JP5507955B2 - Character image editing server and character image editing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a character image editing server and a character image editing system for characters appearing in play.

Conventionally, there has been a game device that generates an image of an object in a virtual space (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, in the conventional game device, the game device performs image generation processing, and the player cannot generate (edit) images. This is because if the player can generate an image, the player occupies the game device to generate the image, and the operating rate of the game device decreases. Also, the image generation work of the player is very complicated, requires specialized knowledge of image generation, and the player cannot easily generate an image.

JP 2000-57371 A

  An object of the present invention is to perform character image editing that can be played using an original character image edited by the player without reducing the operating rate of the game machine, and the image generation operation is simple. A server and a character image editing system are provided.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

A first aspect of the present invention is a character image editing server that is communicably connected via a communication network between a game machine and a information communication terminal in which a player operates a character (A) appearing in a virtual space. A character image storage unit (43) for storing a character image (43a) which is a three-dimensional image of the character, and a plurality of two-dimensional images to be pasted on each part (51d to 51h) of the character surface. A pasting element storage unit (33) for storing elements (33a to 33e), and selection of each part of the character surface and pasting to the selected part according to the operation of the player at the information communication terminal. A selection receiving unit (61) for receiving selection of the pasting element to be performed, and the character of the character image storage unit in response to reception of the selection receiving unit. The image is updated to a pasted character image (43b) that is a character image in which the selected pasting element is pasted on each selected part, and used for play in accordance with the player's operation on the game machine. An image management control unit (62) that transmits the pasted character image to the game machine as a three-dimensional image of a character.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the character image editing server of the first aspect, a character development image (81), which is a two-dimensional image of the character (A) surface developed, is displayed on the display unit (72) of the information communication terminal. A display image control unit (63) for displaying is provided, and the selection receiving unit (61) is configured to display each portion (51d) of the character surface based on the character development image displayed on the display unit by the display image control unit. To 51h), the character image editing server is characterized by receiving selection of each part (81d to 81h).
According to a third invention, in the character image editing server of the first or second invention, a plurality of the pasting elements (in the pasting element storage unit (33)) are displayed on the display unit (72) of the information communication terminal (70). 33a to 33e), and the selection receiving unit (61) receives selection of the plurality of pasting elements displayed on the display unit by the display image control unit. It is a character image editing server characterized.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the character image editing server according to any one of the first to third aspects, the portions (51d to 51h) on the surface of the character (A) and the pasting elements ( 33a to 33e), a pasted partial image storage unit (51c) that stores a pasted partial image (51i) that is a three-dimensional image in a state of pasting, and the image management control unit (62) accepts the selection Character image editing characterized by selecting and reading out the pasted partial image of the pasted partial image storage unit and generating the pasted character image (43b) in response to acceptance of the unit (61) It is a server.
According to a fifth invention, in the character image editing server according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, the image management control unit (62) transfers at least the pasted character image (43b) to the game machine (10). The character image editing server is characterized in that the pasted character image is controlled so as not to be displayed on the display unit (72) of the information communication terminal (70) before being transmitted to .
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the character image editing server according to the fifth aspect, the image management control unit (62) transmits the pasted character image (43b) to the game machine (10), and then pastes the pasted character image. The character image editing server is characterized in that control is performed so that the completed character image (43b) can be viewed on the display unit (72) of the information communication terminal (70).
In a seventh aspect of the character image editing server according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the image management control unit, regardless of whether or not the pasted character image is transmitted to the game machine, A character image editing server characterized in that transmission of the pasted character image to the information communication terminal is permitted in response to a request from the information communication terminal.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game machine in which the character image editing server (20) according to any one of the first to seventh aspects and the character image editing server are connected by the communication network (2). 10) and the information communication terminal (70).

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the present invention, the character image is updated to the pasted character image with the pasting element pasted according to the operation of the player of the information communication terminal, and the pasted character image is displayed according to the operation of the player of the game machine. Since it is transmitted to the game machine, the player can play using the original character image edited by the player.
In addition, since the present invention can edit a character image using an information communication terminal instead of a game machine, for example, even when a game machine is installed in a store, the character image can be edited. Therefore, the player does not occupy the game machine, and the operating rate of the game machine can be maintained.
(2) Since the present invention displays a character development image, which is a two-dimensional image, on the display unit of the information communication terminal and accepts selection of each part, it does not need to communicate information of a three-dimensional image with a large amount of information. Editing processing can be performed by communication of information of a two-dimensional image with a small amount of information. Further, since the processing at the information communication terminal is information processing of a two-dimensional image, the processing load on the information communication terminal can be reduced. Furthermore, the player can edit the character image by a simple operation without requiring a high level technique.

(3) Since the present invention can display a pasting element, which is a two-dimensional image, on the display unit of the information communication terminal and can accept selection of the pasting element, the same effect as the above (2) can be obtained. .
(4) The present invention stores in advance a three-dimensional image in which each pasting element is pasted on each part of the character image, reads the pasted partial image, and generates a pasted character image. The load can be reduced.

(5) Since the present invention does not display at least the pasted character image on the display unit of the information communication terminal in such a manner that the pasted character image is visible before transmitting the pasted character image to the game machine. To confirm, the player can be prompted to play at the store where the game machine is installed.
(6) In the present invention, after the pasted character image is transmitted to the game machine, the pasted character image is displayed on the display unit of the information communication terminal in such a manner that the pasted character image can be visually recognized. The form of the pasted character image can be confirmed on the information communication terminal.

(7) The present invention transmits the pasted character image to the information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal regardless of whether or not the pasted character image is transmitted to the game machine. The form of the pasted character image can be confirmed on the information communication terminal.

It is a block diagram of the automobile paint system 1 of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of game machine 10 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the sticker image table 33 of this embodiment, the three-dimensional image 43a without a sticker, and the sticker pasted three-dimensional image 43b. It is a figure which shows the sticker pasted part image table 51c of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the motor vehicle paint system 1 of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the motor vehicle paint system 1 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the parts sticker selection screen 80 of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the parts sticker selection screen 80 when the stickers 33a-33e of this embodiment are selected.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automobile paint system 1 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game machine 10 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a sticker image table 33, a non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a, and a sticker-attached three-dimensional image 43b according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the sticker pasted part image table 51c of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the automobile paint system 1 (character image editing system) includes a game machine 10, a server 20 (character image editing server), and an information communication terminal 70. The server 20 and the game machine 10 and the information communication terminal 70 are connected via a communication network 2 such as the Internet and can communicate with each other.
The computer referred to in the present invention refers to an information processing apparatus including a storage device, a control unit, and the like. The information processing apparatus includes the units 16, 60, 74, and the like, and is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine 10 is a large device having a width of about 1 m in the left-right direction, a length of about 2 m in the depth direction, and a height of about 1.5 m in the vertical direction. Etc. The game machine 10 is an apparatus for playing a drive game such as a car race by a player operating cars A, B, C,... (Characters) appearing in a virtual space. Here, the alphabet “A, B, C,...” Is a code indicating the type of automobile.
Note that the character is not limited to a car, and any character that appears in a virtual space and is operated by a player may be used. For example, the character may appear in a shooting game, a role playing game, or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game machine 10 includes a coin insertion slot 11, a coin detection unit 11 a, a card insertion slot 12, a card reader 12 a, a game machine operation unit 13, and a game machine display unit 14. The game machine storage unit 15 and the game machine control unit 16 are provided.
The coin insertion slot 11 is an insertion slot for a player to insert coins for playing.
The coin detection unit 11a is provided inside the coin insertion slot 11, and is an optical sensor or the like that detects the inserted coin. When the coin detection unit 11a detects a coin, it outputs a detection signal to the game machine control unit 16.

The card insertion slot 12 is an insertion slot for inserting the ID card 3 possessed by the player.
Here, the ID card 3 is an RFID card and includes a non-contact IC module, an antenna coil, and the like. The non-contact IC module includes a player ID storage unit 3a that stores a player ID (player identification information) assigned to each player. The player ID is represented by a character string such as a number or a symbol, for example.
The card reader 12a is a reading device that reads information on the ID card 3 possessed by the player. When the ID card 3 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12, the card reader 12a communicates information with the ID card 3 using radio waves or the like, and reads the player ID of the non-contact IC module. The card reader 12a outputs the player ID information to the game machine control unit 16.

The game machine operation unit 13 is a member operated by the player at the time of play setting and play progress, and includes a handle 13a, pedals 13b and 13c, a shift lever 13d, and the like.
The game machine display unit 14 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device that displays a play setting screen, a play screen, and the like. The game machine display unit 14 is arranged to face the player located on the near side.

The game machine storage unit 15 is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory element or a hard disk for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the game machine 10. The game machine storage unit 15 stores a game program 15a for this game.
The game machine control unit 16 is a control unit for comprehensively controlling the game machine 10 and includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit). The game machine control unit 16 reads out and executes various programs stored in the game machine storage unit 15 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The game machine control unit 16 includes a play progress control unit 16a that advances the drive game.

As shown in FIG. 1, the server 20 is a computer that manages the automobile paint system 1.
The server 20 includes a server storage unit 30 and a server control unit 60.
The server storage unit 30 includes a server program 31, a player ID storage unit 32, a sticker image table 33 (sticking element storage unit), a player information storage unit 40, and an automobile information storage unit 50.
The server program 31 is a program necessary for the operation of the server 20.
The player ID storage unit 32 is a storage area for storing a player ID.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the sticker image table 33 is an image of stickers 33a to 33e (sticking elements) which are a plurality of two-dimensional images to be attached to the surface of the images of automobiles A, B, C,. Is a table for storing

As shown in FIG. 1, the player information storage unit 40 is a storage area that stores information related to play in association with the player ID. The player information storage unit 40 includes a play result storage unit 41, a car A registration image storage unit 42, a car B registration image storage unit 45, a car C registration image storage unit 46, and the like (character image storage unit).
The play result storage unit 41 stores information (score, rank, etc.) regarding the play result.

The car A registration image storage unit 42 is a storage area created when the player plays using the car A in the car registration process described later. Similarly, the car B registration image storage unit 45, the car C registration image storage unit 46,... Are created when the player plays using the cars B, C,.
The car A registered image storage unit 42 includes a 3D image storage unit 43 and a 2D image storage unit 44. Here, the image information about the car A in the car A registered image storage unit 42 will be described, but the car B registered image storage unit 45, the car C registered image storage unit 46,. ,... Have image information.

The 3D image storage unit 43 is a storage area for storing 3D image information of the automobile A. The three-dimensional image information is information that has three-dimensional coordinate information and can be used for calculation for displaying the car A on the game machine display unit 14 during play. In other words, the three-dimensional image information is calculated by the play progress control unit 16a of the game machine 10 with respect to the three-dimensional coordinate system, thereby calculating the moving state of the car A in the virtual space. This is information that can be used to change the display mode of the automobile A according to the line of sight to be seen.
The three-dimensional image storage unit 43 stores a non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a (see FIG. 3B) that is a three-dimensional image in a state where no sticker is attached to the automobile A. This non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a is a sticker-attached three-dimensional image 43b (FIG. 3) which is a three-dimensional image in which stickers 33a to 33e are attached to the car A in a sticker sticking process (FIG. 5B) described later. (See (c)).

The two-dimensional image storage unit 44 is a storage area for storing stationary two-dimensional image information (for example, the play screen 14a shown in FIG. 2) of one scene of the play screen on which the automobile A travels. The two-dimensional image information is information for simply displaying a scene at the time of play like a photograph without having the three-dimensional coordinate information.
The two-dimensional image storage unit 44 stores a non-sticker still image 44a in a state where the stickers 33a to 33e are not attached to the automobile A. The sticker-less still image 44a is played by the player using the sticker-attached three-dimensional image 43b in a car play process (see FIG. 5C) to which stickers 33a to 33e to be described later are attached. The sticker-attached still image 44b, which is a two-dimensional image in which the sticker is attached to the car A, is updated.

  The car information storage unit 50 is a storage area for storing image information or the like that is a prototype of a car (A, B, C,...) Used for play. The vehicle information storage unit 50 includes a vehicle A information storage unit 51, a vehicle B information storage unit 52, a vehicle C information storage unit 53, and the like that store images of vehicles (A, B, C,...). ing. Here, the image information about the car A in the car A information storage unit 51 will be described, but the car B information storage unit 52, the car C information storage unit 53,. It has image information about.

The vehicle A information storage unit 51 includes a storage unit (character image storage unit) that stores a non-sticker three-dimensional image 51a relating to the vehicle A, a developed image storage unit 51b, and a sticker-attached part image table 51c (attached partial image storage). Part).
The non-sticker three-dimensional image 51a is a three-dimensional image of the automobile A in a state where the stickers 33a to 33e are not attached. The above-described non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a in the vehicle A registered image storage unit 42 is a copy of the non-sticker three-dimensional image 51a.

The developed image storage unit 51b is a storage area for storing a developed image 81 (character developed image, see FIG. 6). The developed image 81 is a two-dimensional image obtained by developing the surface of the three-dimensional image of the automobile A in a state where the stickers 33a to 33e are not attached.
As shown in FIG. 4, the sticker-applied part image table 51c is a three-dimensional image in a state where the parts 51d to 51h (parts) on the surface of the automobile A and the stickers 33a to 33e are attached to the parts 51d to 51h. The sticker-applied part image 51i (applied partial image) is stored in the form of a table.

The server control unit 60 is a control unit for controlling the server 20 in an integrated manner, and includes, for example, a CPU. The server control unit 60 reads out and executes various programs stored in the server storage unit 30 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The server control unit 60 includes a selection receiving unit 61, a server pasting management unit 62 (image management control unit), a display image control unit 63, and a charging control unit 64.

  In the sticker pasting process described later, the selection receiving unit 61 selects each of the parts 51d to 51h of the automobile and the stickers 33a to 33e to be pasted on the parts 51d to 51h according to the operation of the player on the information communication terminal 70. It is a control part which receives selection.

  The server pasting management unit 62 edits the images of the cars A, B, C,..., Updates the car A registered image storage unit 42 of the player information storage unit 40, the server 20, the game machine 10, and the information communication terminal. Control unit for editing and managing images of automobiles A, B, C,..., Such as processing related to transmission / reception of images of automobiles A, B, C,.

The display image control unit 63 is a control unit that generates image information of a parts sticker selection screen 80 (see FIG. 6) displayed on the terminal display unit 72.
The charging control unit 64 is a control unit that charges the player when a sticker is attached to the surface of the automobile A.

The information communication terminal 70 is a terminal possessed by a play such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. The information communication terminal 70 has a browser function for transmitting / receiving information to / from the server 20. The information communication terminal 70 includes a terminal operation unit 71, a terminal display unit 72, a terminal storage unit 73, and a terminal control unit 74.
The terminal operation unit 71 is an operation unit for the player of the information communication terminal 70 to operate. The terminal operation unit 71 includes a numeric keypad, a selection button, a determination button, and the like.
The terminal display unit 72 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device that outputs an image.

The terminal storage unit 73 is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory element for storing a terminal program 73a necessary for the operation of the information communication terminal 70, information, and the like.
The terminal control unit 74 is a control unit for comprehensively controlling the information communication terminal 70, and includes, for example, a CPU. The terminal control unit 74 reads and executes various programs stored in the terminal storage unit 73 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.
The terminal control unit 74 includes a terminal pasting control unit 74a that controls the sticker sticking to the cars A, B, C,... On the information communication terminal 70 side.

FIG. 5 (FIGS. 5-1 and 5-2) is a flowchart showing the operation of the automobile paint system 1 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing the car registration process.
FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing the sticker pasting process.
FIG. 5C is a flowchart showing a play process of a car with stickers 33a to 33e attached thereto.
FIG. 5D is a flowchart illustrating still image transmission processing.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a part sticker selection screen 80 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a parts sticker selection screen 80 when the stickers 33a to 33e of the present embodiment are selected.

(Car registration process)
The car paint system 1 performs car registration processing by processing between the game machine 10 and the server 20 when the player plays the game machine 10 and selects a car to be used for the first time.
As shown in FIG. 5A, in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as “S”) 1, the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 11, and the coin detection unit 11 a sends a coin detection signal to the game machine control unit. When the ID card 3 is inserted into the card insertion slot 12, the card reader 12a reads the player ID and outputs it to the game machine control unit 16.
In S2, when the player operates the game machine operation unit 13 and inputs a player name, the play progress control unit 16a receives the player name.
In S <b> 3, the play progress control unit 16 a transmits the player ID and the player name to the server 20.

In S <b> 4, the server control unit 60 stores the player ID and the player name in the player ID storage unit 32 in association with each other. It should be noted that the player name is read as appropriate in order to be displayed on the display screen instead of the player ID at the time of playing, at the time of sticker pasting processing described later, and the like.
In S5, the server control unit 60 transmits an automobile selection screen. The car selection screen is a screen for displaying the model names and images of the cars A, B, C... And allowing the player to select the model of the car to be used for play.

In S <b> 6, the play progress control unit 16 a displays the car selection screen transmitted by the server control unit 60 on the terminal display unit 72.
In S <b> 7, when the player operates the terminal operation unit 71, the play progress control unit 16 a receives selection of the automobiles A, B, C,... And transmits information on the automobile to the server 20.
Here, the example which selected the motor vehicle A is demonstrated.

In S8, when receiving information that the selected automobile is the automobile A, the server control section 60 updates the information in the player information storage section 40 as follows.
The server control unit 60 reads and copies the non-sticker three-dimensional image 51a from the vehicle A information storage unit 51, and creates the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a. Then, the server control unit 60 creates the car A registered image storage unit 42 in the player information storage unit 40, and stores the copied non-sticker 3D image 43a and the player ID in association with each other.

FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the vehicle B registration image storage unit 45 and the vehicle C registration image storage unit 46 are provided. In these storage units, the player actually uses the vehicles B, C,. -Created by playing with. That is, FIG. 1 illustrates the storage state after the player has actually played in the cars A, B, C.
Returning to FIG. 5, in S <b> 9, the server control unit 60 transmits the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43 a to the game machine 10.

In S10, when the play progress control unit 16a receives the information of the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a, the play progress control unit 16a starts playing the drive game using the image. That is, the play progress control unit 16a calculates the information of the three-dimensional image 43a without a sticker according to the operation of the game machine operation unit 13 by the player, and proceeds with the drive game in which the car A moves in the virtual space. To do.
In S11, the play progress control unit 16a proceeds to S12 when the play ends. When the play ends, the race rank is lower than the other players or the time is over.
In S12, the play progress control unit 16a transmits the player information to the server 20, and ends the processing on the game machine 10 side (S13). The player information transmitted here includes a play score (play result), a still image without sticker 44a, which is a two-dimensional still image being played, including an image of the car A, and the like.

  In S14, when the server control unit 60 receives the player information, the server control unit 60 updates the information in the player information storage unit 40. Here, the server control unit 60 updates information such as a play score in the play result storage unit 41, and newly stores a non-sticker still image 44 a in the two-dimensional image storage unit 44. Thereafter, the server control unit 60 ends the process on the server 20 side (S15).

(Sticker sticker processing)
The car paint system 1 performs a sticker pasting process on the car used for play by the process between the information communication terminal 70 and the server 20 after the player plays.
As shown in FIG. 5B, in S20, the terminal pasting control unit 74a connects the information communication terminal 70 to the server 20 in accordance with the operation of the terminal operation unit 71 of the player, and the ID card 3 of the player The player ID is transmitted to the server 20. The terminal pasting control unit 74a may accept the player ID by input to the terminal operation unit 71, or may read the ID card 3 with a card reader (not shown) or the like.

In S21, when receiving the player ID, the server pasting management unit 62 reads the player information of the player ID and confirms the registered automobile. Although detailed description is omitted, the automobile paint system 1 performs processing for allowing the player to select which automobile to edit when a plurality of automobiles are registered.
Here, an example in which the sticker sticking process of the automobile A is performed will be described.
In S22, the display image control unit 63 reads the stickers 33a to 33e from the sticker image table 33, reads the developed image 81 of the car A from the developed image storage unit 51b, and displays the terminal display based on these image information. Information on the part sticker selection screen 80 (see FIG. 6) to be displayed on the unit 72 is generated. The server pasting management unit 62 transmits the information of the generated part sticker selection screen 80 to the information communication terminal 70.

In S <b> 23, when receiving the information on the parts sticker selection screen 80, the terminal sticking control unit 74 a displays the parts sticker selection screen 80 on the terminal display unit 72. On the parts sticker selection screen 80, a developed image 81, a sticker selection image 82, and a cursor 83 are displayed.
The unfolded image 81 displays bonnet 81d, roof 81e, right door 82f, left door 81g, and rear 81h as parts of automobile A.
The sticker selection image 82 is a list of the two-dimensional images of the stickers 33a to 33e. When there are many types of stickers, the terminal pasting control unit 74a scrolls and displays the sticker images according to the operation of the terminal operation unit 71 by the player.

The cursor 83 is an arrow displayed for selecting the parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e. The terminal pasting control unit 74a moves the cursor 83 on the parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e according to the operation of the terminal operation unit 71, and selects the part or the sticker when the determination button is operated. .
In S24, the terminal pasting control unit 74a receives selection of the parts 81d to 81h according to the operation of the terminal operation unit 71 of the player, and then selects the stickers 33a to 33e according to the operation of the terminal operation unit 71 of the player. Accept. The terminal pasting control unit 74a displays the two-dimensional images of the selected stickers 33a to 33e on the selected parts 81d to 81h.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the player wants to attach a circular sticker 33a to the bonnet 81d, the player operates the terminal operation unit 71 to move the cursor 83, selects the bonnet 81d, and then performs the terminal operation. The unit 71 may be operated to select the circle sticker 33a.
As a result, each selection is accepted, and a circular sticker 33a is displayed on the hood 81d.
When the selection of the stickers for all parts is completed, the terminal pasting control unit 74a proceeds to S25.

Returning to FIG. 5, in S25, it is determined whether or not it is determined by the parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e selected by the player in S24, and when the terminal operation unit 71 is operated, the terminal pasting control unit 74a is Based on the operation of the terminal operation unit 71, whether or not these selections are determined is accepted. If it is determined that the terminal pasting control unit 74a is determined (S25: YES), the process proceeds to S26. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not determined (S25: NO), the process from S24 is repeated to obtain the part 81d. -81h, reselection of stickers 33a-33e is accepted.
In S26, the terminal pasting control unit 74a transmits the information of the determined parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e to the server 20, and ends the processing on the information communication terminal 70 side (S27).

  In S28, upon receiving information on the determined parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e, the selection receiving unit 61 selects each of the parts 51d to 51h and selects each of the selected parts 51d to 51h. The selection of the stickers 33a to 33e to be attached to is accepted. The server pasting management unit 62 reads the sticker pasted part image 51i corresponding to the information of the parts 81d to 81h and the stickers 33a to 33e received by the selection receiving unit 61, and the stickerless three-dimensional image 43a of the player information storage unit 40. To synthesize.

In the above-described example, the server pasting management unit 62 reads the sticker pasted part image 51j corresponding to the bonnet 51d and the circle sticker 33a as the part image of the bonnet 51d, and synthesizes it with the three-dimensional image 43a without the sticker. Similarly, the server pasting management unit 62 reads sticker pasted part images 51k, 51l, 51m, 51n corresponding to the roof 51e, the right door 51f, the left door 51g, and the rear 51h, respectively, and creates the sticker-free three-dimensional image 43a. The three-dimensional image 43b with the sticker attached is generated by synthesizing.
In this manner, the server sticking management unit 62 sticks the selected stickers 33a to 33e to the parts 51d to 51h.
Then, the server pasting management unit 62 updates the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a in the player information storage unit 40 to the combined sticker pasted three-dimensional image 43b.

  In S29, the charging control unit 64 charges the player. The billing process may be settled with a pre-registered credit card or the like, or the play fee for the next time the player plays with the game machine 10 may be set high. When the accounting process ends, the server control unit 60 ends the process on the server 20 side (S30).

By this sticker sticking process, the automobile paint system 1 can achieve the following effects.
(1) The automobile paint system 1 performs the sticker pasting process through communication between the information communication terminal 70 and the server 20 without using the game machine 10. For this reason, in the car paint system 1, even if the game machine 10 is installed in a store or the like, the player does not occupy the game machine 10 for editing the car image, and the game machine 10 operates. The rate can be maintained.

(2) The automobile paint system 1 only has to display the developed image 81 and the images of the stickers 33a to 33e, which are two-dimensional images with a small amount of information, on the terminal display unit 72. Editing processing can be performed without communication. Further, since the processing in the information communication terminal 70 is information processing of a two-dimensional image, editing processing can be performed using a small terminal having a low processing capability such as a mobile phone.

(3) The player can perform editing work by selecting the developed image 81 and the stickers 33a to 33e. For this reason, it is possible to edit an image of a car by a simple operation without requiring an advanced technique.

(4) The automobile paint system 1 reads the sticker-applied part image 51i stored in advance in the sticker-applied part image table 51c, synthesizes it with the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a, and adds the sticker-applied three-dimensional image. Since 43b is generated, it is not necessary to perform a complicated three-dimensional operation. In other words, the sticker-applied three-dimensional image 43b can be generated without performing three-dimensional image processing such as sticking a sticker image that is a two-dimensional image along the surface of the automobile that is a three-dimensional image. As a result, the load of editing processing on the server 20 can be reduced.

(Processing of playing a car with stickers 33a to 33e attached)
When the player operates the information communication terminal 70 to perform the sticker sticking process, the player visits the store where the game machine 10 is installed and plays the car to which the stickers 33a to 33e are attached when playing the next time or later. be able to.
As shown in FIG. 5C, when the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 11 and inserts the ID card 3 into the card insertion slot 12 in S40, the coin detection unit 11a sends a coin detection signal to the game machine control unit. 16, and the player ID read by the card reader 12 a from the ID card 3 is output to the game machine control unit 16.
In S41, the play progress control unit 16a transmits the player ID to the server 20.

  In S <b> 42, the server control unit 60 refers to the player information storage unit 40 of the received player ID, reads the registered vehicle type, and transmits the vehicle type information to the game machine 10.

In S43, the play progress control unit 16a displays the vehicle type information of the automobiles A, B, C,... On the game machine display unit 14 and accepts the selection of the vehicle type.
Here, a description will be given assuming that automobile A is selected.
The play progress control unit 16a receives the selection of the car A based on the operation of the game machine operation unit 13 by the player, and transmits information to the server 20 that the car A has been selected.

  In S <b> 44, the server pasting management unit 62 reads the sticker pasted 3D image 43 b of the car A from the car A registered image storage unit 42 as a three-dimensional image of the car A used for play, and transmits it to the game machine 10.

In S45, when the play progress control unit 16a receives the sticker pasted three-dimensional image 43b, the play progress control unit 16a starts playing the drive game using the image.
Thus, the player can play using the original image of the car A edited by the player.
In S46, the play progress control unit 16a proceeds to S47 when the play ends.
In S47, the play progress control unit 16a transmits the player information to the server 20, and ends the processing on the game machine 10 side (S48). The player information transmitted here includes a play score (play result), a sticker-attached still image 44b, which is a two-dimensional still image being played, including the sticker-attached three-dimensional image 43b of the car A, and the like.

  In S49, the server pasting management unit 62 updates the information in the player information storage unit 40 when receiving the player information. Here, the server control unit 60 updates and stores the stickerless still image 44a as the sticker pasted still image 44b, and ends the processing of the server 20 (S50).

(Still image transmission processing)
As shown in FIG. 5D, in S60, the terminal sticking control unit 74a transmits the player ID to the server 20 in the same manner as in S20.
In S61, the server pasting management unit 62 refers to the player information storage unit 40 of the received player ID, reads out the registered vehicle types of the cars A, B, C,. Send.
In S62, the terminal pasting control unit 74a displays the registered vehicle type information on the terminal display unit 72 and accepts the selection of the vehicle type.
Here, a description will be given assuming that automobile A is selected.
The terminal pasting control unit 74a receives selection of the car A based on the operation of the terminal operation unit 71 by the player, and transmits information indicating that the car A has been selected to the server 20.

In S63, the server pasting management unit 62 refers to the information in the player information storage unit 40 and determines whether or not the player has played with the sticker pasted 3D image 43b. When it is determined that the sticker pasted 3D image 43b has been played (S63: YES), the server pasting management unit 62 proceeds to S63a, and on the other hand, has determined that the sticker pasted 3D image 43b has not been played. In the case (S63: NO), the process proceeds to S63b.
In S <b> 63 a, the server pasting management unit 62 reads the sticker pasted still image 44 b from the player information storage unit 40 and transmits it to the information communication terminal 70.
On the other hand, in S <b> 63 b, the server pasting management unit 62 reads out the non-sticker still image 44 a from the player information storage unit 40 and transmits it to the information communication terminal 70.
The server pasting management unit 62 ends the processing on the server 20 side after S63a and S63b (S64).

  In S65, the terminal pasting control unit 74a displays the sticker pasted still image 44b on the terminal display unit 72 when the sticker pasted still image 44b transmitted by the server pasting management unit 62 in S63a is received. On the other hand, the terminal pasting control unit 74a displays the non-sticker still image 44a on the terminal display unit 72 when receiving the non-sticker still image 44a transmitted by the server pasting management unit 62 in S63b. And the terminal sticking control part 74a complete | finishes the process by the side of the information communication terminal 70 (S66).

Through the above processing, the server pasting management unit 62 uses the car A on which the stickers 33a to 33e are pasted, that is, before the sticker pasted 3D image 43b is transmitted to the game machine 10 (before S44). If the play process of the car A to which the stickers 33a to 33e are attached is not performed before the game machine 10 is played, the stickerless still image 44a is transmitted (S63b). Thereby, the server sticking management part 62 can control not to display on the terminal display part 72 in the aspect which can visually recognize the form of the sticker sticking pasted three-dimensional image 43b.
On the other hand, after the sticker pasted 3D image 43b is transmitted to the game machine 10 (after S44) for the player to play, the server pasting management unit 62, that is, the car A to which the player has pasted the stickers 33a to 33e. If the play processing of the car A to which the stickers 33a to 33e are pasted has already been performed, the sticker pasted still image 44b is transferred to the information communication terminal 70. The transmission is permitted (S63a). Thereby, the server sticking management part 62 can be controlled so that it can be displayed on the terminal display part 72 in a mode in which the form of the sticker stuck three-dimensional image 43b can be visually recognized.

That is, even if the player performs the sticker pasting process by the process between the information communication terminal 70 and the server 20, as long as the player does not play the game machine 10 using the car A to which the stickers 33 a to 33 e are pasted, the stickers 33 a to 33 e are used. The form of the pasted automobile A cannot be visually recognized. Thereby, the automobile paint system 1 urges the player to play in the store where the game machine 10 is installed by driving the player's desire to visually recognize the form of the automobile A with the stickers 33a to 33e attached thereto. it can.
On the other hand, if the player plays on the game machine 10 using the automobile A to which the stickers 33a to 33e are attached, the form of the sticker-attached three-dimensional image 43b can be viewed on the terminal display unit 72 at any time. Thereby, the automobile paint system 1 can improve the player's willingness to stick the sticker.

  In the processing of S63a and S63b described above, when the information communication terminal 70 supports display of a three-dimensional image or the communication network 2 is a large capacity line, the server pasting management unit 62 stores the player information storage. The sticker pasted three-dimensional image 43b (S63a) or the non-sticker three-dimensional image 43a (S63b), which is a three-dimensional image with a large amount of information, may be read from the unit 40 and transmitted.

  As described above, the car paint system 1 according to the present embodiment can provide a game in which the player can edit the car image with a simple operation and play using the original car image.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the form of the sticker-attached three-dimensional image is controlled so as not to be visually recognized unless played with a car with a sticker attached thereto, but is not limited thereto. For example, the server pasting management unit communicates the sticker pasted 3D image in response to a request from the information communication terminal regardless of whether or not the sticker pasted 3D image is transmitted to the game machine in a form that can be visually recognized. You may transmit to a terminal. Thus, for example, the player can immediately confirm the edited sticker-attached three-dimensional image of the automobile with the information communication terminal.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automobile paint system 2 ... Communication network 3 ... ID card 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Coin insertion slot 12 ... Card insertion slot 13 ... Game machine operation part 14 ... Game machine display part 15 ... Game machine memory | storage part 20 ... Server 30 ... Server storage unit 31 ... Server program 33 ... Sticker image tables 33a to 33e ... Sticker 40 ... Player information storage unit 42 ... Automobile A registered image storage unit 43a ... Three-dimensional image without sticker 43b ... Three-dimensional image with sticker attached 50 ... Automobile information Storage unit 51 ... Automobile A information storage unit 51a ... No sticker three-dimensional image 51b ... Developed image storage unit 51c ... Sticker pasted part image table 51d to 51h ... Part 51i ... Sticker pasted part image 61 ... Selection accepting part 62 ... Paste management unit 63 ... Display image control unit 64 ... Billing control unit 70 ... Information communication terminal 71 ... Terminal operation unit 72 ... Terminal display unit 73 ... Terminal storage unit 74 ... Terminal control unit 80 ... Part sticker selection screen 81 ... Developed image 82 ... Sticker selection image

Claims (6)

A character image editing server that is communicably connected via a communication network between a game machine and a information communication terminal in which a player operates a character appearing in a virtual space.
A character image storage unit for storing a character image which is a three-dimensional image of the character;
A pasting element storage unit for storing pasting elements that are a plurality of two-dimensional images to be pasted on each part of the character surface;
A selection accepting unit that accepts selection of each part of the character surface and selection of the pasting element to be pasted on each selected part in response to a player's operation on the information communication terminal;
In response to acceptance of the selection accepting unit, the character image of the character image storage unit is updated to a pasted character image that is a character image in which the selected pasting element is pasted on each selected part, An image management control unit that transmits the pasted character image to the game machine as a three-dimensional image of the character used for play in response to a player's operation on the game machine ;
The image management control unit performs control so that the pasted character image can be visually recognized at least before being displayed on the display unit of the information communication terminal, at least before the pasted character image is transmitted to the game machine. ,
Character image editing server characterized by The character image editing server according to claim 1 ,
The image management control unit performs control so that the pasted character image can be displayed on the display unit of the information communication terminal in a form in which the pasted character image can be visually recognized after the pasted character image is transmitted to the game machine.
Character image editing server characterized by In the character image editing server according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The display unit of the information communication terminal includes a display image control unit that displays a character development image that is a two-dimensional image in which the character surface is developed,
The selection receiving unit receives selection of each part corresponding to each part of the character surface based on the character development image displayed on the display unit by the display image control unit;
Character image editing server characterized by In the character image editing server according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The display unit of the information communication terminal includes a display image control unit that displays a plurality of the pasting elements of the pasting element storage unit,
The selection receiving unit is configured to receive selection of a plurality of the pasting elements displayed on the display unit by the display image control unit;
Character image editing server characterized by In the character image editing server according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A pasted partial image storage unit for storing each part of the character surface and a pasted partial image that is a three-dimensional image with each pasting element pasted on each part;
The image management control unit selects and reads out the pasted partial image of the pasted partial image storage unit in response to acceptance of the selection acceptance unit, and generates the pasted character image;
Character image editing server characterized by A character image editing server according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The game machine and the information communication terminal connected to the character image editing server via the communication network;
Character image editing system with

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