Timing and scoring referee controller for balls

Abstract

The invention discloses a ball timing and scoring referee controller, which is characterized in that a touch display unit presents a plurality of preset game items in an initial state for a user to select, and displays the currently selected game item information after the user selects the game items; the template configuration unit pre-records competition rules and operation options of the plurality of preset competition items, and is used for configuring the competition rules and the operation options of the competition items after the user selects the competition items; the physical key unit comprises a plurality of key objects covering all operation options; each key object is respectively marked with function annotation information of the key object; the key indication unit comprises a plurality of indication lamps; and the main control unit loads an instruction sent by the template configuration unit, so that only the indicating lamp of the key object corresponding to the operation option conforming to the currently selected competition item is lightened, and the main control unit only responds to the pressing operation of the lightened key object. The method is high in adaptability, and the stability, the real-time performance and the reliability of a game are greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of sports equipment, and in particular relates to a ball game timing and scoring referee controller. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of society and the country's support for sports, more and more people now pay attention to physical exercise, and there are more and more corresponding sports competitions. Basketball, table tennis, volleyball, badminton, tennis, football and other ball sports are more common in national fitness, with high participation of the whole people, and more related competitions. In the process of ball sports competitions, the referee controller, as the main timing and scoring system equipment, plays a vital role in score control, information transmission and display.

[0003] Since the main functions and buttons of the referee controller are slightly different according to the rules of different competitions, existing ball sports competitions either customize different referee controllers according to different competitions, or use the same referee controller and switch between different sports by replacing the referee button panel. This increases the cost of equipment procurement, as the same venue needs to purchase multiple referee controllers for different competitions; on the other hand, the panel needs to be replaced when different sports are played, which increases the probability of errors and is prone to misoperation, which is not allowed in large-scale competitions.

[0004] In the related art, CN219481505U discloses a referee for ball games, including a referee body, a main display screen connected to the referee body at the top, and an operating table. The operating table is provided with a function key area and a digital key area in sequence, and a plurality of replaceable panels are provided on the surface of the operating table. The panel is provided with a function indication area and a digital indication area corresponding to the function key area and the digital key area, respectively, and the referee body is built with a plurality of ball timing and scoring templates corresponding to the panel. Although this technical solution can adapt to the rules of the competition required by different competitions, it can meet the multi-purpose of one machine and make the referee operation more convenient. However, when facing different competition items, this solution needs to replace the matching physical panel for covering, which increases the probability of errors. In addition, it is easy to make misoperations, especially in large-scale competitions, and the reliability of control is not high.

[0005] In summary, it is necessary to develop a universal ball game timing and scoring referee control technology solution. Summary of the invention

[0006] To this end, the present invention provides a ball game timing and scoring referee controller to solve the problems of poor versatility and easy misoperation of traditional technologies, which lead to low stability, real-time performance and reliability of the game.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, comprising a main control unit, a template configuration unit, and a touch display unit, a physical key unit, and a key indication unit arranged on the same panel:

[0008] The touch display unit is used to present a plurality of preset game events for the user to select in an initial state, and to display the game time, score and team information of the currently selected game event after the user selects it;

[0009] The template configuration unit pre-records the game rules and operation options of the preset multiple game items, and is used to configure the game rules and operation options of the game item after the user selects the game item;

[0010] The physical key unit includes a plurality of key objects covering all the operation options; each key object is respectively marked with function annotation information of the key object;

[0011] The button indication unit includes a plurality of indicator lights, which correspond to the plurality of button objects one by one and are integrated into the button objects;

[0012] The main control unit loads the instructions issued by the template configuration unit so that only the indicator lights of the key objects corresponding to the operation options of the currently selected game items are lit, and the main control unit only responds to the pressing operation of the lit key objects.

[0013] As a preferred solution for the ball game timing and scoring referee controller, when the current game event is selected through the touch display unit, the button object corresponding to the current game event in the physical button unit is lit up through the button indication unit.

[0014] As a preferred solution for the ball game timing and scoring referee controller, the game events include basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis and badminton; the touch display unit is also used to display basketball operation tutorials, volleyball operation tutorials, football operation tutorials, tennis operation tutorials, table tennis operation tutorials and badminton operation tutorials.

[0015] As a preferred solution for the ball game timing, scoring and refereeing controller, when the button object of the physical button unit receives a pressing action, the button object is responded to to execute the operation instruction corresponding to the button object.

[0016] As a preferred solution for a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, the button function annotation of the button object includes at least one item. When the button function annotation of the button object is greater than one, an indicator light is configured for each button function annotation of the button object so that the same button object can be adapted to more than one competition event.

[0017] As a preferred solution for a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, there are function-reused key objects among the key objects. For the function-reused key objects, reused function annotation information is marked accordingly, and a plurality of annotation information indicator lights are correspondingly provided. For any competition item selected by the user, only one of the plurality of annotation information indicator lights is lit to represent the current unique function of the function-reused key object.

[0018] As a preferred solution for a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, the plurality of button objects include a score-adding button, a score-subtracting button, an overtime button, a time-subtracting button, a reset button, a reset button, a start button, a stop button, a section button, an innings button, a save button, a field exchange button, a "goal+" button, a "goal-" button, an "attack+" button, an "attack-" button, a serve button, a substitution button, a "foul+" button, a "foul-" button, and a corner kick button;

[0019] The unlit key objects are in a dormant state and do not generate an electrical signal when pressed.

[0020] As a preferred solution for a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, the "goal+" button and the "foul+" button are multiplexed, the "goal-" button and the "foul-" button are multiplexed, and the serve button and the substitution button are multiplexed.

[0021] As a preferred solution of the ball game timing and scoring referee controller, it also includes a communication unit, which is used to communicate with a display device at the competition venue to display the scoring information of the current competition event through the display device at the competition venue;

[0022] It also includes an image recognition unit, which is used to assist the referee in making decisions;

[0023] The touch display unit is also used to display the recognition result of the image recognition unit.

[0024] As a preferred solution for the ball game timing and scoring referee controller, the image recognition unit is used to recognize the boundary of the competition venue, and the boundary recognition result of the competition venue is used to determine whether the ball object in the current game event is out of bounds;

[0025] The boundary recognition result of the image recognition unit is transmitted to a display device at the competition venue through the communication unit for display.

[0026] As a preferred solution for a ball game timing and scoring referee controller, it also includes an RJ45 interface, a USB interface, a serial interface, an HDMI 2.0 interface, a wireless antenna interface, a 220V power interface and a switch button.

[0027] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the touch display unit presents a plurality of preset competition items for the user to select in the initial state, and displays the game time, score and team information of the currently selected competition item after the user selects it; the template configuration unit pre-records the game rules and operation options of the preset plurality of competition items, and is used to configure the game rules and operation options of the competition item after the user selects the competition item; the physical key unit includes a plurality of key objects covering all operation options; each key object is respectively marked with the function annotation information of the key object; the key indication unit includes a plurality of indicator lights, which correspond to a plurality of key objects one by one, and are integrated into the key objects; the main control unit loads the instructions issued by the template configuration unit, so that only the indicator lights of the key objects corresponding to the operation options of the currently selected competition items are lit, and the main control unit only responds to the pressing operation of the lit key objects. The present invention can be adapted to a variety of ball games, and there is no need to manually replace the panel, and the probability of misoperation is reduced, so that the stability, real-time and reliability of the game are greatly improved, and the use is more convenient and quick, and the degree of intelligence is higher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the implementation methods of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for the implementation methods or the prior art descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other implementation drawings can be derived from the provided drawings without creative work.

[0029] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification so as to facilitate understanding and reading by persons familiar with the technology. They are not used to limit the conditions under which the present invention can be implemented, and therefore have no substantial technical significance. Any structural modification, change in proportion or adjustment of size shall still fall within the scope of the technical contents disclosed in the present invention without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present invention.

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the appearance structure of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the architecture of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3 A diagram of the human-machine interface selection of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 4 A diagram showing the layout and operation table of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 5 An example of how the buttons and annotation indicator lights of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention change in different sports;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a diagram of the image recognition auxiliary discrimination arrangement of a ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] In the figure, 1. touch display unit; 2. physical button unit; 3. button indication unit; 4. template configuration unit; 5. communication unit; 6. image recognition unit; 7. main control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention by specific embodiments. People familiar with the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 A ball game timing and scoring referee controller provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a main control unit 7, a template configuration unit 4, and a touch display unit 1, a physical button unit 2, and a button indication unit 3 arranged on the same panel:

[0039] The touch display unit 1 is used to present a plurality of preset game events for the user to choose in the initial state, and display the game time, score and team information of the currently selected game event after the user selects it;

[0040] The template configuration unit 4 pre-records the game rules and operation options of the preset multiple game items, and is used to configure the game rules and operation options of the game item after the user selects the game item;

[0041] The physical key unit 2 includes a plurality of key objects covering all the operation options; each key object is marked with functional annotation information of the key object;

[0042] The button indication unit 3 includes a plurality of indicator lights, which correspond to the plurality of button objects one by one and are integrated into the button objects;

[0043] The main control unit 7 loads the instructions issued by the template configuration unit 4, so that only the indicator lights of the key objects corresponding to the operation options of the currently selected game items are lit, and the main control unit 7 only responds to the pressing operation of the lit key objects.

[0044] See also Figure 3 In this embodiment, the touch display unit 1 is equipped with a liquid crystal touch display screen, and the operation and selection of the competition items are performed through different areas on the liquid crystal touch display screen. The relevant information of the current competition item can be displayed on the liquid crystal touch display screen, including the competition time, score, team information, etc. The referee can switch different competition items, such as basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis, and badminton, through the options on the liquid crystal touch display screen. In addition, the operation tutorials of different competition items can be dynamically displayed on the liquid crystal touch display screen, such as displaying the operation tutorials of basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis, and badminton, so as to facilitate users to learn and use faster.

[0045] See also Figure 4 In this embodiment, when the current game item is selected through the touch display unit 1, the key object corresponding to the current game item in the physical key unit 2 is lit up through the key indication unit 3. When the key object of the physical key unit 2 receives a pressing action, the key object responds to execute the operation instruction corresponding to the key object.

[0046] Specifically, the front of the referee controller is equipped with physical buttons for operations such as adding or subtracting points, substitutions, and fouls. Each physical button is equipped with an indicator light to display the operation buttons required for the current competition event. When different competition events are selected, the buttons for the corresponding competition events will light up, and the indicator lights on other unlit buttons will go out. Pressing the extinguished buttons will not perform any operations, avoiding errors caused by misoperation. When the referee presses the corresponding button, the referee controller will respond in time and perform the corresponding operation.

[0047] In this embodiment, the key function annotation of the key object includes at least one item. When there are more than one key function annotations of the key object, an indicator light is configured for each key function annotation of the key object, so that the same key object can be adapted to more than one competition items. That is, if the same physical key may be used for multiple competition items, there will be multiple function annotations of the physical key, and there will also be an indicator light next to each text annotation, indicating the functions of different competition items corresponding to the current physical key.

[0048] Among them, there are function-reused key objects in the key objects, and for the function-reused key objects, the reused function annotation information is marked accordingly, and a plurality of annotation information indicator lights are set accordingly; for any competition item selected by the user, only one of the plurality of annotation information indicator lights is lit, which is used to indicate the current unique function of the function-reused key object. The key objects that are not lit are in a dormant state and do not generate electrical signals when pressed.

[0049] In a possible embodiment, the multiple button objects include a score add button, a score subtraction button, an overtime button, a subtraction button, a reset button, a reset button, a start button, a stop button, a quarter button, an innings button, a save button, a change of venue button, a "goal+" button, a "goal-" button, an "attack+" button, an "attack-" button, a serve button, a substitution button, a "foul+" button, a "foul-" button and a corner kick button; the "goal+" button and the "foul+" button are multiplexed, the "goal-" button and the "foul-" button are multiplexed, and the serve button and the substitution button are multiplexed.

[0050] See also Figure 5 After entering the game interface, the button of the physical button unit 2 will automatically light up the corresponding button indicator and comment indicator according to the selected game. When a basketball game is selected, the indicator under the button is always on, and the indicator next to the button comment [Foul+] is always on; when a football game is selected, the indicator under the button is always on, and the indicator next to the button comment [Goal+] is always on; when a volleyball game is selected, this button is not used, the indicator under the button is off, and the indicators next to the comments [Foul+] and [Goal+] are all off, and no command will be issued by pressing this button.

[0051] In this embodiment, the referee controller has the function of intelligently identifying different competition items. When the referee selects a certain competition item through the touch display screen of the touch display unit 1, the currently selected competition item is identified, and the corresponding scoring method and operation options are displayed on the screen according to the rules and requirements of the item. The touch display unit 1 has built-in style templates for different competitions, and can display the changes of scores and other related information in real time during the competition, so that a referee controller can adapt to the needs of various ball games without manually replacing the panel. In addition to displaying the score information on the touch display unit 1's main touch screen, the score information is also transmitted to other systems and devices through the network.

[0052] In a possible embodiment, the function annotation information of each key object marked on the key object can be located above the corresponding key object, or can be marked on the key object itself as required. Indicator lights of keys with multiple functions can be configured with different colors.

[0053] In a possible embodiment, a communication unit 5 is also included, and the communication unit 5 is used to communicate with the display device of the competition venue to display the scoring information of the current competition item through the display device of the competition venue. The competition information is input through the touch screen or buttons, and these control signals are transmitted to the main control unit 7. The main control unit 7 is mainly responsible for processing various inputs and outputs, receiving the results of the image intelligent algorithm and realizing automatic judgment, and projecting the output results to the display touch screen and large screen, thereby controlling the operation of the entire system, making it convenient for the audience and contestants to understand the progress and score of the game.

[0054] In a possible embodiment, an image recognition unit 6 is further included, and the image recognition unit 6 is used to assist the referee in making a decision; the touch display unit 1 is also used to display the recognition result of the image recognition unit 6. The boundary of the competition venue is recognized by the image recognition unit 6, and the boundary recognition result of the competition venue is used to determine whether the ball object in the current competition event is out of bounds; the boundary recognition result of the image recognition unit 6 is transmitted to the display device of the competition venue through the communication unit 5 for display.

[0055] The algorithm principle of the image recognition unit 6 is a prior art, and is equipped with an image recognition algorithm function to assist the referee in making decisions. Figure 6 For example, in a tennis match, the referee controller can use image recognition technology to determine whether the ball is out of bounds, thereby assisting the referee to make accurate decisions.

[0056] In a possible embodiment, it also includes an RJ45 interface, a USB interface, a serial interface, an HDMI 2.0 interface, a wireless antenna interface, a 220V power interface and a switch button. Real-time information transmission is achieved by wireless means, wiring is omitted, and the use location is more flexible. Configuring multiple interfaces can achieve flexible data transmission and control.

[0057] In summary, the present invention presents a plurality of preset competition items for user selection in the initial state through the touch display unit 1, and displays the game time, score and team information of the currently selected competition item after the user selects it; the template configuration unit 4 pre-records the game rules and operation options of the preset plurality of competition items, and is used to configure the game rules and operation options of the competition item after the user selects the competition item; the physical key unit 2 includes a plurality of key objects covering all operation options; each key object is respectively marked with the function annotation information of the key object; the key indication unit 3 includes a plurality of indicator lights, which correspond to a plurality of key objects one by one and are integrated into the key object; the main control unit 7 loads the instructions issued by the template configuration unit 4, so that only the indicator lights of the key objects corresponding to the operation options of the currently selected competition item are lit, and the main control unit 7 only responds to the pressing operation of the lit key object. The present invention can adapt to a variety of ball game items, and there is no need to manually replace the panel, and the probability of misoperation is reduced, so that the stability, real-time and reliability of the game are greatly improved. When the current competition item is selected through the touch display unit 1, the key object corresponding to the current competition item in the physical key unit 2 is lit through the key indication unit 3. The competition items include basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis and badminton; the touch display unit 1 is also used to display the operation tutorial of basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis and badminton. When the key object of the physical key unit 2 receives a pressing action, it responds to the key object to execute the operation instruction corresponding to the key object. The key function annotation of the key object includes at least one item. When the key function annotation of the key object is greater than one, an indicator light is configured for each key function annotation of the key object so that the same key object is adapted to more than one competition items. There are function-reused key objects in the key objects. For the function-reused key objects, the reused function annotation information is marked accordingly, and a plurality of annotation information indicator lights are correspondingly set; for any competition item selected by the user, only one of the plurality of annotation information indicator lights is lit to represent the current unique function of the function-reused key object. The present invention can be adapted to various ball games, does not require manual replacement of panels, and reduces the probability of misoperation, thereby greatly improving the stability, real-time performance, and reliability of the game, making it more convenient and quick to use and more intelligent.

[0058] Although the present invention has been described in detail above by general description and specific embodiments, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that some modifications or improvements can be made to the present invention. Therefore, these modifications or improvements made without departing from the spirit of the present invention all belong to the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller, characterized in that: It includes a main control unit, a template configuration unit, and a touch display unit, a physical key unit, and a key indication unit arranged on the same panel: The touch display unit is used to present a plurality of preset game events for the user to select in an initial state, and to display the game time, score and team information of the currently selected game event after the user selects it; The template configuration unit pre-records the game rules and operation options of the preset multiple game items, and is used to configure the game rules and operation options of the game item after the user selects the game item; The physical key unit includes a plurality of key objects covering all the operation options; each key object is respectively marked with function annotation information of the key object; The button indication unit includes a plurality of indicator lights, which correspond to the plurality of button objects one by one and are integrated into the button objects; The main control unit loads the instructions issued by the template configuration unit so that only the indicator lights of the key objects corresponding to the operation options of the currently selected game items are lit, and the main control unit only responds to the pressing operation of the lit key objects.

2. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the current game item is selected through the touch display unit, the button object corresponding to the current game item in the physical button unit is lit up through the button indication unit.

3. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The competition events include basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis and badminton; the touch display unit is also used to display operation tutorials for basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis and badminton.

4. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the key object of the physical key unit receives a pressing action, the key object is responded to to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the key object.

5. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The key function annotation of the key object includes at least one item. When the key function annotation of the key object is greater than one, an indicator light is configured for each key function annotation of the key object so that the same key object can be adapted to more than one competition items.

6. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: There are function-reused key objects among the key objects. For the function-reused key objects, reused function annotation information is marked accordingly, and a plurality of annotation information indicator lights are correspondingly provided. For any competition item selected by the user, only one of the plurality of annotation information indicator lights is lit, to indicate the current unique function of the function-reused key object.

7. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 6, characterized in that: The plurality of button objects include a score-adding button, a score-subtracting button, an overtime button, a time-subtracting button, a reset button, a reset button, a start button, a stop button, a section button, an innings button, a save button, a venue change button, a "goal+" button, a "goal-" button, an "attack+" button, an "attack-" button, a serve button, a substitution button, a "foul+" button, a "foul-" button, and a corner kick button; The unlit key objects are in a dormant state and do not generate electrical signals when pressed.

8. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 7, characterized in that: The "goal+" button and the "foul+" button are multiplexed, the "goal-" button and the "foul-" button are multiplexed, and the serve button and the substitution button are multiplexed.

9. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a communication unit, which is used to communicate with a display device at the competition venue to display the scoring information of the current competition item through the display device at the competition venue; It also includes an image recognition unit, which is used to assist the referee in making decisions; The touch display unit is also used to display the recognition result of the image recognition unit.

10. A ball game timing and scoring referee controller according to claim 9, characterized in that: The image recognition unit is used to identify the boundary of the competition venue, and based on the boundary recognition result of the competition venue, it is determined whether the ball object in the current competition event is out of bounds; The boundary recognition result of the image recognition unit is transmitted to a display device at the competition venue through the communication unit for display.

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