CN1334751A - Entertainment system and recording medium - Google Patents

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CN1334751A
CN1334751A CN99816144A CN99816144A CN1334751A CN 1334751 A CN1334751 A CN 1334751A CN 99816144 A CN99816144 A CN 99816144A CN 99816144 A CN99816144 A CN 99816144A CN 1334751 A CN1334751 A CN 1334751A
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茶谷公之
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
    • A63F13/21—Input arrangements for video game devices characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/25—Output arrangements for video game devices
    • A63F13/28—Output arrangements for video game devices responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light
    • A63F13/285—Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/30—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
    • A63F13/32—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers using local area network [LAN] connections
    • A63F13/323—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers using local area network [LAN] connections between game devices with different hardware characteristics, e.g. hand-held game devices connectable to game consoles or arcade machines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/90—Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
    • A63F13/92—Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
    • A63F2300/1037—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals being specially adapted for converting control signals received from the game device into a haptic signal, e.g. using force feedback
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/40—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of platform network
    • A63F2300/403—Connection between platform and handheld device

Abstract

An entertainment system has an entertainment apparatus (14) for executing various programs, at least one manual controller (12) connected to the entertainment apparatus (14) for entering manual control requests from the user into the entertainment apparatus (14), and a portable information terminal (32) for receiving a wireless signal and sending information to and receiving information from at least the entertainment apparatus (14). The manual controller (12) having motors (130) for applying vibrations to the user in response to an external request. The entertainment apparatus (14) has a vibration generation instructing unit (302) for outputting an instruction to generate vibrations to the manual controller (12) in response to the reception of a wireless signal by the portable information terminal (32).

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Entertainment systems and recording medium
Technical field
The present invention relates to entertainment systems, comprise the amusement equipment that are used to carry out various programs, at least one is used for the personal control that is input to amusement equipment from user's control request, can receive wireless signal and send information at least one Entertainment equipment and and receive the portable information terminal of information from least one amusement equipment, also relates to the program recording medium that storage will download to amusement equipment and portable information terminal.
Background technology
As the information equipment (entertainment systems) that comprises the amusement equipment of game machine shows the image that is stored in such as the recreation in the recording medium of CD-ROM etc. on the display screen at television receiver in response to from the command execution recreation of the personal control of game player's operation the time.
Amusement equipment and personal control in the entertainment systems are connected to each other by serial line interface usually.When the clock signal when amusement equipment send to personal control, personal control synchronously sends the key transitional information in response to the control action and the clock signal of user's input.
Recently, develop and use a kind of amusement equipment, wherein personal control has a vibration machine that is used for vibration is put on the user in response to the request from external source (for example amusement equipment).When recreation was carried out, for example vibration machine passed to the user to various types of vibrations in response to the control action of user's input.
Advise out receiving the portable information terminal of the every information that sends from wireless calling system and wireless broadcast system.This portable information terminal comprises for example pager, and can receive the information distribution service, is used to distribute comprise the information of Weather information, event information etc.
Portable information terminal such as pager has become independent device so far, and need not be connected in amusement equipment.
Some existing portable personal have been assembled portable information terminal.These portable information terminals are by demonstration information on display screen or produce the reception that sound is indicated wireless signal, and need not the next reception of indicating wireless signal to the user of any haptic device.
Wherein a plurality of portable information terminals can be connected to amusement equipment and still cannot not supply usefulness by this computer system of a plurality of users' uses simultaneously.Even a plurality of portable information terminals are connected in amusement equipment, also will have the data that receive in response to portable information terminal and can be used for selectively information being sent to user's function.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of entertainment systems, wherein portable information terminal can be connected in amusement equipment and be used by the user, and portable information terminal can be sent to the user through touch perception to the reception of signal.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of entertainment systems, the vibration performance (intensity, frequency and vibration machine type) that wherein passes to the user can change according to the signal that portable information terminal receives, thereby the user can discern the signal that receives by touch perception.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of entertainment systems, and wherein a plurality of portable information terminals can be connected to amusement equipment and be used by each user, and in response to the data that portable information terminal receives, information selectively is sent to the user.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of recording medium, stores a kind of program, be used to allow portable information terminal to be connected in amusement equipment and used by the user, and the signal that also allows portable information terminal to receive is sent to the user through touch perception.
Of the present invention also have a purpose to provide a kind of recording medium, store a kind of program, be used to allow to pass to the signal that user's vibration performance (intensity, frequency and vibration machine type) receives according to portable information terminal and change, thus the signal that the user can receive by touch perception identification.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of recording medium, store a kind of program, be used to allow a plurality of portable information terminals to be connected in amusement equipment and use by each user, also allow the data that receive in response to portable information terminal Information Selection be sent to the user.
According to the present invention, entertainment systems comprises: the amusement equipment that are used to carry out various programs; At least one is connected in being used for the personal control that is input to amusement equipment from user's manual control request of amusement equipment; Be used to receive wireless signal and send information at least one Entertainment equipment and receives information from least one amusement equipment portable information terminal, personal control has and is used for applying the vibration generating apparatus of vibration in response to external request to the user, and amusement equipment comprise and are used for to produce command device to the personal control output order with vibrative vibration in response to the reception of portable information terminal to wireless signal.
With above-mentioned configuration, portable information terminal can be connected in amusement equipment and be used by the user, and portable information terminal can be sent to the user through touch perception to the reception of signal.
As a result, the user can be in the display screen of browsing the television receiver that is connected in amusement equipment receives specific or information arbitrarily by wireless signal.Because personal control vibrates when portable information terminal receives information, the user receives specific or information arbitrarily by feeling that the vibration of personal control is discerned.
If the user plays the antagonism recreation by the internet with being in another game player at a distance, the result of user action generation can be sent to the user with vibration so, thereby plays games in available effect quite true to nature ground.
Amusement equipment can have and are used to monitor the monitoring device of portable information terminal to the reception of data, vibration produce command device comprise reception in response to the detected data of monitoring device to the personal control output order with vibrative device.
Portable information terminal can have the interrupt signal generation device, is used for producing interrupt signal in response to the reception of wireless signal, and vibration produces command device and comprises in response to interrupt signal to the personal control output order with vibrative device.
Amusement equipment can have at least one the selecting arrangement that the content choice that is used for the wireless signal that receives according to portable information terminal is connected in a plurality of personal controls of amusement equipment, and vibration produces command device and comprises that a selected output order is with vibrative device in personal control.
In this configuration, in the personal control, the personal control of the content of the wireless signal that receives in response to portable information terminal is vibrated.Therefore, as the every of a plurality of users that hold each personal control that is connected in amusement equipment or game player's retrieving information or when playing the antagonism recreation, portable information terminal is sent to one of user corresponding to the content of wireless signal as vibration to the reception of wireless signal.A plurality of portable information terminals and a plurality of personal control can be connected to amusement equipment, and vibration produce command device can comprise be used for to the corresponding personal control output order of the portable information terminal that receives wireless signal with vibrative device.
Therefore, a plurality of portable information terminals can be connected in amusement equipment and be used by each user, and selectively information are sent to the corresponding user of data who receives with portable information terminal.
Vibration produces command device and can comprise and being used for to one of the personal control of the in fact the most approaching portable information terminal that has received wireless signal output order with vibrative device.
Perhaps, vibration produces command device and can comprise and being used for to one of relevant with the portable information terminal that receives wireless signal in logic personal control output order with vibrative device.
But produce the signal involving vibrations performance that command device output receives according to portable information terminal with vibrative instruction from vibration.
In entertainment systems, the vibration performance (intensity, frequency and vibration machine type) that passes to the user can change according to the signal that portable information terminal receives, thereby the user can discern the signal that receives by touch perception.
According to the present invention, program and data that the storage entertainment systems uses, this entertainment systems comprises: the amusement equipment that are used to carry out various programs; At least one is connected in being used for the personal control that is input to amusement equipment from user's manual control request of amusement equipment; Be used to receive wireless signal and send information at least one Entertainment equipment and receives information from least one amusement equipment portable information terminal, personal control has and is used for applying the vibration generating apparatus of vibration in response to external request to the user, and program comprises and is used for coming to the personal control output order with vibrative step in response to the reception of portable information terminal to wireless signal.
With the recording medium of storage said procedure, portable information terminal can be connected in amusement equipment and be used by the user, and the signal that portable information terminal receives can be sent to the user through touch perception.
Program also comprises the monitoring portable information terminal to the step of the reception of data, the step of output order comprise reception in response to the detected data of monitoring step to the personal control output order with vibrative step.
Program also comprises in response to the reception of wireless signal and produces the step of interrupt signal from portable information terminal, and the step that produces instruction comprises in response to interrupt signal to the personal control output order with vibrative step.
Program comprises that also the content choice of the wireless signal that receives according to portable information terminal is connected at least one the step in a plurality of personal controls of amusement equipment, and the step that produces instruction comprises that a selected output order is with vibrative step in personal control.
A plurality of portable information terminals and a plurality of personal control can be connected in amusement equipment, and the step that produces instruction comprises to vibrating to produce with the corresponding personal control output order of the portable information terminal that receives wireless signal.
The step that produces instruction can comprise to one of the personal control of the in fact the most approaching portable information terminal that has received wireless signal output order with vibrative step.
The step that produces instruction can comprise to one of relevant with the portable information terminal that receives wireless signal in logic personal control output order with vibrative step.
But export the signal involving vibrations performance that receives according to portable information terminal with vibrative instruction from the step that produces instruction.
Above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage are from below in conjunction with becoming obvious the description of expressing the preferred embodiments of the present invention accompanying drawing with way of example.
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Fig. 1 is the plane according to entertainment systems of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the rearview of the amusement equipment of entertainment systems, expresses its slot;
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of amusement equipment;
Fig. 4 is the plane of the portable information terminal of entertainment systems;
Fig. 5 is the stereogram of portable information terminal;
Fig. 6 is the stereogram of the portable information terminal of uncap;
Fig. 7 is the front view of portable information terminal;
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of personal control;
Fig. 9 is the plane of personal control;
Figure 10 is the rearview of personal control;
Figure 11 is the front view of personal control;
Figure 12 is the stereogram of expression personal control occupation mode;
Figure 13 is the bottom view that personal control partly excises, and expression is separately positioned on the vibration transmission mechanism in first and second anchor clamps (grip);
Figure 14 is the part exploded perspective view of personal control, one of expression vibration transmission mechanism;
Figure 15 is a part stereogram of the vibration transmission mechanism being installed personal control wherein;
Figure 16 is the hardware layer of portable information terminal, personal control and amusement equipment and the block diagram of software layer;
Figure 17 is the block diagram of the hardware layer of portable information terminal;
Figure 18 is the block diagram of the hardware layer of personal control;
Figure 19 is the block diagram of the hardware layer of portable information terminal;
Figure 20 is the block diagram that is used for carrying out the assembly of bidirectional serial communication between personal control and amusement equipment;
Figure 21 is the functional block diagram according to entertainment systems of the present invention;
Figure 22 is the functional block diagram of the radio communication device of portable information terminal;
Figure 23 A is the reception datagram of the first kind;
Figure 23 B is the reception datagram of second type;
Figure 23 C is the reception datagram of the 3rd type;
Figure 23 D is the reception datagram of the 4th type;
Figure 24 is the block diagram that first of portable information terminal, personal control and amusement equipment use pattern;
Figure 25 is the block diagram that second of portable information terminal, personal control and amusement equipment use pattern;
Figure 26 is the block diagram that the 3rd of portable information terminal, personal control and amusement equipment use pattern;
Figure 27 is the block diagram that the 4th of portable information terminal, personal control and amusement equipment use pattern;
Figure 28 is the functional block diagram that the vibration of amusement equipment produces command device;
Figure 29 is the detail view of user message table;
Figure 30 is the detail view of terminal information table;
Figure 31 is the functional block diagram of the vibration generating apparatus of personal control;
Figure 32 is based on the flow process of processing sequence that first example receives the radio communication piece of data;
Figure 33 is based on the flow process of processing sequence that second to the 4th example receives the radio communication piece of data;
Figure 34 is the flow process of processing sequence of the radio communication device of portable information terminal;
Figure 35 and 36 is flow processs of processing sequence of the radio communication device of amusement equipment;
Figure 37 is the detail view of the vibration in the expression information table;
Figure 38 is the functional block diagram of the vibration generating apparatus of personal control;
Figure 39 is the functional block diagram of the radio communication device of modification;
Figure 40 is the functional block diagram that the vibration of modification produces command device;
Figure 41 is the flow process of the processing sequence of the radio communication device revised;
Figure 42 and 43 is flow processs that the vibration of modification produces the processing sequence of command device.
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Illustrate according to entertainment systems of the present invention below with reference to Fig. 1 to 43.
As shown in Figure 1, but generally have the amusement equipment 14 that sub-argument ground connects personal control 12 with the entertainment systems according to the present invention of 10 expressions.
Amusement equipment 14 read the program that for example is recorded among the CD D and data (seeing Figure 19) and for example based on program according to user's command execution program of game player for example.Carry out the progress and the display image of the main expression control of recreation recreation and produce sound.
Amusement equipment 14 have and hold the rectangular enclosure 16 of coiling load units 18 substantially concentricly, and the CD that this dish load units 18 loads such as CD-ROM etc. is used as recording medium, so that the application program that is recorded in the dish to be provided.Shell 16 support be used for the Program reset of current execution reset switch 20, power switch 22, be used to control dish gauge tap 24 and two slot 26A of CD loading, 26B.
Amusement equipment 14 can provide application program through communication link, rather than provide from the CD as recording medium.
Entertainment systems 10 also comprises personal control 12, and user command is offered amusement equipment 14.
Two personal controls 12 are connected to slot 26A, and 26B plays for example antagonism recreation to allow user or game player.Normally used storage card and portable information terminal 32 (seeing Fig. 4) also can be inserted into slot 26A, 26B.Although Fig. 1 expresses two slot 26A, 26B, amusement equipment 14 can have more than 2 or following slot.
Personal control 12 has the first and second control pads, 40,42, the third and fourth control pad 44,46, actuator button 48 and selector button 50.Personal control 12 be arranged in addition wherein be used to produce and to the vibration generating apparatus of personal control 12 transmitting vibrations.The details of personal control 12 will be explained below.
Fig. 2 is illustrated in the slot 26A that limits on the front panel of shell 16 of amusement equipment 14,26B.
Each slot 26A, 26B has last lower unit.Especially, slot 26A, 26B has storage card separately and inserts unit 60A, 60B, and it is as their top unit, so that storage card or portable information terminal 32 are inserted wherein, and have controller connector (socket) 64A separately, and 64B, it is as their lower unit, with the connection terminal 62 (connector is seen Fig. 1) that is connected to personal control 12.
Storage card inserts unit 60A, and 60B has the rectangle jack (slot) that level prolongs separately.These slots have the following fillet relative with angle relative above it, insert unit 60A, 60B thereby storage card and portable information terminal 32 are not inserted into storage card with misorientation.Storage card inserts unit 60A, and 60B also has shutter, is used to protect the connection terminal that is used to be electrically connected that is arranged on wherein.
Controller connector 64A, 64B also have the jack (slot) that level prolongs separately.These slots have the following fillet relative with angle relative above it, thereby the connection terminal 62 of personal control 12 is not connected to controller connector 64A, 64B with misorientation.Controller connector 64A, 64B is being different from storage card insertion unit 60A in shape, the jack of 60B, thus storage card and portable information terminal 32 do not insert controller connector 64A, the jack of 64B.
Among Fig. 3, the storage card that portable information terminal 32 is inserted among the slot 26A that limits on the front panel of amusement equipment 14 inserts unit 60A.
Portable information terminal 32 can be used as intrinsic storage card in each of a plurality of personal controls 12 of being connected in amusement equipment 14.For example, if 2 users or game player play games on entertainment systems 10,2 portable information terminals 32 game result of recording game player separately so.
Shown in Fig. 4 to 7, portable information terminal 32 has supports the manually shell 70 of control pad 76, manually control pad 76 has one or more arrow buttons 72 and confirming button 74, be used for incident input and do various selections, portable information terminal 32 also has the display unit 78 that comprises liquid crystal display (LCD) unit etc. and is used for window 80 through radio communications such as infrared ray, antennas.
Shell 70 comprises upper shell 70a and lower house 70b and holds the mainboard 82 of support storage device etc. on it.Shell 70 shapes are made the slot 26A in the shell 16 that can be inserted into amusement equipment 14, one of 26B.Shell 70 has the connector 84 that comprises rectangular window on one is distolateral.
Window 80 is installed in the roughly semicircle end away from the shell 70 of connector 84.Display unit 78 occupy shell 70 upper shell 70a roughly half area and be positioned near the window 80.
Manually control pad 76 roughly occupies other half area of upper shell 70a and is positioned to away from window 80.Manually control pad 76 comprises and is roughly square lid 86, but its angle is supported on the shell 70 movably and support direction button 72 and confirming button 74 thereon, also comprise in the zone that is positioned at shell 70 can be by the switch press part 88,90 of lid 86 switches.
Arrow button 72 and confirming button 74 extend to its lower surface on the surface from it along lid 86.Arrow button 72 and confirming button 74 are supported on the lid 86 with shift-in or shift out the upper surface of lid 86.
Switch press part 88,90 has separately and is supported on the shell 70 with shift-in or shifts out the press element of the upper surface of shell 70.When one of press element was pushed from above, it depressed the pressure switch of response, as, for example be installed in the diaphragm switch on the mainboard 82 in the shell 70.
Close upper cover 86, switch press part 88,90 is kept respectively and arrow button 72 and confirming button 74 vertical alignments.Therefore, in lid 86 pent while on shell 70, from on arrow button 72 and confirming button 74 when compressing into the upper surface of lid 86, arrow button 72 and confirming button 74 cause that the press element of respective switch pressing piece 88,90 depresses the corresponding pressure switch in the shell 70.
As shown in Figure 7, power supply and Signal Terminal 92 are installed on the mainboard 84 and are arranged in the window of connector 84.
Connector 84 has and the identical shape and size of using in amusement equipment 14 of storage card.
Personal control 12 will be with reference to figure 8 to 15 explanations.As shown in Figure 8, personal control 12 has and comprises by the securing member such as screw and matching each other and the upper-part 100 that engages and the shell 104 of lower member 102.Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, a pair of first and second anchor clamps 106,108 stretch out from a side of each opposite end of shell 104.First and second anchor clamps 106, thereby 108 shapes constitute and personal control 12 are being connected in amusement equipment 14 and are carrying out information retrieval or held by user or game player's left hand and right hand palm when for example playing games.
First and second anchor clamps 106,108 tilt gradually away from each other and to shell 104 belows towards their end.For allowing the game player to hold first and second anchor clamps 106,108 comfily for a long time, tapered towards its end first and second anchor clamps 106,108 from the joint of they and shell, and have arcuate peripheral surface and arcuate ends surface.
Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, personal control 12 have be arranged on shell one end and comprise that first to the 4th can push control piece 110a, 110b, 110c, the first control pad 40 of 110d.First to the 4th can push control piece 110a, and 110b, 110c, 110d give prominence on the upper surface of shell 104 and be arranged in the right-angled intersection pattern.
The first control pad 40 comprises switch element, as pushing control piece 110a with first to the 4th respectively, 110b, 110c, the signal input element that 110d is relevant.The first control pad 40 is used for the moving direction of control example as the game of demonstration as direction controller.When selectively pushing first to the 4th, the game player can push control piece 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d can push control piece 110a, 110b to be switched on or switched off respectively with first to the 4th, 110c, during the relevant switch element of 110d, the game of demonstration with first to the 4th can push control piece 110a, 110b, 110c, among the 110d by moving on that corresponding direction of depressing.
Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, personal control 12 also have be arranged on shell 104 other ends and comprise that first to the 4th can push control piece 112a, 112b, 112c, the second control pad 42 of 112d.First to the 4th can push control piece 112a, and 112b, 112c, 112d give prominence on the upper surface of shell 104 and be arranged in the right-angled intersection pattern.
First to the 4th can push control piece 112a, 112b, and 112c, 112d constitute independently parts, and relevant with each switch element that is arranged on the second control pad 42.The second control pad 42 is as function setting/performance element, be used for connecting and can pushing control piece 112a, 112b, 112c, during the relevant switch element of 112d, set and show to be assigned to and to push control piece 112a, 112b, 112c, the function of the game of 112d or execution show the function of game.
Personal control 12 is arranged on the third and fourth control pad 44,46 of shell 104 away from the place, an opposite end side and that be positioned at shell 104 respectively of first and second anchor clamps 106,108 in addition.As shown in figure 11, the third and fourth control pad 44,46 has first and second separately and can push control piece 114a, 114b and can push control piece 116a, 116b and respectively with can push control piece 114a, 114b and 116a, the switch element that 116b is relevant.
The third and fourth control pad 44,46 separately as function setting/performance element, be used for connecting and can pushing control piece 114a, 114b and 116a, during the relevant switch element of 116b, setting shows to be assigned to can push control piece 114a, 114b and 116a, and the function of the game of 116b or execution show the function of game.
Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, personal control 12 be separately positioned on shell 104 in addition and the top of first and second anchor clamps 106,108 that engage with shell 104 between limit over against the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 in bight.
The the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 has separately and can revolve rotatable control piece 122 and each signal input element of three-sixth turn around its Control Shaft, as can be by the variable resistance of each rotatable control piece 122 operations etc.Especially, rotatable control piece 122 is installed in common biased parts presses down on the tip of the Control Shaft that returns its neutral position, and can revolve three-sixth turn around the axle of Control Shaft.
When the game player rotates rotatable control piece 122, the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 when rotated or the personage of removable demonstration when changing its speed and can carry out the action of simulation shape, as changing the personage's who shows form.
Therefore, the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 is used as control module, and cooked food is to showing that personage's input order signal is to carry out above-mentioned moving or action.
Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, personal control 12 has starting switch 48 and the selector switch 50 that the control of first on the upper surface that is arranged on shell 104 pad 40 and second is controlled in the parallel position that fills up between 42.Starting switch 48 starts recreation when pressing, and selector switch 50 is selected the difficulty level of recreation.
Personal control 12 also has mode selection switch 124 and the mode indicator 126 between the control of the 5th and the 6th on the upper surface that is arranged on shell 104 pad 118,120.Mode selection switch 124 is selected the control model of the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 when pressing, the control model of the selection of mode indicator 126 indications the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120.Mode indicator 126 comprises photocell, as LED etc.
When pressing mode selection switch 124, it can select control model to be used to allow command signal from 118,120 inputs of the 5th and the 6th control pad, or selects control model to be used for the decretum inhibitorium signal from 118,120 inputs of the 5th and the 6th control pad.
When pressing mode selection switch 124, it also can select control model to be used to allow command signal from the 5th and the 6th control pad 118,120 inputs also select first to the 4th of the second control pad 42 can push control piece 112a, 112b, 112c, the control piece the pushed 114a of the function of 112d or the third and fourth control pad 44,46,114b and 116a, the function of 116b.According to the control model that mode selection switch 124 is selected, mode indicator 126 flickers also change its indicator lamp.
As shown in figure 12, first and second anchor clamps 106,108 that stretch out from shell 104 are held by game player's palm respectively.Do not require that shell 104 supports that by finger and personal control 12 is hand-holdable, at least 6 in 10 fingers of both hands can move freely simultaneously.
As shown in figure 12, when first and second anchor clamps 106,108 when being held by game player's palm respectively, the thumb Rf1 of the right hand and left hand, Lf1 can extend through the 5th and the 6th control pad 118, first to the 4th of 120 rotatable control piece 122, the first control pad 40 can be pushed first to the 4th of the control piece 110a-110d and the second control pad 42 can push control piece 112a-112d, and can choose and push rotatable control piece 122, can push control piece 110a-110d and can push control piece 112a-112d.
Because at first and second anchor clamps 106,108 the 5th and the 6th control pads 118 when being held by the right-hand man, 120 rotatable control piece 122 be oriented to and first and second anchor clamps 106 that engage of shell 104,108 end becomes in the face of relation, rotatable control piece 122 is oriented to difference near thumb Rf1, Lf1.Therefore, rotatable control piece 122 can be easily by thumb Rf1, the Lf1 rotation.
As shown in figure 12, when first and second anchor clamps 106,108 when being held by game player's palm respectively, right-hand man's forefinger Rf2, Lf2 and middle finger Rf3, they selectively push the extensible mistake of Lf3 first and second of the third and fourth control pad 44,46 and can push control piece 114a, 114b and 116a, 116b.
As shown in figure 13, personal control 12 has a pair of vibration transmission mechanism 128, is used for vibration is passed to the user so that recreation is more true to nature.
As shown in figure 13, when the user held personal control 12, vibration transmission mechanism 128 was positioned near the end of first and second anchor clamps of being held by hand and finger 106,108.
As shown in figure 14, each vibration transmission mechanism 128 comprises that the vibration that can provide by amusement equipment 14 produces order and the motor 130 of energy is provided and be installed in eccentric part 134 on the rotating shaft of motor 130 prejudicially.
Eccentric part 134 comprises the weight 134 with the heavy metal spare form with semicircular cross-sectional shape.Be limited with in the weight 134 rotating shaft 132 is installed depart from centre bore 136.
As shown in figure 15, the motor 130 that has the eccentric part 134 that is installed on the rotating shaft 132 has motor case 140, and it is arranged in the groove 138 that limits in the square pipe fitting, and this square pipe fitting for example is arranged in first anchor clamps 106.
When to motor 130 energy supplies, rotating shaft 132 rotations causing eccentric part 134 vibrates thereby produce by the eccentric motion rotation, and this vibration is delivered to motor 130.The vibration of motor 130 is sent to first anchor clamps 106 through the perisporium 138a of square pipe fitting then, from these anchor clamps vibration is imposed on and holds being subjected to and pointing of first anchor clamps 106.
The vibration transmission mechanism 128 that is separately positioned in first and second anchor clamps 106,108 is arranged with the different mode transmitting vibrations.For example, the motor 130 of vibration transmission mechanism 128 has different size, makes with constant voltage during to motor 130 energy supplies, and its axle 132 is with the friction speed rotation, with by friction speed rotating eccentricity spare 134, thereby produces vibration with different frequency.
For 130 energy supplies come body vibration personal control 12 to motor, need between personal control 12 and amusement equipment 14, provide bi-directional communication function.This bi-directional communication function is described in the back.
The circuit arrangement of portable information terminal 32, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 will illustrate with reference to Figure 16 to 20.
As shown in figure 16, portable information terminal 32 comprises and is used for handling the hardware layer 150 (seeing Figure 17) of the data that receive through antenna 160 and is used for software layer 152 in hardware layer 150 executive communications that software layer 152 comprises radio communication driver 154, serial communication driver 156 and communication application program 158.
As shown in figure 17, the hardware layer 150 of portable information terminal 32 comprises antenna 160, radio communication piece 162, CPU164, working storage 166, input block 168, nonvolatile memory 172, displaying block 174 and functional block 176.These assemblies of portable information terminal 32 are connected in bus 178.
Radio communication piece 162 receives the data that send as wireless signal through antenna 160, as microwave signal.The reception of 162 pairs of data of radio communication piece is controlled by the radio communication driver 154 (seeing Figure 16) that comprises program.
Radio communication piece 162 has the memory 180 as storage device, is used for temporarily storing the wireless signal data.Portable information terminal 32 can receive data based on being increased to the Information Selection ground that has been received and be temporarily stored in radio communication piece 162.Especially, when portable information terminal 32 selectively received data, the data that temporarily are stored in the radio communication piece 162 were read into nonvolatile memory 172.
Working storage 166 usefulness act on the storage device that uses as the working region of various data.
Input block 168 is arranged to as manually importing controller.Therefore, input block 168 allows the every to portable information terminal 32 of user's input information.
Nonvolatile memory 172 usefulness act on the storage device of store various kinds of data.Nonvolatile memory 172 is stored data that receive through antenna 160 and the data of sending here from amusement equipment 14 through serial communication block 170.
Displaying block 174 is arranged to show the every of information as display unit.Displaying block 174 is for example showing various characteristic informations and image information on the liquid crystal panel.
Serial communication block 170 has the function of the serial communication of enforcement and external device (ED).Serial communication block 170 can be electrically connected on for example serial communication block 214 of amusement equipment 14, is used for carrying out data communication with amusement equipment 14.Serial communication block 170 is communicated by letter by serial communication driver 156 controls.
Functional block 176 is arranged to carry out other functions except that above-mentioned, and can comprise for example power module.
CPU164 has the function of a piece above the control.For example, CPU164 is according to the various PCBs of top software layer 152, as communication application program 158 etc.
As shown in figure 16, personal control 12 comprises hardware layer 182 and software layer 184, and this software layer 184 comprises application software 186, and with control hardware layer 182 and executive communication, personal control 12 also is included in the serial communication driver 188 that comprises in the application software 186.
As shown in figure 18, the hardware layer 182 of personal control 12 comprises serial communication block 190, CPU193, program storage 194, work RAM196, digital input block 198, analog input piece 200 and motor 130.These assemblies of personal control 12 are connected in bus 202.
Numeral input block 198 is as manual input controller, is used for first to the 4th of the first control pad 40 and can pushes first to the 4th of the control piece 110a-110d and the second control pad 42 and can push control piece 112a-112d.Analog input piece 200 usefulness act on the manual input controller of rotatable control piece 122.Numeral input block 198 and analog input piece 200 allow user's input information every to personal control 12.
Serial communication block 190 has the function of the serial communication of enforcement and external device (ED).Serial communication block 190 can be electrically connected on for example serial communication block 214 of amusement equipment 14, is used for carrying out data communication with amusement equipment 14.Serial communication block 190 is communicated by letter by serial communication driver 188 controls.
As shown in figure 16, amusement equipment 14 comprise hardware layer 204 and software layer 206, and this software layer 206 comprises application software 208, with control hardware layer 204 and executive communication and image processing, amusement equipment 14 also are included in the serial communication that comprises in the application software 208 and drive 210,212.
As shown in figure 19, the hardware layer 204 of amusement equipment 14 comprises serial communication block 214, CPU216, input block 218, large buffer memory media block 220, main storage 222, graphic process unit 224 and functional block 226.These assemblies of hardware layer 204 are connected in bus 228.
Input block 218 is used to allow the every to amusement equipment 14 of user's input information as manually importing controller.
Main storage 222 is as the storage device of store various kinds of data.For example, the application software 208 of main storage 222 storage software layers 206.Main storage 222 is also stored the data that send through serial communication block 214 from portable information terminal 32 and personal control 12.
Graphic process unit 224 is as the processor of image data processing.For example, the image that 224 pairs of graphic process unit will be presented on the display unit is carried out graphics process, and for example polygonal shape is handled.
Large buffer memory media block 220 is as reading the unit that is recorded in as the various data in the large buffer memory medium of CD-ROM etc.
Serial communication block 214 has the function of the serial communication of enforcement and external device (ED).Serial communication block 214 can be electrically connected on the serial communication block 170 of portable information terminal 32 and the serial communication block 190 of personal control 12, is used for carrying out data communication with portable information terminal 32 and personal control 12.Serial communication block 214 is communicated by letter by serial communication driver 210,212 controls.
Functional block 226 is arranged to carry out other functions except that above-mentioned, and for example can comprise power module or be used to be connected to as the storage card of recording medium and the contiguous block of portable information terminal 32.
CPU216 is used to control the top piece of amusement equipment 14.For example, the various PCBs of CPU216 basis such as the application software 208 of software layer 206.
As shown in figure 20, in the time can carrying out, between personal control 12 and amusement equipment 14, carry out bi-directional communication function with being connected terminal 62 and being connected to amusement equipment 14 of the bidirectional serial communication of personal control 12.
Being used in the personal control 12 system that carries out bi-directional communication function comprise be used to carry out with the serial i/O interface SIO of the serial communication of amusement equipment 14, be used for from a plurality of control buttons input control datas parallel I/O interface PIO, comprise CPU, the single-chip microcomputer of RAM and ROM and be used for motor driver 230 to motor 130 energy supplies of vibration transmission mechanism 128.Each motor 130 is by the voltage and current energize that provides from motor driver 230.
Being used in the amusement equipment 14, the system that carries out bi-directional communication function comprised the serial i/O interface SIO that is used to carry out with the serial communication of personal control 12.When connecting the serial i that terminal 62 is connected in amusement equipment 14/O interface SIO, the connection terminal 62 of the serial i of amusement equipment 14/O interface SIO through be used for carrying out two-way communication between personal control 12 and amusement equipment 14 is connected to the serial i/O interface SIO of the serial communication of personal control 12.Other concrete structures of amusement equipment 14 have omitted in Figure 20.
The signal of bidirectional serial communication and control line comprise the data transfer signals line TXD (Transmit X ' for Data) that is used for data are delivered to from amusement equipment 14 personal control 12, be used for data are delivered to from personal control 12 the data transfer signals line RXD (Received X ' for Data) of amusement equipment 14, be used for from data transfer signals line TXD, RXD extracts the serial synchronizing clock signals line SCK (Serial Clock) of data, be used for and the flow process control line DSR (Data Set Ready) that sets up or cut off control of communication line DTR (Data Terminal Raedy) and be used to transmit mass data as the personal control 12 of terminal.
The signal and the control line that are used for bidirectional serial communication are contained in a cable.This cable comprises that also the power supply from amusement equipment 14 extends and the motor driver 230 that is connected in the personal control 12 comes power line 232 to motor 130 energy supplies so that electric energy to be provided.
The processing of bidirectional serial communication the following describes between amusement equipment 14 and the personal control 12.For communicate by letter with personal control 12 control data (button information) of the control button of reading the first, second, third and the 4th control pad 40,42,44,46 of amusement equipment 14, amusement equipment 14 at first exports and are selected data to arrive control line DTR.As a result, it is selected personal control 12 affirmations by control line DTR, waits for the signal from holding wire TXD then.Then, amusement equipment 14 outputs represent the identification code of personal control 12 to data transfer signals line TXD.Personal control 12 receives identification code from holding wire TXR.
When personal control 12 identified identification code, personal control 12 beginnings were communicated by letter with amusement equipment 14.Amusement equipment 14 are delivered to personal control 12 to control data through data transfer signals line TXD, and the control data that its control button produces is delivered to amusement equipment 14 through data transfer signals line RXD.By this way, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 are carried out bidirectional serial communication.Bidirectional serial communication is finished when control line DTR output is selected to stop data at amusement equipment 14.
Use the bidirectional serial communication function, personal control 12 can mainly send the control data of control button to amusement equipment 14, and amusement equipment 14 can send the vibration be used for motor 156 energy supplies of vibration transmission mechanism 128 through data transfer signals line TXD and produce and order personal control 12.
Be used for the vibration generation order of motor 156 energy supplies is set up in the CD-ROM that amusement equipment 14 are provided with in advance.According to the user's who plays games moving target, amusement equipment 14 send the vibration generation and order personal control 12, over time vibrational feedback is turned round and stretched out the hand movement controller 12.
A characteristic functions according to the entertainment systems 10 of present embodiment will be described below with reference to Figure 21 to 43.
Characteristic functions is in response to the wireless signal output that portable information terminal 32 receives and is used for vibrative function of ordering personal control 12.
As shown in figure 21, the software that is used for carrying out surface function comprises the radio communication device 300 that is used for receiving wireless signal that is assembled into portable information terminal 32, the vibration that output is used for causing personal control 12 vibrative orders (vibration produces order) of being used for that is assembled into amusement equipment 14 produces command device 302 and be assembled into personal control 12 and be used for producing the vibration generating apparatus 304 of order to motor 130 energy supplies according to the vibration from amusement equipment 14.
Radio communication device 300 is carried out by the CPU164 of portable information terminal 32 the working storage 16 that downloads to portable information terminal 32 according to predetermined process from certain CD-ROM of for example being play by amusement equipment 14 etc. the time.
Vibration produces command device 302 and is carried out by the CPU216 of amusement equipment 14 the working storage 222 that downloads to amusement equipment 14 according to predetermined process from certain CD-ROM of for example being play by amusement equipment 14 etc. the time.
Vibration generating apparatus 304 is carried out by the CPU192 of personal control 12 be sent to the work RAM 196 of personal control 12 for example from program storage 194 time.
As shown in figure 22, radio communication device 300 comprises and is used for determining that the reception in that whether radio communication piece 162 receives data determines device 310, if the data that receive arranged in radio communication piece 162 then be used for the data that receive are sent to the data link 312 of nonvolatile memory 172, be used to determine whether to determine device 314 from the transmission request of the data transmission requests of amusement equipment 14 through serial communication block 170, if data transmission requests arranged then communicate to set up the communication link apparatus for establishing 316 of communication link through the serial communication block 214 of serial communication block 170 beginning with amusement equipment 14, being used for communication link through setting up sends to the data sending device 318 of amusement equipment 14 to the data of nonvolatile memory 172 and is used for determining that the end whether processing of portable information terminal 32 finishes determines device 320.
The data that radio communication piece 162 receives have dissimilar.Figure 23 A represents the reception data of the first kind, and it mainly comprises the character string part.Figure 23 B represents the reception data of second type, and it mainly comprises receiver definitional part and character string part.Figure 23 C represents the reception data of the 3rd type, and it mainly comprises transmitter definitional part, receiver definitional part and character string part.Figure 23 D represents the reception data of the 4th type, and it mainly comprises transmitter definitional part, receiver definitional part, vibration machine definitional part, vibration frequency definitional part and character string part.
The enabled mode that various use portable information terminals 32, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 are arranged.Figure 24 represents the first use pattern, and one of them portable information terminal 32 and a personal control 12 are connected to amusement equipment 14.Figure 25 represents the second use pattern, and one of them portable information terminal 32 and a plurality of personal control 12 (among Figure 25 being 2) are connected to amusement equipment 14.
Figure 26 represents the 3rd use pattern, and wherein a plurality of portable information terminals 32 (among Figure 26 being 2) and a plurality of personal control 12 (among Figure 26 being 2) are connected to amusement equipment 14.Figure 27 represents the 4th use pattern, wherein a plurality of portable information terminals 32 (among Figure 26 being 2) and a plurality of personal control 12 (among Figure 26 being 2) are connected to 14, one portable information terminals 32 of amusement equipment and a personal control 12 is connected to amusement equipment 14 through connecting hub 322.
As shown in figure 28, the vibration of amusement equipment 14 produce that command device 302 comprises if the data that receive for one of second, third and the 4th type (23B-23D with the aid of pictures) then be used to search for the personal control 12 that is connected in amusement equipment 14 and with personal control 12 corresponding identification sign indicating numbers be connected the user's setting device 330 that produces correlation table (user message table shown in Figure 29) between the port sequence number of personal control 12; If portable information terminal 32, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 are the 3rd or the 4th use pattern (seeing Figure 26 and Figure 27) then are used to search for the portable information terminal 32 that is connected in amusement equipment 14 and the terminal setting device 332 that produces the table (terminal information table shown in Figure 30) of the port sequence number that is connected portable information terminal 32.
Vibration produces command device 302 to have by serial communication block 214 and sends the transmission request of relevant controlling data or send the request that relevant vibration produces order VC to personal control 12, or sends the communication request device 334 of the transmission request of the relevant data that receive to portable data assistance 32; Be used for by serial communication block 214 start with the serial communication block 190 of personal control 12 or with the communicating by letter of the serial communication block 170 of portable data assistance 32 to set up the communication link apparatus for establishing of the communication link between them; Be used for receiving control datas or receiving data and data are stored in the data sink 338 of main storage 222 from personal control 12 from just formula information terminal 32 by the communication link set up; Be used for application actuating unit 340 according to an application of the control data executable operations that receives; Be used to determine whether determine device 342 from the reception of the reception data of portable data assistance 32; Be used for the data that receive are analyzed to produce the data analysis set-up 344 that vibration produces order VC; Be used for by serial communication number 214 order dispensing devices 346 to personal control 12 transmission vibration generation order VC; Be used for determining sending the definite device 348 of finishing dealing with whether the transmission order is finished to personal control 12 and portable data assistance 32; And, be used for determining that the end whether processing of amusement equipment 14 finishes determines device 350.
Vibration produces command device 302, communication request device 334, communication link apparatus for establishing 336, data sink 338 and receives these devices of determining device 342 unites as monitoring device 352, with the reception of 32 pairs of data of monitoring portable information terminal.
As shown in figure 31, the vibration generating apparatus 304 of personal control 12 comprises and is used to determine whether to determine device 360 through serial communication block 190 from the transmission request of the data transmission requests of amusement equipment 14, if have from the data transmission requests of amusement equipment 14 then communicate to set up the communication link apparatus for establishing 362 of communication link through the serial communication block 214 of serial communication block 190 beginnings with amusement equipment 14, be used for determining that the data transmission requests from amusement equipment 14 is the definite device 364 of transmission/reception that data sending request or data receive request, be used for sending from digital input block 198 and analog input piece 200 the control data dispensing device 366 of control datas through the communication link of foundation, the communication link that is used for through setting up receives the order receiving system 368 that vibration produces order VC from amusement equipment 14, being used for producing order VC in response to vibration analyzes the vibration that receives and produces order VC and export analysis result and come motor 130 energy supplies with the order analysis device 370 of the vibration of the intensity that produces order VC representative according to vibration and frequency and be used for determining that the end whether processing of portable information terminal 32 finishes determines device 372 to motor driver 230.
Before the processing sequence of describing radio communication device 300, vibration generation command device 302 and vibration generating apparatus 304, the processing sequence of the radio communication piece 162 of portable information terminal 32 is described with reference to Figure 32 and 33.
If the data that receive are the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures), whether radio communication piece 162 specified data in the step S1 of Figure 32 receives through antenna 160 so.If receive data, then be stored in the given area of memory 180 in the data that step S2 receives through antenna 160.Then, determine whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the portable information terminal 32 at step S3 radio communication piece 162.If there is not ending request, then control proceeds to step S1, there radio communication piece 162 once more specified data whether receive through antenna 160.If ending request is arranged, the processing EOS of radio communication piece 162 then.
If the data that receive are one of second to the 4th type (23B-23D with the aid of pictures), then whether radio communication piece 162 specified data in the step S101 of Figure 33 receives through antenna 160.If receive data, then read the identification code that receives that defines in the receiver definitional part of the data that for example receive at step S102 radio communication piece 162 through antenna 160.
Then, radio communication piece 162 determines in step S103 whether portable information terminal 32 is receiver.Especially, radio communication piece 162 determines that the identification code deposited is whether identical with the identification code of reading in the receiver definitional part in memory 180.If identification code is mutually the same, then portable information terminal 32 is confirmed as receiver.After watching, the data that receive in step S104 are stored in the zone given in the memory 180.
The data that receive in step S104 are stored in the memory 180 or after portable information terminal 32 is confirmed as not being receiver among the step S103, and radio communication piece 162 determines whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the portable information terminal 32 at step S105.If there is not ending request, then control proceeds to step S101, there radio communication piece 162 once more specified data whether receive through antenna 160.If ending request is arranged, the processing EOS of radio communication piece 162 then.
Therefore, if the data that receive are the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures), when data were received by portable information terminal 32, the data that receive were stored in the memory 180 of radio communication piece 162 so.If the data that receive are one of second to the 4th type (23B-23D with the aid of pictures), the data that then receive are stored in the memory 180 corresponding to the radio communication piece 162 of the portable information terminal 32 of the data in the receiver definitional part of the data that receive.
Especially, the data that receive are the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures), then at first shown in Figure 24 to 27 in the 4th use pattern, the portable information terminal 32 of all connections is stored data in memory 180.If the data that receive are one of second to the 4th type (23B-23D with the aid of pictures), then only corresponding portable information terminal 32 is stored data in memory 180.
The processing sequence that radio communication device 300, vibration produce command device 302 and vibration generating apparatus 304 will be described below with reference to Figure 34 to 38.
At first, in the radio communication device 300 of portable information terminal 32, receive definite device 310 from radio communication piece 162 sense datas at step S201.Whether afterwards, receive definite device 310 is that primary data determines whether the data of reading are the data that receive at step S202 by the data of determining for example to read.
If the data of reading are data rather than the primary datas that receives, then be sent in the given memory block of for example non-volatile going property memory 172 in the data that step S203 data link 312 does not receive, and the data in the memory 180 of intiating radio communication block 162.The identification code of the data that the data that receive are received with representative is stored in non-volatile going property memory 172, and this identification code is increased to the starting end of the data that receive.
If behind the step S203 or the data of in step S202, reading be not the data that receive, then control proceeds to step S204, the request of transmitting determines that device 314 determines whether the data transmission requests from amusement equipment 14 there.
If from the data transmission requests of amusement equipment 14, control does not turn back to step S201 to reaffirm whether there are the data that receive so.If the data transmission requests from amusement equipment 14 is arranged, then 316 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are communicated by letter with the serial communication block 214 of amusement equipment 14 through serial communication block 170, to set up communication link.
In step S206, the data that the communication link of data sending device 318 through setting up sends in non-volatile the going property memory 172 arrive amusement equipment 14.The data that sent by data sending device 318 are data that produced by portable information terminal 32 or the data that receive that offer radio communication piece 162.
In step S207, finish to determine that device 320 determines whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the portable information terminal 32.If there is not ending request, control turns back to step S201 and reaffirms the data that receive and send data based on the data transmission requests from amusement equipment 14 so.
If step S207 has ending request, the processing EOS of radio communication device 300.
The vibration of amusement equipment 14 produces the processing sequence of command device 302 and will describe with reference to Figure 35 and 36.
If the data that receive are one of second to the 4th type (23B-23D with the aid of pictures), then vibration user's setting device 330 search of producing command device 302 are connected in the personal control 12 of amusement equipment 14 and with personal control 12 corresponding identification sign indicating numbers be connected between the port sequence number of personal control 12 and produce correlation table (user message table shown in Figure 29), shown in the step S301 among Figure 35.If being the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures) then the processing of step S301, the data that receive do not carry out.
If portable information terminal 32, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 are one of the 3rd or the 4th use pattern (seeing Figure 26 or 27), then 332 search of terminal setting device are connected in the portable information terminal 32 of amusement equipment 14 and the table (terminal information table shown in Figure 30) that generation connects the port sequence number of portable information terminal 32 in step S302.If portable information terminal 32, amusement equipment 14 and personal control 12 are one of first or second use pattern (seeing Figure 24 or 25), then the processing of step S302 is not carried out.
In step S303, vibration produces command device 302 in the index that is used for searching for personal control 12 (index) register 1 storing initial value " 1 ", thus initialization index register 1.
In step S304, communication request device 334 sends a request to i personal control 12 through what serial communication block 214 sent the paired domination number certificates in the reference user message table.
In step S305,336 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are communicated by letter to set up communication link with the serial communication block 190 of i personal control 12 through serial communication block 214.
In step S306, the communication link of data sink 338 through setting up is stored in the main storage 222 from i personal control 12 reception control datas and with data.Afterwards, in step S307, application executing device 340 is according to the control data operation executive utility that receives.
In step S308, the value of index register i is increased " 1 ".Then, in step S309, finish dealing with and determine whether the value of device 348 by determining index register i determined to have finished greater than the number M of the personal control 12 that connects all personal controls 12 are sent the request of transmission.
If the value of index register i is equal to or less than the number M and the request of transmitting of the personal control 12 of connection and also is not sent to all personal controls 12, then step S304 is returned in control, and the transmission request of paired domination number certificate is sent to next personal control 12 there.
If the request of transmitting has been sent to all personal controls 12 among the step S309, control proceeds to step S310 shown in Figure 36, and vibration produces command device 302 at the index register j storing initial value " 1 " and the initialization index register j that are used for searching for portable information terminal 32 there.
Afterwards, in step S311, communication request device 334 sends through serial communication block 214 in the reference terminal information table data is sent a request to j portable information terminal 32.
In step S312,336 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are communicated by letter to set up communication link with the serial communication block 170 of j portable information terminal 32 through serial communication block 214.Setting up the processing of setting up among this processing of communication link and the step S205 with the communication link of the radio communication device 300 of j portable information terminal 32 coordinates to carry out.
In step S313, the communication link of data sink 338 through setting up receives from the data of j portable information terminal 32 transmission and with data and is stored in the main storage 222.
Afterwards, in step S314, receive definite device 342 and determine by the starting end whether identification code of determining the data that representative receives is present in the data of transmission whether the data that transmit are the data that receive with wireless mode.
If the data that transmit are the data that receive, then control proceeds to step S315, and there, data analysis set-up 344 is analyzed the data that receive and produced vibration and produces order VC.
If the data that receive for example are first, second and one of the 3rd type (23A-23C with the aid of pictures), then because the data that receive do not comprise the vibration machine definitional part, data analysis set-up 344 produces the vibration that comprises for example all motors 130 of causing in the personal control 12 or right hand motor 130 vibrative command informations and the information relevant with oscillation intensity and vibration frequency and produces and order VC.
Produce order VC for producing vibration, the correlation table of character string as shown in figure 37, oscillation intensity and vibration frequency (vibration information table) can be got ready in advance, and the oscillation intensity corresponding with the character string in the character string part that is included in the data that receive and vibration frequency can read and be deposited with vibration from correlation table and produce the order VC.
If the data that receive are one of the 4th type (23D with the aid of pictures), then are included in motor 130 types, oscillation intensity and vibration frequency in vibration machine definitional part, oscillation intensity definitional part and the vibration frequency definitional part of the data that receive and can directly be deposited at vibration and produce among the order VC.
At step S316, communication link apparatus for establishing 336 beginning is communicated by letter to set up communication link through the serial communication block 190 of serial communication block 214 personal control 12 relative with identification code in the transmitter definitional part that is included in the data that receive.
If the data that receive are second type (Figure 23 B), then because the data that receive do not comprise the transmitter definitional part, communication link apparatus for establishing 336 beginning with near with the transmitter definitional part that is included in the data that receive in the personal control 12 of the relative portable information terminal 32 of identification code, promptly the serial communication block 190 of in fact hithermost personal control 12 is communicated by letter to set up communication link.Even the data that receive are that the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures) or the data that receive are the 3rd or the 4th type (23C with the aid of pictures or 23D), this scheme also is suitable for.
If the data that receive are the first kind (23A with the aid of pictures), because the data that receive do not comprise transmitter definitional part and receiver definitional part, serial communication block 190 communications of the personal control 12 (normally personal control 12) that 336 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are connected with all are to set up communication link.Even the data that receive are one of second to the 4th type, this is handled also and is suitable for.
Thereby communication link apparatus for establishing 336 is as selecting arrangement, and the content of the wireless signal (data of reception) that receives according to portable information terminal 32 is selected one or more personal controls 12.
In step S317, the communication link of order dispensing device 346 through setting up sends vibration and produces order VC to corresponding personal control 12.
In step S318, the value of index register j is increased " 1 ".Then, in step S319, finish dealing with and determine whether device 348 is determined all portable information terminals 32 are sent finishing of data transmission requests greater than the number N of the portable information terminal 32 that connects by the value of determining index register j.
If the value of index register j is equal to or less than the number N and the request of transmitting of the portable information terminal 32 of connection and also is not sent to all portable information terminals 32, then step S303 is returned in control, and the request of transmitting is sent to next portable information terminal 32 there.
If the request of transmitting has been sent to all portable information terminals 32 among the step S319, control proceeds to step S320, and vibration produces the ending request that command device 302 determines whether to finish the processing in the amusement equipment 14 there.If there is not ending request, then control is returned step S303 and is come all personal controls 12 are sent the request of transmission and the request of transmitting is sent to all portable information terminals 32.
If ending request is arranged among the step S320, vibration produces the processing EOS of command device 302.
The processing sequence of the vibration generating apparatus 304 of personal control 12 illustrates with reference to Figure 38.
In step S401, the transmission request that device 360 is waited for from the paired domination number certificate of amusement equipment 14 is determined in the request of transmission.
If the transmission request from the paired domination number certificate of amusement equipment 14 is arranged, then communication link apparatus for establishing 362 communicates to set up communication link through the serial communication block 214 of serial communication block 190 beginnings with amusement equipment 14 in step S420.Setting up the processing that the vibration of setting up among this processing of communication link and step S305 or the S316 with amusement equipment 14 produces the communication link of command device 302 coordinates to carry out.
In step S403, transmission/reception determines whether device 364 is determined to ask from the current data transmission of amusement equipment 14 is the request that sends control data.
If data transmission requests is for sending the request of control data, then the communication link of control data dispensing device 366 through setting up sends control data from digital input block 198 and analog input piece 200 in step S404.If data transmission requests is not to send the request of control data but receive vibration to produce the request of ordering VC, then control proceeds to step S405, orders the communication link of receiving system 368 through setting up to receive vibration generation order VC from amusement equipment 14 there.
Afterwards, order analysis device 370 is analyzed the vibration generation order VC that receives and is exported analysis result to motor driver 230 in step S406.Motor driver 230 produces oscillation intensity and vibration frequency among the order VC to producing the relative motor 130 of the type of the motor 130 among the order VC drive current is provided with being included in the vibration that receives by being included in the vibration that receives, and motor 130 energy supplies are produced vibration with intensity and the frequency that produces order VC representative according to vibration.
After the processing of step S404 or S406, control proceeds to step S407, finishes wherein to determine that device 372 determines whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the portable information terminal 32.If there is not ending request, control turns back to step S401, is used for sending once more control data or receives vibration producing order VC.
As if step S407 ending request is arranged, then the processing EOS of vibration generating apparatus 304.
In the entertainment systems according to present embodiment, when portable information terminal 32 reception wireless signals, output is used for vibrative order (vibration produces order VC) to personal control 12.Therefore, the reception of 32 pairs of wireless signals of portable information terminal can be sent to the user through touch perception.
As a result, the user can be in the display screen of browsing the television receiver that is connected in entertainment systems 10 receives specific or information arbitrarily by wireless signal.Because personal control 12 vibrates when portable information terminal 32 receives information, the user receives specific or information arbitrarily by feeling that the vibration of personal control 12 is discerned.
Therefore, enjoy recreation when watching the image on the display screen that is presented at television receiver as the user, can indicate the arrival of wireless signal to the user, and unnecessary interference is presented at the image on the display screen.
If the user plays the antagonism recreation by the internet with being in another game player at a distance, the result of user action generation can be sent to the user with vibration so, thereby plays games in available effect quite true to nature ground.
In the above among the embodiment, the vibration that the selecting arrangement (communication link apparatus for establishing 336) that is used at least one personal control 12 of content choice of the wireless signal (data that receive) that receives according to portable information terminal 32 is included in amusement equipment 14 produces command device 302, and vibration produces command device 302 output vibrations and produces order VC to the personal control of selecting 12.Therefore, be connected at least one vibration of the content of the data that receive corresponding to portable information terminal 32 in the personal control 12 of amusement equipment 14.
Therefore, hold the user of each personal control 12 that is connected in amusement equipment 14 or game player's retrieving information is every or when playing the antagonism recreation, the reception of 32 pairs of wireless signals of portable information terminal is sent to one of user relative with the content of wireless signal as vibration when a plurality of.Therefore, may provide information every and allow the user to experience various game progresses to the user.
In this embodiment, a plurality of portable information terminals 32 and a plurality of personal control 12 are connected in amusement equipment 14 if (see Figure 26 and 27) as the third and fourth use pattern, and vibration produces command device 302 output vibrations and produces order VC to the personal control 12 corresponding with the portable information terminal 32 that receives wireless signal.
Therefore, may be separately indicate reception information to the corresponding user of the content that is received with the portable information terminal 32 that receives wireless signal.
In the above among the embodiment, and, because personal control 12.The vibration class difference that produces, the type of motor 130, oscillation intensity and vibration frequency change according to the message that for example receives, and the user can discern the content that receives easily by touch perception.
The modification of entertainment systems 10 will be with reference to Figure 39 to 43 explanation.
The entertainment systems of revising 10 is basic identical with the arrangement of above-mentioned entertainment systems 10, but has radio communication device 300a and the vibration command device 302a that is different from above-mentioned entertainment systems 10.
As shown in figure 39, the radio communication device 300a that revises determines the definite device 320 of device 310, data link 312, communication link apparatus for establishing 316, data sending device 318 and end except that receiving, if also have the interrupt signal generation device 380 that receives data in the radio communication piece 162 then be used for producing to amusement equipment 14 interrupt signal Sr.
As shown in figure 40, the vibration command device 302a that revises except that user's setting device 330, terminal setting device 332, communication request device 334, communication link apparatus for establishing 336, data sink 338, application executing device 340, data analysis set-up 344, order dispensing device 346, finish dealing with and determine device 348 and finish to determine the device 350, comprise that also the interruption that enters that is used for determining from the interrupt signal Sr of portable information terminal 32 determines device 382.
The radio communication device 300a that revises carry out respectively with step S201 to the corresponding step S501 of S203 to S503, as shown in figure 41.In S503,, in nonvolatile memory 172, store this data that receive at step S501 if radio communication device 300a determines whether to have in the radio communication piece 162 data that receive and the data that receive are arranged.
In step S504, interrupt signal generation device 380 produces interrupt signal Sr and exports the interrupt signal Sr of generation to amusement equipment 14 through serial communication block 170.
Radio communication device 300a communicates setting up the communication link apparatus for establishing 316 of communication link through the serial communication block 214 of serial communication block 170 beginning and amusement equipment 14 in step S505, and in step S506 the communication link of the data that receive through setting up is sent to the data sending device 318 of amusement equipment 14 and be used for determining that the end whether processing of portable information terminal 32 finishes determines device 320 from nonvolatile memory 172.
In step S507, radio communication device 300a determines whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the portable information terminal 32.If there is not ending request, step S501 is returned in control.If ending request is arranged, finish the processing sequence of radio communication device 300a.
As shown in figure 42, the vibration command device 302a of modification carries out the user and sets processing and then execution interruption setting processing in step S602 in step S601.
In step S603, vibration command device 302a is index register i initialization.In step S604, communication request device 334 sends a request to i personal control 12 through what serial communication block 214 sent the paired domination number certificates in the reference user message table.
In step S605,336 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are communicated by letter to set up communication link with the serial communication block 190 of i personal control 12 through serial communication block 214.In step S606, the communication link of data sink 338 through setting up is stored in the main storage 222 from i personal control 12 reception control datas and with data.Afterwards, in step S607, application executing device 340 is according to the control data operation executive utility that receives.
In step S608, the value of index register i is increased " 1 ".Then, in step S609, definite device 348 of finishing dealing with is determined to have finished to the 12 transmission transmission requests of all personal controls.If the request of transmission also is not sent to all personal controls 12, then step S604 is returned in control, and the transmission request of paired domination number certificate is sent to next personal control 12 there.
If the transmission request has been sent to all personal controls 12 among the step S609, control proceeds to step S610, interrupts there determining that device 382 determines whether the interrupt signal Sr from mobile information interruption 32.If there is not interrupt signal Sr, control is returned step S603 and is come to receive control data from personal control 12 once more.If interrupt signal Sr is arranged, then step S611 shown in Figure 43 is returned in control, and 336 beginnings of communication link apparatus for establishing are communicated by letter to set up communication link with the serial communication block 162 of the portable information terminal 32 of exporting interrupt signal Sr through serial communication block 214 there.
In step S612, the communication link of data sink 338 through setting up receives from the data of portable information terminal 32 transmission and with data and is stored in the main storage 222.Afterwards, in step S613, data analysis set-up 344 is analyzed the data that receive and is produced vibration and produces order VC.
Afterwards, in step S614, communication link apparatus for establishing 336 beginning is communicated by letter to set up communication link through the serial communication block 190 of serial communication block 214 personal control 12 relative with identification code in the transmitter definitional part that is included in the data that receive.The processing of step S614 is identical with the processing of the step S316 of Figure 36.
In step S615, the communication link of order dispensing device 346 through setting up sends vibration and produces order VC to corresponding personal control 12.
In step S616, finish to determine that device 320 determines whether to finish the ending request of the processing in the amusement equipment 14.If there is not ending request, then step S603 is returned in control.If ending request is arranged among the step S616, vibration produces the processing EOS of command device 302a.
The entertainment systems 10 of the modification shown in Figure 39 and 40 can be sent to the user to the reception of 32 pairs of signals of portable information terminal through touch perception.
As a result, the user can be in the display screen of browsing the television receiver that is connected in entertainment systems 10 receives specific or information arbitrarily by wireless signal.Because personal control 12 vibrates when portable information terminal 32 receives information, the user receives specific or information arbitrarily by feeling that the vibration of personal control 12 is discerned.
Therefore, enjoy recreation when watching the image on the display screen that is presented at television receiver as the user, can indicate the arrival of wireless signal to the user, and unnecessary interference is presented at the image on the display screen.
As mentioned above, entertainment systems has the portable information terminal that is connected in amusement equipment and uses for the user, and the permission portable information terminal is sent to the user to the reception of signal through touch perception.
In entertainment systems, the vibration performance (intensity, frequency and vibration machine type) that passes to the user can change according to the signal that portable information terminal receives, thereby the user can discern the signal that receives by touch perception.
In entertainment systems, a plurality of portable information terminals are connected in amusement equipment and are each user's use, and information selectively is sent to the relative user of data who receives with portable information terminal.
Recording medium according to the present invention is stored a kind of program, and allowing portable information terminal to be connected in amusement equipment also is that the user uses, and the signal that also allows portable information terminal to receive is sent to the user by touch perception.
Recording medium according to the present invention is stored a kind of program, be used to allow to pass to the signal that user's vibration performance (intensity, frequency and vibration machine type) receives according to portable information terminal and change, thus the signal that the user can receive by touch perception identification.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of recording medium, store a kind of program, be used to allow a plurality of portable information terminals to be connected in amusement equipment and use by each user, also allow the data that receive in response to portable information terminal Information Selection be sent to the user.
Although specifically represent and described some preferred embodiment of the present invention, should understand under the situation of the scope that does not deviate from appended claim and can carry out various changes and modification.

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1. entertainment systems comprises:
Be used to carry out the amusement equipment (14) of various programs;
At least one is connected in being used for the personal control (12) that is input to described amusement equipment (14) from user's manual control request of described amusement equipment (14);
Be used to receive wireless signal and send information at least one described amusement equipment (14) and receive the portable information terminal (32) of information from least one described amusement equipment (14),
Described personal control (12) has and is used for applying the vibration generating apparatus (128) of vibration in response to external request to the user,
Described amusement equipment (14) comprise and are used for to produce command device (302) to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative vibration in response to the reception of described portable information terminal (32) to wireless signal.
2. according to the entertainment systems of claim 1, wherein said amusement equipment (14) have and are used to monitor the monitoring device (352) of described portable information terminal (32) to the reception of data, described vibration produce command device (302) comprise reception in response to the detected data of described monitoring device (32) that receive described wireless signal to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative device.
3. according to the entertainment systems of claim 1, wherein said portable information terminal (32) has interrupt signal generation device (380), be used for producing interrupt signal in response to the reception of described wireless signal, described vibration produces command device (302) and comprises in response to described interrupt signal to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative device.
4. according to any entertainment systems of claim 1 to 3, wherein said amusement equipment (14) can have at least one the selecting arrangement that the content choice that is used for the wireless signal that receives according to described portable information terminal (32) is connected in a plurality of personal controls (12) of described amusement equipment (14), and described vibration produces command device (302) and comprises that a selected output order is with vibrative device in described personal control (12).
5. according to any entertainment systems of claim 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of portable information terminals (32) and a plurality of personal control (12) are connected in described amusement equipment (14), and described vibration produces command device (302) and comprises to personal control (12) output order corresponding with the portable information terminal that receives described wireless signal (32) with vibrative device.
6. according to the entertainment systems of claim 5, wherein said vibration produces command device (302) and comprises and being used for to one of the personal control (12) of the in fact the most approaching portable information terminal (32) that has received described wireless signal output order with vibrative device.
7. according to the entertainment systems of claim 5, wherein said vibration generation command device (302) can comprise and being used for to one of relevant with the portable information terminal that receives described wireless signal (32) in logic personal control (12) output order with vibrative device.
8. according to the entertainment systems of any one claim of front, produce the signal involving vibrations performance that command device (302) output receives according to described portable information terminal (32) with vibrative described instruction from described vibration.
9. a recording medium is stored program and data that entertainment systems (10) uses, and this entertainment systems (10) comprising: the amusement equipment (14) that are used to carry out various programs; At least one is connected in being used for the personal control (12) that is input to described amusement equipment (14) from user's manual control request of described amusement equipment (14); The portable information terminal (32) that is used to receive wireless signal and send information at least one described amusement equipment (14) and receive information from least one described amusement equipment (14), described personal control (12) has and is used for applying the vibration generating apparatus (128) of vibration in response to external request to the user, and described program comprises and is used for coming to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative step in response to the reception of described portable information terminal (32) to wireless signal.
10. according to the recording medium of claim 9, wherein said program also comprises:
Monitor the step of described portable information terminal (32) to the reception of data,
The step of described output order comprise reception in response to the detected data of monitoring step to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative step.
11. according to the recording medium of claim 9, wherein said program also comprises:
Produce the step of interrupt signal in response to the reception of described wireless signal from described portable information terminal (32),
The step of described generation instruction comprises in response to described interrupt signal to described personal control (12) output order with vibrative step.
12. according to the recording medium of claim 9, wherein said program also comprises:
The content choice of the wireless signal that receives according to described portable information terminal (32) is connected at least one the step in a plurality of personal controls (12) of described amusement equipment (14),
The step of described generation instruction comprises that a selected output order is with vibrative step in described personal control (12).
13. recording medium according to one of claim 9 to 12, wherein a plurality of portable information terminals (32) and a plurality of personal control (12) are connected in described amusement equipment (14), and the step of described generation instruction comprises to vibrating to produce with corresponding personal control (12) output order of the portable information terminal that receives described wireless signal (32).
14. according to the recording medium of claim 13, the step of wherein said generation instruction comprises to one of the personal control (12) of the in fact the most approaching portable information terminal (32) that has received described wireless signal output order with vibrative step.
15. according to the recording medium of claim 13, the step of wherein said generation instruction comprises to one of relevant with the portable information terminal that receives described wireless signal (32) in logic personal control (12) output order with vibrative step.
16. according to the recording medium of one of claim 9 to 15, the wherein said signal involving vibrations performance that receives according to described portable information terminal (32) with vibrative instruction from the step output that produces instruction.
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