JPH074440B2 - Bowling throw form reclaimer - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bowling pitching foam reproducing apparatus which allows a competitor to view a scene during a competition over time and also to see his own pitching foam.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in bowling alleys, an automatic scoring device is introduced to automatically calculate a score and display the score on a large monitor. There are also bowling alleys that provide services that show the images of athletes and bowling pins in real time.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional system, the former is only displaying the score, which is not interesting. Although the latter is interesting, the images of the pitching form and the bowling pin are displayed in real time, and the pitcher has a problem that he cannot watch the image because he is playing the game. The present invention has been made in view of such problems,
It is an object to provide a device that allows a pitcher to see his or her pitching form while projecting such a scene during a competition over time.

[0004]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a first sensor for detecting that a player has begun a pitch, and a player of the player after the output of the first sensor. The first imaging means for imaging the form and storing the data thereof, the second sensor for detecting that the ball has passed a predetermined position of the lane, and the output signal of the second sensor are supplied to image the bowling pin. The second image pickup means displayed on the monitor device, the third sensor for detecting that the ball has passed a predetermined position near the bowling pin, and the output signal of the third sensor are supplied to the score display signal from the automatic score device. Is sent to a monitor device to display a score screen, and after a predetermined time, the player throwing form stored by the first image pickup means is displayed on the monitor device. It is obtained by a control means to project to.

[0005]

The first sensor detects the start of the player's pitching, and the player's form after that time is photographed by the first imaging means and stored. When the ball passes a predetermined position on the lane, an output signal is sent from the second sensor, and the bowling pin imaged by the second imaging means is displayed on the monitor device. When the third sensor detects that the ball has passed a predetermined position near the bowling pin, a score is displayed after a predetermined time, and after the predetermined time, the player's pitching form stored by the first imaging means is displayed. Continuous or continuous strobe reproduction is displayed on the monitor device. The pitching form displayed on this monitor can also be recorded on a film by a film recorder.

[0006]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, when a player 1 starts pitching and passes a sensor 2 (first sensor) provided on the side of the lane, a detection signal generated from the sensor 2 is supplied to the processor 3. Upon receipt of this detection signal, the processor 3 drives the player camera 4 to intermittently capture the form of the pitcher, that is, to sequentially capture the form that changes over time,
In addition to displaying in real time on the large monitor device 9,
The data is stored in the internal memory of the processor 3. Here, the processor 3, the player camera 4, and the memory inside the processor constitute the first imaging means.

When the ball 5 owned by the player 1 is thrown in the lane, it passes through the second sensor 6 provided on the side of the lane, so that the detection signal generated from the sensor 6 is supplied to the processor 3. It The processor 3 receives the detection signal and drives the bowling pin camera 7 to display the state of the bowling pin 8 on the large monitor device 9. Here, the processor 3 and the bowling pin camera 7 are the second
It constitutes an imaging means.

When the ball 5 passes the third sensor 10 provided on the side of the lane near the bowling pin 8, the detection signal generated from the sensor 10 is supplied to the processor 3. The processor 3 receives the detection signal, and after a predetermined time elapses, that is, when the time required for the ball 5 to pass the bowling pin 8 from the position of the third sensor 10 elapses, the automatic scoring device 11 displays the score. Signal is sent to the large monitor device 9. The automatic scoring device may be a known device that detects whether or not the bowling pin 8 is upright by a contact or non-contact sensor, calculates a score, and displays the result on a large monitor as a score. Then, after a few seconds, the pitching form data of the athlete stored in the internal memory of the processor 3 are successively and continuously reproduced by strobe as shown in FIG. Here, the processor 3 constitutes a control means.

For this reason, the large-sized monitor 9 displays the state in which the pitching form of the athlete changes every moment. Since this pitching form is stored in the memory in the processor 3, it can be projected any number of times, and the screen of the large monitor 9 is divided into the number of forms by the operation of the external switch 12, as shown in FIG. As described above, it is possible to simultaneously display all of the pitching forms stored in the memory on each split screen. By displaying all pitching forms at the same time like this, it is possible to know the habit of one's pitch and to be a reference for the next pitching.

The signal supplied to the large-sized monitor 9 is also supplied to the film recorder 13, and the information can be photographed on a film so that the form can be examined in more detail. The score may be displayed again on the large monitor 0 after the display of the pitching form.

In the present embodiment, the case where the athlete's form is intermittently imaged is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and continuous photography may be performed, recorded on a VTR or the like, and intermittently reproduced. .

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, each scene of the competition including the motion of the competitor is imaged and these scenes are displayed on the large monitor device over time, so that a powerful play can be enjoyed. At the same time, in particular, since a plurality of forms of the athlete are stored and displayed, the athlete has the effect of being able to examine the forms in detail.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display state of a large monitor.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a display state of a large monitor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 athlete 2, 6, 10 sensor 3 processor 4 athlete camera 5 ball 7 bowling pin camera 8 bowling pin 9 large monitor 11 automatic scoring device 12 external switch 13 film recorder

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Ota ▲ Taku ▼ ya 5 27-7 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Nihon Brunswick Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuo Tsuchiya 2-chome Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Address Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Digital Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-3-221082 (JP, A) JP-A-4-138180 (JP, A) JP-A-63-139574 (JP, A) Jitsukaihei 3 -96874 (JP, U) Actual public Sho 51-40736 (JP, Y2)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first sensor for detecting that a player has begun a pitch, a first imaging means for imaging a player's form after the output of the first sensor and storing the data, and a ball. A second sensor for detecting that the vehicle has passed a predetermined position of the lane, a second image pickup means for picking up an image of the bowling pin by supplying an output signal of the second sensor and displaying it on a monitor device, and a ball near the bowling pin. The third sensor for detecting the passage of the predetermined position and the output signal of the third sensor supply the score display signal from the automatic scoring device to the monitor device to display the score screen and A bowling pitch composed of control means for displaying the player's pitch form stored by the first imaging means on the monitor device after a lapse of time. Sphere foam playback device. 2. A first sensor for detecting that a player has begun a pitch, a first image pickup means for photographing a player's form after the output of the first sensor and storing the data, and a ball. A second sensor for detecting that the vehicle has passed a predetermined position of the lane, a second image pickup means for picking up an image of the bowling pin by supplying an output signal of the second sensor and displaying it on a monitor device, and a ball near the bowling pin. The third sensor for detecting the passage of the predetermined position and the output signal of the third sensor supply the score display signal from the automatic scoring device to the monitor device to display the score screen and Control means for displaying the player's pitching form stored by the first image pickup means on the monitor device after a lapse of time, and the monitor means for controlling by the control means. A bowling pitch form playback device that is composed of a film recorder that shoots the pitch form projected on the screen on a film. 3. The bowling pitch form reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means intermittently displays the player's pitch form stored by the first imaging means on a monitor device.