JP2014235524A - Information processing method, information processing system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable responses to inputs of various commands with a simple operation that can be performed with one hand.SOLUTION: A method according to this invention is a method to be executed in a device provided with a control part. The device executes a step for detecting a position and a time where and when a user performs an input, a step for determining an inputted command on the basis of a relative distance between detected positions to each other and relative time difference between detected times to each other, and a step for outputting the determined command.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing method, an information processing system, and a program.

  Conventionally, in a game such as a martial art, a character is operated by inputting a command in which a cross key and a button are combined using a dedicated controller, and various techniques are performed. As a technique for realizing the input of such a command without using a dedicated controller, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a game program for operating a game device including a display screen for displaying a game image and a touch panel covering the display screen. This game program detects a coordinate value indicating a position where an input is made by the player on the touch panel at a unit time interval, and specifies a graphic shape of an input locus indicated by the detected coordinate value group. Then, the content of the process for changing the characteristic parameter indicating the characteristic of the game character is changed according to the combination of the item type determined by the user and the graphic shape of the specified input trajectory.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-211122

  However, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, in addition to being difficult to operate with one hand, when it is desired to perform various operations on the character, the user has to store a complicated trajectory in advance. The command cannot be entered.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of handling various command inputs with a simple operation that can be performed with one hand.

  The method according to the present invention is a method implemented in an apparatus including a control unit, in which the apparatus detects a position and time at which an input by a user is performed, and a relative distance between the detected positions. And a step of determining an input command and a step of outputting the determined command based on the detected relative time difference between the times.

  “Command” refers to an instruction generated for causing a device such as a portable terminal to execute a predetermined process. For example, this instruction includes an instruction generated from an operation on a touch panel, a button, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like input by the user.

  The determining step includes the distance between the position where the input is performed for the Nth (1 ≦ N) time and the position where the input is performed for the (N + 1) th time, the time when the input is performed for the Nth time, It is desirable to execute a step of determining, as a command, a time difference from the time when the input is performed for the (N + 1) th time.

  The method may further include the step of the device displaying an input area that accepts input from the user.

  In the above method, it is preferable that the device further stores a correspondence relationship between the combination of the distance and the time difference and the processing executed in the device.

  The above method can further execute a step in which the apparatus refers to the stored correspondence relationship and determines a process to be executed in response to the command.

  The above method is used in a game that is progressed by a user operating a character, and the process to be executed is used in an action to be executed by the character, determination of character parameters, movement of the character, or game. It is desirable to relate to at least one of the provision of items.

  The information processing system according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects a position and time at which a user input is performed, a relative distance between the detected positions, and a relative time difference between the detected times. Based on this, a determination means for determining an input command and an output means for outputting the determined command are provided.

  The “information processing system” refers to a system configured to provide a specific function to a user, which includes an information processing apparatus or the like. For example, a server device, a cloud computing type, an ASP (Application Service Provider), a client server model, and the like are included, but the invention is not limited thereto.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention allows a computer to detect a position and time at which a user input is performed, a relative distance between the detected positions, and a relative time difference between the detected times. Based on the above, the means for determining the input command and the means for outputting the determined command are caused to function.

  The program of the present invention can be installed or loaded on a computer through various recording media such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, and a semiconductor memory, or via a communication network. .

  Further, in this specification and the like, the “unit” does not simply mean a physical configuration, but also includes a case where the functions of the configuration are realized by software. In addition, functions of one configuration may be realized by two or more physical configurations, or functions of two or more configurations may be realized by one physical configuration.

  According to the present invention, various commands can be input with a simple operation that can be performed with one hand.

It is a block diagram of the apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the virtual button in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a chart which shows the flow of the command output process in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the input to the user's virtual button in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a system configuration figure of the game system in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the server apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the one part command extracted from the series of commands in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the technique list | wrist in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the item list in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the card list in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the item acquisition screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the parameter list | wrist in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the level-up screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the movement list | wrist in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the movement screen in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a chart which shows the flow of the command determination process in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the list | wrist of the process in other embodiment of this invention.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The device includes a device or a module having a function of accepting a user operation. For example, the apparatus includes modules such as a touch panel, a mouse, and a touch pad, and a smartphone or a computer including these modules. In the present embodiment, the device will be described as a mobile terminal 101 such as a smartphone provided with a touch panel.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 101 includes a main control unit 1100 including a CPU and a memory, an input unit 120, and a communication unit 130.

  The input unit 120 receives an operation from a user, and in the present embodiment, refers to a touch panel. Hereinafter, the input unit 120 is referred to as a touch panel. A touch panel is an electronic component that combines a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a position input device such as a touch pad, and operates a device by pressing a display on a screen. For the input method of the touch panel, an existing technique such as a resistive film method or a capacitance method can be used.

  The communication unit 130 is for connecting the mobile terminal 101 to a network. For example, the communication unit 130 may include a LAN module, a LAN card, an analog modem, an ISDN modem, and the like, and an interface for connecting them to the processing unit via a transmission line such as a system bus.

  The main control unit 1100 includes an arithmetic processing unit 1110 such as a CPU and MPU, and a ROM 1120. The arithmetic processing unit 1110 operates various functional units by executing programs recorded in the ROM 1120 based on various inputs. This program may be stored in an external memory such as microSD, or distributed via the network 300 and installed in the mobile terminal 101. The ROM 1120 stores data necessary for processing by the system of the mobile terminal 101, such as an OS (Operating System).

  Further, the arithmetic processing unit 1110 includes a display control unit 1111, a detection unit 1112, a determination unit 1113, and an output unit 1114 as functional units. Although not shown in the figure, the arithmetic processing unit 1110 has an interface circuit with the touch panel and the communication unit 130, and each function unit controls the touch panel and the communication unit 130 through this circuit as necessary. Is going.

  The display control unit 1111 is configured to control the liquid crystal panel of the touch panel via the interface circuit described above to display an image. When the display control unit 1111 controls the liquid crystal panel, an input area that receives an input from the user can be displayed. The input area may be, for example, a virtual button (hereinafter referred to as a virtual button) that is displayed on a liquid crystal panel, recognizes that the user has operated the button by tapping the touch panel, and receives an input. . FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the virtual button 400. As shown in FIG. 2, the virtual button 400 may be created as a rectangular area displayed on the screen, but the shape of this area is not limited to a rectangle. The entire screen of the liquid crystal panel can be used as a large virtual button 400 and an image can be displayed on the virtual button 400.

  The detection unit 1112 is configured to detect a position and a time when an input by the user is performed. The detection unit 1112 can detect a user's tap operation as an input to the touch panel via an interface circuit with the touch panel.

  The determination unit 1113 is configured to determine an input command based on the relative distance between the positions detected by the detection unit 1112 and the relative time difference between the detected times. The command refers to an instruction generated for causing a device such as the mobile terminal 101 to execute a predetermined process. For example, this instruction includes an instruction generated from an operation on a touch panel, a button, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like input by the user. The determination unit 1113 determines, as a command, a combination of an input distance and a time difference due to a tap operation on the virtual button performed by the user. In the present embodiment, one combination of the relative distance and the relative time difference is handled as one command. That is, one command indicates a combination of distance and time difference determined by two tap operations. In addition, a plurality of combinations by a plurality of tap operations input within a predetermined time are handled as a series of commands.

  The determination unit 1113 inputs the distance between the position where the input is performed for the Nth (1 ≦ N) time and the position where the input is performed for the (N + 1) th time, the time when the input is performed for the Nth time, and the input for the (N + 1) th time. The command can be determined by obtaining the time difference from the time when the operation is performed.

  The output unit 1114 is configured to output the determined command.

  The processing of these functional units of the arithmetic processing unit 1110 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a chart showing the flow of command output processing.

  When the user taps and inputs an input to the virtual button displayed on the liquid crystal panel (S101: YES), the detection unit 1112 detects the position and time when the input is performed by the user (S102). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the user inputs three points A, B, and C on the virtual button in this order. At this time, the detection unit 1112 can detect the coordinates of the points A, B, and C on the virtual button and the time when the points A, B, and C are input.

  Next, the determination unit 1113 calculates the distance between the detected points and the time difference (timing) of the detected time (S103). In the example of FIG. 4, the determination unit 1113 determines the distance between AB from the coordinates (Xa, Ya) of the point A input first time and the coordinates (Xb, Yb) of the point B input second time. Is calculated. Further, a time difference (timing) is calculated from the time when the point A is input and the time when the point B is input. Similarly, the distance between CB from the coordinates (Xb, Yb) of point B and the coordinates (Xc, Yc) of point C input for the second time, the time when point B was input, and the time when point C was input The timing is calculated from In the example of FIG. 4, the user has input only three points. However, if the user continues to input point D, point E..., The determination unit 1113 determines that the point is between points CD and DE. The distance and time difference are also calculated in.

  Next, the determination unit 1113 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the user last tapped and input (S104). This determination may be performed by determining an elapsed time from when the user first inputs. If the user inputs again before the predetermined time has elapsed (S104: NO), the determination unit 1113 determines that a series of commands are being input, and returns the processing to the detection unit 1112. On the other hand, when the user does not input until the predetermined time elapses (S104: YES), the determination unit 1113 determines that the user has completed the input, and sets the acquired combinations of distance and timing as a series of commands. Determination is made (S105). Then, the output unit 1114 outputs the determined series of commands (S106).

  By repeating the processing from S101 to S106, the portable terminal 101 can output various commands by the user's tap operation (combination of distance and timing).

  An information processing system using the mobile terminal 101 configured as described above will be described by taking a game system 10 that provides a game as an example. FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram of the game system 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the game system 10 includes a server device 200 and a mobile terminal 101. The server device 200 is a server computer connected to a network 300 such as the Internet or a dedicated line. Similarly to the server device 200, the mobile terminal 101, which is a terminal device connected to the network 300 by wire or wirelessly, is set to be communicable with each other, so that the game system 10 is configured. In the present embodiment, the game system 10 is described as including the server device 200 and the mobile terminal 101, but is not limited thereto. For example, the game system 10 may be configured as a cloud computing system. In this case, the user uses the computer processing of the game system 10 as a service via the network. The game system 10 may be configured as a system including an ASP server.

  In the game system 10, the user accesses the server device 200 using the mobile terminal 101 and receives a game. Any kind of game may be used, but as an example, a role playing game where a player fights against an opponent by performing a technique according to a user's operation or a dungeon is captured using an item. Examples include games. In the present embodiment, a role playing game that proceeds by a user operating a character will be described as an example.

  In this game, the user operates the character to move the stage provided from the server device 200 as the game world. At this time, when the user's character encounters an enemy character, a battle is generated, and the user's character obtains an experience value by this battle, and improves the level or obtains an item or a card.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a block diagram of the server device 200 included in the game system 10 according to the present embodiment. The server device 200 can be constructed with an arbitrary design, but preferably includes a receiving unit 210, a storage unit 220, and a determining unit 230.

  The receiving unit 210 is configured to receive a command output from the output unit 1114 of the mobile terminal 101.

  In addition, the storage unit 220 is configured to store a correspondence relationship between the above-described combination of distance and time difference or a set of a plurality of combinations of distance and time and processing executed in the mobile terminal 101. This correspondence relationship is stored in a list described later. The storage unit 220 can also store user information such as a user ID, password, game history (level, acquired item, experience value, parameter, etc.), operation history, and the like. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 220 is described as being built on the server device 200, but is not limited thereto, and is not limited to this, on the mobile terminal 101 or on another terminal connected to the network 300. It may be constructed.

  The determination unit 230 is configured to refer to the correspondence relationship stored in the list and determine a process to be executed in response to the command. The process to be executed is related to at least one of, for example, an action to be executed by a character used in a game, determination of character parameters, character movement, or provision of an item used in the game. can do.

  Specifically, the process to be executed is a process for executing a technique that is performed when the user character battles with an enemy character, or a process for changing a parameter value when the character is leveled up. For example, there are a process for providing any one of the types of item cards, a process for performing movement by a predetermined method, and the like.

  When at least a part of a series of commands output from the mobile terminal 101 matches a combination described in the list, the determination unit 230 can determine that the process related to the matched record is executed. . FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating how the determination unit 230 extracts a part of commands that match the list from a series of commands. FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which the user performs 11 tap operations on the mobile terminal 101 and 10 commands 501 to 510 are transmitted to the server apparatus 200 as a series of commands.

  For example, in the list referred to by the determination unit 230 at this time, a set of two combinations of distance and timing (combination A and combination B) transmitted by three consecutive taps is described as one record. Suppose that At this time, the determination unit 230 sequentially determines from the command 501 whether the combination A and each command match. For example, when the command 504 is a command that matches the combination A for the first time, the determination unit 230 determines whether or not the command 505 next matches the combination B. When the command 505 matches the combination B, the determination unit 230 assumes that the command 504 and the command 505 correspond to the combination A and the combination A, and performs processing corresponding to the record in which the set of the combination A and the combination B is described. This is determined as a process to be executed by the mobile terminal 101.

  On the other hand, when the command 504 matches the combination A, but the command 505 does not match the combination B, the determination unit 230 again determines whether or not the command 505 matches the combination A sequentially.

Next, the list stored in the storage unit 220 will be described with reference to FIGS.
Examples of the list stored in the storage unit 220 include, but are not limited to, a technique list 221, an item list 222, a card list 223, a parameter list 224, a movement list 225, and the like. Details of each list will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that pixel in the figure means a unit of pixel. The term “frame” refers to the number of frames displayed during the period. For example, when the frame rate (the number of frames displayed per second) is 30, 30 frame indicates one second. The list stored in the storage unit 220 can be corrected or customized based on the game history (level, acquired item, experience value, parameter, etc.) and operation history. Furthermore, specific numerical values can be changed as appropriate.

  The contents of the corresponding processing are described in the first column of each list, and a set of combinations of distance and timing is stored in the second and subsequent columns. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a case where combinations of inter-coordinate distances A to D and timings A to D are stored in columns 2 to 8 will be described as an example. At this time, among the series of commands transmitted from the portable terminal 101, it is assumed that the command that coincided with the inter-coordinate distance A and the timing A is the command by the Nth and N + 1th taps. In this case, the combination of the inter-coordinate distance B and the timing B is a command based on the distance and timing of the (N + 1) th and N + 2th taps, and the combination of the inter-coordinate distance C and the timing C is a command based on the (N + 2) th and N + 3th taps. The determination unit 230 determines whether the combination of the inter-coordinate distance D and the timing D matches the command by the (N + 3) th and (N + 4) th taps.

  FIG. 8 shows the technique list 221. The technique list 221 is a list of techniques activated by a combination of a distance between coordinates when the user repeatedly hits the touch panel and a timing when the button is repeatedly hit.

  A technique is a means of attack when a user's character battles with an enemy character. There are various techniques such as small combos and medium combos according to the damage given to the enemy character, and small combos and large combos according to the number of attacks in one technique. In addition, a special technique that has a higher attack power than a normal attack may be provided. As shown in the technique list 221 of FIG. 8, this list stores techniques in which the damage to the opponent increases as the level goes down. For this reason, the technique stored in the lower row is more difficult to input commands. In addition, the mistake stored in the top row is automatically selected when the input command does not match any of the combinations in the list. The mistake may be, for example, an attack that cannot damage the enemy character or an attack that can cause very little damage. Set a specific numerical value for medium attack, small combo, large combo, and special move without setting a mistake, and if none of the combinations in the list match, it is a small attack It is also possible. In addition, the types of techniques stored in the list and the order on the list can be changed as appropriate.

  The determination unit 230 determines that a battle event is occurring when a user character encounters an enemy character and a battle is occurring, and selects the technique list 221 as a list for determining processing according to the command.

  FIG. 9 shows the item list 222. The item list 222 is a list of items that can be obtained by a combination of the distance between coordinates when the user repeatedly touches the touch panel and the timing at which the button is repeatedly hit.

  An item refers to a tool for assisting a user's character in a game. The item may appear in the game as a card. In this case, the storage unit 220 may store the card list 223 as shown in FIG. The item list 222 and the card list 223 have higher rarity values as the item cards stored in the lower row. The herb and slime stored at the top are automatically selected when the input command does not match any of the combinations in the list. Note that the types of item cards stored in the list and the order on the list can be changed as appropriate.

  The determination unit 230 determines that an item (or card) acquisition event is occurring when the character acquires a treasure box, and selects the item list 222 or the card list 223 as a list for determining processing according to the command. During the item acquisition event, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. FIG. 11A shows a screen when the treasure box is obtained, FIG. 11B shows a screen when the treasure box is opened, and FIG. 11C shows a screen when the item is taken out from the treasure box. Each screen transitions when the user taps the touch panel. Items to be taken out from the treasure chest are determined at the tapping position and timing at this time.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the parameter list 224. The parameter list 224 is a list representing the rate of parameter growth by a combination of the distance between coordinates when the user repeatedly hits the touch panel and the timing of repeatedly hitting the button. When the parameter list 224 as shown in FIG. 12 is stored as a list, the storage unit 220 associates the expansion rate of the parameter stored in the first column of the parameter list 224 with the variation rate of each parameter. It is desirable to store the attached parameter table.

  The parameter is data representing the strength of the character used in the game, and this difference in strength works in an advantageous / disadvantageous manner when the game is advanced. Examples of parameters include elements such as physical strength, magic power, attack power, and defense power. In this parameter list 224, “upward” indicating the growth rate of normal parameters, “not much growth” indicating the growth rate of parameters below normal, “higher growth” indicating higher growth rate than “up” ! ”And“ It ’s good growth! ”,“ Earthful growth! ”Showing a higher growth rate, and a combination of distance and timing corresponding to the growth rate. In the parameter list 224, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, "up" indicating the normal parameter growth rate is stored at the top, and the input command is assigned to any of the combinations in the list. If not, it may be selected automatically. As a result, only when a specific command has been input, “not so much” with a low parameter growth rate is selected, and it becomes possible to incorporate a bargaining factor into the command input. Note that the type of growth rate of parameters stored in the list and the order on the list can be changed as appropriate.

  The determination unit 230 determines that a level-up event has occurred when the experience value acquired by the user character reaches a predetermined value, and selects the parameter list 224 as a list for determining processing according to the command. During the level up event, a screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. 13A is a screen indicating that the experience value has reached a predetermined value, FIG. 13B is a screen indicating that the level has been increased, and FIG. 13C is a parameter increase accompanying the level increase. Is a screen for displaying. These screens transition when the user taps the touch panel. The elongation rate of the parameter is determined by the tapping position and timing at this time.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the movement list 225. The movement list 225 is a list of movement methods determined by a combination of a distance between coordinates when the user repeatedly hits the touch panel and a timing at which the button is repeatedly hit.

  For example, in this embodiment, two types of normal movement and stealth movement are stored in the list as movement methods. FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically illustrating the types of movement. As shown in FIG. 15A, when the user double taps the touch panel on the moving screen, the moving method is selected at the timing and distance of the double tap. FIG. 15B schematically shows a case where the normal movement is determined. In the case of normal movement, when the user character enters the field of view of the enemy character, it is discovered by the enemy character and a battle event occurs. FIG. 15C schematically shows a case where it is determined that the stealth movement is performed. In the case of stealth movement, even if the user's character crosses the enemy character, it is not detected. Note that the types of movement methods stored in the list and the order on the list can be changed as appropriate.

  The determination unit 230 determines that a movement event is occurring while the user character is moving on the stage, and selects the movement list 225 as a list for determining processing according to the command.

  The command determination process at the time of game execution in the game system 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the user operates the mobile terminal 101 to connect the mobile terminal 101 to the server device 200 via the network 300. Further, the mobile terminal 101 is operated to select a game provided from the server device 200. At this time, it is desirable that the server device 200 requests input of login information such as a user ID and a password before starting the game. As a result, when the server device 200 recognizes the login information, it acquires the user-specific history information associated with the user ID from the user information stored in the storage unit 130, and resumes the game from the previous continuation. Because it becomes possible.

  Upon receiving a game start request from the user (S201: YES), the server device 200 creates an image related to the selected game and transmits it to the mobile terminal 101 (S202). The user proceeds with the game using the transmitted image. When a predetermined event occurs, a list to be referred to is determined from the list stored in the storage unit 220 according to the event generated by the determination unit 230. Specifically, the determination unit 230 selects the technique list 221 during the occurrence of the battle event, the item list 222 or the card list 223 when the item acquisition event occurs, and the parameter when the level-up event occurs. When the movement event has occurred in the list 224, the movement list 225 is selected (S203). Here, description will be made assuming that the determination unit 230 selects the technique list during the occurrence of the battle event.

  While the battle event is occurring, the mobile terminal 101 performs the command output process shown in FIG. 3 so that a series of commands is output (S204: YES). The receiving unit 210 receives the output series of commands (S205). When a series of commands is received, the determination unit 230 sequentially refers to the selected list (in this example, the technique list 221) from the lower level to the upper level. When the combination of distance and timing included in the series of commands matches the combination in the list (S206: YES), information on the technique corresponding to the matched combination is transmitted to the mobile terminal 101, and the user character The technique is executed (S207). If there is no matching combination in step S206 (S206: NO), the mistake stored in the top row of the technique list 221 is selected. At this time, for example, the determination unit 230 causes the user's character to execute an attack that does not damage the enemy character, such as an empty swing (S208). Even when another list is selected, it is determined by which process in the list which process is to be executed by the same process.

  As described above, the method according to the present invention is a method implemented in a device such as the portable terminal 101 including the control unit, and the device detects the position and time when the input by the user is performed, and the detection Executing a step of determining a command to be input and a step of outputting the determined command based on a relative distance between the determined positions and a relative time difference between the detected times. Therefore, it is possible to handle various command inputs with a simple operation that can be performed with one hand.

[Other Embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 101 is configured to directly access the server device 200 via the network 300. However, for example, when the communication system includes a Web server, the Web server may be configured to relay the exchange with the mobile terminal 101. As a result, security risks can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of the configuration of the storage unit 220 has been described. May be configured such that the portable terminal 101 and other devices perform corresponding processing. Similarly, a configuration in which the server device 200 includes a configuration included in the mobile terminal 101 and other devices and the server device 200 performs corresponding processing may be employed.

  The predetermined list stored in the storage unit 220 may be configured to be disclosed to the user, or may be private to the user. For example, when the information is made public, it is desired to perform input corresponding to the list, so that the technique may be activated according to the input skill of the user. If it is not open to the public, chances of the game being triggered may increase the fun of the game.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the example applied to the game has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the game and can be applied to the case where other applications are used.

  For example, the configuration may be such that the user input can be easily performed using the list 226 of FIG. For example, when the user creates a mail on the portable terminal 101 and the user matches the list 226 in FIG. 17 by the user's operation, as a corresponding process, in the “Home window”, a list of frequently used functions or a specific function A window having a function is displayed in the center, and “save” performs a process of saving mail data created by the user.

  In addition, it is possible not only to create a mail but also to perform processing corresponding to an application currently used by the user. Moreover, it is also possible to prevent a user's erroneous operation by restrict | limiting the distance between coordinates of the list | wrist 226 of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game system 101 Portable terminal 1100 Main control part 1110 Arithmetic processing part 1111 Display control part 1112 Detection part 1113 Determination part 1114 Output part 1120 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 Input part 130 Communication part 200 Server apparatus 210 Reception part 220 Storage part 230 Determination part 221 Technique list 222 Item list 223 Card list 224 Parameter list 225 Movement list 300 Network 501-510 Command

Claims (8)

A method implemented in an apparatus comprising a control unit, comprising:
The device is
Detecting a position and time at which input by a user is performed;
Determining an input command based on a relative distance between the detected positions and a relative time difference between the detected times;
Outputting the determined command;
How to run. The step of determining includes
The device is
The distance between the position where the input was performed N times (1 ≦ N) and the position where the input was performed N times, the time when the input was performed N times, and the time when the input was performed N times The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining a time difference from the command as a command is executed. The method further comprises:
The device is
The method according to claim 1, wherein a step of displaying an input area for receiving an input from the user is executed. The method further comprises:
The device is
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a step of storing a correspondence relationship between the combination of the distance and the time difference and processing executed in the device is executed. The method further comprises:
The device is
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining the process to be executed is executed in response to the command with reference to the stored correspondence relationship. The method is used in a game that progresses when the user operates a character,
The process to be executed relates to at least one of an action to be executed by the character, determination of a parameter of the character, movement of the character, or provision of an item used in the game. The method according to claim 4 or 5. A detecting means for detecting a position and a time when an input is made by a user;
Determination means for determining an input command based on a relative distance between the detected positions and a relative time difference between the detected times;
Output means for outputting the determined command;
An information processing system comprising: Computer
Means for detecting the position and time at which the input by the user was made;
Means for determining an input command based on a relative distance between the detected positions and a relative time difference between the detected times;
Means for outputting the determined command;
Program to make it work.