JP2011118615A - Apparatus, method and program for processing user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability of a touch device in user interface technology to be applied to a device for controlling various applications of a video game or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A user interface processing apparatus (e.g. a video game processing apparatus) for displaying an object on a display screen 13A and controlling an application receives a selected arbitrary position on the display screen 13A by an operation of a player P, and when the selected position is received, calculates the selected position (e.g. a touch position), calculates a display position of a virtual cursor 101 according to the calculated selection position, displays the virtual cursor 101 on the calculated display position, repeatedly calculates selection positions until the end of a continuous selection state (e.g. a depression state of the display screen 13A) where an arbitrary position on the display screen 13A is continuously selected after receiving the position selection, and each time the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is changed, the position being calculated according to the calculated selection position, moves and displays the virtual cursor 101 on the changed display position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a user interface technology applied to a device that controls various applications such as a video game.

  Conventionally, RPG (Role Playing Game: A game in which a player plays a role of a character in the game world and enjoys a process of growing through various experiences while achieving a predetermined purpose. Various video games such as video games and simulation games called “)” are provided.

  In recent years, various video games have been proposed that allow players to perform various operations intuitively using a touch panel or the like. As such a game, for example, by outputting a game screen or music for teaching a preset input timing and input type, a touch-on operation from the player (an operation to bring a finger or a pen into contact with the touch panel) ) And the like, and some effects are produced according to the timing of the received operation input (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-276829 A

  However, in such a conventional video game, there is a problem that an erroneous operation by the player is induced when it is desired to display a plurality of operable objects on the game screen displayed on the display device. That is, for example, in a touch device operated with a touch pen or a user's finger, the size of the operable object on the screen is limited because the thickness of the pen or the finger affects the size of the contact range accepted by the touch panel. There was a problem that. Therefore, even if the performance of the touch panel is improved, it has been difficult to improve the operability with respect to a fine object.

  The above problems are not limited to video games, and other various applications have similar problems.

  An object of the present invention is to improve the operability of a touch device in order to solve the above problem.

  The user interface processing device of the present invention is a user interface processing device for controlling an application by displaying an object on a display screen, and a selection receiving means for receiving selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by a player's operation. A selection position calculation unit that calculates a selection position that is a selected position on the display screen when a selection of a position is received by the selection reception unit; and a selection position calculated by the selection position calculation unit Virtual cursor display position calculating means for calculating the display position of the virtual cursor according to the virtual cursor display position, and virtual cursor display means for displaying the virtual cursor at the display position calculated by the virtual cursor display position calculating means. And means for displaying the position after the selection is accepted by the selection accepting means. The selection position is repeatedly calculated until the selection continuation state in which an arbitrary position on the surface is continuously selected is completed, and the virtual cursor display means is responsive to the selection position calculated by the selection position calculation means. Whenever the display position of the virtual cursor calculated by the virtual cursor display position calculating means is changed, the virtual cursor is moved to the changed display position and displayed.

  With the above configuration, the operability of the touch device can be improved.

  Display position determination means for determining whether or not the display position of the virtual cursor is the display position of the object, and the display position determination means determines that the display position of the virtual cursor is the display position of the object And a temporary object selection receiving unit that receives temporary selection of the object.

  It may be configured to include panel display means for displaying an object corresponding panel corresponding to the object whose provisional selection has been accepted by the object provisional selection acceptance means.

  When the selection continuation state ends, a selection end time determination unit that determines whether or not the object temporary selection reception unit has received a temporary selection of the object, and a temporary selection of the object is received by the selection end time determination unit It may be configured to include object selection means for accepting selection of the object when it is determined that the object is selected.

  The selection accepting unit may be configured to accept selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by a touch operation of a touch panel. In this case, the selection receiving unit may be configured to receive selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen when the touch time of the touch panel by the touch operation continues for a predetermined time or more.

  The virtual cursor display position calculation means may be configured to calculate a position above a predetermined distance from the selection position calculated by the selection position calculation means as the display position of the virtual cursor.

  The user interface processing device may be a video game processing device that controls the progress of a video game as the application.

  The user interface processing method of the present invention is a user interface processing method for controlling an application by displaying an object on a display screen, and accepting selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by a player's operation. A selection position calculation process that calculates a selection position that is a position on the display screen that is selected when a position selection is received in the selection reception process, and a selection position calculation process. A virtual cursor display position calculation process for calculating a display position of the virtual cursor according to the selected position, and a virtual cursor display process for displaying a virtual cursor at the display position calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation process, In the selection position calculation process, after receiving the selection of the position in the selection reception process, an arbitrary position on the display screen is The selection position is repeatedly calculated until the selection continuation state selected in succession ends, and in the virtual cursor display process, the virtual cursor display position is calculated according to the selection position calculated in the selection position calculation process. Each time the display position of the virtual cursor calculated in the process is changed, the virtual cursor is moved to the changed display position and displayed.

  Furthermore, the user interface processing program of the present invention is a user interface processing program that displays an object on a display screen and controls an application, and allows a computer to select an arbitrary position on the display screen by a player's operation. A selection reception process for receiving, a selection position calculation process for calculating a selection position that is a position on the display screen that is selected when a position selection is received in the selection reception process, and a selection position calculation process. Virtual cursor display position calculation processing for calculating the display position of the virtual cursor according to the selected position calculated in the above, and virtual cursor display processing for displaying the virtual cursor at the display position calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation processing. In the selection position calculation process, a position selection is received in the selection reception process. After that, the process of repeatedly calculating the selected position is executed until the selection continuation state in which an arbitrary position on the display screen is continuously selected is completed. In the virtual cursor display process, the selection position calculation is performed. Each time the display position of the virtual cursor calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation process is changed according to the selection position calculated in the process, the process of moving and displaying the virtual cursor to the changed display position is executed. Is for.

  According to the present invention, the operability of the touch device can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the video game processing apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the storage state of virtual cursor information. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a battle process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a character selection reception process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a game screen.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a video game processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the video game processing apparatus 100 includes a program reading unit 10, a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a display unit 13, an audio output unit 14, and an operation reception unit 15.

  The program reading unit 10 has a function of reading a necessary video game program from a storage medium containing a storage medium in which various video game programs are stored. In this example, the program reading unit 10 has a mounting unit for mounting a detachable game cartridge 20 in which a video game program is stored, and the player (operator (user) of the video game processing apparatus 100) is the player. The game program is read from the storage medium of the game cartridge 20 attached to the attachment unit and stored in the storage unit 12. Note that the video game executed in accordance with the video game program used in this example is any video game such as an RPG, a simulation game, a puzzle game, a battle game, or the like that causes an object selection request to the player. May be.

  The control unit 11 has a function of executing a game program read by the program reading unit 10 and stored in the storage unit 12 and executing various controls for advancing the video game in accordance with the operation of the player.

  The storage unit 12 is a storage medium that stores a video game program and various types of data that are necessary for a video game to proceed. The storage unit 12 is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as a RAM, for example. The storage unit 12 stores various types of information registered / updated as the game progresses, and various types of information used in the game read from the storage medium built in the game cartridge 20.

  The video game processing apparatus 100 may be configured to download a video game program from a game program providing server (not shown) via a communication network such as the Internet and store the downloaded video game program in the storage unit 12.

  In this example, the storage unit 12 is an icon indicating that predetermined various objects (in this example, a player character and an enemy character) are in a selected state in the virtual space of the video game displayed on the display screen of the display unit 13. A virtual cursor information management table 12a in which virtual cursor information referred to when the virtual cursor is displayed on the display screen is stored.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a storage state of virtual cursor information stored in the virtual cursor information management table 12a. As shown in FIG. 2, the virtual cursor information includes a contact position indicating a substantially center position (coordinates) of a pressed position of the touch panel received via the operation receiving unit 15, and a position where the virtual cursor is displayed with respect to the contact position ( When a predetermined character is displayed at the position where the virtual cursor is displayed, temporary selection character information indicating information regarding the character, and main selection character information indicating information regarding the character for which the selection operation has been confirmed, It is information including. In this example, when the virtual cursor is displayed in accordance with the squares constituting the battle field of the game screen, “the square including the position Xmm above the contact position” is set as the virtual cursor display position. An example will be described. However, the display position of the virtual cursor with respect to the contact position may be a position that is considered so as not to be hidden behind the display screen 13A (for example, a finger). That is, the position may be a position slightly deviated from the contact position, for example, “a square one above the square including the contact position”. Further, the display position of the virtual cursor with respect to the contact position can be set by the user.

  The display unit 13 is a display device that displays a game screen according to the operation of the player under the control of the control unit 11. The display unit 13 is configured by a liquid crystal display device, for example.

  The sound output unit 14 has a function of outputting a sound corresponding to the player's operation and the character's operation according to the control of the control unit 11.

  The operation reception unit 15 receives an operation signal corresponding to the player operation and notifies the control unit 11 of the result. In this example, the operation reception unit 15 receives a player's operation via a touch panel provided on the display unit 13. The operation reception unit 15 may be configured to receive a player's operation via a controller such as a mouse or a game pad.

  Next, the operation of the video game processing apparatus 100 of this example will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of battle processing executed by the video game processing apparatus 100. The battle process is started when a requirement for starting a battle between a player character operated by the player P and a non-player character operated by the control unit 11 is satisfied as the game progresses.

  In the battle process, a process for advancing the battle is executed by accepting the selection of the character by the player P using the virtual cursor. Note that the contents of operations and processes not related to the present invention may be omitted.

  Here, the battle method in this example will be described.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a game screen (battle screen) displayed on the display screen 13A of the display unit 13 provided in the housing 100A of the video game processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 4, in the battle in this example, player units (a group of characters that can be operated by the player P, which are arranged on the battle field 110 constituted by a plurality of cells, in this example, the player characters P1, P2 ) And enemy units (a group of characters operated by the control unit 11, in this example, enemy characters NP1 to NP5) advance the battle in a turn system. Note that the number of characters that constitute the player unit and the enemy unit may be single. Further, in this example, each character moves on a square constituting the battle field 110, but it is necessary to display a square on the battle field for the player P, for example, when the movement process of each character is executed. Except for a case, it is assumed that no square is displayed on the game screen.

  Further, a virtual cursor 101 indicating a character selected by the player P is displayed on the game screen in this example as the game progresses. In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the virtual cursor 101 is composed of a portion that emphasizes the square where the character is positioned and a portion that is placed above the character, thereby improving visibility. ing.

  Further, on the game screen in this example, a panel display area 102 in which a panel indicating a status including HP (hit points) of each character is displayed, and selected character change buttons 103 and 104 that can sequentially change the character selection. And are provided. The selected character change buttons 103 and 104 can be used to accurately select a character by operating the touch panel with a human finger or pen, such as when there are many characters that can be selected by the player P on the battle field 110 or when the character display is small. Useful when difficult. Further, in the vicinity of each character on the battle field 110, an HP gauge 105 indicating the HP of each character is displayed. If necessary, for example, an icon indicating a status abnormality of each character may be displayed in the vicinity of the corresponding character.

  In the battle process, the control unit 11 first specifies the position and type of the character on the battle field 110 (step S101).

  When the position and type of the character are specified, the control unit 11 sets panel information corresponding to each character (step S102). By setting the panel information in advance, it becomes possible to quickly execute a display panel switching effect and a display panel switching in which the display panel is switched when the operation of the selected character change buttons 103 and 104 is accepted. .

  When the panel information is set, the control unit 11 displays a game screen on the display screen 13A of the display unit 13 and executes a character selection receiving process for receiving a character selection on the game screen by the player P (step S104).

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the character selection receiving process executed by the video game processing apparatus 100 in this example. In the character selection receiving process, the control unit 11 first receives whether or not the display screen 13A has been pressed by the player P (step S201).

  Here, for example, in the state of the game screen shown in FIG. 4, when it is accepted that an arbitrary position on the display screen 13A is pressed by the finger 50 of the player P as shown in FIG. 6 (Y in step S201) ), The control unit 11 calculates a pressed position, which is a position on the display screen 13A (step S202). At this time, for example, when the finger 50 of the player P who pressed the display screen 13A is released from the display screen 13A in a time shorter than a predetermined time (0.1 seconds in this example), the control unit 11 displays the touch panel. It is determined that a tap operation for tapping is accepted, and it is determined that pressing of the display screen 13A has not been accepted (N in step S201).

  At this time, if the position where the tap operation by the player P is received is the character display position indicated by the selected character information, the control unit 11 belongs to the character attribute (in this example, it belongs to the player unit). Or a display process (display in step S106 or S112 of a battle process, which will be described later) according to whether the unit belongs to an enemy unit. In addition, when the position where the tap operation is received is a display position other than the character indicated by the main selection character information, the control unit 11 displays information regarding the character displayed at the position where the tap operation is received as the main selection character information. May be configured to execute related processing.

  When the pressed position is calculated, the control unit 11 refers to the virtual cursor information and determines whether or not the calculated pressed position is a character display position corresponding to the selected character information (step S203). If it is determined that the pressed position is the character display position corresponding to the selected character information (Y in step S203), the control unit 11 transitions to step S213 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the calculated pressed position is not the character display position corresponding to the selected character information (N in step S203), the control unit 11 deletes the panel displayed in the panel display area 102 from the display screen 13A ( In step S204, the calculated pressed position is set as a contact position in the virtual cursor information management table 12a, and the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is calculated based on the virtual cursor information (step S205).

  In this example, the control unit 11 calculates a square including a position X mm above the contact position as the display position of the virtual cursor 101. When the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is calculated, the control unit 11 displays the virtual cursor 101 according to the calculation result (step S206).

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the game screen at this time. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 11 displays a virtual cursor 101 in the vicinity (or slightly above) of the calculated contact position 51.

  When the virtual cursor 101 is displayed, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the display position of the virtual cursor 101 matches the display position of any character existing in the battle field 110 (step S207). 7, when the display position of the virtual cursor 101 does not match the display position of any character existing in the battle field 110 (N in step S207), the control unit 11 displays the panel in the panel display area 102. If yes, the display is erased, and it is determined whether or not the pressing on the display screen 13A is completed (step S208). If it is determined that the pressing on the display screen 13A has not ended (N in Step S208), the control unit 11 calculates the pressing position (Step S209), and proceeds to Step S205.

  By configuring the character selection receiving process in such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the contact position 51 moves to the position B via the position A in accordance with the movement of the pressed position by the finger 50 of the player P. When moved, the control unit 11 moves along the movement path of the contact position 51 (for example, in FIG. 8, from the position A to the upper Xmm from the position B via the mass A ′ including the position Xmm upward. The virtual cursor 101 can be moved up to a square on which the player character P1 that is a square including the position is displayed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the pressing on the display screen 13A has ended (Y in step S208), the control unit 11 refers to the virtual cursor information and determines whether or not the selected character information is stored (step S210). ). If it is determined that the main selection character information is not stored (N in step S210), the control unit 11 transitions to step S209.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the main selection character information is stored (Y in step S210), the control unit 11 displays the virtual cursor 101 at the character display position indicated by the main selection character information, and according to the main selection character information. The panel of the selected character is displayed in the panel display area 102 (step S211), and the process proceeds to step S201.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S207 that the display position of the virtual cursor 101 matches the display position of the character (Y in step S207), the control unit 11 determines that the character having the same display position (for example, In FIG. 7, predetermined information relating to the player character P1) is stored as temporary selection character information in the virtual cursor information management table 12a (overwritten storage), and a panel corresponding to the temporary selection character information is displayed in the panel display area 102 (see FIG. 7). Step S212).

  When the panel corresponding to the temporarily selected character information is displayed, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the pressing of the display screen 13A is finished (step S213). If it is determined that the pressing of the display screen 13A has not been completed (N in step S213), the control unit 11 transitions to step S209.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the pressing of the display screen 13A has ended (Y in step S213), the control unit 11 stores the temporarily selected character information as the main selected character information in the virtual cursor information management table 12a (step S214). In order to display the character indicated by the selected character information in the center area of the display screen 13A, for example, a process of setting the coordinates indicating the position of the character in the virtual space of the video game to the center coordinates of the game screen displayed on the display screen 13A ( Centering processing) is performed (step S215). When the character indicated by the selected character information is displayed in the central area of the display screen 13A, the control unit 11 ends the character reception selection process here, and transitions to step S105 in the battle process (see FIG. 3).

  When the character acceptance selection process is executed, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the character indicated by the main selection character information is a player unit character (player characters P1 and P2 in this example) (step S105).

  If it is determined that the character indicated by the selected character information is a character belonging to the player unit (Y in step S105), the control unit 11 displays an action icon (step S106) and accepts a selection of action type. (Step S107).

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the game screen at this time. As shown in FIG. 9, the action icon 201 includes action type icons 202 to 208 indicating action types to be executed by the character. When one of the action type icons 202 to 208 is selected by the player P, the control unit 11 displays the action type icon selected by rotating the display position of each of the action type icons 202 to 208 as the action icon. The action content indicated by the placed action type icon is displayed in the action content display area 209 in the lower center of 201 (that is, the position of the action type icon 202 in FIG. 9). The operation icon 201 may be configured to be rotatable in response to an operation (flick operation) for pressing the display screen 13A and moving the pressed position in an arbitrary direction while keeping the contact state within a predetermined time. .

  When the selection of the action type icon whose action contents are displayed in the action content display area 209 is received, the control unit 11 determines that the selection of the action type has been accepted (Y in step S107), and deletes the action icon 201. Then, a process for executing the operation indicated by the selected operation type icon is performed (step S108).

  On the other hand, when a part other than the action icon 201 on the game screen is pressed, the control unit 11 determines that the action type selection has not been accepted (N in step S107), and deletes the action icon 201. Then, the process proceeds to step S104.

  When the action indicated by the selected action type icon (for example, an attack action by the player character P1 or the like) is executed, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a predetermined battle end condition is satisfied (step S109). In this example, the control unit 11 stores predetermined victory conditions stored in the storage unit 12 (for example, “annihilate the enemy unit”, “set the HP of a specific enemy character to 0”), defeat, etc. When a condition (for example, “annihilation of player unit” or “a victory condition is not satisfied within a predetermined number of turns”) is satisfied, it is determined that the battle end condition is satisfied (Y in step S109). ), And the battle process here ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the battle end condition is not satisfied based on the result of the attacking action or the like by the player character P1 (N in Step S109), the control unit 11 controls the enemy units according to the control program stored in the storage unit 12. (Step S110), and as a result, it is determined whether or not the battle end condition is satisfied (Step S111). Here, the control part 11 complete | finishes a battle process here, when it determines with the battle completion conditions being satisfy | filled (Y of step S111). On the other hand, if it is determined that the battle end condition is not satisfied (N in step S111), the control unit 11 transitions to step S104.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in the character selection acceptance process, when the player P releases the finger 50 from the display screen 13A in a state where the virtual selection cursor 101 coincides with the display position of the enemy character NP5, Information relating to the enemy character NP5 is stored as the selected character information. In this case, in step S105 of the battle process, the control unit 11 determines that the character indicated by the selected character information is not a player unit character (N in step S105), and refers to the storage unit 12 to refer to the enemy character NP5. Is displayed in the enemy character detailed information display area (step S115).

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the game screen at this time. As shown in FIG. 11, in the enemy character detailed information display area 301, not only the HP of the enemy character NP5 but also the attack power, defense power, resistance, etc. are displayed in a form that can be intuitively recognized by a plurality of icons. The In this example, when the detailed information of the enemy character NP5 is displayed, the control unit 11 deletes the panel display area 102 (makes it invisible).

  When the detailed information of the enemy character NP5 is displayed, the control unit 11 receives a tap operation on the display screen 13A (step S113), and determines that the tap operation has been received (Y in step S116), the enemy character detailed information display area. 301 is deleted, and the process proceeds to step S104.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) that controls the application by displaying the objects (for example, the player characters P1 and P2) on the display screen 13A. However, selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen 13A by the operation of the player P is accepted, and when the selection of the position is accepted, a selection position (for example, a contact position) that is a position on the display screen 13A that is selected. Is calculated, the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is calculated according to the calculated selection position, the virtual cursor 101 is displayed at the calculated display position, and after the selection of the position is accepted, the arbitrary position on the display screen 13A The selected position until the selection continuation state (for example, the pressed state of the display screen) is completed. Every time the display position of the virtual cursor 101 calculated repeatedly according to the calculated selection position is changed, the virtual cursor 101 is moved to the changed display position and displayed. Can be improved.

  That is, for example, when the user presses the touch panel with a finger, the virtual cursor is moved following the movement of the finger until the finger is released from the touch panel, so that the virtual cursor is matched with the position of the object that the user wants to select. Since the operation becomes easy, the operability of the touch device can be improved.

  In the embodiment described above, the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) determines whether or not the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is the display position of the object (for example, the player characters P1 and P2). When the determination is made and it is determined that the display position of the virtual cursor 101 is the display position of the object, the temporary selection of the object (for example, storage of the temporary selection character information) is accepted. It becomes possible to prevent mistakes.

  In the above-described embodiment, the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) receives an object (for example, the player characters P1, P2) for which the temporary selection, for example, storage of the temporarily selected character information, is accepted. Since the object corresponding panel corresponding to is displayed, it is possible to notify the user of the process executed when the object is selected.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) finishes the selection continuation state (for example, the pressed state of the display screen), the object (for example, the player character P1, It is determined whether or not the provisional selection of P2) is accepted, and the selection of the object (for example, storage of the selected character information) is accepted in response to the judgment that the provisional selection of the object is accepted. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively prevent an object selection error by the user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) is configured to accept selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen 13A by a touch operation on the touch panel. A possible touch device can be provided. In the above-described embodiment, when the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) has been in contact with the touch panel for a touch operation for a predetermined time (for example, 0.1 seconds) or longer, the display screen 13A is displayed. Since it is configured to accept selection of an arbitrary position above, it is possible to distinguish whether it is a tap operation or not, and it is possible to display a virtual cursor only when it is not a tap operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the user interface processing device (for example, the video game processing device 100) is located at a position that is a predetermined distance above the calculated selection position (for example, the contact position) (for example, Xmm above the contact position). Since the frame including the position is calculated as the display position of the virtual cursor 101, it is possible to prevent the virtual cursor and the selectable object from being visually recognized by the user's finger, for example. Thus, for example, even for a small selection target object that is difficult to pinpoint by touching with a finger, the display position of the virtual cursor displayed at a position that is not hidden by the finger matches the display position of the selection target object ( The target object can be explicitly specified by sliding in). Therefore, even when the user displays a smaller object on the display screen of the touch device, for example, than the one used by the user to operate the touch panel, the stress applied to the user by the touch device operation related to the selection of the object can be reduced. become able to.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the video game processing apparatus 100 that controls the progress of the video game is described as an application. However, any device that performs user interface processing using an input device such as a touch panel may be used. Any device can be applied. Therefore, in the user interface process related to the operation of the object (user interface component) in the application other than the video game, the same process as that in each of the above-described embodiments can be performed.

  According to the present invention, it is useful for improving the operability in an operation on an application such as a game operation in a touch device using a touch panel. It can also be applied to general console game machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Program reading part 11 Control part 12 Storage part 13 Display part 14 Audio | voice output part 15 Operation reception part 20 Game cartridge 100 Video game processing apparatus

Claims (10)

A user interface processing device for controlling an application by displaying an object on a display screen,
Selection accepting means for accepting selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by the operation of the player;
A selection position calculation means for calculating a selection position that is a position on the display screen that is selected when a position selection is received by the selection reception means;
Virtual cursor display position calculating means for calculating a display position of the virtual cursor according to the selection position calculated by the selection position calculating means;
Virtual cursor display means for displaying a virtual cursor at the display position calculated by the virtual cursor display position calculation means,
The selection position calculation means repeats the selection position until the selection continuation state in which an arbitrary position on the display screen is continuously selected after the selection of the position is received by the selection reception means ends. Calculate
Each time the virtual cursor display position calculated by the virtual cursor display position calculation means changes according to the selection position calculated by the selection position calculation means, the virtual cursor display means virtually changes to the changed display position. A user interface processing device characterized by moving a cursor to display. Display position determination means for determining whether the display position of the virtual cursor is the display position of the object;
The user interface according to claim 1, further comprising: object temporary selection receiving means for receiving a temporary selection of the object when the display position determination means determines that the display position of the virtual cursor is the display position of the object. Processing equipment. The user interface processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a panel display unit that displays an object corresponding panel corresponding to the object for which the temporary selection is received by the object temporary selection receiving unit. A selection end time determination unit that determines whether or not the temporary selection of an object is received by the object temporary selection reception unit when the selection continuation state ends;
4. The user interface processing device according to claim 2, further comprising: an object selection unit that receives a selection of the object in response to the determination that the provisional selection of the object is received by the selection end determination unit. 5. . The user interface processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the selection receiving unit receives a selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by a touch operation of a touch panel. The user interface processing device according to claim 5, wherein the selection accepting unit accepts selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen when a contact time of the touch panel by the contact operation continues for a predetermined time or more. The user according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the virtual cursor display position calculation unit calculates a position above a predetermined distance from the selection position calculated by the selection position calculation unit as a display position of the virtual cursor. Interface processing device. The user interface processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the user interface processing device is a video game processing device that controls the progress of a video game as the application. A user interface processing method for controlling an application by displaying an object on a display screen,
A selection acceptance process for accepting selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by the operation of the player;
A selection position calculation process that calculates a selection position that is a position on the display screen that is selected when a position selection is received in the selection reception process;
A virtual cursor display position calculation process for calculating a display position of the virtual cursor according to the selection position calculated in the selection position calculation process;
Virtual cursor display processing for displaying a virtual cursor at the display position calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation processing,
In the selection position calculation process, after the selection of the position is received in the selection reception process, the selection position is repeated until a selection continuation state in which an arbitrary position on the display screen is continuously selected ends. Calculate
In the virtual cursor display process, every time the display position of the virtual cursor calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation process changes according to the selection position calculated in the selection position calculation process, the virtual cursor display process changes to the virtual display position. A method of processing a user interface, characterized in that a cursor is moved for display. A user interface processing program for controlling an application by displaying an object on a display screen,
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A selection acceptance process for accepting selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by the operation of the player;
A selection position calculation process that calculates a selection position that is a position on the display screen that is selected when a position selection is received in the selection reception process;
A virtual cursor display position calculation process for calculating a display position of the virtual cursor according to the selection position calculated in the selection position calculation process;
A virtual cursor display process for displaying a virtual cursor at the display position calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation process;
In the selection position calculation process, after the selection of the position is received in the selection reception process, the selection position is repeated until a selection continuation state in which an arbitrary position on the display screen is continuously selected ends. Execute the process to calculate,
In the virtual cursor display process, every time the display position of the virtual cursor calculated in the virtual cursor display position calculation process changes according to the selection position calculated in the selection position calculation process, the virtual cursor display process changes to the virtual display position. User interface processing program for executing processing to display by moving the cursor.

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