JP2001113051A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a player from using the operation board of a game device in common. SOLUTION: Communications are made between the cellular phone 10 held by the player and the game device 30 via a public telephone circuit 20, and the player gives action instructions of a game to the game device 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a PHS
The present invention relates to a game device operated by a portable mobile phone such as a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, in a game device, a player enjoys a game by operating an operation panel such as operation buttons and a joystick provided on the surface of a main body.

[0003]

However, since the operation panel is touched by a plurality of players, if the sweat or the like of the person who touched the operation panel immediately adheres to the operation panel, the person who operates thereafter will feel unclean. Will have. The number of people who could play at the same time was limited.

[0004] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a game device that allows a user to perform a game operation using a personally owned portable telephone without sharing the operation panel.

[0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide a game device capable of inputting information using a portable telephone.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication means capable of communicating with a portable telephone, and a connection between the portable telephone and the communication means. After the operation, the identification means for identifying the type of the operation key operated on the portable telephone, and an operation instruction for a game corresponding to the type of the operation key are assigned, and the operation key identified by the identification means is assigned. And a game processing means for playing a game in accordance with an operation instruction corresponding to the type.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, output means for outputting a guide for operating the operation keys is further provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, a game fee is charged according to a communication time or a communication data amount between the portable telephone and the communication means. And

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, a storage unit, a detection unit for detecting an ID of the connected portable telephone, and the detected ID are registered in the storage unit. Registration means for performing the registration.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, the game processing means has an output means for generating a physical phenomenon based on a processing result of the game processing means and presenting the physical phenomenon to a player. It is characterized by the following.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, a plurality of players can play.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the sixth aspect, the plurality of portable telephones are a plurality of portable telephones, and information for a game is transmitted to the plurality of portable telephones. It can be output from the game processing means.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the sixth aspect, information for the game is different for each of the portable telephones.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a communication means capable of communicating with a portable telephone, and game-related information inputted from the portable telephone after the portable telephone and the communication means are connected to each other. Receiving information input means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the game-related information is in the form of characters.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the ninth aspect, the game-related information is in the form of a sound.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 schematically shows a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a portable telephone (hereinafter referred to as a mobile telephone) connectable to a commercial telephone line. The mobile phone includes a mobile phone called PHS.

The portable telephone 10 has a numeric keypad 12 for inputting a callee ID and an I-key input from the numeric keypad 12.
It has a display 11 for displaying D (telephone number etc.) and other messages. A well-known mobile phone 10 can be used, and the description of its internal configuration is omitted.

In this embodiment, the game can be played using the ten keys (operation keys) 12.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a public telephone line. A game device 30 includes a CPU 31, a communication interface (I
/ F) 32, an audio output device (such as a speaker) 33, and a display 34. The game device 30 has a drive mechanism for driving a game mechanism depending on the type of game. A storage device (not shown), for example, a hard disk (storage device) is connected to the CPU 31. The hard disk stores a list in which the ID numbers of mobile phones of players who have played games using the mobile phone 10 are registered.

In the present embodiment, an example in which game contents are displayed on the display 34 will be described.

The CPU 31 executes a game program stored in a system memory (not shown) to receive an instruction to start a game from the mobile phone 10, and to issue an instruction on game contents using the ten keys 12 of the mobile phone 10. Accepting and executing control for executing the game according to the instruction.

The I / F 32 connects to the public telephone line 20,
In response to reading from the mobile phone 10, the mobile phone 1
0 and the CPU 31 are connected. A modem or a terminal adapter can be used for the I / F 32 according to the type of the public telephone line 20.

The audio output device 33 has a speaker,
The message (character code string) instructed from U31 is converted into an audio signal and output as audio from a speaker.

The game processing executed in such a system configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a processing procedure executed by the CPU 31 in the game apparatus 30, and a program describing the processing procedure is stored in the system memory.

FIG. 3 shows a processing procedure executed by the CPU 31 in the mobile phone 10. Although this processing procedure is the same as the conventional one, the information content input to the mobile phone 10 is different from the conventional one.

When the player uses the game device 30, the player assigns an ID unique to the game device 30 to the numeric keypad 12.
Enter using. Mobile phone 1 according to ID input
0, the game device 30 I via the public telephone line 20
/ F32 (call) (step 11 in FIG. 3)
0).

The I / F 32 of the game device 30 identifies the ID of the mobile phone 10 by a caller identification number notification service or the like. If a call can be made in response to this call from the mobile phone 10, a response signal to that effect is sent to the called party. Also, a response signal indicating that communication is not possible is returned during communication with another mobile phone. Therefore, the mobile phone 10 calls (dial-up) until a response signal indicating that communication is possible from the I / F 32 of the game apparatus 30 is obtained.
(Loop processing of steps S110 to S120 in FIG. 3).

When a response signal indicating that a call is permitted is obtained, the portable telephone 10 waits for an input from the numeric keypad 12. On the other hand, the CPU 31 of the game device 30 starts the processing procedure of FIG. The CPU 31 displays a game content guide on the display 34.

The displayed guidance includes a game operation method and a billing method. In the present embodiment, a method is used in which a fixed amount is charged to the holder of the mobile phone 30 in a time called a dial Q2.

The player looks at the guidance and, when starting the game, operates the numeric keypad 12 to notify the game device 30 of the start of the game.

When the CPU 31 of the game apparatus 30 acquires the player ID, the CPU 31 refers to an ID registrant list in a storage device (not shown) (steps S40 → S50). Acquired I
If D is not listed in the ID registrant list,
The CPU 31 displays a guidance for recommending ID registration on the display 3.
4 (step S60).

In accordance with the guidance output of the display 34 and the audio output device 33, the player uses the numeric keypad to input an I
Various information such as D is input (step S70).

The input information is stored in the C on the game device 30 side.
The data is transferred to the PU 31 and registered in the ID list in the storage device as registration information of the new registrant. In the case of a player whose ID or the like is already registered, the game is started when the mobile phone 10 is connected to the game device 30. The player operates the numeric keypad 12 of the mobile phone 10 instead of the conventional operation panel in accordance with the guidance of the display 34 and the voice output device 33 to give an operation instruction to the game device 30 (loop of steps S140 to S150). processing).

On the other hand, on the game device 30 side, step S
If the ID received from the player is registered in the ID list in 40, the procedure proceeds from step S50 to S80, and the game is started. In this case, the game content is displayed on the display 34, and when the player needs to input some data for an operation instruction, the player uses the numeric keypad 12 of the mobile phone 10. In addition, the voice is output to the voice output device 3 in connection with the guidance display.
3 is also output.

When the type of the ten key 12 is identified, the CPU 31 converts the information into a command or information assigned to the ten key 12, and executes the game process (step S80).

The CPU 31 displays the result of the game on the display 34 and cuts off the communication with the mobile phone 10 when the player gives an instruction to end or when the game is automatically ended (step). S90).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the player can use the mobile phone 10 held by the player instead of the operation panel, so that it is necessary to share the operation panel with other players as in the prior art. Since there is no game device, the user does not feel dirty or hated when using the game device.

An example in which the above-described game processing is applied to a role playing game will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is displayed on the game device 34.
A game instruction for a specific character (person) is given using the numeric keypad while looking at the role-playing game screen. For example, when the player operates the key “2” in FIG. 5, the operation is detected on the game device 30 side, and a specific character is jumped. The operation instruction for the numeric keypad is not fixed, but is changed for each game scene.
For example, in a game scene in which a specific character purchases a person as shown in FIG. 6, "yes" and "no" are answered using the keys "1" and "2".

Therefore, the game device 30 prepares in its internal storage device a table in which the numeric keypad used in the mobile phone 10 and the command corresponding to the numeric keypad or the information to be input are associated with the image displayed on the display 34. If this is done, different operation instructions can be issued even with the same key of the mobile phone 10.

Although the first embodiment is an example in which there is only one player, in addition to the role playing game, the ten key 12 of the mobile phone 10 is used for answering a quiz game as shown in FIG. Can be. In addition, it goes without saying that the mobile phone 10 can be used as an operation panel for various conventionally known games.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment in which a plurality of players play a game will be described. In this embodiment, a plurality of mobile phones are used. A war game will be described as a game example. FIG. 8 shows a game scene displayed on the display 34. In this example, A and B troops fight C and D troops.

FIG. 9 shows a system configuration of the second embodiment.
The same parts as those in the first embodiment in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The configuration shown in FIG. 1 can be substantially adopted except that a plurality of mobile phones 10 are provided. The CPU 31 of FIG. 9 receives the instruction input from the plurality of mobile phones 10 by executing the processing program of FIG.

The contents of the game processing of the CPU 31 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 10, steps S200 to S2
In the loop processing of 10, the CPU 31 performs a display for demonstration. When the first player calls the game device 30 using the mobile phone, the call (incoming call) is detected in step S210. CPU 31 advances the procedure to step S220. The player uses the mobile phone 10 to instruct the degree of difficulty of the game and to select a game field. This instruction and selection are received by the CPU 31, and subsequently, player data, for example, characters and weapons used by the player (player) are determined and stored in a memory or the like. Further, a player number (identification information) is given to the player. Since the ID of the mobile phone 10 is given at the time of an incoming call, the ID and the player number are associated with each other and stored in a storage device such as a memory in the game device 30 (step S230 → S2).
40).

When there is a call (call of the mobile phone) from another mobile phone 10 to the game apparatus 30, the CPU 31 determines that there is a player who is participating in the middle and creates data of the player. Is assigned a player number, and a game field is created (step S250 → S260).

As the I / F 32 of the game apparatus 30, one capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile phones 10 is used. For this reason,
When the communication between one or more mobile phones 10 and the I / F 32 is enabled, the CPU 31 proceeds to steps S250 to S31.
The loop process of 0 is repeatedly executed, and an operation instruction from the mobile phone 10 of one or more players is received. More specifically, the operation of the numeric keypad 12 of the player of a certain ID (player number) is accepted, and the numeric keypad 12 of the operation is received.
In response to the instruction corresponding to the type, for example, the player character is moved in a predetermined direction by a predetermined amount (steps S270 → S280). Note that the character movement processing may be performed in accordance with the game display method.

Next, the operation of the numeric keypad of the player having the next ID is received, and a game process corresponding to the operation is performed (steps S290 → S270 → S280). When the operations of all the players are received in this way, the display screen is updated to the game field corresponding to these operations (step S300), and the process returns to step S250 to receive the operations of the players. In this game, when the character is defeated by an enemy, the player ends the game. Therefore, when no player is left, the game ends and the communication between all the portable devices 10 and the game devices 30 is cut off. (Steps S310 to S320).

(Third Embodiment) The above-described embodiment is an example in which the mobile phone 10 transmits an operation instruction to the game apparatus 30. Next, the mobile phone 10 is connected to the game device 30.
A third embodiment used as an information input device for the third embodiment will be described.

Some portable telephones 10 are capable of inputting characters as shown in FIG. Therefore, the CPU 31 of the game apparatus 30 displays a message prompting a character input on the display screen of the display 34 as shown in FIG. 11B, and then receives character information from the mobile phone 10 and displays it on the display screen. Play the game.

(Fourth Embodiment) As another embodiment, a voice input from the mobile phone 10 is
A game mode in which the signal is received at 0 and output from the speaker 33 can be considered. In this case, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide a microphone for inputting audio or an audio signal amplifier on the game device 30 side.

Furthermore, the CPU 31 of the game apparatus 30 may execute a voice recognition program to perform voice recognition of voice input from the mobile phone 10.
The character information obtained as a result of the speech recognition is transferred to the game device 3
0 is displayed on the display screen of the display 34 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a quiz game in which a plurality of players participate can be played. Examples of voice recognition methods include, for example,
Since a speech recognition method for an unspecified speaker called a hidden Markov model is well known, a speech recognition program using this method may be used, but is not limited to this speech recognition method. .

In addition to this embodiment, the following embodiment can be implemented.

1) The game provided by the game device 30 may be any game that uses a conventional operation panel, and is not limited to the type of game.

2) The usage fee of the game apparatus 30 can be charged by using a credit card or other well-known charging methods in addition to the method of charging as a telephone usage fee. In this case, information for personal authentication is input from the ten keys 12 of the mobile phone 10.

3) The information input by the ten keys 12 may include characters, symbols, etc., as described above, in addition to the function of inputting numerical values (numbers) inherent in the ten keys.
As another character input method, the numeric keypad and the corresponding character symbol are displayed on the display 34 by the CPU 31. The player operates the numeric keypad while watching the correspondence between the keys displayed on the display 34 and the characters. The CPU 31 identifies the type of the numeric keypad by identifying the signal received via the telephone line 20, and converts it into characters, symbols, and other information corresponding to the type.

4) In the above-described first embodiment, the ID is registered in the storage device in the game device 30. However, a plurality of game devices 30 are connected to a LAN (Lacal Area Network).
k) and the ID may be registered in a dedicated storage device (server). Further, in addition to the ID, a member number, a name, and the like may be included as registration information.

5) In the first embodiment, the I to be registered
D is input by the numeric keypad by the player,
At the time of connection, the ID of the other party's mobile phone can be automatically detected by a known technique at the time of connection.

6) In the above-described second embodiment, a plurality of portable telephones 10 and game devices 3
Although the communication during 0 has been cut off at once, the communication may be cut off individually at the end of the game for each player.

7) In the second embodiment, the voice, sound, guidance (characters), images, etc. relating to the game are transmitted to the game device 30.
Although output from the main unit, depending on the game, it may be transferred from the CPU 31 of the game device 30 to the mobile phone 10 via the public telephone line 20 and output on the mobile phone 10 side. This embodiment is suitable for playing a game with a plurality of mobile phones. In particular, different images, sounds, characters, and the like may be output for each mobile phone.

8) The game content to be output can be various physical phenomena. For example, video, sound, wind, smell, vibration, sound, and other well-known ones can be used.

9) The game apparatus 30 may be connected to the Internet, and the image output from the display 34 may be output from the player's personal computer (connected to the Internet) via the Internet. The player looks at the image output from the display of the personal computer and performs a game operation on the mobile phone.

10) If the game is to be continued after the game is over, it is preferable to call the record of the progress of the game that has been executed by the player from the ID of the portable telephone and continue the game. In this case, each time the game is completed, the content of the game is stored together with the ID of the mobile phone in a recording device of the game device, for example, a hard disk.

11) The communication between the portable telephone and the game device can be not only one-way but also two-way.
From the game device 30 to the mobile phone 10, characters,
By transmitting various information such as voices, the game becomes rich in variations.

12) In the above embodiment. Mobile phone 1
Although an example is shown in which a numeric keypad of 0, that is, a so-called numeric key is used, a # key, an * key, and other operation keys may be used in addition to the numeric key.

13) In the above embodiment, a public telephone line is used. However, in a portable telephone such as a PHS, direct wireless communication may be performed between the game device 30 and the PHS, or a portable telephone charge may be used. And the game device may be connected using a cable to perform communication.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described improved embodiments, but also includes improved embodiments in accordance with the technical concept described in the claims of the present application.

[0070]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portable telephone held by an individual player can be used as an operation panel of a game device, so that a player can use an operation panel contacted by another person. I will not do it. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game without feeling unclean or disgust. Further, since there is no limitation on the number of operation panels as in the related art, a new game played by a large number of players can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, since guidance for operating the operation keys of the portable telephone is displayed and output by voice, the user is not confused even when using the portable telephone as the operation panel. Absent.

Further, according to the present invention, by performing charging based on telephone communication time, for example, it is possible to charge as a telephone usage fee for a portable telephone user, and it is not necessary to install a coin mechanism in the game device.

According to the present invention, by registering an ID, the registered ID can be used for personal authentication.

Further, according to the present invention, the game can be played even if the player owning the portable telephone and the game apparatus are far apart, and a plurality of players can enjoy the game. Therefore, it is possible to provide a novel game in which a player on the ground enjoys a game using a large liquid crystal screen installed on the wall of a building.

Further, a novel game can be provided by presenting various physical phenomena such as wind, smell, and vibration to the player in association with the game.

Further, according to the present invention, by inputting voices and characters from a portable telephone, a voice input device (microphone or the like) or a keyboard, which had to be conventionally provided on the game device side, is unnecessary. This also contributes to cost reduction of the game device. Further, if a plurality of telephone lines are connected to the mobile phone, a plurality of players can simultaneously input characters and voices to the game device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic system configuration according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure executed by a CPU 31;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed on the mobile phone side.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a game device and a player.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence between numeric keys and contents of an instruction operation;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display contents of a game.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another display content of the game.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a game content according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic system configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure according to the second embodiment.

11A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an external appearance of a mobile phone according to a third embodiment, and FIG. 11B is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an external appearance of a game device according to the third embodiment. is there.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a game content according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile telephone 11, 34 Display 12 Numeric keypad 20 Public telephone line 30 Game device 31 CPU

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A communication means capable of communicating with a portable telephone, and an identification means for identifying a type of an operation key operated on the portable telephone after the connection between the portable telephone and the communication means is established. An operation instruction for a game is assigned in accordance with the type of the operation key, and game processing means for playing the game in accordance with the operation instruction corresponding to the type of the operation key identified by the identification means. A game device comprising: 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein
A game device further comprising an output unit for outputting guidance for operating the operation keys. 3. The game device according to claim 1, wherein
A game device, wherein a game fee is charged according to a communication time or a communication data amount between the portable telephone and the communication unit. 4. The game device according to claim 1, wherein
A game device comprising: storage means; detection means for detecting an ID of the connected portable telephone; and registration means for registering the detected ID in the storage means. 5. The game device according to claim 1, wherein
A game apparatus, wherein the game processing means has an output means for generating a physical phenomenon based on a processing result of the game processing means and presenting the physical phenomenon to a player. 6. The game device according to claim 1, wherein
A game device wherein a plurality of players can play. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein
A game device, wherein the plurality of portable telephones are plural, and information for a game can be output from the game processing means to the plurality of portable telephones. 8. The game device according to claim 6, wherein
The game device, wherein information for the game is different for each portable telephone. 9. Communication means capable of communicating with a portable telephone, and information input means for receiving game-related information input from the portable telephone after the connection between the portable telephone and the communication means. A game device comprising: 10. The game device according to claim 9, wherein the game-related information is in the form of characters. 11. The game device according to claim 9, wherein the game-related information is in the form of a voice.