JP-7856827-B2 - Golf cart movement control system, golf cart movement control method and program

Inventors

• 桑原 理宏
• 井本 宗一郎

Assignees

• 楽天グループ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260511

Application Date

20250624

Claims (4)

1. A green arrival management data storage means stores green arrival management data indicating whether or not each of the multiple players playing golf has arrived at the green, For each of the aforementioned plurality of players, a green arrival detection means for detecting when the player has arrived at the green, Green arrival management data modification means for each of the aforementioned multiple players, which, in response to detection that the player has arrived at the green, changes the green arrival management data from indicating that the player has not arrived at the green to indicating that the player has arrived at the green, In response to the green arrival management data indicating that all of the aforementioned players have arrived at the green , a movement control means moves the golf carts used by the players to a pre- arranged waiting position. A golf cart movement control system including...
2. The system further includes a player position identification means for identifying the player's position, which is the position of the player. The green arrival detection means detects that the player has arrived at the green based on the player's position and the green's position. The golf cart movement control system according to claim 1.
3. A golf cart movement control system that stores green arrival management data indicating whether or not each of several players playing golf has arrived at the green includes the step of detecting that each of the several players has arrived at the green, The golf cart movement control system, in response to the detection that each of the plurality of players has arrived at the green, changes the green arrival management data from indicating that the player has not arrived at the green to indicating that the player has arrived at the green. The golf cart movement control system, in response to the green arrival management data indicating that all of the multiple players have arrived at the green , moves the golf carts used by the players to a pre- arranged waiting position. Includes a method for controlling the movement of a golf cart.
4. For each of the multiple players playing golf, a computer stores green arrival management data indicating whether or not that player has arrived at the green . For each of the aforementioned players, the step of detecting that the player has arrived at the green, For each of the aforementioned players, the step of changing the green arrival management data from indicating that the player has not arrived at the green to indicating that the player has arrived at the green, in response to the detection that the player has arrived at the green, In response to the green arrival management data indicating that all of the aforementioned players have arrived at the green , the golf carts used by the players are moved to a pre- arranged waiting position. A program to execute .

Description

This invention relates to a golf cart movement control system, a golf cart movement control method, and a program. Patent Document 1 describes a golf cart system that estimates the stopping position of a ball based on the measurement results of the ball's trajectory, and then drives the golf cart from its current position to a destination determined based on the estimated stopping position. Patent Document 2 describes a technique for moving a golf cart to a position laterally to the player on the course's driving path, but only when the player moves towards the green of the hole. Patent Document 3 describes a technique for setting a target position for a golf cart outside the flight range of a ball hit by a player. Furthermore, Patent Document 3 states that this flight range may be determined considering the shape of the golf course (for example, the shape of the fairway and the arrangement of obstacles such as bunkers, water hazards, and trees). Patent Document 4 describes a technology that allows a golfer to summon a golf bag transport vehicle. Furthermore, Patent Document 4 describes a technology that, upon recognizing an obstacle such as a bunker between the golfer and the transport vehicle, changes the vehicle's route to avoid the obstacle. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-140652Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-329702Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-82910Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-154493 This figure shows an example of the overall configuration of a golf cart movement control system according to one embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of a server configuration related to one embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of the configuration of a player terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of the configuration of a golf cart terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a diagram showing an example of a map image.This is a functional block diagram showing an example of a function implemented in a server according to one embodiment of the present invention.This figure shows an example of the decomposition of the direction vector of movement.This figure shows an example of the decomposition of the direction vector of movement.This figure shows an example of green arrival management data.This flowchart shows an example of the processing flow performed on a server related to one embodiment of the present invention.This flowchart shows an example of the processing flow performed on a server related to one embodiment of the present invention. The following describes in detail one embodiment of the present invention based on the drawings. Figure 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of the golf cart movement control system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the golf cart movement control system 1 according to this embodiment includes a server 10, a plurality of player terminals 12 (12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d in the example of Figure 1), and a golf cart terminal 14. The player terminals 12 are terminals used by golfers. The golf cart terminal 14 is a terminal installed on the golf cart 16 used by golfers. The golf cart 16 is equipped with control buttons 18 for controlling its starting and stopping. The server 10, player terminals 12, and golf cart terminal 14 are connected to a computer network 20 such as the Internet. Therefore, the server 10, player terminals 12, and golf cart terminal 14 can communicate with each other via the computer network 20. The server 10 according to this embodiment is a server computer including, for example, a processor 30, a storage unit 32, and a communication unit 34, as shown in Figure 2A. The processor 30 is a program control device, such as a microprocessor, that operates according to a program installed on the server 10. The storage unit 32 is, for example, a memory element such as ROM or RAM, or a solid-state drive (SSD). The storage unit 32 stores programs executed by the processor 30. The communication unit 34 is, for example, a communication interface for wired or wireless communication, which exchanges data with the player terminal 12 and the golf cart terminal 14 via the computer network 20. The server 10 may be installed in the golf course clubhouse, or it may be installed in a location such as a data center away from the golf course. The player terminal 12 according to this embodiment is, for example, a computer such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) or a personal information terminal (including a tablet computer). The player terminal 12 according to this embodiment includes, for example, a processor 40, a storage unit 42, a communic