JPS61196399A - Play managing system for golf course - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a play management system at a golf course.

(Prior Art) From the viewpoint of golf course management, it is economically desirable to admit as many players as possible. Originally,
Ideally, the entire course should be played without delay, but depending on the layout of the course and the difficulty of the holes,
There are holes where progress tends to stall. In addition, progress may be delayed due to delays in the player's own play or problems that occur. In order to speed up the progress of play, it is necessary to encourage players to improve their morale and etiquette, and to thoroughly educate caddies on the courses they follow. Furthermore, for example, in the event of a situation such as an injury or an emergency notification to a player, it is desirable to take action as quickly as possible.

Conventionally, efforts have been made to resolve stagnation in play through dialogue between players or between caddies, or through instructions from staff members patrolling the course. Additionally, in the event of trouble, the caddy master's office was notified by reporting it to the above-mentioned staff member or the nearest rest area.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, golf courses have not had a communication network covering all holes, and the flow of players within the course has been limited to caddies reporting to the caddy master's room after the round. and,
We had no choice but to rely on the reports of the staff patrolling the course. In addition, the only way to contact players in an emergency is to send a staff member, which has the problem of putting pressure on normal operations and tending to delay communication in the event of an accident involving one person or a dead battery. It is conceivable to use a transceiver as a means of communication between the party and the caddy master's room. If an electric cart is used and a caddy follows, there are no major problems in carrying and operating the cart, but if not, there is a problem in that it places a heavy burden on the player. In particular, there is an undesirable problem in that the sound generated by the transceiver during transmission and reception is loud and interferes with play.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is installed in a central control room such as a caddy master room, and includes at least a display device and a reception device. It has a base unit and a slave unit that is placed at a suitable place on each hole and transmits information to the base unit, and each time the party reaches the next hole to play or every hole they have holed out. , information including at least a party-specific party number is transmitted to the base unit via the slave unit installed in the hole, and the base unit that receives this information indicates which hole each party has currently reached. A play management system for a golf course characterized by displaying a dolphin on the display device, and in this system, the base unit and slave unit are capable of transmitting and receiving information to each other, and the receiver transmits the transmitted information. A play management system for a golf course is characterized in that it can be displayed.

(Function) Each time the party reaches the first hole to play or for each hole that has been holed out, the party operates the handset to transmit the party's unique party number to the main unit in the central control room. displays on the display device the number of holes the party has reached at present.

In the event of a problem, the handset installed in each hall is operated to transmit information such as the type of trouble and party number to the main device, which then reports this to the central control room.

When contacting a specific player from the central control room, since it is known which hole number the party to which the player belongs is currently playing, information to that effect is sent to the child machine of the next hole. This is displayed and the player who has reached the hole is informed of this.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below, taking as an example a golf course that has caddies and uses electric carts.

In FIG. 1, the present invention consists of a base unit 1 and a slave unit 2. As shown in FIG. The master unit 1 is placed in a caddy master room serving as a central control room, and the slave units 2 are placed at appropriate locations at each hole on the course, for example at the teeing ground. The base device 1 and the handset 2 can communicate with each other through a transmission path A via a transmission cable or an antenna.

The slave unit 2 includes a receiving circuit 3. which receives signals transmitted from the base unit 1. A signal processing circuit 4 that processes this signal, a numeric display drive circuit 5 that displays information in numbers based on the signal processed by this signal processing circuit 4 and a signal input by the keyboard described below, and a base unit. A keyboard 6 for inputting information, an input circuit 7, an input confirmation LED drive circuit 8 for confirming input information, and a signal processing circuit 9 for processing input signals. An oscillation circuit 10 that oscillates this signal at a frequency unique to the handset. It consists of a transmitting circuit 11 that sends out this signal toward the transmission path A. Handset 2 is
As shown in FIG. 3, a keyboard 6, a transceiver 20 consisting of the above-mentioned circuits, and a power supply 21 are mounted on a box body 1 supported by a support.
It is stored in 9. As the power source, a solar cell with a light receiving section built into the roof 22 of the box may be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 6 includes ten keys 0 to 9, a clear key CL, an end key END, and function keys 12 to 15. Each function key has an input confirmation LED when the corresponding key is pressed.
LED1 to LED driven by a drive circuit 8 are provided, respectively. The function key 12 is used to notify that the battery of the electric cart is up. The function key 13 is used to report the occurrence of an emergency accident such as an injury or sudden illness. The function key 14 is used to report the occurrence of troubles that may impede the continuation of the play, other than a dead battery or an emergency accident. The function key 15 is used to send an information OK signal when confirming information transmitted from a base unit, which will be described later.

In addition to the keyboard 6, the handset 2 is provided with display units 16 and 17 as display devices that display numbers corresponding to operations on the numeric keypad and numbers corresponding to information transmitted from the base unit. The display unit 16 displays the party number given to each party on the keyboard 6 of the handset.
The number is displayed according to the operation of the main unit and the processing of the transmission signal from the base unit.

The display unit 17 numerically displays numbers O to 4 given to each of the caddies and players making up the party, as well as numbers corresponding to predetermined information (numbers other than kite 0 to 4). It is. Predetermined information includes, for example, speed up play (5), contact the caddy master's office (6), be careful or evacuate as thunderclouds are approaching (7), and the hole where you have finished playing. Various options can be considered, such as "Is there anyone who has left something behind?" (8), and one that suits the actual situation of the golf course can be set.

The slave device is also provided with an alarm 18, which emits an alarm sound in response to key operations, which will be described later.

In FIG. 1, base unit 1 includes receiving section 23. processing unit 24,
Display device 25, input circuit 26, keyboard 27
, numeric display drive circuit 28. - Consists of a simultaneous instruction drive circuit 41 and a transmitting section 29.

The receiving unit 23 includes a receiving circuit 30 that receives signals sent from each handset 2, and a demodulating circuit 31 that demodulates the received signals.
It consists of

The processing unit 24 includes a storage circuit 32 that temporarily stores demodulated signals, a priority determination circuit 33 that determines the order in which the stored signals are received, and a signal processing circuit 34 that processes the signals whose priorities have been determined. Based on the processing of this signal processing circuit 34,
Via the oscillator 29, the signal reception end signal generation circuit 35 generates an end signal indicating that the signal has been received to the handset that has issued the signal. A hole number display drive circuit 36 and a party number display drive circuit 37 work together to display the hole the party has reached, an emergency display drive circuit 38 to display an emergency request, and a trouble display drive to notify the occurrence of trouble. It consists of a circuit 39 and a battery up display drive circuit 40 for displaying battery up. The emergency display drive circuit 38, the trouble display drive circuit 39, and the battery up display drive circuit 40 generate alarms 38a and 39, respectively, when the drive circuits are driven.
a, 40a to call the attention of the staff in the caddy master room.

The display device 25 may be a display device using a cathode ray tube or a lamp-lit display device using a wall surface. Display devices using cathode ray tubes are
Although it is possible to display each half on one screen and have it constantly scanned, it is easier to manage if it covers all the holes. FIG. 4 shows an example of a display device that can display 18 holes at a glance. This display device has the party number on the horizontal axis and the hole number on the vertical axis, and displays information transmitted by each party via the handset for each hole.

For example, PARTY No. 1 is currently 7.
It is displayed that the player has reached the number hole. At the right end of each hall column, the emergency request sent from the handset is shown in l1a.
A column C for battery-up occurrence report and a column C for trouble occurrence report are provided respectively, and these pieces of information are displayed. For example, although the party number is not shown, at the 11th hole it is displayed that an emergency situation has occurred, and at the 14th hole it is displayed that the battery is dead.

The keyboard 27 of the parent device is a computer keyboard, and is used to input information to the child device 2 in numbers. The input circuit 26 inputs signals input from the keyboard to the numeric display drive circuit 28 and the simultaneous instruction drive circuit 41. - The simultaneous command drive circuit 41 is for simultaneously transmitting information targeting all halls, such as an evacuation order due to the occurrence of thunderclouds, to all child machines at the same time, and is included in the keyboard 27. It is activated by pressing the instruction key.

The oscillation unit 29 includes a signal processing circuit 42 that processes signals input from the signal reception end signal generation circuit 35, the input circuit 26, and the simultaneous instruction drive circuit 41, and an oscillation circuit that oscillates the processed signal at a predetermined frequency. It consists of a circuit 43 and a transmitting circuit 44 that sends out this signal toward the transmission path A.

The operation of information transmission from the parent device to the slave device will be explained based on FIG. 5 (FIG. 1).

When issuing a simultaneous instruction, a simultaneous instruction key (not shown) on the keyboard 27 is pressed. When this key is pressed, the -simultaneous instruction drive circuit 41 turns on the display section 45 and instructs the signal processing circuit 42 to perform signal processing that can be simultaneously transmitted to all slave units. Then, the number (7) entered by six people who press the number key (7) indicating the instruction content, for example, an evacuation order due to approaching thunderclouds, is displayed on the display section 46 by the number display drive circuit 28. Check this display and end if there are no corrections. The input of the numeric key (7) indicating an evacuation order is transmitted from the oscillator 29 shown in FIG. 1 to the slave units in all halls via the transmission path A. The function of the handset will be described later.

If you do not want to give instructions all at once, enter the number of the hole that the parties to give instructions will reach next using the numeric keypad on the keyboard. This hole number is the input circuit 26. It is displayed on the display section 46 via the numeric display drive circuit 28. Check this display and if there are no corrections.

Enter the party number, for example "31", using the numeric keypad.

This number is displayed on the 1 display section 46. If there is no correction in this display, the player presses the number key (5) corresponding to a predetermined instruction, such as "speed up the progress of the play." The input number (5) is displayed on the display section 46. Check this display and if there is no correction, the process ends.6 The hole number just entered is input to the input circuit 26. After being processed by the signal processing circuit 42, the signal is converted to the Hall frequency to which an instruction is to be given by the oscillation circuit 43, and sent to the transmission path A from the transmitting circuit 44.

In addition, the input party number "31" and the signal of the number (5) corresponding to the instruction content are transmitted from the transmitting unit 29 to the handset and displayed on the display units 16 and 17 (second
(see figure). When an instruction is given from the parent device to the child device, the LED 4 of the information key 15 lights up. When party No. 31 reaches the corresponding hole, the number (5), which means "J" to speed up the play, is displayed on the display of the handset. After confirming this, the caddy presses the information OK function key 15 to turn off the LED. The caddy and the player then try to speed up the play from then on, and when such an instruction is given, the caddy can approach the player in a relatively strong manner, thereby speeding up the flow of play.

The information for [Accelerate the progress of play] is as follows:
This is an instruction to the entire party, including the caddy, but to a specific player (including the caddy) 1 For example, in the case of an instruction to "contact the caddy master room," a number (6) indicating this is displayed. It is displayed in section 17. After confirming this, the caddy contacts the caddy master's office using the latest telephone and receives some instructions. In addition.

In the case of the information "Contact the caddy master room", if the information OK key 15 is pressed, the number of the specific player or caddy will be displayed on the display section 17 from the base unit in response to this. Mutual communication is made quickly.

In FIG. 5, the CA key is a key for canceling the input of the - simultaneous instruction key, and the CK key is a clear key for canceling the last input number.

Next, the effect of information transmission from the slave device to the parent device is shown in Figures 1 and 2.
This will be explained based on the diagram and FIG.

Which party reaches the next hole to play?

A message to that effect is sent to the base unit via the slave unit. At this time, if information is displayed, check the content, press the information OK key, and then take appropriate action. If there is no emergency contact, press the numeric keypad to enter the party number. This number is the input circuit 7. It is displayed on the display section 16 by the numeric display drive 5. If there is no error in the displayed contents, press the end key END. The input party number is signal processing circuit 9, oscillation circuit 10
After being converted to a specific Hall frequency by

It is sent out to transmission A from the transmitting circuit 11. In FIG. 1, a signal from the slave device is processed by a receiving section 23 and a processing section 24, and is fed back to the slave device via a signal reception end signal generating circuit 35 and a transmitting section 29. Upon receiving this, the slave unit processes it using the receiving circuit 3 and signal processing circuit 4 and sounds the alarm 18, thereby notifying the master unit that the information transmission has been completed. On the other hand, the main unit is
The transmitted information is processed and the hole number display drive circuit 36 and party number display drive circuit 37 display which hole the corresponding party has reached on the display device 25 (see FIG. 4).

Returning to FIG. 6, when there is an emergency call, for example, a battery-up report, the function key 12 corresponding to the content of the call is pressed. When this key is pressed, the input confirmation LED drive circuit 8 is activated and LEDl lights up. Battery up information is sent to input circuit 7. After being processed by the signal processing circuit 9 and converted to the frequency of a specific hall, it is sent to the base unit. In the base unit, this signal is processed and the battery up display drive circuit 40 is activated to display this on the display device 25 and to sound the alarm 40a to notify the staff in the caddy master room. Further, this signal is fed back to the slave unit via the signal reception end signal generation circuit 35 and the transmitter 29.

Upon receiving this, the handset activates the signal processing circuit 4 to sound the alarm 18, and also activates the numeric display drive circuit 5 to turn off the LEDl. Thereafter, the party number is entered using the numeric keypad and the hole reached is reported to the base unit in the same manner as described above.

Information is sequentially input to the master unit from the slave units of each hole, but this signal is temporarily stored in the storage circuit 32 and processed in the input order determined by the priority determination circuit 33. The display device then displays which hole each party has currently reached. By looking at this display device, you can see the flow of each party throughout the course.

If the display device indicates that several parties have reached a particular hole, this means that play on this hole or the next hole is stalled. Therefore, the caddy master's room sends information to the slave machines in the corresponding hall requesting the party that is considered to be slow in playing to speed up the play.

Additionally, the parent device receives information from the party such as battery power up, occurrence of trouble, and occurrence of an emergency situation, and displays this information on the display device. It goes without saying that when such information is delivered, appropriate measures are taken immediately. The above explanation is about the mode of information transmission between the base unit and the slave unit, but the present invention It can also be applied to play management in holes.

There may be holes with large ups and downs or dogleg holes where the landing point of the ball hit from the tee cannot be seen from the teeing ground. On such holes, place a forecaddie or
Alternatively, the caddy of the party that has hit the second shot may signal to the following party that they may take a tee shot.

The hole in question is being played. Therefore.

In the present invention, the thin pattern is placed at a point slightly closer to the green than the point where the ball lands on the tee shot. This thin screen may be paired with a child device placed on the teeing ground of the hole, and may not be able to communicate with the parent device. Then, when the tee shot from the teeing ground is completed, for example, a red display lamp LR (see FIG. 2) of the child unit is turned on. When this party passes through Susama's point, if you press this Susama's push button, the display lamp LR of the slave unit at the teeing ground will go out and, for example, the green indicator lamp LG will turn on, and even if you hit the tee, It is a good signal.

Furthermore, although the illustrated embodiment exemplifies a course that uses an electric cart and is followed by a caddy, the present invention can of course be practiced even if the course does not use an electric cart and is not followed by a caddy. In this case, with regard to the operation method of the handset and digitized information, explanatory text may be attached to an appropriate place on the handset or on the scorecard.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the central control room can grasp the course play progress in real time, it is possible to give accurate instructions immediately. This allows the course to play smoothly, allowing more players to enter than before.

Also, if the parent device and child device can communicate with each other.

Since parties can communicate with the central control room, it becomes easier to deal with emergencies.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the operating section and display section of the handset, FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of the handset, and FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing an example of the display device of the parent device. Figure 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the parent unit;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the handset. 1...Base device, 2...Slave device, 25...Display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A master unit installed in the central control room and including at least a display device and a receiving device, and a slave unit installed at an appropriate location in each hall for transmitting information to the master unit. Each time the party reaches the next hole to play or for each hole that the party has holed out, the information including at least the party number unique to the party is sent to the above through the slave machine installed at the hole. A play management system for a golf course, characterized in that the parent device transmits the information to the parent device, and the parent device that receives the information displays on the display device the number of holes that each party has currently reached. 2. Display equipment installed in the central control room,
It has a base unit including a transmitter/receiver, and a slave unit that is placed at an appropriate place in each hall and transmits information to the base unit, as well as receives information from the base unit and displays it. and each time the party reaches the next hole to play or for each hole that the party has holed out of, information including at least a party number unique to the party is transmitted to the base unit via the slave unit installed at that hole. Then, the base unit that received this,
A play management system for a golf course, characterized in that the number of holes each party has currently reached is displayed on the display device, and the child device receives information transmitted from the parent device and displays it. .