KR20220117394A - Remote billiards game system having the function of reviwing of previous games of players - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote billiard game system. According to the present invention, equal to or more than two players in different pool rooms can play together. In addition, a past game motion of the player is presented in a status in which a status of a billiard ball at a desired past time point is reproduced. Alternatively, processed analysis information such as a ball-hitting angle of a cue is presented. Therefore, the player can practice review while recognizing wrong ball-hitting and improving the same.

Description

Remote billiards game system having the function of reviwing of previous games of players

The present invention relates to billiards. More specifically, the present invention relates to a remote billiards game system that allows two or more people to simultaneously enjoy the same billiard game at two or more billiard tables installed in separate, spaced apart places, not the same place. The present invention relates to a technique for enjoying the same billiard game without having to gather in the same place by configuring the positions of billiard balls to be changed automatically to the state that each other has hit the ball.

Billiards is a type of indoor entertainment in which a game is decided by hitting a ball made of ivory or plastic with the tip of a cue on a square table lined with velvet. It is common for players to meet and enjoy billiards in the same billiard room in person, but there are circumstances where players in remote locations cannot meet directly (such as special non-face-to-face situations such as corona, situations where it is difficult to meet in person due to long distances, etc.) If there is, there is a problem that the game of billiards cannot be played.

In order to solve this problem, referring to domestic and foreign prior art, a technology for playing a billiard game similar to that of users who are separated from each other actually meeting and playing billiards in an offline environment rather than online has been disclosed.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1229983, a plurality of network terminals; a main server connected to the plurality of network terminals so that the plurality of network terminals can mutually transmit information; and a plurality of billiard game modules respectively connected to the plurality of network terminals to transmit and receive information. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1815884 discloses a technology related to a billiard robot. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1800968 discloses a specific position adjustment means for arranging a billiard ball as a remote offline billiard game system.

The above-mentioned patents are technologies for a remote billiard game, and there is a problem in that they are not suitable for reproduction of the game. In addition, a method for automatically cleaning a billiard table after a remote billiard game has not been disclosed, and there is no special technical suggestion for a post-game payment method between players located remotely.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1229983 Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1815884 Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1800968

In a non-face-to-face remote billiard game system, the present invention not only allows a plurality of players to play the same billiard game remotely as in the prior art, but also automatically sets the arrangement state of billiard balls at a desired past time during the game or after the game is completed. After restoring to , by showing the player's motion information at that time (for example, cue speed, cue direction, billiard ball hitting point, elbow movement, etc.) to the player through a display means, the player can An object of the present invention is to provide a remote billiard game system that enables efficient game reproduction by correcting mistakes in the game and repeating practice, or by repeating the displayed game action as it is in the case of an excellent game.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of cleaning a billiard table using an automated system after a remote billiard game is over.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a payment system that allows a loser to pay a billiard room fee for a winner after a game as well as a pre- or post-payment system.

The present invention relates to a remote billiards system, by mounting a 3D motion capture sensor on the player's body to collect and store the player's motion information at the time of each player's batting ball, thereby converting it into data and storing it at a desired past time point after completion of a billiard game or during a billiard game. A remote billiard game system capable of game replay, characterized in that after automatically restoring to the arrangement state of the billiard balls of to provide.

In particular, the remote billiard game system capable of replaying the game includes: two or more local billiard game systems located at a distance; and a management server that is connected to the local billiard game systems by wire or wirelessly, and transmits/receives billiard game information to and from the respective local billiard game systems.

In particular, the local billiard game system includes: a billiard table; a position adjusting means installed on the top of the billiard table and arranging the billiard balls at the same position as the billiard ball position of the billiard table at a remote location; a position detecting means for detecting the position of the billiard ball after the player hits the ball; and a control module for receiving the position data of the billiard ball from the position detecting means, transmitting the position and arrangement information of the billiard ball to the position adjusting means, and communicating with the management server.

In particular, the position adjusting means can be moved based on one or more supports installed on the top of the billiard table.

In particular, the position adjusting means may include a vacuum suction means or a hand-shaped gripping means to move the billiard ball on the billiard table to a specific position.

In particular, the position adjusting means may be a multi-joint robot or a scara robot.

In particular, the control module includes: a control unit that gives a control command to the position adjusting means to place the billiard ball in a specific position; a communication unit for communicating with the management server or the player's mobile phone; and a storage unit for storing data including the arrangement state of billiard balls when each player hits the ball.

In particular, the control module includes an input unit capable of inputting a control command; and a display unit.

In particular, the motion information of the player not only shows the 3D image provided from the 3D motion capture sensor as it is, but also processes the 3D image provided from the 3D motion capture sensor and extracts only the information desired by the player. It can be provided as 2D or 3D information. .

In particular, it is possible to clean the billiard table by using the position adjusting means after the completion of the billiard game.

In particular, according to the present invention, a pre-payment (or pre-settlement payment) and post-payment can be made in a billiard room where a player to use a game plays using a mobile phone.

In particular, after a remote billiard game, the system of the present invention allows the losing player among the players in the remote location to pay the billiard room usage fee of the other remote player together. In this case, the advance payment of the player who wins the game may be automatically canceled or may be left as a reserve in the corresponding billiard room.

The present invention not only allows a remote player to enjoy the same billiard game, but also automatically arranges the billiard balls at the same time as when the game is reinstated, as well as the player's previously performed batting motion as it is or By showing the processed data in the form of various display devices, there is an advantage in recognizing the problems of past batting motions and practicing recovery.

In addition, in the present invention, by using the position adjusting means used to move the billiard ball to clean the billiard table after the game is completed, there is an advantage in that the cleaning operation can be performed automatically or semi-automatically after the completion of the remote billiard game.

In addition, in the present invention, payment (or provisional payment) may be made through a mobile phone in advance so that payment is automatically completed after the billiard game is completed. In addition, if you finish the game of billiards more or less than the reserved time, you can automatically correct the cost through payment correction. In addition, in the present invention, after the remote billiard game is over, the loser can pay the billiard room usage fee of the player who wins the game together.

In addition, in the present invention, a game can be enjoyed by selecting a game opponent through the billiard game matching system.

1 is a schematic diagram of a billiard game system of the present invention.
Figures 2a and 2b are examples of positioning means according to a preferred embodiment, and are photographs of an articulated robot and a scara robot, respectively.
3A and 3B are examples of a management server as a preferred embodiment.
4 is a view showing an example in which a plurality of 3D motion capture sensors are mounted on a player's body.
5A and 5B are examples of processing the action data of the player stored from the 3D motion capture sensor and showing it on the display device.
6 is a view showing a payment processing status through communication with a control module or a control module in a billiard room through a mobile phone.
7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining a cleaning method using the billiard game system of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a remote billiards game system in which two or more players from a remote location using different billiard tables instead of the same billiard table can play the same game as if they were playing at one billiard table. In particular, by sensing, dataizing, and recording the motion information of the players at each hitting, after the game is completed (or during the game), when rehearsing to the desired past hitting time, the player's motion information is displayed to check the wrong motion. To provide a billiard game system capable of efficiently replaying a billiard game by allowing post-correction.

In addition, in the present invention, the billiard table can be cleaned automatically or semi-automatically by using an automated position control means, rather than by the operator directly cleaning the billiard table after the completion of the billiard game, thereby reducing operator effort and billiard room operating fees. It provides a remote billiard game system.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a remote billiard game system 1000 (abbreviated as "billiard system" for convenience) capable of reproducing a game according to the present invention. In the present invention, two or more local billiard game systems (100: 100-1, 100-2, .., 100-n) at a remote location are connected to the management server 200 so that players at a remote location can enjoy a billiard game together. .

The local billiard game system 100 should communicate with each other as many as the number of players through the management server 200 . For example, if two players are playing the local billiard system 100 requires two (100-1, 100-2), and if three players are playing the local billiard system 100 will have three You need dogs (100-1, 100-2, 100-3).

The local billiard game system 100 includes a billiard table 10 , a position adjusting unit 30 , a control module 40 , and a position detecting unit 50 . Hereinafter, each detailed configuration will be described.

The billiard table 10 is a general billiard table, and may be a pool table for a pocket ball, a billiard table for 3 balls or a billiard table of various sizes for 4 balls, and the like. However, in order for the remote players to play under the same conditions, it is natural that the remote players have to use the billiard table 10 of the same standard.

The position adjusting means 30 not only moves in one or more directions of the X-axis and/or Y-axis along the support 20 formed on the ceiling of the upper portion of the billiard table 10 , but also the support through the gripping or adsorption of the billiard ball 11 . It should move from (20) up and down (Z axis) in the direction of the billiard table (10). In particular, since the articulated robot and the scara robot can move by grasping or adsorbing an object in a wide area through their own rotation radius, preferably the positioning means 30 with respect to the support 20 is one of the X and Y axes. It moves only in one axis, and the position adjusting means 30 moves along the Z-axis through the elevating system in the position adjusting means 30 itself. Since the axial movement and vertical movement of the position adjusting means 30 correspond to known techniques, a detailed description of the movement structure will be omitted in the present invention.

2A is an exemplary diagram of a multi-joint robot having joints and hands for gripping a billiard ball, and FIG. 2B is an exemplary diagram of a scara robot. The position adjusting means 30 of the present invention is a well-known automation device such as a multi-joint robot and a scara robot, and any device capable of moving and disposing a billiard ball to a desired position can be used. In particular, when the scara robot is used as the position adjusting means 30 , a vacuum suction unit 31 for adsorbing the billiard ball 11 should be provided.

In the present invention, as the position detecting means 50, any known device capable of detecting the position of a billiard ball, such as a camera, a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, etc., can be used, but a camera will be the most preferable example. As shown in FIG. 1 , the position detecting means 510 may be installed on one side of the support 20 as well as mounted on the position adjusting means 30 , and two or more may be installed. In addition, the position detection means 50 is configured to transmit and receive data to and from the control module 40 by wire and/or wirelessly in order to transmit the measured image to the control module 40, or the control module 40 and The position detecting means 50 may be integrated into one device.

The control module 40 not only gives a command to the position adjusting means 30 to move the corresponding billiard ball to the same location as the location of the billiard ball played by another player at a remote location, but also includes the management server 200 and game information (each It transmits and receives information on the location of the billiard ball in the round, motion information through the player's 3D motion capture sensor, etc.). The control module 40 is preferably installed on one side of the support 20, but may be installed at any position in the billiard room.

In addition, as a preferred example of the control module 40 , FIG. 3A shows the control module 40 including the control unit 41 , the communication unit 42 , and the storage unit 43 .

The control unit 41 transmits the location information of the billiard ball input from the location detection means 50 wirelessly or by wire to the management server 200, and on the contrary, the arrangement of the billiard ball received from the remote local billiard game system 100 It receives information from the management server 200 and transmits a batch command to the position adjusting means 30 .

The communication unit 42 transmits/receives various types of information including the arrangement information of the billiard balls to the management server 200 through wired and/or wireless communication means.

The storage unit 43 stores the arrangement information of the billiard ball after each player's hitting and the player's motion information collected through the 3D motion capture sensor. Various information of the storage unit 43 may be transmitted to the management server 200 through the communication unit 42 , or may receive and store billiard game information from another remote location through the management server 200 .

3B is an example of the control module 40 as another preferred embodiment, and further includes an input unit 44 and a display unit 46 . The input unit 44 is provided with an input means such as a touch type or a button type, and means a means through which a player or a referee can directly input a command, and the display unit 45 shows the arrangement state of the billiard balls at a desired time, the player It fetches and visually shows the hitting data of the normal LCD, LED, etc. display means. Separately from the display unit 45 of the control module 40, various display devices (LCD, LED monitor, etc.) are further provided in the billiard room so that a player or the like can monitor it. In addition, the input unit 44 and the display unit 45 may be installed separately in the billiard room instead of being integrated with the control unit 41 , the communication unit 42 , and the storage unit 43 , which are other components of the control module 40 .

4 shows the 3D motion capture sensor 60 attached to the body of the player 300 . In the present invention, not only the position adjusting means 30 and the position detecting means 50 for reproducing the arrangement of the billiard balls for enjoying the remote billiard game are provided, but also the player's posture at each hitting, the speed of the cue, The "motion information" such as the direction of the cue is sensed through the 3D motion capture sensor 60 and converted into data. Such motion information is stored in the control module 40 and/or the management server 200 of the local billiard game system 100 . A plurality of 3D motion capture sensors 60 must be attached to the player's body, and in particular, must be attached to the player's arm that determines the movement of the cue. For example, if the player is right-handed, one or more 3D motion capture sensors 60 must be attached to the right arm. Of course, when playing after attaching a plurality of 3D motion capture sensors 60 to the entire body of the player, all actions of the player at the time of hitting are saved in 3D, and the appearance at the time of hitting is animated in 3D shape when recovering later. It can be displayed three-dimensionally, but only desired information from the three-dimensional image of the 3D motion capture sensor 60 can be processed, for example, only the speed and direction of the cue can be extracted and displayed graphically. Since the 3D motion capture sensor 60 is a known technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the present invention. Also, a 3D motion capture sensor 60 may be attached to the cue.

In the present invention, when the player 300 wants to replay the game after the game by collecting player motion information through the 3D motion capture sensor 60 for all motions of the player 300 when hitting the ball, simply position adjusting means 30 It is possible to not only reproduce the arrangement of the billiard ball at the desired restoration point, but also to check the motion information, such as the player's stroke, at the time point, and then to identify the wrong motion and improve the skill through the restoration practice to improve it.

When the game is replayed, the player motion information obtained from the 3D motion capture sensor 60 is processed so that the screen that can be displayed on the display unit 45 of the mobile phone screen, the display device or the control module 40 can be viewed by the player or the game audience. As an example, FIG. 5A is a view of a screen showing the angle α at the final hitting of the cue 12 with respect to the billiard ball 11 .

Also, FIG. 5B shows the change in the angle of the cue 12 with respect to the billiard ball 11 from the time when the cue 11 first starts to move to the last time the billiard ball 11 is hit. For a correct hit, the cue 12 must strike the billiard ball 11 in a linear motion without an angle change (indicated as 0 when there is no angle change in FIG. 3B), but in the case of a beginner, the cue 12 cannot move in a straight line The angle changes, and it can be displayed on the screen in three dimensions (not shown), but as shown in FIG. 5B, the angle change with respect to any one axis (any one of the X, Y, and Z axes) can be displayed as a 2D graph. have.

6 shows that the mobile phone 300 communicates with the control module 40 of the local billiard game system 100 to transmit various control commands or download data stored in the control module 40 to the mobile phone 300. . In addition, it is possible to start the game after automatically checking whether the game fee has been paid in advance to the game room through the management server 200 or the control module 40 through the mobile phone 300. If the advance payment is not made, the management After receiving the payment request information to the mobile phone 300 before or after the game starts through the server 200 and/or the control module 40, the payment can be made through the mobile phone, or payment can be made by card or cash on the spot. .

7A and 7B are views showing automatic or semi-automatic cleaning of the billiard table 10 by using the position adjusting means 30 after a billiard game is finished as an embodiment in which a cleaning function is added in the present invention. Since the local billiard game system 100 of the present invention is provided with the position detecting means 50 and the position adjusting means 30 capable of covering the front of the billiard table, the robot arm or the vacuum suction unit of the position adjusting means 30 is provided. The billiard table can be cleaned by gripping or attaching the mop (32) to the (31).

First, FIG. 7A shows the automatic vacuum cleaning of the surface of the billiard table without a mop through the vacuum suction unit 31 of the position adjusting means 30. If there are few foreign substances on the surface of the billiard table, the position is adjusted as shown in FIG. 7A. After the foreign substances are sucked through the vacuum suction unit 31 of the means 30 , only the foreign substances can be separated and removed from the rear end of the vacuum tube connected to the position adjusting means 30 . In addition, a separate vacuum device may be further attached to the position adjusting means 30 for cleaning and used for vacuum cleaning during cleaning (not shown). Since the position adjusting means 30 is movable over the entire area of the billiard table, it is preferable to add a cleaning function using the position adjusting means 30 rather than attaching a separate cleaning device.

7B is a view showing a state in which the surface of the pool table 10 is cleaned after the mop 32 is mounted on the position adjusting means 30 and the towel 32 is lowered to the surface of the pool table 10 . Of course, after the mop 32 is manually mounted on the vacuum suction unit 31 of the position adjusting means 30, the billiard table cleaning can be performed automatically. At this time, depending on the degree of protrusion of the vacuum adsorption unit 31, if the protrusion is not severe, the mop 32 can be mounted immediately in that state, and if the protrusion degree is severe, the vacuum adsorption unit 31 is moved upward (automatically). Or manually), the mop 32 may be mounted.

If the player's mobile phone 300 requests payment before the game (usually, it is desirable to provide a certain % discount if payment is made before the game), the management server 400 or the local billiards game of the corresponding billiard room to play the billiard game A payment request is transmitted to the financial management server (in the case of online payment, PG↔online VAN↔financial company (bank or credit card company)) through the control module 40 of the system 100, and the payment is made in advance, and the corresponding payment is completed The information is notified to the mobile phone 300 of the player and the manager of the billiard room.

If the actual payment target amount is more or less than the pre-payment amount, it is natural that the payment can be made again and the actual expenses can be settled.

In addition, after the game of billiards, the loser pays the billiard room usage fee (game fee) of the winner, and the pre-payment amount of the winner is canceled, thereby adding to the fun of the game.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the player selects a game opponent uploaded to the mobile phone, the game player is determined through the approval of the opponent, and then the game can be played. That is, even if you do not have a friend with whom you can play billiards, you can enjoy a remote billiards game with someone you do not know in a remote location if you select an opponent through brief information such as the opponent's billiard score posted on the mobile phone system and the counterpart approves. In particular, there is no room for unintended problems (violence, fraud, etc.) caused by direct contact with strangers because each person plays billiards from a remote location rather than a face-to-face billiard game.

10: billiard table 11: billiard ball
12: cue 20: support
30: position adjusting means 31: vacuum adsorption unit
32: mop 40: control module
41: control unit 42: communication unit
43: storage unit 44: input unit
45: display unit 50: position detection means
60(60-1, 60-2..60-n) : 3D motion capture sensor
100: local billiard game system
200: management server
300: mobile terminal
1000: remote billiard game system capable of game replay

Claims (12)

In a non-face-to-face remote billiard game system, a 3D motion capture sensor is mounted on the player's body to collect and store the player's motion information during each player's hitting, so that the desired past point in time after the completion of the billiard game or during the billiard game A remote billiard game system capable of game replay, characterized in that after automatically restoring the arrangement state of the billiard balls, the player's motion information during the past game is displayed to the player as it is or in the form of processed information through a display means.
The method of claim 1, wherein the remote billiard game system capable of replaying the game,
two or more regional billiard game systems located remotely; and
and a management server that is connected to the local billiard game systems by wire or wirelessly and transmits and receives billiard game information to and from the respective local billiard game systems.
The method of claim 2, wherein the local billiard game system,
pool table;
a position adjusting means installed on the top of the billiard table and arranging the billiard ball at the same position as the billiard ball position of the billiard table at a remote location;
a position detecting means for detecting the position of the billiard ball after the player hits the ball; and
A remote billiard game system capable of replaying a game, comprising: a control module for receiving position data of a billiard ball from a position detecting unit; transmitting position and arrangement information of the billiard ball to a position adjusting unit; and communicating with a management server.
[4] The remote billiard game system of claim 3, wherein the position adjusting means moves horizontally based on one or more supports installed on the top of the billiard table.
[4] The remote billiard game system of claim 3, wherein the position adjusting means includes a vacuum suction means or a hand-shaped gripping means to move the billiard ball on the billiard table to a specific position.
[Claim 6] The remote billiard game system of claim 5, wherein the position adjusting means is a multi-joint robot or a scara robot.
The method of claim 3, wherein the control module,
a control unit that gives a control command to the position adjusting means to place the billiard ball at a specific position;
a communication unit for communicating with the management server or the player's mobile phone; and
A remote billiard game system capable of game reproduction, comprising a storage unit for storing data including a placement state of billiard balls at each player's every hit.
The method of claim 7, wherein the control module comprises: an input unit capable of inputting a control command; And a remote billiard hazel system capable of replaying the game, including a display unit.
The method of claim 1, wherein the player's motion information not only shows the 3D image provided by the 3D motion capture sensor as it is, but also processes the 3D image provided from the 3D motion capture sensor to extract only the information desired by the player as 2D or 3D information. A remote billiard game system that enables game reproduction.
The remote billiard game system of claim 1, wherein the billiard table is cleaned using the position adjusting means after the billiard game is completed.
[Claim 2] The remote billiard game system of claim 1, wherein the player can make a pre-payment (or provisional payment) or post-payment for billiard room usage fees at the billiard room where the player is playing the game by using the player's mobile phone.
The remote billiard game system of claim 11 , wherein after the remote billiard game, a player who loses the game among players in a remote location pays the billiard room usage fee of other remote players together.

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