CN101683565A - Tough electronic chessboard - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic chessboard and software thereof, wherein the chessboard and chessmen can be directly displayed on a display unit, and chess players can play chess by only touching the display unit. The electronic chessboard comprises a power supply unit, a display unit, a conversion unit, a game data storage unit, a core processor, a data input-output unit and software, wherein the conversion unit is used for capturing touch motion and converting the touch motion into chessman movement; and the software is required for finishing corresponding functions. Physical chessmendo not need to be used in the chess playing process, and the electronic chessboard is suitable for various chess games including Chinese chess, chess, weichi, gobang, Chinese checkers and the like.

Description

Tough electronic chessboard

Technical field

The present invention relates to electronic chess-plate, a kind of specifically touch electronic chess-plate and software thereof.The present invention can make each side by directly the whole process of playing chess being finished in the touch of display unit on the chessboard, no longer needs the physics chess piece.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is incorporated into touch man-machine interface among the chessboard design, and chessboard and chess piece all are to be shown in face of relevant each player by display unit, make game process not need the physics chess piece, directly promptly can finish process by touch.

The present invention announced a kind of tough electronic chessboard of playing chess of being applicable to is characterized in that it comprises: the display unit that shows chessboard; The player is converted to converting unit to the operation of chess piece to the touch action of display unit; The data storage cell of the related data that produces in storage instruction and data of Games Software own and the recreation; The core processor of relevant information in running game and the processing game process; For the support software that guarantees that this electronic chess-plate operate as normal is required.

This electronic chess-plate has the ability of catching touch signal, can obtain the single of display unit is clicked, clicks continuously, continued to push and time, position or the track of touch action such as slip.

Directly show chessboard and chess piece on the display unit of this electronic chess-plate.

Observe chess game for the ease of the each side of playing chess, the display unit of above-mentioned electronic chess-plate must possess suitable physical size.

This electronic chess-plate can be violated the automatic filtering of operation of game rule or provide information the player; To be judged as invalid chess piece according to the game rule of chess removes from chessboard.

For the ease of being to use chessboard under different illumination conditions, display unit preferably possesses brightness control function.

Electronic chess-plate preferably possesses the input/output interface of data, so that derive or import game data, such as chess manual or the chess game data do not descended.

Electronic chess-plate preferably possesses the software upgrading interface, so that the update software version.

Electronic chess-plate preferably possesses the output interface of picture, so that real-time pictures is provided when board game or television relay.

Electronic chess-plate preferably has the self-clocking function, so that metering is played chess the time that each side spent.

This electronic chess-plate preferably possesses the communication function of networking, so that carry out the recreation or the software upgrading of networking.

The present invention has following effect:

(1) shows chessboard and chess piece by display unit;

(2) player is by realizing the operation of chess piece to the touch of display unit;

(3) chessboard is easy to use, and the each side of playing chess does not need the physics chess piece;

(4) extensibility is strong, can be applicable to different chess games by software extensions.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the checkerboard configuration block diagram, has provided the main composition unit and the annexation of expectation.

Fig. 2 is a chessboard workflow block diagram, has provided the course of work of chessboard.

The specific embodiment

Introduce the best example of tough electronic chessboard below.

[checkerboard configuration summary]

Whole checkerboard configuration as shown in Figure 1,109 core processors are operation cores of whole chessboard, mainly finish the functions such as instruction control, data and information processing of whole game process.

The selection and the setting of 102 expression recreation, such as selecting which kind of chess game, the time that setting is played chess or the like configuration information, these configurations can be by to the touch of display unit 105 and through being sent to core processor after 107 the conversion, also can be provided with, such as selection of playing and setting by outer button by 101 outside input.

Brightness adjusting unit 104 is the equipment that increases in order to adapt to different illumination conditions, and concrete brightness regulation can be sent instruction by core processor and realize, also can be provided with by 103 outside input, such as carrying out brightness regulation by outer button.The adjusting result of brightness adjusting unit 104 directly imports display unit 105, makes the brightness of display unit 105 meet specific requirement.

Usually, display unit 105 needs to show some specific figure, such as chessboard, chess piece and other and the relevant pattern of playing, the main effect of graphical unit 106 is exactly that suitable graphical information is provided under the control of core processor in place, and the black chess piece of a go etc. draws such as the Board of chess of the criss-cross that draws or in certain specific chessboard position.Graphical unit 106 provides the essential information of certain figure of drawing, and the figure that finally draws shows in 105 display units.

Touch signal is caught and converting unit 107 and display unit 105 close relation, it is mainly used in catches the touch of the person of playing chess to display unit, includes but not limited to click, and double-clicks, slip waits action continuously, then these touch signals is converted to certain to chess piece operation or other custom features.Such as, touch may be to allow Chinese chess chessman " finally " position of advancing, and also may be to be used for playing selecting and the recreation setting that unit 102 is set.

Game rule unit 108 is used for judging that to the operation of the chess piece of game process is whether legal the rule here comprises the chess piece operation rule of running, also comprises the decision rule of final victory or defeat.When being judged as violation operation, need provide information.

Device drives unit 110 comprises the necessary driver of various device in the chessboard, such as the driving of display unit, and the driving of button or keyboard etc.

Internal storage unit 111 is mainly used in the ephemeral data that produces in the storage game process and needs data in buffer.

Data input-output unit 112 is mainly used in the critical data in the game process (such as the chess manual of this recreation) derivation or from other data sources and imports game data (such as certain chess game of not descended), this unit further comprises the data-interface that is used for software upgrading in addition, the physical interface form that this unit adopts has a lot, such as USB interface.

External communications units 113 mainly comprises prerequisite communication interface (such as Ethernet interface) when carrying out networking recreation or networked software upgrading, also comprises the video output interface (such as the VGA interface) that is used to export local picture.

Whole chessboard adopts the form of powering flexibly, can adopt dc source (such as heavy-duty battery) power supply, also can directly adopt Alternating Current Power Supply.Core processor is the core of whole chessboard, can select general processor, ARM or special DSP.

[running of chessboard]

Fig. 2 provides the flow chart that the user uses chessboard to play chess.

Opening power, behind the unlocking electronic chessboard, at first 201 carry out the setting of display unit, and the parameter of She Zhiing includes but not limited to the information such as resolution ratio, contrast, brightness of display unit here, and the module that relates to here has 103 among Fig. 1,104,105 and 106.Should be noted that what be is that any time that is arranged in the game process of display unit can be regulated again, might not leave no choice but be provided with beginning most.

202 play selects and setting, mainly be to select certain a recreation and relevant parameter is set, such as the longest time of playing chess of selecting the Chinese chess recreation and recreation being set be 30 minutes, these are provided with and can finish by the specific region of touch sensitive display unit or by outer button input, and the composition module that relates to here mainly contains 101 among Fig. 1 and 102 etc.

In the information of necessity after setting completed, 203 begin to play.Game process is finished by continuous touch sensitive display unit.After a certain side who plays chess had touched display unit, 205 were converted to the operation of chess piece with this touch, and whether game rule unit 108 will conform with game rule and judge that if meet rule, it is effective moving so to the ruuning situation of current chess piece then; If the rule of not meeting, it is invalid to move so, and chessboard need provide information or punish foul even directly be judged to defeated according to some agreement.

Effectively walk the chess crown having passed through, 212 will carry out the renewal of chess game, comprise upgrading the chess piece position, no longer show invalid chess piece (i.e. the chess piece of " being eaten up ") etc.Next, 108 game rule unit will judge whether to satisfy the condition that recreation stops, if satisfied condition (lose or reach the most normal playtime of setting such as a side), to play so stop.It should be noted that 209 when playing the judgement of stop condition except the foundation game rule, can also according to player's requirement (such as, the side in the recreation will temporarily be interrupted recreation for some reason) and stop.The recreation post processing of 211 indications comprises the derivation of data in the game process or is temporary in internal storage unit etc.

Game process is mainly finished by touch, no longer needs the physics chess piece, and man-machine interface close friend is easy to use.

Claims (6)

1. one kind is applicable to and the tough electronic chessboard of playing chess it is characterized in that it comprises:

The display unit that shows chessboard;

The player is converted to converting unit to the operation of chess piece to the touch action of display unit;

The data storage cell of the related data that produces in storage instruction and data of Games Software own and the recreation;

The core processor of relevant information in running game and the processing game process;

For the support software that guarantees that this electronic chess-plate operate as normal is required.

2. according to the described tough electronic chessboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that:

Have the ability of catching touch signal, can obtain the single of display unit is clicked, clicks continuously, continued to push and time, position or the track of touch action such as slip.

3. according to the described display unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that:

Directly observe chess game for ease of human eye, display unit has suitable physical size.

4. according to the described display unit of claim 1, it is characterized in that:

Directly show chessboard and chess piece on the display unit.

5. program, this program make that electronic chess-plate can trouble-free operation, it is characterized in that:

This program has been finished following function, and these functions comprise:

Catch the touch signal of player to display unit;

Correct chessboard and the chess piece of showing;

To player's maloperation or the operation of violating game rule filtering or provide information automatically;

The player is converted to the operation of chess piece to the touch of display unit;

Game rule according to chess is judged the legitimacy of chess piece operation;

To be judged as invalid chess piece according to the game rule of chess removes from chessboard.

6. recording medium, this media recording for guaranteeing the necessary program of the normal operation of chessboard, it is characterized in that:

The program that these medium write down comprises following function:

Catch the touch signal of player to display unit;

Correct chessboard and the chess piece of showing;

To player's maloperation or the operation of violating game rule filtering or provide information automatically;

The player is converted to the operation of chess piece to the touch of display unit;

Game rule according to chess is judged the legitimacy of chess piece operation;

To be judged as invalid chess piece according to the game rule of chess removes from chessboard.

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