JP2003111882A - Hole-in-one setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low-priced hole-in-one setting system capable of quickly obtaining a sufficient evidence for setting a hole-in-one in a golf course to be used without a caddie. SOLUTION: An image obtained by dividing tee ground images picked up by cameras 14a and 14b in a tee ground and an image on the green picked up by a camera 14c on the green into four for synthesis and inputting time is sent to an operation management device 11 of a club house 1 for display and storage to confirm a hole-in-one. These images and the related information are sent to an insurance company 2, and an ID code is issued to a player terminal device 4, and the player orders a desirable prize in a cooperated on-line market 3 by using the ID number. With this structure, setting, hole-in-one insurance applying examination, prize order, prize delivery can be performed in total by utilizing the network.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hole-in-one certification that, when a hole-in-one is achieved in golf play, performs a total process using a network from certification to hole-in-one insurance application examination, prize ordering, and prize delivery. Regarding the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a self-play system in which only a player without a caddy goes around the golf course has been adopted in a golf course, and correspondingly, it is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-112387. "Hole-in-one confirmation system for golf courses" has been proposed.

In the hole-in-one confirmation system described above, a camera is installed between the tee area and the cup area, and the shot image of the player, the flight trajectory of the ball, and the final arrival point of the ball are continuously photographed. Then, this photographing is performed by a plurality of cameras at the same time from multiple angles, and the images photographed by the cameras are once aggregated by the relay device and recorded on the same track of the recording tape.

The recorded image is converted into a digital signal for transmission, data-compressed, and transmitted to a golf club control system connected by a telephone line. The control system can store the received image in the recording device, while reproducing it on the display, so that the image can be observed.

When the achievement of the hole-in-one is achieved, after the achievement is reported, the front manager or the like confirms the report of the accompanying person, the shot image of the recording device, the hole-in-one image, and certifies the hole-in-one to confirm the hole-in-one. It is common to issue a certificate.

On the other hand, if the golf player has a hole-in-one insurance, the hole-in-one certificate with the signature of the companion and the video of the hole-in-one video, if the video is saved from the golf club, are sent from the golf club. It was common to send it to an insurance company to apply for whole-in-one insurance.

[0007]

However, the hole-in-one confirmation system for a golf course disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-112387 includes a first camera having a view of a part of the tee area and the green and a tee area. This is a system that displays images captured by a second camera that has a view of a distant green on the same screen and certifies the hole-in-one from both images. However, there was a problem that

Further, the conventional hole-in-one certification system adopts a photographing system in which a coin is inserted into a video camera (or a video camera control device) every time a photograph is taken and then activated.

That is, when the player decides to aim for the hole-in-one at a certain hole, he must insert a coin into the video camera in advance. If you forget to insert a coin, there is a problem that you cannot certify the play even if the hole-in-one is achieved because the shooting is not started.

Further, in order to eliminate the hole-in-one achieved by the illegal play, the shot video to the cup-in are continuously shot. For this reason, it is necessary to install a high-definition camera so that it can be photographed even in cloudy or rainy weather, for example, and such a camera is extremely expensive, and more than one camera is required to reliably perform hole-in-one certification. Since a camera is required, there is a problem that the equipment cost of the golf course becomes high.

Further, even if the hole in one is recognized,
It takes a few days to prepare a set of documents necessary for certification, and it takes several days from the time it is mailed to the insurance company until the hall-in-one certification, the player's insurance application examination and the insurance is completed, so the insurance certification process can be done in a shorter time. It is desired to be done.

By the way, the infrastructure of communication equipment is being prepared in all fields, and at the same time, the reliability of encryption technology and data transmission technology is becoming higher. It has become commonplace for companies or individuals to connect terminals to networks and perform data transmission and online shopping.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a sufficient amount of evidence promptly and inexpensively for certification of a hole-in-one even at a golf course without a caddy. To provide a certification system.

[0014]

The hole-in-one certification system of the present invention is a hall-in-one certification system for certifying a hole-in-one of a golf hole having a fairway between a tee area and a green provided with a cup. A tea area camera disposed near the tea area, which is installed near the tea area, and a green camera which is arranged near the green so that a predetermined range of the cup can be captured. , The image on the tee ground from the tee area camera and the image on the green of the green camera are acquired, and the current time in seconds and the hole number are sequentially combined with the image on the tee ground, and the green Add the current time in seconds and the hall number to the above image, And gist that a hole in one information collection device that displays or stores the separated image on the same screen.

Further, in the hole-in-one certification system of the present invention, the server side of the clubhouse is connected to the transmission terminal in the golf course by a dedicated line, and the server of the clubhouse is connected to the server of the insurance organization via the wide area network. It is a hole-in-one authentication system that connects and sends the hole-in-one authentication information to the insurance organization server.

In this system, a tee area camera is arranged near the tee area so that a moving image of the player in the tee area can be photographed, and a predetermined area of the cup can be photographed near the green. And a camera for green, the transmitting terminal collects each image of each camera, adds the current time and the hall number to the image of the tee ground and collects the current time of the image on the green for each collection. And means for adding the hall number and sending it to the clubhouse server.

The server receives the time and the image of the tee ground with the hole number and the image of the tee ground with the time and the hole number from the transmission terminal, and displays them separately on the monitor screen, Means for transmitting the image of the tee ground with time and hole number, the image on the green with time and hole number, the hall-in-one certification code of the clubhouse, the course number, the date, and the player information to the server of the insurance mechanism. The point is to have and.

Further, in the hole-in-one certified server of the present invention, the server on the clubhouse side is connected to the transmission terminal in the golf course by a dedicated line, and the server of the clubhouse is a server of the insurance organization using a wide area network, It is a hall-in-one certification system that connects the online market and hall-in-one certified player's terminal to deliver the hall-in-one prize to the player.

The server of the clubhouse of this system displays a moving image on the tee ground with a time in seconds and a hall number, and a moving image on the green with a time in seconds and a hole number. A means for acquiring and displaying these images separately on the same screen, an image of the tee ground with the time and the hole number, an image on the green with the time and the hole number, the hall-in-one authentication code and the course of the clubhouse side A means for transmitting the hall-in-one certification information on the clubhouse side, which is a combination of the number, the date, and the player information, to the server of the insurance mechanism, and the hall-in-one authentication code on the clubhouse side on the player terminal, an ID code for receiving the prize. And means for sending an email together with the URL of the online market.

The server of the insurance mechanism receives the hall-in-one certification information of the clubhouse side, links it with the inputted hall-in-one certification code of the insurance mechanism side, and stores it, and receives the ID code from the online market. Along with this, there is provided means for transmitting a permission notice to the online market when the hole-in-one certification code on the insurance organization side linked to the ID code is linked.

The online market, when receiving the ID code from the player terminal, transmits the ID code to the server of the insurance mechanism, and when the hole-in-one certification code of the insurance mechanism is transmitted, the player terminal It has a means for providing a list of prizes on a Web page and selecting a prize.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a hole-in-one certification system including a network to which the present invention is applied.

This hole-in-one certification system determines the hole-in-one based on the image acquired by the camera, the current time, and the hole number when the player achieves the hole-in-one.

If the result of the determination is that it is hole-in-one, the video with time and hole number etc. is transmitted to the insurance company 2 via the network, and when the hole-in-one is confirmed, the ID code is sent to the player terminal device 4 and the affiliated online market 3. Issued to the player
Order your favorite prizes from affiliated online markets using your D number and receive your desired prize.

This hole-in-one certification system includes an operation management device 11 (including a server) for operating and managing each device of the golf course and the golf club 1.
And a server of the insurance company 2, a server of the affiliated online market 3, and a player terminal device 4, where the server means a server computer, and the player terminal device 4 is a personal computer equipped with a browser. It is a computer.

Also, two tee cameras 14a and 14b for shooting a shot image of the player in the tee area of the pursuit course, a green camera 14c for shooting the cup and the vicinity of the cup, and these cameras. The relay device 12 collects the images captured in step 3 and relays them to the golf club 1. The operation management device 11 receives, displays, and stores the video signal from the relay device 12 and the position information from the cart 13. Has been done. The relay device 12 and the operation management device 11 are collectively referred to as a hole-in-one information collection device.

On the other hand, the server of the insurance company 2 which examines the application of the hole-in-one insurance, the hole-in-one certification information (time and hall numbered tee ground image, time and hall numbered green) from the club side transmitted from the operation management device 11. Receive the video, club hall-in-one certification code, date) to display and memorize, and have the person in charge certify the hall-in-one. When the person in charge is certified as a hole-in-one, the person in charge links and stores the hole-in-one certification code of the insurance company 2.

When the ID code (hole-in-one authentication code on the club side) is transmitted from the provided online market 3 to the server of the insurance company 2, the hole-in-one authentication code of the insurance company 2 is linked to this ID code. When sending permission notifications.

In addition, the affiliated online market 3 uses We for operating the Web page that lists the prizes.
It has a function b and a function of providing a list of prizes on a Web page when a permission notice is received from the insurance company 2, selecting a prize, and delivering the selected prize.

Next, the specific functions of the cameras 14a, 14b, 14c and the relay device 12 installed in the golf course hole are shown in FIG.

In the tea area of the purse, a camera 14a which shoots a back tee or regular tee and sends a moving image (referred to as a first tee ground image), and a camera 14a which shoots a regular tee or a ladies tee and creates a moving image (second A camera 14b that sends out a tea ground image) is installed, and a camera 1 that shoots the surroundings of the cup on the green and sends a moving image (called an image on the green).
4c is installed.

The images photographed by the cameras 14a, 14b, 14c are collected by the relay device 12 (also referred to as a transmission terminal) installed near the course.

The relay device 12 includes a transmission / reception unit 121 capable of capturing images from three cameras, a date,
A timer 122 for sending the time is provided. Also, 3
A video time synthesizing unit 123 for synthesizing the video captured by one camera into one screen (4-division composite video) and superimposing the date (second unit) of the timer 122 on the video, and the video signal quadruple composite. A signal conversion unit 125 for converting (or also referred to as a video signal) into an RF signal, and a transmission unit 127 for transmitting compressed data to the operation management device 11 connected by the RF coaxial cable.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the cameras 14a, 14b and 14c installed in the tea area and the green area.

The cameras 14a, 14b, 14c are installed at positions where they do not hinder play and do not impair the scenery, and a long and thin pole equipped with a lightning rod and a ground, and a ground 3.5 of the pole.
The dome-shaped camera 141 is provided at a position of m to 5.0 m. The dome type camera 141 has a field of view that can be freely adjusted, and a captured image is transmitted to the relay device 12 via an embedded coaxial cable.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining the functions of the operation management device 11 installed in the operating company.

The operation management device 11 receives the received time stamp 4
Output to the output interface 110 an interface 101 having a signal conversion function of converting the split composite video (tea area video and green video) from an RF signal to a video signal, and a command to record the 4-split composite video on the video digital recorder 181. Hall-in-one certification display control unit 105 and Hall-in-one certification display control unit 10
5, an output interface 110 for inputting a recording command from 5 and recording a 4-division composite video on a video digital recorder 181 connected to the outside.

This hole-in-one certification display control unit 105
Is the image of the tee ground with time and the image on the green, the hall-in-one certification code on the clubhouse side, the course number, the date, and the player information (name, telephone number,
The terminal address, companion name, companion address, etc.) are associated and saved (hole-in-one certification information on the club side).

Further, the cart 1 is provided via the antenna 102.
3, the wireless transmission / reception unit 103 that receives the position information, the recording unit 104 that manages the position information and various information input through the input device 17 in the form of a database, and the camera monitoring that controls the angle and degree of the camera. Control unit 10
6, an output interface 110 connected to the output device 18, and a modem 108 for connecting to a network.
It has and.

The output device 18 records the received four-division video image with a video digital recorder 181, a monitor monitor 180 for displaying the play video in real time via the video digital recorder 181, and the play video presented to the hole-in-one achiever. It comprises a VHS video recorder for dubbing and a playback TV for playing back the video recorded on the VHS video tape.

The recording section 104 has a start management table 104.
a, a time management table 104b, and a video management table 104c are stored, an example of which is shown in FIG.

The start management table 104a is created every day, and the date and time is automatically recorded. The management table is managed according to cart No.
"01" to "00x" are sequentially registered. The registration contents are player's name, phone number, address,
It is a terminal address, etc., and information about all players is registered (player information).

The time management table 104b is created one sheet for each cart No. The time management table 104b records what time the player played in what hole and associates it with the play video file for each play time. To manage. This makes it easier to find the video based on the player's declaration when the hole-in-one is achieved.

As shown in FIG. 5, the contents to be registered are the cart number, the time when the golf club 1 is started, the time when the golf club 1 arrives at the first hole (using the GPS position), and the time when it departs (the GPS position is Used), and the video file No.

The method of inputting the arrival time and the departure time of the time management table 104b is as follows.
The position information transmitted from No. 3 is received, the hole number is extracted from this position information and the coordinate matrix (for example, 5 m accuracy) near the tee and the green stored in the wireless transmission / reception unit 103 in advance, and the hole number in the time management table 104b Find the corresponding hole number (here, for example, the first hole).

When the cart 13 arrives at the hall, the time is recorded as the arrival time (here, "8: 0").
5 ”). When the received position information starts to change, it is detected that the cart 13 has started moving again, and the time is recorded as the departure time.

The time management table 104b is linked to the cart number of the start management table 104a, and when the cart number of the start management table 104a is clicked, it is possible to jump to the time management table 104b.

The video management table 104c is a table for managing only video files for which the hole-in-one has been achieved.
This is a list that allows you to check the video files at a glance. In addition, the hall-in-one authentication code on the club side (input by the front manager) is associated with the video file number.

FIG. 6 is a sequence showing a procedure for starting the camera 14 and adjusting the camera before the golf course is opened.

First, it is necessary to activate the camera and adjust the angle before the golf course opens. The person who performs the adjustment uses the input device 17 connected to the operation management device 11.
(For example, a keyboard) is operated to issue a camera start command through the relay device 12 to the tea area cameras 14a, 1a.
4b (d1). This camera control is performed by the camera control unit 106 of the operation management device 11.

Tea area camera 1 that received the start-up instruction
4a and 14b start to activate, and the surrounding image including the current tee area is passed through the relay device 12 to the operation management device 1
1 and display it on the monitor 180 (tea area video with time and video on green with time) (d2-
d3).

Generally, the position of the tee area is periodically changed for the purpose of changing the state of the lawn and the course, so that the angle adjustment and zoom adjustment of the cameras 14a and 14b must be performed according to the position change. (D4). For this reason, the person performing the adjustment uses an input device 17 such as a joystick to send an adjustment signal (adjustment control signal) such as an angle via the relay device 12 to the tea area camera 14.
It is transmitted to a and 14b, and while checking the returned image, it is adjusted to an appropriate position (d5).

By the same method, the camera 14c installed in the green area is activated, the angle is adjusted, and the zoom is adjusted (d6 to d10).

When the above adjustment is completed, the tee area cameras 14a and 14b and the green area camera 14 will be described.
The video imaged at c is transmitted to the relay device 12 (d1
1, d12).

The relay device 12 collects these tea area video and green area video, and the video time composition section 12
3, the time is written in the 4-division composite video composited using the timer 122 and transmitted to the operation management device 11 (d1
3).

Here, an example of the four-division composite video will be shown with reference to FIG. For example, the display screen is divided into four equal parts as shown in the figure.
Display the tea area image captured by the camera 14a,
Similarly, an image of the tee area captured by the second camera 14b is displayed on the lower left screen. An image of the green area captured by the third camera 14c is displayed on the upper right screen,
The lower right screen is blank. The date and time (in seconds) sent by the timer 122 are input to the lower part of the screen of the four-divided image, and the wireless transmission / reception unit 103 is provided to the upper part of the screen of the combined image transmitted to the operation management apparatus 11. Inputs the hole number retrieved based on the position information received from the cart 13.

The operation management apparatus 1 that has received the four-divided composite video
The hall-in-one certification display control unit 105 of No. 1 records the time area and the tea area image with the hall number and the green area image on the externally connected video recording digital recorder and displays them on the monitoring monitor 180 (d1).
4). This series of operations (camera shooting, video composition, recording)
Will be held until the golf course is closed.

FIG. 7 is a sequence showing the operation of the management apparatus 11 after the start of play.

Upon arrival at the golf course, the player accepts the name, telephone number, address, and terminal address and writes them in the visitor list. After the acceptance, the player begins to prepare for departure. At one of the reception desks, the front desk clerk inputs the player information entered in the visitor list to the operation management device 11. As a result, the start management table 104a is registered (d20).

The player gets into the cart 13 designated to be ready and drives by himself to make the first
Move to the hall (d21). When the cart 13 starts to move, the GPS receiver mounted on the cart 13
Receive reference signals (latitude, longitude, altitude) from PS satellites. The GPS receiver mounted on the cart 13 calculates the current location of the cart 13 from the reference signal and transmits it to the operation management device 11 (d22).

The operation management device 11 registers the time when the current location is received and the start time (for example, "8:00") of the time management table 104b (d23).

When the cart 13 arrives at the hall, the latest reception time from the cart 13 (for example, "8:05") is recorded in the arrival time column of the time management table 104b (d2).
4).

On the other hand, the players arriving at the holes start playing in the order registered in the start management table 104a.

When the play is completed in the first hole, the player starts riding again on the cart 13, so that the departure time (for example, "8:20") is set in the time management table 104b in the same manner as above. Record.

The video management method is, for example, to record the received video in the video digital recorder 181 after the arrival time is recorded in the three-hour course of the time management table 104b, and the departure time is set. When it is recorded, the storage is terminated and a file No. is added to the video.
At this time, the video file number is set to the time management table 104b.
It is preferable that the image to be viewed later can be easily detected by registering the image with the image digital recorder 181 and linking with the image digital recorder 181.

As described above, every time the player goes around each hole, the arrival time, the departure time, the image file number and the like (preferably only the three-course course) are stored as a database in the time management table 104b.

Note that the video management method is, for example, the start management table 10 for the video file Nos corresponding to the three-month course.
You may make it attach to 4a.

Further, although one cart 13 has been described in the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that all the carts on the course are managed in the same manner.

FIG. 8 shown below is a sequence showing the operation of the operation management apparatus 11 when the hole-in-one is achieved.

When a player who returns after completing 18 holes reports the achievement of a hole-in-one (d3
0), the front manager inputs the achievement person name, the cart number, the achieved hole number and the like to the operation management apparatus 11. The operation management device 11 searches the start management table 104a based on these input data, reads the linked video files (tea area video with time and green area video) and reproduces them on the reproduction TV ( d3
1).

Here, the front manager calculates the flight time elapsed from the time displayed on the screen, the shot image with the hole number, the cup-in image and the like to certify the hole-in-one (d32).

At this time, the front manager inputs the achiever name, cart number, achieved hole number, etc. into the operation management device 11 and issues the hole-in-one certificate shown in FIG. 10 using a printer (not shown).

Further, the club name, the date, the achiever's name, the hole-in-one course, the companion's name, and the hall-in-one certification code on the club side are input to the operation management device 11, and the time-in-hour and the tea area image with the hole number are mentioned. And the green area image together with the hall-in-one certification information on the club side are transmitted to the insurance company 2 using the Internet (d33).

On the other hand, the server of the insurance company 2 which has received the hall-in-one achievement notification receives the hall-in-one certification information and displays it on the screen. The person in charge on the insurance company side confirms the time and the tea area image with the hall number and the green area image displayed on the screen, and the club name, date, achiever name, hole in one course, companion name, club side It is judged whether the hole-in-one certification code of is attached, and when these data and images are available, the insurance company 2 certifies the hole-in-one and the insurance company 2
Save with the certification code of.

That is, on the insurance company 2 side, the image when the hole in one is achieved (tea area image with time and hole number and green area image) and club name, date, achiever name, hole in one course, companion name Since the club's hall-in-one certification code etc. is transmitted, the certification of the insurance company 2 is completed in a short time.

On the other hand, the front manager of the clubhouse operation management apparatus 11 sends the hall-in-one certification code of the clubhouse as an ID code for receiving the prize to the achievement terminal by mail (d34). The URL code of the provided online market is added to this email.

Next, the achiever operates the player terminal device 4 to access the provided online market 3 and input the ID code from the clubhouse side to transmit it (d35).

When the provided online market 3 receives the ID code from the player terminal device 4, it sends this ID code to the server of the insurance company 2 (d36).

Upon receiving the ID code from the provided online market 3, the server of the insurance company 2 has the same hall-in-one authentication code on the club side as this ID code, and is linked with the hole-in-one authentication code of the insurance company 2. At this time, the permission notification of the prize provision reception is transmitted to the provision online market 3 (d37).

Upon receiving the permission notification, the provided online marketplace 3 displays the prize list on the display of the player terminal device 4 (d38). The achiever selects his or her favorite prize and sends the selection information to the affiliated online market 3 (d39).

The provided online marketplace 3 displays the order form of the prize and delivers it to the achiever.

At this time, the provided online market 3
Has transmitted an input screen to the player terminal device 4, which enables delivery to the person (accompanied person, acquaintance) who wants to send the prize.

Further, the golf club 1 presents a video tape, a hole-in-one certificate, etc. when the hole-in-one is achieved.

The affiliated online market 3 may be, for example, a company (benefit online) that publishes only the prize list on the net, and the ordered prize is transmitted from the benefit online to the prize maker, and the prize maker is placed in the player's home neighborhood. Alternatively, the prize may be delivered to a convenience store so that the player himself can pick up the prize.

In the above-described embodiment, the video is transmitted to the operation management apparatus 11 using a cable, but each camera is equipped with a wireless device and the relay apparatus 12 wirelessly relays the image to the operation management apparatus 11. You may.

(Second Embodiment) Further, the relay device 12
As a modified example, the signal conversion unit 125 provided in the relay device 12 has a signal conversion function of converting a video signal into an RF signal, but the function is not limited to this, and the video signal is converted into a digital signal. It may be a function of converting to. In that case, by further providing an encoder / decoder unit having a compression function after the signal conversion unit 125 (not shown), the converted digital signal can be compressed and transmitted to the operation management apparatus 11. It is possible to transmit a moving image more efficiently than transmitting with an RF signal.

The data compression method carried out in the encoder / decoder section may be such that the MPEG2 system is used to transmit only the video change. Further, the present invention is not limited to this, and even if an MPEG4 system or another compression system is used, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the first embodiment, each camera 1
Although the images shot by 4a, 14b, and 14c are combined and displayed on one screen, the image display method is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a tee shot by the camera 14a or the camera 14b is used. Area image with timer 122
Enter the date, time (seconds) and the hall number that can be sent by, so that the timer can also send the date and time (seconds) to the image of one of the green areas. The two images may be combined into one screen and displayed.

As a result, the hole-in-one authorized person can visually confirm the hole-in-one as in the above-described embodiment, and the shot time of the player and the time when the ball reaches the green (or the cup-in time) are separately displayed. Since the time elapsed can be calculated by comparing both times, the certification can be easily performed.

Further, in the first embodiment, in order to display the hall number on the screen, the wireless transmission / reception unit 103 included in the operation management device 11 receives the position signal from the cart 13 and displays the position information. The hole number retrieved based on the search is input so that it can be displayed on the screen. However, the method for searching and inputting the hole number is not limited to this, and the operation management device 1
The number of the hole number and the number of the relay device 12 installed in the hole may be associated with each other in the first recording unit 104 in a table and registered. In this case, the relay device 12 adds the number of the relay device 12 when transmitting the image to the operation management device 11 and transmits the image.
Based on the number of the relay device 12 added to the video, the hall number is searched from the table and input so that it can be displayed on the image. This allows the hole-in-one certified person to easily determine from which video the hole was played.

Further, the table containing the hole numbers registered in the recording unit 104 of the operation management device 11 may be camera numbers in addition to the hole numbers and the relay device 12 numbers. For example, a unique number is given in advance to all the cameras installed at the golf course, and the operation management device 11
In the recording unit 104, the camera number and the hole number are associated with each other and are tabulated and registered. A video input terminal number and a camera number connected to the video input terminal are registered in association with each other in a recording unit (not shown) of the relay device 12.
When the relay device 12 acquires a video from a certain video input terminal, the relay device 12 adds the camera number to the acquired video and transmits it to the operation management device 11. Operation management device 11 that received the video
Searches the table based on the camera number added to the video, extracts the hole number for the corresponding camera number, and inputs it to the image for display. Accordingly, the hole-in-one certifier can easily certify the hole-in-one, so that the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0093]

As described above, according to the present invention, the image of the tea area is photographed by the first camera or the second camera, and the green provided with the cup is photographed by the third camera, and the obtained tea is obtained. The time is sequentially combined with the video image of the ground, the time is also combined with the video image on the green, and the time is transmitted to the server of the golf club 1, and these images are displayed on the same screen in four divisions on the golf club 1 side. Or remember.

Therefore, when a hole-in-one is reported at a golf course where there is no caddy, the golf club 1 side can easily recognize the hole-in-one based on the stored or displayed image and the time.

Further, since the time is added to the moving image image of the tee ground and the time is added to the moving image image on the green, the camera does not need to be highly accurate.
The effect is that the cost can be reduced.

Further, since the hole-in-one video is distributed to the insurance company using the network, the insurance company can obtain the effect that the hole-in-one certification can be quickly performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a hole-in-one certification system including a network to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a camera installed in a hall and a relay device.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a camera installed in a hall.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of an operation management device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of various files.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a 4-division composite video image.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a hole-in-one tax return.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a two-divided composite video image according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 golf club 2 insurance companies 3 affiliated online market 4 player terminal 11 Operation management device 12 Relay device 13 carts 14a, 14b, 14c cameras 17 Input device 18 Output device 101 Interface 102 antenna 103 wireless transceiver 104 memory 104a Start management table 104b time management table 104c video management table 105 Hall-in-one certification display control unit 106 camera monitoring controller 108 modem 109 control unit 110 output interface 121 Transmitter / receiver 122 timer 123 Video time composition section 125 signal converter 127 Transmission unit 141 dome type camera 180 Monitor 181 video digital recorder

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshikazu Shimoda             4277-2 Takeoka Golf Club, Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture             Rakubu Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naka ▲ Saki ▼ Keiichi             Stock Market, 3-20-6 Takehara, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture             Inside Company Insight (72) Inventor Takao Sakurai             3-12 Moriya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Local Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A hole-in-one certification system for authenticating a hole-in-one of a golf hole having a fairway between a tee area and a green provided with a cup, wherein a moving image of a player in the tee area can be captured near the tee area. A tea area camera, a green camera arranged near the green so that a predetermined range of the cup can be photographed, an image on the tea ground from the tea area camera and the green camera. The image on the green is acquired, the current time in seconds and the hole number are sequentially combined with the image on the tee ground, and the current time in seconds and the hole number are added to the image on the green. And a hole-in-one information collection device that separately displays or stores the image of Hall-in-one certification system characterized by having. 2. The hole-in-one information collecting device is composed of a transmitting terminal and a server installed in a clubhouse, and the transmitting terminal collects images of the cameras,
The server has means for sequentially synthesizing the current time and the hole number in the tee ground image, and sequentially synthesizing the current time and the hole number in the image on the green, and sending out to the server of the clubhouse, And a means for receiving an image of the tee ground with the time and hole number and an image on the green with the time and hole number from the transmitting terminal, and displaying them separately on the screen of the monitor. Hall-in-one certification system described in 1. 3. The transmission terminal transmits the image of the tee ground with time and hall number and the image on the green with time and hall number to the server by wire or wirelessly. Hall-in-one certification system described in 2. 4. The clubhouse server receives the time and hole numbered tee ground images and the time and hole numbered green images, and continuously compresses these images to store in a hard disk. The location information from the cart, the cart number, the course number, the player information, the file number of the video and the date are linked, and these are saved as in-play information, and the course number, the cart number and the 4. The hole-in-one certification system according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying video data of the in-play information on a monitor according to the input of the date. 5. A means for the server of the clubhouse to input the date and the cart number and the hole number together with the report of the hole-in-one, and to display the player information corresponding to these input data on the screen. With the report of the hole in one, the video file number corresponding to the date, the cart number, and the hole number is searched, and the time-added tee ground video and time-added green video that match the video file number are searched. Means for displaying on a monitor.
The hole-in-one certification system according to any of 2, 3 or 4. 6. The golf club's hole-in-one when the clubhouse server simultaneously displays the time and hole numbered tee ground image and the time and hole numbered green image on the monitor. When the authentication code is input, the hole-in-one authentication code is linked to the playing information including the time and hole numbered tee ground image and the time and hole numbered green image, and means for storing the linked information. The hole-in-one certification system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. 7. The clubhouse server connects to the transmission terminal in the golf course by a dedicated line, and the clubhouse server connects to the insurance organization server via a wide area network to obtain the hole-in-one authentication information. A hole-in-one authentication system for transmitting to a server of an insurance mechanism, wherein a tea area camera installed near the tea area so that a moving image of a player in the tea area can be taken, and a predetermined range of the cup can be taken A green camera arranged in the vicinity of the green, the transmission terminal collects respective images of the respective cameras, and for each collection,
There is a unit for adding the current time and the hole number to the image of the tee ground and adding the current time and the hole number to the image on the green and sending the image to the server of the clubhouse, wherein the server is A means for receiving the image of the tee ground with time and hole number and the image of the tee ground with time and hole number, and displaying them separately on the monitor screen; and an image of the tee ground with time and hall number A hall-in-one having means for transmitting the image on the green with the time and hole number, the hall-in-one authentication code of the clubhouse, the course number, the date, and the player information to the server of the insurance mechanism. Certification system. 8. The clubhouse server is connected to a transmission terminal in the golf course by a dedicated line, and the clubhouse server uses a wide area network to insure the server of the insurance organization, the online market, and the terminal of the player who has certified the hole in one. Is a hall-in-one certification system that delivers a hall-in-one prize to the player, wherein the clubhouse server has a time in seconds and a moving image on the tee ground with a hall number, and a time in seconds. And a means for acquiring the moving images on the green to which the hole numbers are added and displaying these images separately on the same screen, and the image of the tee ground with the time and hole numbers and the time and hole numbers. Video on the green and Hall-in-one certification code and course number on the clubhouse side Means for transmitting the hall-in-one certification information on the clubhouse side, which is a combination of the date and the player information to the server of the insurance mechanism, and the hall-in-one certification code on the clubhouse side as the ID code for receiving the prize on the player terminal. ,
The means for sending an email together with the URL of the online market, the server of the insurance mechanism receives the hall-in-one certification information of the clubhouse side, links it to the inputted hall-in-one certification code of the insurance mechanism side, and saves it. And a means for transmitting a permission notification to the online market when a hole-in-one certification code on the insurance organization side linked to the ID code is linked with the reception of the ID code from the online market, When the online market receives the ID code from the player terminal,
A means for transmitting the ID code to the server of the insurance mechanism and, when the hole-in-one certification code on the insurance mechanism side is transmitted, providing a list of prizes to the player terminal on a Web page and selecting a prize. A hall-in-one certification system that features. 9. The clubhouse is capable of capturing a moving image of a player in the tea area, a tea area camera installed in the vicinity of the tea area, and a predetermined range of the cup in the course. A camera for green arranged in the vicinity of the green and each image of each of the cameras are collected, and for each collection,
9. The hall-in-one certification system according to claim 8, further comprising a transmission terminal for adding the current time to the video image of the tee ground and adding the current time to the video image on the green and transmitting the video image to the server of the clubhouse. 10. The online marketplace, when the prize is selected, creates a purchase order for the prize according to the address information input from the player terminal,
10. The hole-in-one certification system according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising means for sending it to the player. 11. The tee ground camera is arranged in the vicinity of the tee area, and is a first camera which sends out a moving image in which the back tee and the regular tee are viewed from among the back tee, the regular tee and the ladies tee. The hole-in-one certification system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: a second camera that sends out a moving image with the regularity and the ladies' field of view.