KR20150006624A - Interactive sports events information service system - Google Patents

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KR20150006624A
KR20150006624A KR1020130080244A KR20130080244A KR20150006624A KR 20150006624 A KR20150006624 A KR 20150006624A KR 1020130080244 A KR1020130080244 A KR 1020130080244A KR 20130080244 A KR20130080244 A KR 20130080244A KR 20150006624 A KR20150006624 A KR 20150006624A
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The bidirectional sports information providing system includes a position extracting unit that receives at least one competition image from at least one photographing device and extracts a position and a ball position of the competitors participating in the competition as coordinates-based data based on the competition image, An information request signal receiving unit for receiving an information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal, and an information requesting unit for transmitting the requested information data to the viewer terminal in response to the information request signal, And a transmitting unit.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention < RTI ID = 0.0 > [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a sports game relay broadcast, and more particularly, to an interactive sports game information providing system.

When broadcasting a sports game, when a plurality of cameras arranged on element elements of a playing field shoot the competition videos according to the size of the playing field or the characteristics of the sports game, the broadcasting company determines a relay image to be transmitted to the viewer among the competition images do. Therefore, viewers have no choice but to watch the relay video decided by the broadcaster. In particular, when broadcasting a baseball game or a soccer game, since the game image of the peripheral part with the ball is determined as the relay image, the viewer has a problem that it is difficult to grasp the position and movement of the entire athletes.

In order to solve such a problem, there is a technique of combining a secondary image representing a movement of a player in the entire stadium with a relay image, a technique of combining a secondary image representing a movement of a player in a particular viewpoint to a relay image, A technology for providing characters in real time using the Internet or the like has been proposed. However, these techniques also provide game information in one direction to the viewer terminal in the event of transmitting the relay video (e.g., a broadcast station), so that it is difficult for viewers to receive the desired game information in real time.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an interactive sporting game information providing system for transmitting requested information data to the viewer terminal in response to an information request signal related to a sports game transmitted from a viewer terminal during a sports game relay broadcast.

However, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned objects, but may be variously modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In order to accomplish one object of the present invention, an interactive sporting game information providing system according to embodiments of the present invention is a system for receiving at least one match image from at least one photographing apparatus, A real-time information processing unit for generating real-time information data related to the competition based on the coordinate-based data, a display unit for receiving an information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal, An information request signal receiver and an information data transmitter for transmitting the requested information data to the viewer terminal in response to the information request signal.

According to one embodiment, the viewer terminal may include a television, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a smart pad, and a computer.

According to an embodiment, the interactive sporting game information providing system may generate an auxiliary image based on the coordinate-based data, and the auxiliary image may be combined with a relay image.

According to one embodiment, the viewer terminal can display the requested information data by overlapping with the relay image.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the viewer terminal can display the requested information data separately from the relay image.

According to an embodiment, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system may further include a statistical processing unit for generating real-time statistical information data related to the competition based on the real-time information data.

According to an embodiment, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system may further include a database unit for storing past statistical information data before the competition and for updating the past statistical information data based on the real time statistical information data.

According to an embodiment, the requested information data may include at least one of the real-time information data, the real-time statistical information data, and the past statistical information data.

According to one embodiment, the real-time information processing unit generates real-time information, which is implemented by at least one of video, image, and text about the position of the athletes, the moving direction of the athletes, and the moving speed of the athletes based on the coordinate- Data can be generated.

According to an embodiment, the real-time information processing unit may generate real-time information data, which is implemented by at least one of video, image, and text with respect to the ball position, the ball moving direction, Lt; / RTI >

The bidirectional sports competition information providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may generate information data related to a game being relayed and may transmit information data corresponding thereto in response to an information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to provide information related to the game, which can not be directly viewed in the stadium or when the game is viewed through the media, and information related to the game desired by the viewer in real time to help understand the game situation You can give. In addition, the viewer can more accurately and quickly grasp information and movement about the interested players.

However, the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and may be variously expanded without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an interactive sporting game information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall system configuration including the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of an auxiliary image provided by the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3B is a view showing an example in which real-time information data provided by the bidirectional sports competition information providing system of FIG. 1 is displayed on the auxiliary image.
3C is a diagram showing another example in which real-time information data provided by the bidirectional sports competition information providing system of FIG. 1 is displayed on the auxiliary image.
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.
5 is a view showing another example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.
FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of real-time statistical information data and past statistical information data transmitted to the viewer terminal by the bidirectional sports game information providing system of FIG. 1;
8 is a flowchart illustrating an interactive sporting game information providing method according to embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an interactive sporting game information providing method according to embodiments of the present invention.

For the embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, specific structural and functional descriptions are set forth for the purpose of describing an embodiment of the invention only, and it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention may be practiced in various forms, The present invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in Figs.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms may be used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprise", "having", and the like are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, , Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of principle.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be construed as meaning consistent with meaning in the context of the relevant art and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless expressly defined in the present application .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an interactive sport information providing system according to embodiments of the present invention.

1, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 includes a position extracting unit 110, a real time information processing unit 120, a statistical processing unit 140, a database unit 150, an information request signal receiving unit 160, And an information data transmission unit 170.

The position extraction unit 110 may extract the positions and the positions of the players participating in a sporting event as coordinate-based data. The position extracting unit 110 includes a match image obtaining unit 180 for obtaining match images photographed from a plurality of photographing apparatuses for photographing a game content and a coordinate generating unit 180 for generating coordinates 190). In this case, the position extraction unit 110 may use the techniques disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-0079275 or Korean Patent Registration No. 0974638 by the applicant in order to recognize the positions and the positions of the players in the entire field. For example, in the baseball game, the game image acquisition unit 180 acquires the image of the entire stadium, the image of the outfield of the stadium, the image of the infield of the stadium, and the images of the players in the stadium And the coordinate generator 190 may generate the stadium coordinates, the coordinates of the defenders in the stadium, and the coordinates of strikers in the stadium based on the photographed images. Accordingly, the position extraction unit 110 can extract the coordinate-based data on the position and the hole position of the competitors by analyzing the competition images. In addition, the position extracting unit 110 may receive information from a system other than the plurality of photographing apparatuses and recognize the position of the player and the position of the ball. However, sports games are not limited to baseball games. For example, a sporting event may include all grouping events such as soccer, volleyball, and hockey.

Meanwhile, when the players or the ball moves, the position extraction unit 110 may analyze the competition images to extract coordinates before and after the movement of the players or the ball, recognize the change of the coordinates before and after the movement, have.

In one embodiment, the interactive sporting game information system 100 generates an auxiliary image based on the coordinate-based data, and the auxiliary image may be combined with the relay image displayed on the viewer terminal. For example, an auxiliary image showing the position of the players participating in the game may be displayed on a part of the viewer terminal screen on which the baseball game relay image is displayed.

In one embodiment, the information data requested from the viewer terminal is implemented as an auxiliary image, and the viewer terminal can display the auxiliary image by overlapping the auxiliary image. In another embodiment, the viewer terminal can display the requested information data on the display unit of the viewer terminal separately from the relay image. For example, in the case of a viewer terminal in which the relay image is not displayed, the auxiliary image or the requested information data may be displayed on the viewer terminal in the form of one or more of moving image, image, graphic, or text.

The real-time information processing unit 120 may generate real-time information data for the game from the coordinate-based data extracted by the position extracting unit 110 when a predetermined situation occurs in the bidirectional sports game information providing system 100 during a game have. The predetermined situation is a situation stored in the bidirectional sporting game information providing system 100. For example, in the case of a baseball game, the situation from the moment the pitcher takes the pitching posture until the pitching, This can mean all situations that are directly related to the content of the game, In one embodiment, the real-time information processing unit 120 may generate at least one of images, images, and texts about the positions of the players, the direction of the players' moving and the moving speed of the players based on the coordinate- It is possible to generate real-time information data that is implemented as one or more. For example, in a baseball game, when a stolen situation occurs, the real-time information processing unit 120 analyzes coordinate-based data of a runner and defenders to determine a moving direction of the defenders, a moving direction of one runner, Real-time information data, which is realized by at least one of video, In another embodiment, the real-time information processing unit 120 generates at least one of video, image, and text for the ball position, the ball moving direction, and the ball moving speed based on the coordinate-based data when a predetermined situation occurs during the competition It is possible to generate real-time information data that is implemented as one or more. For example, when a pitcher's pitching situation occurs, the real-time information processing unit 120 analyzes the co-ordinate-based data and performs at least one of image, image, and text according to the ball pitch, Real-time information data can be generated.

The statistical processing unit 140 may generate real-time statistical information data related to an ongoing game based on real-time information data. The real-time statistical information data may include, for example, an average lead width of a striking play of a striker in a baseball game, a moving direction of the strikers in a scoring situation in a soccer game, And can be all data that can be processed by statistical processing.

The database unit 150 stores past statistical information data before the game in progress and can update the past statistical information data based on real-time statistical information data. For example, in a baseball game, the recording of the batting average, the average lead width, and the like of a specific batter, which may correspond to the past statistical information data, is correlated with real-time statistical information data related to the batter's batting average, The past statistical information data related to the history record of the batter can be calculated and updated.

The information request signal receiving unit 160 receives an information request signal related to an ongoing game transmitted from the viewer terminal and can transmit the information request signal to the real time information processing unit 120 and the statistics processing unit 140. For example, the information requested may be of interest to a viewer, to a plurality of interested players, or to information related to ball movement. In one embodiment, the viewer terminal may include a television, a smart phone, a cell phone, a smart pad, a computer, and the like.

The information data transmitting unit 170 may receive the information data generated by the real-time information processing unit 120 and the statistical processing unit 140 in response to the information request signal, and may transmit the requested information data to the viewer terminal. In one embodiment, when the requested information data is transmitted to the viewer terminal, the viewer terminal may display the requested information data by overlapping with the relay image. In another embodiment, when the requested information data is transmitted to the viewer terminal, the viewer terminal can display the requested information data separately from the relay image. For example, when an application that relays a sporting event to a smartphone of a viewer is executed, the information data transmitted by the interactive sport information providing system 100 may be stored in a character form, an image, a graphic, May be implemented on the smartphone. In one embodiment, the requested information data may include at least one of real-time information data, real-time statistical information data, and past statistical information data.

As described above, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 receives the request of the competition information desired by the viewer who watches the relay broadcast, and performs bidirectional communication for generating and transmitting the corresponding information data, Or information related to the game which can not be confirmed when watching the game through the media, and various information related to the game desired by the viewer in real time. In addition, the viewer can more accurately and quickly grasp information and movement about the interested players.

2 is a diagram showing the overall system configuration including the bidirectional sports information providing system of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the overall system configuration for implementing the present invention may include a plurality of photographing devices 220, an interactive sporting game information providing system 100, and a viewer terminal 240. The bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 can transmit and receive data to and from the viewer terminal 240 via the network.

The photographing device 220 may be a camera or the like installed in the stadium and may transmit the game image to the game image acquisition unit 180 of the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 by shooting the game content. The photographing apparatus 220 may be any photographing means using a conventional photographing apparatus or separately installed thereon, or may be composed of a plurality of photographing apparatuses.

The viewer terminal 240 may be an interactive television, a computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) or a portable game console, and a navigation. In one embodiment, the interactive sporting game information system 100 generates an auxiliary image based on the coordinate-based data, and the auxiliary image may be combined with the relay image displayed on the viewer terminal 240. For example, an auxiliary image showing the position of the players participating in the game may be displayed on a part of the viewer terminal screen on which the baseball game relay image is displayed.

In one embodiment, the viewer terminal 240 may display the requested information data by overlapping with the relay image. For example, the viewer terminal 240 may display the requested data as video, image, text, or the like through the auxiliary video combined with the relay video. In another embodiment, the viewer terminal 240 may display the requested information data separately from the relay image. For example, when an application that provides information on a sporting event currently in progress to a viewer's smartphone is executed, the information data transmitted by the bidirectional sports information providing system 100 in response to the information request signal is related to the relay video Or on a smart phone, in a text form, image, graphics, or movie. Meanwhile, the interactive sports information providing system 100 may be provided through a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal information terminal, a computer, an application of an interactive TV, or a web service. In addition, the network connecting the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 and the viewer terminal 240 can transmit and receive data using a wired / wireless communication network such as a broadcasting network, the Internet network, or a mobile communication network.

FIG. 3A is a view showing an example of an auxiliary image provided by the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1, FIG. 3B is a view showing an example of real time information data provided by the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. And FIG. 3C is a view showing another example in which real-time information data provided by the bidirectional sports competition information providing system of FIG. 1 is displayed on the auxiliary image.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the bi-directional sports competition information system 100 of FIG. 1 realizes the data of the baseball field and the positions of the players extracted as auxiliary images. Specifically, the auxiliary images may be displayed on the stadium model 300, such as grooves, first, second and third bases 301, 302, 303 and 304, respectively. The position extracting unit 110 may generate coordinates-based data by analyzing a competition image and generating coordinates to extract positions and shifted positions of the athletes, and coordinate-based data for the athletes may be supplemented to the viewer terminal 240 The image may be displayed in combination with the relay image or separately from the relay image. For example, the stadium model 300 may be displayed on the auxiliary image, and the striker and defenders may be displayed in an image such as a graphic form so as to correspond to the position information of the player, and the ball may be displayed as an image corresponding to the position information of the ball . In addition, the motion of the player or the ball may be displayed on the auxiliary image to correspond to the positional information of the player changing in real time or the position information of the ball. The secondary image can represent the shape or color of the image differently to distinguish the attacker from the defender. The auxiliary image may be generated using the techniques disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-0118517 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the strikers 310 and 311 and the defenders 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327 and 328 may be represented by different shapes, shapes or colors . For example, it can be seen that the runner 311 has advanced to the first base and the batter 310 has entered the batting.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 of FIG. 1 displays an example of displaying the data on the position shift of the defenders to the viewer terminal 240 as an auxiliary video. 3B, when the runners 311, 312, and 313 are all on the first, second, and third bases 311, 312, and 313 and the batter 310 enters the batter's seat . In this situation, the outfielders 326, 327, 328 may be positioned further forward than the normally positioned position. At this time, the viewer can select the entire outfielder (326, 327, 328) through the viewer terminal 240 and request position information on the outfielder. The bidirectional sports information providing system 100 receives the information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal 240 and advances to transmit real-time information data on the movement and movement positions of the outfielders 326b, 327b, and 328b . With respect to information related to the position information or movement of the players, information related to the movement can be generated when the difference between the position information and the predetermined basic position information exceeds a preset threshold value. Here, the basic position of the athlete may mean the position immediately before the athlete moves. The basic position of the athlete can set the starting position of the athlete to the predetermined position of the athlete. For example, in general, the position of a defender at a baseball field is determined by positions such as pitcher, catcher, first baseman, shortstop, and outfielder. Thus, in such a case, the position position of each defender is determined as the starting position of the bow, and the coordinates of the starting position are input in advance and stored. As another method for determining the start position, position positions of the respective players can be extracted and stored from the competition video before the start of the entire game. The generation of the information related to the movement to the athlete can use the technique disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0118517 of the present applicant.

Referring to FIG. 3C, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 displays real-time information data in response to a request for a defensive position shift of an interested player selected by a viewer as an auxiliary video . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the runners 311, 312 and 313 are all on the first, second and third bases 311, 312 and 313 and the batter 310 enters the batter's seat . In this situation, the outfielders 326, 327, 328 may be positioned further forward than the normally positioned position. At this time, the viewer can request the position information of the left-handed number 328 through the viewer terminal 240. The bidirectional sports competition information providing system transmits the real time information data about the left field number 328b advanced to the viewer terminal 240 requesting the information and the real time information data is visually displayed on the auxiliary image of the viewer terminal 240 Can be displayed. However, this is an example, and the transmission of the information data to the bow position is not limited to the image data. For example, data on the player position may be transmitted as image data or text data.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 of FIG. 1 transmits real-time information data about a batter selected by the viewer to the viewer terminal 240.

Specifically, the real-time information data on the batter in the batted position may include the batting direction 410, the batter position 430, and the batting result 450. The direction 410 of the ball hitting can be converted into an image or an image by the position extracting unit 110 through the analysis of the game image for the ball or the coordinate-based data. The position and movement of the batter player 430 may be displayed on the stadium model 300 based on the coordinate-based data generated by the position extractor 110. [ The batting result 450 is real-time information data generated by the real-time information processing unit 120. In the above-described situation, a double left-handed batter is recorded, and a ball speed of a batter can be calculated. In addition, the real-time information data including the information about the hit result 450 may be transmitted to the viewer terminal 240 in a text form.

5 is a view showing another example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.

Referring to FIG. 5, the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 transmits real-time information data on a pitcher selected by a viewer to a viewer terminal.

Specifically, when a viewer selects a pitcher and requests real-time information, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 can transmit the real-time information data generated by the real-time information processing unit 120 to the viewer terminal 240. The real-time information data on the pitcher may include an image 500 representing the trajectory of the pitch of the pitch, an image 520 of the pitch of the pitch, and information 540 about the personal record of the pitcher. The information 540 on the pitcher's personal record may include the number of inning, throw-outs, run-in, number of hits, number of pitches, ball speed and throw pitches in the game.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of real-time information data transmitted from the interactive sporting game information providing system of FIG. 1 to a viewer terminal.

Referring to FIG. 6, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 of FIG. 1 transmits real-time information data on a soccer game to a viewer terminal.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the position extraction unit 110 may generate coordinate-based data for the stadium model, the movement of the players and the movement of the ball. In addition, the real-time information processing unit 120 generates real-time information data 600 about the position and movement of the ball, the player model participating in the game, and the ball based on the coordinate-based data, Time personal record 660 of the player selected by the viewer and information on the progress 670 of the game. The real-time personal record 660 may include the moving distance, the average speed, the maximum speed, the number of effective shots, the pass success rate, and the number of tackles selected by the viewer. However, this is an example, and the real-time personal record may include all the information related to the game that can be processed in real time in the real-time information processing unit 220. The game progress 670 may include a specific team's ball occupancy rate, a ratio of the attack direction, and the like until the elapsed time of the game.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of real-time statistical information data and past statistical information data transmitted to the viewer terminal by the bidirectional sports game information providing system of FIG. 1;

Referring to FIG. 7, the bi-directional sports game information providing system 100 of FIG. 1 shows past statistical information data and real-time statistical information data of a baseball game transmitted to the viewer terminal 240.

Specifically, the bidirectional sports game information providing system 100 may provide real-time statistical information data and past statistical information data on the average lead width of the athlete selected by the viewer. The average lead width can be determined by measuring the lead width 710 of the runner 311 and calculating the average of the lead width 710 at each time the pitcher pitches through the shot match images. The measurement of the lead width 710 can be performed by analyzing the distance ratio in the game image or by calculating the positional coordinates between the runner 311 and the base. For example, when the runner 311 is out of the first base 302, the real-time information processing unit 120 measures the lead width 710 at each pitching point of the pitcher, And the statistical processing unit 140 may generate real-time statistical information data representing an average of the read widths by calculating real-time information data on the measured read width 710. [ In addition, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 can provide real-time statistical information data and past statistical information data including the furrow record 700 for the selected athlete. For example, past statistical information data related to the stealing success rate or the average lead width of a specific athlete is stored in the database unit 150 including the data accumulated by past matches. The statistical processing unit 140 may transmit the information data corresponding to the requested information data to the information data transmitting unit 170, have.

However, the past and real-time statistical information data are not limited to the average lead width of the athlete. For example, the statistical information data may include real-time information data such as a moving direction and speed of the defenders in the defending direction, a defending ball direction, an average moving time until the ball is poured, and / ) Of the past statistical information data, and may include all the information that can be quantified by statistical calculation.

In addition, past and real-time statistical information data are not limited to information data on baseball games. For example, the statistical information data may include, in a soccer game, a moving direction of other strikers in an effective shooting (or scoring) situation, an arrangement of defenders in case of forming an offside line, a ratio information of the ball occupancy or an attack direction, And may include all the information that can be quantified by statistical calculation using the real-time information data generated in the database unit 120 and the past statistical information data stored in the database unit 150. In addition, And may include information about the user.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an interactive sporting game information providing method according to embodiments of the present invention.

8, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 extracts the position and the ball position of the players as coordinates-based data (Step S110), and the coordinates-based data (Step S130), and receives an information request signal for real time information from the viewer terminal 240 (Step S150), and generates real time information data for responding to the information request signal to the viewer To the terminal 240 (Step 170).

The bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 may extract the positions and the positions of the players as coordinates-based data (step S110). In one embodiment, the competition image acquiring unit 180 of the bidirectional sports information providing system 100 acquires competition images photographed from a plurality of photographing apparatuses capturing the competition contents, and the coordinate generating unit 190 generates The game images can be analyzed to generate coordinates for the position of the players and the position of the ball. The coordinate-based data may include information about the position, movement, and movement of the players.

The interactive sporting game information providing system 100 may generate real-time information data for the ongoing game based on the coordinate-based data (Step S130). The real-time information data can be generated by the real-time information processing unit 120 by receiving and analyzing the game image and the coordinate-based data. In one embodiment, the real-time information data may include the position of the players, the direction of movement, the speed of movement, the position of the hole, the direction of movement, and the speed of movement. For example, in a baseball game, real-time information data includes a basic position of a defender, a position of a defender when the position of the defender is shifted to the right, a pitch direction and pitch of a pitcher in a moving direction of the defender, A throwing direction of the ball, a running speed, and the like. Also, in a soccer game, the real time information data may include the distance the players have moved within the stadium, the average speed, the maximum speed, the ratio to the attack direction, and the ball occupancy rate. However, this is an example, and the real-time information data is not limited to the position of the players, the moving direction, the moving speed, the position of the ball, the moving direction and the moving speed. According to the embodiment, it may correspond to all the information data that can be provided using the match image and the position based data, and may be applied to other single ball games such as volleyball, handball, and the like.

The bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 may receive the information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal 240 (step S150). In one embodiment, the interactive sporting game information providing system 100 may include an information request signal receiving unit 160 for receiving an information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal 240. Since the method of receiving the information providing request from the viewer terminal 240 has been described above, a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

The bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 may transmit the requested information data to the viewer terminal 240 in response to the information request signal (step S170). In one embodiment, the auxiliary image may be generated based on the coordinate data, and the auxiliary image may be combined with the relay image and displayed on the viewer terminal 240. Meanwhile, the viewer terminal 240 may include a television, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a smart pad, a computer, and the like.

In one embodiment, the viewer terminal 240 may display the requested information data by overlapping with the relay image. In another embodiment, the viewer terminal 240 may display the requested information data separately from the relay image. For example, when a batter hits a batter during a baseball game relay, when a viewer requests information on a left-handed or a batter's movement in the above-described situation using an application stored in a smart phone, 100 transmits the information request signal to the real-time information generating unit 120. The real-time information generating unit 120 receives the information request signal from the information request signal receiving unit 160 and transmits the information request signal. The real-time information processing unit 120 transmits real-time information data, such as the direction of the hit ball, the velocity of the batter, the moving direction of the left-hand number, and the moving speed, to the information data transmitting unit 170 in response to the request, The controller 170 can transmit real-time information data to the smartphone of the viewer. Therefore, real-time information data of the viewer's smartphone can be output in the form of at least one of video, image, graphic or text form.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an interactive sporting game information providing method according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the bidirectional sports game information providing system 100 extracts the position and the ball position of the athletes as coordinate-based data (step S210) according to the bidirectional sports information providing method of FIG. 8, (Step S230), generates real-time statistical information data based on real-time information data and past statistical information data stored in the database (Step S250) (Step S290), and transmits real-time and / or past statistical information data responding to the request to the viewer terminal 240 (step S290). However, since the above steps (Step S210 and Step S230) have been described above, a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

In step S250, the statistical processing unit 140 analyzes, combines, and statistically analyzes the real-time information data and / or the past statistical information data stored in the database unit 150 according to preset situations So that real-time statistical information data on the game situation can be generated. The predetermined situation is a situation stored in the bidirectional sports game information providing system 100, for example, in the case of a baseball game, the situation from when the pitcher takes the pitching posture until pitching, It can mean all situations directly related to the content of the game, In addition, the real-time statistical information data may include all the information that can be quantified by statistical calculation using real-time information data. In one embodiment, past statistical information data prior to the game may be stored, and the past statistical information data may be updated based on real-time statistical information data.

The bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 may receive an information request signal for real-time and / or past statistical information data transmitted from the viewer terminal 240 (Step S270). In one embodiment, the requested information data may include at least one of real-time information data, real-time statistical information data, and past statistical information data.

As described above, in the bidirectional sports competition information providing method of the bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention, the bidirectional sports competition information providing system 100 may include real time information data and real time statistical information data Update the past statistical information data, receive the request through the viewer terminal 240, and transmit corresponding real-time information data and statistical information data. Accordingly, the viewer can receive the match information that the viewer can not directly watch in the stadium or the match through the media, and the information desired by the viewer in real time. In addition, the viewer can more accurately and quickly grasp information and movement about the interested players.

The present invention can be applied to a sports game information providing system capable of bidirectional communication. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

100: Interactive sports information providing system
150: Database
220: photographing apparatus
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A position extracting unit for receiving at least one match image from at least one photographing apparatus and extracting positions and blank positions of the athletes participating in the match on the basis of the match image as coordinate-based data;
A real-time information processing unit for generating real-time information data related to the game based on the coordinate-based data;
An information request signal receiving unit for receiving an information request signal transmitted from the viewer terminal; And
And an information data transmitting unit for transmitting the requested information data to the viewer terminal in response to the information request signal. The interactive sports information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the viewer terminal comprises a television, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a smart pad, and a computer. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary image is generated based on the coordinate-based data, and the auxiliary image is coupled to the relay image. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the viewer terminal overlaps the requested information data with the relay image. The system of claim 3, wherein the viewer terminal displays the requested information data separately from the relay image. The method according to claim 1,
And a statistical processing unit for generating real-time statistical information data related to the competition based on the real-time information data. The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a database unit for storing past statistical information data before the competition and for updating the past statistical information data based on the real time statistical information data. 8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the requested information data includes at least one of the real-time information data, the real-time statistical information data, and the past statistical information data. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the real-time information processing unit is configured to generate real-time information on at least one of a video, an image, and text of the positions of the athletes, the moving directions of the athletes, Wherein the data is generated by a user. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the real-time information processing unit is configured to generate real-time information on at least one of video, image, and text for the ball position, the ball moving direction and the ball moving speed based on the coordinate- Wherein the data is generated by a user.
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