Automatic go-record system using image processing

Abstract

We developed a prototype of the automatic go-record system using some image processing techniques. This system is composed of three units. Their units are a 1.10GHz laptop PC, a TV camera, and a pair of switches which tell the system to set a go-stone on the go-board. In this paper, we describe our implemented image processing techniques which are the method to generate a go-coordinates, the method to detect a location of a go-stone, and so on. As a result of the experiment on the prototype system, we confirmed that the correct go-record was generated in a stable indoor lighting condition.