JP2007097669A - Item decision method, apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an item decision apparatus or the like which is ideal for preventing errors as caused by misoperations when a player determines an item such as a mahjongg tile to be discarded as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: Display images related to a plurality of items are shown together with information on whether or not the respective items are marked marks on the current menu on a display part 303 of the item decision device 301. When the designation input received by an input reception part 305 is the first moving designation input, a moving part 306 shifts the position of the current menu by one to the next (or in advance) and when it is the second moving designation input, the moving part 306 shifts the position of the current menu to the next (or in advance) and is moved to the position of the item initially marked. When it is the mark switch designation input, the mark is removed from or applied to the current menu by a mark switching part 311 or when it is the decision designation input, a decision part 307 gets the current menu and an output part 308 outputs it as the result of decision. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an item determining device, an item determining method, and a computer that are suitable for preventing mistakes due to erroneous operations as much as possible when a player determines items such as spears and cards to be put into play in mahjong or playing cards, for example. It relates to the program to be realized in.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a computer system that allows a player to play mahjong or playing cards on a computer such as a general-purpose game device or a dedicated game housing has been provided. In the play at that time, it is necessary for the player to perform an operation of determining what to put into play from his hand or hand. Techniques related to such a system are disclosed in the following documents.
Japanese Patent No. 3434417 Fumio Kamiyama and Kenji Konishi, How to use Mew + α in the illustration-Emacs world spreading with Emacs-Lisp, Shosuisha, ISBN: 4-7981-0136-2, February 2002

  [Patent Document 1] proposes a computer system for causing a player to play a game such as mahjong.

In [Non-Patent Document 1], mail items indicating the date, sender, title, etc. of the e-mail are listed from top to bottom, and the contents of the e-mail are actually viewed from this list display by moving the cursor. When deciding which mail item you want to use, you can use the mark on the list display screen,
*… Mark the mail item at the current cursor position
u… removes the mark from the mail item at the current cursor position
n… Move the cursor to the next (lower) mail item
p… Move the cursor to the previous (upper) mail item
N… Move the cursor to the next marked mail item (below the current one)
P… Move the cursor to the mail item with the previous (above) mark
... Provides email processing by keyboard operation such as browsing the contents of the mail item at the current cursor position.

  On the other hand, when determining any one of a plurality of items, there is a demand for a technique for preventing an operation error as much as possible. For example, in a game such as mahjong or playing cards, the player decides one from a spear or a card.

  In particular, in games such as mahjong, there is a psychological burden on the player, such as imposing a time limit from imitating the kite to throwing it into the river. There is a strong demand to prevent this as much as possible when waking up and throwing away the next one.

  The present invention solves such problems. For example, when a player determines items such as spears and cards to be put into play in mahjong or playing cards, item determination suitable for preventing mistakes due to erroneous operations as much as possible. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus, an item determination method, and a program that implements these on a computer.

  In order to achieve the above object, the following invention is disclosed in accordance with the principle of the present invention. In the following, in order to facilitate understanding, mahjong will be described as an example.

  The item determination device according to the first aspect of the present invention is suitable for application to a game device that uses a player such as mahjong or a card game as a user, and the player's hand or hand card or card After an item representing a tag is added to an item representing a tag, an item representing one of the cards, cards, or bills is determined, and this item is discarded or put out on the field. The item determining device includes a storage unit, a display unit, an adding unit, an instruction input receiving unit, a moving unit, a determining unit, and an output unit, and is configured as follows.

  That is, the storage unit stores a plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, and information on the presence or absence of each mark of the plurality of items.

  In the above example, the plurality of items correspond to mahjong tiles. Among the mahjong tiles, the tile that can be the target of some processing is a selection item. For example, when discarding any one of the mahjong tiles, the user selects one from the palm tiles and then decides to discard the tile. On the other hand, the mark is attached to each of the hand tiles so as to be useful for the player's memory and selection in the mahjong handbook.

  On the other hand, the display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, And information indicating the presence or absence of a mark.

  When a mahjong tile is used as an item, a tile image is assigned to each tile corresponding to the item as a display image, and this is displayed in a horizontal row from left to right. It is common to place the modeled kite on the far right, with a slight gap in some cases.

  In addition, the selection 牌 is displayed by pointing the 牌 with a cursor, or by highlighting the 牌 by making it brighter, thicker, inverted, or blinking, Present to the player.

  In addition, whether or not a mark is attached depends on the color of a part of the eyelid, the position of the eyelid is slightly shifted up, the background color of the eyelid is changed, It is presented to the player by displaying a mark to do. For example, this mark is attached to what can be a candidate for abandonment. In this case, if the player voluntarily or the computer searches for a possible role (Agari hand) from the hand and makes the player select the desired role, for example, select Tanyao The item determining device may perform processing such as automatically adding a mark to the item.

  On the other hand, the adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit using the new item as an item with a mark.

  That is, the additional unit realizes the mahjong model. In mahjong, etc., the puppets that have been imitated are often thrown away. Therefore, a mark is automatically added to the modeled bag.

  On the other hand, the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs. In general, in addition to pressing operations of direction keys and various buttons, and pressing operations of these combinations (simultaneous pressing, continuous pressing, etc.), instructions are input by displaying menus on the screen and then selecting menu items. Will be accepted.

Further, the moving unit receives an instruction input that has been accepted,
(A) In the case of the first movement instruction input, the selection items stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order (hereinafter, for ease of understanding, The item immediately after “currently selected item”) is designated as the new selected item.
(B) In the case of the second movement instruction input, an item having a mark at the beginning among items following the current selection item in the circulation order as a new selection item,
Update the storage unit.

  This can be associated with the cursor movement in the conventional technique. The first movement instruction input corresponds to the n and p key operations in the conventional technique, and the second movement instruction input is in the conventional technique. Supports N and P key operations. However, in the present invention, the circulation order is used. For example, when the selection item is the leftmost eyelid, if the user tries to move further to the left by the first movement instruction input, the rightmost eyelid becomes the selection item. Even though the item is a rightmost eyelid, if the user tries to move further to the right by the second movement instruction input, the leftmost eyelid becomes a selection item, which is different from the above conventional technique.

  In addition, every time the player gives the first movement instruction input, the wrinkles are scanned one by one, but in the second movement instruction input, only the marked wrinkles are scanned. As described above, since the marked bag is a candidate for a discard bag, the second movement instruction input can be used to prevent an erroneous operation of “selecting and discarding a bag that is not to be discarded” as much as possible. can do.

  Then, when the instruction input whose input is accepted is a determination instruction input, the determination unit determines the currently selected item of the plurality of items as an item to be output.

  This corresponds to the determination of abandoned tiles in mahjong. As described above, the currently selected kite is determined as a discard kit, but if a decision command is input after the second movement command input, a marked kite (selected as a discard kit candidate in advance) Since the bag is thrown away only from the bag and the self-made bag), it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of “selecting and throwing away the bag that is not to be discarded” as much as possible.

  On the other hand, the output unit outputs the determined items to be output. And in the system which implement | achieves mahjong, the said determined kite will be transmitted to the discard kite process performed after that.

  Thus, according to the present invention, a user or the like puts a mark on a candidate item to be determined from a plurality of items, and moves only the marked items to select items in order. By providing the instruction input, it is possible to prevent an item other than the marked item from being erroneously determined.

  Moreover, the item determination apparatus of this invention can be comprised as follows. The differences from the above invention will be described below.

  That is, the storage unit further stores information on whether the mode is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode.

  In the above invention, the method of moving the selection item is changed depending on the type of instruction input. However, in the present invention, there is a “mode”. In the whole movement mode, the eyelids are sequentially scanned, and in the mark movement mode, the mark is marked. The selection items are moved by scanning only the eyelids in order.

  On the other hand, when the instruction input that has been accepted is a mode switching instruction input, the mode switching unit is referred to as a mode stored in the storage unit (hereinafter referred to as “current mode” for the sake of easy understanding). The “current mode” means the mode at that time.) The storage unit is updated so as to reverse whether the movement mode is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode.

  That is, if there is a mode switching instruction input when the current mode is the full movement mode, the mode shifts to the mark movement mode, and if there is a mode switching instruction input when the current mode is the mark movement mode, Shifts to full travel mode.

Further, the moving unit, when the instruction input accepted input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the current mode is the full movement mode, the item immediately after the current selection item is set as a new selection item in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order.
(B) If the current mode is the mark movement mode, an item having a mark first among items following the current selection item in the circulation order is set as a new selection item.
Update the storage unit.

  As described above, the operation when a movement instruction is input differs depending on the current mode. Therefore, if the move instruction input is given in the mark move mode and the selection item is changed and then the decision instruction input is given, the marked 牌 (the 牌 selected in advance as a candidate for discard and the self Since the bag will be thrown away only from the case of “mockup”, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of “selecting and throwing away the bag that you do not want to throw away” as much as possible.

  Thus, according to the present invention, a user or the like puts a mark on a candidate item to be determined from a plurality of items, and moves all items in order according to the mode, or moves only the marked item, If the mode is the mark movement mode, items other than the marked item can be mistakenly determined by changing the display to your liking and providing an instruction input that changes the selected item. Can be prevented.

  In the item determination device of the present invention, for each of the plurality of items, if the item has a mark, the display unit displays the display position of the display image associated with the item with the mark. The image can be displayed by being shifted in a crossing direction that is a direction that intersects a reference direction that is a direction in which the images are displayed in the predetermined order.

  In the above invention, the display of the mark is presented by changing the position of the eyelid. In games such as mahjong and playing cards, it is common to display hand tiles and cards side-by-side, or a little overlaid, so the marked tiles and cards are in a different direction from this "column". Typically, the mark is shifted up and down to indicate that there is a mark.

  According to the present invention, the presence / absence of a mark for an item can be identified based on the position where the display image is displayed, and the player can easily check the presence / absence of the mark.

  In the item determination device of the present invention, when the current mode is the mark movement mode, the display unit associates each of the plurality of items with the item having the mark if the item has a mark. The display image can be configured to be highlighted.

  In the above invention, the display image for an item with a mark is highlighted, and the wrinkled mark is brightened, the wrinkled image is shifted and overlapped to make it thicker, the hue is reversed, or the blinking is performed. Such as painting a part of the eyelid, shifting the position of the eyelid slightly, changing the background color of the eyelid, or displaying a mark corresponding to the mark on the eyelid Thus, highlighting is performed.

  According to the present invention, the presence or absence of a mark for an item can be identified based on whether or not the display image is highlighted, and the player can easily check the presence or absence of a mark.

  The item determination device of the present invention further includes a mark switching unit, and the mark switching unit inverts the presence / absence of a mark of the current selection item when the instruction input accepted is a mark switching instruction input. Thus, the storage unit can be configured to be updated.

  That is, every time a mark switching instruction is input, if there is a mark on the currently selected bag, it is deleted, and if there is no mark, a mark is added. Further, when the selection item is moved with the mode, or when the state is changed from the mark existence to the mark absence in the mark movement mode, the process of shifting the mode to the all movement mode may be performed together. If this is not adopted, a method such as moving the selected item to the next item with a mark can be adopted.

  According to the present invention, the player can easily change the mark state of an item because the operation of marking or erasing can be performed by repeatedly giving the same instruction input.

  In addition, the item determination device of the present invention further includes a mark switching unit, and the mark switching unit is configured to display the current selection item when the instruction input accepted is a mark setting instruction input that specifies the presence or absence of a mark. The storage unit can be updated so that the presence / absence of the mark is the designated presence / absence.

  That is, the mark setting instruction input, for example, displays a menu related to the selection item on the selection item, the menu includes a menu item for setting the presence or absence of a mark, and selects the menu item, Thereby, the presence / absence of the mark of the selection item is set.

  Further, when the selection item is moved with the mode, or when the state is changed from the mark existence to the mark absence in the mark movement mode, the process of shifting the mode to the all movement mode may be performed together. If this is not adopted, a method such as moving the selected item to the next item with a mark can be adopted.

  According to the present invention, an operation for marking or unmarking can be performed by giving a mark setting instruction input for designating the mark, so that the player can easily change the mark state of the item.

  Moreover, the item determination apparatus of this invention is further provided with a deletion part, and is comprised as follows.

  That is, the deletion unit deletes the determined item to be output from the plurality of items stored in the storage unit. This is equivalent to performing the process of removing the discarded trash from the procedure when the discarded trash is determined from the procedure.

  On the other hand, when the instruction input accepted is the mark switching instruction input, the mark switching unit updates the storage unit until the item is added by the adding unit after the item is deleted by the deleting unit. It is. In other words, the timing at which the player can mark or delete the trap is limited while the other player discards the imitation and the trap.

  According to the present invention, in the situation from imitation in mahjong etc. until it is decided to throw it away, it is impossible to put or remove the mark, so it is marked by mistaken operation especially in a situation where the player is nervous. It is possible to prevent as much as possible that the state of the presence or absence of the change is changed.

  An item determination device according to another aspect of the present invention is capable of setting a plurality of marks for each item, and includes a storage unit, a display unit, an adding unit, an instruction input receiving unit, a mode setting unit, a mark setting unit, and movement And a determination unit, which are configured as follows.

  First, the storage unit relates to a plurality of items, a selection item of any one of the plurality of items, presence or absence of one or more types of marks for each of the plurality of items, and a mode that is a full movement mode. Information on mark movement mode is stored.

  When the number of mark types is one, the configuration is the same as that of the above-described invention. However, when there are a plurality of mark types, it is necessary to determine which mark is to be moved. Therefore, the movement of the selection item is accompanied by a mode, and the mode includes either the full movement mode or the mark movement mode according to any type.

  On the other hand, the display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, And information indicating the presence or absence of one or more types of marks.

  The difference from the above invention is that information about each mark needs to be displayed. For example, if there are n types of marks, n + 1 is divided from top to bottom, and 0th, 1st, ..., nth in order from top to bottom. Meaning of the mode, the meaning of the first mark, the meaning of the first mark,...

  On the other hand, the adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit with the new item as an item having all kinds of marks.

  The difference from the above invention is that all kinds of marks are attached to the self- copy.

  Further, as in the above-described invention, the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs.

  Then, when the instruction input whose input has been accepted is a mode switching instruction input for designating whether the instruction input is an all movement mode or a mark movement mode related to any type, the current mode is set to the designated mode. The storage unit is updated so that

  The mode switching instruction input may be performed using a menu including a menu item for selecting any one from the 0th to the nth, and the n + 1-divided cocoon area is selected using the up and down arrow keys. By moving the cursor up and down, it is possible to designate either the full movement mode or the mark movement mode according to any kind according to the height at which the cursor is currently located.

  On the other hand, the mark setting unit determines whether or not the specified mark is present in the current selection item when the instruction input that is accepted is a mark setting instruction input that specifies the type and presence / absence of any mark. The storage unit is updated so that the specified presence / absence is set.

  The mark setting instruction input may be performed using a menu including a menu item for selecting any one from 0th to nth. In addition, after selecting the desired eyelid using the all movement mode, etc., the up and down arrow keys are used to move the cursor up and down in the n + 1 divided eyelid area, from the first to the nth When the cursor is in the area, the presence / absence of the mark may be set by performing a pressing operation of a button for inverting the mark corresponding to the desired area.

On the other hand, when the instruction input whose input has been accepted is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the current mode is the full movement mode, the item immediately after the current selection item is set as a new selection item in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order.
(B) If the current mode is a mark movement mode related to any type, an item having the mark of the type first among items following the current selection item in the circulation order is set as a new selection item. ,
Update the storage unit.

  In other words, in the case of the full movement mode, the left and right arrow keys can sequentially scan the tiles arranged in a horizontal row, and in the mark movement mode, the mark at the current cursor position is moved by the left and right arrow keys. As a result of being able to scan only the eyelids attached, the movement destination is determined according to the type of mark.

  Further, similarly to the above-described invention, when the instruction input whose input has been accepted is a determination instruction input, the determination unit determines the currently selected item of the plurality of items as an item to be output, and the output unit includes: Output the determined items to be output.

  According to the present invention, a user or the like puts a plurality of types of marks on candidate items to be determined from a plurality of items, and in addition to the all movement mode in which all items are moved, the currently designated mark is attached. By providing a mark movement mode in which only items are moved and selected in order, it is possible to prevent erroneous determination of items other than items with desired marks.

  An item determination method according to another aspect of the present invention is executed by an item determination apparatus having a storage unit, a display unit, an addition unit, an instruction input reception unit, a moving unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. A plurality of items, selection items of any of the plurality of items, information on the presence or absence of each mark of the plurality of items is stored, a display step, an addition step, an instruction input reception step, a movement step, a determination step, An output process is provided and configured as follows.

  First, in the display step, the display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and whether or not the item is the selection item for each of the plurality of items. And information indicating the presence or absence of the mark of the item.

  On the other hand, in the adding step, the adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit using the new item as an item with a mark.

  Further, in the instruction input receiving step, the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs.

And, in the movement process, the instruction input accepted for input is
(A) In the case of the first movement instruction input, the moving unit selects an item immediately after the current selection item as a new selection item in a cyclic order in which the beginning of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order. age,
(B) In the case of the second movement instruction input, the moving unit sets, as a new selection item, an item having a mark first among items following the current selection item in the circulation order,
Update the storage unit.

  On the other hand, in the determining step, the determining unit determines the currently selected item of the plurality of items as an item to be output when the instruction input whose input has been accepted is a determination instruction input.

  Further, in the output step, the output unit outputs the determined items to be output.

  An item determination method according to another aspect of the present invention is executed by an item determination apparatus having a storage unit, a display unit, an addition unit, an instruction input reception unit, a mode switching unit, a moving unit, a determination unit, and an output unit, The section stores a plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, presence / absence of each mark of the plurality of items, and information on whether the mode is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode, and a display step , Including an addition process, an instruction input reception process, a movement process, a determination process, and an output process, and is configured as follows.

  That is, in the display step, the display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and whether or not the item is the selection item for each of the plurality of items. And information indicating the presence or absence of the mark of the item.

  On the other hand, in the adding step, the adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit using the new item as an item with a mark.

  Further, in the instruction input receiving step, the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs.

  In the mode switching step, the mode switching unit sets the storage unit so as to reverse whether the current mode is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode when the instruction input that has been accepted is the mode switching instruction input. Update.

On the other hand, in the movement process, when the instruction input accepted for input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the current mode is the full movement mode, the moving unit adds the item immediately after the current selection item to the new order by a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order. As a selection item,
(B) If the current mode is the mark movement mode, the moving unit sets, as a new selection item, an item having a mark first among items following the current selection item in the circulation order.
Update the storage unit.

  Further, in the determination step, the determination unit determines the currently selected item of the plurality of items as an item to be output when the instruction input that has been accepted is a determination instruction input.

  In the output step, the output unit outputs the determined items to be output.

  An item determination method according to another aspect of the present invention is an item determination apparatus including a storage unit, a display unit, an addition unit, an instruction input reception unit, a mark setting unit, a mode setting unit, a moving unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of items, a selection item of any one of the plurality of items, the presence or absence of one or more types of marks for each of the plurality of items, and any type of whether the mode is a full movement mode. The information about the mark movement mode is stored, and includes a display process, an addition process, an instruction input reception process, a mark setting process, a mode setting process, a movement process, a determination process, and an output process, and is configured as follows.

  That is, in the display step, the display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and whether or not the item is the selection item for each of the plurality of items. And information indicating the presence or absence of one or more types of marks of the item.

  On the other hand, in the adding step, the adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit with the new item as an item having all kinds of marks.

  Further, in the instruction input receiving step, the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs.

  Then, in the mode setting step, when the mode setting unit is a mode switching instruction input for designating whether the instruction input whose input has been accepted is a mark movement mode according to any type or all movement modes, the current mode is selected. The storage unit is updated so that the designated mode is set.

  On the other hand, in the mark setting step, when the instruction input received by the mark setting unit is a mark setting instruction input for designating the type and presence / absence of any mark, the specified selection of the current selection item The storage unit is updated so that the presence / absence of the mark is set to the specified presence / absence.

In the movement process, when the instruction input that has been accepted is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the current mode is the full movement mode, the moving unit adds the item immediately after the current selection item to the new order by a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order. As a selection item,
(B) If the current mode is a mark movement mode related to any type, the moving unit newly adds an item having the mark of the type first among items following the current selection item in the circulation order. As a good choice,
Update the storage unit.

  Further, in the determination step, the determination unit determines the currently selected item of the plurality of items as an item to be output when the instruction input that has been accepted is a determination instruction input.

  In the output step, the output unit outputs the determined items to be output.

  A program according to another aspect of the present invention is configured to cause a computer to function as the item determination device and to cause the computer to execute the item determination method.

  The program of the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable information storage medium such as a compact disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, digital video disk, magnetic tape, and semiconductor memory.

  The above program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of the computer on which the program is executed. The information storage medium can be distributed and sold independently from the computer.

  According to the present invention, for example, when a player determines items such as spears and cards to be put into play in mahjong or playing cards, an item determination device, an item determination method, and the like that are suitable for preventing errors due to erroneous operations as much as possible. Can be provided on a computer.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the following, for ease of understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is realized using a game information processing device will be described. However, the embodiment described below is for explanation, and the present invention is described. It does not limit the range. Therefore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, and these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typical information processing apparatus that performs the function of the item determination apparatus of the present invention by executing a program. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, an interface 104, a controller 105, an external memory 106, an image processing unit 107, and a DVD-ROM. (Digital Versatile Disc ROM) drive 108, NIC (Network Interface Card) 109, and audio processing unit 110.

  A DVD-ROM storing a game program and data is loaded in the DVD-ROM drive 108 and the information processing apparatus 100 is turned on to execute the program, thereby realizing the item determining apparatus of the present embodiment. Is done.

  The CPU 101 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 100 and is connected to each component to exchange control signals and data. Further, the CPU 101 uses arithmetic operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication / division, logical sum, logical product, etc. using an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) (not shown) for a storage area called a register (not shown) that can be accessed at high speed. , Logic operations such as logical negation, bit operations such as bit sum, bit product, bit inversion, bit shift, and bit rotation can be performed. In addition, the CPU 101 itself is configured so that saturation operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication / division for multimedia processing, vector operations such as trigonometric functions, etc. can be performed at a high speed, and those provided with a coprocessor. There is.

  The ROM 102 records an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is executed immediately after the power is turned on, and when this is executed, the program recorded on the DVD-ROM is read out to the RAM 103 and execution by the CPU 101 is started. The The ROM 102 stores an operating system program and various data necessary for operation control of the entire information processing apparatus 100.

  The RAM 103 is for temporarily storing data and programs, and holds programs and data read from the DVD-ROM and other data necessary for game progress and chat communication. Further, the CPU 101 provides a variable area in the RAM 103 and performs an operation by directly operating the ALU on the value stored in the variable, or temporarily stores the value stored in the RAM 103 in the register. Perform operations such as performing operations on registers and writing back the operation results to memory.

  The controller 105 connected via the interface 104 receives an operation input performed by a user when executing a game such as a mahjong game or a card game.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of the controller 105. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  On the left side of the controller 105, there are arranged an ↑ button 201, a ↓ button 202, a ← button 203, and a → button 204 that are used to perform an operation input indicating up, down, left, and right.

  On the right side, a ○ button 205 used to input a decision operation, a × button 206 used to input a cancel operation, a Δ button 207 used to input an instruction such as a menu display, A square button 208 used for inputting other instructions is arranged.

  In the center, in addition to the SELECT button 209 and the START button 210, an ANALOG button 211 for instructing start / stop of analog input and an indicator 212 for displaying whether the analog input is valid or invalid are arranged. .

  In addition, joysticks 213 and 214 for inputting an instruction with a size in a direction not limited to up, down, left, and right are arranged at the lower center.

  Further, an L1 button 215, an L2 button 216, an R1 button 217, and an R2 button 218 that can be used for inputting various instructions are disposed above.

  Each button 201-208, 215-218 of the controller 105 is provided with a pressure sensor, and when analog input is enabled, it can detect which button is pressed, The magnitude of the pressure of the user's pressing operation can be obtained in 256 steps from 0 to 255.

  The joysticks 213 and 214 of the controller 105 are provided with strain gauges and can detect how much they are bent in which direction.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the external memory 106 detachably connected via the interface 104 stores data indicating the play status (such as past results) of the mahjong game, data indicating the progress of the game, and a network match. The chat communication log data is stored in a rewritable manner. The user can record these data in the external memory 106 as appropriate by inputting an instruction via the controller 105.

  A DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 108 stores a program for realizing the game and image data and audio data associated with the game. Under the control of the CPU 101, the DVD-ROM drive 108 performs a reading process on the DVD-ROM loaded therein, reads out necessary programs and data, and these are temporarily stored in the RAM 103 or the like.

  The image processing unit 107 processes the data read from the DVD-ROM by an image arithmetic processor (not shown) included in the CPU 101 or the image processing unit 107, and then processes the processed data on a frame memory ( (Not shown). The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and output to a monitor (not shown) connected to the image processing unit 107. Thereby, various image displays are possible.

  The image calculation processor can execute a two-dimensional image overlay calculation, a transmission calculation such as α blending, and various saturation calculations at high speed.

  Also, polygon information arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space and added with various texture information is rendered by the Z buffer method, and the polygon arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space from the predetermined viewpoint position is determined in the direction of the predetermined line of sight It is also possible to perform high-speed execution of operations to obtain a rendered image overlooking the top.

  Further, the CPU 101 and the image arithmetic processor operate in a coordinated manner, so that a character string can be drawn as a two-dimensional image in a frame memory or drawn on the surface of each polygon according to font information that defines the character shape. is there.

  In addition, information such as mahjong game tile images and card game card images is prepared on a DVD-ROM, and this is expanded in the frame memory, so that the current hand and hand are displayed on the screen. Will be able to.

  The NIC 109 is used to connect the information processing apparatus 100 to a computer communication network (not shown) such as the Internet, and is based on the 10BASE-T / 100BASE-T standard used when configuring a LAN (Local Area Network). To connect to the Internet using an analog modem, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) modem, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modem, cable television line A cable modem or the like and an interface (not shown) that mediates between these and the CPU 101 are configured.

  The audio processing unit 110 converts audio data read from the DVD-ROM into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal from a speaker (not shown) connected thereto. Further, under the control of the CPU 101, sound effects and music data to be generated during the progress of the game are generated, and sound corresponding to this is output from the speaker.

  When the audio data recorded on the DVD-ROM is MIDI data, the audio processing unit 110 refers to the sound source data included in the audio data and converts the MIDI data into PCM data. If the compressed audio data is in ADPCM format or Ogg Vorbis format, it is expanded and converted to PCM data. The PCM data can be output by performing D / A (Digital / Analog) conversion at a timing corresponding to the sampling frequency and outputting it to a speaker.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 uses a large-capacity external storage device such as a hard disk so as to perform the same function as the ROM 102, the RAM 103, the external memory 106, the DVD-ROM mounted on the DVD-ROM drive 108, and the like. You may comprise.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the item determination device according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The item determining apparatus 301 according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 302, a display unit 303, an adding unit 304, an input receiving unit 305, a moving unit 306, a determining unit 307, an output unit 308, a mode switching unit 310, a mark switching unit 311, A deletion unit 312, a mode setting unit 313, and a mark setting unit 314 are provided. Although the functions of the respective units are linked to each other, for example, when realizing movement without providing a mode, the mode switching unit 310 and the mode setting unit 313 are omitted, or the mark switching unit 311 and the mark setting unit are omitted. 314 can adopt only one of them, or can appropriately change the acceptance of each part according to the application.

  Further, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding, the case where the item determination device 301 is applied to select a throwing tile from a mahjong tile is described as an example, but any one of a plurality of items is selected. The item determination device 301 can be applied to various cases of selection, and these other aspects are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  First, the following information is stored in the storage unit 302 realized by the RAM 103 or the like.

  (A) A plurality of items. In mah-jongg, it corresponds to a cocoon that is modeled after the current method, that is, a cocoon that can be discarded. Since Pong, Qi, and Kang can't be discarded, they don't fall under "multiple items" here. Therefore, a plurality of items can be expressed by an array of 14 elements, and for each element, for example, the type of cocoon such as “Three bases” and “East” is stored.

  If Pong, Chi, Kang, etc., change the number of items included in the array (2 for Pong, Qi, 3 to 4 for Kang), and can be discarded Match the number of cocoons.

  If you are moving forward, you can think that the number of items is 13 while you are not imitating, and that the number of items is 14 from when you imitate until you decide to discard.

  (B) A selection item of any one of a plurality of items. The selection item is typically an item pointed to by the cursor on the screen. When this is “determined”, the selection item is discarded. As described above, when a plurality of items are stored in an array, the selected item can be expressed by an index in the array. Hereinafter, the selection item stored at that time is appropriately referred to as “current selection item”.

  (C) Presence / absence of each type of mark in a plurality of items. In this embodiment, two types of marks are adopted, but any number of types may be used as long as the number is one or more. In the following, when a general mark type is to be expressed, it is expressed by an integer “N”. This embodiment can be considered as N = 2.

  The presence / absence of a mark can be expressed by one item (牌) and one bit per mark, so it is expressed as an array of bits, or the element of the item array is a structure having a bit field, This may be realized by assigning a 1-bit bit field to and setting or clearing a bit.

  (D) Current mode. This indicates whether the mode is the all movement mode or any one of the first to Nth mark movement modes. For example, the whole movement mode is an integer 0, and the mark movement modes of the first to Nth marks are integers 1 to 1, respectively. If it is expressed by N, the “current mode” can be expressed by an area for storing integers of 0 to N.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state of information stored in the storage unit in a certain situation. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The item area 401 of the storage unit 302 is divided into an element number area 402 and an element array area 403. The element number area 402 stores the number of steps “14” after being copied. In addition, the 0th to 12th elements of the element array area 403 store the pre-simulated hand tile, and the 13th element stores the self-printed bowl by the name of the bowl.

  The selection area 404 is a place for storing an index in the cocoon element number area 402 corresponding to the current selection item. Currently, since the value “4” is stored, it can be seen that the fourth selection is the selection item (counting like 0, 1, 2, 3, 4).

  The mark area 405 is an area for determining the presence or absence of a mark attached to each ridge. In this embodiment, if there are N types of marks, the mark area 405 is represented by an N × 14 bit array. For the sake of simplicity, “◯” is entered as an element of the bit array only when there is a mark (when 1 is standing). Therefore, the case where it is blank corresponds to the case where there is no mark (when cleared to 0).

  Since the first bit array corresponding to the first mark is assumed to be Tanyao as a role, the one that is a candidate for abandonment in the original procedure is a 19-character 牌. Attached.

  The second bit array corresponding to the second mark is marked with a mark other than the wind and Dora. In the current situation, “East” is the wind and “Two-cylinder” is the Dora. This is to make sure you don't forget. In other words, when “East” becomes a pair, it is possible to go to Agari with a high score simply by poking “East” of another person's abandonment trap. This is a memo.

  In this way, the usage of the mark can be adapted to the preference of the player, but it is common to mark the “throw that you think you are likely to throw away”.

  Further, the 13th element has a mark in any bit arrangement, which is because in this embodiment, all marks are automatically attached for self-simulation. . However, as described above, it is not always necessary to automatically perform the marking. For example, when Tanyao is used as the target role, the fact is registered in the information processing apparatus 100, and the information processing apparatus 100 is marked according to a predetermined algorithm, only when the self-simulation is 19 characters, or when the tempei is close to two-way or one-way, only automatically when the tempai is not close It is also possible to adopt an embodiment such as marking the self-simulation.

  The mode area 406 stores the current mode. When the number of marks is N, one of values 0 to N is stored as described above. In this figure, the value “1” is stored. Therefore, the movement is performed according to the 19-character mark.

  In the following description, the item number area 402, the element array area 403, the selection area 404, the mark area 405, and the mode area 406 are regarded as variables, and M, A, S, R, and F are sequentially assigned as variable names. Will be assigned.

  In addition, the 0th to 13th elements of the array A are denoted as A [0] to A [13], respectively, and the first 0th to 13th elements of the bit array of the mark area 405 are F [1] [0] to F [1] [13] and the 0th to 13th elements of the second bit array are F [2] [0] to F [2] [13], respectively. I will write it.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the items displayed on the screen by the display unit 303 in the situation of the storage unit 302 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  The display unit 303 displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order according to the information stored in the storage unit 302, and the item is selected for each of the plurality of items. Whether or not the item is an item and information indicating the presence or absence of the mark of the item are displayed.

  As shown in the figure, on the screen 501, 14 display images 502 of cocoons are displayed in a line from the left to the right in accordance with the contents stored in the storage unit 302. In addition, the model is displayed at the rightmost position with a slight gap.

  In the display image 502 of each kite, an image representing the type of kite such as “East” is displayed so that the background image can be seen through. And the background of the wall is divided N + 1 from top to bottom. These divided areas are called the 0th area to the Nth area in order from the bottom to the top.

  The 1st area to the Nth area are areas associated with the 1st to Nth marks, respectively. (The same applies hereinafter.) In addition, in the 0th area, all the wrinkles are lightly colored. The self-simulated display image 502 is colored in all areas 0 to N.

  The selection item の is placed with a cursor 503 sized so as to surround this area, but the value stored in the selection area 404 of the storage unit 302 is 4, and is stored in the mode area 406. Since the displayed value is 1, the cursor 503 is arranged so as to surround the first area of the fifth display image 502 from the left (for counting as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4). .

  The right / left position of the cursor 503 (any of the 0th to 13th wrinkle display images 502) indicates which of the wrinkles is selected, and the vertical position of the cursor 503 (from the 0th area to the Nth area). Either) indicates the current mode.

  Now, each button of the controller 105 in this embodiment is associated as follows, but this association can be changed as appropriate, and the type of instruction input is omitted depending on the embodiment. You can also

  L1 button 215 and R1 button 217... First movement instruction input. The mode is forcibly changed to the full movement mode, and the position of the cursor 503 is shifted by one to the left or right. In the case of the left end (or right end), the selection item is cyclically changed by moving the cursor 503 to the right end (or left end).

  L2 button 216 and R2 button 218 ... Second movement instruction input. The mode is forcibly changed to the mark movement mode related to the first mark, and when the eyelid is scanned to the left or right, the position of the cursor 503 is changed to the eyelid with the first mark first. . The movement is performed in the same manner as the first movement instruction input. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the first mark is always attached to the self- copy, the position of the cursor 503 is always determined by the second movement instruction input, but the mark is automatically set automatically. In the embodiment in which no mark is attached, if no first mark is attached to any bag, no action can be taken even if the second movement instruction is input.

  ↑ button 201 and ↓ button 202 ... Mode switching instruction input. The positions of the 0th area to the Nth area indicated by the cursor 503 are shifted up or down by one (cyclically). As a result, the mode is determined to be either the full movement mode or the mark movement mode related to the 1st to Nth marks.

  In the mode switching instruction input, the selection item does not change. Therefore, on the screen display, the cursor 503 moves on the display image 502 of the same eyelid.

  ← button 203 and → button 204... Movement instruction input. When the cursor 503 is in the 0th area, the position of the cursor 503 is shifted horizontally (one cycle) left or right. When the cursor 503 is in any of the first to Nth areas, the position of the cursor 503 is shifted horizontally (cyclically) to the left or right eyelid where the corresponding mark is initially attached. In the present embodiment, since all kinds of marks are always attached to the self-simulating tile, the position of the cursor 503 is always determined by the movement instruction input. However, in an aspect where there is no cage with the corresponding mark, You can do nothing.

  The mode change does not occur in the movement instruction input. Therefore, on the screen 501, only the display image 502 of the eyelid with the light color in the region arranged at the same height is moved left and right.

  ○ Button 205: Enters a decision instruction. The selection item where the cursor 503 is currently arranged is determined as the discard item.

  □ Button 208 ... Mark switching instruction input. When the cursor 503 is in the No. 1 area to the No. N area, the presence / absence of a mark corresponding to the area of the selection item where the cursor 503 is currently arranged is reversed. If the cursor 503 is in the 0th area, nothing is done.

  When there is only one kind of mark, an operation system is adopted in which the presence or absence of the first mark is reversed regardless of whether the cursor 503 is in the 0th area or the 1st area. You can also.

  Selection input of menu item displayed by △ button 207: Mark setting instruction input (and mode switching instruction input). By pressing the △ button 207, a context menu of selection item 牌 is displayed. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a context menu.

  As shown in the figure, in the context menu 601, whether or not the first to N-th mark is “No. 1 mark” to “N-No. Mark” is preceded by the “Re” mark. When the cursor 503 is moved to the mark menu item 602 of the mark to be reversed by pressing the ↑ button 201 and the ↓ button 202 and the ○ button 205 is pressed, the context menu 601 is closed. The presence or absence of the mark is reversed.

  In the context menu 601 shown in the figure, the movement menu items 603 of “all movement”, “No. 1 movement” to “No. N movement” are also displayed, and the movement menu item 603 corresponding to the current mode is displayed in front. Is also displayed with a “L” mark. Therefore, when the cursor 503 is moved to the mark menu item 602 of the mark to be reversed by the pressing operation of the ↑ button 201 and the ↓ button 202 and the ○ button 205 is pressed, the context menu 601 is closed and the designated mode is set. Transition.

  In place of the method of displaying the selection image with the cursor 503 on the heel display image 502, the display image 502 of the heel is brightened, characters such as “east” are thickened, A method of highlighting by inverting the color or blinking the display image 502 is also conceivable.

  In addition, brighten the wrinkled mark, shift the wrinkled image to make it thicker, invert the hue, flicker, paint a part of the wrinkle, position of the wrinkle It is also possible to employ a technique such as shifting the position slightly upward, changing the color of the background of the eyelid, or displaying a mark corresponding to the mark on the eyelid.

  In the above example, consider a case where the second mark is omitted and there is only one type of mark. In this case, the display of the mark can be presented by changing the position of the bag. In games such as mahjong and playing cards, it is common to display hand tiles and cards side-by-side, or a little overlaid, so the marked tiles and cards are in a different direction from this "column". Typically, it is shifted up and down to indicate that there is a mark.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a display mode that indicates the presence or absence of a mark by shifting the position of the eyelid when there is one type of mark. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  As shown in this figure, on the screen 501, a display image 502 of a heel with a mark is displayed so as to slightly protrude above the display image 502 of a heel that is not.

  In addition, the color at the upper end side of the background of the bag with the mark is changed. Since this figure shows a mode in which only the marked eyelids are moved (mark move mode or immediately after the second move instruction is input), if the cursor 503 is moved in this mode, the upper end side of the background is changed. The portion of the colored color is moved sideways.

  On the other hand, immediately after the full movement mode or the first movement instruction input, the cursor 503 moves to scan all the eyelids. Therefore, in order to make this easy to understand, the background color at the center or lower end of the eyelid is changed. In this mode, the cursor 503 moves sideways in the part where the color is changed.

  It should be noted that, since the mode can be easily distinguished depending on the position of the cursor, it is possible to omit the change of the background color in this embodiment.

  When there is only one kind of mark, the above operation system is simplified, and the L1 button 215 (to the left), the R1 button 217 (to the right), the L2 button 216 (to the left mark), the R2 button 218 (the right button) It is also possible to make an item selection decision with only the □ button 208 (mark reversal) and the ○ button 205 (decision). It is also possible to appropriately change the assignment of keys and buttons, such as assigning the ← button 203 and the → button 204 to the first movement instruction input.

  The procedure of the item determination process executed in the item determination device 301 according to the present embodiment will be described in further detail. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of control of the item determination process according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  In the following, for ease of understanding, the flow of processing from simulating a hand tile to deciding on abandonment will be explained according to the example of mahjong. Even when the principle is appropriately extracted and appropriately applied to the procedures of other embodiments, it is included in the scope of the present invention.

  This process is executed on the information processing apparatus 100 and is realized as a function in a programming language or a subroutine call. The call is designated as an argument, and the return value of the call is discarded. Various values such as character strings, non-overlapping integers, and various objects can be adopted as arguments and return values for identifying these items (items).

  When this process is started, the adding unit 304 first adds a self-ecolog corresponding to a new item designated to be added to the manual to the storage unit 302 with all marks added (step S701). .

  Specifically, the value M stored in the number-of-elements area 402 is read, the self-designated information specified in the element A [M] of the element array area 403 with the read value as an index is substituted, and the mark For each of the N bit arrays F [1] to F [N] in the region 405, 1 is set in the elements F [1] [M] to F [N] [M] using the read value as an index, The value stored in the element number area 402 is increased by 1 (M = M + 1).

  As a result, the self-simulation is added to the manual, and all marks are added to the self-simulation. As for the mark addition, it is possible to apply the automatic mark addition / deletion function based on the above-mentioned role at this stage.

  Next, referring to the information stored in the storage unit 302, the display unit 303, as shown in FIG. 5, displays the display image 502 of each item and the presence / absence of a mark (in this embodiment, from the 0th area). This is displayed by changing the background color of the first area.) An image of the cursor 503 indicating the selection item (in the present embodiment, the movement mode is displayed at the vertical position of the cursor 503. ) Etc. are displayed on the screen (step S702). Therefore, the image processing unit 107 operates under the control of the CPU 101 and functions as the display unit 303. The display image 502 is read or generated with reference to font information stored in the ROM 102, image information stored in the DVD-ROM, and the like.

  Further, the input receiving unit 305 receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs (step S703). In general, in addition to pressing operations of direction keys and various buttons, and pressing operations of these combinations (simultaneous pressing, continuous pressing, etc.), instructions are input by displaying menus on the screen and then selecting menu items. In this embodiment, the operation system of the controller 105 as described above is adopted.

Then, the type of instruction input accepted is determined (step S704), and the process branches to the following processes depending on the type. In the present embodiment, the following is assumed as branching by instruction input.
(Step S704; L1) Press operation of the L1 button 215.
(Step S704; R1) Press operation of the R1 button 217.
(Step S704; L2) Press operation of the L2 button 216.
(Step S704; R2) Press operation of the R2 button 218.
(Step S704; ↑) Pressing operation of the ↑ button 201.
(Step S704; ↓) Press operation of the ↓ button 202.
(Step S704; ←) ← Pressing operation of the button 203.
(Step S704; →) → Pressing operation of the button 204.
(Step S704; ○) ○ Pressing operation of the button 205.
(Step S704; □) □ Pressing operation of the button 208.
(Step S704; Mark Setting) △ Mark setting instruction input in the context menu activated by pressing the button 207.
(Step S704; Mode setting) Mode switching instruction input in the context menu activated by pressing the △ button 207.
(Step S704; Other) Instruction input other than the above.
Hereinafter, it demonstrates in order.

  When the L1 button 215 is pressed (step S704; L1), the value 0 is substituted into the mode area 406 (step S711; R = 0), and “(value of the selection area 404 + element number area” is selected in the selection area 404. The value obtained by calculating “value of 402−1) value of mod element number area 402” is substituted (step S712; S = (S + M−1) mod M), and the process returns to step S702. As a result, the cursor 503 cyclically moves to the left and shifts to the full movement mode. Here, “x mod y” is an operation for obtaining “remainder obtained by dividing x by y”.

  On the other hand, when the R1 button 217 is pressed (step S704; R1), the value 0 is substituted into the mode area 406 (step S713; R = 0), and “(value of the selection area 404 + 1) is selected in the selection area 404. The value calculated in “the value of the mod element number area 402” is substituted (step S714; S = (S + 1) mod M), and the process returns to step S702. As a result, the cursor 503 cyclically moves to the right and shifts to the full movement mode.

  On the other hand, when the L2 button 216 is pressed (step S704; L2), the value 1 is substituted into the mode area 406 (step S721; R = 1), and “(value of the selection area 404 + element” The value obtained by calculating the value of the number area 402-1) the value of the mod element number area 402 is substituted (step S722; S = (S + M-1) mod M), and the first bit array of the mark area 405 It is determined whether the value 1 stands at the “value of the selection area 404” (step S723; F [1] [S] == 1?). If the value is 0 (step S723; No), step S721 is performed. Return to. If the value 1 stands (step S723; Yes), the process returns to step S702. As a result, the cursor 503 cyclically moves the bag with the first type mark to the left and shifts to the first mark movement mode.

  On the other hand, when the R2 button 218 is pressed (step S704; R2), 1 is substituted into the mode area 406 (step S724; R = 1), and “(value of the selection area 404 + 1) mod Substituting the calculated value of “number of elements area 402” (step S725; S = (S + 1) mod M), the value of the “selected area 404 value” in the first bit array of the mark area 405 It is determined whether 1 is set (step S726; F [1] [S] == 1?), And if the value is 0 (step S726; No), the process returns to step S725. If the value 1 stands (step S726; Yes), the process returns to step S702. As a result, the cursor 503 cyclically moves the bag with the first type of mark to the right and shifts to the first mark movement mode.

  On the other hand, when the ↑ button 201 is pressed (step S704; ↑), the mode switching unit 310 substitutes the calculated value of “(mode area value + 1) mod (N + 1)” into the mode area 406. (Step S731; R = (R + 1) mod (N + 1)), the process returns to Step S702. As a result, for example, if the current time is the full movement mode, the mode moves to the first type of mark movement mode.

  On the other hand, when the ↓ button 202 is pressed (step S704; ↓), the mode switching unit 310 substitutes a value obtained by calculating “(mode area value + N) mod (N + 1)” in the mode area 406. (Step S732; R = (R + N) mod (N + 1)), the process returns to Step S702. As a result, for example, if the current is the first type of mark movement mode, the mode moves to the full movement mode.

  Accordingly, the CPU 101 functions as the mode switching unit 310 in cooperation with the RAM 103 and the like.

  On the other hand, when the ← button 203 is pressed (step S704; ←), the current value (R) is read from the mode area 406 (step S741), and if the value is 0 (step S742; Yes), the step The process proceeds to S712. If the value is other than 0 (step S742; No), the value calculated from “(value of selection area 404 + value of element number area 402) mod value of element number area 402” is assigned to the selection area 404. (Step S743; S = (S + M−1) mod M), the value “1” is set to the “value of the selection area 404” in the bit value “value read from the mode area 406” of the mark area 405. (Step S744; F [R] [S] == 1?) If the value is 0 (Step S744; No), the process returns to Step S743. If the value 1 stands (step S744; Yes), the process returns to step S702. As a result, the bag with the type of mark corresponding to the area where the cursor 503 is currently arranged is cyclically moved to the left.

  On the other hand, if the button 204 is pressed (step S704; →), the current value (R) is read from the mode area 406 (step S745). If the value is 0 (step S746; Yes), the step The process proceeds to S714.

  If the value is other than 0 (step S746; No), a value obtained by calculating “(value of selection area 404 + 1) value of mod element number area 402” is substituted into the selection area 404 (step S747; S = ( S + 1) mod M), it is determined whether the value “1” is set in the “value read from the mode area 406” of the mark area 405 and the “value of the selection area 404” in the bit array (step S748; F [ R] [S] == 1?), If the value is 0 (step S748; No), the process returns to step S747.

  If the value 1 stands (step S748; Yes), the process returns to step S702. As a result, the eyelid with the type of mark corresponding to the area where the cursor 503 is currently arranged is cyclically moved to the right.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the CPU 101 functions as the moving unit 306 in cooperation with the RAM 103 and the like.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the movement of the eyelids and the transition of the mode area are performed cyclically, but the values are set so that the cursor 503 stops at the left end, the right end, the upper end, and the lower end without performing a cyclic operation. It is also easy to change the calculation.

  On the other hand, when the O button 205 is pressed (step S704; O), the determination unit 307 reads the “value of the selection area 404” th item (item A [S]) in the element array area 403 (step A [S]). S791). Next, in the element array area 403, the deletion unit 312 converts the “value of the selection area 404 + 1” -th element to the “value-1 of the element count area 402 −1” -th element (A [S + 1: M−1]), The value of the selection area 404 “the value of the element number area 402 −2”. The element of the number (A [S: M-2]) (A [S: M-2]) is overwritten and packed (step S792). Is reduced by 1 (step S793; M = M-1). As a result, the determined bag can be deleted from the handle. Thereafter, the current procedure is sorted and determined in a predetermined order (step S794). It should be noted that the reasoning may be performed in conjunction with closing the space between the array element items in step S792.

  Further, as in step S702, the display unit 303 displays the current manual on the screen (step S795), and then the output unit 308 returns the bag (item) acquired in step S791 as the return value of the call. And output (step S796), the process is terminated.

  Therefore, the CPU 101 functions in cooperation with the RAM 103 and the like as the determination unit 307, the deletion unit 312 and the output unit 308.

  On the other hand, when the □ button 208 is pressed (step S704; □), the mark switching unit 311 returns to step S702 if the value of the mode area 406 is 0 (step S761; Yes). If the value is other than 0, the bit element of the “value of the selection area 404” in the bit array of the “mode area 406 value” is bit-inverted (step S762; F [R] [S] = not F [ R] [S]), the process returns to step S702. As a result, the presence or absence of a mark corresponding to the area where the current cursor 503 is located at the bottom of the display image 502 where the current cursor 503 is located is reversed.

  When the value of the mode area 406 is 0, the “value of the selection area 404” -th bit element of the first bit arrangement may be bit-inverted. This is suitable for the case where there is only one type of mark, and the mark (the only type) on the display image 502 where the cursor 503 is located is reversed only by pressing the □ button 208.

  On the other hand, when there is a mark setting instruction input in the context menu activated by pressing the △ button 207 (step S704; mark setting), the mark setting unit 314 displays “value (j) specified for the instruction input”. The bit element of the “value of the selection area 404” in the bit array of the first bit is inverted (step S771; F [j] [S] = not F [j] [S]), and the process returns to step S702. The value specified for this instruction input is a value determined by the number of the mark menu item selected and determined in the context menu.

  On the other hand, when there is a context menu mode switching instruction input activated by the pressing operation of the △ button 207 (step S704; mode setting), the mode setting unit 313 displays “value specified for the instruction input” in the mode area 406. (J) ”is substituted (step S781; R = j), and the process returns to step S702. The value specified for this instruction input is a value determined by the order of the moving menu item selected and determined in the context menu.

  On the other hand, if there is an instruction input other than the above (step S704; other), the corresponding process is executed (step S786), and the process returns to step S702.

  Therefore, the CPU 101 functions as a mark switching unit 311, a mark setting unit 314, and a mode setting unit 313 in cooperation with the RAM 103 and the like.

  By adopting such a control flow, for example, when a player decides items such as spears and cards to be put into play in mahjong or playing cards, it is possible to make a quick decision using appropriate marks, and erroneous operations Can prevent mistakes as much as possible.

  The above-described control flow is a process from when there is self-sufficiency until a discarded bag is determined, but from when a scraper is determined until there is self-spot, that is, in the other player's turn, step S702. Step S786 is to be executed, and the control flow after step S791 when the step S701 and the circle button 205 are pressed is adopted a control flow that is omitted, and the discard is determined after there is an example. In the processes up to this point, if the □ button 208 is pressed, the control flow in which the processes in steps S761 to S762 are omitted may be adopted.

  In this case, it is not possible to change the presence or absence of the mark in your turn. The presence / absence of the mark can be changed only by the other person's turn. Depending on the preference of the player and the operation capability of the controller 105, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations by limiting the period during which the operation of marking or erasing can be performed as described above.

  As described above, according to the present invention, for example, when a player determines items such as a spear or a card to be put into play in mahjong or playing cards, an item determination device and item suitable for preventing mistakes due to erroneous operations as much as possible. It is possible to provide a determination method and a program that realizes these on a computer.

It is a mimetic diagram showing the outline composition of the typical information processor with which the game device of the present invention is realized. It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of the controller which can be used with the game device of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the item determination apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the information memorize | stored in a memory | storage part in a certain situation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the item etc. which a display part displays on a screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a context menu. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the item etc. which a display part displays on a screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the item determination process which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Information processing apparatus 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 Interface 105 Controller 106 External Memory 107 Image Processing Unit 108 DVD-ROM Drive 109 NIC
110 Audio processing unit 201 ↑ button 202 ↓ button 203 ← button 204 → button 205 ○ button 206 × button 207 Δ button 208 □ button 209 SELECT button 210 START button 211 ANALOG button 212 indicator 213 joystick 214 joystick 215 L1 button 216 L2 button 217 R1 button 218 R2 button 301 Item determination device 302 Storage unit 303 Display unit 304 Addition unit 305 Input reception unit 306 Movement unit 307 Determination unit 308 Output unit 310 Mode switching unit 311 Mark switching unit 312 Deletion unit 313 Mode setting unit 314 Mark setting unit 401 Item area 402 Element number area 403 Element arrangement area 404 Selection area 405 Mark area 406 Mode area 501 Screen 502 Display image 503 Cursor 601 Context menu 602 Mark menu item 603 Move menu item

Claims (14)

A plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, a storage unit that stores information on the presence or absence of each of the plurality of items,
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, information indicating whether the item is the selection item and the presence / absence of the mark of the item And a display section for displaying,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an addition unit that adds a new item, updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
The instruction input accepted for the input is
(A) In the case of the first movement instruction input, the item immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit is newly selected by the circulation order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order. Item and
(B) In the case of the second movement instruction input, an item with a mark first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit by the circulation order is set as a new selection item.
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item that is stored in the storage unit among the plurality of items, when the instruction input that has received the input is a determination instruction input;
An item determining apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs the determined item to be output. A plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, the presence / absence of a mark of each of the plurality of items, a storage unit that stores information on whether the mode is a full movement mode or a mark movement mode;
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, information indicating whether the item is the selection item and the presence / absence of the mark of the item And a display section for displaying,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an addition unit that adds a new item, updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
When the instruction input accepted is a mode switching instruction input, a mode switching unit that updates the storage unit so as to reverse whether the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode ,
When the instruction input that has received the input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, an item immediately after the current selection item is newly added by a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order. As a choice
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the mark movement mode, the item having the mark first among the items following the selection item stored in the storage unit by the circulation order is selected as a new selection item. As
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item that is stored in the storage unit among the plurality of items, when the instruction input that has received the input is a determination instruction input;
An item determining apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs the determined item to be output. The item determination device according to claim 1 or 2,
For each of the plurality of items, if the item has a mark, the display unit displays the display position of the display image associated with the item with the mark in the predetermined order. An item determining device, wherein the display is shifted in a crossing direction that is a direction crossing a reference direction that is a direction. The item determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the mode stored in the storage unit is the mark movement mode, the display unit emphasizes a display image associated with the item with the mark if the item has a mark for each of the plurality of items. An item determination device characterized by displaying. The item determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A mark switching unit that updates the storage unit so as to invert the presence / absence of the mark of the selection item stored in the storage unit when the instruction input accepted is a mark switching instruction input; Item determination device characterized by the above. The item determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the instruction input accepted is a mark setting instruction input for designating the presence / absence of a mark, the storage is performed so that the presence / absence of the mark of the selection item stored in the storage unit is the designated presence / absence. An item determination device, further comprising: a mark switching unit that updates the unit. The item determining device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein:
A deletion unit that deletes the determined item to be output from a plurality of items stored in the storage unit;
When the instruction input accepted is a mark switching instruction input, the mark switching unit updates the storage unit when an item is added by the adding unit after the item is deleted by the deleting unit. The item determining device, characterized in that Information on a plurality of items, a selection item of any one of the plurality of items, presence / absence of one or more types of marks for each of the plurality of items, and whether the mode is a full movement mode or a mark movement mode according to any type A storage unit for storing,
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, and one or more types of marks of the item A display unit for displaying information indicating presence / absence,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an additional unit that adds a new item, sets the new item as an item having all kinds of marks, and updates the storage unit,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
When the instruction input that has received the input is a mode switching instruction input that designates either the full movement mode or the mark movement mode according to any type, the mode stored in the storage unit is changed to the designated mode. A mode setting unit for updating the storage unit,
When the instruction input that has received the input is a mark setting instruction input that designates the type and presence / absence of any mark, the designation of the presence / absence of the designated mark of the selection item stored in the storage unit A mark setting unit that updates the storage unit so that the input is an instruction input that is accepted as a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order As a new selection item,
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is a mark movement mode related to any type, the mark of the type first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit according to the circulation order As an item with a new selection,
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit of the plurality of items, when the instruction input accepted by the input is a determination instruction input;
An item determining apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs the determined item to be output. An item determination method executed by an item determination device having a storage unit, a display unit, an adding unit, an instruction input receiving unit, a moving unit, a determining unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit includes a plurality of items, Information on the presence or absence of each selected item of the plurality of items, each of the plurality of items,
The display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, and a mark of the item A display process for displaying information indicating the presence or absence of
The adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving step in which the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs;
The instruction input accepted for the input is
(A) In the case of the first movement instruction input, the item immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the moving unit arranges the head of the predetermined order after the end of the predetermined order As a new selection,
(B) In the case of a second movement instruction input, the moving unit uses, as a new selection item, an item with a mark first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit according to the circulation order.
A moving step of updating the storage unit;
A determination step of determining, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit among the plurality of items, when the determination unit receives the input and the instruction input is a determination instruction input;
An output step in which the output unit outputs the determined item to be output;
An item determination method comprising: An item determination method executed by an item determination device having a storage unit, a display unit, an adding unit, an instruction input receiving unit, a mode switching unit, a moving unit, a determining unit, and an output unit, wherein the storage unit includes a plurality of items Items, selection items of any of the plurality of items, presence / absence of each mark of the plurality of items, information on whether the mode is all movement mode or mark movement mode,
The display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, and a mark of the item A display process for displaying information indicating the presence or absence of
The adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving step in which the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs;
When the instruction input for which the input has been accepted is a mode switching instruction input, the storage switching unit reverses whether the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode. Mode switching process to update,
When the instruction input that has received the input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, the moving unit is stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order. The item immediately after the selected item is the new selected item,
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the mark movement mode, the moving unit selects an item having a mark first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit according to the circulation order. As a new choice,
A moving step of updating the storage unit;
A determining step for determining, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit of the plurality of items, when the determination unit receives the input and the instruction input is a determination instruction input;
The item determination method, wherein the output unit includes an output step of outputting the determined item to be output. An item determination method executed by an item determination device having a storage unit, a display unit, an adding unit, an instruction input receiving unit, a mark setting unit, a mode setting unit, a moving unit, a determining unit, and an output unit, the storage unit Includes a plurality of items, a selection item of any one of the plurality of items, presence / absence of one or more types of marks for each of the plurality of items, and a mark movement mode according to any type of the mode being all movement mode Is stored,
The display unit displays a display image associated with each of the plurality of items in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item and 1 of the item A display process for displaying information indicating the presence or absence of more than one type of mark
The adding unit adds a new item as a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, and adds the new item as an item having all kinds of marks, and updates the storage unit,
An instruction input receiving step in which the instruction input receiving unit receives a plurality of types of instruction inputs;
When the mode setting unit is a mode switching instruction input for designating whether the instruction input that has received the input is a full movement mode or a mark movement mode according to any type, a mode stored in the storage unit is selected. A mode setting step for updating the storage unit so as to be in the designated mode;
In the case where the instruction input in which the mark setting unit has received the input is a mark setting instruction input that specifies the type and presence / absence of any mark, the specified item of the selection item stored in the storage unit is designated A mark setting step for updating the storage unit so that the presence or absence of a mark is the designated presence or absence;
When the instruction input that has received the input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, the moving unit is stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order. The item immediately after the selected item is the new selected item,
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is a mark movement mode according to any type, the moving unit is the first of the items following the selection item stored in the storage unit according to the circulation order. The item with the mark of that type is a new selection item,
A moving step of updating the storage unit;
A determination step of determining, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit among the plurality of items, when the determination unit receives the input and the instruction input is a determination instruction input;
The item determination method, wherein the output unit includes an output step of outputting the determined item to be output. Computer
A plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, a storage unit that stores information on the presence or absence of each of the plurality of items,
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, information indicating whether the item is the selection item and the presence / absence of the mark of the item And a display section for displaying,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an addition unit that adds a new item, updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
The instruction input accepted for the input is
(A) In the case of the first movement instruction input, the item immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit is newly selected by the circulation order in which the head of the predetermined order is arranged after the end of the predetermined order. Item and
(B) In the case of the second movement instruction input, an item with a mark first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit by the circulation order is set as a new selection item.
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item that is stored in the storage unit among the plurality of items, when the instruction input that has received the input is a determination instruction input;
A program that functions as an output unit that outputs the determined items to be output. Computer
A plurality of items, a selection item of any of the plurality of items, the presence / absence of a mark of each of the plurality of items, a storage unit that stores information on whether the mode is a full movement mode or a mark movement mode;
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, information indicating whether the item is the selection item and the presence / absence of the mark of the item And a display section for displaying,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an addition unit that adds a new item, updates the storage unit as an item with a mark as the new item,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
When the instruction input accepted is a mode switching instruction input, a mode switching unit that updates the storage unit so as to reverse whether the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode or the mark movement mode ,
When the instruction input that has received the input is a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order As a new selection item,
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the mark movement mode, the item having the mark first among the items following the selection item stored in the storage unit by the circulation order is selected as a new selection item. As
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit of the plurality of items, when the instruction input accepted by the input is a determination instruction input;
A program that functions as an output unit that outputs the determined items to be output. Computer
Information on a plurality of items, a selection item of any one of the plurality of items, presence / absence of one or more types of marks for each of the plurality of items, and whether the mode is a full movement mode or a mark movement mode according to any type A storage unit for storing,
Display images associated with each of the plurality of items are displayed in a predetermined order, and for each of the plurality of items, whether or not the item is the selection item, and one or more types of marks of the item A display unit for displaying information indicating presence / absence,
As a plurality of items stored in the storage unit, an additional unit that adds a new item, sets the new item as an item having all kinds of marks, and updates the storage unit,
An instruction input receiving unit for receiving multiple types of instruction inputs;
When the instruction input that has received the input is a mode switching instruction input that designates either the full movement mode or the mark movement mode according to any type, the mode stored in the storage unit is changed to the designated mode. A mode setting unit for updating the storage unit,
When the instruction input that has received the input is a mark setting instruction input that designates the type and presence / absence of any mark, the designation of the presence / absence of the designated mark of the selection item stored in the storage unit A mark setting unit that updates the storage unit so that the input is an instruction input that is accepted as a movement instruction input,
(A) If the mode stored in the storage unit is the full movement mode, immediately after the selection item stored in the storage unit in a cyclic order in which the head of the predetermined order is placed after the end of the predetermined order As a new selection item,
(B) If the mode stored in the storage unit is a mark movement mode related to any type, the mark of the type first among items following the selection item stored in the storage unit according to the circulation order As an item with a new selection,
A moving unit for updating the storage unit;
A determination unit that determines, as an item to be output, a selection item stored in the storage unit of the plurality of items, when the instruction input accepted by the input is a determination instruction input;
A program that functions as an output unit that outputs the determined items to be output.

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