Virtual golf simulation apparatus and keypad apparatus used therefor
AssigneeGolfzon Co., Ltd.
InventorsSu Gyum KIM, Hyun Kag KANG
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a virtual golf simulation apparatus and a keypad device used therefor that allow a user who stands on a swing stage for a golf shot to easily operate with a part of the user's body or a golf club held by the user to implement a function in a virtual golf simulation process, and improve the mechanical button pressing method of the conventional button manipulation device so that the functions of the virtual golf simulation apparatus can be operated simply and conveniently, and the reliability of the operation can be improved by transmitting the sense of operation according to the operation of the keypad to the user.
Claims17
A keypad device used in a virtual golf simulation apparatus comprising:
- a pad body providing a plurality of key operators each of which detects manipulation by a user's body part or a golf club and cause a haptic reaction;
- a pad cover couplable to an upper end of the pad body and providing a plurality of key indicators each of which is provided at a position corresponding to each of the key operators and displays a function of a corresponding key;
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- a controller that controls the key operator to generate a haptic response according to the user's operation with respect to the corresponding key indicator, and implements a function corresponding to the operated key indicator.
A keypad device used in a virtual golf simulation apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of keys classified according to functions provided by the virtual golf simulation apparatus;
- a sensing module provided for each of the keys to detect operation by a user's body part or a golf club;
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- a controller that recognizes a sensing value of the sensing module as the user's operation on the key, maintains the recognition of the sensing value of the sensing module until the user's operation is released, and generates a preset key function based on the maintained time.
A virtual golf simulation apparatus comprising:
- a simulator that implements a simulation image in which a virtual ball moves on a virtual golf course image based on sensing information on the movement of at least one of a golf ball and a golf club as a user takes a golf shot on a swing stage;
- an image output device that outputs the virtual golf course image and simulation image implemented by the simulator;
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- a keypad device that is provided on or adjacent to the swing stage so that the user operate to implement functions provided by the simulator,
- wherein the keypad device includes:
- a plurality of keys classified according to the functions provided by the simulator,
- a sensing module provided for each of the keys to detect an operation by a user's body part or golf club, and
- a controller that generates a preset function of the simulator based on an operation maintenance time until the operation on the key is performed and the operation on the key is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.