TW201523118A - Ranking judgment method of traveling competition and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a ranking judgment method of traveling competition and its device, which can easily identify the finish line and judgment line by a digital camera, can easily focus the images, as well as adjust the brightness and contrast, in order to accurately determine the ranking images. A CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) capable of being read out simultaneously is used for photographing pixel for the digital camera to judge the ranking of the traveling competition, which can shoot a larger range within a panoramic pixel area to display larger range on a displaying device and adjust the position of a camera or its focus, etc, to select and configure a narrow pixel area containing the judgment lines within the panoramic pixel area. After the shooting begins, the narrow pixel area of the CMOS is only selected to operate in order to obtain its image data to be stored in a large memory, which is continuously operated at a certain time interval. Said image data of the narrow pixel area is sequentially obtained and is stored in a large capacity memory, and the stored and accumulated image data in the large capacity memory is read out according to the chronological order to be arranged for production of the overall composite images, useful as the basis to judge the ranking of the competition targets during a traveling competition according.

Description

Method and device for judging the position of traveling game

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining a ranking of a running game of a competitive speed such as a race, a swimming competition, a bicycle race, a horse race, a rowing, and a car race.

The method and apparatus for judging the progress of a competition such as a race, a swimming competition, a bicycle race, a horse race, a rowing, and a car race, and conventionally, have taken photographs using photographs taken for photo determination.

In the photograph determination, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, continuous shooting is performed on a continuously moving film using a slit camera, and a determination photograph is taken to perform a determination operation.

Recently, with the digitization of equipment, digital cameras have been popularized as images, but as disclosed in Patent Document 2, CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image elements are arranged in a row only on the finish line. The digital camera, like the slit camera that uses the film, shoots only on the finish line and can only shoot on one line segment of the image image component, so it is precisely aligned with the finish line for configuration, using specific The pixels on the timeline are photographed so that the images are repeatedly and continuously stored in the memory, so that the moments of reaching the end point are continuously photographed, and the entire judging photographs are sequentially arranged in chronological order.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-8846 Bulletin

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-272484

However, a digital slit camera including a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) with a rolling shutter method has the following problem, that is, it must be arranged along the determination line, that is, the end line, but the image from the slit camera Come Observing, it is difficult to grasp the position of the finish line, and as long as the finish line is slightly deviated, the judgment of the arrival position becomes inaccurate, and the shooting direction of the camera is deviated due to vibration or the like; further, there is the following problem, that is, in the slit The focus is difficult to align in the shooting range, the image becomes blurred, or the brightness or contrast when forming a composite photo is not confirmed.

In order to solve the above problem, it is also considered to use an area sensor that captures a wide range of CMOS image pickup elements, but an observable distortion is generated on a photograph of a CMOS that is exposed by a rolling shutter method, which is like an image. The lower moving subject is moving further to the right or left than the upper moving subject, although the fact that the player actually arrives at the same time, the lower player is more forward than the upper player, making it an unfair decision photo, so it cannot be used. .

This phenomenon is caused by the sequential accumulation of signal charges on each scanning line in a rolling shutter mode. It takes 1/30 sec from the uppermost scanning line to the lowermost scanning line, and the exposure timing is at the upper part of the screen. Different from the bottom.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is therefore a method and apparatus for determining a position of a traveling game, which can easily recognize a determination line such as a finish line in a digital camera, and can easily perform image focusing and shading, The contrast is adjusted, and the image of the start of the game is continuously photographed at a specific time interval on the determination line, and an image in which the order is accurately determined can be obtained.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention of the first item is a method for judging the position of a traveling game, which is characterized in that a CMOS which can be simultaneously read out is used as a captured image sensor for determining a digital camera of a traveling game order, in a wide area. Shooting a large range in the pixel area to display a large range on the display, adjusting the position or tilt of the digital camera, the focus, brightness, and contrast of the picture, and setting the object including the determination line in the same wide-area pixel area a narrow slit range is selected to set a narrow-area pixel area corresponding to the slit range, and after the start of shooting, only the narrow-area pixel area of the CMOS is operated to acquire image data and store it in a large-capacity memory. Performing the operation continuously and repeatedly at specific time intervals, sequentially obtaining image data of the narrow-area pixel region of the slit range and storing it in the large-capacity memory, and performing the operation continuously and repeatedly at specific time intervals, Obtaining image data of the narrow-area pixel area of the slit range in order and storing it in the large-capacity memory, in accordance with time The memory is read out and stored in the accumulated image data are arranged in chronological order to create an overall image, the determination of the overall game objects traveling in the race according to the whole composite image produced.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the method of determining a position of a traveling game according to claim 1, the determination line is a finish line.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the method of determining a ranking of a traveling game according to claim 1 or 2, the determination line is set as a finish line, and the starting line is created, and the overall situation at the starting line is created. The image is synthesized to make a sneak determination.

The invention of the fourth aspect is a device for determining a position of a traveling game, characterized in that a CMOS which can be simultaneously read out is used as a captured image sensor for determining a digital camera of a traveling game order; a selection circuit is provided, which is in a wide area Shoot a large range in the pixel area and display a large range on the display to adjust the position or tilt of the digital camera. The focus of the picture. Light and dark. Contrast, in the same wide-area pixel area, a narrow slit range including a determination line, that is, a determination line, is selected, and a narrow-area pixel area corresponding to the slit range is selected; and a storage device and a processing device are provided after the start of shooting And operating only the pixels of the narrow slit range of the CMOS, acquiring image data and storing in the memory, and providing processing means for continuously and repeatedly performing the operation at a specific time interval, acquiring the narrowness in order Image data of the narrow-area pixel area of the slit range is stored in the large-capacity memory; and an integrated composite image forming apparatus is provided, which reads the image data stored and accumulated by the memory in chronological order, according to The chronological order is arranged to create an overall image, and a display for displaying the created overall image is provided, and the position of the competition object is determined in the traveling game based on the overall image.

The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in the order judging device of the traveling game according to claim 4, the specific time interval is 1/2000 to 1/33000 sec.

The invention of claim 6 is characterized in that, in the order judging device of the traveling game according to claim 4 or 5, the wide-area wide-area pixel region is photographed as 1088 × 2048 pixels, corresponding to the slit range The narrow-domain pixel area is 1 to 3 × 2048 pixels in the longitudinal direction.

The invention of claim 7 is characterized in that, in the order judging device of the traveling game according to claim 4 or 5 or 6, the camera uses 稜鏡 to split the incident light into three colors of red, green and blue, and inputs the respective colors. Within the three CMOSs that can be read simultaneously, respective image data are acquired and stored in the memory.

The invention of claim 8 is characterized in that, in the order judging device of the traveling game according to claim 4 or 5 or 6 or 7, an overall composite image forming device is provided which sets the determination line as a finish line, and Set as the starting line to create an overall composite image of the situation at the starting line; There is a display that displays the created composite image; based on the overall composite image, the sneak of the game object is determined during the running game, and the position of the game object is determined.

According to the method for judging the position of the traveling game according to items 1 and 2 of the present invention and the device of the fourth and sixth items, in the setting of the position of the digital camera, first, in the CMOS wide area pixel area which can be simultaneously read, Wide range, so the position or tilt of the digital camera can be adjusted, and the focus, brightness, and contrast of the image can be adjusted on a larger screen. Then, the narrow slit range including the determination line is set from the same screen. After the start of shooting, only the pixels of the narrow slit range of CMOS are selected, the image data of the narrow-area pixel area is acquired and stored in the large-capacity memory, and the narrow-range pixel area of the slit range is continuously and repeatedly acquired at specific time intervals. The image data is stored in the large-capacity memory in order, and these instruments are made into an overall image in chronological order, so that even a narrow slit range image can be easily set to the same shooting condition. The focus or brightness of the image, the contrast, will be the same as the film image of the previous slit camera in the decision line, ie the order of the finish line of the game personnel Like, to the whole composite image, a clear image can be provided on the landing position determined by the cis-display or the like, and can be determined overall fair game object in the game proceeds.

In addition, a wide range of wide area pixel regions are displayed in CMOS that can be simultaneously read, and only pixels of a narrow slit range are selected, and image data from the narrow-area pixel area is acquired and stored in a large-capacity memory. Therefore, the capacity of the large-capacity memory does not need to be used more, and the playback processing speed can be accelerated, and the following processing speed can be accelerated, that is, the image data of the slit range is continuously and repeatedly acquired and stored in the memory in order, in chronological order. The accumulated accumulated image data is sequentially read out and arranged in chronological order to form an overall composite image, and the created integrated composite image can be displayed on the display that determines the arrival order in a short time.

According to the invention of the fifth aspect, if it is 1/2000 to 1/33000 sec at the specific time interval, it is possible to reliably create a composite overall image in which the arrival order is determined.

According to the invention of claim 6, the incident light is split into three colors of red, green and blue in a digital camera, and CMOS image elements of three colors of RGB can be simultaneously read, so that there is no slight deviation in the played image. , can more accurately determine the arrival order.

Further, according to the invention of the method and apparatus for determining the ranking of the traveling game according to the third and eighth aspects of the present invention, the same order determining method and apparatus can accurately perform the sneak determination or the game completion determination at the starting line. .

A‧‧‧ eggs

A‧‧‧ wide-area pixel area (1088×2048 (Pixel))

B‧‧‧ narrow-area pixel area (1×2048 (Pixel))

C‧‧‧Overall composite image (image for arrival judgment)

G‧‧‧ finish line

K‧‧‧Competitors

L‧‧‧ shooting side

M‧‧‧Monitor side (referee room)

N‧‧‧Operator

X1‧‧‧ starts 0 second slit image

Slit image after 1 second from X2‧‧‧

1‧‧‧ digital camera

11‧‧‧ lens

12‧‧‧稜鏡

13, 13r, 13g, 13b‧‧‧ CMOS that can be read simultaneously

14‧‧‧Image area switching circuit

15‧‧‧PTZ

2‧‧‧Image processing device

21‧‧‧Quality adjustment circuit

22‧‧‧Image transmission circuit

221‧‧‧Control signal transmission line

222‧‧‧Image signal transmission line

3‧‧‧Image processing device body (PC)

31‧‧‧Input and output circuits

32‧‧‧Central Signal Control Unit

33‧‧‧ Large-capacity memory

34‧‧‧Video Circuit

35‧‧‧CPU (Central Processing Unit)

36‧‧‧HDD (hard disk)

4‧‧‧Operation display

5‧‧‧Operation panel

51‧‧‧Clutch

52‧‧‧Selection device for full screen and slit screen

6‧‧‧Reference display

7‧‧‧External control signals

Fig. 1(a) is an explanatory view for explaining a slit range of a premise of the first embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1(b) is a view for explaining an overall composite image of an image in which slit ranges are arranged in chronological order. Illustrating.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a ranking determining device of the traveling game according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the flow of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a time table including the initial state determination device of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 (a) is an overall composite image of the slit images of the first embodiment of the present invention arranged in chronological order, and Figure 5 (b) is an end point of the embodiment 2 of the present invention arranged in chronological order. The overall composite image of the slit image.

An embodiment of a preferred method for determining the position of a preferred traveling game of the present invention and an apparatus thereof will be described with reference to the drawings. In a competition such as a bicycle race, horse racing, rowing, car race, race or swimming competition, such as a race competition, especially a bicycle race, it is necessary to extremely accurately determine the arrival position or the travel foul, etc., the present invention is used to obtain An image of a digital signal provided to the ranking determination method of the traveling game and its device.

[Example 1]

In FIG. 1, the concept of the method for judging the traveling game of the present invention and the concept of the apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The digital camera 1 that determines the progress of the game is placed in the vicinity of the finish line G of the runway, and the operator can visually Confirm runway conditions and manually manipulate the direction or angle of the digital camera.

The digital camera 1 that determines the order of the traveling game uses the CMOS that can be simultaneously read out as a captured image sensor (photographing pixel), in order to capture a large range in the wide-area pixel area A and display a large range on the display, As shown in FIG. 1(a), a wide-area wide-area pixel area A is taken as 1088×2048 pixels (Pixel) A, and FIG. 1(a) is also an operation display 5 and a referee display 6 corresponding thereto. Picture. This image is usually transmitted at a specific time interval of 1/30 to 1/90 sec., and the wide field of view is displayed on the operation display 5 and the referee display 6.

On the screen of FIG. 1(a), the vicinity of the end point of the determination line is confirmed, and the image is focused, the brightness, and the contrast are adjusted to prepare the shooting conditions.

Next, in order to obtain the same function as the conventional slit camera, only the slit-shaped narrow-field pixel region B including the determination line including the end line G is selected to operate in 1088×2048 pixels of the wide-area pixel region A, and the operation is performed. The pixel area selection circuit 14 selects the image data of only the narrow-area pixel area B, and switches the operation to the narrow-area pixel area B. The narrow-field pixel area B is 1 to 6 × 2048 pixels arranged in a row in the vertical direction.

In this manner, the end point line G of the slit-like narrow-field pixel region B is continuously captured every specific time (1/2000 to 1/33000 sec), and the overall composite image C of FIG. 1(b) is obtained by the slit shape obtained. Continuous image data in chronological order. Judging from the image, the horizontal axis is the time axis, so that it is possible to easily determine that the player K who is located on the right side of the overall composite image C arrives first. Further, in the present embodiment, the specific time is set to 1/2000 sec, and in reality, the time until 1/33000 sec can be used. The shorter the time, the more accurate the composite image can be obtained, but the large-capacity memory must be made. Since the body 33 has a larger capacity and the processing time is longer, it is only necessary to set it in consideration of these circumstances.

In addition, a wide range of shooting intervals is the use of wide-area pixel area A, and the time period other than the game is the use of image data that meets the time interval of 1/30~1/90sec, which usually allows a larger range of images to be displayed in operation. The display 5 and the referee display 6 are used.

Next, a specific device and an operation method thereof will be described based on the device schematic diagram of Fig. 2 .

First, the range of FIG. 1(a) including the determination line, that is, the end line G is photographed using the digital camera 1, and the camera platform 15 of the digital camera 1 is operated to adjust the position or inclination of the camera and fixed to the end line. On image A of G, next, focusing, brightness, and contrast adjustment of the image on a larger screen, the light of the lens 11 of the digital camera 1 is split into red (R) green (G) blue by 稜鏡12 ( In the three primary colors of B), CMOSs 13b, 13g, and 13r which can be simultaneously read are disposed corresponding to the three primary colors.

These CMOS (Complementary Metal-oXide Semiconductor) image sensors that can be simultaneously read out are connected in such a manner that the respective pixels can be read independently, and thus with conventional CCD or In the case of the scroll type CMOS, the pixels are connected to each other in different forms, and are independent of each other. As long as the operation of the wide area pixel area A and the narrow area pixel area B does not overlap in time, it can be read separately. Therefore, since these can be read at the same time, it is preferable that the image data is outputted according to the arranged pixels without delay or time difference, and the fairness of the determination of the arrival order can be ensured.

In addition, the conventional CMOS rolling shutter method refers to a mode in which each of the pixels is connected to each other when the light incident on the photoelectric conversion element on the CMOS is accumulated as a signal charge. The accumulation and signal output are performed on the line, and the next signal charge accumulation is started from the time point of the output. Therefore, it takes time to read from the scanning line at the top of the screen to the lowermost scanning line, and time lag occurs in the exposure of the upper and lower portions of the screen. Therefore, the photographs exposed in this manner are observable. Distortion, the distortion is as if the moving object in the lower part of the image is further moved to the right or left than the moving object of the upper part.

On the other hand, the global shutter method employed in the present invention is an operation of performing simultaneous simultaneous reading after accumulating light incident on the photoelectric conversion element at the same time. Therefore, on any of the scanning lines in the image, the accumulation of signal charges is all performed at the same time point, and there is no time lag of exposure, and image distortion does not occur.

As described above, as shown in FIG. 1(a), a large range is usually taken before the start of shooting, but the pixel areas of the CMOSs 13b, 13g, 13r which can be simultaneously read out are selected by the image area switching circuit 14. Wide area 1088 × 2048 pixels A.

When the narrow-area pixel region B is operated, the image region switching circuit 14 is used, and the image A of the large imaging range of FIG. 1(a) is set by the operation panel 5 while the operation display main body 3 is viewed through the control device main body 3. These control signals are transmitted from the image processing apparatus main body 3 to the image processing apparatus 2 of the photographing side L through the control signal transmission line 221.

Then, after the start of the game, the pixel area operated by the image area switching circuit 14 is switched to the narrow-area pixel area B, and the operation area is also switched to the preparation stage of the narrow-area pixel area B, and the specific time interval is also from 1/30. ~1/90sec switches to the preparation stage of 1/2000~1/33000sec, and the slit range B is displayed on the operation display 4 in the image of a wide range of fields of view. That is, in FIG. 1(a), the slit-like narrow-area pixel area B is displayed in the image A of a wide range, and the position of the narrow-area pixel area B is moved and fixed by the operation panel 5 operated by the operator N. Set the moving narrow-area pixel area B.

The operator N operates the operation panel 5 while observing a large range of image A that is normally displayed, to manually adjust the direction or inclination of the pan/tilt head 15, and then controls the image quality adjustment circuit for focusing or shading and contrast of the image. 21 Make appropriate adjustments. After the adjustment is completed, the slit width from the full screen of the image A of the larger imaging range to the narrow-field pixel area B is 1 pixel in the present embodiment (in the case of improving the sensitivity, etc., it is also possible to The selection device 52 selects and switches the full screen and the slit screen via the central signal control device 32 or the image region switching circuit 14 and the like, and operates the disk 5 to specify the area of the full screen of the operation display 4 and the pixels. The area selection circuit 14 sets the area of the value so that the 1-pixel area coincides with the determination line, that is, the end line G.

The narrow slit range B including the determination object, that is, the determination line is set, and if the corresponding narrow-field pixel area B is selected and set, the shooting preparation is ready. Then, after the start of the game, it is confirmed by the operation display 4 or visually that the front end of the player K reaches a specific position near the end line G, and the clutch 51 is stepped on, and the game shooting of the digital camera 1 is started.

After the start of shooting, only the narrow-area pixel area of the CMOS 13 that can be simultaneously read out is selected and switched, and the image B is transmitted from the image signal transmission line 222, and the image data of the reduced narrow-area pixel area B is taken from the image transmission circuit 21 After passing through the image signal transmission line 222, it is entered from the input/output circuit 31 through the central signal control unit 32 and stored in the large-capacity memory 33 for a specific time (1/2000 to 1/33000 sec), which is 1/ in this embodiment. This operation is continuously and repeatedly performed at intervals of 2000 sec, and image data of the slit range is sequentially acquired, stored and accumulated in the large-capacity memory 33. Further, although the image signal transmission line 222 and the control signal transmission line 221 are separately described in FIG. 2, it is of course possible to change the frequency band, the signal form, etc., and transmit them through the same cable.

After the game is finished, an image for reaching the order determination is displayed and displayed on the referee display 6 of the referee room on the monitoring side M, and is passed through the central signal control device 32, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 35, or the processing software. The driven HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 36 reads the image data stored and accumulated by the large-capacity memory 33 in chronological order, and arranges them in chronological order to produce an overall image as shown in FIG. 1(b). The entire image produced is played back by the video circuit 34, and further, the judgment of the arrival order is displayed on the referee display 6. The overall composite image C (Fig. 1(b)). However, the slit images can be arbitrarily arranged on the left and right sides of the overall composition image C (FIG. 1(b)) of the arrival order determination on the referee display 6, and the width in the lateral direction can be arbitrarily set.

Therefore, before the start of the game, an image of a wide range of fields of view is displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6, and the slit range B of the image data of the narrow-area pixel area B is displayed during the game after the start of the game. An image that changes with time is displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6. However, this time is meaningless on the image of the slit range B, so it is also possible to switch to the image image separately. Then, after the game is over, the referee display 6 is switched to the display of the overall composite image C for the ranking determination.

Further, on the central signal control device 32, a transmission line of the external control signal 7 may be provided for remote operation.

The operation of the above configuration will be described based on Fig. 3 of the flowchart.

In step S1, the determination step of determining the image photograph is started. First, in step S2, the digital camera 1 captures a wide range (wide range) A including the finish line G, and displays the wide range A on the operation display 4. In step S3, the operator N adjusts the focus, brightness, and contrast of the image while observing the image of the operation display 4, and sets the composite image C by the operation panel 5 in the next step. Best state.

Next, in step S4, the slit-shaped imaging range B is displayed on the screen including the wide range A of the finish line G, and the imaging range B is matched with the end point G, and the state is set so that the state is fixed. 5 is set to the shooting standby state of the game. From this step S1 to S5 is a shooting preparation step.

Steps 6 to 8 are the photographing steps. First, in step 6, if the screen of the operation display 4 approaches the slit line-shaped photographing range B of the leader's end line G (judgment line), the operator passes the operation display 4 Alternatively, the situation is confirmed visually, and the operator N presses the clutch 51 to ON to start shooting of the game. In step 7, the image data of the narrow-area pixel region B is passed through the image signal transmission line 222 of the narrow-field pixel image and transmitted to the image processing device in a continuous manner at a specific time interval (1/2000 to 1/33000 sec). 3. The image data of the narrow-field pixels of the slit-like imaging range B are stored and sequentially accumulated in the large-capacity memory 33 of the image processing apparatus 3.

Thereafter, in step 8, the operator visually observes the condition of the finish line G, and the player K after the pass passes the finish line G, that is, after the slit-shaped shooting range B, the clutch of the operator 5 is taken. The device 51 is pressed to OFF to end the shooting of the game.

Then, after step 9, the process proceeds to the determination image creation step, and in step 9, the continuous image data after the slit-like imaging is read from the large-capacity memory 33, and the overall composite image C for determination is arranged in chronological order. The overall composite image C for determination is created. In step 10, the created overall composite image C is displayed on the referee display 6, and the referee examines the screen in detail to determine the arrival order, and in step 11, the step of determining the image of the image is ended.

[Example 2]

The first embodiment described above is a method and apparatus for determining the position of the traveling game at the finish line G. However, in the same rowing match in which the starting line S and the finish line G are the same, the device can also be used for the initial sneak determination. Therefore, this will be described as Example 2 as follows.

In the second embodiment, the method and apparatus for determining the order of the running game are the same as those of the first embodiment, but the method and apparatus for the initial sneak determination are added. Therefore, the method and configuration thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The decision picture of the rowing competition (rowing competition) is the two shots at the beginning and the end. Only one line is drawn on the route of the rowing competition. The starting line S is also the ending line G (the official name is the starting line). ). It is different from other official competitions such as bicycle competitions that only take one shot at the end.

The reason why the shooting was also started at the beginning of the rowing competition (rowing competition) is that when the rowing game between the waves is performed, it is difficult for the players to arrange the entire row at the starting line S, and the sneak determination is required, so It must also be taken at the beginning. The configuration of the apparatus of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the configuration of the determination image photograph at the start of creation on the referee display of Fig. 2 is added. Further, the procedure for creating the slit-like continuous image at the beginning is the same as the production program at the end point in the first embodiment, and it is determined that the step of creating the image photograph is also the starting point, which is substantially the same as the starting point.

In the case of the arrival position determination, in the screen of the operation display 4 in FIG. 2, the shooting start point is close to the slit-shaped imaging range B of the leader's end line G (judgment line), and the operator passes the operation. The display 4 or visually confirms the situation, and the operator N presses the clutch 51 to ON to reveal the shooting of the game, and the initial shooting is automatically performed.

Here, the starting competitor cannot pass the starting line S at the starting point (0 seconds). Also, the start line S must be exceeded after one second from the start point (0 seconds). Therefore, the competitors follow the timing at which the starting point does not exceed the starting line S and passes 1 second from the starting point. The starting line is accelerated.

If this situation is described in detail, it is performed by a signal from the external control signal 7 as shown in the time table of FIG. 4, which is a reference clock from the acquisition time management and the viewer also observes (large The signal of the clock is first input to the image processing device main body (PC) starting (n) before n seconds, and the shooting start signal is automatically transmitted 0.5 seconds before the start time calculated by the signal. Up to the photographing side L, the photographing of the narrow-field pixel area B of the digital camera 1 is automatically started, and the image B of the narrow-field pixel area B is entered and stored from the image signal transmission line 222 and from the input/output circuit 31 via the central signal control device 32. In the large-capacity memory 33, as in the first embodiment, the operation is continuously and repeatedly performed at a time interval of 1/2000 sec in a specific time (1/2000 to 1/33000 sec) in the present embodiment, so that the slit range is made. The image data is sequentially entered and stored and accumulated in the large-capacity memory 33.

In addition, the waiting time before the start of shooting in (1) can be slightly changed, and shooting can be started according to the specified number of seconds. The reason is that the n of the notice signal before n seconds differs depending on the game.

Next, when (2) the start time point from the start of the reference clock at 0 seconds is input, the start line S, that is, the start point line S, is input to the slit image B, and the start line S after one second is input to the X2. The slit image B and the overall composite image C. Further, when the line is input at 0 seconds and 1 second as described above, the camera recognizes the 0 second time point by the signal, and the 1 second time point is recognized by counting the inside of the image processing apparatus 3 after receiving the signal.

The determination photograph of FIG. 5( a ) for which the determination is made is an image of the entire composite image of the slit image that is started in chronological order, an image for performing the stealing determination, and a game end determination, at the start of 0 seconds. On the slit image, none of the players exceeded X1 of the starting line S, so it was determined that there was no stealing. Further, the determination photograph of FIG. 5(b) is an overall composite image arranged in chronological order at the end point, and all the players have no more than one second after the start line S, that is, X2, and thus the game is determined to be established.

That is to say, at the beginning of the decision photo shooting, from the start point (0 seconds) slightly before (0.5 seconds ago) to the start point (0 seconds) after 1 second (0.5) The shooting is performed up to the time of the second, and the digital camera 1 receives the signal and automatically performs shooting according to the setting. Then, the shooting of the slit image is interrupted around the competitor.

(3) In the ranking judgment, if the leading player approaches the finish line G, the operator N will The clutch 51 is pressed to ON to reveal the shooting of the game, and thereafter is the same as the first embodiment, and is a slit composite image at the end point of FIG. 5(b). Therefore, in Fig. 1(b) and Fig. 5(b), the competition object can only be the former for the bicycle race and the latter for the racing boat, which is substantially the same.

In the second embodiment, the same position determination method and apparatus can be used to accurately determine the sneak determination or the game end determination at the start line.

The embodiment of the present invention is configured as above. Therefore, according to the method and apparatus for determining the position of the traveling game, in the setting of the position of the digital camera, first, a large range is captured in the CMOS wide area pixel area which can be simultaneously read out. Therefore, the focus, brightness, and contrast of the image can be adjusted on a larger screen, and then the narrow slit range including the determination line is set from the same screen, and after the start of shooting, only the pixels of the narrow slit range of CMOS are additionally selected. Obtaining image data of the narrow-domain pixel area and storing it in the large-capacity memory, sequentially and repeatedly acquiring the image data of the narrow-range pixel area of the slit range at a specific time interval and storing the image data in the large-capacity memory. These materials are arranged in chronological order to create an overall image, so even a narrow slit range image can be easily set to focus, brightness, and contrast of an image under the same shooting conditions. The same determination line of the film image of the slit camera, that is, the sequence image of the contestant at the finish line as a clear whole Is supplied to an image pick arrival judgment display, the game may be determined overall object traveling fair competition.

In addition, in a CMOS that can be simultaneously read out, a wide-range wide-area pixel area is displayed, and only pixels of a narrow slit range are selected, and image data from the narrow-area pixel area is acquired and stored in a large-capacity memory. In the body, the capacity of the large-capacity memory can also be small, and the playback processing speed can be accelerated, and the speed of the following processing can be accelerated, that is, the image data of the slit range is continuously and repeatedly acquired and the data is sequentially stored in the In the memory, the stored image data is read out in chronological order, and the overall composite image is created in chronological order, and the created integrated image can be displayed on the display that determines the arrival order in a short time.

Further, if the specific time interval is 1/2000 to 1/33000 sec, the combined overall image for determining the arrival order can be reliably produced.

Furthermore, if the light is split into three colors by a digital camera, and CMOS image elements of three colors of RGB can be simultaneously read, there is no slight deviation in the played image, and the determination can be more accurately determined. Arrived in the same position.

In the first and second embodiments, during the game, the image data of the narrow-area pixel area B, that is, the image of the slit range B converted over time, is displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6. Since the image of the slit range B is meaningless, an image in which the entire game is in the field of view can be displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6.

In this case, a large range of imaging intervals is not necessarily set to 1/2000 to 1/33000 sec of the imaging interval of the narrow-field pixel area B, as long as the wide-area pixel area A is aligned in the imaging interval of the narrow-field pixel area B. The image data of the time interval of 1/30 to 1/90 sec used in the inside can be used, and a wide range of images can usually be displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6.

That is to say, the image sensors of the CMOS which can be simultaneously read out are connected by means of independently reading out the respective pixels, and are independent of each other as long as the operation of the wide-area pixel area A and the narrow-area pixel area B is not performed in time. If the image is overlapped, the image data of the 1088×2048 pixels A in the wide area is not necessarily stored for strict determination. The video processing device is separately provided, and the game display is displayed on the operation display 4 and the referee display 6. After the game is completed, the display display 6 can be switched to the display of the arrival-synthesis overall composite image C.

There are many cases in which the operation of the digital camera 1 is manually performed by visually watching the game state. However, as described above, by monitoring the game using the operation display 4, the pan/tilt 15 of the motor remote camera 1 can be used. The remote operation is performed while observing the operation display 4 on one side.

By using the same method and apparatus for determining the order, it is possible to accurately perform the sneak determination or the end of the game at the starting line.

In addition, as long as the features of the present invention are not impaired, it is of course not limited by the embodiment. In this embodiment, a digital camera is used to split light into three colors, and a CMOS image capable of simultaneously reading three colors of RGB is used. Element, but if it is not necessary to determine the slight order of the color, 稜鏡 is usually not required. Therefore, as long as the astigmatism is not reached, one CMOS corresponding to the three colors that can be simultaneously read may be used. Of course, it is also possible to use a single CMOS. The CMOS which can be read out at the same time is set to have 1 pixel in the vertical direction in the slit-shaped narrow-field pixel region, and may be set to a range of a plurality of pixels, for example, a column of 3 pixels, if it is possible to determine the arrival position.

A‧‧‧ eggs

B‧‧‧ larvae

L‧‧‧ shooting side

M‧‧‧Monitor side (referee room)

N‧‧‧Operator

1‧‧‧ digital camera

11‧‧‧ lens

12‧‧‧稜鏡

13, 13r, 13g, 13b‧‧‧ CMOS that can be read simultaneously

14‧‧‧Image area switching circuit

15‧‧‧PTZ

2‧‧‧Image processing device

21‧‧‧Quality adjustment circuit

22‧‧‧Image transmission circuit

221‧‧‧Control signal transmission line

222‧‧‧Image signal transmission line

3‧‧‧Image processing device body (PC)

31‧‧‧Input and output circuits

32‧‧‧Central Signal Control Unit

33‧‧‧ Large-capacity memory

34‧‧‧Video Circuit

35‧‧‧CPU (Central Processing Unit)

36‧‧‧HDD (hard disk)

4‧‧‧Operation display

5‧‧‧Operation panel

51‧‧‧Clutch

52‧‧‧Selection device for full screen and slit screen

6‧‧‧Reference display

7‧‧‧External control signals

Claims (8)

A method for judging a position of a traveling game, characterized in that: CMOS which can be read out at the same time is used as a shooting pixel of a digital camera that determines a traveling game order, and a large range is captured in a wide-area pixel area to display a large range on the display. Adjusting the position or inclination of the digital camera, the focus of the screen, the brightness, and the contrast, and setting a narrow slit range including the detection object, that is, the determination line, in the same wide-area pixel area to select and set the narrow field corresponding to the slit range. a pixel area, after the start of shooting, only selecting the narrow-area pixel area of the CMOS, acquiring image data of the narrow-area pixel area and storing it in a large-capacity memory, and performing the operation continuously and repeatedly at specific time intervals, The image data of the narrow-area pixel area in the slit range is sequentially obtained and stored in the large-capacity memory, and the image data stored and accumulated by the large-capacity memory is sequentially read in chronological order, and is performed in chronological order. Arrange to create an overall composite image, and determine the match pair in the marching game based on the overall composite image produced The pick. A method for determining a ranking of a traveling game according to claim 1, wherein the determination line is a finish line. The method for judging a traveling game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the determination line is set as a finish line and is set as a starting line, and an overall composite image of the situation at the starting line is created. Stealing judgment. A ranking determining device for traveling a game, characterized in that: CMOS which can be simultaneously read out is used as a shooting pixel of a digital camera for determining a traveling game order, and a selection circuit is provided, which captures a large range in a wide-area pixel region to make a comparison Display a wide range on the display, adjust the position or tilt of the digital camera, the focus of the picture, the brightness, and the contrast. Set the narrow slit range including the subject line in the same wide-area pixel area. Selecting a narrow-area pixel region corresponding to the slit range, and providing a storage device and a processing device for selecting only pixels of the narrow-region pixel region of the narrow slit range of the CMOS after the start of imaging, The selected image data is stored in the large-capacity memory, and is provided with processing means for continuously and repeatedly performing the operation at specific time intervals, and sequentially acquiring the image data of the narrow-range pixel area of the slit range and storing it in the same place. In the large-capacity memory, an integrated composite image forming apparatus is provided, which reads the image data stored and accumulated by the large-capacity memory in chronological order, and arranges them in chronological order to create an overall composite image. There is a display that displays the created composite image, and the position of the competition object is determined in the traveling game based on the overall composite image. The apparatus for judging a traveling game according to item 4 of the patent application scope is characterized in that the specific time interval photographed in the narrow-area pixel region is 1/2000 to 1/33000 sec. The apparatus for judging a traveling game according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the wide-area pixel area is captured as 1088×2048 pixels, and the narrow area corresponding to the slit range The pixel area is 1 to 3 × 2048 pixels in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus for judging a traveling game according to the fourth or fifth or sixth aspect of the patent application, characterized in that the camera uses 稜鏡 to split incident light into three colors of red, green and blue, and inputs the same to the respective In the three CMOSs that can be read simultaneously, respective image data are acquired and stored in the memory. The apparatus for judging a traveling game according to the fourth or fifth or sixth or seventh aspect of the patent application, characterized in that an integral composite image forming apparatus is provided which sets the determination line as a finish line and is set to a starting line for creating an overall composite image of the situation at the starting line; a display for displaying the created composite image; and determining, based on the overall composite image, the sneak of the game object during the running game, and determining the game object The order.