JP2008152403A - Character input processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a character input processing method for easily inputting a designated character string such as answers of a quiz or passwords. <P>SOLUTION: This character input processing method for applying processing corresponding to an input character string input by a character input person with respect to a designated character string includes generating and reading, from a storage part, character choices composed of correct answer characters configuring the n-th character of the designated character string and a wrong answer character group different from the correct answer characters, and displaying the character choices on a display part, and deciding whether or not the input characters selected from the character choices are correct answer characters according to input from an operation part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a character input processing method in which processing corresponding to an input character string input by a character input person is performed on a specified character string.

  In recent years, a game system has been proposed in which players at amusement facilities nationwide can participate by connecting the game device to the Internet as a game system in which a plurality of users play using a game device provided at an amusement facility, etc. Has been.

As such a game system, as in Patent Document 1, a game in which a large number of players in the whole country participate and compete for quiz answers is known. In this game system, a large number of players participate in the same quiz game at the same time as a nationwide online match, and the player who has the right to answer by pressing quickly answers and competes for results based on the correctness of the answer.
JP 2004-261236 A

  There are various answering methods for quizzes, but since game machines usually do not have a keyboard, they are not suitable for answering quizzes of the type that is entered and answered by character strings. It is conceivable to display a soft keyboard on the game screen and let the player input it, but it takes time to input characters, and it takes too much time for a quiz game that requires a short answer.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a character input processing method capable of easily inputting a designated character string such as a quiz answer or a password.

  A character input processing method according to an aspect of the present invention is a character input processing method in which a process corresponding to an input character string input by a character input person is performed on a specified character string. A first step of generating or reading from the storage unit a character option consisting of a correct answer character and a wrong answer character group different from the correct answer character; a second step of displaying the character option on the display unit; and an operation unit And a third step of determining whether or not the input character selected from the character options by the input from is the correct answer character.

  In the character input processing method described above, the first step to the third step are repeatedly executed in order from the first character of the designated character string. In the third step, the selected character is When it is determined that the character is not the correct answer character, it may be determined that the input of the designated character string is incorrect, and the process may proceed to an error answer process.

  In the character input processing method described above, inputable characters are classified into a plurality of groups and stored in the storage unit, and the erroneous answer character group includes characters selected from the group to which the correct answer character belongs. Also good.

  In the character string input processing method described above, a plurality of characters included in the group are classified into a plurality of subgroups and stored in the storage unit, and the wrong answer character group belongs to a group to which the correct answer character belongs. A character that is a character and does not belong to the subgroup to which the correct answer character belongs may be included.

  In the above-described character input processing method, the plurality of groups include at least a hiragana group or a katakana group, and the hiragana group or the sub-group of the katakana group includes a sub-group of “a” vowels, “ It is also possible to include a subgroup of “I”, a subgroup of “U”, a subgroup of “E”, and a subgroup of “O”.

  According to the present invention, a character option consisting of a correct answer character constituting the nth character of the designated character string and a wrong answer character group is generated or read from the storage unit, and the character option is displayed on the display unit. Since it is determined whether or not the input character selected from the character choices by the input from the operation unit is a correct answer character, it is possible to easily input a designated character string such as a quiz answer or a password.

[One Embodiment]
A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The game system of the present embodiment is one in which game devices installed in amusement facilities throughout the country are connected via the Internet. Even players who are distant from each other can play a battle game such as a quiz.

(Outline of the game system)
The game system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a game device in the game system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the game system according to the present embodiment.

  The amusement facility 10 is located in each region of Japan, for example. Each amusement facility 10 is provided with a plurality of game apparatuses 12 for playing games. In addition to the game device 12, the amusement facility 10 is provided with a processing device 14 for displaying game content and the like. When the processing device 14 is provided in the amusement facility 10, the spectator watches the game by looking at the display monitor 15 of the processing device.

  The player inserts coins into the game device 12 and plays a quiz game. The game apparatus 12 is provided with an IC card I / F (interface) 18 for reading the members card 16 which is an IC card. The members card 16 has a unique ID number.

  Each game device 12 is connected to a LAN 20 in the amusement facility 10 and can communicate with other game devices 12 in the amusement facility 10. The LAN 20 of the amusement facility 10 is connected to the Internet 22 and can communicate with game devices 12 in other amusement facilities 10. Therefore, even if the installation location is far away, a common quiz game can be played by any game device.

  A player who visits the amusement facility 10 sits on the game device, inserts coins, and operates the touch panel 24, the execution button 28, and the like to play a quiz game with other players.

  The server 30 is connected to the Internet 22. The server 30 has a control means (not shown) and a storage means (not shown). The control means controls the game apparatus 12 and the storage means collects play data of a game such as a quiz game executed by the game apparatus 12 via the Internet 22 and accumulates and manages the play data. .

  The storage means of the server 30 stores the game level and game history of each player. The game level is given according to the battle result.

(Configuration of game device)
The configuration of the game device in the game system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the game apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 32 of the game apparatus 12 is provided with a display monitor 34 for displaying game contents, a touch panel 24 provided on the display monitor 34 for a player to operate the game, coins, and the like. A coin insertion unit 36 for insertion, an IC card I / F 18 for reading the member's card 16, and an execution button 28 for performing an execution operation are provided. A quiz game screen is displayed on the display monitor 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game apparatus 12 stores a CPU 40 that executes game programs, controls the entire system, calculates coordinates for image display, and the like, and programs and data necessary for the CPU 40 to perform processing. A system memory (RAM) 42 used as a buffer memory is connected in common by a bus line and is connected to a bus arbiter 44. The bus arbiter 44 controls the flow of programs and data with each block of the game apparatus 12 and devices connected to the outside.

  A game data storage device or storage medium (including an optical disk or optical disk drive for driving a game recording medium such as a CD-ROM) 46 in which a game program and data (including video data and music data) are stored, and a game A BOOTROM 48 in which a program and data for starting the apparatus are stored is connected to the bus arbiter 44 via a bus line.

  A rendering processor 50 that reproduces video (MOVIE) data read from the program data storage device or the storage medium 46 via the bus arbiter 44 and generates an image for image display in accordance with the operation of the player or the progress of the game. And a graphic memory 52 for storing graphic data necessary for the rendering processor 50 to generate an image. The image signal output from the rendering processor 50 is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by a video DAC (not shown) and displayed on the display monitor 34.

  A sound processor 56 that reproduces music data read from the program data storage device or the storage medium 46 via the bus arbiter 44 and generates sound effects and sounds in accordance with the operation of the player and the progress of the game, and the sound processor 56 provides an effect. A sound memory 58 for storing sound data and the like necessary for generating sound and sound is connected. The audio signal output from the sound processor 56 is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by an audio DAC (not shown) and output from the speaker 60.

  A communication interface 62 is connected to the bus arbiter 44. The communication interface 62 is connected to an external network such as a telephone line via a modem 64. The game apparatus 12 is connected to the Internet via a telephone line by a modem 64, and can communicate with other game apparatuses 12, the network server 30, and the like. The communication interface 62 and the modem 64 use a telephone line. However, the terminal adapter (TA) or router using the telephone line, a cable modem using a cable TV line, a mobile phone or a PHS is used for wireless communication. Other communication methods such as communication means and optical fiber communication means using an optical fiber may be used.

  An execution button 28 is connected to the bus arbiter 44 via a peripheral I / F (interface) 66. The execution button 28 is used to input instructions for executing various operations. The peripheral I / F 66 outputs a signal for controlling the game apparatus 12 or an externally connected device in accordance with an operation by the player.

  The touch panel 24 is connected to the bus arbiter 44 via a peripheral I / F 68. The touch panel 24 is used for inputting various operations when the player touches a finger. The peripheral I / F 68 outputs a signal for controlling the game apparatus 12 or an externally connected device in accordance with an operation by the player. The touch panel 24 functions as a position coordinate acquisition unit that acquires the coordinate value of the position touched by the finger and generates position coordinate information.

  An IC card I / F 18 for reading the members card 16 is connected to the bus arbiter 44.

  A backup memory (not shown) is connected to the bus arbiter 44 to record game results and the like. The backup memory may be replaced with system memory (RAM).

  Note that the game device 12 is not limited to a game device installed in an amusement facility or a store such as a game cafe, but is a home game device, a personal computer, a portable electronic game machine, a mobile phone, a PDA, or the like. An electronic device or a game information processing device may be used.

(Outline of the quiz game)
An outline of the quiz game in the game system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  In the game system of the present embodiment, game devices installed in amusement facilities throughout the country are connected via the Internet, and many players who are distant from the region can participate in the quiz game.

  The quiz game of this embodiment is a quiz game in which a large number of players participate. However, unlike the conventional quiz game in which a large number of players participate at the same time, a battle in which one player and one player battle each other. It is based on a format quiz game. The winners of a large number of players are determined by a tournament in which a multiplayer quiz game is performed.

  For example, when 12 players A to L participate, the winner is determined by the tournament. In the first round, player A and player B, player B and player C,..., Player K and player L play a quiz game in the form of a battle. A battle-type quiz game is performed, and thereafter, a battle-type quiz game as a semi-final game and a final game is performed to determine a winning player.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the game progresses by a battle-type quiz game, so that all players can participate in the game instead of simply competing for the amount of knowledge as in the prior art, and also fight against the opponent player. You can enjoy a sense of urgency and fun.

(Outline of the quiz game)
An outline of the battle quiz game in the game system according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The competition quiz game is played as one game during the tournament. A quiz game is played in a battle format by two players.

  The two players each log in by inserting the member's card 16 into the IC card I / F (interface) 18 of the game apparatus 12. When a match between two players is matched by the server 30, each player information is displayed on each game device 12.

  The problem database is a collection of quiz games. Natural science genre quiz issues, language / literature genre quiz issues, history / geography / social genre quiz issues, entertainment genre quiz issues, cartoon / anime / game genre quiz issues, sports genre quiz issues Problems, quizzes on fashion / gourmet genres, and quizzes on hobbies / trivia genres.

  When a quiz genre is selected by two players, a problem structure is determined based on the selected genre. The determined problem composition is displayed side by side with genre balls with genre names written at the bottom of the game screen. The quiz questions are presented in order based on the determined problem configuration.

  In the quiz game, when a question is presented, the right of answering is answered by pressing the execution button 28 quickly, and the player who has obtained the right to answer answers the quiz question. The game apparatus 12 determines whether or not the player's answer is correct, and displays a correct answer or an incorrect answer based on the determination.

(Character input processing method in quiz game)
A character input processing method in the quiz game according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  There are various methods of answering quizzes, but what is described here is a type of quiz game in which a character string is input and answered. Conventionally, a soft keyboard has been displayed on the game screen to allow the player to input, but this embodiment proposes a more effective character input processing method.

(Input character table)
An input character table 100 used in the character input processing method of the present embodiment is shown in FIG.

  The input character table 100 includes characters such as katakana characters, hiragana characters, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and symbols.

  These characters are classified into a plurality of groups. For example, in the character input table 100 of FIG.

Group 1: Katakana line A, Ka line, Ga line, S line, The line, Ta line, Da line, Na line, Ha line, Ba line, Pa line, Ma line, La line Group 2: Katakana line Y , Wa line Group 3: Katakana letter line, Katakana lowercase letter letter, letter line,-(long sound)
Group 4: Hiragana line, ka line, ga line, sa line, zag, ta line, da line, na line, ha line, ba line, pa line, ma line, la line group 5: hiragana line , Wa Group 6: Hiragana Noa, Hiragana Lowercase, Nya, A (long sound)
Group 7: Uppercase letters A to Z, symbols-(hyphen),. (Period),, (comma),: (colon)
Group 8: Lowercase letters a to z, symbols = (equal), * (asterisk),! (Exclamation mark)? (Question mark)
Each of the groups 1 to 8 is classified into five subgroups 1 to 5.

  In katakana characters and hiragana characters, subgroups 1 to 5 are generally classified by common vowels. That is, it is classified into a subgroup of “A”, a subgroup of “I”, a subgroup of “U”, a subgroup of “E”, and a subgroup of “O”. Yes.

  In group 7 (uppercase letters and symbols) and group 8 (lowercase letters and symbols), as shown in FIG. 4, the five subgroups 1 to 5 are generally assigned in alphabetical order.

  In the above embodiment, the input characters are classified into groups according to the character type, and are classified into subgroups according to the vowels of the characters. However, the method of classifying the input characters into groups and subgroups is not limited to the above method.

(Character input processing method)
The character input processing method of the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 6 and the game screens of FIGS. It is assumed that the question has already been given and the player who has the right to answer has been determined.

  The question “What is the European capital with the River Thames?” Of the genre “History / Geography / Society” is presented and displayed on the display monitor 34 as shown in FIG. 7 (step S10).

  The game apparatus 12 reads the correct answer of the question that has been given from the problem database, and stores it in the correct character memory 110 shown in FIG. 5A (step S11). The number of characters (N) in the correct character string is counted from the correct character memory 110 (step S12), and a correct character frame with the number N of characters is displayed (step S13).

  Since the correct answer to the question “What is the European capital with the River Thames?” Is “London”, the number of characters in the correct character string is N = 4, and a 4-character correct character frame is displayed as shown in FIG. Is done.

  Next, the character string input process is started. First, the counter n is reset to 0 (step 14).

  Next, the counter n is incremented to n = 1 (step S15). Subsequently, the group number and subgroup number of the correct n (= 1) character are determined (step S16). Since the first character of the correct answer “London” is “B”, it is determined from the input character table 100 of FIG. 4 that “B” of the first correct character is “Group 1” and “Subgroup 5”. .

  Next, an incorrect answer option for the correct n (= 1) character is determined (step S17). In the present embodiment, the wrong answer character as the wrong answer option is a character that belongs to the group to which the correct character belongs and that does not belong to the subgroup to which the correct character belongs.

  The wrong answer options for each correct character may be created in advance based on the input character table 100 and stored in the storage unit, or may be generated based on the input character table 100 each time.

  Since the correct answer “B” is “Group 1” and “Subgroup 5”, it is the same “Group 1” and a group other than Subgroup 5, that is, “Subgroup 1” “Subgroup” Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “2”, “subgroup 3”, and “subgroup 4” are determined as the erroneous answer option characters.

  Here, “subgroup 1” to “a”, “subgroup 2” to “hi”, “subgroup 3” to “tsu”, “subgroup 4” to “me” are selected, and the correct character “ And “b” in the option memory 120 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the game screen is pulled down from the first character of the correct character frame, and “A”, “HI”, “TSU”, “ME”, and “RO” are displayed in the order of the subgroup numbers.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9, when the player touches the character “RO” on the game screen, the touch of the player is detected by the touch panel 24 functioning as an operation unit, and the character “RO” is selected (step S19). .

  As shown in FIG. 10, the character “B” selected as the first character in the correct character frame is displayed on the game screen (step S20).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the selected character “B” is the first correct character (step S21). In this case, since the answer is correct, it is subsequently determined whether or not the counter n is the number of characters N (step S22). Since the counter n is “1” and not “4”, which is the number of characters N, the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S19, as shown in FIG. 11, when the player touches the character “tsu” on the game screen, the touch of the player is detected by the touch panel 24 functioning as the operation unit, and the character “tsu” is selected.

  On the game screen, as shown in FIG. 12, the character “TSU” selected as the first character in the correct character frame is displayed (step S20).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the selected character “TSU” is the first correct character (step S21). In this case, since the answer is incorrect, the fact that the answer is incorrect is displayed on the game screen, and an incorrect answer process for imposing various penalties on the game system is performed (step S24), and the answer process is terminated. Examples of penalties in this case include, for example, losing the answer to the problem, transferring the answer to the opponent (if you have entered an input for the answer), reducing your life, and reducing your time. The score is reduced. After the correct answer is displayed, the next designated character string is read out (it is not necessary to do so), and the process proceeds to the next question.

  In the case of a penalty for losing the answer right, the subsequent process may be immediately set as the next problem (the other party cannot respond to the problem), or it will be started again with a response right (quick press). Alternatively, the right to answer the problem may be immediately transferred to the partner (advantageous because the partner can consider his / her wrong answer as a reference).

  When the winning first character is the correct answer “B” and the process proceeds to step S15, the counter n is incremented and n = 2 is set (step S15). Subsequently, the group number and subgroup number of the correct n (= 2) character are determined (step S16). Since the second character of the correct answer “London” is “n”, it is determined from the input character table 100 of FIG. 4 that “n” of the second correct character is “group 2” and “subgroup 3”. .

  Next, an incorrect answer option for the correct n (= 2) character is determined (step S17). The correct second character “n” is “group 2” and “subgroup 3”, so it is the same “group 2” and a group other than subgroup 3, that is, “subgroup 1” “subgroup” Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “2” are determined as the wrong answer option characters. Since “Group 2” does not have “Subgroup 4” and “Subgroup 5”, there are two erroneous characters.

  Here, “subgroup 1” to “ya” and “subgroup 2” to “hi” are selected and stored together with the correct character “n” in the option memory 120 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the game screen is pulled down from the second character of the correct character frame, and “Y”, “Yu”, and “N” are displayed in the order of the subgroup numbers.

  Next, when the player touches the correct character “n” on the game screen, the touch of the player is detected by the touch panel 24 functioning as an operation unit, and the character “n” is selected (step S19).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the character “N” selected as the second character in the correct character frame is displayed on the game screen (step S20).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the selected character “B” is the second correct character (step S21). In this case, since the answer is correct, it is subsequently determined whether or not the counter n is the number of characters N (step S22). Since the counter n is “2” and not “4”, which is the number of characters N, the process proceeds to step S15.

  Similarly, the processing of step S15 to step S22 is repeated.

  For the third character in the correct character frame, “NA”, “MI”, “Z”, “BE”, and “DO” are pulled down and displayed as shown in FIG. The correct third character “do” is “group 1” and “subgroup 5”, so that it is the same “group 1” and “subgroup 1” “subgroup 2” “ Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “subgroup 3” and “subgroup 4”, “na”, “mi”, “zu”, and “be” are used as erroneous answer choice characters.

  As shown in FIG. 14, “wa”, “yu”, and “n” are pulled down and displayed for the fourth character in the correct character frame. The correct letter “n” is “group 2” and “subgroup 3”, so it is the same “group 2”, and “subgroup 1” and “subgroup 2” other than subgroup 3 Characters randomly selected from the characters to which they belong, “wa” and “yu” are used as erroneous answer choice characters.

  In the selection of the fourth character of the correct character string, since the counter n is “4”, the number of characters N has reached “4” in step S22, so it is determined that the quiz problem has been correctly answered, and the game screen is displayed. Correct answer processing such as displaying a correct answer is performed (step S23), and the answer processing of the question is completed.

  In the above embodiment, if there is an error in the first to third characters in the middle of inputting the correct character string, the process proceeds to the error answer process without inputting the subsequent characters. Even if there is an answer, an incorrect answer process may be performed after inputting all characters of the correct character string.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the game screen is pulled down in the vertical direction from the first character of the correct character frame, and the five characters “A” and “HI” are arranged in the order of the subgroup numbers. “T”, “M”, and “B” are displayed as options.

  The reason why the choices are set to five characters is that there are five different vowels in Hiragana and Katakana Japanese. These five characters are displayed in the vertical direction, for example, “A”, “HI”, “TSU”, “ME”, and “RO” in the order of subgroup numbers. This is because the choices are displayed so that they are in the order of the Iueo.

  For example, when the correct answer character is “tsu”, the choices are displayed so that the vowels are in the order of Aueo like “a” “hi” “tsu” “me” “ro” from the top. That is, the first character of the choice must be a vowel, the second character is i, the third character is u, the fourth character is d, the fifth character is o, and the correct answer character is “tsu” Is arranged at the “third character from the top” because the vowel is a caudal sound.

  Note that there are only three characters for the five vowels in the “Ya Yu Yu” line and the “Wa wo N” line, but in order to match the number of choices with other lines,・ You may be treated as “I, Yu, E, Yo” or “Wa, I, U, E, and N”.

  In the above embodiment, focusing on Japanese vowels and selecting a vowel character different from the correct character vowel as a plurality of erroneous answer characters, focusing on Japanese consonants, different consonant from the correct character consonant May be selected as a plurality of erroneous answer characters. Conversely, the same consonant character as the correct answer character may be selected as a plurality of erroneous answer characters. Further, the wrong answer character may be selected so that the consonants of the choice characters including the correct answer character and the wrong answer character are all different.

  For example, if the options are “ta”, “ri”, “tsu”, “ke”, and “ho”, the first and third consonants overlap, but the consonants differ from the other characters. If the choices are “NA”, “SI”, “TSU”, “KE”, and “HO”, all consonants are different for all characters.

  By doing so, it matches the Japanese sense that the vowels are in the order of Aueo when the choices are arranged vertically, and the player can perform a selection operation sensuously.

  Depending on the difficulty level of the quiz game, the level of the quiz genre of the player, the skill level of the player in the quiz game using the corresponding answer input system, the difficulty level of the password and the importance of the target using the password, etc. The number of characters may be increased or increased / decreased randomly, and the character arrangement may be arranged randomly rather than in the Aueo order.

  Another quiz problem will be described with reference to the quiz screens shown in FIGS. The details of the character input processing method are based on the flowchart of FIG. 6 as in the quiz problem described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In this quiz problem, the correct character string is capitalized in English. The question is "What is the abbreviation for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation?" The correct answer to this question is “FBI”, but as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, choices are sequentially displayed for the correct character string.

  Since the first correct answer “F” is “Group 7” and “Subgroup 1”, it is the same “Group 7” and a group other than Subgroup 1, that is, “Subgroup 2” “Subgroup” Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “3”, “subgroup 4”, and “subgroup 4” are determined as characters of wrong answer options.

  Here, “subgroup 2” to “B”, “subgroup 3” to “R”, “subgroup 4” to “N”, and “subgroup 5” to “J” are selected, as shown in FIG. Thus, together with the correct character “F”, “F”, “B”, “R”, “N”, and “J” are pulled down in the order of the subgroup from the first character of the correct character string.

  Since the correct second letter “B” is “Group 7” and “Subgroup 2”, it is the same “Group 7” and a group other than Subgroup 2, that is, “Subgroup 1” “Subgroup” 3. Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “3”, “subgroup 4”, and “subgroup 5” are determined as the characters of wrong answer options.

  Here, “subgroup 1” to “U”, “subgroup 3” to “H”, “subgroup 4” to “D”, and “subgroup 5” to “Y” are selected, as shown in FIG. Thus, together with the correct character “B”, “U”, “B”, “H”, “D”, and “Y” are pulled down in the order of the subgroup from the first character of the correct character string.

  The correct third letter “I” is “Group 7” and “Subgroup 4”, so it is the same “Group 7” and a group other than Subgroup 4, that is, “Subgroup 1” “Subgroup” Characters randomly selected from the characters belonging to “2”, “subgroup 3”, and “subgroup 5” are determined as the characters of the wrong answer option.

  Here, “Subgroup 1” to “A”, “Subgroup 2” to “B”, “Subgroup 3” to “W”, and “Subgroup 5” to “E” are selected, as shown in FIG. Thus, together with the correct character “I”, “A”, “B”, “W”, “I”, and “E” are pulled down in the order of the subgroup from the first character of the correct character string.

[Modified Embodiment]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a game system in which game devices provided in an amusement facility are connected to be communicable via a network has been described as an example. However, the principle of the present invention is not via a game device but via a network. You may use the home game device provided with the means to communicate with a server, a personal computer, or mobile phones, such as a mobile phone, PHS, and PDA.

  In the above-described embodiment, a game system in which a player operates by playing separate game devices is described as an example. However, the control of the game device when two players operate and battle the same game device is described here. The invention may be applied.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the IC card was used for the identification of a player, you may use a magnetic card, a commuter pass, a Suica card, an Edy card, a mobile phone, etc. Furthermore, as long as it identifies a player, means for identifying an individual such as a fingerprint or an iris may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a quiz game on a network-connected game device. However, a game device that is not connected to a network, a home game device, an electronic device such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a PHS The present invention may be applied to a quiz game on a mobile phone such as a PDA.

  In the above embodiment, the input characters are katakana characters, hiragana characters, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, symbols, etc., but any other kind of characters, for example, kanji, russian letters, greek letters Needless to say, Korean characters may be used.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the choice was shown for every character of the input character string, you may make it show a choice with respect to multiple characters, for example, a word, a four-character idiom, an English word, etc.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to processing when inputting a correct character string that is an answer to a quiz game. However, the present invention is not limited to the correct character string, and includes a correct character string, a password, and the like. The present invention can also be applied to processing when inputting a designated character string.

  When entering the password, if the character input person makes a mistake in the input character, the character input process is not immediately terminated as an erroneous answer process, but a prompt for re-input is made, and the erroneously selected character is selected. The process may be shifted to the process again, or the selection history so far may be cleared and the process may be shifted to the selection process from the first character. Note that the re-input may be limited once or several times.

It is a figure showing the appearance of the game system by one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the game device in the game system of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the input character table used with the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the correct character memory and choice memory which are used with the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure (the 1) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (2) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (3) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (4) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (5) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (6) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (7) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (8) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (9) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (10) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (11) which shows the game screen in the character input processing method in the quiz game of one Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Amusement facility 12 ... Game device 14 ... Processing device 15 ... Display monitor 16 ... Member's card 18 ... IC card I / F
20 ... LAN
22 ... Internet 24 ... Touch panel 26 ... Selection button 28 ... Execution button 30 ... Server 32 ... Housing 34 ... Display monitor 36 ... Coin insertion part 40 ... CPU
42 ... System memory 44 ... Bus arbiter 46 ... Program data storage device or storage medium 48 ... BOOTROM
50 ... Rendering processor 52 ... Graphic memory 56 ... Sound processor 58 ... Sound memory 60 ... Speaker 62 ... Communication interface 64 ... Modem 66 ... Peripheral I / F
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Claims (12)

In a character input processing method in which processing corresponding to an input character string input by a character input person is performed on a specified character string,
A first step of generating or reading from the storage unit a character option consisting of a correct answer character constituting the nth character of the designated character string and a wrong answer character group different from the correct answer character;
A second step of displaying the character options on a display unit;
And a third step of determining whether or not the input character selected from the character options by the input from the operation unit is the correct answer character. The character input processing method according to claim 1,
In order from the first character of the designated character string, the first step to the third step are repeatedly executed,
In the third step, if it is determined that the selected input character is not the correct answer character, it is determined that the input of the designated character string is incorrect and the process proceeds to an error answer process. Input processing method. In the character input processing method according to claim 1 or 2,
Characters that can be input are classified into a plurality of groups and stored in the storage unit,
The character input processing method, wherein the erroneous answer character group includes a character selected from a group to which the correct answer character belongs. In the character string input processing method according to claim 3,
A plurality of characters included in the group are classified into a plurality of subgroups and stored in the storage unit,
The character input processing method, wherein the erroneous answer character group includes characters belonging to a group to which the correct answer character belongs and not belonging to a subgroup to which the correct answer character belongs. The character input processing method according to claim 4,
The plurality of groups includes at least a hiragana group or a katakana group,
Subgroups of the hiragana group or the katakana group are the subgroup of the vowel “a”, the subgroup of the vowel “i”, the subgroup of the vowel “u”, the subgroup of the vowel of “e”, A character input processing method characterized by including a sub-group of “o” vowels. A game device that includes an operation unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a control unit, and executes a quiz game, performs processing corresponding to an input character string input as a quiz answer using the operation unit. In the string input processing method,
A first step of generating a character choice consisting of a correct character constituting the nth character of the correct character string of the quiz and a wrong answer character group different from the correct character;
A second step of displaying the character options on a display unit;
A third step of determining whether or not an input character selected from the character options by the input from the operation unit is the correct answer character;
Characters that can be input are classified into a plurality of groups, and further, a plurality of characters included in each group are classified into a plurality of subgroups and stored in the storage unit,
The incorrect answer character group includes characters that belong to a group to which the correct answer character belongs, and that do not belong to a subgroup to which the correct answer character belongs,
In order from the first character of the correct character string, the first step to the third step are repeatedly executed,
In the third step,
If the input character for all the characters in the correct character string is the correct answer character, it is determined that the correct character string is correctly input, and the process proceeds to a correct answer process.
When it is determined that the input character corresponding to the nth character of the correct character string is not the correct answer character, it is determined that the correct character string has been input incorrectly, and the process proceeds to an incorrect answer process. Input processing method. A program for causing a computer to execute a character input processing method in which processing corresponding to an input character string input by a character input person is performed on a specified character string,
In the computer,
A first step of generating or reading from the storage unit a character option consisting of a correct answer character constituting the nth character of the designated character string and a wrong answer character group different from the correct answer character;
A second step of displaying the character options on a display unit;
And a third step of determining whether or not the input character selected from the character options by the input from the operation unit is the correct answer character. The program according to claim 7, wherein
Causing the computer to repeatedly execute the first step to the third step in order from the first character of the designated character string;
In the third step, when it is determined that the selected input character is not the correct answer character, the input of the designated character string is determined to be incorrect and the process proceeds to an error answer process. . The program according to claim 7 or 8,
Characters that can be input are classified into a plurality of groups and stored in the storage unit,
The erroneous answer character group includes a character selected from a group to which the correct answer character belongs. The program according to claim 9, wherein
A plurality of characters included in the group are classified into a plurality of subgroups and stored in the storage unit,
The erroneous answer character group includes a character that belongs to a group to which the correct answer character belongs and that does not belong to a subgroup to which the correct answer character belongs. The program according to claim 10, wherein
The plurality of groups includes at least a hiragana group or a katakana group,
Subgroups of the hiragana group or the katakana group are the subgroup of the vowel “a”, the subgroup of the vowel “i”, the subgroup of the vowel “u”, the subgroup of the vowel of “e”, A program characterized by including a sub-group of “o” vowels.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of any one of Claims 7 thru | or 11.

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