Judgment-assistance processing device, judgment assistance system, judgment assistance method, and medium recording therein judgment assistance program

1. A judgment assistance system comprising:

multiple cameras that capture lines on a court for a ball sport at different angles;

a display unit that displays frames side by side on the display unit that are captured by the cameras; and

a judgment-assistance processing device comprising:

a frame display controller, using a processor, that causes frames of lines on a court for a ball sport to be displayed side by side on a display unit, the frames being captured by multiple cameras at different angles;

a movement-information extractor, using a processor, that detects a ball from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit and extracts movement information that indicates a moving velocity and a moving direction of the ball within the frame;

an upon-reversal information extractor, using a processor, that detects whether the moving direction of the ball is reversed in a first direction within the frame and extracts at least a magnitude of a component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

a frame selector, using a processor, that selects the one or more frames from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit in accordance with the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon the reversal in the second direction; and

a highlighted-display controller, using a processor, that highlights the one or more frames that are selected from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit, performing a judgment assistance process when a judgment is made as to whether a point of fall of a ball is inside or outside of the court based on the frames displayed side by side on the display unit.

2. The judgment-assistance processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit that may store the frame and the movement information.

3. The judgment-assistance processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the upon-reversal information extractor extracts the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon the reversal in the second direction in relation to a time of the reversal, and

the frame display controller causes the display unit to display part of the frames captured in a predetermined time period around the time of the reversal.

4. The judgment-assistance processing device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the cameras include the cameras that capture a side line out of the lines and the cameras that capture an end line that is perpendicular to the side line, and

if one judgment target line is selected from the side line and the end line, the frame selector selects the frame of which the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon the reversal in the second direction has a largest value, the frame being selected from the frames in which the judgment target line is captured.

5. The judgment-assistance processing device according to claim 4 , further comprising a line selector that selects the judgment target line based on an image of the ball upon the reversal and a compared image that is previously set.

6. A judgment assistance method comprising:

capturing lines on a court for a ball sport at different angles using multiple cameras;

displaying frames side by side on a display unit that are captured by the cameras;

causing frames of lines on a court for a ball sport to be displayed side by side on a display unit, the frames being captured by multiple cameras at different angles;

detecting a ball from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit and extracting movement information that indicates a moving velocity and a moving direction of the ball within the frame;

detecting whether the moving direction of the ball is reversed in a first direction within the frame and extracting at least a magnitude of a component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

selecting the one or more frames from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit in accordance with the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon the reversal in the second direction;

highlighting the one or more frames that are selected from the frames displayed side by side on the display unit; and

performing a judgment assistance process when a judgment is made as to whether a point of fall of a ball is inside or outside of the court based on the frames displayed side by side on the display unit.

7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording therein a judgment assistance program causing a computer to execute:

capturing lines on a court for a ball sport at different angles;

displaying frames side by side on a display unit that are captured;

a process to cause frame of lines on a court for a ball sport to be displayed side by side on a display unit, the frames being captured by multiple cameras at different angles;

a process to detect a ball from the frames displayed on the display unit and extract movement information that indicates a moving velocity and a moving direction of the ball within the frame;

a process to detect whether the moving direction of the ball is reversed in a first direction within the frame and extract at least a magnitude of a component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;

a process to select the one or more frames from the frames displayed on the display unit in accordance with the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon the reversal in the second direction; and

a process to highlight the one or more frames that are selected from the frames displayed on the display unit; and

performing a judgment assistance process when a judgment is made as to whether a point of fall of a ball is inside or outside of the court based on the frames displayed side by side on the display unit.