JP2020093127A - Computer program, mobile device, and mobile device system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for enabling a game to be executed by a plurality of mobile devices having an information processing device.SOLUTION: A program for causing an information processing device including photographing means and control means to execute a game method, wherein the game method specifies the position on a game board of the information processing device on the basis of the information of the game board where the information processing device is located when the information processing device is mounted on a main body section and located on the game board, determines execution operation including control of moving means of the main body section on the basis of the position and configuration information of the game board, and controls the moving means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a computer program, a mobile device, and a mobile device system.

Conventionally, a toy that uses a display unit of an information processing device such as a smartphone has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

JP, 2013-039207, A

Although the toy described in Patent Document 1 is a toy that does not move automatically, a technology that enables a game to be played while moving a toy equipped with an information processing device has been demanded.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for enabling a game to be executed using a mobile device configured by mounting an information processing device.

The present invention is a computer program for causing an information processing apparatus, which mainly includes a photographing unit and a control unit, to execute a game method,
The information processing device can be installed on a game board by being attached to a main body section having a moving means, and can be moved on the game board by controlling the moving means by the information processing device. And
In the game method, when the information processing device is attached to the main body and is located on any of the game boards,
The control means,
Causing the photographing means to acquire information on the game board in which the information processing device is located;
Specifying the position of the information processing device on the game board based on the acquired information of the game board;
Determining an execution operation including control of the moving means based on a position of the information processing device on the game board and configuration information of the game board;
Controlling the moving means based on the execution operation.

According to the present invention, a game can be executed using a moving toy configured by mounting an information processing device.

The block diagram which shows the structural example of the game system 10 corresponding to embodiment of invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the mobile device 100 corresponding to the embodiment of the invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the whole flow of a process in the game system corresponding to embodiment of invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the game board data generation process corresponding to embodiment of invention. The figure which shows an example of the tile corresponding to the embodiment of the invention, a game board, and game board data. The flowchart which shows an example of the operation program registration process corresponding to embodiment of invention. The figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed at the time of the operation program registration process corresponding to embodiment of invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the game process corresponding to embodiment of invention. The figure for demonstrating the mounting method of the information processing apparatus 120 corresponding to embodiment of invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on its preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the configurations shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated configurations.

First, the configuration of the game system according to the embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a game system 10 according to an embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 1, the game system 10 is a mobile device system constructed by a plurality of mobile devices 100A to 100C performing wireless communication in accordance with a communication protocol of Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter, BLE). In the present embodiment, the mobile device 100A among the plurality of mobile devices operates as a BLE master, and the mobile devices 100B and 100C operate as BLE slaves. Although FIG. 1 shows a case where three mobile devices 100 communicate with each other, the game system 10 may be constructed by a larger number or a smaller number of mobile devices. The moving device can also be called, for example, a robot device, a self-propelled device, a battle device, a battle device, or the like.

Next, the hardware configuration of the mobile device 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile device 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. The mobile device 100 includes an information processing device 120 such as a smartphone mounted on the main body 110. The main body 110 is configured to include a drive unit 111, a control unit 112, a light emitting unit 113, and a communication unit 114. The drive unit 111 includes a mechanism for moving the main body 110 on which the information processing device 120 is placed. The mechanism includes a drive wheel, a drive mechanism that drives the drive wheel, a drive source of the drive mechanism, a power source that supplies power to the drive source, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 110 corresponding to this embodiment may have a caterpillar structure. In this case, the endless belt is wound around the plurality of drive wheels. The structure of the main body 110 is not limited to the caterpillar shape, and a tire-shaped elastic member (for example, a rubber tire) may be attached to the drive wheels.

Next, the control unit 112 controls the operation of the main body unit 110 based on the control signal from the information processing device 120. By controlling the operation of the drive unit 111, the control unit 112 can move the main body unit 110 forward, backward, turn left and right on the game board. Further, the control unit 112 controls the light emitting operation of the light emitting unit 113 and controls the communication of the communication unit 114 with the information processing device 120.

The light emitting unit 113 irradiates the game board with light in order to ensure the reading accuracy of the game board information when the moving device 100 moves on the game board. The light emitting unit 113 may be constantly lit while the mobile device 100 is operating. The light emission control by the light emitting unit 113 is executed by the control unit 112.

The communication unit 114 is a communication interface for connecting and communicating with the information processing apparatus 120, and can perform communication by wire connection according to the USB system, for example. Upon receiving the control command from the information processing device 120, the communication unit 114 provides the control command to the control unit 112. The connection with the information processing device 120 may be any method other than the USB method, and may be a wireless connection other than the wired connection.

Next, the information processing device 120 can be configured as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like as described above. The information processing device 120 can be configured to include the following elements.

The control unit 121 controls the operation of each unit of the information processing device 120. The display unit 122 displays a predetermined game screen while the game process is in progress. Also, when the image of the game board is taken, the taken image is displayed. The display unit 122 can be configured as an LCD or an organic EL display, for example. The external device communication unit 123 performs wireless communication with another mobile device 100. As a communication method, for example, BLE can be used as described above.

The main body communication unit 124 is connected to the communication unit 114 of the main body unit 110 to perform communication. It is possible to communicate with the communication unit 114 by wired connection according to the USB system. The main body communication unit 124 can transmit a control command to the main body unit 110 based on the execution result of the game process by the control unit 121.

The image capturing unit 125 captures an image of a game board or tiles and generates a game board image and a tile image. The operation unit 126 includes buttons, a touch panel, etc., and receives an operation from the user of the information processing apparatus 120. The image processing unit 127 can analyze the game board image captured by the imaging unit 125 to generate game board data, or can analyze the tile image to determine the current position of the game apparatus 100. In addition, general processing of images is performed. The function of the image processing unit 127 may be realized by the control unit 121. The storage unit 128 stores the image data generated by the image capturing unit 125, various data generated by the processing in the image processing unit 127, and information used for the processing. In addition, various display data to be displayed on the display unit 122 and application data for executing processing corresponding to the embodiment of the invention are stored.

Next, the hardware configuration of the information processing device 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

2B, the CPU 200 can operate as the control unit 121, and is an application for executing a series of processes corresponding to the present embodiment, which is stored in the hard disk device (hereinafter, referred to as HD) 204. A program, an operating system (OS), a control program, and the like are executed, and control is performed to temporarily store information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in the RAM 202. It can also operate as the image processing unit 127, and executes an analysis process and the like of the image captured by the image capturing unit 125. Further, it controls communication with the main body 110 via the interface (I/F) 206. It should be noted that the processing according to the respective flowcharts in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 8 described later can also be realized by controlling the entire apparatus by causing the CPU 200 to execute a corresponding processing program.

The ROM 201 stores various data such as a basic I/O program and an application program for executing a predetermined process therein. The RAM 202 temporarily stores various data and functions as a main memory of the CPU 200, a work area, and the like. In addition, the information received from the image capturing unit 125 is temporarily stored.

The hard disk device 203 uses an HD (hard disk) that functions as a large capacity memory in this embodiment. The HD 203 stores application programs, OS, control programs, related programs, and the like. An application program for executing a series of processes according to this embodiment can be downloaded from an external server and stored in the HD 203. A nonvolatile storage device such as a flash (registered trademark) memory may be used instead of the hard disk.

The instruction input device 204 corresponds to a button, a switch, a touch panel, or the like. The output device 205 outputs a command input from the instruction input device 204, a response output for the command, and the like. The output device 205 may include a display, a speaker, a headphone terminal, and the like. The system bus 207 controls the flow of data in the information processing device 120.

The interface (hereinafter referred to as I/F) 206 plays a role of mediating data exchange with another mobile device 100 or the main body 110. Specifically, the I/F 206 may include a wireless communication module for BLE communication, which module includes an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, and digital signals. Well-known circuitry may be included, including processors, CODEC chipsets, subscriber identity module cards, memories, and the like. Also, a wired communication module for wired connection can be included. The wired communication module enables communication with other devices including the main body 110 via one or more external ports. It may also include various software components that process the data. The external port is coupled to another device directly via Ethernet, USB or IEEE1394, or indirectly via a network. It should be noted that software that realizes the same function as each of the above devices may be configured as an alternative to the hardware device.

Next, the processing executed in the game system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.

First, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed in each of the mobile devices 100 constituting the game system 10. In the embodiment described below, the game system 10 is assumed to be constructed by three mobile devices 100A to 100C, but the game system 10 may be constructed by more mobile devices.

First, in step S<b>301, the control unit 121 receives a motion selection from the player who is the user of the mobile device 100 via the operation unit 126. The actions selectable here include two types: games and programming. If the game is selected, the process proceeds to S302, and if the programming is selected, the process proceeds to S309. In step S309, the operation program registration process is executed. A more detailed flow of the operation program registration process will be described later with reference to FIG. During this operation program registration process, it is possible to connect to an external server and perform communication. From the external server, it is possible to download information necessary for registering an operation program, sample programs, various items usable in games, and the like.

In step S302, the control unit 121 receives a selection of an operation program from the player of the mobile device 100 via the operation unit 126. The operation program includes the program registered in S308, and when there are a plurality of operation programs, any one of them can be selected.

In subsequent S303, the control unit 121 receives a selection (designation) of operating the mobile device 100 as a master or a slave from the player via the operation unit 126. There is only one master in the game system 10, and there can be multiple slaves. If the master selection is accepted, the process proceeds to S304, and if the slave selection is accepted, the process proceeds to S305. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the mobile device 100A serves as a master and the mobile devices 100B and 100C serve as slaves.

In S304, the control unit 121 executes a game board data generation process. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the game board data generation process is executed only by the master mobile device 100A, and the generated game board data is provided to the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game board data may be generated in all the mobile devices 100A to 100C. A more detailed flow of the game board data generation processing will be described later with reference to FIG. After that, the process proceeds to S306.

On the slave side, the control unit 121 controls the external device communication unit 123 to perform advertising according to the BLE protocol in order to connect to the master in S305. On the other hand, on the master side, when the control unit 121 detects the advertising transmitted from the slave by scanning the slave in S306, the information of the detected slave is displayed on the screen of the display unit 122. When the control unit 121 receives a connection instruction (slave selection instruction) from the player via the operation unit 126, a connection request (connection request) is transmitted from the master mobile device 100A to each slave mobile device 100. Communication between the master and slave is established. Since a publicly known technique according to the BLE protocol may be adopted for such a procedure for establishing a connection, a more detailed description will be omitted.

When communication is established between the master and one or more slaves as described above, the process proceeds to S307. In S307, the control unit 121 displays a message on the screen of the display unit 122 to attach the information processing device 120 to the main body unit 110, and when the attachment is completed, the game process is started in S308. Games that can be executed in this embodiment include competitive games (one-on-one battle, team battle, battle royale), obstacle races, treasure hunts, and the like. Details of the game processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The processes from S301 to S307 may be executed in a state where the main body 110 is mounted.

In the above, the case where the operation program registration process is individually executed in each of the mobile devices 100A to 100C has been described. However, the embodiment is not limited to this, and for example, the operation program registered by the master mobile device 100A may be shared by the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C. When each mobile device individually registers, the game progresses according to a different operation program for each mobile device, so that each player can play the game uniquely. On the other hand, if one mobile device shares one operation program, the game can be enjoyed under the same rule.

Next, the game board data generation process will be described with reference to FIG. In the game board data generation process, first, in step S401, the control unit 121 photographs the game board by the photographing unit 125 and generates a game board image. The game board to be photographed here is configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example.

In FIG. 5, tiles 501 to 504 indicate an example of tile patterns that can be used to form a game board. In the present embodiment, the game board can be configured by laying (arranging) tiles 501 to 504 arbitrarily. The game board 505 shows an example of a game board composed of a total of 49 tiles including 7 vertically and 7 horizontally. The arrangement of tiles is not limited to the rectangular shape, but may be an arbitrary arrangement other than an L-shape, a U-shape, an S-shape, and the like.

The tiles 501 to 504 shall each be large enough to carry a mobile device thereon. For example, the frame lines shown on the lower side of the mobile devices 100A to 100C shown in FIG. 1 indicate exemplary sizes of the tiles. A pattern is printed on the surface of each of the tiles 501 to 504, and each pattern indicates a function assigned to the tile.

First, the tile 501 represents the ground. The tiles on the ground are assigned with properties that do not hinder the movement of the moving apparatus 100 and do not obstruct the view of the moving apparatus 100. The moving device 100 can pass vertically and horizontally over the tile 501. The dotted line marked on the tile 501 is used to control the traveling position of the mobile device 100. The moving device 100 photographs the tiles 501 by the photographing unit 125, the image processing unit 127 extracts a dotted line from the image, and the control unit 121 transmits a control signal to the main body unit 110 according to the position thereof, and the tiles of the moving device 100. Adjust the position above.

Tile 502 represents a valley. The tiles in the valley are assigned a property that prevents the movement of the mobile device 100, but does not obstruct the view of the mobile device 100. Therefore, the mobile device 100 cannot pass over the tile 502.

Next, tile 503 represents a fortress. The fortress tile does not hinder the movement of the mobile device 100, but is assigned the property of blocking the view of the mobile device 100. Therefore, the mobile device 100 existing on the tile 503 is not recognized by another mobile device 100.

Tile 504 represents a pyramid. The tiles of the pyramid are assigned the property of hindering the movement of the mobile device 100 and obstructing the view of the mobile device 100. Therefore, the mobile device 100 cannot pass over the tile 504, and cannot recognize the existence of the mobile device 100 that exists with the tile 504 in between.

The types of tiles are not limited to the above four types, and additional types can be prepared. For example, when playing a treasure hunt game, a tile indicating a treasure may be prepared.

In S401 game board shooting, shooting is performed by the shooting unit 125 so that the entire game board fits, and an image of the game board 505 is acquired. In the following S402, the image processing unit 127 converts the image of the game board 505 into two gradations, and further performs an analysis process in S403. In the analysis process, the type of each tile is determined, and whether the side of each tile is in contact with or adjacent to another tile is determined. The type of tile is determined based on the pattern printed on the surface of the tile, and the type of ground, valley, fortress, or pyramid is determined. In this embodiment, numerical values of 0 to 3 are assigned to the ground: 0, the valley: 1, the pyramid: 2, and the fortress: 3. In addition, a numerical value 4 is assigned as the start position to a tile whose three or more sides are not in contact with or adjacent to the sides of other tiles.

In the above analysis processing, tiles that should be candidates for forming a game board include only tiles whose one side is adjacent to the side of another tile, and tiles isolated from other tiles. Should not be included. This is because the isolated tile cannot be moved by the moving device 100, and thus is excluded in advance. When the type of each tile is determined and the determination of the start position is completed, the control unit 121 generates game board data and stores it in the storage unit 128 in S404. The game board data can be configured by tabulating the numerical values assigned in S403. The game board data based on the game board 505 can be configured as the game board data 506.

Next, details of the operation program registration process will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the case where the operation program registration process is executed after the game board data generation process as part of the overall flow of FIG. 3 will be described. However, this process is performed by each player in advance before the game system is constructed. May be run on.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 122 of the information processing device 120 displays a user interface (UI) for registering the operation program. An example of the UI displayed at this time will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen for registering an operation program. The screen 700 includes a trigger display area 701, a transition display 702, and an action display area 703.

The trigger display area 701 is an area in which a trigger that is a condition for executing an action is defined. In the present embodiment, the trigger includes, for example, a condition regarding an opponent (enemy), a condition regarding surroundings, a condition regarding oneself, and other conditions.

Specifically, the conditions regarding the enemy are "if the enemy is visible more than 5 squares ahead...", "If the enemy sees himself...", "If the enemy is above If you know that you are in..." etc. are included. The conditions regarding the surrounding conditions are, for example, "if the topography is movable...", "If a hill is found within 5 squares...", and "if the topography is mountain...・" etc. are included. The conditions concerning oneself include, for example, "if the ordinate is 8 or more...", "If the main gun can fire...", "If the damage is 50% or more...", and the like. Other conditions include, for example, "if the dice value is 3 or more...".

The player can select these triggers from the options displayed on the display screen 700. When the content of the trigger is determined, the action executed when the condition defined by the trigger is satisfied is set below the trigger display area 701. In FIG. 7, action 1 is shown below trigger 1. At this time, the transition display 702 indicates that the action 1 is executed based on the trigger 1.

The action display area 703 is an area in which the action executed based on the trigger, that is, the content of the operation is defined. In the present embodiment, the actions include, for example, movements, rotations, attacks, operations, operations regarding variables, and the like.

Specifically, the movement operation includes “moving forward”, “moving in a direction approaching point 1”, “moving randomly”, and the like. The rotation operation includes "rotate in the direction toward this enemy", "rotate in the upward direction", "rotate in the opposite direction", and the like. The action of the attack includes "shooting this enemy with the main gun", "crushing", "shooting the main gun", and the like. Operational actions include "defense," "hidden," "use items." Variables include "set this enemy's position at point 1", "set point 1 at north 3 east 5", "set flag 1", and the like.

The player can also select these actions from the options displayed on the display screen 700.

In the present embodiment, on the display screen 700, when the condition defined in the trigger display area 701 is not satisfied, the condition on the right side is determined. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied (whether or not the condition is satisfied) in order from the condition defined in the trigger display area 701 located at the left end, and if not satisfied, the condition on the right side is sequentially determined. .. When the condition is satisfied, the action display area 703 associated with the trigger display area 701 is branched, and the action defined in the action display area 703 is executed. In this embodiment, a plurality of actions can be continuously set for one trigger. For example, the operation of setting the destination with the first action and moving toward the destination with the second action may be performed.

However, the combination of actions may be such that only one of each of the movement, rotation, attack, strategy, and variable can be selected. If a certain type of attack is performed, the same type of attack may be prohibited in the next turn. In that case, even if the condition specified by the corresponding trigger is satisfied, the attack based on the condition is prohibited, and therefore the trigger on the right side is further determined. Although the operation program can be registered as described above, the operation program is information on the combination of the conditional branch and the operation when the condition is satisfied. In addition to the operation program, the operation information, the operation condition information, It can be called like condition information, determination information, motion determination information, or the like.

Returning to the description of FIG. 6, first in S601, the control unit 121 receives a trigger selection from the player via the operation unit 126. Specifically, on the display screen 700 shown in FIG. 7, the trigger display area 701 is displayed and the selection of the trigger contents included in the area is accepted. In subsequent S602, the control unit 121 accepts the selection of the action corresponding to the trigger set in S601 via the operation unit 126. Specifically, the action display area 703 is displayed on the display screen 700 shown in FIG. 7, and the selection of the action content included in the area is accepted.

In subsequent S603, the control unit 121 determines whether to complete the input. If an operation for instructing registration is received from the player, it is determined that the input is completed, and the process proceeds to S604. On the other hand, if the registration instruction is not issued, the process returns to S601 to continue the processing.

In step S604, the control unit 121 registers the combination of the trigger and the action input by the user as an operation program, and saves the operation program in the storage unit 128.

When the operation program is shared among a plurality of mobile devices 100, the operation program is transmitted from the master mobile device 100A to the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C.

Next, the details of the game process will be described with reference to FIG. The game process is executed based on communication between the master mobile device 100A and the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C.

In the present embodiment, the plurality of mobile devices 100 configuring the game system 10 sequentially perform the game processing and the operation of the main body 110 in one turn. The master controls the progress of the game. When the master's turn is reached, the master performs the game process and the operation of the main body unit 110 and notifies the slave of the result. In addition, each slave sequentially performs game processing based on an instruction from the master, and notifies the slave of the processing result via the master and the master. The game process and the operation executed in each mobile device follow the operation program selected in S302.

The details of the flowchart of FIG. 8 will be described below. In FIG. 8, S801 to S809 indicate processing on the master side, and S811 to S818 indicate processing on the slave side. In each of the master and the slave, the game process can be started according to the operation of a predetermined operation button displayed on the display unit 122.

When the game is started, first, on the master side, the control unit 121 determines the start position in S801. The determination of the start position may be performed, for example, by displaying a game board image on the display unit 122 and receiving from the player a designation as to which start position the mobile device 100 is arranged. Alternatively, a mark that can uniquely indicate each start position may be added in advance to the pattern of the tile used as the start position, and the start position may be determined based on the presence or absence of the mark included in the tile. In this case, in the generated game board data, the mark of the tile at each start position is associated with the position on the game board, and the start position can be specified by the mark extracted from the tile image. Therefore, each mobile device 100 acquires a tile image by the image capturing unit 125, analyzes it by the image processing unit 127, extracts a mark from the tile image, and compares it with the game board data to determine at which start position it is located. Can be determined.

Next, in S802, the control unit 121 updates the game board data and communicates with the slave. When the position of the master mobile device 100A on the game board is known, the master mobile device 100A writes the position of the own device on the game board data in this step. Further, the master mobile device 100A receives the position information on the map of each device from the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C, and updates the game board data based on the received position information. This makes it possible to identify the position on the game board where all the game devices on the game board of the moving devices 100A to 100C are located. When the position information of all the mobile devices 100 has been updated, the master mobile device 100A transmits the updated game board data to the slave mobile devices 100B and 100C. As a result, the game board data on the slave side is also updated.

In subsequent S803, the control unit 121 determines which mobile device the mobile device 100 that operates is. This process is called order determination, and for example, when the mobile device 100A, the mobile device 100B, and the mobile device 100C operate in this order, it is determined which mobile device is to be operated next in the order. judge.

As a result of the order determination in S803, if it is determined to be the master, that is, if it is the own device of the mobile device 100A, the process proceeds to S805. On the other hand, if it is the slave order next, the process proceeds to S804.

In step S804, the control unit 121 controls the external device communication unit 123 to transmit execution instructions to the corresponding slave transmission devices in order. After that, the process proceeds to S806.

In step S805, the control unit 121 determines an operation to be executed according to the operation program and executes the operation. The action can be determined by referring to the game board data at that time. Since the latest position of the mobile device 100 participating in the game is registered in the game board data, it is executed based on the position of each mobile device 100 and the surrounding terrain information obtained from the game board data. Determine the motion.

In subsequent S806, the control unit 121 controls the external device communication unit 123, and when the operation is executed in S805, notifies the slave mobile devices 100 of the operation result. When a slave executes an operation, the operation result is received from the slave and the operation result is notified to other slaves.

In subsequent S807, the control unit 121 updates the parameters according to the result of the communication in S806, and displays the necessary screen on the display unit 122. For example, when the master mobile device 100A is attacked by the slave mobile device 100B, the physical strength value of the character of the mobile device 100A is reduced based on the attack, and an attack image showing the attack is displayed on the display unit. 122 can be displayed. Furthermore, when an attack is defended, it is possible to display a defense image or a character image.

In subsequent S808, the image capturing unit 125 acquires a tile image, and the current position on the game board is determined based on the tile image acquired by the image processing unit 127 in S809. After that, the process returns to S802, and the game board data is updated.

Next, processing of the mobile device 100 on the slave side will be described. In step S811, the control unit 121 determines the start position. The determination process can be performed in the same manner as the process in S801. In subsequent S812, the control unit 121 controls the external device communication unit 123 to transmit the position information on the game board of the own device to the master mobile device 100A and receive the updated game board data on the master side. Further, by updating the game board data of the own device stored in the storage unit 128 with the received game board data, it becomes possible to update to the latest game board data.

In subsequent S813, the control unit 121 determines whether or not an execution instruction has been received from the master mobile device 100A. If the execution instruction is received, the process proceeds to S814, and if not, the process proceeds to S815. The process in S814 is the same as the process in S805.

In S815, the control unit 121 controls the external device communication unit 123 to communicate with the master mobile device 100A, and when the operation is executed in S814, notifies the master of the operation result. When another mobile device (including the master) performs an operation, the operation result is received from the master. In the following S816, the control unit 121 updates the parameters according to the result of the communication in S815 and displays the necessary screen on the display unit 122. The process here is the same as that of S807. In subsequent S817, the image capturing unit 125 acquires the tile image, and the current position on the game board is determined based on the tile image acquired by the image processing unit 127 in S818. After that, the process returns to S812, and the game board data is updated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the mounting of the information processing device 120 to the main body 110 will be described. The main body 110 is equipped with a support mechanism for fixing an information processing device such as a smartphone. The support portion 901 is arranged so as to sandwich the end portion on the long side of the information processing device 120 from both sides, and the width thereof is adjustable by the shaft 904 as shown by the arrow. The support portions 902 and 903 are arranged so as to vertically sandwich the end portion on the short side of the information processing apparatus, and the width thereof is similarly adjustable by the shaft 904 as indicated by the arrow. Thereby, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like having an arbitrary width and length can be fixed.

The attachment angle Θ when attaching the information processing device 120 to the main body 110 can be arbitrarily changed. The attachment angle Θ can be changed within a range of 0 degree or more and 90 degrees or less, for example.

Next, another aspect of the screen displayed on the display unit 122 will be described. The control unit 121 may perform necessary screen display on the display unit 122 based on the information of the game board on which the mobile device 100A is located. For example, when the acquired information about the game board on which the mobile device 100A is located is information about uneven terrain such as a gravel road, a character image indicating that the character is shaking is displayed on the display unit 122. be able to. Further, when the moving device 100A is located on the uneven terrain portion when the uneven terrain is actually formed on the game board, a character image indicating that the character is shaking is also displayed on the display unit. 122 can be displayed. As described above, it is possible to configure the screen displayed on the display unit 122 based on not only the virtual information of the game board but also the realistic information of the game board.

According to the inventions corresponding to the above-described embodiments, a plurality of moving devices that are equipped with an information processing device and can be moved under the control of the information processing device are used to arrange tiles of different predetermined types. Various games including competitive games can be executed on the constructed game board.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to make the scope of the present invention public, the following claims are attached. The information processing apparatus according to the present invention can also be realized by a computer program that causes one or more computers to function as the information processing apparatus. The computer program can be provided/distributed by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium or through an electric communication line.

Claims (18)

A computer program for causing an information processing device including a photographing means and a control means to execute a game method,
The information processing device can be installed on a game board by being attached to a main body section having a moving means, and can be moved on the game board by controlling the moving means by the information processing device. And
In the game method, when the information processing device is attached to the main body and is located on any of the game boards,
The control means,
Causing the photographing means to acquire information on the game board on which the information processing device is located;
Specifying the position of the information processing device on the game board based on the acquired information of the game board;
Determining an execution operation including control of the moving means based on a position of the information processing device on the game board and configuration information of the game board;
Controlling the moving means based on the execution operation;
Computer programs, including. The information processing apparatus further includes a communication unit,
In the game method, the control means
Causing the communication unit to acquire information on the position of the other information processing device on the game board,
Determining the execution operation further based on a position of another information processing device on the game board;
The computer program according to claim 1, further comprising causing the communication unit to notify another information processing device of a result of the execution operation. The information processing device further includes a display unit,
In the game method, the control means
Causing the communication unit to receive the result of the execution operation in the other information processing apparatus from the other information processing apparatus,
The computer program according to claim 2, further comprising causing the display unit to display a screen based on the received result of the execution operation in the other information processing apparatus. In the game method, the control means
The computer program according to claim 3, further comprising causing the display unit to display a screen based on the acquired information about the game board. On the screen based on the result of the execution operation, an attack image showing that an attack has been made by the other information processing apparatus, a defense image showing that the attack is protected, and the game method executed by the information processing apparatus The computer program according to claim 3 or 4, which includes at least one of character images related to. The communication means is operable according to the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol,
The information processing device operates as either a BLE master or a slave,
In the game method, the control means
When the information processing apparatus operates as the master, the communication unit receives information on the position of the other information processing apparatus operating as the slave on the game board, and all the information processing apparatuses located on the game board. Transmitting information on the position of the information processing device to the other information processing device operating as the slave;
When the information processing device operates as the slave, the communication unit causes the communication device to transmit information on the position of the information processing device on the game board to the information processing device which operates as the master, and also the information processing which operates as the master. The computer program according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising: receiving information on the positions of all information processing devices located on the game board from the device. The game method, when the information processing device is not attached to the main body,
The computer program according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the control unit further includes causing the communication unit to communicate with a server. The game board is configured by arbitrarily arranging a plurality of types of tiles,
The computer program according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information of the game board includes information on respective positions of the tiles of the plurality of types on the game board. The configuration information of the game board is generated by the control means analyzing an image obtained by shooting the entire game board by the shooting means and identifying the plurality of types of tiles. The computer program according to item 8. The computer program according to claim 9, wherein the configuration information of the game board is generated based only on tiles whose one side is adjacent to the side of another tile. In the game method, the control means
Determining the execution operation based on operation information including an operation to be executed and a condition for executing the operation to be executed;
Determining whether or not the condition is satisfied based on the position of the information processing device, the position of the other information processing device, and the configuration information of the game board,
The computer program according to any one of claims 2 to 10, further comprising: The operation information is generated based on an input by a user of the information processing device,
The input by the user includes selection input from a plurality of options,
The computer program according to claim 11. The computer program according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the execution operation includes an operation for executing a competitive game with another information processing device existing on the game board. The computer program according to claim 13, wherein the operation to be executed includes an operation of changing a parameter related to the competitive game executed in the other information processing apparatus. 15. The game method according to claim 1, further comprising: the control unit recognizing a line from an image of a game board captured by the image capturing unit and controlling an operation of the moving unit based on the line. The computer program according to any one of items. The computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the information processing device is attached to the main body at an inclination angle of 0 to 90 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane. An information processing apparatus comprising: a photographing means, a control means, and a storage means that stores the computer program according to claim 1; and an information processing device that executes a game method by executing the computer program.
A mobile device, comprising: a main body unit to which the information processing device is attached and which has a moving unit controlled by the information processing device. A mobile device system configured by wirelessly communicating a plurality of mobile devices according to claim 17.