KR20070000113A - Method for playing virtual space game in communication terminal and communication terminal of enabling the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal and the communication terminal applying the same are provided to play the game through a set virtual area by receiving orientation information for setting the area for the virtual space game from a user. An acceleration sensor(801) detects a specific action of the communication terminal(800). A geomagnetic sensor(802) generates location information for the location where the action of the communication terminal is detected. A game information table(803) receives selection information for the game from a user and receives orientation information input for setting the virtual area in the game. An orientation information recorder(805) records the orientation information to the game information table by matching with predetermined game information. A location information generator(806) receives the selection input of the game from the user, and activates the geomagnetic sensor and generates the location information in case that the action of the user is detected from the acceleration sensor.

Description

A method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal and a communication terminal employing the above method.

The present invention relates to a method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal and a communication terminal employing the method, and more particularly, receiving a bearing information for setting a predetermined area for a virtual space game from a user, A method of playing a virtual space game for playing a game through a virtual area, and a communication terminal for performing the method.

Today's remarkable development of communication technology has rapidly promoted the popularization of communication terminals (portable devices), and now most of the general people always have their own mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs.

The services provided by such communication terminals gradually diversified from the basic voice call services and text services that have been provided with the development of communication technology and the increasing use of users, such as games, wireless Internet, camera photography, MP3. Music, etc.). In addition, wireless internet services provided by communication terminals enable users to download various types of games and enjoy them in the communication terminal.

On the other hand, the conventional communication terminal has been able to provide a variety of games due to the development of communication technology, but the user has no choice but to play the game using a limited space and the keypad and the display screen of the communication terminal He felt uncomfortable and lost his interest in the game service of the communication terminal due to the uniform operation method.

Therefore, there is a need for a game service that can use a game service performed by using a display screen and a keypad of a conventional limited space in a wider space.

In addition, as the games that can be used in communication terminals have increased, the user's desires have also increased, so that a variety of game services that can induce interest of users have been required.

The present invention relates to a method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal and a communication terminal employing the method, and more particularly, receiving a bearing information for setting a predetermined area for a virtual space game from a user, A method of playing a virtual space game for playing a game through a virtual area, and a communication terminal for performing the method.

Today's remarkable development of communication technology has rapidly promoted the popularization of communication terminals (portable devices), and now most of the general people always have their own mobile terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs.

The services provided by such communication terminals gradually diversified from the basic voice call services and text services that have been provided with the development of communication technology and the increasing use of users, such as games, wireless Internet, camera photography, MP3. Music, etc.). In addition, wireless internet services provided by communication terminals enable users to download various types of games and enjoy them in the communication terminal.

On the other hand, the conventional communication terminal has been able to provide a variety of games due to the development of communication technology, but the user has no choice but to play the game using a limited space and the keypad and the display screen of the communication terminal The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, a communication terminal for receiving a direction information for setting a virtual area for playing the game from the user, and performs a game through the set virtual area It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for performing a virtual space game and a communication terminal employing the method.

In addition, the present invention provides a virtual space game in a communication terminal for providing a user with a screen displayed according to the orientation information of the virtual area received from the user to receive a confirmation whether the user is displayed according to the orientation information of the virtual area input by the user It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a communication terminal employing the method.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above problems of the prior art, a method for playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the acceleration sensor for detecting a predetermined operation of the communication terminal Maintaining; Maintaining a geomagnetic field sensor for generating position information of a position at which the operation of the communication terminal is detected; Maintaining a game information table for recording game information corresponding to bearing information for a predetermined game; Receiving a selection input for a game from the user and receiving input of one or more bearing information for setting up a virtual area of the game; Recording the bearing information in the game information table in correspondence with preset game information; Receiving a selection input of a game play from the user, and when the acceleration sensor detects the motion from the user, activating a geomagnetic field sensor and generating position information of a position at which the motion is detected by the geomagnetic sensor ; Searching for bearing information corresponding to the location information and reading game information corresponding to the found bearing information by referring to the game information table; And outputting the read game information through a predetermined output means.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a communication terminal for performing a virtual space game includes: an acceleration sensor detecting a predetermined operation of the communication terminal; A geomagnetic field sensor for generating position information of a position at which the operation of the communication terminal is detected; A game information table for recording game information corresponding to bearing information for a predetermined game; A user interface for receiving a selection input for a game from the user and receiving input of one or more bearing information for setting up a virtual area of the game; A bearing information recorder which records the bearing information in the game information table in correspondence with preset game information; Receiving a selection input of the game play from the user, and when the acceleration sensor detects the motion from the user, the geomagnetic field sensor is activated, and the geomagnetic field sensor generates a position information of the position where the motion is detected An information generator; A game information reading unit which searches for bearing information corresponding to the location information and reads game information corresponding to the retrieved bearing information by referring to the game information table; And a game execution unit for outputting the read game information through a predetermined output means.

The communication terminal used in the present invention is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, hand-held PC (Hand-Held PC), CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) phone, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) Phone, dual band / dual mode phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phone, Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, notebook computer, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DEM) phone, and the like.

Hereinafter, a communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 101, the communication terminal maintains an acceleration sensor that detects a predetermined motion from a user. The predetermined operation means that the user operates at an acceleration equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value. Methods of measuring acceleration in the acceleration sensor may be a piezoelectric type, coin type, servo type, or strain gauge type. In an embodiment of the present invention, when using the method of measuring the piezoelectric acceleration in the acceleration sensor, the acceleration sensor detects the charge generated when a force is applied from the user to the piezoelectric element included in the acceleration sensor By generating an acceleration value, if the generated acceleration value is greater than or equal to the predetermined reference value, it can be detected that a predetermined operation has been performed.

In step 102, the communication terminal maintains a geomagnetic field sensor that generates location information of a location where the motion is detected.

In step 103, the communication terminal maintains a game information table for recording game information in correspondence with orientation information for a given game.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game information table 200 includes a game 201, reference orientation information 202, a virtual region 203, orientation information 204, and game information 205. The game 201 is a name of a game that the user selects and inputs, and the reference orientation information 202 is a location of a position that the user intends to use as reference orientation information for setting up a virtual area of the virtual space game as described below. The bearing information can be recorded. The orientation information 204 may record orientation information received from the user in correspondence with one or more virtual regions 203, and the game information 205 may output an image screen corresponding to the one or more virtual regions 203. You can record images or audio files.

In step 104, the user may enter a selection for a predetermined game in the communication terminal.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the game may be any one of a percussion game or a mole game, and the user may select and input either the percussion game or the mole game in the communication terminal. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the game may include a game that can be executed through a virtual space such as a male figure, a beat box, and the like.

In step 105, the communication terminal receives a selection input of the game from the user and provides the user with a user interface for inputting orientation information for the game.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the communication terminal may provide a user interface for inputting orientation information of “first area”, “second area”, and “Nth area”.

In step 106, the user enters one or more orientation information for the virtual area setup of the game via the user interface.

In step 107 the communication terminal receives an input of one or more bearing information about the virtual area setting of the game from the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal may receive input of reference orientation information from a user, and receive input of orientation information for setting one or more virtual areas according to the reference orientation information. The reference orientation information is orientation information for a point where the communication terminal receives a selection input of the reference orientation information from the user, and the communication terminal generates orientation information on the position from the geomagnetic field sensor to generate the orientation information. May be recorded in the game information table as the reference bearing information.

The reference orientation information may be orientation information indicating a center of the virtual region or orientation information indicating a boundary between any two regions of the one or more virtual regions.

In more detail, an embodiment of the present invention for inputting the reference orientation information will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual area for input of reference orientation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the communication terminal may receive input of bearing information 401 indicating the center of the virtual area from the user as the reference bearing information, and the first area according to the bearing information 401. For setting 402, an input of azimuth information (eg, 15 ° to the left and 15 ° to the right) may be received from the user. Further, the communication terminal may include a second area, a third area,... In order to set the virtual area of the N-th area, orientation information may be received from the user.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual area for input of reference orientation information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the communication terminal may receive, from the user, input of bearing information 501 indicating a boundary between any two areas of the at least one virtual area from the user as the reference bearing information. In order to set the first area 502 and the second area 503 according to 501, the direction information from the user (for example, the first area is 30 ° to the left of the direction information 501 and the second area 503 is set. ) May receive an input of the right 30 °) in the azimuth information 501. Further, the communication terminal has a third area,... In order to set the virtual area of the N-th area, orientation information may be received from the user.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the user may selectively input orientation information of a preset virtual area in the communication terminal to set the virtual area. For example, upon receiving a selection input of "mole game" from the user, providing the user with bearing information of a preset virtual area associated with the "mole game", and selecting the input of the bearing information from the user. Can be received.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a test process of a set virtual region according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 601 the communication terminal receives one or more orientation information inputs for the virtual area setup of the game.

In step 602, the communication terminal records the received at least one bearing information in correspondence with preset game information in a predetermined temporary area. For example, the orientation information of the “first area” received from the user may be recorded in a predetermined temporary area in correspondence with a preset “image of a display video screen”.

In step 603, the communication terminal displays the game information corresponding to the recorded bearing information through the LCD screen with reference to the temporary area.

In step 604 the communication terminal receives a confirmation input for the displayed screen from the user.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for inputting a confirmation request of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the communication terminal may receive a confirmation input from the user as to whether or not the orientation information of the virtual area input from the user and the screen displayed according to the orientation information match from the user. .

Referring back to FIG. 1, in step 108, bearing information of the one or more virtual areas received from the user is mapped to predetermined game information and recorded in the game information table. For example, when receiving a selection input for the game "instrument playing" from the user, the communication terminal receives the orientation information of the "first, second, N-th area" of the game, the "first area" Is "big book.gif, big book.wav", the second area is "small book.gif, small book.wav", and the third area is "symbols.gif, small book.wav" It can be recorded in the game information table.

In step 109, the user inputs a selection for starting to play the game, and performs a predetermined operation of playing the game. For example, the user may select a predetermined button for performing the game in the communication terminal, and when the game is "instrument playing", holding the communication terminal, for example, pressing down a mobile phone Operation ", and so on.

In step 110, the acceleration sensor included in the communication terminal detects the user's motion. In addition, when the operation is detected, the communication terminal activates the geomagnetic field sensor 802.

In step 111, the geomagnetic field sensor of the communication terminal generates location information of the location where the motion is detected.

In step 112, the communication terminal searches for bearing information corresponding to the location information with reference to the game information table, and reads out game information corresponding to the retrieved bearing information. For example, when the game selected by the user is "instrument playing" and the generated position information is "NW 280 °", referring to the game information table of FIG. 2, the position information "NW 280 °" Corresponds to the first area, the communication terminal may read game information “big book.gif, big book.wav” corresponding to the first area.

In step 113, the communication terminal outputs the read game information through a predetermined output means.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the output means may be a screen for visually displaying the game information, a speaker means for outputting the game information in the form of audio or a vibration motor for outputting the game information in a vibration.

8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the communication terminal 800 includes an acceleration sensor 801, a geomagnetic field sensor 802, a game information table 803, a user interface 804, a bearing information recorder 805, and location information generation. A unit 806, a game information reading unit 807, and a game performing unit 808 are included.

The acceleration sensor 801 of the communication terminal 800 detects a predetermined operation of the user. The predetermined operation means that the user operates at an acceleration higher than or equal to a predetermined reference value, and the acceleration sensor 801 generates an acceleration to determine whether the operation is an acceleration higher than or equal to a predetermined reference value and detects the operation.

The geomagnetic field sensor 802 generates location information of a location where the operation of the communication terminal is detected.

The game information table 803 records game information corresponding to bearing information for a predetermined game.

The user interface 804 receives a selection input for a predetermined game from the user and receives input of one or more bearing information for setting up a virtual area of the game.

The bearing information recorder 805 records the bearing information in the game information table in correspondence with preset game information.

The azimuth information recording unit 805 receives a selection input of playing a game from the user, activates a geomagnetic field sensor when the acceleration sensor detects the motion from the user, and the position where the motion is detected by the geomagnetic sensor Create location information.

The game information reading unit 807 searches for bearing information corresponding to the location information by referring to the game information table, and reads game information corresponding to the retrieved bearing information.

The game execution unit 808 outputs the read game information through a predetermined output means.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the output means may be a screen for visually displaying the game information, a speaker means for outputting the game information in the form of audio or a vibration motor for outputting the game information in a vibration.

The method for playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, by receiving orientation information for setting at least one virtual area for playing a game from the user, and playing the game through the set virtual area, the user can play the game in a wide space, thereby enhancing interest of the user. There is an effect that can be maximized.

In addition, according to the present invention, a virtual space game that provides a screen displayed according to the orientation information of the virtual region received from the user to receive whether or not to confirm whether the display is displayed according to the orientation information of the virtual region entered by the user Can be done.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual area for input of reference orientation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a virtual area for input of reference orientation information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a test process of a set virtual region according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface for inputting a confirmation request of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

800: communication terminal

801: acceleration sensor 802: geomagnetic sensor

803: Game Information Table 804: User Interface

805: bearing information recording unit 806: location information generating unit

807: Game Information Reader 808: Game Execution Unit

Claims (10)

In the method of playing a virtual space game in a communication terminal, Maintaining an acceleration sensor for detecting a predetermined operation of the communication terminal; Maintaining a geomagnetic field sensor for generating position information of a position at which the operation of the communication terminal is detected; Maintaining a game information table for recording game information corresponding to bearing information for a predetermined game; Receiving a selection input for a game from the user and receiving input of one or more bearing information for setting up a virtual area of the game; Recording the bearing information in the game information table in correspondence with preset game information; Receiving a selection input of a game play from the user, and when the acceleration sensor detects the motion from the user, activating a geomagnetic field sensor and generating position information of a position at which the motion is detected by the geomagnetic sensor ; Searching for bearing information corresponding to the location information and reading game information corresponding to the found bearing information by referring to the game information table; And Outputting the read game information through a predetermined output means; Virtual space game performing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, Receiving a selection input for a predetermined game from the user, and receiving the input of one or more bearing information for the virtual area setting of the game, Receiving reference orientation information from the user and receiving orientation information for setting one or more virtual regions according to the reference orientation information; The virtual space game performing method further comprising. The method of claim 1, Receiving a selection input for a predetermined game from the user, and receiving one or more bearing information inputs for the virtual area setting of the game, Receiving one or more bearing information inputs for the virtual area setting of the game and recording the same in the predetermined temporary area in correspondence with preset game information; Displaying game information corresponding to the recorded bearing information on an LCD screen with reference to the temporary area; And Receiving a confirmation input for the displayed screen from the user The virtual space game performing method further comprising. The method of claim 1, And the output means is a screen for visually displaying the game information. The method of claim 1, And the output means is a speaker means for outputting the game information in an audio form or a vibration motor for outputting the game information in vibration. The method of claim 1, The game is a method of performing a virtual space game, characterized in that any one of a percussion game or a mole game. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 6 is recorded. In the communication terminal for playing a virtual space game, An acceleration sensor detecting a predetermined operation of the communication terminal; A geomagnetic field sensor for generating position information of a position at which the operation of the communication terminal is detected; A game information table for recording game information corresponding to bearing information for a predetermined game; A user interface for receiving a selection input for a game from the user and receiving input of one or more bearing information for setting up a virtual area of the game; A bearing information recorder which records the bearing information in the game information table in correspondence with preset game information; Receiving a selection input of the game play from the user, and when the acceleration sensor detects the motion from the user, the geomagnetic field sensor is activated, and the geomagnetic field sensor generates a position information of the position where the motion is detected An information generator; A game information reading unit which searches for bearing information corresponding to the location information by referring to the game information table and reads out game information corresponding to the retrieved bearing information; And Game execution unit for outputting the read game information through a predetermined output means Communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, And the output means is a screen for visually displaying the game information. The method of claim 8, And the output means is a speaker means for outputting the game information in an audio form or a vibration motor for outputting the game information in vibration.