JP2003099554A - Sport on-the-spot system using portable apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sport on-the-spot system which displays animated on-the- spot pictures to a portable apparatus such as mobile telephones or PDAs (personal digital assistants), etc., while maintaining especially the real feeling of the actual scene of sport concerning the sport on-the-spot system using the portable apparatus such as the mobile telephones or PDAs, etc., and which can perform a report of the actual scene of sport on real time. SOLUTION: In this system, a management center 1 is connected to a baseball stadium 2a, etc., through a dedicated circuit or the Internet and communicates the game information on real time. The management center 1 is connected to portable apparatus such as mobile telephones 4a, 4b, 4c, PDA 4d, 4f, etc., which users own through the Internet 3, makes the site of this system stand up by the requests from the portable apparatus, and transmits the game state to the displays of the portable apparatus on real time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mobile phone and a PDA.
The present invention relates to a sports commentary system and a sports commentary method using portable devices such as (personal digital assistants).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, many sports including professional sports such as professional baseball and professional soccer (J League) are performed, and live broadcasting of these sports is also actively performed. There is. Conventionally, the live condition of such sports is performed through media of television and radio. In addition, there is a case of watching a live sports situation by using a terminal device such as a personal computer having a built-in reproduction function of TV broadcasting recently.

However, when using television broadcasting, a large broadcasting facility is required and the receiving equipment is also limited. Therefore, when you want to see it, you cannot see the sports commentary. In addition, since no image is displayed in radio broadcasting, many users are not satisfied.

Therefore, the present invention, while maintaining the realism of a sports commentary, displays an animated commentary image on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a PDA, so that the sports commentary system can be viewed in real time, and It provides a live sports method.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is such that a management server that manages live sports information and a user's mobile device are connected via the Internet, and the management server is connected to the management server. Is a system to which a distribution server of a stadium for distributing sports commentary information is connected, and the management server transmits menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request supplied from the mobile device. And a sports commentary transmission means for transmitting sports commentary information selected according to the menu information, wherein the portable device displays an animation image on the display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary information transmission means. This can be achieved by providing a sports commentary system that utilizes a mobile device with a display means. .

[0006] Here, the portable device is, for example, the device according to claim 2.
And a portable device such as a PDA. The management server first provides menu information in response to a request from the user's mobile phone, etc., and when the sports commentary information is selected according to the menu information, the management server sends the sports commentary information to the mobile device and displays the animated image on the mobile device. To display.

With this configuration, the user can see the real-time information such as baseball in real time by his / her portable device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the animation image is an animation image of throwing, hitting, running, or flying.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the animation image is a sphere course for each sphere.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 6 is such that a management server for managing sports commentary information and a user's portable device are connected via the Internet, and the sports commentary information is distributed to the management server. Is a sports commentary method in which a distribution server of a stadium is connected, the menu information transmitting process of transmitting menu information to the portable device in response to a distribution request from the portable device, and the sports commentary selected according to the menu information. This can be achieved by providing a sports commentary method using a portable device that performs sports commentary information transmission processing for transmitting information and display processing for displaying on the display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary information transmission means.

This example is an invention of the method, and even with this configuration, the user can watch live broadcasts of baseball or the like in real time by his / her own terminal device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 7 is such that a management server for managing sports commentary information and a user's portable device are connected via the Internet, and the sports commentary information is distributed to the management server. Used for a sports commentary system connected to a stadium distribution server, a menu information transmission function for transmitting menu information to the portable device in response to a distribution request from the portable device, and a sports commentary selected according to the menu information. A program including a sports live condition information transmitting function for transmitting information, and a display function for displaying on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports live condition information transmitting means,
This can be achieved by providing a recording medium that records a computer-executable program.

This example is an invention of a recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD-ROM. By providing a recording medium for storing a program having each of the above functions, a user can use his / her own terminal device in real time. You can watch live coverage of baseball at.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 8 is such that a management server for managing sports commentary information and a user's portable device are connected via the Internet, and the sports commentary information is distributed to the management server. Used in a live sports system to which a stadium distribution server is connected, which transmits menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request from the mobile device, and a sport selected according to the menu information. This can be achieved by providing a computer-executable program that executes a sports commentary information transmission function for transmitting commentary information and a display function for displaying on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary information transmission means.

This example is an invention of the program itself, and with such a configuration, it is possible to display and watch live broadcasts of baseball or the like on the terminal device in real time.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a sports commentary system using the portable device of this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a management center which is a main part of this system,
A management server of this system is provided. This management center 1 is connected to a baseball field 2a where professional baseball is played, a field 2b where soccer of the J League is played, and fields 2c, 2d, where other sports are played, through a dedicated line. .

The management center 1 has an internet 3
Via mobile phones 4a, 4b, 4c, PDA 4d, 4
e, ... Are connected. This cell phone or PDA
Is a device owned by a user who has registered as a member of the management center 1.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a management server constructed in the management center 1. In the figure, the management server 5
Is composed of a CPU 5a, a ROM 5b, a RAM 5c, etc., and the CPU 5a performs processing in accordance with a system program registered in the ROM 5b, and if necessary, the management server 5
The external storage device 6 connected to is accessed.

Further, necessary information is displayed on the display 5d, and information is exchanged via the communication line.
The system control of this example is executed according to a program stored in the ROM 5b, but as shown in the figure, a recording medium such as a floppy disk 7 or a CD-ROM 8 is attached to the media driver 5e provided in the management server 5. However, the program may be read out from this recording medium and used.

The data structure of the external storage device 6 connected to the management server 5 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the data data of the data stored in the external storage device 6. This database stores registered user information, and includes "customer code", "name",
It is composed of storage areas 6a to 6e for "telephone number", "email address", and "registration content". For example, in the “customer code” of the area 6a, “0001”, “0002”, “0003”, ...
.. code numbers are added. Further, the name of the customer corresponding to the "customer code" is stored in the "name" area 6b.

Further, in the "telephone number" area 6c and the "e-mail address" area 6d, the telephone number and e-mail address of the corresponding customer are stored. Further, the information registered by the customer is stored in the "registration content" area 6d.

For example, in the case of the customer code "0001",
The name is "○○○" and the phone number is "03-123.
・ ・, And the e-mail address is "mti @ ab.
・ ・ 」 In addition, "registration contents" is professional baseball ○○ vs. ○
It is a match of ○ and a match of XX vs. XX. On the other hand, in the case of the customer code “0002”, the name is “△△△”,
The telephone number and e-mail address are "044-123 ...
・ "And the email address is" shin @ ab.
・ ・ 」 In addition, "registration contents" is professional baseball △△ vs △
It is a △ match and a □□ vs □□ match. Although not described in detail below, users with a customer code of “0003” or later are similarly registered.

With the above-mentioned configuration, the processing of this example will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing of this example. In the figure, first, a user who has registered in the system of the present example accesses the aforementioned server (step (hereinafter, referred to as ST) 1 is YES) and displays the live professional baseball site on the display of the mobile phone (ST2). ). Figure 5
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display state of the mobile phone at this time. This screen is the top screen of this site, and FIG. 6 shows the specific display contents of the top screen.

As shown in the figure, on the top screen, "Today's match", "Official match schedule", "Middle match progress"
And the like are displayed, and the user operates the keys to select the desired menu (ST3).

When a desired menu is selected (ST3 is YES), the selected menu is executed (ST3 is YES, ST4). For example, if you select "Today's match", the screen shown in Fig. 7 (a) will be displayed.
For example, today's match cards of the Seregi and Paregi are displayed. In addition, with this system, cards of major leagues, which are popular recently, can be selected.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the above process. First, when the user selects a battle card (step (hereinafter referred to as STP) 1), the information of the battle card is transferred to the management center 1 (via the Internet 3). It is transmitted to the management server 5) (STP2).

When the management server 5 judges the above input (YES in STP3), the database is searched based on the supplied information (STP4). For example, at this time, if the request is from the user with the customer code “0001”, the database shown in FIG. 3 is searched to confirm the “registered content”. Here, if the selected battle card is registered in the database (YES in STP5), the process proceeds to the display process (STP6). On the other hand, if it is not registered, a notification that the battle card cannot be displayed is given (STP7). On the user side, based on the transmitted content, the process shifts to the corresponding process (YES in STP8, ST
P9).

FIG. 7B shows the processing when the selected battle card is registered in the database. In this case, the display shifts to the live screen of FIG. 7B. Further, FIG. 9 is a live screen image displayed on the mobile phone. The screen shown in the figure is an animated screen, and the pitcher's pitching form and the movement of the batter correspond to the progress of the actual baseball game in real time.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a baseball commentary screen. 9A corresponds to FIG. 9 described above. For example, when the pitcher pitches and the batter swings the bat from the state shown in FIG. 11A, the action is displayed as an animation as shown in FIG. Further, the process moves to the next action and the direction of the hit ball is displayed ((c) in the same figure).

In addition, a count is displayed every time the pitcher pitches ((d) in the same figure). Further, if the "menu" displayed at the bottom of the display is selected from this state, the screen moves to the screen of FIG. On this menu screen, menus of "match list", "update mode", "scoreboard", and "restart game" are displayed, and the user waits for selection. For example, when selecting “match list”, the match can be changed. In this case, the competition status of another stadium in which the match is currently played is displayed ((f) in the same figure). For example, in this example, the game can be changed to Nippon Ham vs. Orix or Western vs. Daiei.

When the "update mode" is selected, the update frequency change menu is displayed ((g) in the figure). For example, if you select early, the screen will be updated in 15 seconds, if you select normal, the screen will be updated in 30 seconds, and if you select slow, the screen will be updated in 2 minutes. In addition, “Scoreboard”
By selecting, you can check the scoreboard of the current match ((h) in the figure). Each process can be ended by selecting the end displayed at the bottom of each screen.

In the above description, the process when "Today's match" is selected from the menu display state of the top screen shown in FIG. 6 has been described, but by selecting "official match schedule", for example, for one year. The official game schedule of can be displayed on the mobile phone display. In addition, by selecting the "Midway" menu, it is possible to know in real time how many games are currently being played at other stadiums.

As described above, according to this example, a mobile phone or P
You can use the DA to know the live news of professional baseball in real time through animation, and you can see the live situation of professional baseball.

In the above description of the embodiment, professional baseball was explained, but it can be similarly applied to sports competitions such as J League soccer and volleyball.

Further, in the description of FIG. 10, only the pitching (throwing) of the Picher and the swinging (striking) of the bat of the batter are shown, but the running motion (running) of the runner, the jumping motion of the fielder (flying), etc. Animated and displayed.

Further, when the transmission method between the management center 1 (management server 5) and the portable device is different, it is possible to display the course of the ball for each ball by a high eye, a low eye, or the like.

Furthermore, in the explanation of this example, the professional baseball battle cards that the user can see are limited by the registered contents, but it is of course possible that the system allows all the battle cards to be seen. Further, it goes without saying that it may be configured so that other sports such as soccer and volleyball can be selected.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By delivering the animated image to the mobile device and displaying it on the display, the game situation can be known in real time.

Further, it is possible to display a more realistic image as compared with a bulletin containing only character information.

Furthermore, since the display is made on a mobile device such as a mobile phone, it is possible to watch the live sports situation regardless of the place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a sports commentary system using a mobile device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a management server built in a management center.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data structure constructed in an external storage device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of this example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of a mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing display contents of a top screen.

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a menu display of battle cards, and FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a live commentary screen.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of this example.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an image of a live screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a transition of a live screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 management center 2a Baseball field 2b stadium 3 Internet 4a, 4b, 4c mobile phones 4d, 4e PDA 5 management server 5a CPU 5b ROM 5c RAM 6 External storage device 7 floppy disk 8 CD-ROM

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A system in which a management server for managing sports commentary information and a user's mobile device are connected via the Internet, and a distribution server of a stadium for distributing sports commentary information is connected to the management server. Yes, the management server transmits menu information transmission means for transmitting menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request supplied from the mobile device, and sports commentary information for transmitting sports commentary information selected according to the menu information. A mobile device using a mobile device, wherein the mobile device has a display device for displaying an animation image on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary transmission device. A live sports system. 2. The sports commentary system using a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone. 3. The sports commentary system using a portable device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sports commentary information is commentary of professional baseball. 4. The sports commentary system using the portable device according to claim 1, wherein the animation image is a motion of throwing, hitting, running, or flying. 5. The sports commentary system using a portable device according to claim 3, wherein the animation image is a ball course for each ball. 6. A sports live condition in which a management server that manages sports live condition information and a user's mobile device are connected via the Internet, and a stadium distribution server that distributes sports live condition information is connected to the management server. A method for transmitting menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request from the mobile device, a sport condition information transmission process for transmitting sport condition information selected according to the menu information, A sports commentary method using a portable device characterized by performing display processing for displaying on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary information transmission means. 7. A sports commentary system in which a management server that manages sports commentary information and a user's mobile device are connected via the Internet, and a distribution server of a stadium that distributes sports commentary information is connected to the management server. And a menu information transmission function for transmitting menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request from the mobile device, a sports commentary information transmission function for transmitting sports commentary information selected according to the menu information, A recording medium which is a program including a display function of displaying on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary transmission means, and a computer-executable program. 8. A sports live condition in which a management server for managing live sports information and a user's mobile device are connected via the Internet, and a stadium distribution server for distributing sports live information is connected to the management server. A menu information transmission function used in the system for transmitting menu information to the mobile device in response to a distribution request from the mobile device, and a sport live information transmission function for transmitting sport live information selected according to the menu information, A computer-executable program characterized by executing a display function of displaying on a display according to the information transmitted by the sports commentary transmission means.