JP2005258808A - Input recognition device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate input operation of users regardless of their dominant hand being a right or left hand, and to maintain recognition accuracy for the input operation. <P>SOLUTION: Trajectory data correlated with certain processing is memorized in advance, input position information is obtained, and trajectory information is recognized on the basis of the position information. The trajectory information, the trajectory data, and its mirror image are compared with each other, the correlation among the trajectory information, the trajectory data, and its mirror image is determined, and the processing correlated with the trajectory data is executed when determining that some of the trajectory information, the trajectory data, and its mirror image are correlated with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an input recognition apparatus and program, and more particularly to an input recognition apparatus and program capable of recognizing information input by handwriting with a hand that is not a dominant hand of a user.

  In recent years, information processing apparatuses have come to be used by a wide range of users due to the spread and development of information processing technology. Some users are unfamiliar with keyboard input, so as a convenience to such users, for example, let an input device with a pen-type touch panel draw characters by handwriting on the touch panel, An apparatus has appeared that is recognized on the input device side, converted into character data, stored, or displayed on a monitor (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-273460 (FIG. 2, paragraph [0021])

Information handwritten by the user's non-dominant hand is often difficult to draw because the user's intention is to draw a trajectory of characters, etc. The accuracy is also greatly reduced.
Some of the shapes of trajectories such as characters are easy to write for a right-handed user and can be quickly written, but difficult for a left-handed user. However, it is often easy to write for a user whose left hand is a dominant hand if it is a mirror image in which the characters and the like are reversed left and right.

  The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide an input recognition device and a program that can be input easily and the recognition accuracy does not deteriorate even if the user has a dominant hand.

  An input recognition device according to the present invention includes an input unit (input unit, touch panel) through which a user can input position information, a position information acquisition unit (memory) that acquires position information input from the input unit, and a position information acquisition unit. Trajectory recognition means (CPU) for recognizing trajectory information based on the position information acquired by the above, trajectory data storage means (memory and / or storage unit) for storing trajectory data associated with a certain process, and trajectory recognition means The comparison determination means (CPU) that compares the trajectory information recognized by the trajectory data with the trajectory data stored in the trajectory data storage means or a mirror image thereof, and determines whether the trajectory information is correlated with the trajectory data or the mirror image thereof. ), The trajectory information, and the trajectory data and the mirror image thereof correlate with each other. Characterized in that it has and.

  According to this configuration, for example, a user directly inputs and draws a locus is an input operation. The input recognition device collates the trajectory input by the user with the trajectory data associated with the predetermined process and its mirror image, and corresponds to the trajectory data when either the trajectory data or its mirror image can be collated. Execute the process. For this reason, the user can cause the input recognition device to recognize the input regardless of whether a predetermined trajectory or its mirror image is drawn, and can perform processing. Therefore, the user can select and input either the predetermined trajectory or its mirror image, whichever is easier to write, and as a result, even if the hand is the same as the dominant hand even if it is a non-dominant hand, it is the same as the dominant hand. Since it is recognized as a trajectory such as a character, it is easy to input and the recognition accuracy is not lowered.

  The input recognition device according to the present invention may further include a display unit (an input unit or a liquid crystal display device) that performs display related to trajectory information based on position information detected by the position information acquisition unit.

  According to this configuration, since the trajectory information drawn by the user is displayed on the screen, the user can confirm the trajectory drawn by the user and can draw a desired trajectory while confirming.

  In the input recognition device of the present invention, the input means is a transparent touch panel provided on the display means, and the display means displays an image based on the trajectory data determined by the comparison determination means when correlated with the trajectory information. It is also good.

  According to this configuration, the trajectory desired by the user can be easily traced with the user's finger.

  The program of the present invention includes a step of storing trajectory data associated with a certain process in advance, a step of acquiring input position information, a step of recognizing trajectory information based on the position information, trajectory information, and a trajectory Comparing the data or its mirror image and determining whether the trajectory information and the trajectory data and any of its mirror images are correlated; and if it is determined that the trajectory information and the trajectory data and any of its mirror images are correlated, And causing the computer to execute a step of executing processing associated with the trajectory data.

  According to this program, the trajectory input by the user is matched with the trajectory data associated with the predetermined processing and its mirror image, and when either the trajectory data or its mirror image can be collated, the trajectory data is supported. Execute the process. For this reason, regardless of whether a predetermined trajectory or a mirror image thereof is drawn, the input recognition device can recognize the input and perform processing. Therefore, the user can select and input either the predetermined trajectory or its mirror image, whichever is easier to write, and as a result, even if the hand is the same as the dominant hand even if it is a non-dominant hand, it is the same as the dominant hand. Since it is recognized as a locus, it is easy to input and the recognition accuracy is not lowered.

  According to the input recognition apparatus and program of the present invention, it is possible to perform input recognition that is easy to input and does not reduce recognition accuracy, even for a user who has a dominant hand on either side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to an arcade game will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a role playing game system including a game machine using an input recognition device according to the present invention. This system mainly includes a host computer 11 and a plurality of game machines 12 connected to the host computer 11 via a communication line 13. In FIG. 1, a case where eight game machines 12 are connected to the host computer 11 is described. There is no particular limitation on the number of game machines connected to the host computer 11. With the role playing game system having such a configuration, a large number of players can play a role playing game simultaneously.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a role playing game (hereinafter abbreviated as RPG) in the game machine of the present invention. In this RPG, a character 23 that is a player's avatar, an enemy (such as a monster) 21 that obstructs the progression of the character 23, a character 25 that is a clone of another player who plays simultaneously in the same location, and characters 23 and 25. Various items 22 such as weapons, armor, and medicine used by are displayed during the game. In the RPG according to the present embodiment, special processing (magic) is performed by drawing a predetermined mark 24 on the display screen.

  The operations in this RPG include basic operations and special operations shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c). Basic operations include movement as shown in FIG. 3A and normal attack as shown in FIG. In the movement operation, as shown in FIG. 3A, the vicinity of the character 31 on the side to be moved is tapped on the display screen. At that time, the character 31 moves in a desired direction through a route as close as possible. In the normal attack operation, the enemy 32 displayed on the display screen is tapped as shown in FIG. At that time, the character 31 moves to a position as advantageous as possible with respect to the enemy 32 and attacks the enemy 32 with a sword or a bow.

  The special operation includes magic activation as shown in FIG. The magic is activated by drawing a predetermined mark 33 on the enemy 32 displayed on the display screen. Thereby, the character 31 defeats the enemy 32 using magic. In this case, the magic effect changes depending on the size of the mark 33, the drawing location, the drawing timing, and the like. Specific processing will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the game machine 12 of the present invention. The game machine 12 includes a processing unit 42 that performs various processes, a communication control unit 45 that performs communication control with a host computer via the communication line 13, and a storage unit (storage device that stores RPG programs). 46, a display unit 47 that is a display unit that displays RPG, and an input unit 48 that is an input unit that performs input for operation. . The processing unit 42 includes a CPU 43 that controls processing and a memory 44 that temporarily or permanently holds various data. The CPU 43 functions as position information acquisition means, trajectory recognition means, comparison determination means, and processing execution means that are components of the present invention. Further, the memory 44 and / or the storage unit 46 function as trajectory data storage means that is a component of the present invention.

  The processing unit 42 performs various processes. Specifically, the process includes moving, attacking, menus, shortcuts, taking objects, touching milestones, and the like. It should be noted that these processes are examples and are appropriately changed depending on the type of RPG.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the movement is performed by tapping the place where the character 52 wants to go on the display screen once (a tap icon 51 is displayed). Thereby, as shown in FIG.5 (b), the character 52 is moved to the place. In this case, even if there is an obstacle between the position where the character wants to move from the current position at that time (when moving the character), the character automatically avoids the obstacle and avoids the obstacle at the shortest distance. Move to the place.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the attack is performed by tapping the target 53 (enemy monster in the figure) that the character 52 wants to attack on the display screen once (a tap icon 51 is displayed). At this time, as shown in FIG. 6B, the character 52 moves to a distance that is optimal for an attack on the tapped target 53 (such as an enemy monster or a generator), and attacks the target 53.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the menu is performed by tapping twice continuously at an arbitrary place on the display screen (the tap icons 51 are displayed in an overlapping manner). As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, a selectable menu 54 (a magic option that can be used by the character 52 in the figure) is displayed.

  The shortcut (the special operation described above) is performed by drawing a predetermined mark on the display screen as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b). That is, as shown in FIG. 8B, by tracing the display screen from the tap start point 55 to the tap end point 56, a desired magic can be activated. This magic can be selected from the above-mentioned menu, but can be quickly activated by tracing the display screen to activate the magic by performing a shortcut. By activating magic quickly in this way, it becomes possible to activate magic without obstructing the RPG flow. Detailed processing of this special operation will be described later.

  The operation of taking an object is performed by tapping an item 57 on the displayed stage (a tap icon 51 is displayed), as shown in FIG. Thereby, the character 52 approaches the item 57 and picks up the item 57. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9B, the level of the character 52 can be increased. The item 57 can include mana, weapons, armor, and the like.

  The operation of touching the milestone is performed by tapping an object called a milestone (a tap icon 51 is displayed) as shown in FIG. This operation is performed after first collecting the mana falling in the map displayed on the screen. Thus, when the milestone 58 is tapped, the character 52 approaches the milestone 58 and automatically puts mana into the milestone 58. Thereby, as shown in FIG.10 (b), the level of the character 52 can be raised. Depending on the type of collected mana, the character 52 is increased in processing parameters.

  In FIG. 4, the communication control unit 45 transmits processing in RPG to the host computer via the communication line 13, and transmits processing from another game machine that performs RPG together. Processes from other game machines are displayed on the screen by the display unit 47 together with their own processes. Thereby, a game can be enjoyed with other players. The communication line 13 can be a network such as the Internet or a LAN.

  Examples of the input unit 48 that is an input means include a touch panel, a mouse, a trackball, a digitizer, and a motion capture. In particular, by using contact-type input means that operates by directly touching the display screen, such as a transparent touch panel provided on the display screen, special operations, that is, the trajectory desired by the player can be easily performed with the player's finger. It is possible to perform a drawing operation by tracing.

Next, processing in the game machine having the above configuration will be described in more detail.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the tap main process of the process in the game machine of the present invention. Here, a case where the input unit 48 is a touch panel will be described.

  In step (hereinafter abbreviated as ST) 1, the player performs a tap process. That is, the player taps on the touch panel (hereinafter simply referred to as “display screen”) which is the input unit 48 provided on the display screen. When this tap process is performed, a menu process ST2, an object tap process ST3, and a self-character moving process ST4 are performed. These processes differ depending on the position where the player taps.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining tap processing in the game machine of the present invention. In the tap process, a menu process, an object tap process, or a self-character moving process is performed depending on the position where the player taps on the display screen.

  First, in ST11, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped on the display screen, that is, whether or not there is an input to the touch panel. If there is a tap, it is determined whether or not the player's tap is a double tap (ST12). If it is a double tap, the menu processing flag is turned on (ST13), and a menu as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the display screen.

  If it is not a double tap, it is determined whether or not the player has made a tap on the object (ST14). If the object is tapped, the object tap processing flag is turned ON (ST15). This object tap process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the object has not been tapped, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped on the map (ST16). If the user taps on the map, the self-character movement process flag is turned on (ST17). In FIG. 12, the determination is made in the order of double tap, object tap, and tap on the map. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the order of determination of the double tap, object tap, and tap on the map is not limited to this. It may be different from FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining object tap processing in the game machine of the present invention. In the object tap process, a magic team process, a fellow-related process, an enemy attack process, an item-related process, or a structure-related process is performed depending on the position where the player taps on the display screen.

  First, in ST21, it is determined whether or not the object tap processing flag is ON. If the object tap processing flag is ON, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped the self character on the display screen (ST22). When the self character is tapped, magic formation processing is performed (ST23). The magic formation process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the self character has not been tapped, it is determined whether the player has tapped the fellow character (ST24). When the fellow character is tapped, the fellow-related process is performed (ST25).

  If the friend character has not been tapped, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped the enemy character (ST26). When the enemy character is tapped, an enemy attack process is performed as shown in FIG. 6B (ST27).

  If the enemy character has not been tapped, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped the item (ST28). When the item is tapped, as shown in FIG. 9B, an item related process such as leveling up the character is performed (ST29).

  If the item has not been tapped, it is determined whether or not the player has tapped a structure (for example, a milestone) (ST30). When the structure is tapped, as shown in FIG. 10B, structure-related processing such as leveling up the character is performed (ST31).

  In FIG. 13, the self character tap, the fellow character tap, the enemy character tap, the item tap, and the structure tap are described in this order. The order of determination of enemy character taps, item taps, and structure taps may be different from that shown in FIG. Also, the fellow character tap process, the enemy character tap process, the item tap process, and the structure tap process are omitted for the sake of simplicity.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining magic formation processing in the game machine of the present invention. In ST41, a target specifying process for specifying a target on the display screen is performed. This target designation processing will be described later with reference to FIG. After the target is designated, a magic circle drawing process for specifying the magic used by the target is performed (ST42). Thereafter, a magic activation process for activating the magic associated with the drawn magic circle is performed (ST43).

  In ST44, it is determined whether or not the target designated flag is ON, that is, whether or not the target has been designated. If the target designated flag is ON, it is determined whether the magic circle drawing end flag is ON, that is, whether the magic circle drawing has ended (ST46). If the target designation flag is not ON, the target designation processing flag is set to ON (ST45).

  If the magic circle drawing end flag is ON, it is determined whether the magic activation process end flag is ON, that is, whether the magic activation process has been completed (ST48). If the magic circle drawing end flag is not ON, the magic circle drawing processing flag is turned ON (ST47).

  If the magic activation processing flag is ON, the object tap processing flag is turned OFF, the target designated flag is turned OFF, the magic drawing rendering end flag is turned OFF, and the magic activation processing end flag is turned OFF (ST50). That is, the object tap process is reset. If the magic activation process end flag is not ON, the magic activation process flag is set to ON (ST49).

  The magic formation process is executed by target designation, magic drawing, and magic activation. Specifically, after the target to activate magic is designated, the input position information is detected, the trajectory information based on the position information detected in a predetermined period is recognized, and at least one trajectory data stored in advance The recognized trajectory information is compared to determine whether the trajectory information and the trajectory data are correlated. Thereby, magic circle drawing processing is performed. Thereafter, when the trajectory information and the trajectory data are correlated, at least one process stored in advance related to the trajectory data is executed. Thereby, the magic activation process is performed.

  That is, the player inputs from the input unit 48 and draws a locus (also referred to as “sign”) called a magic circle. The game machine compares the trajectory information input by the player with trajectory data associated with a predetermined process (magic drawing). Then, as a result of the comparison, when it is determined that the trajectory information and the trajectory data are correlated, the process is executed (magic activation). Therefore, the player can perform a process desired by the player by drawing a predetermined locus. Therefore, the input operation itself directly performed on the screen by the player can be provided with playability, thereby improving the interest of the game.

Hereinafter, the object designation process, the magic formation drawing process, and the magic activation process will be described in more detail.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining target designation processing in the game machine of the present invention. In ST51, it is determined whether or not the target designation flag is ON. If the target designation process flag is ON, the target designation main process is performed (ST52). In the target designation main process, the tap target in the object tap process is mainly specified.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the target designation is completed (ST53). If the target designation is completed, the target designated flag is turned on and the target designation processing flag is turned off (ST54).

  The magic drawing process is performed after the target designation process. In this magic formation process, a mark (trajectory information) drawn by the player during a predetermined period is collated with trajectory data stored in advance. That is, it is determined whether or not the player has completed drawing within a predetermined period, and the drawn locus information is authenticated using previously stored locus data and its mirror image. “Mirror image” is data indicating a shape obtained by horizontally reversing the shape indicated by the trajectory data. For example, “mirror image” is obtained by multiplying each coordinate value constituting the trajectory data by a matrix for horizontally reversing. It is a set of coordinate values to be obtained.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the magic circle drawing process in the game machine of the present invention. First, in ST61, it is determined whether or not the magic drawing process flag is ON. If the magic circle drawing process flag is ON, it is determined whether or not the magic circle drawing process flag is ON (ST62). If the magic team drawing process flag is not ON, it is determined whether or not to start the magic team drawing process (ST63).

  When the player draws the magic circle and starts the magic circle drawing process, the player performs measurement for a predetermined period for the drawing. That is, the magic circle drawing process flag is turned ON (ST64), and the magic circle drawing timer is started (ST65). Therefore, a mark drawn during a predetermined period measured by the timer is used as trajectory information for a magic circle authentication process described later.

  If the magic team drawing process flag is ON, since the player is drawing, the magic team drawing main process is performed (ST66). In the magic circle drawing main process, the position information of the mark input by the player is detected. At this time, trajectory information based on the detected position information is displayed on the screen. Thereby, the trajectory information drawn by the player is displayed on the screen, so that the player can check the trajectory drawn by himself / herself and can draw the desired trajectory while checking.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the magic circle drawing has been completed (ST67). If the magic circle drawing has been completed, the magic circle drawing timer is stopped (ST68), and the magic circle drawing process flag is turned OFF (ST69).

  Next, magic circle authentication processing is performed using the trajectory information drawn by the player (ST70). In the magic circle authentication process, the trajectory information is compared with the trajectory data stored in advance and its mirror image. That is, it is determined whether or not the magic circle (mark) drawn by the player is valid (ST71). Specifically, the trajectory information based on the position information detected in a predetermined period is recognized, and the trajectory information and the trajectory data are compared by comparing at least one trajectory data stored in advance and the trajectory information recognized as a mirror image thereof. To see if they are correlated.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a specific process example of the magic team authentication process (ST70). Hereinafter, an example of the magic circle authentication process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the position information of an arbitrary point on the locus of the magic circle drawn by the player on the touch panel as an input means is passed to the CPU 43 (for example, every 0.05 seconds), and the CPU 43 uses the position information as the position information. It memorize | stores in the memory 44 which is an acquisition means. Each position information is stored as, for example, xy coordinate values or vector data.

  First, when the magic circle authentication process is started, the CPU 43 serving as the locus recognition means performs a locus information recognition process based on the position information stored in the memory 44 (ST701). The CPU 43 serving as the trajectory recognition means does not necessarily recognize all the position information stored in the memory 44 as the trajectory information. Some of the position information stored in the memory 44 (for example, at the inflection point). A configuration may be adopted in which a set of extracted position information is extracted as trajectory information.

  Next, the CPU 43 performs normalization processing of the trajectory information (ST702). The normalization process corrects the trajectory size and inclination (rotation) of the trajectory information so that it can be compared with the trajectory data later, or the coordinate value included in the trajectory information is set to an arbitrary point (for example, the start point of the trajectory). It is a conversion process of trajectory information that is converted into a coordinate value. When processing for changing the size of the trajectory is performed, a value indicating the change in size (for example, 1.3 times, 0.6 times, etc.) may be stored as an enlargement / reduction ratio. This enlargement / reduction ratio can be used for the size of a later effect or the size of a magic effect graphic display.

  Next, the CPU 43 as the comparison determination means reads the locus data from the storage unit 46 and / or the memory 44 as the locus data storage means, and compares the locus information with the locus data (ST703). Based on this comparison, CPU 43 serving as a comparison determination unit determines whether or not the trajectory information and the trajectory data correlate (ST704). Here, “correlate” means that the shape indicated by the trajectory information and the shape indicated by the trajectory data are related when viewed as a whole. “Correlation” is not limited to the case where the shape indicated by the trajectory information and the shape indicated by the trajectory data completely match. Treated as “correlated”.

  In the present embodiment, whether or not there is a correlation is determined by “correlation degree”. “Correlation” is a numerical value indicating the degree of coincidence between the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory information and the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory data. There are various methods for calculating the degree of correlation. For example, in the shape (graphic) indicated by the trajectory information and the shape (graphic) indicated by the trajectory data, a plurality of corresponding points are respectively determined, and the sum of the distances of the corresponding points is determined. And the like. For example, the numerical value obtained by subtracting the sum of the distances of corresponding points from 100 is used as the correlation degree, and when the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory information completely matches the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory data, the correlation degree is 100−. When the shape (graphic) indicated by the trajectory information is partially different from the shape (graphic) indicated by the trajectory data and the total distance of the corresponding points is 30, the degree of correlation is 100-30 = 70. In determining whether to correlate, a threshold value relating to the degree of correlation is determined in advance, and as described above, the degree of correlation between the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory information and the shape (figure) indicated by the trajectory data is calculated. If it is greater than or equal to a threshold value (for example, 85), it is determined to be correlated.

  When determining whether or not the trajectory information and the trajectory data correlate, it is assumed that the trajectory information and the trajectory data 61a and 61b in a mirror image relationship are correlated as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 18B, it may be determined that the trajectory information and the trajectory data 62a and 62b having a similar relationship are also correlated.

  In the case shown in FIG. 18B, when comparing and determining the trajectory information and the trajectory data, normalization processing (ST702) is performed for collation. At this time, the enlargement / reduction ratio obtained during the normalization process may be reflected in the effect of the process.

  When the trajectory information and the trajectory data correlate, a process correlating with the trajectory information can be specified from at least one trajectory data stored in advance. The at least one track data is associated with a plurality of processes. Therefore, unique processing (magic) is performed according to the trajectory drawn by the player. For example, as shown in FIG. 18C, when the mark 63a is drawn, the magic of hitting a fireball is made on the enemy (target), and when the mark 63b is drawn, the magic of hitting lightning on the enemy (target) is made. When you draw, magic is done to hit the enemy (target) with a poisonous needle. Thereby, the game property to input operation which a player directly performs with respect to a screen improves more. Note that these magics are not limited to the above, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications.

  These trajectory data may have a predetermined period for input unique to each trajectory data. If the input of the trajectory does not end within the predetermined period, the process may be performed so that the process associated with the trajectory data is not performed (for example, the magic activation according to the magic team does not occur). Further, each trajectory data may have a specific trajectory amount. In these cases, display is performed according to a predetermined period for specific input. As a result, each trajectory data has a specific predetermined period for input and a specific trajectory amount, so that the trajectory drawn by the player can be provided with a difficulty level. For example, a high degree of difficulty can be assigned to a trajectory having a long predetermined period for specific input or a trajectory having a large specific trajectory amount.

  Further, it is preferable that the unique trajectory amount differs depending on the size of the trajectory data and / or the number of inflection points. According to this configuration, a fine level of difficulty can be provided in the trajectory drawn by the player. For example, a higher difficulty level can be assigned to a trajectory having a large trajectory data size and / or a large number of inflection points.

  In magic activation (processing), processing may be performed so that the effect changes in accordance with the specific input period and / or the specific trajectory amount. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18B, when the mark is drawn large, or when the number of inflection points (corners in the mark) is increased, the processing effect may be increased. For example, a fireball may be enlarged to cause great damage to the enemy.

  Thereby, the magic according to the input difficulty level of a magic circle can be performed. For example, magic having a large effect can be assigned in the case of a high difficulty level. Thereby, a magic with a big effect can be performed when a player draws a locus with high difficulty. As a result, the gameability to the input operation that the player directly performs on the screen is further improved.

  When comparing and determining the trajectory information and the trajectory data, it is preferable to determine the correlation between the trajectory information and at least one specific point of the trajectory data. That is, by providing a specific point for collation in the trajectory data and collating the specific point of the trajectory data with the specific point of the trajectory information drawn by the player, it is possible to perform detailed collation with high accuracy. A comparative judgment can be made.

  Here, the specific points refer to, for example, a tap start point, a tap end point, and an intermediate point shown in FIG. The relative coordinates and the order of the tap start point-intermediate point-tap end point with respect to such a specific point are stored in advance as locus data, and comparison determination is performed with the locus information based on the locus data. Therefore, the comparison object can be created based on the trajectory data including the relative coordinates and the order of the tap start point-intermediate point-tap end point even in the mirror image relationship and the similar relationship as described above.

Returning to FIG. 17, the description of the magic circle authentication process will be continued.
As a result of the comparison process, when it is determined that the correlation is made (ST704, Yes), the CPU 43 specifies the process associated with the trajectory data (ST705). For example, the CPU 43 serving as the comparison determination unit reads out the processing code stored in association with the trajectory data from the storage unit 46 and / or the memory 44 serving as the trajectory data storage unit, and executes processing corresponding to the processing code. It operates so as to be passed to the CPU 43 which is the processing execution means.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no correlation as a result of the comparison processing (ST704, No), the CPU 43 generates a mirror image of the trajectory data (ST706). Instead of generating the mirror image, the mirror image may be stored in advance in the trajectory data storage unit and read as necessary.
Next, as in the comparison with the trajectory data, the CPU 43 as the comparison determination means compares the trajectory information with the mirror image (ST707), and determines whether or not they are correlated (ST708). As a result of the comparison process, when it is determined that the correlation is made (ST708, Yes), the CPU 43 specifies the process associated with the trajectory data (ST705). For example, the CPU 43 that is the comparison determination unit reads out the processing code stored in association with the trajectory data that is the origin of the mirror image from the storage unit 46 and / or the memory 44 that is the trajectory data storage unit, and the processing code It operates so as to be passed to the CPU 43 which is a processing execution means for executing processing corresponding to the above.
On the other hand, if it is determined in ST708 that there is no correlation (ST708, No), the CPU 43 that is the comparison determination means compares with all the trajectory data stored in the storage unit 46 and / or the memory 44 that is the trajectory data storage means. Is determined whether or not (ST709). If the comparison with all the trajectory data has not been completed (ST709, No), the CPU 43 then moves to the uncompared trajectory data (ST710), and thereafter compares the trajectory data / mirror image with the trajectory information. (ST703 / ST707), and whether or not there is a correlation is determined (ST704 / ST708).
On the other hand, when the comparison with all the trajectory data is completed (ST709, No), the trajectory input by the player is not correlated with any trajectory data prepared in advance and its mirror image. Is not specified (ST711). The magic circle authentication process is thus completed, and the process control shifts to ST71 shown in FIG.

  In this way, if the magic team is authenticated and the drawn magic team is valid, the magic team drawing end flag is turned on and the magic team drawing process flag is turned off (ST72). Then, the magic activation process is started.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the process after the comparison determination of the magic team authentication process in the game machine of the present invention. In ST81, it is determined whether or not the magic activation processing flag is ON. If the magic activation flag is ON, that is, if the mark (magic circle) drawn by the player is valid, magic activation main processing is performed (ST82).

  Since the trajectory data is associated with the magic process in advance, the CPU 43 as the process execution means executes the process associated with the trajectory data authenticated from the mark (trajectory information) drawn by the player, and the result is displayed. Specific magic is applied to the enemy on the screen (magic activation). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the magic activation process has been completed (ST83). If the magic activation process has been completed, the magic activation process end flag is turned on and the magic activation process flag is turned off (ST84).

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, although the case where the game is an arcade game has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this and can be similarly applied to other RPGs.
Further, the present invention is not limited to an input recognition device used for a game machine, and can be used as an input recognition device for any other information processing device.
Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the input part 48 was a touch panel, this invention is applicable similarly when the input part 48 uses input means other than a touch panel. The game machine of the present invention may be used for arcade or consumer.

  Moreover, although the simulation of the game machine according to the above embodiment has been described as a data processing device, the data processing of these simulations may be configured as software. For example, the above-described data processing (i.e., a procedure for detecting input positional information, a procedure for recognizing trajectory information based on positional information detected in a predetermined period, trajectory information recognized as at least one pre-stored trajectory data, and For determining whether or not the trajectory information and the trajectory data correlate, and a procedure for executing at least one pre-stored process related to the trajectory data when the trajectory information and the trajectory data correlate ) May be stored in the ROM and operated according to instructions from the CPU according to the program. Alternatively, the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the data processing program of the storage medium may be recorded in a computer RAM and operated according to the data processing program. Even in such a case, the same operation and effect as the above-described embodiment are exhibited.

It is the schematic which shows the role playing game system containing the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the role playing game in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention, (a), (b) shows basic operation, (c) shows special operation. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the various processes in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the tap main process of the process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining tap processing in a game machine using the input recognition device according to the present invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the object tap process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the magic formation process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the object designation | designated process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the magic formation drawing process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the magic formation authentication process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating the comparison judgment of the magic formation authentication process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the comparison judgment of the magic formation authentication process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the magic activation process in the game machine using the input recognition apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Host computer 12 Game machine (input recognition device)
13 Communication line 21, 32 Enemy 22, 57 Item 23, 25, 31, 52 Character 24, 33, 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, 63b, 63c Mark 42 Processing unit 43 CPU
44 Memory 45 Communication control unit 46 Storage unit 47 Display unit 48 Input unit 51 Tap icon 53 Target 54 Menu 55 Tap start point 56 Tap end point

Claims (4)

An input means by which a user can input position information;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information input from the input means;
Locus recognition means for recognizing locus information based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means;
Trajectory data storage means for storing trajectory data associated with a certain process;
The trajectory information recognized by the trajectory recognition means is compared with the trajectory data stored in the trajectory data storage means or a mirror image thereof, and it is determined whether the trajectory information and any of the trajectory data and the mirror image thereof are correlated. A comparative judgment means for judging;
An input recognition apparatus comprising: a process executing unit that executes a process associated with the trajectory data when the trajectory information correlates with the trajectory data or a mirror image thereof. The input recognition apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that performs display related to trajectory information based on position information detected by the position information acquisition unit. The input means is a transparent touch panel provided on the display means, and the display means displays trajectory data determined by the comparison determination means when correlated with trajectory information or an image based on a mirror image thereof. The input recognition device according to claim 2. A program operable by a computer,
Preliminarily storing trajectory data associated with a certain process;
Obtaining the input location information;
Recognizing trajectory information based on the position information;
Comparing the trajectory information with the trajectory data or a mirror image thereof, and determining whether the trajectory information and the trajectory data or the mirror image thereof are correlated;
A program for causing a computer to execute a step associated with the trajectory data when it is determined that any one of the trajectory information, the trajectory data, and a mirror image thereof is correlated.

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