KR20150109614A - Screen baseball pitching game system and the method using infrared camera bar - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a screen baseball pitching game system which realizes a virtual baseball game determining a strike and a ball by checking an XY coordinate of a ball, when a game user as a pitcher directly throws the ball to a catcher displayed on a screen, and to a method thereof. The present invention relates to a screen baseball pitching game system. The system is installed in a limited indoor or outdoor space and comprises a pitcher mound, a screen, a ball speed measuring device, a matrix sensor, and a control part. the present invention provides a screen baseball pitching game system for performing a pitcher training or a baseball game. The pitcher mound allows the game user to act as a pitcher. The screen is located in front of the user when the game user stands on the pitch mound. A beam projector outputs the catcher and a virtual strike zone with an image viewed from a pitcher position. The ball speed measuring device is installed on the back of the screen or a place between the pitch mound and the screen, and can measure the speed of a passing ball. The matrix sensor is installed in front of the screen and can measure the XY coordinate of the ball moving toward the screen. The control part is connected to the beam projector outputting an image to the screen, the ball speed measuring device, and the matrix sensor, and performs a series of predetermined operations.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a screen baseball pitching game system and a method of using the infrared baseball game system,

The present invention relates to a screen baseball game system for use with an infrared sensor bar, and more particularly, to a pitcher baseball game system using a infrared sensor bar, and more particularly, The present invention relates to a screen baseball game system and a method of using the same.

Baseball is the most popular sport in the country, with a very large population watching professional baseball, and many baseball clubs are active. However, the number of facilities in the baseball field is scarce, and people often use indoor or outdoor baseball games. In the game, it is usually a type game in which a batter hitting a ball is hit by a baseball bat.

Meanwhile, as a screen golf which can be enjoyed indoors has been developed and popularized, a screen baseball has also been developed and developed. In the conventional prior art patent literature on screen baseball, A pitching machine for throwing a ball through a screen to be displayed, a through hole provided at one side of the center of the screen from the back side of the screen, and a matrix sensor device capable of grasping the XY coordinates of the ball struck between the screen and the other magnet .

The matrix sensor device has a rectangular frame shape in which a middle portion is empty, a light emitting portion for emitting light or a signal is embedded in one side, and a receiving portion for receiving light or signal transmitted from the other side is embedded in a matching structure The principle that the XY coordinate of the ball is obtained by using the principle that the receiving unit continuously receives the signal of the matched sending unit and the ball does not receive the signal when the ball passes the matrix sensor apparatus is applied.

In the prior patent application 10-2013-0138397 of the present applicant, an infrared sensor bar provided between the tip of a batter and a screen, and two infrared cameras for capturing infrared rays emitted from the infrared sensor bar, A technology capable of analyzing the ball hit direction by integrating the position information of the infrared sensor not caught by the camera is proposed.

The present invention relates to a matrix sensor device composed of an infrared sensor bar and an infrared ray camera disclosed in the applicant's prior patent application No. 10-2013-0138397. When a game user throws a ball into a screen as a pitcher, the XY coordinates of the ball are grasped So as to obtain a strike / ball judgment, and a method of using the screen baseball game system.

In addition, the present invention measures the speed of the ball thrown by the game user together with the strike / ball determination, scales according to a predetermined calculation formula so as to output a score to the screen, and when the game ends, To thereby increase the sense of challenge and achievement of the game user, and to provide a method of using the screen baseball game system.

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a pitcher mound in which a game user can stand, a screen is formed on the opposite side of the mound, a video image of a catcher looking at a pitch position is output to the screen using a beam projector, There is provided a matrix sensor device for measuring the XY coordinates of the ball to the outside of the screen and a constraint measuring device capable of measuring the velocity of the ball thrown by the game user is installed at the rear of the screen or at one end of the screen or the pitcher mound A technical idea relating to applied pitcher screen baseball system and method of using the same is disclosed.

'자 형태로써 상부 프레임과 두 개의 기둥프레임으로 구성되되, 상기 상부프레임과 기둥프레임에는 각각 적외선을 송출하는 송출부가 다수 개 매립되어 있는 적외선센서바가 설치되고, 이때 상기 양 쪽의 기둥프레임 하단에서 상부프레임과 타측프레임의 적외선센서바를 촬영하는 카메라가 각각 설치되는 구조를 이룬다.Wherein the matrix sensor device comprises:

The upper frame and the column frame are provided with an infrared sensor bar in which a plurality of outlets for transmitting infrared rays are respectively embedded. In this case, And a camera for photographing the infrared sensor bar of the frame and the other frame.

That is, the present invention provides a screen baseball game system that is installed in a limited space of the outdoors or indoors, and has a structure including a pitcher mound, a screen, a matrix sensor device, and a control unit and is capable of conducting pitcher practice or baseball game, The screen is positioned in front of the player when the player stands on the pitcher mound, the catcher and the strike zone are displayed on the screen through the beam projector, and the screen is displayed on the screen when viewed from the pitcher mound. A matrix sensor device capable of detecting the XY coordinates of the ball is provided at the front and a pitcher screen baseball system provided with a constraint measuring device installed at the rear of the screen or between the pitcher mound and the screen to measure the speed of the ball thrown by the game user And methods of using the same.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of using a screen baseball game, which is provided to include a pitcher mound, a screen, a pitching machine, a matrix sensor device, a constraint measuring device, and a control unit so as to perform pitcher practice or baseball game in a limited space outdoors or indoors A step of displaying a video of a catcher viewed from a pitcher position on a screen, a step of displaying a strike zone together with a video of a catcher, a step of displaying a strike zone when a game user throws a ball, Measuring the velocity of the ball through the measuring device, determining the XY coordinates of the ball through the matrix sensor device, determining the strike / ball and guiding the result to the video and sound, Can be performed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

In this paper, we propose a matrix sensor device composed of an infrared sensor bar and infrared camera to provide a baseball field where a game user can pitch directly to the screen as a pitcher. When a pitcher throws a ball, A screen baseball game system for a pitcher capable of obtaining a ball judgment.

In addition, we are also aware that when pitchers are trained at high school in baseball, or are training pitchers in baseball clubs, the pitcher must stand on the mound and throw a ball into the strike zone through a beam projector located in front of the ball. In order to predict the degree of restraint, it is possible to measure the XY coordinates of the ball in association with the matrix sensor device and the control unit, and to provide an effect that can be applied to perform the exercise operation.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing a conceptual structure of a screen baseball game system of the present invention; FIG.
2 is an exemplary view illustrating an image of a catcher displayed on a screen;
3 is a diagram showing a basic configuration and an operation principle of a matrix sensor device.
4 is an exemplary view showing a modified structure of the matrix sensor device.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of a control unit in the screen baseball game system of the present application;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The screen baseball game system and the method of using the screen baseball game system provided herein may be variously modified according to the circumstances of a person skilled in the art or a place of installation. It should be understood that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. And the drawings presented herein are merely illustrative of the application of the technical idea of the present application.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing a conceptual structure of a screen baseball game system provided in the present invention, wherein FIG. 1a is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a screen baseball system, and FIG.

The pitcher screen baseball game system provided in the present invention includes a pitcher mound 10 in which a game user can stand, and a screen 20 is formed in front of the pitcher mound 10. An image is output to the screen through a beam projector 21 , And a video image of a catcher viewed from the position of the pitcher is output. The pitch of the ball which the game user throws can be measured at the rear of the screen or at one place between the pitcher mound 10 and the screen 20 And a matrix sensor device 40 is installed in front of the screen so that XY coordinates of the ball can be measured.

The water-permeable mound 10 may have a slightly convex shape like the actual mound, and may be installed at the center of the mound with a white rubber-made permeable plate.

A strike zone may be displayed on the screen 20 while the image of the catcher is displayed and the virtual line is displayed. More preferably, the strike zone may be divided into upper, lower, left, and right zones to divide the strike zone into nine zones, and some of the zones may be provided so that the pitcher can throw away.

A pitching machine 25 is additionally provided on the rear surface of the screen 20 and a through hole 26 is provided at a position where the ball is thrown from the pitching machine so that a ball which is transmitted from the pitching machine through the through hole 26 to the pitcher It is possible to configure the pitcher to throw the ball from the pitching machine to the pitcher mound according to the timing at which the catcher throws the ball while outputting an image of the catcher throwing the ball to the pitcher on the screen 20. [

The restraint measuring device 30 or 30 'may be positioned at the back 30 of the screen or may be located at any position 30 on the wall or ceiling between the screen and the pitcher mound, '). The restraint measuring device 30 can measure any kind of restraint and measures the restraint of the ball flying from the seam to the screen and transmits the velocity value to the control unit 50.

The matrix sensor device 40 functions to measure the XY position information of the hole passing through the matrix sensor device and transmit the XY position information to the control unit 50. The control unit 50 includes a beam projector 21 A pitching machine 25 for throwing a ball, a constraint measuring device 30, a matrix sensor device 40, and the like to perform a predetermined sequence of operations in sequence.

2 is an illustration showing an image of a catcher displayed on a screen. The strike zone can be divided into four, nine sections by vertically and horizontally dividing the strike zone. In addition, the strike zone can be divided into four, nine sections. Preferably, the position required by the catcher is separately displayed so that the pitcher can guide the pitch to the position.

In addition, through the through hole 26, a ball thrown from a pitching machine is carried to a pitcher so that a pitcher throws a ball after catching the ball, So that the ball can be thrown from the pitching machine in accordance with the image in which the catcher throws the ball.

The pitcher screen baseball game provided in the present invention allows a pitcher to send a ball to a pitcher mound through a pitching machine while outputting an image of a pitcher throwing a ball when a predetermined charge is applied, , The ball restraint is measured through the restraint measuring device, the XY coordinate of the ball is measured through the matrix sensor device, the ball restraint is displayed on the screen together with the strike / ball judgment, and the step is repeated a predetermined number of times, To give a lot of fun and immersion.

More specifically, in progressing a pitcher screen baseball game, the game user is allowed to throw the ball a predetermined number of times, and the constraint of the ball thrown by the game user is measured. If the speed is 80 km / s, If the speed is 100 km / s, the score will be converted to 100 points. If you enter the strike zone, you will be awarded a bonus. If you leave the strike zone, the score will be calculated by subtracting the total number of points. And the like.

In addition, the strike zone is divided to divide the strike zone in order to multiply the game user's fun, and the catcher displays the desired area in the divided area. If the game player throws the ball into the area desired by the catcher, If you complete a line in the strike zone like a bingo game by marking the area, it may be preferable to apply a method that provides a condition to add a score by adding additional points.

Alternatively, it is possible to apply a method of displaying funny and immersive feeling by displaying the area of the batter in the strike zone in a separate color, and applying a deduction when the ball comes in the area.

3 is a diagram showing an example of a basic configuration and operation principle of the matrix sensor device 40. The matrix sensor device 40 provided in the present invention includes two column frames 41 and 41 ' A plurality of infrared ray emitting units 45 are embedded at predetermined intervals to form infrared sensor bars. Cameras 46 and 46 'are installed at the lower ends of the two column frames 41 and 41' And the sensor bar is photographed.

At this time, the column frames 41 and 41 'and the upper frame 42 may be attached to the wall surface and the ceiling, and the infrared ray transmitting units 45 embedded in the infrared ray sensor bar are installed at regular intervals. It is preferable that the interval between the parts is not larger than the diameter of the hole.

The cameras 46 and 46 'installed at the lower ends of the column frames are adapted to take an infrared sensor bar installed on the upper frame and the column frame on the other side at a high speed of 60 frames per second or more.

The XY position of the baseball ball 1 can be determined by drawing lines at the two infrared cameras 46 and 46 'when the ball passes through the matrix sensor device 40.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating an operation flow of a control unit in the screen baseball game system of the present application. FIG. 4A shows a series of operation flows designated in advance by the control unit according to the progress of a baseball game, The player waits for the game user to throw a ball while outputting a video image showing the catcher and the strike zone on the screen and displays the restraint data captured by the restraint measuring device 30 and the matrix sensor After the strike / ball determination and the score are converted and displayed on the screen through the XY coordinate data of the ball obtained through the device 40, a series of steps of waiting for the game user to throw the ball again are repeatedly performed, It can be done.

The game user can throw a ball on the screen a predetermined number of times, score each ball, add the total points and display the result, thereby inducing interest and concentration to the game user.

FIG. 4B shows a step in which a catcher-throwing image is output to the screen when the pitching machine 25 and the through-hole 26 are additionally included, and throwing a ball from the pitching machine to the pitcher mound And shows the operation flow that is additionally provided.

If the pitching machine throws a ball to the game user a predetermined number of times, the game user can take the ball and throw it on the screen, thereby preventing the player from throwing the ball on the screen for a specified number of times or more, There is an advantage to not have.

When the screen baseball game system and method of use provided herein are applied, a virtual baseball game can be performed like an actual pitcher. The structure of the screen baseball game system provided herein can be variously modified and additionally configured, The technical idea of the invention should be protected equivalently by the Patent Office and should not be limited to the embodiments presented herein.

10: pitcher mound 20: screen
21: beam projector 22: catcher
23: batter 24: strike zone
25: pitching machine 26: through hole
30, 30 ': Constraint measuring device 40: Matrix sensor device
41: column frame 42: upper frame
43: lower frame 45: infrared ray transmitting section
46: camera 50:

Claims (7)

A pitcher practice or a baseball game can be performed in a configuration including a pitcher mound 10, a screen 20, a constraint measuring device 30, a matrix sensor device 40, and a control unit 50, A pitcher screen baseball game system,
The pitcher mound 10 is provided so that a game user can perform a pitcher function,
The screen 20 is positioned forward when the game user stands at the pitcher mound, and the catcher 22 and the imaginary strike zone 24 viewed from the pitcher position through the beam projector 21 are output as images,
The restraint measuring instrument 30 may be installed either behind the screen 20 or between the pitcher mound 10 and the screen 20 so as to measure the restraint of the passing ball,
The matrix sensor device 40 is provided in front of the screen to measure XY coordinates of the ball thrown to the screen,
Wherein the control unit (50) is connected to a beam projector, a constraint measuring device, and a matrix sensor device for outputting an image to the screen, and is provided to perform a predetermined sequence of operations. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the strike zone (24) output to the screen (20) is divided and displayed in a plurality of areas of uniform size. The method according to claim 1,
A pitching machine (25) is provided on the rear side of the screen (20) so that a ball can be thrown toward the pitcher mound. The screen is provided with a through hole (26) through which a ball thrown from the pitching machine can pass, Wherein the hole is provided at a position where a catcher outputted to the screen throws a ball toward the pitcher and an image is displayed on the screen when the pitching machine throws the ball, Screen baseball game system. The method according to claim 1,
The matrix sensor device 40 has a structure in which the upper frame 42 is placed on the two column frames 41 and 41 '

Shaped infrared sensor bar. The infrared sensor bar has a structure in which infrared elements 45 for emitting infrared rays are embedded in the respective frames at predetermined intervals, and a camera 46 The camera is provided with a structure for repeatedly photographing an infrared sensor bar from an upper frame to a column frame on the other side,
The two cameras 46 and 46 'provided in the matrix sensor device 40 respectively measure the XY coordinates of the ball by imaging the infrared sensor bar extending to the upper frame and the column frame on the other side at a high speed and transferring the infrared sensor bar to the control unit 50 A baseball game system for pitchers. 5. The method of claim 4,
The matrix sensor device 40 is configured such that the upper frame 42 is placed on the two column frames 41 and 41 '

In addition to the shape of the upper frame, the lower frame 43,

Shaped base frame or a " C " base frame composed of one column frame and two upper / lower frames. A pitcher mound 10, a screen 20, a restraint measuring device 30, a matrix sensor device 40 and a control unit 50 so as to perform pitcher practice or baseball game in a limited space outside or inside A method of using a screen baseball game,
Displaying the image of the catcher and the strike zone viewed from the pitcher position on the screen;
Measuring the restraint of the ball thrown by the restraint meter (30);
Measuring XY coordinates of the ball thrown from the matrix sensor device 40;
Calculating a score based on data measured by the controller (50) through the constraint measuring device and the matrix sensor device;
Displaying the calculated score on a screen;
Wherein the method is applied to provide a virtual baseball game so that a game user can throw a ball on the screen a predetermined number of times. The method according to claim 6,
A pitching machine 25 is additionally provided at the rear of the screen 20, and a through hole 26 is provided in the screen,
(20) when the ball is thrown from the pitching machine to the pitcher mound (10);
Further comprising providing a pitch number of times predetermined to the game user at the pitching machine.

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