Playing method for screen baseball system

• US 10,102,346 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2016
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Realyagu Zone Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Realyagu Zone Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Seung-Jin, Kwon, Han-Jo, Kim, Hyoung-Gon
• Primary Examiner(s): Liddle, Jay
• Application Number:
  US15/080,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20160279496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 936 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/40 Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies golf cups with ball ejector means A63B57/405; traps for clay-pigeon targets F41J9/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/573 using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

A playing method for a screen baseball system includes (a) registering a personal rank, (b) transmitting pitching information section, (c) displaying a pitching motion on a screen if a batter at an offense side presses a pitching pedal, and starting a pitching action according to the selected pitch type, (d) detecting a batting action of the batter and transmitting batting detection data to the game management unit, (e) receiving the batting detection data, converting the batting detection data into a trajectory of a batted ball, performing a simulation along the trajectory of the batted ball, and displaying an image on the screen, (f) photographing a batting image of the batter and transmitting the batting image to the game management unit, (g) receiving and transmitting batting image data and the displayed simulation information, and (h) storing the batting image and game information data.

Claims

1. A playing method for a screen baseball system, the playing method comprises:

(a) registering a personal rank by a computer;

(b) transmitting pitching information to a pitching machine as a pitch type of a ball to be pitched is selected by a defense side user;

(c) displaying a pitching motion on a screen responsively to a batter at an offense side pressing a pitching pedal, and starting a pitching action according to the selected pitch type by the pitching machine;

(d) detecting a batting action of the batter by sensors and transmitting batting detection data to the computer;

(e) receiving the batting detection data, converting the batting detection data into a trajectory of a batted ball, performing a simulation according to the trajectory of the batted ball, and displaying an image on the screen by the computer;

(f) photographing a batting image of the batter and transmitting the batting image to the computer by a camera;

(g) receiving batting image data and displayed simulation information and transmitting the batting image data and the simulation information to a game server and a database; and

(h) storing the batting image and game information data by the database such that the batting image and the game information data are utilized for a user training program and a character development program.

2. The playing method of claim 1, further comprising (i) transmitting the simulation information and the batting image data, which are displayed, to a shop, where the defense side user is positioned, in real time by the game server to play a game on line, if the defense side user is another user positioned in a geographically remote region.

3. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the personal rank comprises:

issuing a registration card having the personal rank and member subscription information of the batter; and

registering the personal rank through a reader to read the registration card.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the personal rank comprises:

inputting the personal rank and member subscription information of the batter using an application of a portable terminal; and

registering the personal rank together with the application through a short-range communication function of the portable terminal.

5. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the pitching information comprises selecting the pitch type of the ball to be pitched through a keypad or a joystick to prevent the pitching information from leaking to an offense side.

6. The playing method of claim 1, wherein (c) comprises:

a pitch data calculation step of outputting a pitch value, which is created based on a preset value as the pitching information is received, a pitch value input into a keyboard or keypad or mouse or joystick, a pitch adjustment data corresponding to a strike zone based on information of a batter, and a posture adjustment data;

a pitch adjustment step of receiving the pitch adjustment data to control a pitch driving unit and to adjust a pitch of a ball to be pitched; and

a posture adjusting step of receiving the posture adjustment data to provide a control to adjust the pitching machine.

7. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the pitching motion comprises determining the pitch type of the ball to be pitched depending on rotational speeds of three wheels by pitching machine having the three wheels pushing the ball by rotating forward.

8. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the pitching motion comprises previously storing an adjustment value for a specific pitch into an embedded memory device of the pitching machine by considering that each shop of a plurality shops has a machine for pitching of a different revolution and a different distance between a machine for pitching and a batter box, wherein a certain shop of the plurality of shops is a shop having the pitching machine, and wherein the machine for pitching of the certain shop of the plurality of shops is the pitching machine.

9. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the batting action comprises detecting coordinate data of the batted ball as a plurality of front detection sensors are mounted at a position where a ballpark makes contact with an extension line of a base, and at a front or a rear of the position;

detecting a strike ball, which fails to be batted, and a foul ball as a plurality of plane position sensors are positioned at left and right batter boxes and a catcher region; and

removing a shadow part from the trajectory of the batted ball and detecting change of a movement direction of the batted ball at a batting point as a camera sensor is mounted in a home plate region.

10. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the batting detection data comprises manually adjusting a defensive position according to at least one of a batter characteristic, a runner situation, and a score situation by the defense side user;

and

manually adjusting a runner motion according to at least one of the runner situation and the score situation by an offense side.

11. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the batting detection data comprises:

displaying a broadcasted baseball image to represent a motion of a player on the screen through a projector;

displaying information required for game progress on a monitor mounted in a batter waiting room; and

displaying a surrounding image, which is not viewed on the screen, on a wall surface through an auxiliary projector.

12. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the batting detection data comprises:

freely adjusting an appearance of a pitcher depending on a distance between the screen and a batter box by the computer; and

shielding light of a rear surface of the screen with a blind, and coating a reflective material on a front surface of the screen.

13. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the photographing and transmitting of the batting image of the batter comprise:

transmitting the batting image of the batter from the camera;

reproducing the batting image on the screen; and

temporarily storing the batting image, transmitting the batting image to the database if necessary, and utilizing the batting image for the user training program and the character development character.

14. The playing method of claim 1, wherein the receiving and the transmitting of the batting image data and the displayed simulation information are performed using one of a wired communication network, a short-range communication network, and an Internet network.

15. The playing method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting of the simulation information and the batting image data comprises:

inputting an available game schedule in an individual unit of a user or a team unit by the game server; and

providing the available game schedule to the another user in a remote place.