JP2019114271A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique which can effectively distinguish an input operation to designate an arbitrary area on a display screen from an operation of touch or click input to designate one point or an operation to slide a finger while continuing input to the one point, thereby preventing an incorrect operation by a user.SOLUTION: On the basis of coordinates of initial two points P1 and P2 which are simultaneously input in a coordinate input unit, coordinates of a first intermediate point M1 which are obtained from the coordinates of the initial two points are determined, and on the basis of coordinates of last two points P3 and P4 which have been detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are no longer simultaneously input, coordinates of a second intermediate point M2 which are obtained from the coordinates of the last two points are determined. Then, a region R on a display screen of a display unit is determined on the basis of the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of designating an area on a display screen, an information processing method, and a game apparatus. Specifically, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus or the like capable of performing processing for selecting one or more objects included in a designated area, for example, by designating an area on a display screen. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is well known a technique of designating a rectangular area by sliding an input position on a display screen using a pointing device such as a touch screen or a mouse pointer. Thus, by designating a rectangular area on the display screen, it is possible to select one or more objects included in the designated area, and to enlarge, cut or edit an image in the designated area. Become. In such conventional techniques, generally, one point on the display screen is touch input (or click input) by the pointing device, and the touch position is slid (swipe) while the touch input on the screen is continued, and then the touch is performed. By releasing the input, a rectangular area whose diagonal is a line connecting the first touch position and the last touch position is specified.

  Further, as a technique of utilizing a plurality of objects on a screen using a touch panel display, for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 detects a touch state when a touch panel display placed on a monitor capable of displaying a plurality of objects is touch-operated, and detects an object according to the detected touch state. While determining the size of the selection area that defines the range to be selected, the selection area is set based on the touch position, and an object at least partially overlapping the set selection area is selected as a selection candidate.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-20608

  By the way, in recent years, it has become possible to increase the size of touch panel displays, and their applications are being diversified. For example, a game device has also been developed which can perform an input operation related to game progress by displaying a game image on a touch panel display and the user touching the touch panel with a finger. In particular, by mounting a large touch panel display on the game device and executing the action game, it is possible to provide the user with a highly realistic game.

  When an action game is provided by such a large touch panel display, it is necessary for the user to perform a touch operation without hesitation. Examples of the touch operation method of the touch panel display include an operation of touching a point on the screen of the touch panel display, an operation of tracing the screen with a finger, and an operation of flipping the screen with a finger. Different commands (instructions) are allocated to these operations, respectively, and the user advances the game by repeatedly inputting various commands while selecting these operation methods. In particular, in a game device which advances a game while selecting a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen, a screen on which the object is displayed when it is desired to select one object in selecting the objects When it is desired to select a plurality of objects by touching one point on the screen, the user may touch the screen on which the respective objects are displayed.

  Here, when it is desired to select a large number of objects from among the objects displayed on the screen, it is cumbersome to touch the objects desired to be selected one by one, and the operability of the game It was a loss of Therefore, as in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, when the touch state at one point on the touch panel display continues, the selection area is determined based on the locus of the user's finger sliding on the screen, and A technique for selecting an object included in the selection area has also been proposed.

  However, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the operation of selecting one object and the operation of selecting a plurality of objects are basically performed based on the touch state of one finger. As described above, when the operation of selecting one object and the operation of selecting a plurality of objects are distinguished only by whether or not the touch state of one finger is continued, the user performs the touch operation. There was a problem that it was easy to make mistakes. That is, even if the user intends to select one object, if another user continues to detect a continued touch on the touch panel display, an unintended other object is selected. There's a problem. On the contrary, even if the user intends to select a plurality of objects, only one object is selected if the continuous touch state on the touch panel display is not detected by mistake There is. Furthermore, in the case where another command is assigned to an operation (sliding operation) of tracing the screen of the touch panel display with one finger, the possibility of erroneous operation by the user is further increased.

  Therefore, at present, the input operation for designating an arbitrary area on the display screen is effectively distinguished from the operation for touch or click input for designating one point, and the operation for sliding while continuing the input for one point, There is a need for a technique for preventing user misoperation. In particular, in the case of a game device which needs to touch a large touch panel display smoothly, there is a need for a technique related to an input operation which can easily designate a wide range of arbitrary area on the display screen with one hand.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has intensively studied the means for solving the above-mentioned problems of the conventional invention, and as a result, it is possible to obtain intermediate coordinates obtained from the coordinates of two points initially simultaneously input to the coordinate input unit and coordinate input. An input operation for specifying an arbitrary area on the display screen is established by determining a predetermined area on the display screen based on the intermediate coordinates obtained from the coordinates of two points simultaneously input to the unit at the same time. We found that it was possible to distinguish effectively from the operation of specifying touch or click input, and the operation of sliding while continuing the input of one point. Moreover, according to the above-described operation method, it has been found that a wide range of area on the display screen can be easily designated with one hand. Then, the present inventors considered that the problems of the prior art could be solved based on the above findings, and completed the present invention.
Specifically, the present invention has the following configuration.

A first aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.
The information processing apparatus of the present invention is based on the display unit 1 capable of displaying an image, the coordinate input unit 2 for inputting coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 1, and the coordinates input to the coordinate input unit 2. And a region designation unit 3 for designating a region R on the display screen of the display unit 1.
The area designation unit 3 first determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points based on the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously input to the coordinate input unit.
Also, based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input, the region designation unit 3 determines the coordinates of the second midpoint M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points. Do.
Then, the area designation unit 3 determines the area R on the display screen of the display unit 1 based on the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the coordinates of the second middle point M2.

As in the above configuration, the information processing apparatus of the present invention obtains the first intermediate coordinates of one point from the coordinates of two points simultaneously input at the same time, and the first information of the first point from the coordinates of two points simultaneously input at the last 2 Determine the area on the display screen based on the first intermediate coordinate and the second intermediate coordinate by obtaining the intermediate coordinate. As described above, since the present invention obtains an operation of simultaneously inputting the coordinates of two points to the coordinate input unit as an input operation of specifying an area on the display screen, an arbitrary area on the display screen is specified. The input operation can be effectively distinguished from, for example, an operation of touch or click input for designating one point, and an operation of sliding while continuing the input of one point. Therefore, according to the present invention, an erroneous operation by the user can be prevented.
Furthermore, in the case where a touch panel display is assumed, for example, the first intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch positions of two fingers, and the second intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch position released after the two fingers slide. And determine an area on the display screen based on these first and second intermediate coordinates. Therefore, the user can easily designate a wide range of arbitrary area on the display screen with one hand.
Thus, the present invention proposes a new operation method of an information processing apparatus provided with a display unit and a coordinate input unit. According to the present invention, the operability of the information processing apparatus can be improved.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the display unit 1 may be capable of displaying a plurality of objects O on the display screen. In this case, the information processing apparatus of the present invention preferably further includes an object selection unit 4 for selecting one or more objects O at least a part of which is included in the region R designated by the region designation unit 3.

  As in the above configuration, as one application of designating an area on the display screen by the area designation unit of the present invention, it is conceivable to select one or more objects contained in the designated area. For example, in the case of selecting one object displayed on the screen, it is sufficient to touch or click a portion where the desired object is displayed with a pointing device, as in the prior art. Then, when a plurality of objects displayed on the screen are selected, a predetermined area is determined based on the first intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates according to the operation method of the present invention, and the desired area is desired. Should be included. This enables the user to easily distinguish between the operation of selecting one object and the operation of selecting a plurality of objects.

  In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 preferably form the touch panel display 10 by superimposing the coordinate input unit 2 on the front surface of the display unit 1. The touch panel display 10 is a device that detects a point at which the user's finger or the like contacts the coordinate input unit 2 as coordinates on the screen of the display unit 1.

  By forming the touch panel display by the display unit and the coordinate input unit as in the above configuration, the user can specify a predetermined area on the display screen by an intuitive operation.

  In the present invention, the above-mentioned area R is, for example, an area of a polygon having a line segment connecting the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2 as a diagonal, or the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2 It is possible to use a circular area whose diameter is a line connecting the two or an elliptical area whose long axis or short axis is a line connecting the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2.

A second aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing method executed by the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
That is, in the information processing method of the present invention, an area on the display screen of the display unit 1 is designated based on the coordinates detected by the coordinate input unit 2 for inputting the coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 1.
In the information processing method of the present invention, first, based on the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously input to the coordinate input unit 2, a step of determining the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points I do.
Next, according to the information processing method of the present invention, the second intermediate point M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points is calculated based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. Perform the process of determining the coordinates.
Then, the information processing method according to the present invention performs the step of determining the area R on the display screen of the display unit 1 based on the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 and the coordinates of the second midpoint M2.

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a game device.
The game device of the present invention includes a touch panel display 100, a card reader 200, and a game main unit 300 for displaying information read by the card reader 200 on the touch panel display 100 to advance a game. A display 110 capable of displaying an image, and a touch screen 120 superimposed on the front of the display 110 for inputting coordinates on the display screen.
The card reader 200 includes a panel 210 on which a card on which a code having predetermined card information is printed is placed, and an image sensor 230 which reads the code of the card placed on the panel 210 and detects the card information. Have.
In addition, the game main unit 300 is based on the game information storage unit 380 based on the game information storage unit 380 in which information on the object O is stored in association with the card information and the card information detected by the image sensor 230 of the card reader 200. The game processing unit 320 includes an image processing unit 330 that reads information related to the object O and controls the display 110 of the touch panel display 100 to display the read image of the object O.
Here, the game processing unit 320 firstly uses the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously input to the touch screen 120 of the touch panel display 100, and determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points. Decide. In addition, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the second midpoint M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. Do. Further, the game processing unit 320 designates the region R on the display screen of the display 110 based on the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the coordinates of the second middle point M2. Then, the game processing unit 320 proceeds with the game by selecting one or more objects O on which an image is displayed so that at least a part is included in the designated area R.

  As described above, the game device according to the present invention has a card reader and a touch panel display mounted thereon, and advances the game by combining these operations. For example, the user of the game operates the card placed on the card reader with one hand to display one or more objects on the touch panel display, and performs the touch operation on the touch panel display with the other hand. Select selected objects. As described above, in the game device which must select the object by operating the touch panel display with one hand, the operability of the game can be improved by adopting the object selection operation described above.

  According to the present invention, the first intermediate coordinates of one point are obtained from the coordinates of two points simultaneously input at the same time, and the second intermediate coordinates of one point are obtained from the coordinates of two points simultaneously input last. An area on the display screen is determined based on the intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates. As described above, according to the present invention, as an input operation for specifying an area on a display screen, an operation for simultaneously inputting the coordinates of two points to the coordinate input unit is obtained. Therefore, according to the present invention, the input operation for specifying the area on the display screen is effectively distinguished from, for example, the operation of touch or click input for specifying one point or the operation of sliding while continuing the one point input. can do.

  Furthermore, in the case where a touch panel display is assumed, for example, the first intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch positions of two fingers, and the second intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch position released after the two fingers slide. The area on the display screen can be determined based on these first and second intermediate coordinates. Therefore, according to the present invention, the user can easily designate a wide area on the display screen with one hand.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the flow of processing executed by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an outline of the object selection operation. FIG. 4 shows an example of the first midpoint and the second midpoint obtained from the coordinates of two points. FIG. 5 shows an example of a region obtained from the coordinates of the first midpoint and the second midpoint. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a game device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the game apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 8 schematically shows a card reader on which a plurality of cards are placed. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the game apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a view for explaining an example of a game executed by the game device according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a view for explaining an example of a game executed by the game device according to the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described using the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and includes those appropriately modified by the person skilled in the art from the following embodiments within the obvious scope.

(1. Information processing apparatus and information processing method)
First, the basic configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The information processing apparatus of the present invention can designate a predetermined area on the display screen, and can perform various information processing on the designated predetermined area. For example, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention selects one or more objects included in a predetermined area on the specified display screen, moves the position of the selected object, or performs an arbitrary instruction on the selected object. It can be carried out. Further, for example, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates an image included in a predetermined area on the display screen, and enlarges and displays an image in the area, or performs an editing process such as clipping an image in the area You can also do However, the application of the predetermined area designated by the present invention is not limited to these.
Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described by way of an embodiment in which one or more objects included in a predetermined area on a designated display screen are selected.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic functional configuration of the information processing apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus of the present invention includes a touch panel display 10, a control unit 20, and a storage unit 30.

  The touch panel display 10 is configured to display various image data as an image that can be viewed by the user, and to detect coordinates at which the display screen is touched by the user. Specifically, the touch panel display 10 is formed by arranging the coordinate input unit 2 formed of a transparent material on the front surface of the display unit 1 capable of displaying an image. The display unit 1 is a display device such as, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OELD (Organic Electro Luminescence Display). The display unit 1 outputs and displays various information necessary for the user to use the information processing apparatus as a still image or a moving image in response to an input signal from the control unit 20. The coordinate input unit 2 detects the contact of the user's finger with a known capacitance method, electromagnetic induction method, infrared scanning method, resistive film method, ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method or the like, and the coordinate information thereof You can get The positional relationship between the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 is linked to each other, and the coordinate input unit 2 can acquire coordinate information of the touch position on the display screen displayed on the display unit 1. As a result, the coordinate input unit 2 can detect that the user's finger is touched, and can obtain coordinate information on the screen of the display unit 1 that the user's finger has touched. For example, the coordinate input unit 2 corresponds to a so-called multi-touch capable of acquiring coordinate information at a plurality of points when the user touches a plurality of points.

  According to the operation method according to the present invention, the user can easily designate a wide area on the display screen with one hand. Therefore, the information processing apparatus of the present invention can mount the touch panel display 10 of relatively large size. For example, the touch panel display 10 is preferably a 10 inch to 75 inch, 16 inch to 40 inch, or 20 inch to 38 inch display.

  However, in the present invention, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 are not limited to those functioning as a touch panel display in which both are integrally configured. For example, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 may function as separate hardware. In this case, as the display unit 1, for example, a normal display device such as an LCD or OELD may be used. The coordinate input unit 2 may be a pointing device provided separately from the display unit 1 such as a mouse or a touch tablet.

  The control unit 20 reads out and executes the control program stored in the storage unit 30 to control the overall operation of the information processing apparatus. The control unit 20 achieves its function by, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU). The control unit 20 reads information including image data of an object from the storage unit 30, generates an image of the object, and causes the touch panel display 10 to display the image. The control unit 20 also causes the storage unit 30 to store coordinate information of the touch position detected by the touch panel display 10. The control unit 20 can perform an operation of designating a predetermined area on the display screen based on the coordinate information input to the touch panel display 10. In addition, the control unit 20 can determine whether or not an object is selected by analyzing the position information of the object displayed on the touch panel display 10 and the coordinate information input to the touch panel display 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 20 has an area designation unit 3 and an object selection unit 4 from the functional viewpoint. Region designation unit 3 has a function of designating a selected region on the display screen of touch panel display 10 in accordance with the control program stored in storage unit 30. In addition, when the touch position detected by the touch panel display 10 overlaps with the object, or when the selection area designated by the area designation unit 3 includes an object, the object selection unit 4 Has a function to select. The detailed description will be described later.

  The storage unit 30 stores various information including a control program required for processing by the information processing apparatus of the present invention. The storage unit 30 can be realized by a storage device such as a read only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM). As the RAM, for example, a VRAM (Video RAM), a DRAM (Dynamic RAM), an SRAM (Static RAM) or the like can be mentioned as an example. The storage unit 30 has an object storage unit 5 and a coordinate storage unit 6 from the functional viewpoint. The object storage unit 5 stores, for an object displayed on the touch panel display 10, information including image data (vertex coordinates of the object, vertex texture coordinates, luminance data, etc.). The coordinate storage unit 6 stores coordinate information acquired by the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. The coordinate storage unit 6 is used by the control unit 20 to read and write coordinate information, and is realized by, for example, a work area of the RAM.

  Subsequently, a flow of information processing executed by the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the control unit 20 of the information processing apparatus reads the control program stored in the storage unit 30, and executes the process shown in FIG. 2 in accordance with the read control program. Here, the process until the control unit 20 selects one or more objects among the objects displayed on the touch panel display 10 is specifically shown. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the process of object selection performed by the information processing apparatus.

  Step S1 is a touch input standby state in which a touch input is not detected by the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. As shown in FIG. 3, at this stage, the display unit 1 of the touch panel display 10 displays a plurality of objects O (O 1 to O 5) read from the object storage unit 5. Naturally, the plurality of objects O (O1 to O5) may be controlled by the control unit 20 to move on the screen of the display unit 1 or may be stationary. In addition to the object O, a background image or the like may be displayed on the screen of the display unit 1.

  In step S2, the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10 detects a touch input at a first point. As shown in FIG. 3, the first touch point P1 is, for example, a point at which the index finger of the user touches the coordinate input unit 2. When the input of the first touch point P1 is detected by the coordinate input unit 2, the control unit 20 acquires coordinate information of the first touch point P1, and the acquired coordinate information is stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. Temporarily store.

  In step S <b> 3, the control unit 20 determines, based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2, whether or not the first point touch input is continuing. If it is determined that the first point touch input is continued, the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is determined that the first point touch input is not continued, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S4, based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2, the control unit 20 determines whether the second point touch input is performed while the first point touch input continues. to decide. As shown in FIG. 3, the second touch point P 2 is, for example, a point at which the user's thumb touches the coordinate input unit 2. When the input of the second touch point P2 is detected by the coordinate input unit 2, the control unit 20 acquires coordinate information of the second touch point P2, and the acquired coordinate information is stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. Temporarily store. If it is determined that the second touch input is performed while the first touch input continues, the process proceeds to step S5, and it is determined that the second touch input is not performed. In the case, the process proceeds to step S17. When the touch input at the first point and the touch input at the second point are simultaneously detected in the touch input standby state (step S1), the processing from step S2 to step S4 is performed simultaneously, and step S5 is performed. You can go ahead.

  In step S5, the control unit 20 reads the coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 from the coordinate storage unit 6, and based on the coordinate information, the control unit 20 determines the first intermediate point M1. Calculate the coordinates. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the first intermediate point M1 is set to a position just between the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. That is, the first intermediate point M1 is a first touch point P1 and a second touch point P2 on a line connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. It is set to the position where distance with and becomes equal. However, the position where the first intermediate point M1 is set is not limited to the above, and may be a position that can be set based on coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. Any position may be used. For example, the first intermediate point M1 is a first touch point P1 and a second touch point P2 on a line connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. And may be set to a position such that the distance between The ratio of the distance between the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 can be set arbitrarily. In addition, the coordinates of the first intermediate point can be set based on coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 according to various conditions.

  Further, FIG. 4 shows an example of the first middle point M1 set under another condition. In the example of FIG. 4, the first intermediate point M1 is provided at the apex of an isosceles triangle in which the touch point P1 at the first point and the touch point P2 at the second point are located at base angles. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the first intermediate point M1 is separated from the line connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 by the height h of the isosceles triangle. It is set to the In this manner, the user can set the first intermediate point M1 to a position separated by a predetermined distance h from the line connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2, thereby enabling the user to There is an advantage that the position of the first midpoint M1 displayed at 10 can be easily visually checked. That is, if the first middle point M1 is set on the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2, the first middle point M1 may be a user's hand depending on the viewing angle. There is a problem that it is difficult to see because it is hidden. In this respect, by setting the first intermediate point M1 at the position shown in FIG. 4, the first intermediate point M1 can be prevented from being hidden by the user's hand, and the user can easily grasp the position of the first intermediate point M1. Become.

  The coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 calculated in step S5 are temporarily stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. When the calculation of the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 is completed, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the control unit 20 determines, based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2, whether the first touch input and the second touch input are continued. If it is determined that the first and second touch inputs continue, the process proceeds to step S7, and both or any one of the first and second touch inputs continues. If it is determined that it is not, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S7, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the two-point touch input has slid while the first and second touch inputs continue. The slide of the touch input means that the detected coordinates of the touch input are displaced continuously. In short, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the user's two fingers (for example, the index finger and the thumb) move so as to trace on the screen while in contact with the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. The control unit 20 can determine that the touch input at two points has slid based on the coordinate information continuously detected by the coordinate input unit 2. The coordinate information continuously detected by sliding the two touch inputs is stored in the coordinate information storage unit 6 as needed. If it is determined that the two touch inputs slide, the process proceeds to step S8, and if it is determined that the first and / or second touch inputs do not slide. Go to S17.

In step S8, the control unit 20 reads from the coordinate information storage unit 6 the coordinate information continuously detected by sliding of the two touch inputs, and the second intermediate based on the coordinate information of the two touch points. Coordinates of point candidates are calculated as needed.
The “second midpoint” is a point obtained from the coordinates of the last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. The “second intermediate point candidate” is a point that can be the second intermediate point.
In FIG. 3, the code P3 indicates the third touch point (the release point of the forefinger) detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the slide input continued from the first touch point P1 is released. The symbol P4 indicates the fourth touch point (thumb release point) detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the continuous slide input from the second touch point P2 is released. There is. The coordinates of the “second middle point M2” can be obtained from the coordinates of the touch point at the third point and the coordinates of the touch point at the fourth point. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 may be the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1.
On the other hand, in FIG. 3, the code P3 'indicates a point during the slide input continuing from the first touch point P1, and the code P4' indicates a slide from the second touch point P2. Indicates a point in the middle of continuing the input. A plurality of these midway points (P3 ', P4') exist, and by continuing the slide input, the coordinates of the midway points (P3 ', P4') are continuously stored in the coordinate information storage unit 6 There is. The coordinates of the “second intermediate point candidate M2 ′” are continuously calculated based on the points (P3 ′, P4 ′) in the middle. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2 ′ are the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2. The coordinates of the calculated second intermediate point candidate M 2 ′ are stored in the coordinate storage unit 6 as needed. When the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2 'are calculated, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S9, the area designation unit 3 of the control unit 20 calculates the selection area candidate A ′ based on the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the coordinates of the second middle point candidate M2 ′ described above. The selection area candidate A ′ is an area that can be a selection area A described later. The selection area candidate R ′ is, for example, a rectangular area having a line segment connecting the first middle point M1 and the second middle point candidate M2 ′ as a diagonal. The shape and the area of the selection region candidate R ′ change as the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2 ′ change as the touch input at two points slides. Therefore, the selection region candidate R 'is continuously calculated according to the change of the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2'. When the selected region candidate R 'is calculated, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S10, the control unit 20 displays the selected area candidate R 'calculated in step S9 on the touch panel display 10. As described above, since the selection area candidate R 'is continuously calculated, the selection area candidate R' is displayed on the touch panel display 10 each time the selection area candidate R 'is calculated. As a result, the user can confirm the selection area candidate R ′ by the display on the touch panel display 10, and can adjust the touch position so that the object desired to be selected is included in the selection area candidate R ′. When the selection area candidate R 'is displayed, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, the control unit 20 determines whether the slide input continued from the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 is released. That is, the control unit 20 releases the slide input when the coordinate input unit 2 no longer detects the touch input continuing from the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. You should judge that If it is determined that the slide input has been released, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, when it is determined that the slide input is continued without being released, the processes of steps S8 to S10 are repeated until the release of the slide input is detected.

  In step S12, the control unit 20 determines the coordinates of the second midpoint M2. That is, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 detects the point detected by the coordinate input unit 2 immediately before the slide input is released in step S11, as the third touch point P3 and the fourth touch point P3. The touch point P4 is identified as the point. The third touch point P3 is a touch point detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the slide input continued from the first touch point P1 is released. The fourth touch point P4 is a touch point detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the slide input continued from the second touch point P2 is released. Then, the control unit 20 calculates the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 based on the coordinates of the third touch point P3 and the coordinates of the fourth touch point P4. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 may be the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1. The coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 are stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. When the coordinates of the second midpoint M2 are obtained, the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, the area designation unit 3 of the control unit 20 determines the selection area R on the display screen of the touch panel display 10 based on the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 and the coordinates of the second midpoint M2 described above. . In the example shown in FIG. 3, the selection region R has two sides parallel to the Y axis of the display screen, with a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2 as a diagonal. It is an area of a rectangle (square) defined by two sides parallel to the X axis. When the selection area R is designated, the coordinates of each vertex of the shape forming the selection area R are stored in the storage unit 30.

However, the shape of the selection region R is not limited to the above, and may be a shape that can be determined based on the coordinates of two points of the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2. FIG. 5 shows an example of the shape of the selection area R which can be determined based on the coordinates of two points of the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2.
In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the selection area R is an area of a polygon having a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2 as a diagonal. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 5A, the selection area A has a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 and the second midpoint M2 as a diagonal, and from the first midpoint M1 A side extending in the X-axis direction and a side extending in the X-axis direction from the second intermediate point M2 are parallel hexagonal.
Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5B, the selection area R is a circular area having a diameter of a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first middle point M1 and the second middle point M2.
Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 5C, the selection region R is an elliptical region having a major axis the line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 and the second midpoint M2. In this case, the length of the minor axis of the elliptical area may be a constant value or a value proportional to the major axis. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the selection area | region R may be an elliptical area | region which makes the minor axis the line segment D which connects the coordinate of the 1st middle point M1, and the 2nd middle point M2.
Thus, the shape of the selection area R can be appropriately set according to the application.

  In step S14, the control unit 20 displays the determined selection area R on the touch panel display 10. Thereby, the user can confirm the selection area R by the display of the touch panel display 10.

In step S15, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 determines whether an object exists in the selection area R on the display screen. The position where the plurality of objects O displayed on the screen exist is grasped by the control unit 20. Therefore, whether or not the object O is included in the selection area R can be determined by referring to the vertex coordinates of the shape forming the selection area R on the display screen and the coordinates at which the object O exists. In the example shown in FIG. 3, objects O1 to O5 are displayed on the screen of the touch panel display 10. Among them, all or part of the objects O 1-03 are included in the selection region R. On the other hand, the object O4, 05 is located outside the selection region R in its entirety. Therefore, the object selecting unit 4 of the control unit 20 determines that the objects O1 to 03 are included in the selection region R among the plurality of objects O1 to O5. If there is an object in the selection area R on the display screen, the process proceeds to step S16.
On the other hand, when no object is included in the selection area R, the process returns to step S1 and the touch input standby state is established again.

  In step S16, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 selects one or more objects determined to be included in the selection area R. Information on the selected object (such as the identification number of each object) is temporarily stored in the work area of the storage unit 30.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2, while the first touch input is continuing, the second touch input may not have been made, or the second touch input may have been made 2 If the point simultaneous slide input is not performed, the process proceeds to step S17. In this case, in step S17, it is determined whether the object on the display screen is positioned at the first touch point P1 as in the prior art. Here, the coordinates of the first touch point P1 and the coordinates at which the object is present on the display screen are referred to, and when both coordinates coincide, the process proceeds to step S16.
In step S16, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 selects one object whose coordinates coincide with the first touch point P1. Information on the selected object is temporarily stored in the work area of the storage unit 30.

  As described above, the control unit 20 performs a process of selecting one or more objects among the objects displayed on the touch panel display 10. When an object is selected by the control unit 20, for example, performing known drag processing such as moving the position of the object on the display screen by performing a drag operation in a state where the object is selected be able to.

(2. Game device)
Subsequently, a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The game device of the present invention basically comprises a touch panel display. Then, the game apparatus can advance the game by selecting one or more objects displayed on the touch panel display by the above-described method and giving various instructions to the selected objects.

[Configuration Example of Game Device]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a game device. The embodiment represented by this block diagram can be suitably used particularly as an arcade type game device. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the case of the game apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game device includes a touch panel display 100, a card reader 200, and a game main unit 300. The touch panel display 100 can display various image data as an image that can be viewed by the user, and can detect coordinates at which the display screen is touched by the user. Further, when the card on which a predetermined identification code is printed is placed, the card reader 200 has a configuration capable of reading the identification code recorded in the card and acquiring card information unique to the card. ing. Further, the game main unit 300 controls the functions of the entire game device. In particular, the game main unit 300 displays an object on the touch panel display 100 based on the information read by the card reader 200, and progresses the game based on the card operation on the card reader 200 and the touch operation on the touch panel display 100. be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the touch panel display 100 includes a display 110 and a touch screen 120. The touch panel display 100 is formed by disposing a touch screen 120 formed of a transparent material on the front surface of the display 100 capable of displaying an image. The display 110 is a display device such as, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OELD (Organic Electro Luminescence Display). The display 110 outputs and displays various information necessary for the user to use the information processing apparatus as a still image or a moving image in response to an input signal from the game main body 300. In addition, the touch screen 120 detects the contact of the user's finger with a known capacitance method, electromagnetic induction method, infrared scanning method, resistive film method, ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method or the like, and detects the touch position Coordinate information can be obtained. The positional relationship between the display 110 and the touch screen 120 is linked to each other, and the touch screen 120 can acquire coordinate information of a touch position on the display screen displayed on the display 110. As a result, the touch screen 120 can detect that the user's finger is touched, and can obtain coordinate information on the screen of the display 110 that the user's finger has touched. The coordinate information acquired by the touch screen 120 is stored in the temporary storage unit 370 of the game main unit 300. In addition, the touch screen 120 corresponds to so-called multi-touch capable of acquiring coordinate information at a plurality of points when the user touches a plurality of points. Moreover, it is preferable that the game device of the present invention has a relatively large touch panel display 100 mounted thereon. For example, the touch panel display 100 is preferably a display of 10 inches to 75 inches, 16 inches to 40 inches, or 20 inches to 38 inches.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the card reader 200 is an apparatus capable of capturing an identification code recorded on the card C, and includes a panel 210, a light source 220, and an image sensor 230. On the front surface of the card C, for example, an illustration of an object used in the game is printed, and on the back surface, an identification code for identifying the object printed on the front surface is recorded. Further, an identification code is printed on the back surface of the card C with, for example, an ink which can not be visually recognized by visible light, and when specific invisible light is irradiated, a pattern printed in black and white appears. The identification code is printed with a special ink that absorbs invisible light such as infrared light, so that when the back of card C is irradiated with infrared light, the invisible light irradiated to the part excluding the black part of the identification code is reflected It has become. For example, in the identification code of the card C, at least information on the identification number of the object drawn on the card, the orientation of the card, and the like is recorded.

  A panel 210 is provided on the upper surface of the card reader 200, and a plurality of cards C can be placed on the panel 210. Further, inside the case of the game apparatus, for example, a light source 220 for emitting infrared rays (invisible light) to the back surface of the card C placed on the panel 210 and a card C placed on the panel 210 There is provided an image sensor 230 for capturing an infrared ray reflected on the back surface and capturing a pattern of card data recorded on the card C. An example of the light source 220 is a light emitting diode (LED) that emits invisible light invisible to the naked eye, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light. An example of the image sensor 230 is an imaging element that captures an identification code by infrared rays reflected on the back surface of the card C and entering the card reader 200. The card reader 200 can acquire card information unique to the card C by analyzing the identification code. The card information acquired by the card reader 200 is transmitted to the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 and stored in the temporary storage unit 270.

  The identification code of the card C records at least the identification number of the object drawn on the card, the information on the orientation of the card, and the like. For this reason, the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 refers to the object table stored in the game information storage unit 380 or the temporary storage unit 270 based on the card information obtained from the card reader 200, thereby making the card C It is possible to grasp the status of the object recorded in, the type, the name, the attribute, and further the characteristic of the object according to the orientation and position of the card C. An example of an object is a game character. In addition, the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 detects the position where infrared light is reflected by the back surface of the card C by the image sensor 230 of the card reader 200, whereby the card C is placed on the panel 210. The position can be determined as coordinate information. Further, by continuously detecting the reflection position of the infrared light by the image sensor 230, it is possible to obtain information that the card C placed on the panel 210 has moved from a certain position to another position.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the card reader 200 is preferably divided into a plurality of areas on the panel 210. The number of sections on the panel 210 can be, for example, 2-10. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the panel 210 of the card reader 200 is divided into two into an offensive area A1 (first area) and a defensive area A2 (second area). This area is divided according to the coordinates of the panel, and each card C can slide on the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2. The processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 acquires the position of each card C on the panel 210 as coordinate information to determine which of the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2 each card C belongs to. can do.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, a rectangular card C can be placed vertically or horizontally on the panel 210 of the card reader 200, and the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300, Based on detection information from the card reader 200, it is possible to determine whether the mounted card C is in portrait orientation or in landscape orientation. For example, an identification code is printed on the back of the card C. This identification code contains information on the orientation of the card. Therefore, the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 reads the identification code by the card reader 200 and analyzes the orientation of the card C based on the read identification code, so that the card C is in portrait orientation or in landscape orientation. It can be determined.

  The game main unit 300 includes a processing unit 310, reads out and executes a game program, and controls the overall operation of the game apparatus according to the game program. As shown in FIG. 6, the game main unit 300 has the following configuration.

  The processing unit 310 performs various processes such as control of the entire system, instruction of instructions to each block in the system, game processing, image processing, sound processing, and the like. The function of the processing unit 310 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP etc.) or ASIC (gate array etc.) or a given program (game program).

  The processing unit 310 includes a game processing unit 320, an image processing unit 330, and a sound processing unit 350. Specifically, there are a main processor, a co-processor, a geometry processor, a drawing processor, a data processor, a arithmetic operation circuit, a general purpose operation circuit, and the like. These are appropriately connected by a bus or the like to enable transmission and reception of signals. It may also include a data decompression processor to decompress the compressed information.

  Here, the game processing unit 320 displays an object on the display 110 based on the card information acquired by the card reader 200, the position of the viewpoint on the display 110 (the position of the virtual camera) and the gaze angle (rotation angle of the virtual camera ), Scroll objects, place objects such as map objects in object space, select objects, move objects (motion processing), position and rotation angle of object (rotation around X, Y or Z axis) Processing to obtain angle), processing to receive coins (cost value), processing to set various modes, processing to progress the game, processing to set the selection screen, hit check processing, processing to calculate game results (results, scores), multiple players Is for playing in a common game space Various game processes such as game or game over process to touch screen 120, card reader 200, input data from operation unit 360, personal data from portable information storage device 392, stored data, game program, etc. Do based on.

  The image processing unit 330 performs various types of image processing in accordance with an instruction from the game processing unit 320 or the like. The game processing unit 320 reads the image information of the object and the game space from the game information storage unit 380 based on the information of the position of the viewpoint and the gaze angle, and writes the read image information in the temporary storage unit 370. The game processing unit 320 supplies the image processing unit 330 with scroll data for moving the viewpoint. The image processing unit 330 reads image information from the temporary storage unit 370 frame by frame based on the given scroll data, and causes the display 110 to display an image of an object or game space according to the read image information. As a result, an object or game space is displayed on the display 110 based on the viewpoint. Further, the image processing unit 330 moves the viewpoint in the game space according to the input coordinates on the touch screen 120. Then, the image processing unit 330 reads the frame from the temporary storage unit 370 based on the moving viewpoint information, and causes the display 110 to display the read image. Thus, the display screen is transitioned by scrolling the viewpoint of the game space.

  Further, the image processing unit 330 reads out the card information acquired by the card reader 200 from the temporary storage unit 370, and refers to the object table stored in the game information storage unit 380 based on the card information. Then, based on the link information stored in the object table, the image data of the object associated with the card information is read from the temporary storage unit 370 or the game information storage unit 380. Then, the image processing unit 330 generates an object in the game space according to the image data of the read object, and causes the display 110 to display the object.

  The game processing unit 320 is based on the coordinate information input to the touch screen 120, the orientation and position of the card placed on the card reader 200, and operation information from the other operation unit 260 (lever, button, or controller). Control the behavior of objects that appear in the game space. For example, the game processing unit 320 refers to the coordinate information of the object displayed on the display 110 and the coordinate information input to the display 110, and determines whether the object is touched by the user. That is, when the position information input to the touch screen 120 matches the position information of the object, the game processing unit 320 determines that the object is touch-selected. Then, when an operation or command is given to the selected object, processing according to the game program is performed according to the operation or command.

  When the game processing unit 320 selects an object displayed on the display 110 of the touch panel display 100, the game processing unit 320 preferably performs the selection processing unique to the present invention described above. That is, based on the coordinates of the first two points simultaneously input to the touch screen 120 of the touch panel display 100, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point obtained from the coordinates of the first two points. Also, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the second midpoint obtained from the coordinates of the last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. . Then, the game processing unit 320 designates an area on the display screen of the display 110 based on the coordinates of the first midpoint and the coordinates of the second midpoint, and at least a part is included in the designated area. Select one or more objects for which the image is displayed. Also, when an operation or command is given to the selected object, the game processing unit 320 performs processing according to the game program in accordance with the operation or command. For example, when one or more objects are selected by an input operation on the touch screen 120, the game processing unit 320 selects one or more selected objects when different coordinate information is input to the touch screen 120 again. Control to move to the coordinate information input again. As described above, the game processing unit 320 preferably links the card information acquired by the card reader 120 and the coordinate information input to the touch screen 110 to progress the game.

  The sound processing unit 250 emits various sounds in accordance with an instruction from the game processing unit 220 or the like.

All of the functions of the game processing unit 320, the image processing unit 330, and the sound processing unit 350 may be realized by hardware, or all of them may be realized by a program. Or, it may be realized by both hardware and program.
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the image processing unit 330 includes a geometry processing unit 332 (three-dimensional coordinate computing unit) and a drawing unit 340 (rendering unit).

  The geometry processing unit 332 performs various geometry operations (three-dimensional coordinate operations) such as coordinate conversion, clipping processing, perspective conversion, or light source calculation. Then, object data after object processing (after perspective transformation) (such as vertex coordinates of an object, vertex texture coordinates, or luminance data) is stored and stored in the main memory 372 of the temporary storage unit 370, for example.

  The drawing unit 340 draws an object in the frame buffer 374 based on the object data after geometry calculation (after perspective transformation), the texture stored in the texture storage unit 376, and the like. The drawing unit 340 includes, for example, a texture mapping unit 342 and a shading processing unit 344. Specifically, it can be implemented by a drawing processor. The drawing processor is connected to a texture storage unit, various tables, a frame buffer, a VRAM, and the like via a bus, and is further connected to a display.

  The texture mapping unit 242 reads the environment texture from the texture storage unit 276, and maps the read environment texture on the object.

  The shading processing unit 344 performs shading processing on the object. For example, the geometry processing unit 332 performs light source calculation to obtain the luminance (RGB) of each vertex of the object based on the information of the light source for shading processing, the illumination model, the normal vector of each vertex of the object, and the like. The shading processing unit 344 obtains the luminance of each dot of the primitive surface (polygon, curved surface) by, for example, phone shading or Gouraud shading based on the luminance of each vertex.

  The geometry processing unit 332 includes one including a normal vector processing unit 334. The normal vector processing unit 334 may rotate the normal vector of each vertex of the object (in a broad sense, the normal vector of the surface of the object) with a rotation matrix from the local coordinate system to the world coordinate system .

  The operation unit 360 is for the player to input operation data. The function of the operation unit 360 can be realized by, for example, a controller provided with a lever, a button, and hardware. Processing information from the operation unit 360 is transmitted to a main processor or the like via a serial interface (I / F) or a bus.

  The game information storage unit 380 stores information regarding a game program, an object displayed on the display 110, and image data of the game space. The game information storage unit 380 is, for example, a ROM, and can be realized by a non-volatile memory such as an optical disk (CD, DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape. The processing unit 310 performs various processes based on the information stored in the game information storage unit 380. The game information storage unit 380 stores information (program or program and data) for executing the means of the present invention (this embodiment) (in particular, the blocks included in the processing unit 310). For example, part or all of the information stored in the game information storage unit 380 may be written out to the temporary storage unit 370 when the system is powered on.

  Program code for performing a predetermined process, image data, sound data, shape data of a display object, table data, list data, and information for instructing the process of the present invention as information stored in the game information storage unit 380 , And includes at least two pieces of information for performing processing in accordance with the instruction. For example, the table data includes data of an object table storing the object status, type, name, attribute, object characteristics according to the card orientation and position in association with the identification number of the object.

  The status of an object is information in which moving speed, hit points, aggression, defense, etc. are stored as numerical values. The game processing unit 320 can determine the superiority or inferiority of the movement speed, the hit point, the offensive power or the like for each object by referring to the status stored in the object table. In addition, the game processing unit 320 can perform various operations for advancing the game based on the numerical value related to the status. For example, the moving speed values of the objects can be compared, and by referring to the object table, it can be grasped which of the one object and the other object has the higher moving speed. In addition, by performing predetermined arithmetic processing based on the numerical values of the moving speed of each object, it is also possible to calculate the time required for the object to move from a certain point in the game space to another point.

In addition, the property of the object according to the card orientation is data that changes according to the orientation placed on the panel 210 of the card reader 200. For example, in the object table, different information is stored for an object related to a certain card depending on whether the card is vertically oriented or horizontally oriented. For example, the status of the object may change depending on whether the card is vertically oriented or horizontally oriented.
Further, the property of the object according to the position of the card is data which changes according to the position placed on the panel 210 of the card reader 200. For example, in the object table, for an object related to a certain card, different information is stored between when the card is located in the offensive area A1 (first area) and when it is located in the defensive area A2 (second area) There is. For example, the status of the object may be changed between when the card is located in the offensive area A1 and when it is located in the defensive area A2.

  The game information storage unit 380 also stores data related to the game space. Game space means the world of the game in the game device of the present invention, also called the world. The data on the game space includes position information of the displayed object, information on the type of the displayed object, and image data of the displayed object. Examples of displayed objects are backgrounds, buildings, landscapes, plants, and objects that appear in games. The image data is preferably stored as polygon data. The polygon data includes, for example, vertex coordinate data, color data, texture data, and transparency data. The game information storage unit 380 classifies and stores the displayed objects according to, for example, the direction, position, area, etc. of the player character's viewpoint.

  The sound output unit 390 is for outputting a sound. The function of the sound output unit 390 can be realized by hardware such as a speaker. The sound output is subjected to sound processing by, for example, a sound processor connected to a main processor or the like via a bus, and is output from a sound output unit such as a speaker.

  The portable information storage device 392 stores personal data and save data of the player. Examples of the portable information storage device 392 include a memory card and a portable game device. The function of the portable information storage device 392 can be achieved by a known storage means such as a memory card, flash memory, hard disk, USB memory and the like. However, the portable information storage device 392 is not necessarily a necessary configuration, and may be implemented when it is necessary to identify the player's individual.

  The communication unit 394 is an arbitrary unit that performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a host server or another game device). By connecting a game device to a host server or another game device on a network via the communication unit 394, it is possible to perform game competition play and cooperative play. The function of the communication unit 394 can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, a program, or the like. Further, the program or data for executing the game apparatus may be distributed from the information storage medium of the host device (server) to the game information storage unit 380 via the network and the communication unit 394.

[Operation Example of Game Device]
Subsequently, an operation example of the game apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. Here, a system of a game executed by the above-mentioned game device will be described by taking an example. For example, in the game device of the present invention, a battle game using communication such as the Internet can be played. In this competition game, each game user performs a battle by causing a plurality of objects (game characters) to appear in one game space. In the example of the game described here, the user performs command operations such as appearance, movement, attack, defense, etc. of each object through the touch panel display 100, the card reader 200, etc., for example, the destruction of the enemy object (Enemy) Aim for control of Tower and destruction of Stone.

  FIG. 9 conceptually shows states of the touch panel display 100 and the card reader 200 when actually playing a game using the game device according to the present invention. The user places the desired cards C1 to C7 on the card reader 200. An identification code is printed on the back of each of the cards C1 to C7. When the card reader 200 reads the identification code of each of the cards C1 to C7, it analyzes the card information based on the identification code, and transmits the card information to the processing unit 310 of the game device. Further, the card reader 200 can grasp the direction and the position of each of the cards C1 to C7. In the example shown in FIG. 9, on the card reader 200, the cards C1, C2, C5, and C6 are vertically oriented, and the cards C3, C4, and C7 are horizontally oriented. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the cards C1, C4, and C6 are located in the offensive area A1 and the cards C2, C3, C5, and C7 are located in the defensive area A2 on the card reader 200. The information detected by the card reader 200 is transmitted to the processing unit 310, and the processing unit 310 controls the game information storage unit 380 (or the temporary storage unit) based on information such as card information, card orientation, card position, etc. Referring to the object table stored in 370), the information (image data, status, etc.) of the object associated with the card information is read out. The processing unit 310 causes the touch panel display 100 to display an image based on the read image data. For example, on the touch panel display 100, an image of a card is displayed in the lower area. The image of the card displayed on the touch panel display 100 corresponds to the arrangement order of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 and the direction of each card C1 to C7. Thus, by displaying the image of each of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 on a part of the touch panel display 100, the user can check the touch panel display 100 without viewing the card reader 200. The arrangement and orientation of each of the cards C1 to C7 can be grasped only by looking at. The touch panel display 100 can also display information on the position of each of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 (for example, which of the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2 is located).

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, objects (game characters) O1 to O6 corresponding to the respective cards C1 to C6 are displayed on the display screen of the touch panel display 100. Each object has its own characteristics according to its status, type, name, attributes, card orientation and position. The status of an object is information in which moving speed, hit points, aggression, defense, etc. are stored as numerical values. These pieces of information are stored in the object table in association with the identification information of each object. For example, an object in which cards are arranged vertically can be attacked normally, while an object in which cards are arranged horizontally can be attacked specially. Also, objects with cards located in the offensive area A1 can be set to improve the numerical value of the attack power, while objects with cards set to the defensive area A2 can be set to improve the numerical value of defense power, etc. . Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the object (O7) corresponding to the card C7 is not displayed on the touch panel display 100. In order to cause the object (O7) to appear in the game space, the image of the card C7 displayed on the touch panel display 100 is touched, and the image of the card C7 is dragged to a position where the gate is displayed. When the image of the card C7 is dropped at the position where the summoner gate is displayed, an object (O7) corresponding to the guard C7 appears in the game space and is displayed on the touch panel display 100. There is. Note that the position coordinates in the game space of the summoning gate (Gate) are stored in the game information storage unit 380 and the primary storage unit 370, and their positions are grasped by the game processing unit 320.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the movement operation of the object displayed on the touch panel display 100. When touched by the user, the touch panel display 100 obtains coordinates of the touch position. The processing unit 310 refers to the coordinates of the touch position and the coordinates at which the object is displayed, and determines whether the coordinates of the touch position match the coordinates at which the object is displayed. When the touch position and the position of the object coincide, the processing unit 310 grasps that the object is selected. In the example of FIG. 10A, the object O4 is selected. When the user touches the display screen of the touch panel display 100 with the object O4 selected, the processing unit 310 stores the coordinates of the touch position in the temporary storage unit. In particular, when a plurality of points are touched by the user in a state where the object O4 is selected, the processing unit 310 stores the coordinates of the touch position in the temporary storage unit together with the information of the touched order. Then, the processing unit 310 performs a process of moving the object O4 touch-selected by the user to the point touched next. The movement speed is different for each object. Therefore, the processing unit 310 reads out the numerical value of the moving speed related to the object O4 from the object table. Then, the object O4 is moved from the first point to the movement destination point based on the read moving speed numerical value. In addition, when a plurality of points are touched, the selected object O4 is sequentially moved to each point according to the touched order. If the moving object O4 encounters an enemy object (Enemy) while moving, or reaches a tower (Tower), as in the case of a known game system, battle processing with the enemy object, You can do the process to control the tower.

  However, according to the method shown in FIG. 10, the operation of touch-selecting and moving the objects one by one touches all the objects one by one when the user desires to move multiple objects simultaneously. It is necessary to make a selection, and it becomes complicated. Also, as described above, the moving speed is different for each object. For this reason, even when the user desires to move a plurality of objects to the same point, the timing at which each object arrives at a designated point differs depending on the moving speed of the object.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, in the system of the present game, a plurality of objects on the display screen can be selected at one time, and it becomes possible to form a Party (Party) for the selected objects. There is. FIG. 11A shows an example of the operation of selecting a plurality of objects O1 to O7 collectively. The operation shown in FIG. 11 (a) is basically the same as the operation shown in FIG. Based on the coordinates of the first two points P1 and P2 to which the touch panel display 100 is simultaneously input by the user, the processing unit 310 determines the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 determined from the coordinates of the first two points P1 and P2. Do. Also, based on the coordinates of the last two points P3 and P4 detected immediately before being dragged by the user and the coordinates of the two points not simultaneously input, the processing unit 310 starts from the coordinates of the last two points P3 and P4. The coordinates M2 of the second midpoint to be determined are determined. Then, the processing unit 310 designates a rectangular area on the display screen of the touch panel display 100 based on the coordinates of the first midpoint M1 and the coordinates M2 of the second midpoint. Then, a plurality of objects O1 to O7 displayed so as to include at least a part in the designated rectangular area are selected. The selected objects O1 to O7 are stored in association with the temporary storage unit as objects forming a formation.

  FIG. 11B shows an example in which a plurality of selected objects O1 to O7 form a formation (Party). As shown in FIG. 11 (b), the plurality of objects O1 to O7 selected at one time gather in one place to form a formation. Further, the processing unit 310 performs a process of moving the formation formed by the user's operation to the next touched point. That is, the objects O1 to O7 move in the assembled state by forming a formation. At this time, the moving speed of each object forming a formation differs depending on each. Therefore, the processing unit 310 reads the numerical value of the moving speed of each object forming the formation from the object table, and obtains the moving speed of the formation based on the read numerical value of the moving speed of each object. For example, the processing unit 310 may obtain the slowest one (the one having the lowest numerical value) of the moving speeds of the respective objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. In addition, the processing unit 310 may set the average value of the moving speeds of the plurality of objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. In addition, the processing unit 310 may set the fastest one (the one with the highest numerical value) among the moving speeds of the objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. The formation of the object moves to a designated point at a moving speed according to the value of the moving speed calculated by the processing unit 310. When a plurality of points are designated, the processing unit 310 sequentially moves the formation of the object to each point in the designated order. If the flight of a moving object encounters an enemy object (Enemy) while moving, or reaches a tower, as in a well-known game system, battle processing with the enemy object, tower The process should be done to control the

  In the above, the characteristic system was mainly explained about the game performed by the game device of the present invention. About other game processing, the thing of a well-known game device provided with a card reader, and a well-known game device provided with a touch panel display can be adopted suitably.

  The present invention can be suitably used, for example, in the computer industry and the game industry.

Reference Signs List 1 display unit 2 coordinate input unit 3 area designation unit 4 object selection unit 5 object storage unit 6 coordinate storage unit 10 touch panel display 20 control unit 30 storage unit M1 first intermediate point M2 second intermediate point P1 first point touch point P2 Second touch point P3 Third touch point P4 Fourth touch point R area O object

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On the computer
If the input detected by the coordinate input unit for inputting coordinates on the display screen of the display unit capable of image display is only the first input, the first input is an arbitrary part on the display screen If it is determined that the second input is detected and another second input is detected while the first input is continued, the first input and the second input are the first. An operation determination function that determines a second designated operation different from the designated operation,
When it is determined that the first designating operation is performed, a first designating operation accepting a corresponding point on the display screen based on the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit is received as the first designating operation. Operation function,
When it is determined that the second designation operation is performed, the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit and the second input in a state where the first input and the second input are sliding. A second operation function that receives an operation based on the coordinates of
To achieve
In the operation determination function, after any one of the first input and the second input is not continued after being determined as the second designated operation, the other continued input is Function to determine the first specified operation to be input 1;
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