Dart game device comprising image-capture device for capturing images of dart games

Abstract

In order to achieve the object, disclosed is a dart game apparatus for recording a moving picture of a part during a dart game. The dart game apparatus includes: a camera unit for recording the dart game; a touch unit for sensing that a dart game player is ready for throwing a dart; and a controller for controlling the camera unit, wherein the controller allows the camera unit to start recording at the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart. An object of the present invention is to store or transmit only small-capacity data by recording only a part of a dart game or selecting and storing or transmitting only a part of an image of an entire dart game to reduce a burden in storing and transmitting data and remarkably reduce a time for verifying the data.

1 . A dart game apparatus for storing a part of a moving picture acquired by recording a dart game, the apparatus comprising:
 a camera unit for recording the dart game;   a buffer unit for temporarily storing moving pictures recorded by the camera unit;   a sensing unit for sensing that a dart contacts a dart target; and   a controller for generating a part of the moving pictures that comprises the moment that the dart contacts the dart target among the moving pictures stored in the buffer unit by editing the moving pictures when the sensing unit senses that the dart contacts the dart target;   wherein the part of the moving pictures comprises a time interval from a first predetermined time interval before the moment that the dart contacts the dart target to a second predetermined time interval after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a network connection unit for transmitting the part of the moving pictures to a network; and   a memory unit for storing the part of the moving pictures.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the camera unit includes a first camera for recording at least a part of the dart game player and a second camera for recording at least a part of the dart target. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a touch unit for sensing that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the first predetermined time interval comprises from a moment that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart to the moment that the dart contacts the dart target. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein when the dart hits a predetermined region of the dart target, at least one corresponding region of a dart target of another dart game device is deactivated. 
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a program code allowing at least one computer to store a part of moving pictures during a dart game by a dart game apparatus, the recording medium comprising:
 a program code for allowing a camera unit to record a dart game;   a program code for allowing a buffer unit to temporarily store moving pictures recorded by the camera unit; and   a program code for allowing a sensing unit to sense that a dart contacts a dart target;   a program code for allowing a controller to generate a part of the moving pictures comprising the moment that the dart contacts the dart target among the moving pictures stored in the buffer unit by editing the moving pictures when the sensing unit senses that the dart contacts the dart target;   wherein the part of the moving pictures comprises a time interval from a first predetermined time interval before the moment that the dart contacts the dart target to a second predetermined time interval after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target.   
     
     
         8 . A dart game recording method for recording a moving picture of a part during a dart game by a dart game apparatus, the method comprising:
 recording by a camera unit a dart game;   temporarily storing by a buffer unit moving pictures recorded by the camera unit;   sensing by a sensing unit when a dart contacts a dart target; and   generating by a controller a part of the moving pictures comprising the moment that the dart contacts the dart target among the moving pictures stored in the buffer unit by editing the moving pictures when the sensing unit senses that the dart contacts the dart target;   wherein the part of the moving pictures comprises a time interval from a first predetermined time interval before the moment that the dart contacts the dart target to a second predetermined time interval after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target.