JP5285901B2 - Card game device, card game program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card game device and a card game program that execute game processing based on the arrangement of cards.

  In recent years, various card game devices that read data recorded on a card and advance a game have been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the image display system described in Patent Document 1, on the displayed card image, an object corresponding to the identification information of the card (human or animal, or a main character appearing in a TV program or an animated movie) is imitated. Character) is superimposed and displayed. For example, in the case of a video game, it is possible to realize a battle game in which a character appearing from a card moves to a predetermined position and executes a battle.

In the image display system of Patent Document 1, a plurality of cards placed on a desk, a table, or the like are imaged with a CCD camera and displayed on the monitor screen, and on the images of the plurality of cards displayed on the monitor screen, An image of an object (character) corresponding to each card can be superimposed and displayed.
JP-A-2005-230139

  As described above, in the conventional image display system (card game device) described in Patent Document 1, a character image corresponding to a card is superimposed and displayed on an image obtained by photographing the card to execute the game. It was possible to provide a game that fuses card games and video games.

  However, the shape of the character superimposed on the card image is predetermined for the card, and the ability (function) of the character in the game is also predetermined and has not changed. .

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to diversify the game by changing objects such as characters used in the game by combining a plurality of cards. The object is to provide a card game device and a card game program.

The present invention provides an image photographing means for photographing an image including a plurality of cards, a card identifying means for identifying the order and position of the plurality of cards arranged from the image photographed by the image photographing means, and the card Relative position detecting means for detecting relative positions of the plurality of cards included in the image photographed by the image photographing means based on the arrangement of the plurality of cards identified by the identifying means; and the image photographing means The movement detection means for detecting that the card has been moved from the image taken by the step, the relative positional relationship between the plurality of cards detected by the relative position detection means, and the movement detected by the movement detection means depending on the order in which the card is placed, the object generation means for generating an object to be displayed on the screen, the object generation means An image display means for displaying an image including the generated object Ri, characterized by comprising a game processing means for executing a game using the object generated by said object generating means.

  According to the present invention, since an object such as a character is generated based on the relative positions of a plurality of arranged cards, the card game can be executed by changing the objects by changing the arrangement of the cards. It is possible to diversify the card game.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the card game apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the card game apparatus has an operation table 11 formed on the upper surface of a main body cabinet 10. A play screen 15 is provided at the center of the operation table 11, and buttons 13 and a joystick 14 are provided on both sides thereof. A card reader 16 is provided in front of the play screen 15, and a card payout port 17 and a coin insertion port 18 are provided on both sides. In the operation table 11, the player performs an operation on a card or the like.

  The play screen 15 is formed to be translucent, for example, and is used for data input by a card and display according to the input data. Below the play screen 15 in the main body cabinet 10, a CCD camera 22 (described later) that captures an image including a card placed on the play screen 15 and a projector 26 that projects an image onto the play screen 15. (Described later) is provided.

  The card reader 16 reads / writes data from / to a dedicated card (IC card) different from the card placed on the play screen 15, for example, capable of recording player information. The card payout port 17 discharges a card paid out to the player according to a game result or the like. The coin insertion slot 18 is used for inserting coins as a game play fee.

  The upper cabinet 12 is provided with a liquid crystal monitor 19 so as to face the player sitting in front of the operation table 11. On the liquid crystal monitor 19, a card placed on the play screen 15, a game screen of a game that progresses in response to an operation on the button 13 or the joystick 14, and the like are displayed.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration for image acquisition in the card game apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the lower part of the play screen 15.

  As shown in FIG. 2, LED mounting boards 20 are disposed along the four sides of the play screen 15 at the lower portion of the play screen 15. A plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are mounted on the LED mounting substrate 20 and, for example, infrared rays are irradiated from the lower surface side of the play screen 15.

  A CCD camera 22 is disposed below the play screen 15. The CCD camera 22 receives infrared light emitted from the LED mounting substrate 20 (LED) and reflected by a card placed on the play screen 15 to capture an image. An image photographed by the CCD camera 22 is input and processed by the control device 24, and data recorded on the card is identified.

  A projector 26 is installed below the play screen 15. The projector 26 can make the player visually recognize the play screen 15 from the upper surface side by projecting an image from the lower surface side.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card game device according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, a projector 26 is installed below the play screen 15 in addition to the LED mounting substrate 20 and the CCD camera 22, and each is controlled by the control device 24.

  The control device 24 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and realizes various functions by executing various programs (including card game programs) stored in the memory. Functions realized by the control device 24 include an LED control unit 30, an image input unit 31, an image processing unit 32 (an image determination unit 34, a card identification unit 35, a relative position detection unit 36, a movement detection unit 37), and a game process. The functions of the unit 40 (character generation unit 42), the database unit 41, and the image output unit 43 are included.

  The LED control unit 30 causes the LED mounted on the LED mounting substrate 20 to emit light.

  The image input unit 31 inputs images taken by the CCD camera 22 in time series. The image input unit 31 inputs the images in time series so that the image processing unit 32 can identify the change of the card placed on the play screen 15.

  The image processing unit 32 performs various processes on the image input from the image input unit 31, and includes an image determination unit 34, a card identification unit 35, a relative position detection unit 36, and a movement detection unit 37.

  The image discriminating unit 34 discriminates a portion corresponding to the card from the image input from the image input unit 31. For example, the image determination unit 34 determines an image area corresponding to a card.

  The card identifying unit 35 identifies the position where the card is arranged based on the image area corresponding to the card determined by the image determining unit 34. The card identifying unit 35 identifies data recorded on the card (for example, a two-dimensional pattern shown in FIG. 4 to be described later), and detects the orientation and type of the card based on this data. To do.

  The relative position detection unit 36 detects the relative positional relationship between the cards based on the arrangement of the cards identified by the card identification unit 35. That is, the relative position detection unit 36 detects the distance between the cards, the relationship between the directions of the cards (same direction, different direction, arrangement angle) and the like.

  The movement detection unit 37 detects the direction in which the card is moved from the initial position (set position) where the card is first placed based on the change of the image input in time series by the image input unit 31. .

  The game processing unit 40 advances the game in accordance with the result of the image processing by the image processing unit 32. For example, the game processing unit 40 is recorded on the card identified by the image discrimination unit 34 and the card identified by the card identification unit 35. The game is controlled in accordance with the data and the content of the instruction according to the operation of the button 13 or the joystick 14 by the player. The game processing unit 40 generates an image to be projected on the play screen 15 by the projector 26 according to the progress of the game. The game processing unit 40 has a character generation unit 42. The character generation unit 42 is an object used in the game, such as a game, based on the type of card identified by the card identification unit 35, the relative positional relationship of a plurality of cards detected by the relative position detection unit 36, and the like. A character that operates in response to an instruction from the player is generated. The game processing unit 40 controls the game by changing the ability (function) of the character during the game in accordance with the change of the character generated by the character generating unit 42.

  The database unit 41 stores various data related to the game executed by the card game device. For example, the image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 19, the image projected on the play screen 15 by the projector 26, and the progress of the game are controlled. Control data, data referred to in image processing in the image processing unit 32, and the like are stored.

  The image output unit 43 causes the projector 26 to project the image created by the game processing unit 40 onto the play screen 15 or display the image on the liquid crystal monitor 19.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a two-dimensional matrix pattern as data recorded on a card used in the card game apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, a two-dimensional matrix pattern is shown by an 8 × 8 dot pattern.

  The two-dimensional matrix pattern is a pattern attached to a predetermined position (for example, near one corner) of the card. The two-dimensional matrix pattern identifies the card type and the direction in which the card is arranged (in the second embodiment, further tilted). ) Is detected.

  The two-dimensional matrix pattern shown in FIG. 4 forms a square pattern on the outer periphery, black areas (filled areas) are provided at three corners inside the square pattern, and a blank area is formed at the remaining one corner. Is provided. For example, by attaching a two-dimensional matrix pattern so that the blank area coincides with the upper left of the card, the card is placed in any direction by detecting the position of the blank area in the two-dimensional matrix pattern. It can be detected.

  Further, areas other than the black solid area and the black area provided at the four corners in the square pattern can be arbitrarily set as a black solid area or a black area depending on the card. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when there is an area for 20 dots, a different pattern can be expressed depending on the combination of the solid black areas or the blank areas (2 to the 20th power). By determining a pattern for each type of card, the type of card can be determined by identifying this pattern.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a two-dimensional matrix pattern with an 8 × 8 dot pattern, but the format of data attached to the card is not limited to this, and the card type and the card are arranged. Any pattern can be used as long as the orientation can be identified.

Next, the operation of the card game apparatus in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
When the card game device starts a game, the CCD camera 22 takes an image from the lower surface side of the play screen 15. The control device 24 inputs an image photographed by the CCD camera 22 by the image input unit 31 (step A1).

  The image processing unit 32 determines an image area corresponding to the card placed on the play screen 15 from the image input by the image input unit 31 (step A2). The card identifying unit 35 identifies data for each card when the image determining unit 34 determines image areas corresponding to a plurality of cards.

  Here, the card identifying unit 35 detects a two-dimensional matrix pattern from the image area discriminated by the image discriminating unit 34, and when data is read from the two-dimensional matrix pattern, the correct card used in the game is detected. It recognizes that it is placed and identifies the location where the card is placed. The card identifying unit 35 determines the direction in which the card is arranged and the type of the card based on the detection result of the two-dimensional matrix pattern (steps A3 and A4).

  Next, when there are a plurality of cards whose two-dimensional matrix patterns are detected by the card identification unit 35, the relative position detection unit 36 detects the relative positional relationship between the cards. For example, the relative position detection unit 36 detects a distance between cards, a relationship of orientations between cards (same direction, different direction, arrangement angle), and the like.

  The movement detection unit 37 detects whether the card position identified by the card identification unit 35 is moved. That is, the movement detection unit 37 stores the position of each card detected with respect to the image input by the image input unit 31 last time, and is identified by the stored card position and the card identification unit 35. Compare the card position. If there is a change in the position of the same card, it is determined that the card has been moved. When the card is moved (step A6, Yes), the movement detection unit 37 detects the movement direction (step A7).

  The character generation unit 42 of the game processing unit 40 generates a character used in the game according to the relationship between the relative positions of the plurality of cards detected by the image processing unit 32 (step A8). Details of the character generated by the character generation unit 42 in accordance with the relative position of the card will be described later.

  The game processing unit 40 uses the character generated by the character generation unit 42 to execute game processing based on the card data identified by the card identification unit 35 (step A9). The game processing unit 40 changes the ability (function, etc.) of the character during the game in accordance with the change in the shape of the character generated by the character generation unit 42 according to the change in the card arrangement. Can be advanced. In addition, the game processing unit 40 can change the function of the character during the game in accordance with the combination of a plurality of cards or the movement of the card detected by the movement detection unit 37.

  The game processing unit 40 generates a game image including the character generated by the character generation unit 42 according to the progress of the game process, and outputs the game image to the image output unit 43.

  The image output unit 43 outputs the game image generated by the game processing unit 40 to the liquid crystal monitor 19 or the projector 26 (step A10).

  Hereinafter, as described above, when the arrangement of a plurality of cards related to character generation is changed by the player based on images continuously input from the CCD camera 22, the control device 24 changes. In addition to dynamically changing the shape of the character according to the relative positional relationship of the cards, it is possible to advance the game by changing the ability of the character in the game.

  Next, specific examples of characters generated according to the arrangement of a plurality of cards will be described. The card game device according to the first embodiment executes a game in which an obstacle generated in the game space is cleared using a character generated by arranging a plurality of cards. Here, in order to simplify the description, an example in which a character is generated using two cards will be described. Further, in order to make it easy to understand how the shape changes according to the arrangement of a plurality of cards, a character representing a liquid (soft body, slime) creature is generated. The volume of the character is expressed in proportion to the number of cards used for character generation. For example, it is generated so as to have a volume of 100 cc with respect to one card, and is expressed as having 200 cc for two cards and 300 cc for three cards.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B show an outline of a character generated according to the distance between the arranged cards. It is assumed that a plurality of cards are arranged in the same direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (a), when the width between the cards is widened side by side, the character is widened according to the width between the cards, and the volume determined by the number of cards is constant. Therefore, the thickness is changed to be thin. On the contrary, when the width between the cards is narrowed in the side-by-side arrangement, the character is deformed so that the length is narrowed according to the width between the cards and the thickness is increased.

  Further, when the character becomes thinner than a predetermined thickness (or when the width between cards becomes wider than a predetermined value), the ability of the character is “covers over a wide area”. When the character becomes thicker than a predetermined thickness (or when the width between cards becomes narrower than a predetermined value), the character has the ability to “jack up things”. The game processing unit 40 executes game processing according to the ability that changes according to the shape of the character.

  FIG. 7A shows an example of a character shape generated when the card width is wide, and FIG. 7B shows an example of a character shape generated when the card width is narrow. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, since the volume of the character is constant, the thickness is changed according to the change in the length of the character.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the distance between the cards is shortened in the vertical arrangement, the character is thickened so that the thickness determined by the number of cards is constant. Deformed. Conversely, when the distance between the cards is increased, the character is deformed so that the thickness becomes thinner in accordance with the distance between the cards.

  FIG. 7C shows an example of the shape of a character generated when the distance between vertically arranged cards is short, and FIG. 7D shows the shape of the character generated when the distance between cards is long. An example is shown. As shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, since the volume of the character is constant, the thickness is changed according to the change in the length of the character.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B show an outline of a character generated in accordance with the difference in the orientation of the arranged cards.

FIG. 8A shows a shape corresponding to a difference in card orientation when vertically arranged. In the case of vertical alignment, it is assumed that there is no difference between the case where the card orientation is different and the case where the card orientation is different. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. Is deformed into a concave shape. Conversely, if the card orientation is different inward when side by side, the character is deformed into a convex shape.

  In addition, the ability when the character is deformed into a concave shape is “to collect liquid”, and the ability when the character is deformed into a convex shape is to “receive a fallen object”. The game processing unit 40 executes game processing according to the ability that changes according to the shape of the character.

  FIG. 9A shows an example of a character shape generated when the cards are arranged side by side, and FIG. 9B shows an example of the character shape generated when the cards are arranged inward. An example of the character shape is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, since the shape of the character is changed according to the distance and orientation between the cards, the placement position of the card is determined while predicting the shape of the character generated when placing the card. be able to. For this reason, by changing the arrangement of the cards in accordance with the game execution situation, the shape of the character and the ability of the character can be changed to deal with obstacles and the like given in the game space. In this way, the character can be changed according to the arrangement of the cards, and the game can be advanced using this character, so that the game content can be diversified.

  In the above description, an example in which a character is generated using two cards is described, but a character is generated in accordance with the positional relationship of each card even by a combination of three or more cards. And In addition, simple characters are used as examples. For characters with complicated structures such as humanoids, animal types, vehicles, and structures, not only the distance and orientation between cards but also each card is placed. You may make it produce | generate a character based on other positional relationships, such as a combination of direction. Further, as described above, not only the shape of the entire character is changed, but only a part of the character may be deformed by the arrangement of a plurality of cards.

  Next, a specific example of changing a character's ability according to the arrangement and movement of a plurality of cards will be described. In the card game device according to the first embodiment, not only a character is generated by arrangement of a plurality of cards, but also the ability of the character can be changed by arrangement of a plurality of cards.

  FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C schematically show the abilities of characters set by a plurality of cards. Here, it is assumed that the game uses a plurality of directional cards to fire an attack (magic) in the game space.

  FIG. 10A shows the types of cards used and the abilities to be executed in the game corresponding to each card. For example, a “red” type card can instruct the execution of a flame-based magic. Similarly, the “blue” type card can instruct the execution of water system magic, and the “green” type card can instruct execution of the wind system magic.

  FIG. 11 shows the basic operation for the card. As shown in FIG. 11, an operation to place (set) the card (FIG. 11 (a)) and an operation to move (slow) the card (FIG. 11 (b)) can be performed on the card. This direction can be indicated by the slow direction as shown in FIG. For example, when the set card is thrown rightward as shown in FIG. 11 (c1), an attack to the right is instructed, and as shown in FIG. 11 (c2), the card is moved upward. When thrown, it is determined that an upward attack is instructed.

  FIG. 10B shows an example of the ability (magic content) and the influence range of the character executed when the card is used alone and thrown. As shown in FIG. 10B, the ability (magic) and the influence range are set for each type of card of “red”, “green”, and “blue”.

  FIG. 10C shows an example of the ability (magic content) of a character executed when a plurality of cards are used in combination and any type of card is thrown. As shown in FIG. 10C, different abilities (magic) are set depending on the combination of cards and the difference between thrown cards.

FIGS. 12 to 16 show specific examples of the ability (attack) given to the character when the card is thrown.
FIG. 12 shows an example in which a “red” type card is used. When a “red” card is thrown, a fireball (flame system) is used to attack in a straight line.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, when one card is thrown, the attack by the character is controlled with a range: short, power: small, and bullets: small.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when a plurality of cards (here, three) are combined, the last set card is thrown. In this case, since a plurality of cards are used in combination, the game is controlled with range: long, power: large, ammunition number: many.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), when the width in which a plurality of cards are arranged is narrowed, the landing scatter field (attack range) is narrowed (concentrated attack), and shown in FIG. 12 (d). As described above, when the width in which a plurality of cards are arranged is widened, the game is controlled so as to widen the landing dispersion field (diffusion attack).

  FIG. 13 shows an example in which a “blue” type card is used. When a “blue” card is thrown, the character is attacked by a water tornado (water system).

  As shown in FIG. 13A, when one card is thrown, the game is controlled with an attack by the character in a range: narrow, power: small, and bullets: small. When a plurality of cards are used in combination, as shown in FIGS. 13B, 13C and 13D, it is almost the same as the case where the “red” card shown in FIG. 12 is used. The game is controlled. Details are omitted.

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which a “green” type card is used. When a “green” card is thrown, an attack from a character with a sickle cage (wind system) to a predetermined range is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, when one card is thrown, the game is controlled with an attack by the character as a range: short and power: small. When a plurality of cards are used in combination, as shown in FIGS. 14B, 14C and 14D, it is almost the same as the case where the “red” card shown in FIG. 12 is used. The game is controlled. Details are omitted.

FIGS. 15 and 16 are diagrams showing the ability to change depending on the combination of cards shown in FIG. 10C and the thrown cards.
FIG. 15A shows an example in which a “fireball” is attacked by a combination of three “red” cards.
FIG. 15B shows an example in which an attack by “water vapor explosion” is performed by a combination of two set “red” cards and thrown “blue” cards.
FIG. 15 (c) shows an example in which an attack by “Fire Tornado” is performed by a combination of two set “red” cards and thrown “green” cards.
FIG. 15D shows an example in which an attack by “tsunami” is performed by a combination of two set “blue” cards and thrown “red” cards.
FIG. 15 (e) shows an example in which an attack by “water tornado” is performed by combining three “blue” cards.
FIG. 15 (f) shows an example in which an “ice tornado” attack is performed by a combination of two set “blue” cards and thrown “green” cards.

FIG. 16A shows an example in which an attack by “flame radiation” is performed by a combination of two set “green” cards and thrown “red” cards.
FIG. 16B shows an example in which an attack by “high pressure water flow” is performed by a combination of two set “green” cards and thrown “blue” cards.
FIG. 16C shows an example in which an attack with “Kamage” is performed by combining three “green” cards.
In the examples shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the difference in the relative positional relationship between a plurality of cards is not described. However, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the relative positional relationship between the cards (distance between the cards) is not illustrated. The content of the attack shall be changed due to the difference. Also, in the case of a combination of four or more cards (including cases where different types of cards are mixed), depending on the combination of the card arrangement relationship, card combination, thrown card direction and type, etc., The game can be executed by changing the ability of the character. Moreover, in the example mentioned above, although the card | curd arrange | positioned in the center shall be thrown, you may make it throw the card | curd arrange | positioned in another position. In this case, the attack content (ability), attack range, attack direction, etc. may be changed according to the position of the thrown card. Further, although the case where the ability (magic) is changed by a plurality of cards has been described, the character shape may be changed together with the ability according to the combination and arrangement of the plurality of cards.

  In this way, the game content can be changed by a combination of a plurality of cards and the movement (slow) of the cards, so that the game content can be diversified.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the card placed on the play screen 15 provided in the card game apparatus is photographed by the fixed CCD camera 22 arranged at the lower part of the play screen 15, but the second embodiment. Then, it is set as the structure by which the camera position which image | photographs a card | curd is changed arbitrarily.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the camera-equipped terminal device 48 (card game device) in the second embodiment. The camera-equipped terminal device 48 according to the second embodiment is realized by a device capable of shooting a moving image such as a camera-equipped mobile phone, a camera-equipped PDA (personal digital assistant), a camera-equipped personal computer, a digital camera, or a digital video camera. Is possible.

  The camera-equipped terminal device 48 operates as a card game device that can capture a moving image including a card, generate a character corresponding to the type and arrangement of the card, and display the character superimposed on the captured image. As shown in FIG. 17, the camera-equipped terminal device 48 includes a camera 50, an image input unit 51, an image processing unit 52 (an image determination unit 54, a card identification unit 55, a relative position detection unit 56, a movement detection unit 57), a character. A control unit 60 (character generation unit 62), a database unit 61, an image output unit 63, and a display 64 are provided. Detailed description of the configuration common to FIG. 3 in the first embodiment will be omitted, and functions specific to the second embodiment will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the camera-equipped terminal device 48 of the second embodiment captures a moving image including a card from above the card with the camera 50 and inputs the moving image with the image input unit 51. The moving image input by the image input unit 51 is displayed on the display 64 in real time via the image output unit 63.

  In the image processing unit 52, an image region corresponding to a card is extracted from the moving image by the image determining unit 54, and a two-dimensional matrix pattern (FIG. 4) is identified by the card identifying unit 55 for this image region. As shown in FIG. 4, the two-dimensional matrix pattern forms a square pattern on the outer periphery. Therefore, the card identifying unit 55 determines whether the card has a ratio of the lengths of the sides of the square pattern and the angle formed by the sides. On the other hand, it is possible to identify the inclination angle at which an image is taken. Also, assuming that the size of the two-dimensional matrix pattern attached to each card is the same, the movement detecting unit 57 determines the relative positional relationship between the card and the camera-equipped terminal device 48 by changing the size of the two-dimensional matrix pattern. Change (approaching, moving away) can be identified. Similarly to the first embodiment, when a plurality of cards are included in the image, the relative positional relationship between the cards can be identified.

  The character generation unit 62 generates a character according to the relationship between the relative positions of a plurality of cards in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The character control unit 60 controls the movement of the character according to the inclination angle with respect to the card detected by the image processing unit 52, the relative position change with the card, and the relative positional relationship between the cards, and the image output unit 63 It is superimposed on the photographed image and displayed on the display 64.

  Since the terminal device with camera 48 can arbitrarily change the position with respect to the card, the card in the image taken by the camera 50 also changes. Therefore, the character can be changed according to the change of the moving image accompanying the change in the position of the terminal device with camera 48. In addition, since the character is superimposed on the captured moving image and displayed on the display 64, for example, a state in which the player touches the character with a hand can be captured as a moving image. In this case, by identifying the position touched by the character in the image processing unit 52, the character control unit 60 can change the action of the character according to the identification result.

  For example, an image is captured using a glove of a specific color so that the player's hand can be easily identified, and the position in the screen displaying the character and the specific color area corresponding to the player's hand are one. Identify what you are doing. Then, for example, when the character is an animal, when it is identified that the operation of stroking the head is performed, the character motion is controlled so that the character is happy.

  Note that the camera-equipped terminal device 48 of the second embodiment is a card game device that superimposes and displays a character on a moving image shot by the camera 50, but only the camera 50 is used in the card game device of the first embodiment. It is good also as a structure which can image | photograph the moving image containing a card | curd from arbitrary directions as a portable type. In this case, a character is generated based on a moving image including a card photographed by the camera 50, a game using the character is executed, and a game screen is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 19.

  In addition, the movement of the character can be controlled in accordance with a change in the relative positional relationship between the camera 50 and the card. For example, the moving speed of the character is changed according to the tilt angle of the camera 50 with respect to the card, or the moving direction (front / back / left / right direction) of the character is set according to the shooting direction of the camera 50 with respect to the positive direction of the card. Can do.

  Further, the movement of the character in the vertical direction can be controlled in accordance with the change in the distance between the card and the terminal device with camera 48. For example, when the distance between the terminal device with camera 48 and the card is suddenly shortened, the character can be controlled to jump.

  In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the camera position for photographing the card can be arbitrarily changed, the game contents can be diversified by giving the game a change.

  In the above description, the character used in the game is generated according to the arrangement of the cards, but various objects used in the game other than the character can be generated in the same manner. For example, a structure or terrain represented in the game space may be similarly deformed according to the arrangement of the cards.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  In addition, the method described in the embodiment uses, as a program (software means) that can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (flexible disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), and a semiconductor memory. It can also be stored in a recording medium such as (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side also includes a setting program that configures in the computer software means (including not only the execution program but also a table and data structure) that is executed by the computer. A computer that implements the present apparatus reads the program recorded on the recording medium, constructs software means by a setting program in some cases, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation by the software means. The recording medium referred to in this specification is not limited to distribution, but includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a computer or a device connected via a network.

The figure which shows the external appearance structure of the card game apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the structure for the image acquisition in the card game apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the card game apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the two-dimensional matrix pattern used with the card game device of 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the card game apparatus in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the outline of the character produced | generated according to the distance between the cards arrange | positioned. The figure which shows the specific example of the character produced | generated according to the distance between cards. The figure which shows the outline of the character produced | generated according to the difference in direction of the card | curd arrange | positioned. The figure which shows the specific example of the character produced | generated according to the difference in direction of a card | curd. The figure which shows the outline of the capability which the character set by several cards has. The figure which shows the basics of operation with respect to a card | curd. The figure which shows the specific example of the capability (attack) given to the character when the card | curd of a "red" kind is used. The figure which shows the specific example of the capability (attack) given to the character when the card | curd of a kind of "blue" is used. The figure which shows the specific example of the capability (attack) given to the character when the card | curd of a "green" kind is used. The figure which shows the ability to change with the difference between the combination of a card and the card thrown. The figure which shows the ability to change with the difference between the combination of a card and the card thrown. The block diagram which shows the function structure of the terminal device 48 with a camera in 2nd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the imaging position with respect to the card | curd by the terminal device 48 with a camera (card game device) of 2nd Embodiment.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main body cabinet, 11 ... Operation table, 12 ... Upper cabinet, 13 ... Button, 14 ... Joystick, 15 ... Play screen, 16 ... Card reader, 17 ... Card dispensing slot, 18 ... Coin insertion slot, 19 ... LCD monitor, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... LED mounting board, 22 ... CCD camera, 24 ... Control apparatus, 26 ... Projector, 30 ... LED control part, 31, 51 ... Image input part, 32, 52 ... Image processing part, 34, 54 ... Image discrimination | determination part, 35, 55 ... card identification part, 36, 56 ... relative position detection part, 37, 57 ... movement detection part, 40 ... game processing part, 41, 61 ... database part, 42, 62 ... character generation part, 43, 63 ... Image output unit 48... Terminal device with camera 48, 50.

Claims (6)

Image photographing means for photographing an image including a plurality of cards;
Card identifying means for identifying the order and position of the plurality of cards from the image photographed by the image photographing means;
Based on the arrangement of the plurality of cards identified by the card identifying means, a relative position detecting means for detecting a relative position of the plurality of cards included in an image photographed by the image photographing means;
Movement detecting means for detecting that the card has been moved from an image photographed by the image photographing means;
Object generation for generating an object to be displayed on the screen according to the relative positional relationship of the plurality of cards detected by the relative position detection means and the order in which the cards whose movement is detected by the movement detection means are arranged Means,
Image display means for displaying an image including the object generated by the object generation means ;
A card game device comprising: game processing means for executing a game using the object generated by the object generation means . 2. The card game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object generation means changes the shape of the object based on a relative positional relationship between the plurality of cards detected by the relative position detection means. Data that can identify the orientation of the card is recorded on the card,
The card identifying means identifies data recorded on the card, detects the direction in which the card is arranged,
The object generation unit generates an object based on a relative positional relationship between the plurality of cards and an orientation in which the card detected by the card identification unit is arranged. The card game device according to claim 2. In the card, data capable of identifying the type of the card is recorded,
The card identifying means identifies data recorded on the card, detects the type of the card,
2. The object generation unit according to claim 1, wherein the object generation unit generates an object based on a combination of a relative positional relationship between the plurality of cards and a type of the card detected by the card identification unit. Item 3. A card game device according to item 2. The game processing means changes the ability of the object during the game in accordance with a change in the shape of the object generated by the object generation means in response to a change in the arrangement of the cards. The card game device according to claim 2. Computer
Image photographing means for photographing an image including a plurality of cards;
Card identifying means for identifying the order and position of the plurality of cards from the image photographed by the image photographing means;
Relative position detection means for detecting relative positions of the plurality of cards included in the image photographed by the image photographing means based on the plurality of arrangements identified by the card identifying means;
Movement detecting means for detecting that the card has been moved from an image photographed by the image photographing means;
Object generation for generating an object to be displayed on the screen according to the relative positional relationship of the plurality of cards detected by the relative position detection means and the order in which the cards whose movement is detected by the movement detection means are arranged Means,
Image display means for displaying an image including the object generated by the object generation means ;
Card game program for operating as a game processing means for executing a game using an object generated by said object generating means.

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