Accurate swings can improve gamers' swing skills, while choosing the wrong swing can reveal why a professional golfer made a mistake, and can also cause a variety of interests in the game.

The game server 20 receiving the decision from the game participant extracts the swing image of the professional golfer selected by the game participant from the real-time golf channel broadcast stored as its temporary data. At this time, the surroundings such as temperature, illumination, wind direction, and wind speed of the place where the professional golfer is located can be stored together and transmitted to the game participants later.

Professional golfer's swing images are based on eight levels of swing: address, take away, back swing, top of the swing, down swing, and impact. (impact), follow through, and finish (classified), each of which is extracted as a still image to mark the important position in each step.

Looking at the swing in each stage, the address stage is the leg opening, weight position, and parallelism with the target in the stance. Is displayed. In the take away step, the position shape of the arms and the club and the club toe direction are displayed. In the back swing step, the swing plane, the caulking of the wrist, the center of the wrist, the arc of the swing, etc. are displayed. In the top of the swing phase, the direction of the club shaft, the angle of the left arm and the right arm, and the weight movement are displayed. In the down swing, the angle of the club shaft, the right foot and the ground position are displayed. The impact indicates the direction of the left arm and shaft, the weight shift of the left and right feet, the shape of the leg, and the point at which the wrist caulking is released. Follow Through is the position of the right and left hands, arms, club Displays the direction of. Finally, at the finish stage, the balance of hips, shoulders, head, eyes, right foot and ground position, left thigh position, and weight position is displayed.

Therefore, all of these eight steps are converted into points, and each step determines whether to score according to the accuracy of the professional golfer swing.

The game server 20 checks an important mark on each still image in the still image of the professional golfer, and transmits the video to the game participant along with the original professional golfer's image. At this time, the game server 20 transmits surrounding items such as temperature, illuminance, wind direction, and wind speed of the place where the professional golfer is located so that the game participants can refer to them.

The TV 10 screen includes a real-time golf relay image, an information window, a game participant, and a menu window. The TV (10) screen is mainly the video that the real-time golf relay is in progress. The information window can be added to the golf course environment information according to the golf image, and also provides a preference for professional golfers. The swing analysis results of professional golfers are provided as text information, and the swing analysis results of game participants are also provided as text information. The game participant may select another game participant to talk by video and may also be provided with a chat service. The menu window may optionally select a video of a professional golfer to play the game, or select the angle of viewing the swing scene of the participant by selecting the view with a friend. In addition, the game or practice function can be selected for further expansion.

2 is a block diagram of a game server system for providing a golf game service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game server 20 includes a user manager 21, a channel manager 22, an image storage unit 23, an image extractor 24, a comparison analyzer 25, and an image display unit 26.

The user manager 21 registers user information of the game participant. In addition, the game participant inputs personal information such as name, physical condition, athletic ability, preferred brand, and preferred player when registering the member and stores the information. The club recommendation service of the user may be selected as an option of game participants provided by the game server 20. The selected club recommendation participant can proceed with the game participants.

In addition, the user manager 21 includes game history management, practice history management, point management, and the like of each game participant. The professional golfer selected by the game participant may also be registered as a user, and the game server 20 operator may arbitrarily insert the name, physical condition, athletic ability, preferred brand, and sponsor company of each professional golfer. In the case of a professional golfer, the game participant's preference is added so that the game participant can see the information.

The channel manager 22 manages the golf channel image of the professional golfer who is relaying in real time, and will be omitted.

The image storage unit 23 stores the video of the professional golfer who is relayed in real time from the channel manager 22 and the motion of the game participant as a video.

The image extractor 24 finds each point in each swing step from the swing image of the game participant designated by the professional golfer and the game participant in the stored golf image and extracts it as a still image. In more detail, the video storage unit 23 extracts a swing image from the video of the professional golfer and the game participant and swings 8 stages (address, take away, back swing, top of) A step of checking a point according to a top of the swing, a down swing, an impact, a follow through, a finish, and extracting the image is performed.

The comparison analyzer 25 overlays the still image of the professional golfer extracted from the image extractor 24 and the still image of the game participant for each swing step, and compares whether the game participant correctly performed the swing in 8 steps of the swing. Analyze and calculate the motion variation deviation in each still image. As a result of the comparative analysis, the deviation of the motion variation between the still image and the two still images of the game participant is calculated, and the game participant having a small deviation value is determined as the winner.

The image display unit 26 outputs the result of calculating the deviation of the motion variation in the two still images and the overlaid still image and displays the result.

3 is a flowchart of a method for providing a golf swing game in an IPTV environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game participant selects a real-time golf channel in which a professional golfer participates to watch a golf pro (40). Next, the set-top box 11 receives the swing to be challenged by the reproduction game from the TV and transmits the swing to the game server 20 (41). Next, the game participant selects a swing to challenge the reproduction game, and registers each game participant as a user in the user manager 21 of the game server 20 (42). Next, the swing image of the professional golfer is extracted by the channel manager 22 managing the golf image being relayed in real time by the game server 20 with respect to the selected swing (43). Next, the swing image of the professional golfer extracted by the channel manager 22 managing the golf image being relayed in real time is stored in the image storage 23 of the game server 20 (44). Stored images of professional golfers can be viewed in eight stages of golf swing: address, take away, back swing, top of the swing, down swing, and impact ( Each still image is classified into an impact, follow through, and finish and extracted to the image extractor 24 of the game server 20 (45). Next, the classified still image of each step of the swing and the important position in each step are displayed and transmitted to the set-top box 11 (46). Next, after the game participant views the image received from the game server 20, the same is reproduced (47). Next, the game server 20 selects one time by performing a golf swing operation with a plurality of opportunities (48). Next, after the video of the game participant is put on the video of the professional golfer and played on the comparison analysis unit 25 of the game server 20, the swing motion is overlayed for each step and transmitted to the set-top box 11 (49). ). Next, according to the accuracy of the swing operation of the game participant is given to the video display unit 26 of the game server 20 as the point of the swing result of the game participant to determine the winner of the game as the winner of the game (50). . This can be transmitted to the set-top box 11 so that the game participant can check his swing result through the TV 10 (51).

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram for providing a golf swing game in an IPTV environment according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a configuration diagram of a game server system for providing a golf game service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a method for providing a golf swing game in an IPTV environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: TV 11: Set Top Box

12: camera 20: game server

21: user management unit 22: channel management unit

23: image storage unit 24: image extraction unit

25: comparative analysis unit 26: image display unit

30: game terminal

Claims (1)

A user manager that registers user information of a game participant; A channel manager for managing a golf channel image of a professional golfer being relayed in real time; An image storage unit for storing the video of the professional golfer being relayed in real time and the motion of the game participant as a video; An image extraction unit for finding each point in each swing step from a swing image of a game participant designated by a professional golfer and a game participant in the stored golf image and extracting it as a still image; A comparison and analyzing unit configured to overlay the extracted still image of the professional golfer and the still image of the game participant for each swing step to calculate a deviation of movement in two still images; And And a video display unit for outputting and displaying a result of calculating the deviation of the motion variation between the overlaid still image and the two still images.

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