KR20150072761A - System for golf game and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf game system and a control method thereof. The golf game system which includes a screen golf area where a golf ball hit by a player traces a drop position on a golf course displayed on a screen to play a game, and a short game area where a game is played on an actual green when the drop position is in a putting area of the golf course, the golf game system comprises: a game server which transmits game information about the player including a target coordinate (X) on a short game area corresponding to the drop position; a light irradiation unit which irradiates the target coordinate (X) with light; an imaging unit which takes images of the short game area at preset time intervals; and a control unit which is connected to the game server, the light irradiation unit, and the imaging unit, drives the light irradiation unit and the imaging unit by using the target coordinate (X) received from the game server, and controls the driving of the light irradiation unit to stop by comparing the images taken by the imaging unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf game system,

The present invention relates to a golf game system and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a golf game system and a control method thereof that drive a light irradiation unit and a shooting unit using target coordinates (X) on a short game area received from a game server, The present invention relates to an energy efficient golf game system and a control method thereof, as well as an accurate display of a target coordinate (X) on a short game area by timing the driving of a light irradiation unit by comparing images.

In general, the golf course is composed of 18 holes. Each hole is designed with a basic number of balls of 3 to 5, so that the total number of holes is about 72. In order to provide such an 18-hole regular golf course, A land with a large area of grass is required.

However, the construction of a regular golf course as described above is costly, and the construction and maintenance costs of the golf course are all burdensome to the user, and the cost of using the golf course is high. Therefore, It is practically impossible to construct a golf course in the outdoor golf course. Also, the outdoor regular golf course as described above is not affected by the weather due to heavy rain, snow accumulation, other too hot or too cold.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0009933 (Feb.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf club in which a golf ball shot by a user is displayed on a screen and a drop position on a golf course is tracked so that a screen golf area where a game is played and a falling position of the golf ball are located in a putting area of the golf course In a golf game system composed of a short game area where a game is actually played on green, in a process of switching from a screen area to a short game area, a position on a short game area corresponding to a drop position of a golf ball on a screen area is accurately and clearly And to provide a golf game system and method that can be displayed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a more energy efficient golf competition system and method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a golf game system includes: a screen golf area in which a golf ball hit by a player is displayed on a screen and tracks a falling position on the golf course; A golf game system comprising a short game region in which a game is played in an actual green when the ball is placed in a putting area, the game information for the player including target coordinates (X) on a short game area corresponding to the drop position is transmitted A game server; A light irradiation unit capable of irradiating light on the target coordinate (X); An imaging unit capable of shooting the short game area at predetermined time intervals; And drives the light irradiating unit and the photographing unit by using the target coordinates (X) connected to the game server, the light irradiating unit and the photographing unit and received from the game server, And a control unit for comparing the images to stop driving the light irradiation unit.

The images may include a senior image captured by the shooting unit and a subordinate image captured after the senior image.

The control unit may stop driving the light irradiation unit if the subordinate image is different from the priority image.

The priority image and the subordinate image may include an inclusion area Y that is a predetermined area including the target coordinate X and a non-inclusion area Z that is an area other than the inclusion area Y among the short game areas .

The control unit may stop driving the light irradiation unit if the image of the containing area Y of the priority image is different from the image of the containing area Y of the subordinate image.

The control unit may stop the driving of the light irradiation unit when the images of the non-containing region (Z) of the priority image and the non-containing region (Z) of the subordinate image are the same.

The area of the inclusion area Y may be equal to or less than the cross-sectional area of the golf ball.

Wherein the game server comprises: a speed direction sensing unit installed in the screen golf area and measuring a speed and a direction of the golf ball; A coordinate calculation unit for calculating the target coordinate (X) using the velocity and the direction; And a database in which the game information is stored.

The game information may further include an ID of the player, an ID of a team to which the player belongs, and an odd number the team is playing.

The golf game system may further include: an ID card storing the game information; And a card reader installed at one side of the short game area and capable of inputting information of the ID card.

The control unit may be connected to the card reader, and when the information of the ID card is input to the card reader, the control unit may drive the light irradiation unit and the photographing unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a golf game control method includes: a transmitting step of transmitting game information about a player including a target coordinate (X) on a short game area corresponding to the drop position to a control unit; A driving step of the control unit driving the light irradiation unit and the photographing unit; And stopping the driving of the light irradiation unit by comparing the images photographed by the photographing unit with the control unit.

The images may include a senior image captured by the shooting unit and a subordinate image captured after the senior image.

The stopping step may be a step of stopping the driving of the light irradiating unit if the control unit judges that the subordinate image is different from the senior image.

The priority image and the subordinate image may include an inclusion area Y that is a predetermined area including the target coordinate X and a non-inclusion area Z that is an area other than the inclusion area Y among the short game areas .

The stopping step may be a step of stopping the driving of the light irradiation unit if the control unit determines that the image of the containing area (Y) of the priority image is different from the image of the containing area (Y) of the subordinate image.

The stopping step may stop the driving of the light irradiation unit when the control unit determines that the images of the non-containing area (Z) of the priority image and the non-covering area (Z) of the subordinate image are the same.

The driving step may be a step of driving the light irradiation unit and the photographing unit when the control unit inputs an ID card of a team to which the player belongs to the card reader.

The effects of the golf game system and the control method according to the present invention are as follows.

First, there is an advantage that the target coordinates (X) on the short game area corresponding to the drop position of the golf ball in the screen area can be accurately and clearly displayed using the light irradiation unit.

Secondly, there is an advantage that electric energy can be prevented from being wasted by stopping the driving of the light irradiation unit when the subordinate image and the subordinate image after the subordinate image are compared and the subordinate image is different from the senior image.

1 shows a screen golf region S and a short game region G of a golf game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view showing an arrangement state of the golf game system of Fig. 1; Fig.
3 is a block diagram of a golf game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a configuration diagram of a golf game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram showing a target coordinate X, an inclusion area Y and a non-inclusion area Z of the short game area G. Fig.
6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a golf game method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described below. The embodiments are provided to explain the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Accordingly, the shape of each element shown in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description.

1 is a diagram showing a screen golf area S and a short game area G according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a golf game system may be installed in an outdoor or indoor golf arena, where a golf ball 10 hitting by a user is placed on a falling position on the golf course displayed on the screen 20 And a short game area G where the game is played in the actual green when the falling golf course S is tracked and the falling position of the golf ball is located in the putting area P of the golf course.

Here, the putting area P is composed of a green area P 1 embodying a real golf course green and a surrounding area P 2 corresponding to a certain area around the green area P 1. In the green area P 1, (H) are provided. The putting practice for putting a hole in the hole H is possible on the green region P 1 and the pitching practice for putting the golf ball on the green region P 1 on the peripheral region P 2 is possible.

2 is a view showing an arrangement state of the golf game system of FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, the golf game system according to the present embodiment includes 18 golf courses from 1 hole to 18 holes. Each golf playing field is composed of two screen golf areas S and one short game area G. [ By arranging a plurality of screen golf regions S in one short game area G, a plurality of teams can quickly perform a golf game. This is because the time required for the screen golf area S is considerably longer than the time required for the short game area G. [

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a golf game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a golf game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A coordinate (X), an inclusion area (Y), and a non-inclusion area (Z). 3 to 5, the golf game system according to the present embodiment includes a game server 100, a card reader 200, a control unit 300, a light irradiation unit 400, and a shooting unit 500 do.

The game server 100 stores game information for a plurality of players who play in the screen golf area S and includes a speed direction sensing unit 110, a coordinate calculation unit 120, and a database 130.

The speed direction sensing unit 110 is installed in the screen golf area S and detects the speed and direction of the golf ball 10 at the moment when the golf ball 10 positioned at the batted position is hit by the player and moves toward the screen 20 And transmits it to the coordinate calculation unit 120. The speed direction sensing unit 110 is positioned between the batting seat and the screen 20 and measures the speed and direction of the golf ball 10 to accurately calculate the movement trajectory of the golf ball 10. [ The speed direction sensing unit 100 is installed at three or more positions in parallel with the screen 20 so as to accurately calculate the movement trajectory of the golf ball 10 to detect a change in the position of the golf ball in the plane of the same size as the screen 20 A face detection sensor capable of detecting a face can be used.

The coordinate calculation unit 120 calculates the target coordinate X on the short game area corresponding to the drop position of the golf ball 10 using the velocity and direction of the golf ball 10 transmitted from the velocity direction sensing unit 110 And stores it in the database 130.

The storage unit 130 stores game information for a plurality of players. Here, the game information may include an ID of a plurality of players, a target coordinate (X) on a short game area corresponding to the ID, an ID of a team to which the plurality of players belong, and an odd number the team is playing.

The control unit 140 ends the game of the screen golf area S when the target coordinate X that is the drop position of the golf ball 10 is located in the putting area P of the golf course. At this time, the team to which the plurality of players belongs moves to the short game area G and putts.

The card reader 200 reads game information from an ID card issued for each team. The card reader 200 reads the IDs of the plurality of players, the target coordinates X on the short game area corresponding to the ID, the ID of the team to which the plurality of players belong, and the odd number the team is playing, .

First, the control unit 300 may be electrically connected to the game server 100, the card reader 200, the light irradiation unit 400, the photographing unit 500, and the display unit 600, or may be connected to a wired / wireless network.

The control unit 300 drives the light irradiation unit 400 using the game information transmitted from the card reader 200. [ The control unit 300 drives the light irradiation unit 400 so that light is irradiated to the target coordinates X on the short game area for each player of the team when the game information is transmitted from the card reader 200. [ Then, the control unit 300 drives the photographing unit 500 to monitor whether the image of the target coordinate X irradiated with light changes.

Specifically, when the image of the predetermined inclusion area Y including the target coordinate X changes, the control unit 300 determines that the player having the ID corresponding to the target coordinate X is the target of the golf ball 10 It is determined that it is placed on the coordinate (X). That is, the control unit 300 stops driving the light irradiation unit 400 if the image of the coverage area Y of the subordinate image and the image of the coverage area Y of the priority image are different, . Therefore, waste of electric energy can be prevented. The size of the containing area Y is preferably equal to or less than the cross sectional area of the golf ball so that the control unit 300 can compare only the image of the golf ball 10. [

For example, when a team composed of four players having IDs P1, P2, P3 and P4 inputs ID cards to the card reader 200, the card reader 200 transmits the game information to the control unit 300 . The control unit 300 drives the light irradiation unit 400 so that light is irradiated onto the target coordinates (X1, X2, X3, X4) of each of the players P1, P2, P3, and P4 using the game information. The control unit 300 drives the photographing unit 500 to monitor images of Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4, which are preset predetermined areas including target coordinates X1, X2, X3, and X4, respectively.

That is, the control unit 300 stops the driving of the light irradiating unit 400 that irradiates light to X1 when the image of Y1 changes, and the light irradiating unit 400 that irradiates light to X2 when the image of Y2 changes, The driving of the light irradiation unit 400 for stopping the driving of the light irradiation unit 400 which irradiates the light to X3 is stopped and the light irradiation unit 400 for driving the light to X4 when the image of Y4 changes, .

5, the control unit 300 simultaneously monitors the non-inclusion area Z, which is a predetermined area other than the predetermined inclusion area Y and the inclusion area Y including the target coordinate X can do. The control unit 300 can stop the driving of the light irradiation unit 400 only when the image of the containing region Y changes and the image of the non-covering region Z does not change. That is, the control unit 300 determines whether or not the inclusion area Y of the subordinate image and the inclusive area Y of the senior image are different from each other and the non- It is possible to stop the driving of the light irradiation unit 400 in the case where the image of the non-containing region Z of the light emitting unit 400 is the same.

Therefore, it is possible to accurately detect only the golf ball placed in the containing area Y. [ This is because the image of not only the inclusion area Y but also the non-inclusion area Z changes when the image is changed by the player or the object having a larger area than the cross-sectional area of the golf ball.

The light irradiating unit 400 is connected to the control unit 300 and is provided in the short game area G. The light irradiating unit 400 is connected to the light control signal of the control unit 300 (for example, the drive signal and the target coordinate X) To the target coordinates (X) on the short game area for each player of the team. The light irradiation unit 400 is preferably a laser pointer capable of accurately displaying the target coordinate X. [

The shooting unit 500 is connected to the control unit 300 and is installed in the short game area G. The shooting unit 500 shoots the short game area G at predetermined time intervals according to the shooting control signal of the controller 600, Unit 300, as shown in FIG. At this time, the photographed images may include a senior image photographed by the photographing unit 500 and a subordinate image photographed after the senior image. The images may be stored in the internal memory of the photographing unit 500 according to the order of time. The photographing unit 500 may be a digital camera or a camcorder.

The display unit 600 is connected to the control unit 300 and is installed in the short game area G. The display unit 600 includes the short game area G, the ID of the player of the team, The target coordinates X on the area can be displayed on the screen. That is, by displaying the player ID on one side of the target coordinate X, each player of the team can accurately grasp the position where his or her golf ball 10 should be placed on the short game area G. [

As a result, the golf game system according to the present embodiment photographs the image of the short game area G, detects the image change of the containing area Y including the target coordinate X, and stops the light irradiation unit, It is possible not only to accurately display the target coordinates of the player by ID in the short game area G but also to prevent the electric energy from being wasted.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a golf game method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, a golf competition method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, a step of storing game information for each of a plurality of players is performed. At this time, the game information may include an ID of a plurality of players, a target coordinate (X) on a short game area corresponding to the ID, an ID of a team to which the plurality of players belong, and an odd number the team is playing.

Here, the target coordinates X on the short game area are stored as follows.

First, the golf ball 10 hit by the player having the ID of the player tracks the falling position on the golf course displayed on the screen 20, and detects the dropping position of the golf ball S Wherein a speed and direction of the hit golf ball 10 are measured in a golf game method comprising a short game area G in which a game is played in an actual green when the golf ball 10 is positioned in a putting area P of the golf course .

Secondly, the target coordinates X on the short game area G corresponding to the drop position on the golf course appearing on the screen 20 of the golf ball are calculated using the speed and direction measured in step S10, (130) is performed.

Next, the game server 100 transmits game information for a plurality of players to the control unit 300 (S10).

Next, the ID card of the team to which the player belongs is input to the card reader (S20). The card reader 200 receives game information (IDs of a plurality of players, target coordinates (X) on the short game area corresponding to the IDs, IDs of the teams to which the plurality of players belong, Odd number, etc.) and transmits them to the control unit 300.

Next, when the game information is input from the card reader 200, the control unit 300 performs a step of driving the light irradiation unit 400 and the photographing unit 500 using the game information (S30) . The control unit 300 drives the light irradiation unit 400 so that light is irradiated onto the target coordinates X on the short game area for each player of the team. Then, the control unit 300 drives the photographing unit 500 to monitor whether the image of the target coordinate X irradiated with light changes.

Next, when the image of the predetermined inclusion area Y including the target coordinate X changes, the control unit 300 stops driving the light irradiation unit 400 for irradiating the target coordinate X with light (OFF) is performed (S40). That is, the control unit 300 stops driving the light irradiation unit 400 if the image of the coverage area Y of the subordinate image and the image of the coverage area Y of the priority image are different. At this time, the size of the inclusion area Y is preferably equal to or less than the cross-sectional area of the golf ball.

On the other hand, the control unit 300 can simultaneously monitor the predetermined inclusion area Y including the target coordinate X and the predetermined inclusion area Z other than the inclusion area Y. The control unit 300 stops driving the light irradiation unit 400 only when the image of the coverage area Y changes and the image of the non-coverage area Z does not change. The control unit 300 determines whether or not the inclusion area Y of the subordinate image and the inclusion area Y of the senior image captured by the photographing unit 500 are different and the ratio of the non- The image of the containing region Z may stop driving the irradiation unit 400 if they are the same. Therefore, it is possible to accurately detect only the golf ball placed in the containing area Y. [ This is because the image of not only the inclusion area Y but also the non-inclusion area Z changes when the image is changed by the player or the object having a larger area than the cross-sectional area of the golf ball.

Next, the control unit 300 stops driving the photographing unit 500 when all light irradiation units 400 are stopped. At this time, the plurality of players move to the screen golf area S and the short game area G corresponding to the next hole, and perform the game. These golf games are performed until the end of the entire 18 holes.

Although the present invention has been described in detail by way of preferred embodiments thereof, other forms of embodiment are possible. Therefore, the technical idea and scope of the claims set forth below are not limited to the preferred embodiments.

10: Golf ball 20: Screen
100: game server 110: speed direction sensing unit
120: coordinate calculation unit 130:
140: control unit 200: card reader
300: control unit 400: light irradiation unit
500: photographing unit 600: display unit

Claims (12)

A screen golf area where a golf ball hit by a player is displayed on a screen and a game is performed by tracing a drop position on a golf course and a short shot in which the game progresses in the actual green when the falling position is located in the putting area of the golf course A golf game system comprising a game area,
A game server for transmitting game information for the player including target coordinates (X) on a short game area corresponding to the drop position;
A light irradiation unit capable of irradiating light on the target coordinate (X);
An imaging unit capable of shooting the short game area at predetermined time intervals; And
A light irradiation unit and an image pickup unit connected to the game server, the light irradiation unit and the image pickup unit, the image pickup unit driving the light irradiation unit and the image pickup unit using the target coordinates X received from the game server, And stops the driving of the light irradiation unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the images include a senior image taken by the shooting unit and a subordinate image taken after the senior image,
The control unit
And stops driving the light irradiation unit if the subordinate image is different from the priority image.
The method of claim 2,
The priority image and the subordinate image may include an inclusion area Y that is a predetermined area including the target coordinate X and a non-inclusion area Z that is an area other than the inclusion area Y among the short game areas ≪ / RTI &
The control unit
And stops driving the light irradiation unit if the image of the containing area (Y) of the priority image and the image of the containing area (Y) of the subordinate image are different.
The method of claim 3,
The control unit
And stops driving the light irradiation unit when the images of the non-containing region (Z) of the priority image and the non-containing region (Z) of the subordinate image are the same.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein an area of the inclusion area (Y) is equal to or less than a cross-sectional area of the golf ball.
The method according to claim 1,
The game server
A speed direction sensing part installed in the screen golf area and measuring a speed and a direction of the golf ball;
A coordinate calculation unit for calculating the target coordinate (X) using the velocity and the direction; And
And a database in which the game information is stored.
The method of claim 6,
Wherein the game information further includes an ID of the player, an ID of a team to which the player belongs, and an odd number the team is playing,
The golf game system
An ID card in which the game information is stored;
And a card reader installed at one side of the short game area and capable of inputting information of the ID card,
The control unit
Wherein the control unit is connected to the card reader, and when the information of the ID card is input to the card reader, the light irradiation unit and the photographing unit are driven.
A golf game control method for controlling a golf game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A transferring step of transferring, to the control unit, the game information for the player including the target coordinates (X) on the short game area corresponding to the drop position of the game server;
A driving step of the control unit driving the light irradiation unit and the photographing unit; And
And stopping the driving of the light irradiating unit by comparing the images photographed by the photographing unit by the control unit
The method of claim 8,
Wherein the images include a senior image taken by the shooting unit and a subordinate image taken after the senior image,
The stopping step
And the control unit stops driving the light irradiation unit if the subordinate image is different from the priority image.
The method of claim 9,
The priority image and the subordinate image may include an inclusion area Y that is a predetermined area including the target coordinate X and a non-inclusion area Z that is an area other than the inclusion area Y among the short game areas ≪ / RTI &
The stopping step
And stopping the driving of the light irradiation unit if the control unit determines that the image of the containing region (Y) of the priority image is different from the image of the containing region (Y) of the subordinate image.
The method of claim 10,
The stopping step
Wherein the control unit stops driving the light irradiation unit when the images of the non-containing region (Z) of the senior image and the non-containing region (Z) of the subordinate image are the same.
The method of claim 8,
The driving step
Wherein the control unit is a step of driving the light irradiation unit and the shooting unit when an ID card of a team to which the player belongs is input to the card reader.

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