JP2003308540A - Formation animation creation method and program for executing the method on computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a formation animation creation method that can easily create a formation animation where a movement locus of a ball in a game of sport is easy to recognize. <P>SOLUTION: In a video processing part 300, player objects and a ball object on a field are input on a setting screen to create a plurality of formation pictures, and on an Nth (N=1 to 5) formation picture, an arrow is drawn from the position of the ball object to the position on the Nth formation picture corresponding to the ball object present on the (N+1)th formation still image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a formation animation creating method and a program for a computer to execute the method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a moving animation of a moving object in a sports game. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a formation animation creating method for creating formation animations that are sequentially displayed and expressed, and a program for a computer to execute the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Dig
The spread of mobile information terminals (mobile terminals) such as ital Assistant is remarkable. Up to 384K among the next generation mobile terminals that are being piloted
There are some that can receive not only text and still images but also moving images in a network band of ps. It is considered that such a mobile terminal can be further equipped with advanced functions such as voice reading.

[0003] By the way, there is currently provided a service for distributing game breaking news of sports such as baseball and soccer using a mobile terminal. The current service is a character string such as "1st back, Team G: 3 points-Team C: 1 point, Team G, Team G reversed due to timely hit of players G and T". Create according to the timing of events such as the acquisition of points or the end of innings. Then, the created character string is sent as an email to the user's mobile terminal. According to the services described above, the user can know the status of the game even while moving.

[0006] Recently, a digest video distribution service has been proposed which distributes a digest video edited only in the digest scene of a sports game to a mobile terminal. With this service, it is possible to provide higher value-added services for users by delivering formation animations that show the trajectory of the players and balls in the highlight scenes of sports games along with the video. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a method for creating a formation animation capable of easily creating a formation animation in which the movement trajectory of a ball in a sports game can be easily recognized. And to provide a program for a computer to execute the method.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a formation for expressing a moving locus of a moving object in a sports game by sequentially displaying a plurality of still images. Formation to create animation In the animation creation method, draw a player object and a ball object on the field screen that shows the field of the sport displayed on the display screen, and then create multiple formation diagrams consisting of the field, the player object and the ball object in order. In the basic formation diagram creating step of creating one sheet, and in the Nth (N is 1 to a predetermined number) formation diagram created, from the position of the ball object, the ball object exists in the N + 1th formation diagram. Th The position of Meshon view, characterized in that it comprises a and arrow drawing step of drawing the arrow.

According to the above invention, the player object and the ball object are drawn on the field screen showing the field of the sport displayed on the display screen, and a plurality of formation diagrams composed of the field, the player object and the ball object are sequentially drawn. From the position of the ball object on the created N-th (N is 1 to a predetermined number) formation diagram, to the position of the N-th formation diagram where the ball object exists in the N + 1th formation diagram, Draw an arrow.

The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the invention according to above, in the drawing step, the position of the ball object in the Nth formation diagram,
The position of the ball object in the (N + 1) th formation diagram is compared, and the arrow is drawn when the positions of both ball objects on the field are separated by a predetermined distance or more.

According to the above invention, the position of the ball object in the Nth formation diagram is compared with the position of the ball object in the (N + 1) th formation diagram, and the positions of both ball objects on the field are separated by a predetermined distance or more. Draw an arrow if

The invention according to claim 3 is the same as claim 1
Alternatively, in the invention according to claim 2, in the arrow drawing step, in the still image of the N + 1th formation from the position of the player object existing within a predetermined distance from the ball object on the Nth formation diagram, An arrow is drawn at the position of the Nth formation diagram where the player object exists.

According to the above invention, on the Nth formation diagram, from the position of the player object existing within a predetermined distance from the ball object, the Nth position where the player object exists in the still image of the N + 1th formation. Draw an arrow at the position of the formation diagram.

The invention according to claim 4 is the same as that of claim 2.
Alternatively, in the invention according to claim 3, in the arrow drawing step, when another object exists between the start point and the end point of the arrow, the arrow avoiding the other object is drawn. .

According to the above invention, when another object exists between the start point and the end point of the arrow, the arrow avoiding the other object is drawn.

The invention according to claim 5 is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the formation animation creating method according to any one of claims 1 to 4. To do.

According to the above invention, each step of the formation animation producing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is realized by executing a program on a computer.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a formation animation creating method according to the present invention and a program for a computer to execute the method will be described below with reference to the drawings (overall configuration of information processing system). , (Match content description data creation part, video content description data creation part, and basic hardware configuration of video processing part), (Overall operation flow of information processing system), (Formation animation creation process) To do. In the information processing system according to the present embodiment, a case where a video game distribution service of a soccer match is provided will be described as an example.

In the present specification, "event" refers to an event during a game that needs to be managed, "representative event" refers to a particularly important event,
The "detailed event" is an event close to the representative event. Events are attribute information (time, player,
An event is described by content description data that describes attribute information (time, player, event type, etc.) in a tag format.

(Overall Configuration of Information Processing System) FIG.
It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system concerning this invention. The information processing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a match content description data creating unit 100 that creates content description data as match content description data for an entire soccer match while watching a soccer match, and a provided content of a soccer match (digest). Video: A video content description data creation unit 200 that creates content description data for explaining a video scene of a video scene of a digest of a soccer game for about several minutes) as video content description data, match content description data, video content Based on the description data, the digest video, and the like, create distribution content to be distributed to the mobile terminal 500, and upload the created distribution content to the distribution server 400. Video processing unit 300, distribution uploaded by the video processing unit 300 Distribute content to mobile device 500 Shin server 400, a mobile phone, P
It is constructed with a mobile terminal 500 including an HS and a PDA.

The game content description data creation unit 100 is composed of a ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measurement unit 101, a play start / end instruction unit 102, a representative event description unit 103, a detailed content description unit 104, ... .

Ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measuring unit 101
Acquires the ball position information indicating the time change of the position of the ball in the field in the soccer match, acquires the ball control information indicating the time change of the controlling team of the ball, and acquires the acquired ball position information and the ball control. The information is output to the representative event description unit 103.

The representative event description unit 103 creates content description data of the representative event on the match description in real time in chronological order for the entire match while watching the soccer match. The representative event in the match description is defined by attribute information (time in the match, player, event type, etc.). When the representative event is described in the match description, the representative event description unit 103 instructs the detailed content description unit 104 to describe the detailed event close to the representative event. The representative event description unit 103 implements near real-time processing by allocating a detailed event description instruction for the representative event to the plurality of detailed content description units 104. The representative event description unit 103 also creates match content description data that is a combination of the content description data of the representative event in the match description and the content description data of the detailed event input from the detailed content description unit 104. The data and the ball position information and the ball control information input from the ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measuring unit 101 are saved as a “match content” file, and the representative event description / event alignment determination of the video content description data creation unit 200 is performed. It is sent to the unit 201.

The detailed content description unit 104 describes the content description data of the detailed event close to the representative event according to the instruction of the representative event description unit 103, and sends it to the representative event description unit 103.

The video content description data creating section 200 is
Representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201
And a detailed content description section 202 ...

In the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201, the digest video (provided content)
While watching the screen, create content description data of the representative event in the video description of the video scene in time series. The representative event on the video description is attribute information (time on the video, player,
Event type, etc.). When the representative event in the video description is described, the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 instructs the detailed content description unit 202 to describe the detailed event close to the representative event in the video description. The representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 implements near real-time processing by allocating a detailed event description instruction for the representative event in the video description to a plurality of detailed content description units 202. Representative event description / event alignment determination unit 2
01 creates the video content description data, which is a compilation of the content description data of the representative event and the content description data of the detailed event input from the detailed content description unit 104, and “video content”
Save as a file.

Further, the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 executes the event alignment processing, and in the match description of the match content description data of the “match content” file input from the representative event description unit 103, The representative event and the representative event in the video description of the video content description data of the “video content” file are linked and transmitted to the video processing unit 300 as a “content description” file. In addition, the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 20
1 is the digest video provided (content provided)
Is transmitted to the image processing unit 300.

The detailed content description section 202 responds to the instruction from the representative event description / event alignment determination section 201.
A detailed event of the representative event is described and sent to the representative event description unit 103.

The image processing unit 300 is a representative event description /
Based on the “content description” file and the digest video input from the event alignment determination unit 201, the distribution content (video (ASF) and additional information for explaining the video scene (ASF) to be distributed to the mobile terminal 500 ( CHTML), formation animation (GI
F), a ball transition diagram, a ball control rate display diagram, etc.) are created and uploaded to the distribution server 400. The distribution content uploaded to the distribution server 400 is distributed to the mobile terminal 500.

(Each part of the game content description data creation unit and the video content description data creation unit, and the basic hardware configuration of the video processing unit) FIG. 2 shows each part of the game content description data creation unit 100 (ball position information acquisition / control). Rate measuring unit 10
1, a play start / end instruction unit 102, a representative event description unit 103, a detailed content description unit 104), each unit of the video content description data creation unit 200 (a representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201, a detailed content description unit 202), 3 is a diagram showing a basic hardware configuration of a video processing unit 300. FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 121 is an input section for giving operation instructions, 122 is a data communication section for performing data communication with the outside, 123 is a display section, 124 is a CPU that controls the entire apparatus, and 125 is a recording medium 126. Data read /
Recording medium drive device for writing, 126 is CPU 1
A recording medium storing a program or the like for operating 24, 1
27 is an R used as a work area of the CPU 124
AM and 128 are monitors capable of TV relay.

The input section 121 is composed of a keyboard provided with cursor keys, numeral input keys and various function keys, a mouse (coordinate position input means), and a scanner for reading an image.

The display section 123 displays a CRT (Catho).
d Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Cr)
The display according to the display data input from the CPU 124 is provided.

The CPU 124 is, for example, a 32-bit microprocessor, another microprocessor, a DSP.
(Digital Signal Processo
r), programmable logic, etc. Also, C
The PU 124 does not necessarily have to be a single processor, and may be of a type that performs distributed processing. This C
The PU 124 is a central control unit that performs various processes according to a program stored in the recording medium 126 to control the entire apparatus.

The data communication unit 122 is a telephone line, I
SDN (Integrated Services D)
digital network), LAN (Local)
Area Network) and WAN (Wide)
It is connected to a network such as Area Network) and performs data communication with the outside.

The recording medium 126 stores various programs such as OS programs and application programs executable by the CPU 124 and data. The recording medium 126 described above is, for example, a floppy (R) disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-RO.
It is composed of an optical, magnetic and electrical recording medium such as M, MO and PC card. The program stored in the recording medium 126 can be distributed via the network.

The RAM 127 has a work memory for storing a designated program, input instructions, input data, processing results, etc., and a display memory for temporarily storing display data to be displayed on the display screen of the display section 123. ing.

The monitor 128 is a TV receiving circuit for receiving TV relay and video contents (video, DVD, etc.).
It is equipped with a playback circuit for playing back, and is used for displaying TV relay and playing back video content.

(Overall Operation of Information Processing System) The overall operation of the information processing system of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG. FIG. 3 shows a processing flow for explaining the outline of the overall operation of the information processing system of FIG.

In the game content description data creation unit 100, the ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measurement unit 101 executes ball position acquisition processing to obtain the ball position information indicating the time change of the position of the ball in the field and the ball position information. Acquires ball dominance information indicating the change over time of the dominating team. In the representative event description unit 103, while watching the soccer match, the representative events (shoot, goal, indirect free kick, direct free kick, yellow card, red card, exit, etc.) on the match description are chronologically performed throughout the match. Describe the content description data. The detailed content description unit 104 describes the content description data of a detailed event (pass, foul, dribble, etc.) near the representative event in each match description (step S1).

The representative event description section 103 includes the content description data of the representative event on the match description and the detailed content description section 10.
The game content description data including the detailed event content description data input from 4 is created, and the game content description data, the ball position information, and the ball control information are used as a "match content" file, and the video content description data creation unit 200
Representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201
(Step S2).

On the other hand, in the video content description data creation unit 200, the representative event description / event position alignment determination unit 20
1 is content description data of representative events (shoot, goal, indirect free kick, direct free kick, yellow card, red card, exit, etc.) on the video description in chronological order while watching the provided content (digest video) on the monitor. Describe. The detailed content description unit 202 describes the content description data of the detailed event (pass, foul, dribble, etc.) near the representative event in each video description.

The representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 creates video content description data which is a compilation of the content description data of the representative event and the content description data of the detailed event in the video description, and creates it as a "video content" file. Save (step T1).

Since the game description data is created while watching the game, the representative event in the game description is not linked to the digest video. That is, since the representative event in the match description and the digest video are not collated, it is impossible to create a detailed situation description of the video in the distribution content as it is.

Then, the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 executes the event alignment processing, and the event description on the match description of the match description data of the “match details” file input from the representative event description unit 103. The representative event and the representative event in the video description of the video content description data of the "video content" file are linked (step T2), and the video processing unit 3 is used as the "content description" file.
To 00. In addition, the representative event description / event alignment determination unit 201 transmits the provided digest video (provided content) to the video processing unit 300 (step T3).

The image processing unit 300 is a representative event description
Based on the “content description” file and the digest video (ASF file) input from the event alignment determination unit 201, the distribution content (video (ASF)) to be distributed to the mobile terminal 500, and the video and the game situation will be described. Additional information (CHTML), formation animation (GIF), ball transition diagram, ball possession rate display diagram, etc.) are created and uploaded to the distribution server 400 (step U1).

The distribution server 400 receives the distribution contents uploaded by the video processing unit 300 from the portable terminal 50.
0 (step V1).

(Formation Animation Creation Processing) The image processing section 300 creates a formation animation of a highlight scene such as a shoot scene. In formation animation, a plurality of still images (formation diagrams) are sequentially displayed to show the movement trajectory of the ball or the player in a highlight scene such as a shooting scene of a soccer game.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a formation diagram creation screen 700 displayed on the display unit of the image processing unit 300. In the formation diagram creation screen 700, 701 is a setting screen for creating a formation diagram, 702 is a previous screen on which the previously created formation diagram is displayed, and 703 is for selecting a player object of the A team. Icon 704 is an icon 704, 70 for selecting a player object of team B.
5 is an icon for selecting a ball object, 7
06 is provided with a next screen creation button for creating the next formation diagram, and 707 is provided with a creation end button for instructing the end of creation of the formation diagram.

The setting screen 701 has a field 701a.
Is displayed in advance. The operator draws the player object of team A, the player object of team B, and the ball object on this field 701a. Also, the same content as the previous screen 702 is displayed on the setting screen 701,
The contents of the previous screen 702 displayed on the setting screen 701 are edited to create a formation diagram. Setting screen 7
In 01, when a new ball object or player object is drawn, the player object icon 703 of the A team, the player object icon 704 of the B team, and the ball object icon 705 are dragged and dropped by the mouse to enter the field 701a. Draw on the desired position above. When the ball object or the player object is already displayed on the field 701a, the ball object or the player object on the field 701a is dragged and dropped to draw it at a desired position. Further, an identification number is set in the player object of team A and the player object of team B in a dialog box (not shown) in order to identify the player.

When the next screen creation button 706 is pressed, the formation diagram drawn on the setting screen 701 becomes the previous screen 702, and the drawn formation diagram remains on the setting screen 701 as it is. And
The contents of the setting screen 701 are edited again to create the next formation diagram. The operator repeats this, and when the required number of formation diagrams are created, the operator presses the creation end button 707. When the creation end button 707 is pressed, the image processing unit 300 executes the automatic drawing process of the arrow, and automatically draws the arrow for indicating the movement trajectory of the player object or the ball object in each formation diagram.

FIG. 5 shows a formation diagram creation screen 70.
It is a figure which shows an example of the formation animation created by 0. The formation animation shown in the figure is composed of five formation diagrams. By sequentially displaying the formation diagrams shown in (A) to (E) of the same figure, the movement loci of the ball and the player can be shown.

6 and 7 show a flowchart for explaining the automatic drawing process of the arrow of the image processing unit 300. Referring to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7,
The automatic drawing process of the arrow of the image processing unit 300 will be described.

In FIG. 6, first, the variable N is initialized (N
= 1) (step S11). Next, it is determined whether or not there is a ball object in the Nth formation diagram (step S12). As a result of this determination, if the ball object does not exist (“No” in step S12), the process proceeds to step S23 in FIG. 7, while if the ball object exists (step S12).
“Yes”), comparing the position of the ball object in the Nth formation diagram with the position of the ball object in the N + 1th formation diagram, the positions of both balls on the field 701a are separated by a predetermined distance or more. It is determined whether or not there is (step S13).

As a result of this judgment, if the positions of both balls are not separated by a predetermined distance or more ("N" in step S13).
o ”), the process proceeds to step S17, while the positions of both balls are separated by a predetermined distance or more (step S13).
"Yes"), it is determined whether or not another object exists at the position on the straight line between the displayed ball position and the ball position of the (N + 1) th formation diagram in the Nth formation diagram. Yes (step S1
4). As a result of this determination, when there is no other object (“No” in step S14), in the Nth formation diagram, the N + 1th formation of the ball object of the N + 1th formation diagram is displayed from the position of the displayed ball object. An arrow is drawn as a straight line at a position (not displayed in the Nth formation diagram) (step S15). On the other hand, when another object is present (“Yes” in step S14), the position of the ball shown in the N + 1th formation diagram to the position of the ball of the N + 1th formation diagram (N
(Not shown in the first formation diagram),
An arrow is drawn by an arc or a plurality of line segments while avoiding other objects (step S16).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a player object located within a predetermined distance from the ball object in the Nth formation diagram (step S17). If there is a player object located within a predetermined distance from the ball object, it is determined that the player has come into contact with the ball.

When there is no player object located within the predetermined distance from the ball object (“No” in step S17), the process proceeds to step S19 in FIG. 7, while the player object is located within the predetermined distance from the ball object. When there is a player object ("Yes" in step S17), the arrow flag of the player object is turned on (step S18). If the arrow flag has already been turned on, the state is left as it is.

Thereafter, in FIG. 7, the arrow flag is turned on.
By comparing the positions of the player object of the N + 1th formation diagram having the same identification number as the player object of the Nth formation diagram set to, the positions of both player objects on the field 701a are equal to or more than a predetermined distance. It is determined whether or not they are separated (step S19). As a result of this determination, if the positions of both player objects are not separated by the predetermined distance or more (step S19).
No ”), the process proceeds to step S23, while if the positions of both player objects are separated by a predetermined distance (“ Yes ”in step S19), the arrow flag is turned ON in the Nth formation diagram. It is determined whether or not another object exists at the position on the straight line connecting the position of the player object being played and the position of the player object in the (N + 1) th formation diagram (step S2).
0).

If there is no other object as a result of this determination (“No” in step S20), the N + 1th sheet from the position of the player object whose arrow flag is ON in the Nth sheet formation diagram. Position of the corresponding player object (N
An arrow is drawn as a straight line on the first formation diagram (not shown) (step S21). On the other hand, if another object exists (“Y” in step S20).
es ”), the position of the player object corresponding to the N + 1th formation diagram from the position of the player object whose arrow flag is ON in the Nth formation diagram (not displayed in the Nth formation diagram) ), An arrow is drawn by an arc or a plurality of line segments while avoiding other objects (step S22).

Although not shown in detail in the flow chart, when there are a plurality of player objects whose arrow flags are ON, the drawing of the arrows in steps S19 to S22 is performed for a plurality of player objects. Be seen.

Although not shown in the flow chart, with respect to the player object whose arrow flag is newly set to ON, the arrow is drawn before the ball is touched in the preceding formation diagram.

Then, it is judged whether or not N = predetermined number (“5” in the example shown in FIG. 4) (step S23), and if N = predetermined number (“Yes” in step S23), On the other hand, when N = not a predetermined number (“No” in step S23), the variable N is incremented by “1” (N = N + 1) while returning to step S13 and the same process is executed.

As described above, a player object and a ball object on the field are input on the setting screen to create a plurality of formation diagrams, and N
Since it is decided to draw an arrow from the position of the ball object to the position of the Nth formation diagram where the ball object exists in the still image of the (N + 1) th formation on the (N = 1 to 5) th formation diagram. , It becomes possible to easily create a formation animation in which the movement trajectory of the ball can be easily recognized.

Further, the position of the ball object in the Nth formation diagram is compared with the position of the ball object in the (N + 1) th formation diagram, and when the positions of both balls are separated by a predetermined distance or more, an arrow is drawn. Since the drawing is performed, the trajectory of the ball can be represented by an arrow, and a formation animation that makes it easier to recognize the trajectory of the ball can be easily created. As an additional note, if the arrow is drawn when the ball is hardly moving, it is difficult to see.

In the Nth formation diagram, it is determined that the player object existing within a predetermined distance from the ball object is the player who has touched the ball, and from the position of the player object, the corresponding player object in the N + 1th formation diagram. Since it is decided to draw an arrow at the position of the Nth formation diagram in which is present, the trajectory of the player object touching the ball can be represented by the arrow, and the trajectory of the player touching the ball can be recognized. It is possible to easily create an easy formation animation.

Further, when another object exists between the start point and the end point when drawing the arrow, the arrow avoiding the other object is drawn, so that the arrow is displayed in an easy-to-see manner. It becomes possible.

Since the drawing of the arrow on the player object touching the ball is displayed from the formation diagram before the player object touches the ball by a predetermined number of times, the movement trajectory of the player object touching the ball It is possible to easily create a formation animation that can be expressed before touching the ball.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0067]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, a formation animation is created in which the moving locus of a moving object in a sports game is displayed by sequentially displaying a plurality of still images. In the formation animation creation method, a player object and a ball object are drawn on the field screen that shows the sports field displayed on the display screen, and multiple formation diagrams consisting of the field, player object, and ball object are created in order. The formation diagram creation step and the Nth formation in which the ball object exists in the N + 1th formation diagram from the position of the ball object on the created Nth formation diagram (N is 1 to a predetermined number). The location, so it was decided to include the a arrow drawing step of drawing the arrow, it is possible to easily create an easy formation animation recognize the movement trajectory of the ball sport game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first aspect, in the drawing step, the position of the ball object of the Nth formation diagram and the ball object of the (N + 1) th formation diagram are included. When the positions of both ball objects on the field are more than a predetermined distance, the arrow is drawn, so it is easy to create a formation animation that makes it easier to recognize the trajectory of the ball. It becomes possible to do.

According to the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, in the arrow drawing step, on the Nth formation diagram,
Since it is decided to draw an arrow from the position of the player object existing within a predetermined distance from the ball object to the position of the Nth formation diagram where the player object exists in the still image of the N + 1th formation, the ball It is possible to easily create a formation animation that makes it easy to recognize the movement trajectory of the player who touches.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, in the invention of claim 2 or 3, in the arrow drawing step, when another object exists between the start point and the end point of the arrow. Since the arrow is drawn so as to avoid the other object, the arrow can be easily displayed in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, each step of the formation animation creating method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is realized by executing a program by a computer. As a result, it is possible to easily create a formation animation in which the movement trajectory of the ball in a sports game can be easily recognized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment.

[FIG. 2] Each part of the game content description data creation part (ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measurement part, play start / end instruction part, representative event description part, detailed content description part), each part of the video content description data creation part (representative FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a basic hardware configuration of an event creation / event alignment determination unit, a detailed content description unit), and a video processing unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow for explaining the outline of the overall operation of the information processing system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a formation animation creation screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a formation animation.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the automatic drawing process of the arrow of the image processing unit (No. 1).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the automatic drawing process of the arrow of the video processing unit (No. 2).

[Explanation of symbols]

100 game content description data creation unit 101 ball position information acquisition / dominance rate measurement unit 102 play start / end instruction unit 103 representative event description unit 104 detailed content description unit 200 video content description data creation unit 201 representative event creation / event alignment determination unit 202 detailed content description section 300 video processing section 400 distribution server 500 mobile terminal

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yuki Wakita             1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Ricoh (72) Inventor Yoichiro Matsuno             1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Ricoh (72) Inventor Nozomi Takahashi             1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Ricoh (72) Inventor Takayuki Kunieda             1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Ricoh F term (reference) 5B050 BA08 BA18 BA20 EA05 EA07                       EA13

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a formation animation creating method for creating a formation animation in which a plurality of still images are sequentially displayed to represent a movement trajectory of a moving object in a sports game, a sports field displayed on a display screen is displayed. On the field screen shown, drawing a player object and a ball object, and creating a plurality of formation diagrams consisting of the field, player object, and ball object in order; ~ (Predetermined number) from the position of the ball object on the formation diagram, N
A method of creating a formation animation, comprising: an arrow drawing step of drawing an arrow at the position of the Nth formation drawing where the ball object exists in the + 1st formation drawing. 2. In the drawing step, the position of the ball object in the Nth formation diagram is compared with the position of the ball object in the (N + 1) th formation diagram, and the positions of both ball objects on the field are a predetermined distance. The formation animation creation method according to claim 1, wherein the arrow is drawn when the distances are greater than each other. 3. In the arrow drawing step, the player object exists in the still image of the (N + 1) th formation from the position of the player object existing within a predetermined distance from the ball object on the Nth formation diagram. The method for creating a formation animation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an arrow is drawn at a position of the N-th formation figure. 4. In the arrow drawing step, when another object exists between the start point and the end point of the arrow,
The formation animation creation method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an arrow that avoids the other object is drawn. 5. A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the formation animation creating method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.