KR20000053730A - Game system for play a musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A game machine for playing music instruments is provided, which let players play various instruments directly feeling like a real with low cost, has various game modes, and updates late music continuously through internet. CONSTITUTION: A game machine played by input of representing means of instruments comprises an input part to play music instruments with operation of a player, an update server receiving late music from internet with requests, an output monitor to show proceeding situation of entire game for smooth performance of each part, a device control part controlling whole data from the input part and the update server and making the player enjoy the performance visually and auditorily through the monitor.

Description

Game system for play a musical instrument that can play various instruments

The present invention relates to a musical instrument playing game machine, and more particularly, to a musical instrument playing game machine that can play a variety of musical instruments that can enjoy the game by inputting the expression means of the various instruments by updating the latest songs on the Internet in real time.

Recently, young people as well as music enthusiasts are not satisfied with listening to music and playing their favorite music through musical instruments. However, these facility spaces are limited, and even if the facility space is provided, it is difficult to construct the musical instruments and the related matters accordingly.

In addition, in order to play their favorite music, it is also difficult to learn how to use the musical instrument through the guidance of people who can handle the instrument skillfully.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a musical instrument such as a keyboard, a drum, and the like in one device so that a user can enjoy playing a musical instrument through a game by the score shown on a monitor. To provide a musical instrument game machine that can play a variety of instruments.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a musical instrument playing game machine that can play a variety of instruments to enjoy the game by inputting the expression means of the various instruments based on this in real time to update the latest songs on the Internet.

The present invention as a technical idea for achieving the object of the present invention

In the game machine that can enjoy the performance of the instrument through the game by inputting the expression means of the various instruments,

Input means for playing the instrument in accordance with the player's instrument operation;

Update server means for transmitting and processing the latest songs in real time according to an update request;

Output means for showing the progress of the entire game so that the players can play the musical instrument in charge; And

And a device control means for collectively controlling the data provided from the input means and the update server means so that the player can enjoy the performance of the instrument visually by the game by the output means. Provides a musical instrument game machine that can be played.

1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a musical instrument playing game machine according to the present invention

2 is a flow chart illustrating a process of operating the system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating an operation flow of a user in the system of FIG. 1.

4 is a front view showing the musical instrument playing game machine of FIG.

5 is a plan view showing the musical instrument playing game machine of FIG.

6 is a view showing a monitor installed in the game machine of FIG.

7 is a diagram showing an example of screen display during keyboard playing in the game machine of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen display during drum playing in the game machine of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the keyboard input device installed in FIG. 1; FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: input means 110: keyboard

120: drum 130: guitar

200: update server means 210: new song storage unit

220: remixing unit 230: sheet music creation unit

240: data storage unit 250: update server unit

300: device control means 310: network interface unit

315: temporary buffer unit 320: update unit

330: music score data unit 340: latest song storage slot unit

350: background data storage unit 360: input signal controller

370: central processing unit 380: image control unit

400: output means 410: first monitor

420: second monitor

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a musical instrument playing game machine according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system may include a keyboard 110, an input unit 100 provided with a drum 120, and a guitar 130;

Update server means 200 is provided with a new song storage unit 210, a remixing unit 220, a music score creation unit 230, a data generation unit 240 and an update server unit 250;

Network interfacing unit 310, temporary buffer unit 315, update unit 320, score data unit 330, the latest song storage slot unit 340, wallpaper data storage unit 350, input signal control unit 360 Device control means 300, the central processing unit 370 and the image control unit 380 is provided; And

It comprises an output means 400 is provided with a first monitor 410 and a second monitor 420.

First, the components in the input means 100 will be described.

The keyboard 110 is composed of buttons arranged similarly to an electronic keyboard, and basically plays with both hands, but selectively only one hand can be used.

The drum 120 is composed of an electronic panel and two sticks arranged in a drum shape, and the electronic panel detects the impact of the stick and outputs a signal.

Guitar 130 is a guitar-shaped input device is composed of five strands, the user is to use the input device as if playing a real guitar.

Next, the components of the update server means 200 for transmitting and processing the latest songs updated in real time through the Internet will be described.

The new song storage unit 210 includes a dance, rock, heavy metal, techno, and the like, which are recently popular songs that can be accommodated in this system. The remix unit 220 may edit the original song to suit the progress of the game.

The sheet music composer 230 creates game scores according to the remix song, and the scores may exist in a single song according to a game mode. The data generator 240 generates data in accordance with the format of a file including the remixed song and the sheet music data corresponding thereto.

The update server unit 250 is a server that professionally processes only real-time updates and is connected to a network storing unit and a network interfacing unit below to receive the update of the components distributed in each element, and transmits and processes the latest songs. .

Next, the components in the device control means 300 will be described.

The network interfacing unit 310 is for internet connection with the update server unit 250 and is compatible with TCP / IP. The transmission speed is 10 MBps.

The temporary buffer unit 315 refers to a buffer that temporarily stores data received from the update unit during an update operation of the update unit. The temporary buffer unit 315 has a capacity to store approximately two pieces of data, and has to find and delete past data first. The process is necessary.

The update unit 320 refers to a process, and downloads data about a new song from the update server unit 250 and stores the data stored in the temporary buffer unit 315 in the background with the latest song storage slot unit below. It is the update process to make the update.

The music score data unit 330 refers to a memory in which music scores that must exist together with new song data are stored, and the latest song storage slot unit 340 can be stored as a memory for storing new song data updated from the update server unit 250 from time to time. The number of pieces is about 10 to 16 pieces.

The background data storage unit 350 refers to a memory for storing animation data of the background screen excluding the music score while the game is in progress, and receives and stores a new background animation from the update server unit 250.

The input signal controller 360 converts a signal applied from different input means into data that can be processed by software. The central processing unit 370 is a hardware component in which software is embedded as a core element of the system and specifically drives only embedded software.

The image controller 380 plays a role of converting the information into a graphic so as to display a result or input signal processed by another component in the device control means on a screen and transmitting the same to the following monitor.

Subsequently, the components in the output means 400 showing the progress of the entire game will be described so that the players can smoothly play their musical instruments.

The output means 400 is a device for showing the progress of the game is provided with a first monitor 410 and a second monitor 420.

The first and second monitors 410 and 420 show game scores and animated backgrounds so that users can play their instruments smoothly so that the user can enjoy the game. At this time, the resolution of the monitor is expressed in a similar quality as a general TV.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a process of operating the system of FIG.

In operation S500, the system is operated by turning on the game machine. In operation S510, the update server unit 250 of the head office is connected through the network interfacing unit 310 of the device control unit 300 during initial booting.

In operation S520, the update server unit 250 searches for the existence of the new song and determines whether the new song exists. As a result of the determination, if a new song exists, the new song is downloaded from the update server unit 250 in step S530. At this time, new songs to be downloaded are stored two songs at a time.

In operation S540, the downloaded new song is temporarily stored in the temporary buffer unit 315 of the update unit 320. At this time, the downloaded new song can store two songs at the same time.

In step S550, when the latest song slot (16 songs) and the assigned screen data are saturated when waiting to update two songs stored in the temporary buffer unit 315, the oldest data is divided into the date and stored in the temporary buffer unit 215. Delete as many songs as previously stored. This is the principle of First In First Out (FIFO), where the first entry is the first entry.

In step S560, the data stored in the temporary buffer unit 315 is transferred to the latest song storage slot unit 340 and the background image data storage unit 350, respectively, and the data stored in the temporary buffer unit 315 are stored. It will be emptied.

On the other hand, in step S570 it is determined whether there are more new songs, and if the number of data that can be simultaneously received from the result is more than the number of data actually updated in the update server unit 250 of the head office of step S530 The process will be performed again.

If it is determined that there is no new song anymore, in step S580, the connection with the update server unit 250 of the head office is blocked. This is to prevent the bottleneck in providing the update server unit 250 of the head office.

Subsequently, in step S590, the data of the current newest music storage slot unit 340 is searched to create a list to be configured on the screen, and a test of the input device is performed. After that, the user enters a coin and is in a standby state to proceed with the play.

3 is a flow chart illustrating an operation flow of a user in the system of FIG. 1.

First, when the user inserts a coin into the coin slot of the game machine to start the game in step S600, in step S610, the game mode is selected depending on the amount of money input by the user, for example, 500 won or 1000 won. .

If the user's input amount is 500 won, the game proceeds to step S630 as a single game, and the user can select one instrument to play from a keyboard, a drum, and other musical instruments and play it according to the following modes.

If the user's input amount is 1000 won, it is a multi-use game and proceeds to step S640, in which 2 or 3 users become a team and enjoy playing like a band, and when team play is important and cooperation is well done, perfect harmony Can be reproduced.

Subsequently, in step S650, five modes, such as EASY MODE, HARD MODE, NON-STOP MODE, LIVE MODE, and FREE-STYLE MODE, are provided as game modes that can be enjoyed by a user's selection.

EASY MODE is the lowest difficulty among the five modes, which can be enjoyed by those who are new to the game or beginners. It can be enjoyed in single mode or multi mode. In particular, in multi-mode, only one of the team members can do a good job of clearing the game. If you clear the game, you can enjoy a total of three games.

The hard mode is a mode having a relatively high difficulty, and may satisfy a desire of a user who masters the easy mode or a user who desires a higher difficulty. You can enjoy both single mode and multi-mode, and this mode has the advantage of clearing the game if only one of the team members is alive without dying. If you clear the game, you can enjoy a total of three games.

NON-STOP MODE is the best level of difficulty and the game ends in a single game by mixing various songs, and the game time is two to three times longer than Easy Mode or Hard Mode. In non-stop mode, you can select and play multiple genres of music, and enjoy a variety of genres such as DEATH METAL, TECHNO, LA METAL, POP (pop), and more. . In this mode, you can enjoy in single mode or multi mode.

Live mode is a comprehensive mode that can be enjoyed from easy mode to hard mode. Teamwork is the most important of the five modes and can only be enjoyed in multi mode.

Unlike other modes, the energy bar is integrated into one, which means that if one of the team members makes a mistake, the game may end in the middle of the game. However, if you can clear this mode, you will experience a really cool group sound and you can play up to 5 games.

FREE-STYLE MODE is a secret mode that can't be enjoyed, but requires some action if you want to enjoy it. This mode is also available only in multi-mode, where team members can take turns playing in the middle of the game using their personal instruments. This is a mode that shows a special stage production so that viewers will want to enjoy. The game can be played up to 3 editions.

In step S660, the same sequence is performed in the same manner as in the single mode or the multi mode, and among the modes selected by the user, various new songs can be selected according to the user's preference among the various songs. For example, the EASY difficulty is divided into upper, middle and lower, and the hard difficulty is divided into upper, middle and lower.

Subsequently, in step S670, the new song selected according to the user's desire is played. In step S680, when the user selects the new song in the corresponding mode, the game device itself increases the number of plays.

Finally, in step S690, it is determined whether the number of times the user has reached the limited number of modes, whether the result of the user's playing has been determined as a failure, or whether the game mode is the non-stop mode. If only one of them is met, the game is over. However, if none of the above three conditions is satisfied, the process returns to step S660 and repeats.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the musical instrument playing game machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the musical instrument playing game machine of FIG. 1.

As shown in Figure 4 and 5, when looking at the installation position of each element in the musical instrument playing game machine when the first monitor 410 and the second monitor 420 is playing or standing by the player of the other instrument in front It is installed in a position of a certain height that will not interfere with the performance, the first speaker 150 is installed in the left side of the first monitor 410, the second speaker 160 in the right side of the second monitor 420. ) Is installed.

The drum 120 is installed at the rear center with a predetermined distance from the first and second monitors 410 and 420, the guitar 130 is installed at the left side of the drum 120, and the drum 120 In the right side of the keyboard 110 is provided.

At this time, the chair 140 is provided in the vicinity where the drum 120 is installed so that the drum 120 can be played while sitting, and the player 110 can play the keyboard 110 in the vicinity where the keyboard 110 is installed. 170 space is secured.

The first and second monitors 410 and 420 show game scores and animated backgrounds so that users can play their instruments in order to enjoy the game.

6 is a diagram illustrating a monitor installed in the game machine of FIG. 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the first monitor 410 and the second monitor 420 are used as the mediators as output means 400 showing all the information necessary for proceeding the game.

On the first monitor 410, the sheet music 410a, the background screen 410b, and the sheet music 410c of the drum are displayed. The other sheet music 410a is output while the 5-line sheet music corresponding to the input device is horizontally arranged and the sheet music moves from left to right.

The sheet music 410c of the drum is composed of a total of six divisions, and the sheet music is outputted from the top to the bottom.

The second monitor 420 displays the background screen 420a and the sheet music 420b of the keyboard, and the sheet music 420b of the keyboard is divided into two colors by being composed of a total of 10 divisions. One is the bass note, the other is a semitone keyboard.

In addition, animation background screens 410b and 420a of the animation are displayed to offset the monotony of the screen configuration.

7 is a diagram showing an example of screen display during keyboard performance in the game machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen display during drum performance in the game machine of FIG.

The game method of the keyboard 110 and the drum 120 is the same, and the information to be played from the top is dropped from the bottom, and the game is played using the up and down correspondence method in which the spectrum graph responding to the bottom is output upward. do.

As shown in Fig. 7 and 8, the upper half (a) for sending down the notes for each note during the performance, and the collision area (b) showing a point located in the center of the screen to recognize the notes coming down from the top And, to recognize the note is divided into the lower half (c) to shoot the note of the cell.

In the case of the keyboard 110, after starting the game, many notes for playing at the point (a) come down, and the falling notes overlap at the point (b), and when the notes overlap, the player presses the corresponding button. The instrument will play.

In addition, even in the case of the drum 120, when the musical notes overlap, such as the keyboard 110, the players hit the corresponding button will be played musical instruments.

As described above, when the player presses or hits the corresponding button, the laser beam is transmitted from the part located at the corresponding button at the point (c) to hit the note overlapped by the point (a) and the point where the point (b) overlaps.

In other words, the laser is not disappeared at once, but gradually disappears and an afterimage remains. Also, playing continuously makes you feel as if you are viewing a spectrum graph.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the keyboard input device installed in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 9, the keyboard 110 is a two-handed keyboard having a total number of 10 buttons, and three buttons are provided for assisting the game.

The auxiliary buttons 110a, 110b, and 110c are buttons for switching the left or right side to the auto playing mode according to the user's level on the two-handed keyboard, and the middle button 110b turns on / off various sound effects. This button is used. In addition, during selection, both buttons 110a and 110b are used to select a song.

The play buttons 110d and 110e are buttons used when the user plays the score shown on the game screen and are played with a total of 10 buttons.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, but these descriptions should not be interpreted in a limiting sense. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be variously added, defined, or otherwise implemented with reference to the detailed invention of the present invention.

Accordingly, the claims set forth below should be considered to cover all such modifications and embodiments.

According to the instrument playing game machine that can play a variety of musical instruments according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.

First, by playing the instrument directly, the player can feel the music full of liveliness and thrill by the demonstration.

Secondly, by continuously updating new songs in real time through the Internet, gamers are provided with the opportunity to access various new songs.

Third, enthusiasts have been economically burdened by having to purchase musical instruments and sheet music in order to play music, but by using this game machine, various musical instruments can be played at low cost.

Fourth, it is not only limited to gamers who have excellent musical instrument playing ability by visually showing the game player the appropriate playing time according to the music, but even gamers who do not have such experience can feel free to enjoy.

Fifth, since the player can play the instrument by selecting the game mode according to the difficulty level of the beginner, intermediate, advanced, etc., the player can select a mode that suits his / her ability, and improve the player's music production ability by practicing.

Claims (35)

In the game machine that can enjoy the performance of the instrument through the game by inputting the expression means of the various instruments, Input means for playing the instrument in accordance with the player's instrument operation; Update server means for transmitting and processing the latest songs in real time according to an update request; Output means for showing the progress of the entire game so that the players can play the musical instrument in charge; And And a device control means for controlling the data provided from the input means and the update server means so that the player can enjoy the performance of the musical instrument visually by the game by the output means. . The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the input means is provided with a keyboard, a drum, and a guitar. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 2, wherein the keyboard includes three auxiliary buttons and ten playing buttons. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 3, wherein the keyboard is capable of playing with only one hand as an option. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the output means is provided with a first monitor and a second monitor for displaying the progress of the game. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 5, wherein the score of the guitar is displayed on the screen of the first monitor. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 6, wherein the five sheet music is horizontally arranged on the other sheet music, and is output while the sheet music is moved from left to right. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 6, wherein the sheet music of the drum is composed of a total of six divisions, and the sheet music is outputted from the top to the bottom. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 5, wherein a background screen and sheet music of a keyboard are displayed on the screen of the second monitor. 10. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 9, wherein the score of the keyboard is composed of 10 divisions, one of which is a basic sound and the other of a semitone keyboard. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update server means comprises: a new song storage unit for storing a genre of a recently popular song; A remixing unit for editing the original song according to the game progress; A music score creation unit for creating a game score according to the remix song; A data generator for generating data in accordance with a format of a file including a remixed song and sheet music data corresponding thereto; And an update server unit connected to a memory storing the latest song and a network interfacing unit and receiving an update request of components distributed in each element and transmitting the latest song. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 11, wherein the new song storage unit stores swift corresponding to genres such as dance, rock, heavy metal, techno, and the like. 12. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 11, wherein the sheet music creation unit has a sheet music capable of playing various musical instruments in one song according to a game mode installed in the game machine. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device control means comprises: a network interfacing unit for interfacing with the update server unit for an internet connection; An update unit for downloading and updating data regarding a new song from the update server unit; A sheet music data section for storing sheet music present with new song data; A latest song storage slot unit for storing new song data updated from time to time by the update server unit; A background image data storage unit for storing animation data of the background image excluding the sheet music while the game is in progress; An input signal controller for converting a signal applied from different input means into data which can be processed by software; A central processing unit for embedding software to specifically drive only embedded software; And an image controller converting the information into a graphic and transmitting the information to a monitor so as to display a result processed by another component or an input signal on a screen. 15. The playing device of claim 14, wherein the network interfacing unit is TCP / IP compatible and has a transmission speed of 10 MBps. 15. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 14, wherein the update unit further includes a temporary buffer unit that temporarily stores data related to the new song from the update server unit. 17. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 16, wherein the temporary buffer unit has a capacity to store about two pieces of data. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 17, wherein the temporary buffer unit first searches for past data and deletes the data in order. The game playing device for musical instruments according to claim 14, wherein the latest song storage slot unit can store about 10 to 16 songs of new song data updated from time to time. The method of claim 1, wherein the input means to enjoy the selection of one instrument by the player's choice (EASY MODE), hard mode (HARD MODE), non-stop mode (NON-STOP MODE), live mode ( LIVE MODE), free-style mode (FREE-STYLE MODE) game machine for playing a musical instrument, characterized in that any one of the game mode selected to proceed with the game. 21. The musical instrument as set forth in claim 20, wherein in the easy mode, the player can select one of the single game or the multiplayer game to proceed with the game, and when the player clears the game, the player can enjoy the game up to three editions. Playing game machine. 21. The musical instrument as set forth in claim 20, wherein in the hard mode, the player can select one of the single game or the multiplayer game and proceed with the game. When the player clears the game, the player can enjoy the game up to three editions. Playing game machine. 21. The musical instrument as set forth in claim 20, wherein in the non-stop mode, the player can proceed to the game by randomly selecting one of the single game or the multiplayer game, and when the player clears the game, only one game can be played. Playing game machine. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the game time in the non-stop mode is two to three times longer than the easy mode or the hard mode, and DEATH METAL, techno, LA METAL, pop (pop music), etc. A musical instrument game machine featuring the same genre of music. 21. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 20, wherein in the live mode, the player can play the game only in the multiplayer game, and when the player clears the game, the game can be played up to five editions. 21. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 20, wherein in the free-style mode, the player can play the game only in the multiplayer game, and when the player clears the game, the game can be played up to three editions. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device control means controls the game to be terminated when the game player reaches a limited number of play while playing the game by selecting one instrument. Game machine. The game device for playing a musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device control means controls the game to end when the player advances the game by selecting one instrument and ends the game when the result of playing the instrument is determined to be unsuccessful. The game device for playing a musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device control means controls the game to be terminated by one play progress when the player selects the game mode by selecting one instrument and is in the non-stop mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the drum game method in the output means falls on the bottom of the information to be played on the screen, the bottom of the screen is characterized in that the game proceeds through the notation screen of the drum outputs the spectrum graph in response upwards A musical instrument playing game machine. The method according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard game method in the output means falls on the bottom of the information to be played on the screen, the bottom of the screen is characterized in that the game proceeds through the score screen of the keyboard output in response to this upward A musical instrument playing game machine. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the laser shot from the score screen of the keyboard or the drum in the output means does not disappear at once, but gradually disappears, and an afterimage remains. The method of claim 1, wherein the installation position of each component in the musical instrument game machine is provided with a first monitor and a second monitor at a predetermined height in the front, a rearward with a predetermined distance from the first and second monitor. A drum is installed in the center, a guitar is installed in the left side of the drum, and a keyboard is provided in the right side of the drum. 34. The musical instrument playing game machine according to claim 33, wherein the first monitor and the second monitor are installed at a height so as not to interfere with the performance when the performer of another musical instrument sits or plays while standing. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the player inputs the expression means of the instrument through the input means, the sound of the instrument played by the game player is generated through the first and second speakers which are installed in the vicinity of the output means Instrument playing game machine, characterized in that.