JP2012034075A - Golf course traffic control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf course traffic control system which can provide traffic control of golf carts and provide information for players at low cost.SOLUTION: A golf traffic control system having a center device 1 and a relay terminal 4 installed in a golf cart has data communication between the center device 1 and the relay terminal 4 done by UHF radio, has initial data of a large amount of fixed data communicated between the center device 1 and a portable terminal 8 in advance, and has only the updated data of a small amount liable to change during the play communicated between the mobile terminal 8 and the center device 1 via the relay terminal 4 once out on a golf course.

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf course operation management system capable of performing operation management of a golf cart and providing information to a player.

  A master unit installed in a club house; a plurality of carts each mounted on a cart; and a plurality of portable devices carried by each player, wherein the master unit includes the plurality of carts and the plurality of carts. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a golf course navigation system that receives position information from a portable device and provides information to each player via the plurality of cart devices and the plurality of portable devices.

2010-78413

  In the golf course navigation system of Cited Document 1, since cart systems and portable devices have a small market for such a system, a reduction in manufacturing cost due to mass production cannot be expected, and the cost must be high.

  In addition, for data communication between the master unit and the slave unit (cart machine and portable machine), a specification that uses a frequency in the GHz band to increase the communication speed and enable communication to be performed in a short time. I use a low-power radio. Therefore, the communication range is sacrificed, and it is necessary to install a plurality of repeaters so that data communication between the parent device and the child device is possible anywhere in the golf course.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in order to reduce costs, it is possible to use consumer electronic devices, and anywhere in a golf course without installing a plurality of repeaters. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf course operation management system capable of data communication between a parent machine and a child machine.

  The invention of claim 1 is a golf management operation system comprising a center device that performs operation management of a golf cart and provides information to a player, and a relay terminal that is installed in the golf cart and relays data communication of the center device. The center device includes a first wireless unit that uses a frequency in a 300 MHz band to a 400 MHz band that enables communication with the relay terminal, and a first wireless LAN that can be connected to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Connecting means, wherein the relay terminal uses a second wireless means using a frequency of 300 MHz band to 400 MHz band capable of communication with the center apparatus, and a second wireless means capable of connecting to a wireless LAN. A LAN connection means; and a position detection means, wherein the center device receives the fixed initial data as the first data Via the wireless LAN connection means, data communication is performed with an electronic device that can be connected to the wireless LAN and has position detection means, and the relay terminal updates the fluctuating update data to the second wireless LAN connection. In this configuration, data communication is performed with the electronic apparatus through the means and with the center device through the second wireless means.

  The invention according to claim 2 further includes browsing the update data and the initial data, and transmitting and receiving the update data and the initial data with an electronic device that can be connected to a wireless LAN and has position detecting means. Application providing means for transferring an application for the electronic device to the electronic device.

  According to the invention of claim 1, by performing data communication with the mobile terminal via a wireless LAN connection means, the mobile terminal can be connected to a wireless LAN and includes a position detection means, a mobile phone, a smartphone, Consumer product electronic devices such as game machines and iPad (registered trademark) can be used, and the introduction cost of the portable terminal can be reduced.

  Also, before leaving the golf course, in the clubhouse, the fixed initial data with a large amount of data is transferred by using a wireless LAN connection with a fast data transfer speed although the communication range is narrow, thereby fixing the large amount of data. Even initial data can be transferred in a short time. Furthermore, by transferring the fixed initial data with a large amount of data in advance, the data during play can be transmitted and received only with the data that is small and updated at any time, which changes during play, and the data transfer speed is slow. However, it can be covered by wireless means using a wide frequency range of 300 MHz to 400 MHz.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to install a plurality of repeaters so that the communication range covers the entire golf course, and the golf course operation management system can be constructed while suppressing the cost of capital investment.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, an application for browsing the occasional update data and the initial data and transmitting / receiving the occasional update data and the initial data on the portable terminal is transferred, so that the player's An electronic device that can be connected to a wireless LAN and includes a position detection unit can be used as a portable terminal.

  Therefore, a consumer product electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a portable game machine, or an ipad that can be connected to a wireless LAN and includes a position detection unit, owned by the player, can be used as the portable terminal.

It is a block diagram showing the whole structure of the Example of the golf course operation management system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the information processing apparatus of a center apparatus. It is a figure showing data communication in a clubhouse. It is a figure showing data communication on a golf course.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a golf course operation management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an outline of a golf course operation management system. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a center device installed in a clubhouse, which is the same as a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) radio device 2 that uses a frequency of 300 MHz to 400 MHz as a wireless means for performing data communication. Wi-Fi (Wireless fidelity (registered trademark)) connection means 3 as wireless LAN connection means for performing data communication, and an information processing device 9 that performs golf course operation management are provided. 4 is a relay terminal for relaying data communication installed in a golf cart, which is the same as the UHF radio 5 using a frequency of 300 MHz band to 400 MHz band as a wireless means for performing data communication. Wi-Fi connection means 6 as a wireless LAN connection means for carrying out, and a GPS (Global Position System) receiver 7 as a position detection means. 8 is a portable terminal for transmitting the position information of the player at the position of the golf ball to the center apparatus 1 via the relay terminal 5 and displaying the information from the center apparatus 1, and is lent from the golf course However, it may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a portable game machine, or an iPad that can be connected to the wireless LAN owned by the player and includes a position detection unit.

  The center device 1 receives the position information of the golf cart from the relay terminal 4 by UHF radio, and when the golf carts are likely to be close enough to cause trouble or danger, the player who plays with the preceding golf cart Is given a warning to promptly advance the play, and a temporary waiting warning is given to the player who plays in the subsequent golf cart. Also, information such as the position and score of each player's golf ball is received from the portable terminal 8 via the relay terminal 4, and the remaining distance to each player's cup, the stroke distance per stroke, and all players in the group The information such as the score is provided to each player.

  The relay terminal 4 transfers the information received from the mobile terminal 8 having a communication range of only about 100 m and the position information of the golf cart to the center device 1, and the remaining distance to each player's cup received from the center device 1, Information such as the distance of each stroke and the scores of all players in the group is transferred to the portable terminal 8.

  Prior to entering the golf course, each player will receive the map data of the golf course, the cup on the green of the day as fixed initial data that does not change during the play of the day, from the center device 1 to the portable terminal 8 in the club house. Information such as position data is downloaded via a Wi-Fi connection.

  Information such as map data of the golf course and cup position data on the green of the day has a relatively large amount of data, but the communication range is narrow, but the data transfer speed is high, and data communication is performed using a Wi-Fi connection. By doing so, data communication can be completed in a short time.

  In addition, download the CM video such as video and still image at the same time as the map data of the golf course, the cup position data on the green of the day, etc., for example, immediately after inputting the individual score of the hole, The CM video may be displayed on the mobile terminal 8 at the end of a specific operation, such as immediately after transmitting the position information at the position.

  In addition, when using a mobile phone, a smart phone, a portable game machine, an iPAD or the like owned by a player and equipped with a Wi-Fi connection and having position detection means as the mobile terminal 8, information browsing and data communication are simultaneously performed. Download the application for. However, if the previously downloaded application exists or has been previously downloaded from a homepage or the like, it is not necessary to download the application again.

  At the clubhouse, by communicating data with fixed initial data with a large amount of data in advance, after entering the golf course, the position information of the golf cart, the position information of the player at the position of the golf ball, the player's score For example, it is possible to perform data communication only on occasional update data that changes during play with a relatively small amount of data.

  In the golf course, the position information of each player at the position of the golf ball, information such as the input score is transferred from each portable terminal 8 to the relay terminal 4, and each player at the position of the golf ball is transferred from the relay terminal 4. The position change data such as the position information, the score, and the position information of the golf cart are transferred to the center device 1 as needed.

  Since each player exchanges a golf club with a golf cart and plays without much separation from the golf cart, data communication between the portable terminal 8 and the relay terminal 4 is always possible even with a Wi-Fi connection with a short transmission distance of about 100 m. It is.

  In addition, since data communication between the relay terminal 4 and the center device 1 is only occasional update data that fluctuates during play with a relatively small amount of data, the transmission speed is as low as 0.05 MB / sec. Even with the UHF radio used, data communication is possible in a sufficiently short time.

  The center device 1 manages the position information of each golf cart that travels around the golf course, and when the golf carts are likely to be close enough to cause trouble in play, the player who plays with the preceding golf cart plays quickly. A warning is given to advance, and a temporary waiting warning is given to players who play in subsequent golf carts.

  Also, from the position information of each player's golf ball, calculate the number of remaining yards to the cup, the flight distance of one stroke, and update data such as the scores of all players who go around the golf course together Along with each player. It should be noted that the update data provided as needed from the center device 1 to each player can reduce the amount of data by transferring only the difference data.

  The center device 1 may further include a GPS receiver 10, and the detected position information may be used for correcting the position information of each player at the position of the golf ball and the position information of each golf cart.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the information processing apparatus 9 of the center apparatus 1.

  In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a control means constituted by a CPU or the like. The control means 21 controls each part, transfers data, and various data according to the control sequence of the main program 23 stored in the storage device 22. It performs operations, data accumulation, temporary storage, and the like.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes an input / output control means. The input / output control means 24 is connected to the data communication with the relay terminal 4 via the UHF radio 2 and the portable terminal 8 via the Wi-Fi connection means 3. It controls data communication.

  Reference numeral 32 denotes a display device for displaying the position of each cart on the overall view of the golf course.

  The storage device 22 stores and stores various information in addition to the main program 23. Specifically, 25 is course map information storage means for storing and storing map information of the golf course and the cup position of the day. The course map information storage means 25 may store information for capture such as three-dimensional coordinate data for the player to check the ups and downs on the green when putting. Reference numeral 26 denotes score / shot information storage means for accumulating and storing information on the position of the ball for each stroke using the position information of the player and the score of each hole.

  On the other hand, the main program 23 has, as its functional configuration, a ball position information processing means 30, a score information processing means 31, a cart information processing means 32, a course map information sending means 27, and a score / shot information sending means. 28 and an alarm information sending means 29.

  The course map information sending means 27 transfers the golf course map information and the like stored and stored in the course map information storage means 25 to the portable terminal 8 before the player enters the golf course.

  The score / shot information sending means 28 stores the ball position information of each player, and the score information of all the players who go around the golf course together, stored in the score / shot information storage means. Is transferred to the portable terminal 8. Note that if only difference information is transferred, the amount of information to be transferred can be reduced.

  The ball position information processing means 30 is based on the information on the position of the ball per stroke transferred from the mobile terminal 8 via the relay terminal 4, and the distance of the ball per stroke and the current cup. Information such as the number of remaining yards is calculated. Information such as the flight distance of the ball per stroke calculated by the ball position information processing means 30 and the number of remaining yards to the current cup is accumulated and stored in the score / shot information storage means 26 for each player.

  The score information processing means 31 inputs the score of each player, which is input from the mobile terminal 8 and transferred via the relay terminal 4, and calculates the score / shot information after summarizing the score as necessary. The data is stored in the storage means 26. Instead of inputting the score of each player, the number of hits of a penalty such as OB may be input each time, so that it may be automatically calculated based on the information of the ball position of one hit.

  The cart information processing means 32 manages the position information of each golf cart transferred from the relay terminal 4 and displays the position of each cart on the overall view of the golf course displayed on the display device 32. In addition, when golf carts are likely to be close enough to interfere with each other or cause danger, warning information is displayed on the portable terminal 8 of the player who plays with the preceding golf cart so as to promptly advance the play. Temporary standby warning information is transferred to the portable terminal 8 of the player who plays with the golf cart.

  In addition, when the center device 1 includes the GPS receiver 10 and the detected position information is used for correcting the position information of the golf ball of each player and the position information of each golf cart, the main program 23 Positioning error detecting means 33 for comparing the position information of the GPS receiver 10 with actual coordinates and detecting a positioning error is further provided. The positioning error detected by the positioning error detection means 33 is used by the ball position information processing means 30, the score information processing means 31, and the cart information processing means 32.

  When it is desired to display a CM video such as a moving image or a still image on the mobile terminal 8, the main program 23 transfers the CM video such as a moving image or a still image to the mobile terminal 8 before the player enters the golf course. CM information sending means 34 is further provided.

  The golf management operation system according to the first embodiment includes a center device 1 that provides information to a player and a relay terminal 4 that is installed in a golf cart and relays data communication of the center device 1. A UHF radio device 2 using a frequency of 300 MHz band to 400 MHz band capable of communication with the relay terminal, and Wi-Fi connection means 3 capable of connecting to a wireless LAN. , UHF radio device 5 using a frequency of 300 MHz band to 400 MHz band capable of communication with center device 1, Wi-Fi connection means 6 capable of connection to a wireless LAN, and GPS receiver 7; The center device 1 is capable of Wi-Fi connection as a portable terminal 8 via the Wi-Fi connection means 3 and detecting the position of the fixed initial data. Data communication is performed with consumer electronic devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, portable game machines, iPADs, and the like, and the relay terminal 4 updates the electronic data through the Wi-Fi connection means 6 through the Wi-Fi connection means 6. Data communication is performed with the center device 1 through the UHF radio device 5 with the device.

  As described above, by performing data communication with the portable terminal 8 via the Wi-Fi connecting means 3, the portable terminal can be connected to Wi-Fi and has a position detecting means, a smartphone, a smartphone In addition, an electronic device such as a portable game machine or ipad (registered trademark) can be used, and the introduction cost of the portable terminal 8 can be reduced.

  In addition, in the clubhouse before leaving the golf course, the fixed initial data with a large amount of data is transferred using a Wi-Fi connection with a fast data transfer speed although the communication range is narrow, so that the fixed amount of data is large. Even initial data can be transferred in a short time. Furthermore, by transferring the fixed initial data with a large amount of data in advance, the data during play can be transmitted and received only with the data that is small and updated at any time, which changes during play, and the data transfer speed is slow. However, it can be covered by wireless means using a wide frequency range of 300 MHz to 400 MHz.

  As a modified example of the first embodiment, the above-mentioned update data and the timely update data may be further updated in a consumer product electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable game machine, and iPad (registered trademark) that can be connected to a wireless LAN and includes a position detection unit You may provide the application provision means which transfers the application for performing the browsing of the said initial data, and transmission / reception of the said update data and the said initial data to the said electronic device at any time.

  In the above modification, the application can be used as a mobile terminal by downloading an application to the personally owned electronic device.

  The application transfer method from the application providing unit to the electronic device may be downloaded via a Wi-Fi connection unit in a clubhouse or may be downloaded from a homepage on the Internet.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change implementation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.

1 Center device 2 UHF radio (first radio means)
3 Wi-Fi connection means (first wireless LAN connection means)
4 Relay terminal 5 UHF radio (second radio means)
6 Wi-Fi connection means (second wireless LAN connection means)
7 GPS receiver (position detection means)
8 Mobile devices (electronic devices)

Claims (2)

In a golf management operation system having a movable terminal provided with a position detecting means for measuring its own position and a center device capable of bidirectional communication with the terminal,
The terminal includes first UHF wireless means using a frequency of 300 MHz band to 400 MHz band capable of communication with the center device, and first wireless LAN connection means capable of communication with a mobile terminal,
The center device includes a second UHF wireless unit that uses a frequency of 300 MHz to 400 MHz that allows communication with the terminal, and a second wireless LAN connection unit that can communicate with the portable terminal. ,
The center device transfers the fixed initial data to the portable terminal through the second wireless LAN connection means,
The golf management operation system characterized in that the terminal is configured to transmit / receive fluctuating update data to / from the portable terminal through the first wireless LAN connection means and the center device through the first wireless means. .   The mobile terminal further includes an application providing means for transferring an application for browsing the update data and the initial data and transmitting / receiving the update data and the initial data to the mobile terminal. The golf management operation system according to claim 1.

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