CN101850178B - Image identification based go set implement capable of automatic timing and notation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of go equipment that can be timed and notated, which comprises: a chessboard panel positioned on the upper surface of the go equipment, a camera fixed above the chessboard panel, a central processing unit and a non-volatile memory located inside the go equipment , and the power supply. The chessboard panel includes a go board, a referee control module and a player control module; the referee control module includes referee control buttons for starting a game, terminating a game and setting game parameters, and a referee side display screen for displaying real-time chess records ; The chess player control module includes a timing button, a negative button and a display screen on the side of the chess player. The central processing unit responds to the signals of each button to time the chess player, receives and processes the image collected by the camera, and realizes the output of time and image data. The invention overcomes the defect that timing and notation are manually operated in the current go game, and provides an automatic and accurate timing and notation device.

Description

Go equipment based on automatic timing notation based on image recognition

technical field

The invention relates to a go set based on image recognition and automatic timing notation. The device combines micro-controller technology and image processing technology. During the game of Go, automatically identify the position and time of the move, and record the process of the move.

Background technique

The timing and notation work in the current Go game is mainly done manually, and there are many disadvantages:

1. Even if there is a computer-aided notation for Go, it needs to be entered manually, which is a heavy workload, time-consuming, laborious, and has a high error rate. The lack of chess records has hindered the further research, development, popularization and inheritance of Go, so a time-saving, labor-saving and accurate automatic notation device is particularly necessary.

2. In the countdown stage of Go, the manual countdown brings a lot of work to the referees. The referee forgets to count the seconds and the countdown is inaccurate.

3. The current timing method is to use a timing clock, which has poor accuracy, cumbersome operation, and inconvenient time reporting for the remaining time. If each player is provided with a separate timing button and the remaining time display is provided for both the referee and the player, the burden on the referee and player can be reduced, allowing them to concentrate more on the game.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages, and provides a fully automatic go timing and notation chess tool, which can automatically time, notate and count seconds quickly and accurately.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of Go chess set that can time and notate, which can time, notate and count seconds quickly, accurately and automatically.

To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A kind of Go chess set that can be timed and notated is characterized in that it includes: a chessboard panel positioned on the upper surface of the Go chess set and a camera fixed above the chessboard panel, a central processing unit and a non-volatile memory located inside the Go set. memory, and power supply;

The chessboard panel includes a standard go board, a referee control module and a chess player control module; The referee side display screen of real-time chess record; Described chess player control module comprises: be used to stop one's own side's timing and start the timing button of the other side's timing after chess player every next hand chess, the admitting button that presses when admitting defeat, and use The display screen on the player's side that shows the remaining time of both sides;

After the central processing unit receives the signal of starting the game from the referee control button or the signal of the timing button of the chess player control module, it stops the timing of the chess player who has acted, starts the timing of the chess player who has not acted and sets the chess player who has acted. The static remaining time data of the hand and the dynamic remaining time data of the non-action chess player are displayed on the display screen on the side of the chess player; at the same time, the central processing unit controls the camera to collect the image of the Go chessboard on the chessboard panel, and the camera transmits the collected image to After the central processor, the central processor processes the image and then transmits it to the non-volatile memory and the display screen on the referee side;

After the central processing unit receives the signal of terminating the game from the referee's control button or the signal of the player's control module, it stops timing the chess players of both sides and stops writing data into the non-volatile memory.

The above-mentioned Go chess set that can be timed and notated, wherein the chessboard panel is also provided with an image recognition mark for positioning the Go board for the camera, when the central processing unit receives the Go board image sent back by the camera After analyzing the image data by identifying the image identification mark, the Go board is located.

The above-mentioned Go chess set that can be timed and notated, wherein, the chessboard panel is also provided with a working indicator light for displaying whether the Go chess set is working normally; when the camera successfully returns the chessboard image, the central processing unit The working indicator light is controlled to display that the Go set is working normally, and when the camera fails to return the chessboard image normally, the central processing unit controls the work indicator to display that the Go set is working abnormally.

As for the chess set capable of timing notation as described above, the working indicator light is preferably a red and green indicator light; the working indicator light is green when the go set works normally, and red when it is abnormal.

The above-mentioned Go chess set that can be timed and notated, wherein, the Go chess set can also be connected to the non-volatile memory for storing the game record, hand order and playing time in the non-volatile memory. A wireless or wired computer interface for data transmission to a computer.

The above-mentioned Go chess set that can be timed and notated, wherein, the board panel can also be provided with a voice prompt speaker connected to the central processing unit. When the non-action player enters the countdown stage, the central processing unit controls the Voice prompt speaker for countdown voice prompt.

The Go chess set capable of timing notation as described above, wherein the power supply is a battery or commercial power.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

The Go chess tool capable of timing and notation of the present invention realizes fast and accurate automatic timing, notation and second counting, solves many disadvantages of manual timing and notation, reduces the burden of manual operation, improves work quality, and provides various functions for competitions and research. kind of real-time data.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the internal structure of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can understand the technical solution of the present invention more clearly, but not to limit the present invention.

Example 1

The present invention relates to a kind of Go chess set that can be timed and notated, the appearance of its preferred embodiment is as shown in Figure 1, and it comprises the chessboard panel 1 that is positioned at the upper surface of this Go chess set and the camera 2 that is fixed on this chessboard panel 1 top; The board panel 1 includes a standard go board 3, a group of referee control modules and two groups of chess player control modules. The referee control module includes: two referee control buttons, a start button 4 and an end button 5 for starting and ending a game respectively, and a referee side display 6 for displaying real-time chess records. Each group of chess player control module comprises: be used to stop one's own timing and start the timing button 7 of the other side's timing after this chess player every next hand chess, the admit defeat button 8 that is pressed when conceding defeat, and be used to display the remaining time of both sides The chess player's side display screen 9.

The chessboard panel is also provided with an image recognition mark 10 for positioning the Go chessboard for the camera 2 and a red and green two-color working indicator light 11 for displaying whether the Go chess set is working normally. Before the chess game starts, when the Go chess set of the present invention is carried out to device initialization, the image signal of the chessboard panel 1 is collected by the camera 2, and the image signal is analyzed and processed by the central processing unit located at the Go chess set inside by identifying the image identification mark 10 to Locate the Go board 3. When the camera successfully captured the chessboard image, the central processing unit controlled the work indicator light 11 to display green to show that the Go chess set was working normally; Chess sets are not working properly.

The block diagram of Go chess piece internal structure of the present invention as shown in Figure 2, this Go chess piece interior is provided with central processing unit and non-volatile memory. When the chess game starts, after the central processing unit receives the signal from the start button controlled by the referee, it starts timing the first player, and displays the dynamic remaining time data of the first player and the static remaining time data of the second player On the chess player side display screens of both chess players; at the same time, the central processor also controls the camera to collect the image of the Go board, and after the camera transmits the collected image to the central processor, the central processor processes the image and The time data is transmitted to the non-volatile memory and the display screen on the referee side.

When any chess player completes a move and presses his own timing button, after the central processing unit receives the signal from the timing button, it stops timing the player who has acted, starts timing the player who has not acted, and The static remaining time data of the chess player and the dynamic remaining time data of the non-acting chess player are displayed on the display screens on both sides of the chess player; at the same time, the central processor controls the camera to collect the image of the Go board, and the processed image and time The data is transmitted to the non-volatile memory and the referee's side display.

When any chess player does not enter the countdown stage, the central processing unit displays the total remaining time of the chess player on the display screen on the side of the chess player; when any chess player enters the countdown stage, whenever the player should act, The central processing unit displays the countdown time set by the referee in advance on the player's display screen and carries out the countdown (countdown) by displaying the dynamic remaining time data.

When any chess player admits defeat or the referee terminates the game, after the central processing unit receives the signal of the termination button controlled by the referee or the signal of the admit defeat button of the chess player control module, it stops timing the chess players of both sides and stops sending the game to Feiyi. Write data in volatile memory.

As shown in Fig. 1, the go chess set of the present invention can also be provided with and be connected with described non-volatile memory, be used for the chess record of storing in the non-volatile memory, the hand order and the time data of moving chess are transmitted to the wireless or computer. Wired computer interface 12 . In addition, the chessboard panel 1 can also be provided with a voice prompt loudspeaker 13 linked to the central processing unit, and when the non-action chess player enters the countdown (countdown) stage, the central processing unit controls the voice prompt horn 13 to carry out the countdown voice prompt. When the non-action chess player completes the move and presses the timing button 7, the voice prompt is stopped; when the non-action chess player does not complete the move within the countdown time or presses the negative button 8, or the referee presses the termination button 5, the central processing The device stops the voice prompt, stops the timing of both chess players and stops writing data in the non-volatile memory.

The Go chess set capable of timing notation of the present invention can be powered by batteries or commercial power.

In summary, the present invention combines microcontroller technology and image processing technology to realize automatic timing, notation and countdown, thereby reducing the burden on referees and chess players and making them more focused on the game. In addition, the present invention can quickly, accurately and completely record the game record, which is beneficial to the further research, development, popularization and inheritance of Go.

Claims (7)

1. a kind of go chess set that can be timed and notated, it is characterized in that it includes: a chessboard panel positioned on the upper surface of the go chess set and a camera fixed above the chessboard panel, a central processing unit and non-easy to be positioned at the inside of the go chess set volatile memory, and power supply; The chessboard panel includes a standard go board, a referee control module and a chess player control module; The referee side display screen of real-time chess record; Described chess player control module comprises: be used to stop one's own side's timing and start the timing button of the other side's timing after chess player every next hand chess, the admitting button that presses when admitting defeat, and use The display screen on the player's side that shows the remaining time of both sides; After the central processing unit receives the signal of starting the game from the referee control button or the signal of the timing button of the chess player control module, it starts timing the player who has not acted, stops timing the opponent's chess player, and sends the chess player who has not acted. The dynamic remaining time data of the hand and the static remaining time data of the opponent's chess player are displayed on the display screen on the side of the chess player; at the same time, the central processor controls the camera to collect images of the Go board on the board panel, and the camera transmits the collected images to the central After the processor, the central processor processes the image and then transmits it to the non-volatile memory and the display screen on the referee side; After the central processing unit receives the signal of terminating the game from the referee's control button or the signal of the player's control module, it stops timing the chess players of both sides and stops writing data into the non-volatile memory. 2. the Go chess set that can be timed notation as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described chessboard panel is also provided with and is used for the image recognition sign of camera location Go chessboard, when described central processing unit receives by camera When the image of the Go board is returned, the Go board is located after analyzing the image data by identifying the image identification. 3. as claimed in claim 1 or 2, the Go chess set that can be timed and notated is characterized in that, the chessboard panel is also provided with a working indicator light for displaying whether the Go chess set works normally; when the camera successfully returns When the chessboard image is displayed, the central processing unit controls the work indicator light to display that the Go set is working normally, and when the camera fails to return the chessboard image normally, the central processor controls the work indicator light to display that the Go set is working abnormally. 4. the Go chess set that can be timed and notated as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, the described work indicator light is a red and green two-color indicator light; When the Go chess set works normally, the work indicator light shows green, and when it is abnormal, Displayed in red. 5. as claimed in claim 1 or 2 described time notation Go chess set, it is characterized in that, described Go chess set is also provided with and links to each other with described non-volatile memory, is used for storing in non-volatile memory The wireless or wired computer interface that transmits the chess record, hand order and chess time data to the computer. 6. The Go chess set that can be timed and notated as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the chessboard panel is also provided with a voice prompt loudspeaker connected with the central processing unit, when the player who has not acted enters the countdown During the stage, the central processing unit controls the voice prompt horn to carry out the countdown voice prompt; The voice prompt speaker stops the countdown voice prompt. 7. The go chess set capable of timing notation as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said power supply is a battery or commercial power.

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