JP2010115450A - Operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation device which inputs various operation information to a body when needed without increasing weight of the operation device unnecessarily. <P>SOLUTION: The operation device includes the body having a shape extending from one end to the other end, a luminous body provided at one end of the body, and a connecting part which is provided at the other end of the body and where one optional operation device out of a plurality of the other operation devices is connected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device, and more particularly to an operation device including a light emitting body photographed by a camera.

When an operating device having a light emitter at the tip of a stick-shaped main body is moved in front of the camera, the game machine main body connected to the camera recognizes the position of the light emitter in the photographed image, and executes a program such as a game based on the position. A control system has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 below). According to such a system, by moving the position of the light emitter of the operation device, it is possible to control to move the position of the cursor, the position of the object in the virtual game space, and the like, and a very intuitive user interface can be realized.
US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0117625

  However, according to the above prior art, various information other than the position of the light emitter cannot be input to the game machine body using the operation device. Therefore, it is conceivable that a plurality of operation members such as a microphone for inputting a player's voice and a stick-shaped member for inputting a direction are integrally provided in the operation device, but in this case, a function that is not always used. Therefore, the weight of the operation device increases, and it becomes difficult to move the position of the light emitter easily.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an operation device capable of inputting various operation information to the main body as necessary without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. It is in.

  In order to solve the above problems, an operation device according to the present invention includes a main body having a shape extending from one end to the other end, a light emitter provided at the one end of the main body, and the other end of the main body. And a connection portion to which any one of a plurality of other operation devices is connected. The operation device may include a plurality of additional operation modules each including an input member that inputs information.

  In addition, one of the plurality of additional operation modules is provided on the opposite side of the connected portion connected to the connecting portion and the other connected portion, and the other one of the additional devices is connected in series. An additional connection portion having the same shape as the connection portion of the main body so as to be connected to the main body.

  At this time, each additional operation module may include identification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the type of the additional operation module. Further, the main body may include identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the identification information storage means included in the additional operation module connected directly or indirectly to the main body.

  The main body may include an order determining unit that determines the order of the additional operation modules connected in series to the main body. Each of the additional operation modules includes a signal line connected in series when the additional operation module is connected in series to the main body, and a voltmeter that measures a voltage at a predetermined position on the signal line. It's okay. The main body may include a power source that applies a predetermined voltage from one end side to the signal lines connected in series. In this case, the order determining means may determine the order of the additional operation modules connected in series to the main body based on the voltage measured in each voltmeter.

  One of the plurality of additional operation modules may include a rotation mechanism between the connected portion and the input member so as to change the orientation of the input member with respect to the main body. Alternatively, one of the plurality of additional operation modules may be configured to connect to the main body or another additional operation module in a plurality of directions.

  The one additional operation module may include a determination unit that determines an orientation of the input member. For example, the one additional operation module and the main body may include a sensor that detects the posture of the additional operation module. In this case, the determination unit is provided in the one additional operation module based on a detection result by the sensor included in the main body and a detection result by the sensor included in the one additional operation module. The orientation of the input member that is provided with respect to the main body may be determined.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a usage scene of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the game system 10 includes a game machine main body 16 connected to a home television receiver 12, a camera 14 connected to the game machine main body 16, and an operation device 18 held by the player P. Yes. The game machine body 16 is a known computer game system. The camera 14 is installed, for example, on the upper surface of the television receiver 12 and projects the front of the television receiver 12. An image captured by the camera 14 is input to the game machine body 16 where it is used for various information processing. A light emitting body 20 that emits light of a specific color is attached to the tip of the operation device 18. When the player P holds the operation device 18 and moves it in front of the camera 14, light emission in a captured image by the camera 14 is performed. The position of the body 20 is recognized, and the distance between the camera 14 and the light emitter 20 is recognized according to the size of the area where the light emitter 20 is projected. And according to these information, processing of applications, such as a game, is controlled.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the game machine body 16 includes a position recognition unit 16a, an application processing unit 16b, and a communication unit 16c. The position recognition unit 16a and the application processing unit 16b are realized by executing a predetermined program in the game machine body 16 which is a computer game system. As shown in the figure, an image taken by the camera 14 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, is supplied to the position recognition unit 16a. As shown in FIG. 4, the position recognition unit 16a extracts a region where the light emitter 20 is projected in the supplied image, and acquires the coordinates (X, Y) of the center position of the light emitter 20 in the image. Further, the area of the region where the light emitter 20 is projected is calculated, and the distance between the camera 14 and the light emitter 20 is determined from the area. For example, a relational expression between the area of the region and the distance between the light emitters 20 may be stored, and the distance may be determined according to this relational expression.

  The center position coordinates (X, Y) of the light emitter 20 and the distance between the camera 14 and the light emitter 20 in the captured image thus obtained are supplied to the application processing unit 16b. In the application processing unit 16b, these pieces of information are used, for example, to move the position of the cursor displayed on the screen of the television receiver 12, or to move the position of an object arranged in the virtual game space. Or The operation device 18 is also provided with conventional operation members such as buttons, and the operation content of these members is transmitted to the game machine main body 16 by wireless communication means. On the other hand, the game machine body 16 is provided with a communication unit 16c for performing wireless communication with the operation device 18, and the application processing unit 16b also uses various operation applications received by the communication unit 16c to perform various applications such as games. Control. The application processing unit 16b generates a display image according to application processing, and this display image is displayed by the television receiver 12.

  Next, the operation device 18 will be described in detail. 5 is a front view of the operation device 18, FIG. 6 is a side view, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view. As shown in these drawings, the operation device 18 has a substantially cylindrical main body 31 extending from one end to the other end, and a light emitter 20 is provided on one end side. The illuminant 20 is composed mainly of a light-diffusing resin having a substantially spherical shell shape and a light-emitting element that emits light to the resin. Further, a connection (linkage) structure including a connection connector 28 for performing data communication with another additional operation module is provided on the other end side of the main body 31. Specifically, this connection structure includes an accommodation recess 29 provided on the other end surface of the main body 31 and a female connection connector 28 provided at the center of the bottom surface of the accommodation recess 29. The accommodating recess 29 is formed in substantially the same shape as that of the other additional operation module so as to accommodate a part of the other additional operation module, and two engaging pieces ( Engagement portions 30f and 30b that are notches that engage with the engaged portion) are provided. The engaging portions 30 f and 30 b are provided on the front side and the back side of the main body 31. Buttons 21 to 27 are provided on the surface of the main body 31, and as described above, information on whether or not these buttons 21 to 27 are pressed is transmitted to the game machine main body 16 by wireless communication means.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a control unit 32, a vibration motor 33, an acceleration sensor 34, a gyro sensor 35, a geomagnetic sensor 36, and a connection connector 28 are provided inside the main body 31. The control unit 32 is configured around a known CPU and wireless data communication means, and the detection contents of the acceleration sensor 34, the gyro sensor 35, and the geomagnetic sensor 36 are input to the control unit 32. The acceleration sensor 34 detects, for example, each acceleration (including gravitational acceleration) in the extending direction (axial direction (first axis)), front direction (second axis), and left-right direction (third axis) of the main body 31. Is a three-axis acceleration sensor that outputs the value of The gyro sensor 35 is a three-axis gyro sensor that detects the rotation speed of the main body 31 around the first to third axes. The geomagnetic sensor 36 is means for detecting the direction of geomagnetism. The control unit 32 transmits the detection contents of these sensors to the game machine body 16, and the game machine body 16 determines the movement, posture, and position of the operation device 18 based on the detection contents of these sensors. The control unit 32 supplies driving power to the vibration motor 33, and starts or stops the operation of the vibration motor 33 according to a control signal transmitted from the game machine body 16 by radio or autonomously. The control unit 32 also supplies driving power for the light emitter 20. Similarly, the controller 32 starts light emission by the light emitter 20 in accordance with a control signal transmitted wirelessly from the game machine body 16 or autonomously. Or stop it. Further, when the light emitter 20 is configured to emit light of any color as described later, the control unit 32 also controls the light emission color by the light emitter 20. A connection connector 28 is also connected to the control unit 32, and the operation content of the additional operation module is input through the connection connector 28. This operation content is also wirelessly transmitted to the game machine body 16. At this time, identification information for identifying the type of the additional operation module is stored in the additional operation module, and the identification information is read by the control unit 32. This identification information is also wirelessly transmitted to the game machine body 16. With the above configuration, the game machine body 16 can determine which type of additional operation module is connected to the operation device 18 and what operation has been performed on the additional operation module.

  Next, FIG. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the light emitter 20. As shown in the figure, the light emitter 20 is composed of a spherical shell-shaped portion having a two-layer structure of an inner shell and an outer shell, and a light emitting element 73 provided adjacent to the spherical shell portion. The outer shell of the spherical shell portion is located on the distal end side of the operation device 18, and is located on the distal end side outer shell portion 70 a formed in a hemispherical shell shape that opens to the proximal end side, and on the proximal end side of the operation device 18. And a base end side outer shell portion 70b formed in a hemispherical shell shape opened to the tip end side. A circular hole is formed in the bottom of the base-end-side outer shell portion 70b, and an attachment mechanism 75 that is a cylindrical wall that rises toward the main body 31 is provided around the hole. A screw groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the attachment mechanism 75. An opening is formed in the upper surface of the main body 31, and this opening is closed by a support base 76. An opening is formed in the center of the support base 76, and a mounted mechanism 77 that is a cylindrical wall that rises toward the inside of the main body 31 is provided around the opening. A screw groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the attachment mechanism 77, and the screw groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of the attachment mechanism 75 is screwed into this screw groove. Thus, the light emitter 20 is attached to the upper surface of the main body 31.

  A circuit board 74 on which the light emitting element 73 is mounted is attached inside the attachment mechanism 75. The light emitting element 73 is configured by an LED, for example. The light emitting element 73 emits light from a circular hole formed at the bottom of the base end side outer shell portion 70b toward the center of the spherical shell. The light emitting element 73 may include a plurality of LEDs that emit different colors. In this case, the light emission color is controlled by the control unit 32 together with the light emission timing.

  On the other hand, the inner shell is located on the distal end side of the operation device 18, and is located on the distal end side inner shell portion 71a formed in a hemispherical shell shape that opens to the proximal end side, and on the proximal end side of the operation device 18, and the distal end A proximal end inner shell portion 71b formed in a hemispherical shell shape that opens to the side. The outer diameter of the inner shell and the inner diameter of the outer shell are substantially the same, and both are in close contact. The proximal inner shell 71b is formed with a light receiving portion 72 that is a recess formed in the bottom of the outer surface. The light emitting element 73 faces the light receiving portion 72, so that the light emitted from the light emitting element 73 efficiently enters the inner shell.

  Both the front end side inner shell portion 71a and the base end side inner shell portion 71b constituting the inner shell are formed of a resin material having a light diffusion function. As this resin material, a material in which innumerable minute resin pieces, which are formed of a resin such as polycarbonate, which reflects light in a transparent resin such as polycarbonate, is encapsulated is used. On the other hand, the distal end side outer shell portion 70a and the proximal end side outer shell portion 70b constituting the outer shell are both made of a resin material having an achromatic color or a chromatic color and having translucency. As this resin material, for example, polycarbonate or the like is used. Here, a dark gray material having translucency is used as the resin material of the outer shell. The outer surface of the outer shell is mirror-finished and coated with a low reflection film.

  The light emitted from the light emitting element 73 enters the inner shell at the light receiving portion 72, the incident light diffuses inside the inner shell, and light is emitted radially from the outer surface of the inner shell. This light is attenuated slightly in the outer shell and then emitted radially outward. With such a configuration, the entire surface of the spherical light emitter 20 can be caused to emit light by the light emitting element 73 disposed on the upper surface side of the main body 31. At this time, since it has a two-layer structure consisting of an inner shell and an outer shell, and each shell has the above-described material structure, when the light emitter 20 is photographed by the camera 14, the light emitter 20 in the photographed image is displayed. A colored and translucent outer shell is clearly shown at the edge of the region, so that the size of the region where the light emitter 20 is projected can be recognized correctly.

  Next, an additional operation module attached to the base end side of the main body 31 will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the first additional operation module from the front direction. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the device from the back side. FIG. 11 is a view showing a state in which the device is attached to the main body 31 in the forward direction, and FIG. 12 is a view showing a state in which the device is attached in the reverse direction. The first additional operation module 40 has a built-in microphone, and the player P inputs sound. A substantially cylindrical portion 41 is provided. An engaged portion 43f that rises in the front direction is provided at the lower end on the front side of the accommodated portion 41, and an engaged portion 43b that rises in the rear direction on the lower end on the back side. Is provided. The engaged portion 43f is formed with a small hole for taking the sound of the player P inside. The outer diameter of the accommodated portion 41 substantially matches the inner diameter of the accommodating recess 29 of the main body 31, and the accommodated portion 71 is accommodated in the accommodating recess 29. At this time, the engaged portions 43f and 43b engage with the engaging portions 30f and 30b, respectively. A connection connector 42 is attached to the upper surface of the accommodated portion 41, and this connection connector 42 is inserted into the connection connector 28 on the main body 31 side. The engaged parts 43f and 43b have the same outer shape, the engaging parts 30f and 30b also have the same outer shape, and the engaged parts and the engaging parts have corresponding shapes. Yes. Further, the connection connectors 28 and 42 can be electrically connected to each other even in the reverse direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the engaged portion 43f engages with the engaging portion 30f provided on the front side of the main body 31, and the engaged portion 43b is connected to the main body as shown in FIG. The first additional operation module 40 can be attached to the main body 31 in both the reverse attachment state in which the engagement portion 30f provided on the front side of 31 is engaged. The first additional operation module 40 includes an acceleration sensor 47, and the detection content of the acceleration sensor 47 is transmitted to the control unit 32 and further transmitted to the game machine body 16. The game machine main body 16 also receives the detection contents of the acceleration sensor 34 of the main body 31, and by comparing these detection contents, it can be determined whether the first additional operation module is in the forward attachment state or the reverse attachment state. Judgment can be made. With the configuration described above, various usage methods of the operation device 18 can be realized.

  Next, FIG. 13 shows a second additional operation module which is another type of additional operation module. FIG. 14 shows a state in which the second additional operation module is attached to the main body 31 in the forward direction. The second additional operation module 50 includes a cylindrical portion 51 accommodated in the accommodating recess 29, a connection connector 52 attached to the upper surface thereof, and a coaxially continuous lower surface of the portion 51 to be accommodated 51. Also has an extension portion 54 having a large-diameter cylindrical shape. The accommodated portion 51 is provided with an engaged portion 63 that engages with the engaging portions 30f and 30b. An operation member 55 for inputting a direction is attached to the front surface of the extension portion 54.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the second additional operation module 50 can also be attached to the base end portion of the main body 31 instead of the first additional operation module 40. Further, similar to the first additional operation module 40, forward mounting and reverse mounting are possible with respect to the main body 31. Also in this case, the game machine main body 16 compares the detection content of the acceleration sensor 34 of the main body 31 with the detection content of the acceleration sensor 67 built in the second additional operation module 50, so that the second addition It can be determined whether the operation module 50 is in the forward mounting state or the reverse mounting state. In this way, it is possible to attach an arbitrary one of a plurality of types of additional operation modules to the main body 31, which is compared with a case where an operation member of a type not normally used is integrated with the main body 31 in advance. Thus, the weight of the operation device 18 can be reduced. Thereby, the player P can operate the operation device 18 lightly.

  Instead of being configured to be attached to the main body 31 in the forward direction and the reverse direction like the first additional operation module 40 and the second additional operation module 50, operation members in the additional operation module are provided. A rotating mechanism may be provided so that the part rotates. That is, as in the third additional operation module 60 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the accommodated portion 61 and the extension portion 64 having a larger diameter than that are integrally formed, and the connection connector 62 is connected to the accommodated portion 61. And an engaged portion 63, and a separate extension portion 66 is disposed on the lower surface side of the extension portion 64, and both the extension portions 64 and 66 are relatively moved by a rotating shaft extending in the extending direction of the main body 31. You may comprise so that rotation is possible. Even in this case, the operation member 65 provided in the extension portion 66 can be rotated with respect to the main body 31.

  Next, an operation device according to another embodiment will be described. 17 is an external perspective view of an operation device according to another embodiment, FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the light emitting module from the front direction, FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the main body module from the front direction, and FIG. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the first additional operation module from the front direction, and FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the second additional operation module from the front direction. In the operation device shown in FIG. 17, the light emitting module 140, the main body module 80, the first additional operation module 90, and the second additional operation module 100 are connected in series in this order with the front surfaces of the modules aligned. . As shown in FIG. 18, in the light emitting module 140, the light emitting body 20 is attached to the upper surface of a short cylindrical main body, and a connection connector (female connector) 142 is provided in the center of the lower surface. As shown in FIG. 19, the main body of the main body module 80 has a cylindrical shape with the same diameter as the main body of the light emitting module 140, and an operation member 83 for inputting direction information is arranged on the front surface. A connection connector (male connector) 81 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body, and a connection connector (female connector) 82 is provided at the center of the lower surface. As shown in FIG. 20, the main body of the first additional operation module 90 has a columnar shape with the same diameter as the main body of the main body module 80, and an operation member 83 made up of a plurality of buttons is arranged on the front. . Further, a stick-like operation member 94 for transmitting a signal corresponding to the tilt direction to the game machine main body 16 by tilting on the back is arranged. A connection connector (male connector) 91 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body, and a connection connector (female connector) 92 is provided at the center of the lower surface. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21, the main body of the second additional operation module 100 has a columnar shape with the same diameter as the main body of the main body module 80, and an operation member 103 made up of a single button is arranged on the front. Has been. A connection connector (male connector) 101 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body, and a connection connector (female connector) 102 is provided at the center of the lower surface.

  In the example shown in FIG. 17, the connection connector 81 of the main body module 80 is inserted into the connection connector 142 of the light emitting module 140 so that the front surfaces of both modules are aligned, and the connection connector 91 of the first additional operation module 90 is connected to the main body module 80. By inserting the connector 82 into the connector 82 so that the front surfaces of both modules are aligned, and further inserting the connection connector 101 of the second additional operation module 100 into the connection connector 92 of the second additional operation module 90 so that the front surfaces of both modules are aligned. Realized.

  In this operation device, the connection connectors 81, 91, and 101 have the same shape, and the connection connectors 82, 92, 102, and 142 have the same shape. For this reason, the connection order of each module can be changed arbitrarily. For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 22, the connection order of the first additional operation module 90 and the second additional operation module 100 is switched.

  Further, the connection connectors 81, 82, 91, 92, 101, 102, 142 may be configured such that the front surfaces of the two modules to be connected are aligned or the front surface of one module is aligned with the back surface of the other module. The electrical connection is possible. For this reason, the direction which connects each module with respect to another module is free. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 23, the first additional operation module 90 is connected to the main body module 80 so that the back surface thereof is located on the same side as the front surface of the main body module 80.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of each module of the operation device. As shown in the figure, a serial bus 120 based on a method such as I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) is formed by connecting each connection connector. The main body module 80 is provided with a control unit 110 mainly composed of a CPU and a wireless communication module. The control unit 110 includes a master communication unit 111 that controls data communication via the serial bus 120. The main body module 80 includes an acceleration sensor 113, and the detection content of the acceleration sensor 113 is input to the control unit 110. Further, a reference voltage generation unit 112 which is a generation source of the reference voltage is provided, and the reference voltage is applied to other modules connected by the connection connector 82. The control unit 110 controls the light emission timing and the light emission color in the light emitting element 73 independently or in accordance with a control signal transmitted from the game machine body 16 via the wireless communication module.

  The first additional operation module 90 is provided with a signal line extending from the connection connector 91 to the connection connector 92 as a partial section of the serial bus 120. The slave communication unit 118 is connected to this section, and data indicating the operation content in the operation members 93 and 94 is transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 118. In addition, identification information indicating the type of the first additional operation module 90 stored in a memory (not shown) is also transmitted to the master communication unit 111. Further, the first additional operation module 90 also includes an acceleration sensor 119, and the detected content is transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 118. The first additional transmission module 90 is further provided with a voltage signal line extending from the connection connector 91 to the connection connector 92, and a resistor 115 is inserted in the middle of the voltage signal line, and One end of the resistor 116 whose other end is grounded is connected to the connection connector 92 side with respect to the resistor 115. The voltage at the one end of the resistor 116 is detected by the voltmeter 117, and the content is also transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 118.

  The second additional operation module 100 has the same configuration as that of the first additional operation module 90, and a signal line extending between the connection connector 101 and the connection connector 102 is provided as a partial section of the serial bus 120. The slave communication unit 121 is connected to this section, and data indicating the operation content on the operation member 103 is transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 121. In addition, identification information indicating the type of the second additional operation module 100 stored in a memory (not shown) is also transmitted to the master communication unit 111. Further, the second additional operation module 100 also includes an acceleration sensor 125, and the detected content is transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 121. The second additional operation module 100 is further provided with a voltage signal line extending from the connection connector 101 to the connection connector 102, a resistor 123 is inserted in the middle of the voltage signal line, and One end of the resistor 124 whose other end is grounded is connected to the connection connector 102 side with respect to the resistor 123. The voltage at the one end of the resistor 124 is detected by the voltmeter 122, and the content is also transmitted to the master communication unit 111 by the slave communication unit 121.

  Information collected in the control unit 110 in this way is transmitted to the game machine body 16 by the wireless communication module. The game machine body 16 compares the voltage values transmitted from the modules and determines the connection order of the modules. That is, considering the voltage value detected by the order from the main module 80 gradually decreasing, the connection order of the modules is determined. Further, by comparing the detection contents of the acceleration sensors 113, 119, and 125 transmitted from the modules, the direction in which the modules are connected is determined. Then, the processing content of the application is changed according to the determination content. In addition, the table which recorded the connection order and voltage range in the 1st and 2nd additional operation modules 90 and 100 is hold | maintained, the voltage value detected by the voltmeters 117 and 112 is collated with this table, You may judge the connection order of oneself. In this case, the determined connection order may be notified to the control unit 110.

  As described above, if the operation device is constituted by a plurality of modules, the operation member is provided on the side surface of each module, and the connection mode of each module is flexible, the type of application executed on the game machine main body 16 is determined. Alternatively, the operation device can be freely deformed according to the preference of the player P. Moreover, in the game machine main body 16, the processing content of an application can be changed according to a connection aspect.

It is a figure which shows a mode that the operation information of a game is input using the operation device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a game system. It is a figure which shows the picked-up image by a camera. It is a figure explaining a position recognition process. It is a front view of an operation device. It is a side view of an operation device. It is a bottom view of an operation device. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the light-emitting body part of an operation device. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st additional operation module from a front direction. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st additional operation module from a back direction. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the 1st additional operation module in order. It is a figure which shows the state which reversely attached the 1st additional operation module. It is a perspective view which shows a 2nd additional operation module from a front direction. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the 2nd additional operation module in order. It is a perspective view which shows a 3rd additional operation module from a front direction. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the 3rd additional operation module in order. It is an external appearance perspective view of the operation device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a light emitting module. It is a perspective view which shows a main body module. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st additional operation module. It is a perspective view which shows a 2nd additional operation module. It is a figure which shows the state which connected each module in the other aspect. It is a figure which shows the state which connected each module in the further another aspect. It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of each module of an operation device.

Explanation of symbols

  10 game system, 12 television receiver, 14 camera, 16 game machine body, 16a position recognition unit, 16b application processing unit, 16c communication unit, 18 operation device, 20 light emitter, 21-27 buttons, 28, 81, 91, 101, 141 connector, 29 housing recess, 30b, 30f engaging part, 31 body, 32 control part, 33 vibration motor, 34, 47, 57, 67, 113, 119, 125, 130 acceleration sensor, 35 gyro sensor, 36 geomagnetic sensor, 40 first additional operation module, 41, 51, 61, 71 receiving portion, 42, 52, 62, 82, 92, 102, 142 connecting connector, 43f, 43b, 63 engaged portion, 50 Second additional operation module, 54, 64, 66 extension, 55, 65, 83, 93, 4,103 operation member, 60 third additional operation module, 70a distal end outer shell, 70b proximal end outer shell, 71a distal end inner shell, 71b proximal end inner shell, 72 light receiving portion, 73 light emission Element, 74 Circuit board, 75 Mounting mechanism, 76 Support base, 77 Mounted mechanism, 80 Main body module, 90 First additional operation module, 100 Second additional operation module, 110 Control unit, 111 Master communication unit, 112 Voltage generator, 115, 116, 123, 124 resistance, 117, 122, 127 voltmeter, 118, 121, 126 Slave communication unit, 120 serial bus, 140 Light emitter.

Claims (10)

A main body having a shape extending from one end to the other end;
A light emitter provided at the one end of the main body;
A connection unit provided at the other end of the main body and connected to any one of a plurality of other operation devices;
An operation device comprising: A plurality of additional operation modules each having an input member for inputting information;
A main body having a shape extending from one end to the other end;
A light emitter provided on the one end side of the main body;
A connecting portion provided on the other end side of the main body and connected to any one of the plurality of additional operation modules;
An operation device comprising: The operation device according to claim 2,
One of the plurality of additional operation modules is provided on the opposite side of the connected portion connected to the connecting portion, and the other one of the plurality of additional devices is connected in series. An additional connecting part having the same shape as the connecting part of the main body,
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to claim 3,
Each of the additional operation modules includes identification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the type of the additional operation module,
The main body includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the identification information storage means included in the additional operation module connected directly or indirectly to the main body,
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The main body includes order determining means for determining the order of the additional operation modules connected in series to the main body.
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to claim 5,
Each of the additional operation modules includes a signal line connected in series when the additional operation module is connected in series to the main body, and a voltmeter that measures a voltage at a predetermined position on the signal line. ,
The main body includes a power source that applies a predetermined voltage from one end side to the signal lines connected in series,
The order determining means determines the order of the additional operation modules connected in series to the main body based on the voltage measured in each voltmeter.
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
One of the plurality of additional operation modules includes a rotation mechanism between the connected portion and the input member so as to change the orientation of the input member with respect to the main body.
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
One of the plurality of additional operation modules is configured to connect to the main body or the other additional operation modules in a plurality of orientations,
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to claim 7 or 8,
Determining means for determining an orientation of the input member provided in the one additional operation module;
An operation device characterized by that. The operation device according to claim 9,
The one additional operation module and the main body include a sensor that detects a posture of the additional operation module,
The determination means is provided in the one additional operation module based on a detection result by the sensor included in the main body and a detection result by the sensor included in the one additional operation module. Determining the orientation of the input member relative to the body;
An operation device characterized by that.

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