JP2002041206A - Image display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display method for an electronic equipment which can be intuitively perceived. SOLUTION: In an image drawing screen, the color designation buttons 44a-44e, the eraser button 46, the move button 48 and the reverse button 50 which can be designated by an operator out of a displayed instruction button are slightly vibrating and visually highlighted to be designated. When the instruction button is selected through a touch by the operator, the selected button is displayed so that its selection is visually distinguished. When color designation button 44c is selected, color designation button 44c is displayed as if it is rotating.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A touch panel is a kind of pointing device and is a transparent screen covering a display. When the user touches the touch panel at the position of the instruction button or the like displayed on the display, the function of the instruction button or the like operates. Since a display with a touch panel can be used without difficulty by those who are not good at keyboards,
It is also widely used in ATMs at banks and at ticket offices at train stations.

[0003]

Attempts have been made to utilize a display with a touch panel in a game device for infants, etc., utilizing the characteristics of a display with a touch panel that can be easily operated by anyone. When the operator is a toddler, it is necessary to devise a screen display so that even the toddler can intuitively grasp it, or to consider the behavior characteristics of the toddler.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display method of an electronic device which can be intuitively grasped.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an image display method for an electronic device which can cope with irregular operations by an operator.

[0006]

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein the operator gives an instruction on the display screen. A plurality of designated areas are displayed, and the plurality of designated areas are displayed so as to move independently of each other.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display method of an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein the display screen has at least a first area and a second area. When the operator indicates a position on the first area to give a predetermined instruction, and moves from the first area to the second area while instructing, This is achieved by an image display method characterized in that a predetermined instruction based on an instruction of a position on the second area is not performed.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein an operation unit for playing a predetermined musical instrument is provided on the display screen. Is displayed, and the sound of the predetermined musical instrument is output when a position on the operation unit is designated by the operator.

The object is to display a two-dimensional image drawn by an operator as an image in a three-dimensional space as a three-dimensional image obtained by pasting the two-dimensional image on a transparent three-dimensional curved surface having a bulge. This is achieved by an image display method characterized in that:

[0010]

[First Embodiment] A game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Appearance of Game Apparatus) The appearance of the game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the game device of the present embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal structure of the game device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an installation state of the game device according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game device of this embodiment has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped housing 10 fitted with a liquid crystal display 12 on the front surface thereof. The liquid crystal display 12 is covered by a transparent touch panel 14. Since the game device of the present embodiment is intended for infants and children as players, the height of the housing 10 is designed to be about 1 m and the center height of the liquid crystal display 12 is about 80 cm. I have. A display plate 16 for displaying an advertisement, an advertisement, or the like is provided on the housing 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, a shelf 18 is provided in the housing 10.
19 separates three spaces 10A, 10B and 10C. A liquid crystal display 12 is provided in the upper space 10A.
Is provided. The liquid crystal display 12 is fitted on the front surface of the housing 10, and the back surface of the liquid crystal display 12 is
8 supported on.

A main unit 22 of the game device is provided in the central space 10B. Main unit 22 is shelf 1
9 is fixed. The main unit 22 and the liquid crystal display 12 are connected by a wiring 24. Wiring 24
Are passed through wiring holes 18 a of the shelf 18. The power cord 25 of the main unit 22 is connected to the AC wiring hole 1 of the shelf 19.
The AC plug 25a extends from the back surface of the housing 10 to the outside through the lower space 10C.

A weight (not shown) is provided in the lower space 10C in order to stably install the housing 10. A door 26 is provided on the back of the housing 10 for checking the game device and the like.

In the space 10A above the housing 10, the housing 1
Handle holes 28 for transporting the air holes 2 are provided on both sides, and a space 10B in the middle of the housing 10 has air holes 2 for heat radiation.
9 are formed on both side surfaces. A net (not shown) is provided in the air hole 29.

The game device according to the present embodiment is provided at a game corner of a restaurant such as a fast food restaurant or a family restaurant. For example, as shown in FIG.
A game corner where children and toddlers can play is provided in a corner of a fast food store, and the game device of the present embodiment is installed there. The game device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a stand-alone type that can be installed as a single game device. As shown in the lower left of FIG. 3, a plurality of stand-alone type game devices 2 may be arranged to form a wall 3 for partitioning a game corner. As another form of the game device, as shown on the right side of FIG. 3, a game device 5 of a wall-hanging type that hangs on a wall 4 that partitions a game corner, or as shown in the center of FIG. An embedding-type game device 7 may be embedded in each surface of the housing 6.

(Configuration of Game Apparatus) The configuration of the game apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The game apparatus main body 30 includes a CPU 301 for controlling the execution and overall control of the game program, a geometry processor 302 for performing geometry calculation,
1 and a system memory 303 used as a buffer memory for storing programs and data necessary for the geometric processor 302 to perform processing, and these are connected to a bus arbiter 304 for controlling a bus. The bus arbiter 304 controls the flow of programs and data with each block of the game apparatus main body 30 and devices connected to the outside.

The bus arbiter 304 is connected via a bus line to a BOOTROM 305 in which a game startup program is stored, and a program data storage device or storage medium 306 in which game programs and data are stored.

Connected to the bus arbiter 304 is a rendering processor 307 that reproduces video data read from the program data storage device or the storage medium 306 and generates an image for displaying an image according to a player's operation or the progress of the game. The rendering processor 307 is provided with a graphic memory 308 for storing graphic data and the like necessary for generating an image. An output from the rendering processor 307 is a video D for performing digital-to-analog conversion of graphic data.
The data is output to the liquid crystal display 12 via the AC 309.

The bus arbiter 304 is connected to an audio processor 310 for reproducing music data read from the program data storage device or the storage medium 306, and for reproducing sound effects and sounds in accordance with the operation of the player and the progress of the game. The audio processor 310 is provided with an audio memory 311 for storing sound data and the like necessary for generating sound effects and sounds. An output from the audio processor 310 is output to the speaker 15 via an audio DAC 312 that performs digital-to-analog conversion of audio data.

The bus arbiter 304 also functions as an interface, and is connected to a modem 313. If necessary, the game apparatus main body 30 can be connected to an external communication line via a modular cable.

The bus arbiter 304 is connected with a touch panel 14 that covers the liquid crystal display 12 as a peripheral. The touch panel 14 detects the coordinates of the position where the operator touches.

(Drawing Game) A drawing game using the game device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The game device of the present embodiment can play various games. The operator selects a game he wants to play on an initial menu screen (not shown).

The drawing game of the present embodiment is selected by touching the drawing game button on the initial menu screen, and the drawing screen shown in FIG. 5A is displayed.

On the drawing screen shown in FIG. 5A, a drawing area 40 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 12, and the drawing area 4 is displayed.
The designated area 42 is displayed on the right of 0.

The drawing area 40 is white in the initial state, and when the operator touches the touch panel 14 with a finger, the figure 41 is drawn according to the trajectory.

Various instruction buttons are displayed in the designated area 42. Color designation buttons 44a to 44e for designating a color to be drawn (for example, black, red, yellow, blue, green, etc.), an erase button 46 for erasing a drawn figure, and displaying the drawn figure as a moving image in a three-dimensional space An operation button 48 and a return button 50 for returning to the initial menu screen are displayed.

On the drawing screen of the present embodiment, of the displayed instruction buttons, the instruction buttons that can be designated by the operator are displayed so as to swing finely up, down, left, right, front and back. Thereby, the operator can visually and clearly recognize that the instruction is possible.

For example, on the drawing screen shown in FIG.
The color designation buttons 44a to 44e, the erase button 46, the operation button 48, and the return button 50 are finely swung to visually indicate that designation is possible.

The swing width at the time of swinging display of the instruction button is larger than the width in which the swing can be visually recognized, and smaller than the width at which the display content of the instruction button is visually difficult to see. Is desirable. That is, it is desirable that the swing be within a range in which the operator can visually recognize the same point when instructing. Further, it is desirable that the swinging direction is random in various directions of up, down, left, right, front and back.

It is desirable that the swinging cycle is such that the external shape of the instruction button can be visually recognized and the swinging can be visually recognized. The oscillating cycle may fluctuate randomly.

When a plurality of instruction buttons swing, it is desirable that the direction in which each of the instruction buttons swings, the cycle of the swing, and the like are not aligned with each other. Desirably, the display visually gives the impression that the plurality of instruction buttons are randomly changing as a whole.

In this embodiment, when the instruction button is selected by the operator's contact, the selected button is displayed so as to be visually apparent. The display is performed in such a manner that the position of the instruction button is not changed and other adjacent instruction buttons are not affected, for example, the display button is rotated in the depth direction of the display screen. As shown in FIG.
When the color instruction button 44c is selected, the color instruction button 44
Display so that c rotates. Instead of rotating the display, the color, size, etc. may be changed and highlighted.

Next, a specific control method in the drawing game of the present embodiment will be described. In the drawing game of the present embodiment, a figure is drawn when the user touches the touch panel 14 on the drawing area 40, and a predetermined instruction is executed when the user touches the touch panel 14 on the instruction area 40. However, when the operator is a child or a toddler, the operation of drawing a figure often does not fit in the drawing area 40 and may run off the drawing area 40. In the present embodiment, it is possible to correctly cope with such an irregular operation of the operator.

For example, as shown in FIG.
In some cases, a figure is drawn by touching the upper touch panel 14 with a finger, and the figure overflows into the designated area 42 due to momentum. In this case, the touch panel 1 on the designated area 42
Contact 4 is invalidated. Even if the user does not draw a figure on the designated area 42 and touches an instruction button of the designated area 42, that is, the color designation buttons 44a to 44e, the delete button 46, the operation button 48, and the return button 50, the instruction to the designated button is given. And do not. After the drawing operation of the operator protrudes into the designated area 42 and returns to the drawing area 40 as shown in FIG. 6, the contact operation is validated and a figure is drawn in the drawing area 40.

Such control is realized by the following algorithm. When the operator draws a graphic by touching the drawing area 40 with a finger and moves to the designated area 42 while keeping the finger in contact, the contact is made even though the finger is touching the designated area 42. Invalidate the instruction. Further, when the finger returns to the drawing area 40 while touching, the figure is drawn with the contact instruction valid.

On the other hand, the operator draws a figure by touching the drawing area 40 with a finger, and temporarily removes the finger from the touch panel 14 so that the touch panel 1
When the user touches No. 4, a touch instruction for the designated area 42 is validated.

Next, a specific control method using the operation buttons 48 in the drawing game of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, a figure drawn by the operator in the drawing area 40 can be moved in a water tank in a three-dimensional space in the same manner as other fish or the like.

As shown in FIG.
When the user touches the touch panel 14 on the operation button 48 in the designated area 42, a floating body 52 of the figure 41 drawn in the water tank is displayed as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the floating body 52 is formed by attaching a two-dimensional figure 41 to a three-dimensional curved surface 52a in which the center of a rectangular plane suitable for the drawing area 40 is expanded. Since the figure 41 drawn in the drawing area 40 is a two-dimensional image, if the image of the floating body in the three-dimensional water tank is used as it is, when the floating body is turned sideways, it becomes a linear image. It is. Thereby, the two-dimensional figure 41 can be expressed like a three-dimensional image.

The image of the floating body 52 is expanded and contracted in a horizontal direction like a daphnia, expanded and contracted in a vertical direction like a squid, and swaying like a fish in a three-dimensional image tank. , Make them behave like creatures in the aquarium.

(Music Game) A music game using the game device of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The music game of this embodiment is selected by touching a music game button on an initial menu screen (not shown), and a performance screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

In the performance screen shown in FIG. 8, a performance area 60 is displayed above the liquid crystal display 12, and a designated area 62 is displayed below the performance area 60.

In the performance area 60, an animal 66 is displayed on a stair 64 representing a two-octave scale. When the operator touches the touch panel 14 on the animal 66 with a finger, a sound at the pitch of the musical scale is emitted in the tone color of the animal. In FIG. 8, the touch panel 1 is placed on the animal 66 of the Sono scale.
Since the animal 4 is touched, the image is changed to an image in which the animal 66 opens its mouth widely and emits a sound, and a sound is emitted by the sound of the animal.

Various instruction buttons are displayed in the designated area 42. Animal designation buttons 68a to 68i for designating animals (dogs, cats, frogs, etc.) that emit sound, a performance button 70 for instructing automatic performance, and a return button 72 for returning to the initial menu screen are displayed.

Also in the performance screen of the present embodiment, of the displayed instruction buttons, the instruction buttons that can be designated by the operator are displayed so as to swing finely up, down, left, right, front and back. That is, as shown in FIG.
8i, the play button 70, and the initial return button 72 are finely swung to visually indicate that they can be designated.

When one of the animal designation buttons 68a to 68i is touched, all the animals 66 on the musical scale stairs 64 are changed to the designated animal image. For example, when the animal designation button 68b is touched, all the animals 66 are changed to a cat image, and when touching the cat image, the cat utters at the pitch of the musical scale.

When the user touches the touch panel 14 on the performance button 70, an automatic performance starts. Designated animal 6
The music stored in advance is automatically played by the sound of No. 6. The image of the musical scale animal 66 changes as the music progresses, and the music is played with the sound of the animal 66. In addition,
Even during automatic performance, the touch panel 14 on the animal 66
When you touch, the sound of the animal is emitted, and you can add your own performance to the automatic performance.

Next, a specific control method in the music game of the present embodiment will be described. In the music game of the present embodiment, when the user touches the touch panel 14 on the performance area 60, the music is played, and the touch panel 14 on the designated area 62 is played.
A predetermined instruction is executed when touching. However,
When the operator is a child or a toddler, the operation of playing music often does not fit within the performance area 60 and may run off the performance area 60. In the present embodiment, it is possible to correctly cope with such an irregular operation of the operator.

For example, as shown in FIG.
There is a case where the user touches the upper touch panel 14 with his / her finger to continuously play the musical scale and protrudes into the designated area 62 by momentum. In this case, the touch of the touch panel 14 on the designated area 62 is invalidated. Even if the user touches an instruction button in the designated area 62, that is, the animal designation buttons 68a to 68i, the performance button 70, and the return button 72, the instruction button is not instructed. When the performance instructing operation of the operator protrudes into the designated area 62 and returns to the performance area 60 again, the contact operation is validated and the performance is continued.

On the other hand, when the operator touches the performance area 60 with his finger to perform, once the finger is released from the touch panel 14 and touches the touch panel 14 on the instruction button in the designated area 62, the designated The contact instruction for the area 62 is made valid.

[Second Embodiment] The game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of the game device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of a liquid crystal display of the game device of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10, the game device of the present embodiment has an appearance like an electronic piano as a whole. A substantially horizontal playing section 82 is provided on the upper part of the rectangular parallelepiped main body 80. A liquid crystal display 84 is embedded on the upper surface of the playing section 82, and a touch panel 86 that covers the liquid crystal display 84 is provided. Liquid crystal display 84
Displays a performance screen as shown in FIG. A music stand 88 is provided behind the liquid crystal display 84. At the lower part of the main body 80, a foot portion 90 for stable placement is provided. A game device (not shown) is housed in main body 80.

In the performance screen shown in FIG. 11, a performance area 92 is displayed below the liquid crystal display 84, and the performance area 92 is displayed.
The designated area 94 is displayed above the.

In the performance area 92, a piano keyboard is displayed. When the operator touches the touch panel 86 on the keyboard to play the piano, a sound of the pitch of the touched keyboard is emitted.

Various instruction buttons are displayed in the designation area 94. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, instrument designation buttons 96a to 96f for designating a musical instrument to be played and rhythm designation buttons 98a to 98f for designating a rhythm are displayed.

The operator sets the instrument designation buttons 96a to 96f.
Specify the instrument with the rhythm specification buttons 98a to 98f
By designating the rhythm and touching the keyboard in the performance area 92, it is possible to perform as if a musical instrument such as a piano is actually operated.

As in the present embodiment, the keyboard may be displayed in the performance area 92 regardless of which instrument is designated by the instrument designation buttons 96a to 96f. May be changed. For example, when the marimba is designated by the musical instrument designation button 96c, the marimba keyboard may be displayed in the performance area 92.

The touch panel 86 is of a sheet type in which transparent electrodes are arranged in a matrix. When the voltage of the touch panel 86 drops locally via the human body or the like, the voltage drop position, that is, the contact position of the player is detected. The touch panel 86 is not limited to a matrix-shaped touch panel, but may be a touch panel having a large number of pressure sensors on its surface.

By utilizing the characteristics of the touch panel 86, the strength of the pressing force is determined based on the contact area and the pressure when the player makes contact, and the information on the strength of the pressing force is converted into analog operation information to determine the strength of the sound. Etc. may be controlled.

[Modified Embodiment] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the program for realizing the game according to the above embodiment may be provided by a ROM, or may be provided by another information storage medium other than the ROM.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a game device. However, the present invention can be applied to image display and control in another electronic device such as a personal computer.

In the above embodiment, the touch panel is provided on the display screen, and the operator indicates the position on the display screen by touching the touch panel. May be detected, or another position detecting means may be provided at a position distant from the display screen, and a position on the display screen may be indicated by an operator's spatial position instruction. .

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp whether the designated area can be designated, whether the designated area is in the selected state, and the like. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to cope with irregular operations by the operator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an installation state of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen of a drawing game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a screen of a drawing game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation screen in a drawing game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen of a music game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen of a music game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a display screen of a game device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Game device of stand-alone type 3 ... Wall partitioning game corners 4 ... Wall partitioning game corners 5 ... Game device of wall hanging type 6 ... Polygonal large casing 7 ... Embedded game device 10 ... Case 12 ... Liquid crystal display 14 ... Touch panel 16 ... Display plate 18, 19 ... Shelf 20 ... Hardware 22 ... Main unit 24 ... Wiring 25 ... Power cord 26 ... Door 28 ... Handle hole 29 ... Air hole 30 ... Game device body 301 ... CPU 302 ... Geometry Processor 303 ... System memory 304 ... Bus arbiter 305 ... BOOT ROM 306 ... Program data storage device or storage medium 307 ... Rendering processor 308 ... Graphic memory 309 ... Video DAC 310 ... Audio processor 311 ... Audio memory 312 ... Audio DAC 313 Modem 40 Drawing area 41 Graphic 42 Designation area 44a to 44e Color designation button 46 Erase button 48 Operation button 50 Return button 52 Floating body 52a Three-dimensional curved surface 60 Performance area 62 Designation area 64 stairs representing a musical scale 66 ... animals 68a to 68i ... animal designation button 70 ... play button 72 ... return button 80 ... body 82 ... playing part 84 ... liquid crystal display 86 ... touch panel 88 ... music stand 90 ... foot 92 ... playing area 94: designation area 96a to 96f: instrument designation button 98a to 98f: rhythm designation button

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein a plurality of instruction areas designated by the operator are displayed on the display screen. And displaying the plurality of designated areas so as to move independently of each other. 2. The image display method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of designated areas are displayed so as to swing on the display screen. 3. The image display method according to claim 1, wherein an instruction area selected by an operator's instruction among the instruction areas displayed on the display screen is rotated in a depth direction of the display screen. An image display method characterized in that the image is displayed as follows. 4. The image display method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of designated areas have substantially the same area and are arranged continuously. 5. An image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein the display screen includes at least a first area and a second area. The operator has an instruction to indicate a position on the first area and gives a predetermined instruction.
An image display method, wherein when moving from the area on the second area to the second area, a predetermined instruction based on an instruction on a position on the second area is not performed. 6. The image display method according to claim 5, wherein the first area is a drawing area for drawing according to a position instruction by an operator, and the second area is a drawing area in the drawing area. An image display method, wherein the image display method is a designated area for designating characteristics of the image. 7. An image display method for an electronic device in which an operator gives a predetermined instruction by designating a position on a display screen, wherein an operation unit for playing a predetermined musical instrument is displayed on the display screen. And outputting a sound of the predetermined musical instrument when a position on the operation unit is designated by the operator. 8. The image display method according to claim 1, wherein a position on the display screen is indicated by touching a touch panel provided on the display screen. Image display method. 9. When displaying a two-dimensional image drawn by an operator as an image in a three-dimensional space, the two-dimensional image is displayed as a three-dimensional image in which the two-dimensional image is pasted on a transparent three-dimensional curved surface having a bulge. An image display method characterized by the following. 10. The image display method according to claim 9, wherein the three-dimensional curved surface is a curved surface obtained by expanding a center of a plane having a rectangular outer shape. 11. An electronic device having a display screen for displaying an image by the image display method according to claim 1. Description: 12. A storage medium storing a program for executing the image display method according to claim 1. Description: