KR20190018074A - A screen baseball system in which the pitching machine is controlled according to the items used - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a baseball simulation system. Specifically, the baseball simulation system including a safety area (10), where waiting people are positioned, comprises: a terminal (100) positioned at the safety area (10); an item application module (210) storing item information inputted through the terminal (100); an item analysis module (220) recognizing the stored item information; and a pitching machine control module (230) proceeding a baseball simulator by using the recognized item information. The item information is information for changing the speed of a ball discharged from a pitching machine (32), and the pitching machine control module (230) includes a ball speed control unit (232) for generating control information with respect to the speed of the ball discharged from the pitching machine (32) according to the recognized item information. According to the present invention, the baseball simulation system can provide the degree of difficulty of the baseball simulator that the user wants by enabling the user to change one or more of speed, quality and location of the ball discharged from the pitching machine by using the item information when the user enjoys the baseball simulator, thereby enabling a degree of difficulty of the baseball simulator to be upwardly adjusted or downwardly adjusted.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a screen baseball system in which a pitching machine is controlled according to an item used,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen baseball system, and more particularly, to a screen baseball system capable of adjusting the difficulty level of a screen baseball by controlling a pitching machine according to an item used by a user.

Modern people often lack the time to exercise because of frequent night shifts. Also, even if you take your time and exercise, you can only exercise indoors at the fitness center.

Especially, in case of baseball, at least 9 people are required for each team to enjoy real baseball, and equipment such as baseball bat and glove should be equipped. Above all, it was difficult to enjoy baseball in urban areas because there was enough room to enjoy baseball.

In order to overcome this, an outdoor baseball field is developed and the user can enjoy a simple batting as a batter, but since there is no effect on the batting result simply by hitting the ball ejected from the pitching machine, It was difficult to do. In other words, 'baseball practice' rather than 'baseball' was possible.

In recent years, however, systems have been devised that can perform various movements that are recognized as outdoor movements indoors, and are becoming popular. In particular, screen baseball has been popularized, making it easy to enjoy baseball games in the downtown area.

Screen baseball is a sort of virtual baseball that is similar to a real baseball game. More specifically, a pitching machine positioned on the rear side of the screen and a screen on which an image is projected may be used to receive a feeling that the actual ball is pitching while viewing a projected image. In order to hit the pitching ball, So that a feeling of playing in a real baseball stadium can be obtained (see FIG. 1).

Furthermore, it is possible to obtain the effect of enjoying the actual baseball by realizing the concepts such as the game, the player rotation, and the defender in the virtual space like the actual baseball game.

However, since the skill of users using screen baseball is not the same, the difficulty of the screen baseball experienced by each user may be different. That is, for experienced users, screen baseball can be too easy and tedious, and for unskilled users, screen baseball can be too difficult to enjoy.

This is not a problem that exists only in the screen baseball, and may exist in many types of electronic games in the virtual space. Accordingly, various techniques have been proposed for obtaining the effect of difficulty control by using items that can affect game progress and game difficulty by utilizing the fact that the electronic game proceeds in virtual space.

For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0076760 discloses a technique capable of controlling the degree of difficulty by using an item in a game and maximizing the effect by setting items. That is, the degree of difficulty can be controlled by each item, and when the set items are collected in advance, the additional compensation according to the result is given.

However, this type of difficulty control method has a disadvantage in that, in order to enjoy the game, the game may be performed to collect the item itself rather than to use the item to control the degree of difficulty. In other words, since the item collection itself can be a goal of game execution, it is difficult to collect items unless the game is frequently enjoyed, and the object of difficulty control through item use is difficult to achieve.

As another example, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0103234 discloses a baseball system in which the difficulty level can be controlled using an item. Specifically, when the predicted play item is held and used, the user can recognize the next position of the pitch and control the difficulty level.

However, this type of difficulty control method has the limitation that it can not be adjusted upward though it can adjust the difficulty downward. That is, an unskilled user can be motivated to purchase an item, but it is difficult for a skilled user to purchase the item. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the number of users who want to use the item can be limited.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0076760 (Jul. 2016) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0103234 (2013.09.23)

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game apparatus and a game apparatus which can improve or reduce the difficulty of a screen baseball the user experiences by changing the constraint, pitch, and location of a ball ejected from a pitching machine using item information when each user enjoys screen baseball Or randomly adjusting the screen baseball system so as to enhance interest in screen baseball and immersion in screen baseball.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a screen baseball system including a safety zone (10) in which a waiting room is located, a terminal (100) located in the safety zone (10); An item application module 210 for storing item information input through the terminal 100; An item analysis module 220 for recognizing the stored item information; And a pitching machine control module (230) for performing screen baseball using the recognized item information, wherein the item information is information for changing a constraint of a hole ejected from the pitching machine (32), the pitching machine The control module 230 provides a screen baseball system including a constraint control unit 232 that generates control information on the constraint of the ball to be ejected from the pitching machine 32 according to the recognized item information.

Further, the item information may further include information for changing the ball pitch of the balls ejected from the pitching machine 32, and the pitching machine control module 230 may control the pitching machine 32 in accordance with the recognized item information And a ball control unit 234 for generating control information on the pitch of the ball to be ejected.

Further, the item information further includes information for changing a blank location to be dispatched in the pitching machine 32, and the pitching machine control module 230 controls the pitching machine 32 in accordance with the recognized item information And a location control unit 236 for generating control information on the location of the ball to be ejected.

In addition, the terminal 100 includes a user identification (ID) input module 110; An item information loading module 120; And an item information input module 130. A user ID is input to the user ID input module 110 and the item information loading module 120 receives the input user ID, And the item information input module 130 may input any one or more of the loaded item information.

In addition, the terminal 100 includes a user identification (ID) input module 110; An item information loading module 120; And an item information input module 130. A user ID is input to the user ID input module 110 and the item information loading module 120 receives the input user ID, And the item information input module 130 may input any one or more of the loaded item information.

In addition, item information for changing the pitch of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32 among the item information inputted to the item information input module 130 and items for changing the ball position discharged from the pitching machine 32 The information may be limited to concurrent input under certain conditions.

The predetermined condition is that (1) when the pitcher is right-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is item information for changing the pitch of the pitch into any one of a changeup, a ball, a fastball, a screw ball and a sinking, The item information for changing the location of the location is the item information for changing the location to the right side of the body; (2) If the pitcher is right-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is the item information for changing the pitch to the slider, and the item information for changing the position of the ball is the item for changing the position to the left Information; (3) When the pitcher is left-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is item information for changing the pitch to any one of changeup, pitcher, ball, screw ball and sinking, In case of item information changing the location to the left side of the body side; (4) When the pitcher is left-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is the item information for changing the pitch to the slider, and the item information for changing the position of the ball is the item for changing the position to the right Information. ≪ / RTI >

Further, the pitching machine 32 includes at least one rotatable wheel structure, and the restraint of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 32 can be changed by changing the rotational speed of the wheel structure.

In addition, the pitching machine 32 may include two or more rotatable wheel structures, and the pitching machine 32 may include a plurality of wheel structures, The pitch may change.

Further, the pitching machine 32 may include at least one rotatable wheel structure, and the rotation position of the wheel structure may be rotated to change the position of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 32.

According to the present invention, when each user enjoys screen baseball, the difficulty of the screen baseball can be adjusted upward or downward by changing at least one of restraint, pitch, and location of the ball to be ejected from the pitching machine using item information, It is possible to provide the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball desired by the user.

In addition, the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball may be randomly adjusted by randomly changing the constraint, pitch and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine according to the used item information.

Also, since the constraint, pitch and location of the ball hit by the actual user using the baseball bat are controlled not simply by changing the information of the virtual space, the user can directly experience the difficulty adjustment.

Accordingly, interest in screen baseball and immersion in screen baseball can be further increased, and various options for items to be selected according to the screen baseball skill of the user can be diversified, so that it is possible to generate stable profit even in the case of a screen baseball service provider.

1 is a schematic view showing a stadium of a screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an arrangement for implementing a screen baseball system in which a pitching machine is controlled according to an item used in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of screen baseball in which item information is input in the screen baseball system of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of inputting a user identifier (ID) and item information in the screen baseball system of FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of screen baseball using a screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which the pitching machine is controlled by the item information input in the screen baseball system of FIG. 2 to increase the difficulty level.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which the pitching machine is controlled by the item information inputted in the screen baseball system of FIG. 2, and the difficulty level is adjusted downward.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process in which the pitching machine is controlled by the item information input in the screen baseball system of FIG. 2 to randomly adjust the difficulty level.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process in which the pitching machine is controlled by the item information input in the screen baseball system of FIG. 2 so that the difficulty level is adjusted differently from the item information name.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, the term " basic degree of difficulty "refers to the degree of difficulty set as a default when screen baseball progresses without any additional operation due to item information input or the like. Depending on the basic degree of difficulty, the pitch, restraint, and location of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 32 can be determined.

The term "pitch" of the ball refers to the nature of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 and includes a ball fastball, a cut fastball, a split fastener fastball, a sinking fastball, a forkball, a curve, , Circle changeups, pamphlets, knuckleballs, gyroballs, screwballs, and the like.

Further, the term "restraining" of the ball means the velocity of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32. [

In addition, the term "location " of the ball means a position reached when the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 is not struck by the user. Examples of locations include inside, center, outside, top, and bottom.

1. Description of the stadium of the screen baseball system

Referring to FIG. 1, the playing field of a screen baseball system according to the illustrated embodiment can be largely divided into a safety zone 10, a game zone 20, and a pitch zone 30.

The safe zone 10 is a zone in which the waiters can safely wait for their turn during screen baseball progress. For a comfortable waiting of the waiting person, the safe area 10 can be provided with furniture for sitting and relaxing, such as a tea table or a sofa.

In the safety zone 10, the safety net 12, the door 12a and the terminal 100 are located. The safety zone (10) and the game zone (20) are divided into a safety net (12).

The safety net 12 blocks a ball or an object ejected from the game zone 20 so that a user waiting in the safe zone 10 can safely wait. The safety net 12 is preferably formed of a material having high strength such as a wire mesh to prevent a baseball bat or the like missed by the user from passing through the ball or the game area 20 discharged from the pitching machine 32 to be described later.

The safety net 12 is formed with a door 12a. The waiting person can enter the game area 20 through the door 12a. Since the door 12a forms a part of the safety net 12, it is preferable that the door 12a is made of a material having high strength such as a wire netting like the safety net 12.

The terminal 100 is located on one side of the safety zone 10. The user or operator can operate the screen baseball through the terminal 100. Specifically, the user can set general items of the screen baseball such as the number of baseball games, the number of users, and the like through the terminal 100.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can input his / her user ID (ID, Identification) and item information to be described later via the terminal 100.

The terminal 100 is preferably positioned on the wall side of the safety zone 10 so as not to obstruct the line of sight of the waiting person watching the screen baseball in the safety zone 10. Alternatively, the terminal 100 may be provided in an operating area (not shown) outside the screen baseball stadium.

The game zone 20 is a zone in which the screen baseball progresses. A user who is standing by in the safe zone 10 may enter the game zone 20 through the door 12a.

In the game area 20, a discharge signal device 22, a screen 24, a screen hole 24a, sensors 26a and 26b, a baseball collecting part 28 and a video part 14 are located.

The discharge signal device 22 is a device in which a user inputs a discharge signal so that the ball is discharged from the pitching machine 32. The user can press the ejection signal device 22 on his foot to input the ejection signal. Alternatively, the discharge signal device 22 may be formed in such a manner that the user inputs the discharge signal by hand.

When the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 22, the discharge signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to discharge the ball. A detailed description of the process in which the ejection signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to eject the ball will be omitted.

The screen 24 is a portion in which image information output from the image portion 14 to be described later is projected. The screen 24 is preferably made of a soft material that is strong enough to prevent damage to the screen 24 even when impacted on the screen 24 after being blown by a user, which is ejected from a pitching machine 32, which will be described later.

In the center of the screen 24, a screen hole 24a is formed. The screen hole 24a is formed as a hole and provides a space through which the hole discharged from the pitching machine 32, which will be described later, located on the rear side of the screen 24 can pass through the screen 24. The diameter of the screen hole 24a is preferably formed to be equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 32 so that the course of the discharged hole is not disturbed.

The sensors 26a and 26b sense the position and velocity of the ball after the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 is struck by the user.

In the illustrated embodiment, the sensors 26a, 26b are positioned above the center of the game zone 20 and above the bar-shaped sensor 26a and the screen 24 located at the bottom adjacent the discharge signal device 22, And a camera-shaped sensor 26b.

The sensors 26a and 26b may be formed of any type of sensor as long as they can detect the position and speed of the ball hit by the user, and there is no limitation on the number and position.

The baseball collecting unit 28 collects the ball hit by the user. For this purpose, the baseball collecting unit 28 is formed to be recessed slightly below the peripheral floor. Thus, the ball struck by the user may collide with the screen 24 and then roll and exit the game zone 20 through the baseball collecting unit 28.

The image portion 14 is a portion where image information projected on the screen 24 is output. The video unit 14 is positioned above the safety net 12 so that the video information is not covered by the user who entered the game zone 20. [

Through the video information output from the video unit 14, the user can proceed to the screen baseball at the time of the batter entering the batting in the actual baseball game.

In addition, when the screen baseball proceeds to the pitching mode (pitching mode), the user can advance the screen baseball to the point of the pitcher located in the mound in the actual baseball game, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The pitching zone 30 is formed on the rear side of the screen 24 and is a zone in which the pitching machine 32 to which the ball is to be ejected is located. The pitching zone 30 and the game zone 20 are delimited by a screen 24.

The pitching machine 32 is located at the center of the pitching zone 30 and discharges the ball as if the actual pitcher pitched the ball. When the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 22, the discharge signal is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to discharge the ball.

The pitching machine 32 may be formed in any structure for discharging the balls. It is preferable that the diameter of the discharge port of the pitching machine 32 is equal to or larger than the diameter of the hole but less than the diameter of the screen hole 24a formed in the screen 24. [

The pitching machine 32 may include a rotatable wheel structure (not shown). The restraint of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32 can be changed by changing the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown). Further, the rotation position of the wheel structure (not shown) may be rotated to change the position of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 32.

In the case where the pitching machine 32 includes two or more rotatable wheel structures (not shown), the pitch of the ball may be changed in addition to the constraint and location of the ball described above. That is, at least one of the rotation angle or the rotation speed of each wheel structure (not shown) may be changed differently, and the pitch of the balls discharged from the pitching machine 32 may be changed.

2. Pitching according to used items The machine 32  Description of controlled screen baseball system

2 to 5, a screen baseball system in which the pitching machine 32 is controlled according to the item used according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

(1) pitching according to the item used The machine 32  Description of the configuration for implementing a controlled screen baseball system

2, a screen baseball system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 100, a control unit 200, a game information processing unit 300, and a database unit 300 for controlling the pitching machine 32 according to an item used. (400).

The terminal 100 is located in the secure zone 10 and a user identifier (ID) is input to the terminal 100. Also, the terminal 100 may receive item information that the user desires to use among the item information assigned for each user identifier (ID).

To this end, the terminal 100 includes a user identifier (ID) input module 110, an item information loading module 120, and an item information input module 130.

A user identifier (ID) assigned to each user is input into the user identifier (ID) input module 110. At this time, in the case of a user without a user identifier (ID), it may be guided to generate a new user identifier (ID). This process will be described later.

The item information loading module 120 loads the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) input to the user identifier (ID) input module 110.

At this time, there are various methods for obtaining the item information to be loaded. That is, the item information may be information that the user has already purchased or holds, or newly purchased items for screen baseball progress.

In addition to the case of purchasing through cash settlement, the user ID may be acquired in the form of a gift item, or the item information may be acquired by participating in an event conducted online or offline.

Furthermore, it may be received from other users who hold a user identifier (ID) in the form of a gift or the like to obtain item information.

The item information input module 130 receives the item information of the item information loaded from the item information loading module 120, which the user desires to use for progressing the screen baseball.

Specifically, the user may have a plurality of items of different items, or may have a plurality of the same items. At this time, the user may use only one of the plurality of item information held by the user, or may use a plurality of items of item information.

It is also possible to determine the number of item information that can be used so that the user can proceed to the screen baseball as desired. For example, the number of item information items that can be used through negotiation between users can be limited to 10, and the number of item information items that can be used through the setting of screen baseballs can be limited to 10.

The user can input the item information desired to be used in the item information input module 130, and control the screen baseball as desired.

The control unit 200 generates control information for controlling each part of the screen baseball in accordance with the item information input through the item information input module 130. The control unit 200 includes an item application module 210, an item analysis module 220, a pitching machine control module 230, and a game information control module 240.

The item application module 210 stores item information input through the terminal 100. That is, the item information that the user inputs to the item information input module 130 for the screen baseball progression is stored in the item application module 210.

The item analysis module 220 recognizes the item information stored in the item application module 210. Specifically, the item analysis module 220 recognizes the item information and specifically determines the type of control information to be generated by the pitching machine control module 230.

For this purpose, the item analysis module 220 can receive necessary item information from among the plurality of item information stored in the item information database 410, which will be described later.

The pitching machine control module 230 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 32 in accordance with the item information recognized by the item analysis module 220. The control information generated by the pitching machine control module 230 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to control the pitching machine 32 in accordance with the item information used by the user.

To this end, the pitching machine control module 230 includes a constraint control section 232, a pitch control section 234, and a position control section 236.

The constraint control section 232 generates control information for controlling the constraint of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32. Specifically, the restraint control section 232 changes the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 32 and generates control information for controlling the restraint of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32.

The pitch control unit 234 generates control information for controlling pitches of balls ejected from the pitching machine 32. More specifically, the constraint control section 232 changes at least one of the rotation angle and the rotation speed of two or more wheel structures (not shown) of the pitching machine 32 to different values, As shown in FIG.

The location control unit 236 generates control information for controlling the location of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32. Specifically, the location control unit 236 rotates the rotation axis of a wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 32 to generate control information for controlling the location of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32.

The control information generated by each of the control units 232, 234 and 236 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to change the rotational speed, the rotational angle or the rotational axis of the wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 32.

At this time, the control information generated in the constraint control unit 232, the field control unit 234, and the location control unit 236 are independent of each other. That is, the control information generated by each of the control units 232, 234, and 236 does not affect different control information.

Therefore, any one or more of constraints, pitches, and positions of balls ejected from the pitching machine 32 can be independently changed.

The game information control module 240 generates control information necessary for the progress of the screen baseball. Specifically, the game information control module 240 generates control information necessary for controlling the pitching machine 32 such as image information, deflection rotation, defensive formation, and strobe, as well as all remaining control information necessary for the progress of the screen baseball.

The game information processing unit 300 receives the control information generated by the game information control module 240 and processes the control information as game information so that the control information can be applied to the progress of the screen baseball.

The game information processed in the game information processing unit 300 is transmitted to the user in various forms. For example, the image information processed in the game information processing unit 300 may be visually recognized by the user by being projected from the image unit 14 to the screen 24, and the processed sound information may include an acoustic unit (not shown) Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > audible < / RTI >

The game information processing unit 300 processes not only the control information transmitted from the control unit 200, but also the control information transmitted by the user as game information. Specifically, when the user inputs a discharge signal to the discharge signal device 22, the discharge signal is processed and processed by the pitching machine 32 as game information discharged from the ball.

In addition, the sensors 26a and 26b may calculate the batting result of the ball using the movement of the ball sensed in real time, and may generate game information that visually or audibly recognizes the ball.

The database unit 400 stores various kinds of data that are data for generating control information for controlling various kinds of game information in the course of screen baseball. The data stored in the database unit 400 is utilized for recognizing item information in the item analysis module 220 and generating control information for controlling the pitching machine 32.

To this end, the database unit 400 includes an item information database 410, a constraint database 420, a pitch database 430, and a location database 440.

The item information database 410 stores item information data for controlling the pitching machine 32 and game information required for the progress of the screen baseball. That is, all item information that can be used in the screen baseball system is stored in the item information database 410.

As described above, the item information input through the terminal 100 is stored in the item application module 210, and then is recognized by the item analysis module 220. At this time, the item analysis module 220 recognizes the item information stored by referring to the item information data stored in the item information database 410.

The constraint database 420 stores all the constraint data related to the constraint of the ball being ejected from the pitching machine 32. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 220 is item information related to the constraint change, the constraint control unit 232 refers to the constraint data stored in the constraint database 420, As shown in FIG.

The pitch database 430 stores all pitch data related to the pitch of the ball that is discharged from the pitching machine 32. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 220 is item information related to the pitch change, the pitch controller 234 refers to the pitch data stored in the pitch data base 430, As shown in FIG.

The location database 440 stores all location data related to the blank location that is ejected from the pitching machine 32. When the item information recognized by the item analysis module 220 is item information related to the location change, the location control unit 236 refers to the location data stored in the location database 440, As shown in FIG.

(2) pitching according to the item used by the user The machine 32  Description of the controlled process

Hereinafter, the process of controlling the pitching machine 32 according to the item used by the user according to the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 to 5 will be described in detail.

1) Step S10 to S30 in which items of item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) are inputted by the user,

In order for each user to control the pitching machine 32 by using the item information of his / her own, item information possessed by each user and item information desired by the user among the held item information should be distinguished. Therefore, each user who performs a game first needs to be distinguished.

Referring to FIG. 4, a user identifier (ID) is input to a user ID input module 110 of the terminal 100 (S10).

When the user identifier (ID) is input, the item information loading module 120 loads the item information assigned to the input user identifier (ID) (S20). The item information to be loaded at this time is item information previously obtained by the user, and the item information newly acquired by the user may be subjected to a separate process (not shown) to be assigned to the user identifier (ID).

When the item information is loaded, the user inputs item information desired to be used in the item information input module 130 (S30). At this time, the user may proceed with the screen baseball without using the item information, or may proceed with the screen baseball using the at least one item information.

However, when a user desires to use a plurality of item information, the combination of item information that can be used together can be limited according to the relation of item information used. This is because the effect of using the item information is not realized in the virtual space but is caused by the change of the physical constraint, pitch, location, etc. of the physical balls that are discharged from the pitching machine 32 and are delivered to the user.

Therefore, in order to prevent the risk of the user being injured by the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32, the combination of item information that can be used together can be limited.

An example of limiting the combination of item information in consideration of the dead ball situation that may occur in an actual baseball game is as follows.

 - Example of combination of restricted item information Pitch direction Position of batter Pitch location A right-handed pitcher right Changeup, two-seam fastball,
Screw ball, sinking Inside of the body left side Slider Inside of the body southpaw right Slider Inside of the body left side Changeup, two-seam fastball,
Screw ball, sinking Inside of the body

At this time, the position of the batter can be determined based on the pitcher's viewing direction, that is, the pitching machine 32.

If the combination of the plurality of item information selected by the user corresponds to the combination of the limited item information described above, the terminal 100 may be disabled to not select the corresponding item information, or a notification message indicating that the combination is limited Can be output.

Also, the user can input item information to be used through the item information input module 130 even during the course of the screen baseball. Specifically, the user inputs the item information desired to be used each time he enters the batting position or uses the item information before inputting the discharge signal through the discharge signal device 22 in order to discharge the ball from the pitching machine 32 at each time The desired item information can be input.

Accordingly, the user can change at least one of constraint, pitch, and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 by inputting item information to be used every time or every ejection.

The input item information, that is, item information desired by the user is transmitted to the item application module 210 of the control unit 200.

2) storing the item information by the application module 210 (S100)

Referring to FIG. 3, the item information input to the terminal 100, specifically, the item information input module 130 of the terminal 100, is transmitted to the item application module 210.

The item or module 210 stores input item information. That is, among the plurality of item information assigned to each user identifier (ID), only the item information input to the item information input module 130 for use is stored in the item application module 210.

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 100, item information stored in the item application module 210 may also be plural.

3) Recognizing the item information stored in the item analysis module 220 (S200)

Item information stored in the item application module 210 is transmitted to the item analysis module 220. The item analysis module 220 recognizes which control information is included in the stored item information.

Item information data stored in the item information database 410 includes all item information that can be used in the screen baseball system. Hereinafter, the item information related to the control of the pitching machine 32 will be mainly described.

In the illustrated embodiment, the item information includes item information that changes at least one of constraint, pitch, and location that is dispatched at the pitching machine 32, for example, item information that lowers constraint, Item information, and item information for changing a pitch into a fastball.

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 100, item information recognized by the item analysis module 220 may also be plural.

When the item information is recognized, the item analysis module 220 delivers the recognized item information to the pitching machine control module 230.

4) pitching machine  In step S300, the control module 230 advances the screen baseball using the recognized item information.

The item information received by the pitching machine control module 230 is item information recognized by the item analysis module 220 as to which control information is associated with the pitching machine 32. Accordingly, the pitching machine control module 230 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 32 by transmitting item information to the controllers 232, 234, and 236 based on the item information.

Specifically, when the recognized item information is item information related to the constraint, the constraint control unit 232, the pitch control unit 234 for item information related to the pitch, and the item information to the position control unit 236 for item information related to the position .

As described above, since there may be a plurality of items of item information input through the terminal 100, item information transmitted to the pitching machine control module 230 may also be plural. That is, any one or more of restraint, pitch, and location may be changed.

At this time, each item information does not affect other item information. That is, constraint, pitch, and location can be changed independently.

Each of the controllers 232, 234 and 236 receiving the item information generates necessary control information, and the generated control information is transmitted to the pitching machine 32.

The pitching machine 32 discharges balls according to the received control information. Specifically, the pitching machine 32 includes at least one rotatable wheel structure (not shown), which changes the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown), the rotational angle of each wheel structure (not shown) At least one of the constraint, pitch, and location of the ejected ball is ejected.

(3) Description of the process of adjusting the difficulty level of screen baseball according to the item information used

Hereinafter, the process of adjusting the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball according to the used item according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, it is determined whether or not a user's ID is present. If the user identifier (ID) of the user already exists, the terminal 100 receives the user identifier (ID) by the user. If the user identifier (ID) of the user does not exist, the user is guided to create a new user identifier (ID).

When the user identifier (ID) is input to the user ID input module 110 of the terminal 100, the item information loading module 120 loads the existing item information assigned to the corresponding user ID.

At this time, when the user newly creates a user identifier (ID) and inputs the ID for the first time, the allocated item information does not exist, so new item information according to the user identifier (ID) is newly allocated.

Of course, in order for the new item information to be allocated, a separate step (not shown) for the user to acquire item information is required. The user can acquire the item information by purchasing the item information to which a specific key value is assigned in an incentive sales floor (not shown), a kiosk (terminal) (not shown), the Internet, a mobile device, .

In addition to purchasing through cash settlement, as described above, item information may be acquired by acquiring a user identifier (ID) in the form of a gift item when participating in various events, or by acquiring item information by using another It may be received from users as a gift to acquire item information.

When the user acquires the item information, the acquired item information is automatically assigned to the user identifier (ID) of the user. However, item information obtained without a user ID (ID) input step, such as when item information printed on a physical card or the like is purchased from an incentive sales desk of a screen baseball field or when item information is acquired by participating in an event conducted offline (Not shown) of registering the obtained item information after the user inputs the user identifier (ID).

When the item information loading module 120 loads the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID), the user selects which item information to use for the screen baseball. That is, the item information of the loaded item information desired by the user is input to the item information input module 130 and applied to the progress of the screen baseball.

When the item information is input, the control unit 200 adjusts the degree of difficulty, and the screen baseball proceeds.

At this time, the user can enjoy screen baseball without using any item information. To this end, a command corresponding to "item information unused" may be input to the item information input module 130 (not shown). In this case, screen baseball controlled by basic difficulty starts without any difficulty adjustment.

The item or module 210 stores input item information. That is, only item information input to the item information input module 130 among a plurality of item information items allocated to the user identifier (ID) is stored. At this time, input item information may be one or more.

The item analysis module 220 analyzes the stored item information and recognizes whether the stored item information includes any control information for the pitching machine 32. [ Item information data stored in the item information database 410 is used in this process.

The pitching machine control module 230 generates control information for controlling the pitching machine 32 in accordance with the recognized item information.

More specifically, the constraint control unit 232, the pitch control unit 234, and the position control unit 236 included in the pitching machine control module 230 according to the control information included in the recognized item information are respectively delivered from the pitching machine 32 And control information for controlling the constraint, pitch and location of the ball.

Each of the controllers 232, 234, and 236 can independently generate control information.

The control information generated in the pitching machine control module 230 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 to control the rotatable wheel structure (not shown) of the pitching machine 32. Accordingly, any one or more of constraints, pitches, and positions of balls ejected from the pitching machine 32 can be changed.

Accordingly, the user can change at least one of restraint, pitch and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 in various forms using the item information, so that the degree of difficulty of the screen baseball can be adjusted.

Further, as described above, the item information desired to be used is input every time the user enters the batting position every time, or the discharge signal is inputted through the discharge signal device 22 to discharge the ball at each time in the pitching machine 32 The player can change at least one of ball restraint, pitch, and position of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 in response to a situation occurring during the progress of the screen baseball in real time by inputting the item information.

(4) Description of the embodiment

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, a process in which at least one of restraint, pitch, and position of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 is changed by the pitching machine control module 230 in accordance with the used item information And the results are described.

In the following embodiments, it is assumed that the user has a low restraint, a ball is fastball, and a batting result is good when the location is inside.

1) Item information is used so that the difficulty level of screen baseball is adjusted upward

Referring to FIG. 6, the process and results of controlling the pitching machine 32 by the pitching machine control module 230 when the item information is used to adjust the difficulty level upward will be described.

The present embodiment is characterized in that the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint drop, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch fastener, (4) pitch slider, (5) And is outside.

If the user selects the (2) constraint increase and (6) the location outside, the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 230 via the above-described process.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control section 232 and the position control section 236, respectively, so that the control information for raising the constraint of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 and the control information for changing the position to the outside .

In this process, constraint data and location data stored in the constraint database 420 and the location database 440 are utilized.

The control information generated by each of the control units 232 and 236 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) and the rotational axis of the wheel structure (not shown) And is discharged.

At this time, since the function information on the pitch is not transmitted, the pitch according to the basic difficulty is maintained without any control process.

Accordingly, the difficulty of the user's batting result is increased, that is, the constraint of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 is increased, and the location is changed to the outside, so that the difficulty of the screen baseball the user experiences can be adjusted upward.

2) Item information is used so that the difficulty level of screen baseball is adjusted downward.

Referring to FIG. 7, the procedure and results of controlling the pitching machine 32 by the pitching machine control module 230 when the item information is used to adjust the difficulty level downward will be described.

The present embodiment is characterized in that the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint drop, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch fastener, (4) pitch slider, (5) And is outside.

When the user selects (1) constraint declination and (3) pitch fastball, the item information recognized through the above-described process is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 230.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control section 232 and the pitch control section 234, respectively, so that the control information for reducing pitch constraint of the pitching machine 32 and control information for changing the pitch to pitch .

The control information generated by each of the control units 232 and 234 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) is changed and the rotational speed of the two or more wheel structures (not shown) The ball is ejected from the pitching machine 32.

At this time, since the function information on the location has not been transmitted, the location according to the basic degree of difficulty is maintained without any separate control process.

Accordingly, since the batting result of the user is good, that is, the restraint of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32 drops, and the ball is changed to the fastball, the difficulty of the screen baseball the user experiences can be adjusted downward.

3) If item information is used to adjust the difficulty level of screen baseball randomly

Referring to FIG. 8, the process and result of controlling the pitching machine 32 by the pitching machine control module 230 when the item information is used so that the difficulty level is randomly adjusted will be described.

This embodiment is the case where the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint randomness, (2) constraint rise, (3) pitch randomness, (4) pitch slider, and (5) location random.

If the user selects (1) constrained random and (3) pitch random, the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 230 via the above-described process.

Concretely, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 232 and the pitch control unit 234, respectively, and control information for randomly changing the constraint of the ball to be pitched by the pitching machine 32 and a control for randomly changing the pitch Information is generated.

To this end, the constraint control unit 232 and the pitch control unit 234 respectively select a random selection module (not shown) capable of randomly selecting constraint data stored in the constraint database 420 and pitch data stored in the pitch database 430 .

Of course, the location control unit 236 may further include a random selection module (not shown) that can randomly select location data stored in the location database 440.

The control information generated by each of the control units 232 and 234 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) is changed and the rotational speed of the two or more wheel structures (not shown) The ball is ejected from the pitching machine 32.

At this time, since the function information on the location has not been transmitted, the location according to the basic degree of difficulty is maintained without any separate control process.

Therefore, the user can not predict the restraint and pitch of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32, so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball to be sensed by the user can be adjusted or downwardly adjusted or maintained. In other words, it is possible to variously adjust the degree of difficulty, and in addition, since the user can not predict which ball, ball, and ball will be ejected, it can increase the sense of immersion in the screen baseball.

4) When item information is used so that the difficulty level of the screen baseball is adjusted differently from the item information name

Referring to FIG. 9, the procedure and results of controlling the pitching machine 32 by the pitching machine control module 230 when the item information is used so that the difficulty level is adjusted differently from the item information name will be described.

This embodiment is the case where the item information assigned to the user identifier (ID) is (1) constraint declination (false), (2) pitch changeup, (3) pitch slider, and (4) location outside (false).

If the user selects (1) constraint decline (false) and (4) location outside (false), the recognized item information is transmitted to the pitching machine control module 230 via the above-described process.

More specifically, the recognized item information is transmitted to the constraint control unit 232 and the location control unit 236, respectively, and control information for changing the constraint of the ball to be discharged from the pitching machine 32 and control information for changing the location is generated .

At this time, the process of the control unit 232 and the location control unit 236 generating the control information for changing the constraint and the location are slightly different from the above-described embodiments.

That is, in the above-described embodiments, the control information included in the item information is the same as the name of the item information, but in this embodiment, the name of the item information and the control information included in the item information are different.

That is, in the case of constrained down (false) item information, not including control information for reducing constraint, but including control information other than control information for reducing constraint.

Similarly, in the case of location outside (false) item information, it does not include control information for changing the location outward but includes information other than control information for changing the location outward. This can also be applied to the case of pitch change item (false) item information.

To this end, the constraint control unit 232 and the location control unit 236 can arbitrarily select constraint data stored in the constraint database 420 and item information of the item information among the location data stored in the location database 440 And a false item information selection module (not shown).

Of course, the pitch control unit 234 may further include a false item information selection module (not shown) that can randomly select pitch data stored in the pitch database 430.

The control information generated by each of the control units 232 and 236 is transmitted to the pitching machine 32 so that the rotational speed of the wheel structure (not shown) and the rotational axis of the wheel structure (not shown) And is discharged.

At this time, since the function information on the pitch is not transmitted, the pitch according to the basic difficulty is maintained without any control process.

Thus, since the constraint and location of the ball ejected from the pitching machine 32 is changed as intended by the user, the difficulty level of the screen baseball the user experiences can be adjusted upward or downward or can be maintained as it is. In other words, it is possible to variously adjust the degree of difficulty, and in addition, since the user can not predict which ball, ball, and ball will be ejected, it can increase the sense of immersion in the screen baseball.

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 appended claims. It can be understood that it is possible.

10: Safety Zone
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22: Discharge signal device
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210: Item or module
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Claims (10)

In a screen baseball system that includes a safe zone 10 in which the waiters are located,
A terminal (100) located in the safe zone (10);
An item application module 210 for storing item information input through the terminal 100;
An item analysis module 220 for recognizing the stored item information; And
And a pitching machine control module (230) for performing screen baseball using the recognized item information,
The item information is information for changing the restraint of balls ejected from the pitching machine 32. The pitching machine control module 230 controls the pitching machine 32 based on the recognized item information, And a constraint control unit (232)
Screen baseball system.
The method according to claim 1,
The item information further includes information for changing a pitch of a hole ejected from the pitching machine (32)
Wherein the pitching machine control module (230) further comprises a pitch control unit (234) for generating control information on pitches of balls ejected from the pitching machine (32) according to the recognized item information.
Screen baseball system.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein the item information further comprises information for changing a blank location to be ejected from the pitching machine (32)
Wherein the pitching machine control module (230) further comprises a position control section (236) for generating control information for a blank position to be ejected from the pitching machine (32) according to the recognized item information,
Screen baseball system.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The terminal (100)
A user identifier (ID) input module 110;
An item information loading module 120; And
And an item information input module 130,
A user identifier (ID) is input to the user ID input module 110,
The item information loading module 120 loads the item information assigned to the input user identifier (ID)
The item information input module 130 receives at least one of the loaded item information,
Screen baseball system.
The method of claim 3,
The terminal (100)
A user identifier (ID) input module 110;
An item information loading module 120; And
And an item information input module 130,
A user identifier (ID) is input to the user ID input module 110,
The item information loading module 120 loads the item information assigned to the input user identifier (ID)
The item information input module 130 receives at least one of the loaded item information,
Screen baseball system.
6. The method of claim 5,
Item information for changing the ball pitch of the ball discharged from the pitching machine 32 and item information for changing the ball position discharged from the pitching machine 32 among the item information inputted to the item information input module 130 Wherein simultaneous input is limited in a predetermined condition,
Screen baseball system.
The method according to claim 6,
The predetermined condition is that,
(1) When the pitcher is right-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is item information for changing the pitch of the pitch into any one of changeup, pitch ball, screw ball, and sinking, If the location information is item information for changing the location to the right side of the body;
(2) If the pitcher is right-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is the item information for changing the pitch to the slider, and the item information for changing the position of the ball is the item for changing the position to the left Information;
(3) When the pitcher is left-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is item information for changing the pitch to any one of changeup, pitcher, ball, screw ball and sinking, In case of item information changing the location to the left side of the body side;
(4) When the pitcher is left-handed, the item information for changing the pitch of the ball is the item information for changing the pitch to the slider, and the item information for changing the position of the ball is the item for changing the position to the right Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > information,
Screen baseball system.
The method according to claim 1,
The pitching machine (32) comprises at least one rotatable wheel structure,
Wherein the restraint of the ball discharged from the pitching machine (32) is changed by changing the rotational speed of the wheel structure,
Screen baseball system.
3. The method of claim 2,
The pitching machine 32 comprises two or more rotatable wheel structures,
The pitch of the ball discharged from the pitching machine (32) is changed by a different change of at least one of the rotational speed and the rotational speed of each wheel structure,
Screen baseball system.
The method of claim 3,
The pitching machine (32) comprises at least one rotatable wheel structure,
The rotation axis of the wheel structure is rotated to change the position of the hole discharged from the pitching machine 32,
Screen baseball system.

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