KR20130042997A - Watch-combined golf distance measuring apparatus for improving the accuracy of golf shots using gps and weather data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A golf distance measuring device with a wrist watch is provided to increase the accuracy of a golf shot by periodically updating distance information and weather information. CONSTITUTION: A golf distance measuring device includes a GPS(Global Positioning Service) receiver(110), a weather data receiver(120), a memory(130), a control unit(140), and a display unit(150). The GPS receiver receives the location information of a user from a GPS satellite. The weather data receiver receives weather measuring data according to interval set from a weather data distributor. The memory stores the weather data and the location information of the user received by using the GPS receiver. The control unit calculates the distance information by using a golf course database and the location information. [Reference numerals] (110) GPS receiver; (120) Weather data receiver; (130) Memory; (140) Control unit; (150) Display unit; (AA) Location information; (BB) Weather observation data;

Description

WATCH-COMBINED GOLF DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF GOLF SHOTS USING GPS AND WEATHER DATA}

The present invention relates to a golf distance measuring device, and more particularly, to a golf watch combined distance measuring device that improves the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information.

Recently, as golf facilities such as screen golf courses and indoor golf driving ranges are increased, golf is gradually developing as one of the popular sports in Korea. In particular, as the golf population grows, there are a growing number of golfers who go out to the field (round golf courses) and rounding.

In order to make a good shot, a rounding golfer must consider a number of factors, the most important of which is the distance, including the distance from the position of the golf ball to the pin. Information, and weather information including the strength and direction of wind currently blowing in the field. That is, fairway bunkers (collectively referred to as bunkers except green bunkers), water hazards (repair facilities such as streams and ponds located in the course), or greens around the hall. You need to know exactly the distance to the area within 20 yards of the area, which is well-suited for putting, and you can choose the club (club) that suits you, and know the wind direction and wind speed blowing in the field. You can control the direction of the shot and shoot a sophisticated shot.

Golf distance measuring method according to the prior art is largely divided into two, one is a distance measuring method using a laser, the other is a distance measuring method using a GPS. The distance measuring method using a laser transmits a laser toward a target, and measures a time when a portion of the transmitted laser is reflected back to the target, and multiplies the measured time by the speed of the laser to determine the distance to the target. How to measure. This laser distance measuring method has the advantage of measuring the distance to the target very accurately by accurately detecting the time when the laser is reflected back, whereas when used at a long distance such as more than 200 yards Because of the small shaking of the hand held by the hand, it is difficult to use the laser at a teeing ground, a place prepared separately for the first shot in each hole.

Meanwhile, the distance measuring method using the Global Positioning System (GPS) is transmitted by at least four satellites out of 24 satellites that the US Department of Defense shoots and orbits in six orbits around the earth. The GPS receiver receives navigation data and PRN code (Pseudo-Random-Noise code) controlled by a Multiple Access (Code Division Multiple Access) method, and calculates the distance from the GPS receiver to each satellite. Is done in a way. In this case, triangulation of the four or more distances calculated by the GPS receiver may determine coordinates on a three-dimensional plane, from which the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the GPS receiver may be obtained. Such a distance measurement method using GPS has the advantage of knowing the coordinates at any position on the earth, but since the error range of the coordinates measured by GPS can reach several meters wide, In a situation where a sophisticated approach shot is required, such as a pitch shot, a chip shot, and the like, there is a problem that its utilization is low.

Currently, since most golf distance measuring devices are configured to include the above laser equipment or GPS equipment separately, there is a need to implement a device that can be easily handled, such as a wrist watch, while using the advantages of both devices. It is increasing. In addition, weather information such as wind direction and wind speed, which is another important factor to consider when operating GPS or laser equipment, must be collected and utilized separately through the Internet, so it is possible to directly change the weather observation data in the field. There is a problem that is difficult to identify and use.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems of the conventionally proposed methods, and includes a GPS receiver, a weather data receiver, and a memory in a golf distance measuring device to determine a distance to various features in a field. A watch that combines GPS and weather information to improve golf shot accuracy by periodically updating weather data observed around the field as well as making measurements. It is an object to provide a golf distance measuring device.

In addition, the present invention, the golf distance measuring device further comprises a laser distance measuring unit, in the tee ground (teeing ground) or fairway (fairway) to measure the distance to the green (green) using GPS, the green surroundings In order to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information, the laser can measure the distance to the pin by using a laser, thereby increasing the accuracy of the golf shot by using an appropriate distance measuring device according to the rounding progress. Another object is to provide a watch combined golf distance measuring device.

Combined watch and golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to the characteristics of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A GPS receiver 110 for receiving location information of a user from a GPS satellite;

A weather data receiver 120 for receiving weather observation data at a predetermined time interval from a weather data distributor;

A memory (130) for storing a golf course database, location information of the user received by the GPS receiver (110), and the weather observation data received by the weather data receiver (120);

A controller 140 for calculating distance information using the golf course database and the location information; And

A display unit for displaying the location information, the distance information, and the weather observation data together on the golf course database using the golf course database, the weather observation data, and the distance information calculated by the controller 140; 150) is characterized by its configuration.

Preferably,

The weather observation data may include weather data measured at a weather observation point closest to the position of the GPS receiver 110.

Preferably,

The weather observation data may include at least one of wind direction, wind speed, ground air pressure, humidity, and precipitation.

Preferably,

The weather data receiver 120 may update the weather observation data at a time interval within 10 minutes.

Preferably,

The apparatus may further include a laser distance measuring unit 160 that transmits and receives a laser and calculates a distance to the target by measuring a time when the transmitted laser is reflected by the target and returning.

Preferably,

The clock unit 154 may further include a clock unit 154 that displays the elapsed time or the current time by starting the rounding.

Preferably,

The apparatus may further include a ball mark storage unit 170 that may store a plurality of ball marks.

According to the present invention, the golf distance measuring device that combines the wristwatch with the GPS and the weather information to improve the accuracy of the golf shot includes a GPS receiver, a weather data receiver, and a memory in the field. By measuring the distance to the various features of the and periodically updating the weather data observed around the field, it is possible to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using the distance information and weather information.

In addition, according to the present invention, the golf distance measuring apparatus further comprises a laser distance measuring unit to measure the distance to the green (green) using GPS in the teeing (teeing ground) or fairway (fairway), green In the vicinity, by measuring the distance to the pin using a laser, it is possible to increase the accuracy of the golf shot by using an appropriate distance measuring device according to the rounding progress.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a wristwatch combined golf distance measuring device to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a wristwatch combined golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a state of measuring distance using a laser distance measuring unit included in the wristwatch golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to another embodiment of the present invention .
4 is a view showing a ball mark storage unit included in the wristwatch combined golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . In addition, the term 'comprising' of an element means that the element may further include other elements, not to exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a wristwatch combined golf distance measuring device to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the wristwatch combined golf distance measuring apparatus 100 for improving the accuracy of a golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a GPS receiver 110 and a weather data receiver. 120, a memory 130, a controller 140, and a display unit 150, and may include a laser distance measuring unit 160, a clock unit 154, or a ball mark storage unit 170. It may be configured to include more.

By adopting the above configuration, the present invention can use the distance information and the weather information together, and measure the distance in an appropriate manner according to the rounding progress state to increase the accuracy of the golf shot. Hereinafter, the respective configurations of the wristwatch combined golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The GPS receiver 110 receives navigation data and PRN codes transmitted from GPS satellites, and provides a very stable field of view such as an antenna, a processor, and a crystal oscillator tuned to the frequency of the satellite signal. It can be configured to include. The GPS receiver 110 may calculate location information regarding latitude, longitude, and altitude using a processor included in the GPS receiver 110, and the location information may be stored in the memory 130 to be described later.

The weather data receiver 120 may receive a weather observation data at a predetermined time interval from a weather data distributor, and may include an antenna required for data communication or a processor for extracting weather data components from the received data. have. In this case, the weather data distributor may include a meteorological office, a private weather information provider, an individual weather station or a weather station, and they may periodically distribute weather observation information through a predetermined frequency band. In this case, the weather observation data distributed by the weather data distributor may include at least one of wind direction, wind speed, ground air pressure, humidity, and precipitation. According to an embodiment, the GPS receiver 110 may be configured to receive the weather data observed at the nearest weather observation point from the position measured by the GPS receiver 110. In addition, during the day when rounding is mainly performed, the thickness of the atmospheric boundary layer near the ground becomes thick, and due to the turbulence generated in the boundary layer, meteorological phenomena such as wind direction and wind speed change frequently. In addition, the weather data receiver 120 may receive weather observation data periodically at a time interval of less than 10 minutes from the weather data distributor, and may be configured to frequently update weather observation data to be provided to the user.

The memory 130 stores a golf course database, location information of a user received by the GPS receiver 110, and weather observation data received by the weather data receiver 120, and includes a golf course database, location information, and weather conditions. Whenever the observation data is updated, the information can be configured to be immediately stored. The golf course database (Database, DB) may include information on various features of the field, for example, location information such as tee ground, fairway, water hazard, bunker, green, pin, rough (rough), In particular, in the case of the pin (pin), in consideration of the fact that the position of the pin regularly changes by the golf course operator in the course, the area in which the position of the pin can be changed in the green (green) in advance, the corresponding area Coordinate values for can be included in the golf course database.

The controller 140 calculates distance information using the golf course database and the location information received from the GPS receiver 110. The controller 140 stores the user's location measured by the GPS receiver 110 in the memory 130. Comparing with the database, distance information for the feature in the field can be calculated from the user's location within the course. That is, when the user's location is determined, how far is the current location from the tee ground, how far is the distance to the pin, how far is the distance from the green bunker or the water hazard? Distance information can be calculated.

The display unit 150 displays the location information, the distance information, and the weather observation data together on the golf course database by using the distance information calculated by the controller 140 and the golf course database and the weather observation data. It may be configured as a touch screen, a resistive touch screen, and the like, but is not limited thereto, and any display means including a display panel such as an LED or a PDP may correspond thereto.

2 is a diagram illustrating a perspective view of a wristwatch combined golf distance measuring apparatus for increasing the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the wristwatch combined golf distance measuring apparatus 100 for improving the accuracy of a golf shot using GPS and weather information according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display unit in a portable wristwatch method. It can be configured to provide various information on 150. More specifically, the display unit 150 may display an area 151 that provides distance information from a user's location to a feature in a field calculated by the controller 140 using GPS coordinates. In FIG. 2, the current location of the user is shown to represent distance information 120 yards from the tee ground and 230 yards from the pin (or hole), respectively. In addition, the display unit 150 may display a region 152 that provides the most recently received weather observation data from the nearest weather observation point, where information such as wind direction and wind speed is shown in FIG. 2. Can be displayed. Such distance information and weather information may be displayed and provided together on the golf course database. In particular, the distance information and weather information may be configured to be displayed together with the location information of the user on the course that the current user is rounding in the golf course database.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 150 of the golf distance measuring apparatus 100 may further include a watch unit 154. The clock unit 154 is a portion that displays the elapsed time or the current time after starting rounding, and may be disposed and displayed in a predetermined area on the display unit 150. In FIG. 2, the current time is 1:40 pm 4 is a clock portion 154 displaying a state where 4 hours 10 minutes have passed since the start of the rounding. In addition, the golf distance measuring apparatus 100 according to the present invention may further include a laser distance measuring unit 160 or a ball mark storage unit 170, which will be described with reference to FIGS.

3 is a distance using the laser distance measuring unit 160 included in the wristwatch golf distance measuring device 100 to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to another embodiment of the present invention It is a figure which shows a state to measure. The laser distance measuring unit 160 transmits and receives a laser, and calculates a distance to the target by measuring a time when the transmitted laser is reflected by the target and returning. According to an embodiment, the laser distance measurement may be performed. The unit 160 is disposed above the golf distance measuring apparatus 100, has a folding structure including a hinge portion, and may be configured to be used by flipping an upper portion where the display unit 150 is disposed. In addition, the laser distance measuring unit 160, as shown in Figure 3, the eyepiece 161 that can aim the target with the eyes, the laser transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the laser to receive the laser reflected on the target ( 162, a laser transmission button 163 for transmitting a laser, and a distance display unit 164 for displaying the measured distance, etc., in FIG. 3, aiming at a target tree to measure a distance with a laser. As a result, the distance from the current location to the tree measured 32.75 meters.

4 is a view showing a ball mark storage unit 170 included in the wristwatch golf distance measuring device 100 for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information according to another embodiment of the present invention to be. The ball mark storage unit 170 is a portion capable of storing the plurality of ball marks 171, and as shown in FIG. 4, the ball mark storage unit 170 is disposed below the golf distance measuring apparatus 100. And, it has a folded structure including a hinge portion, it can be configured to be able to put the ball mark 171 by flipping the lower portion.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention.

100: golf distance measuring device
110: GPS receiver 120: weather data receiver
130: memory 140:
150: display unit 151: distance information
152: weather information 153: golf course database information
154: clock unit 160: laser distance measuring unit
161: eyepiece 162: laser transmitter and receiver
163: laser transmission button 164: distance display unit
170: ball mark storage unit 171: ball mark

Claims (7)

A GPS receiver 110 for receiving location information of a user from a GPS satellite;
A weather data receiver 120 for receiving weather observation data at a predetermined time interval from a weather data distributor;
A memory (130) for storing a golf course database, location information of the user received by the GPS receiver (110), and the weather observation data received by the weather data receiver (120);
A controller 140 for calculating distance information using the golf course database and the location information; And
A display unit displaying the location information, the distance information, and the weather observation data together on the golf course database by using the golf course database, the weather observation data, and the distance information calculated by the controller 140; And a watch combined golf distance measuring device for improving the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information, comprising: 150).
The method of claim 1,
The weather observation data, including weather data measured at the nearest weather observation point from the position of the GPS receiver 110, using a watch and combine golf to increase the accuracy of the golf shot using GPS and weather information Distance measuring device.
The method of claim 1,
The meteorological observation data includes at least one of wind direction, wind speed, ground air pressure, humidity, and precipitation information. Device.
The method of claim 1,
The weather data receiver 120 updates the weather observation data at a time interval of less than 10 minutes, using a GPS and weather information to increase the accuracy of the golf shot wristwatch combined golf distance measuring apparatus.
The method of claim 1,
Transmitting and receiving a laser, and further comprises a laser distance measuring unit 160 for measuring the distance to the target by measuring the time that the transmitted laser is reflected back to the target, GPS and weather information A watch combined golf distance measuring device to increase the accuracy of golf shots.
The method of claim 1,
And a clock unit 154 which displays the elapsed time or the current time by starting the rounding, and using both a GPS and weather information to increase the accuracy of the golf shot.
The method of claim 1,
Golf watch measuring device that combines the golf mark and the weather information to increase the accuracy of the golf shot, characterized in that it further comprises a ball mark storage unit 170 for storing a plurality of ball marks.

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