JP3058089U - Control device and electronic game device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a control device capable of accurately and faithfully detecting information at the time of shaking, and an electronic game device using the control device. SOLUTION: The apparatus has an apparatus main body 3 and a control device 5 detachably connected to the apparatus main body 3. The control device 5 includes an acceleration sensor 11 that detects the strength of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken, an amplification circuit 13 that amplifies the output of the acceleration sensor 11, and an amplification circuit 1
First detecting means (control device 15) for detecting the intensity of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the control device 3, and the period of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken. It has a second detecting means (control device 15) for detecting.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a control device capable of transmitting information on the strength and cycle of a swing when the player shakes, and an electronic game device using the control device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A conventional fishing game machine has a rod-shaped swing input device that looks like a fishing rod, and determines the flight distance of a fishing line according to the strength of the swing when the swing input device is swung. Such a conventional swing input device has a fixed contact and a movable contact, and a weight is attached to the tip of the movable contact, so that when the swing input device is shaken, the movable contact bends and comes into contact with the fixed contact. It is supposed to. At this time, since the contact time between the movable contact and the fixed contact varies depending on the strength when the swing input device is shaken, the flight distance of the fishing line should be determined according to the contact time between the movable contact and the fixed contact. I have to.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the conventional swing input device, the movable contact is bent by the centrifugal force when the swing input device is shaken, and the bending characteristics of the movable contact may be changed by long-term use. Therefore, the contact time between the movable contact and the fixed contact may not be proportional to the strength when the swing input device is shaken, and even if the swing input device is shaken with the same strength, There was a problem that the flight distance of the fishing line was different.

[0004] The present invention was devised in view of the above-described problems, and provides a control device capable of accurately and faithfully detecting information when the player shakes the device, and an electronic game device using the control device. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve the above object, an electronic game device according to claim 1 provided by the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements. That is, (a) the apparatus has a main body and a control device detachably connected to the main body. (B) The control device has detection means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device is shaken. (C) The detection output means outputs a pulse having an amplitude corresponding to the intensity of the swing when the shake is performed. (D) The control device has amplification means for amplifying the output of the detection means. (E) The control device has first detection means for detecting the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken, based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification means. (F) The control device includes second detection means for detecting a swing cycle when the control device is shaken, based on an interval between pulses output from the amplification means. (G) The control device has transmission means for transmitting information on the intensity and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken to the device body. (H) The apparatus body has a receiving means for receiving information sent from the control apparatus. (I) The apparatus body has game means for playing a game based on the received information.

The control device according to claim 2 provided by the present invention is characterized by having the following requirements. (A) The control device is detachably connected to the device body. (B) The control device has detection means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device is shaken. (C) The detection output means outputs a pulse having an amplitude corresponding to the intensity of the swing when the shake is performed. (D) The control device has amplification means for amplifying the output of the detection means. (E) The control device has first detection means for detecting the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken, based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification means. (F) The control device includes second detection means for detecting a swing cycle when the control device is shaken, based on an interval between pulses output from the amplification means. (G) The control device has transmission means for transmitting information on the intensity and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken to the device body.

Further, a control device and an electronic game device according to claim 3 provided by the present invention are characterized by adding the following requirements to either claim 1 or claim 2. (B) The control device has a rotatable rotating body. (B) The control device has rotation detecting means for detecting rotation of the rotating body. (C) The sending means sends information on the rotation of the rotating body to the apparatus main body.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a main part of the control device, FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the electronic game machine device, FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the control device, and FIG. 4 is an internal configuration of the control device. FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the control device, and FIG. 6 is an output waveform diagram of the acceleration sensor. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic game machine device 1 according to claim 1 includes a device main body 3 and a control device 5 that is detachably connected to the device main body 3. The display device 7 is connected to the control device 5. As the display device 7, an appropriate display device such as a liquid crystal display or a cathode ray tube is used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the control device 5 has an acceleration sensor 11 as detecting means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken. As shown in FIG. 6, when the control device 5 is shaken, the acceleration sensor 11 outputs pulses of amplitudes Wa and Wb corresponding to the intensity of the shake. When the control device 5 is continuously shaken, a pulse is output at a period T corresponding to the interval at which the control device 5 is shaken. The output signal of the acceleration sensor 11 is provided to the control device 15 after being amplified by the amplifier circuit 13. This amplifier circuit 13 is composed of operational amplifiers 13a and 13b and their peripheral circuits. That is, the operational amplifiers 13a and 13b, the resistors R4 to R7, and the capacitor C2 constitute an amplification unit for amplifying the output of the acceleration sensor 11.

The control device 15 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 23, a RAM 25, a motor driving circuit, a timer circuit, a counter circuit, and peripheral circuits. The ROM 23 stores a program for detecting the magnitude of the amplitude of the pulse from the acceleration sensor 11, a program for detecting the cycle of the pulse from the acceleration sensor 11, and various control data. Normally, various game programs such as a fishing game and a golf game are stored in a memory in a cassette (not shown) which is removably mounted on the apparatus main body 3. The program may be stored in the ROM 23 and configured. The CPU 21 executes various control processes based on various programs and control data stored in the ROM 23. The RAM 25 is a so-called work memory. The control device 15 having the CPU 21, the ROM 23, and the RAM 25 includes a first detection unit that detects the intensity of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification circuit 13, There is provided second detection means for detecting the period of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken based on the interval between the pulses output from the circuit 13. In addition, the control device 15 has a sending unit for sending information on the strength and cycle of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken to the device main body 3. The sending means sends information on the rotation of the rotating body, which will be described later. The device main body 3 includes a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from the control device 5, and a game unit that plays a game such as a fishing game or a golf game based on the received information.

As shown in FIG. 4, an operation unit 16 is connected to the control device 15. The operation unit 16 has a switch 16a for selection, a switch 16b for determination, and a switch 16c for cancellation. By operating the operation unit 16, various control commands can be sent to the device main body 3, and the game can be advanced. Further, a detection signal from the rotation sensor 18 is given to the control device 15. A rotator 17 is rotatably attached to the control device 5, and the rotation of the rotator 17 is detected by a rotation sensor 18.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 17 has a handle 31 and a disk 33 that rotates integrally with the handle 31. The disk 33 has a plurality of protrusions 35 a, 35 b, 35c,... Are provided. The plurality of protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Are formed of an insulating member. The rotation sensor 18 has a movable contact 37a and a fixed contact 37b, and the protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Press the movable contact 37a when the disk 33 rotates, so that the movable contact 37a and the fixed contact 37b are connected to each other. Contact. By detecting the number of times of contact between the movable contact 37a and the fixed contact 37b, the number of rotations of the rotating body 17 can be detected. The protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Are formed of a conductive material, and the number of contacts between the protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,. You may comprise so that it may detect.

Referring again to FIG. 4, a vibration motor 19 is connected to the control device 15. The vibration motor 19 is mounted on the rotating shaft with the weight eccentric, and generates vibration by rotating the weight with the weight eccentric. Of course, instead of the vibration motor, a piezoelectric body or the like may be used.

Next, a main part of the control device will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 27 denotes a battery power supply, and the battery power supply 27 is connected to the constant voltage circuit 29. The power source that has been made constant by the constant voltage circuit 29 is supplied to each circuit unit. A smoothing circuit is configured by the resistor R1 and the capacitor C1. The output of this smoothing circuit is connected to ground via resistors R2 and R3. A resistor R4 is connected in parallel to the acceleration sensor 11. A connection point between the acceleration sensor 11 and the resistor R4 is connected to a non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 13a. The operational amplifiers 13a and 13b, the resistors R4 to R7, and the capacitor C2 constitute an amplifier circuit 13 for amplifying the output of the acceleration sensor 11, and the output of the amplifier circuit 13 is provided to the control device 13. The output of the constant voltage circuit 29 is connected to ground via a resistor R8 and a variable resistor R9, and the variable terminal of the variable resistor R9 is connected to the control device 15.

Next, the invention according to claim 2 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the control device 5 has an acceleration sensor 11 as a detecting means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken. As shown in FIG. 6, when the control device 5 is shaken, the acceleration sensor 11 outputs a pulse having an amplitude W corresponding to the shaken intensity. Further, when the control device 5 is continuously shaken, a pulse is output at a period T corresponding to the waved interval. The output signal of the acceleration sensor 11 is provided to the control device 15 after being amplified by the amplifier circuit 13. This amplifier circuit 13 is composed of operational amplifiers 13a and 13b and their peripheral circuits. That is, the operational amplifiers 13a and 13b, the resistors R4 to R7, and the capacitor C2 constitute an amplification unit for amplifying the output of the acceleration sensor 11.

The control device 15 has a CPU 21, a ROM 23, a RAM 25, a motor drive circuit, and its peripheral circuits. The ROM 23 stores a program for detecting the magnitude of the amplitude of the pulse from the acceleration sensor 11, a program for detecting the period of the pulse from the acceleration sensor 11, and various control data. The CPU 21 executes various control processes based on a program stored in the ROM 23. The RAM 25 is a so-called work memory. The control device 15 having the CPU 21, the ROM 23, and the RAM 25 includes a first detection unit that detects the intensity of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification circuit 13, There is provided second detection means for detecting the period of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken based on the interval between the pulses output from the circuit 13. In addition, the control device 15 has a sending unit for sending information on the strength and cycle of the swing when the control device 5 is shaken to the device main body 3.

Next, a device according to claim 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 17 has a handle 31 and a disk 33 that rotates integrally with the handle 31. The disk 33 has a plurality of protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,. Is provided. The plurality of protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Are formed of an insulating member. The rotation sensor 18 has a movable contact 37a and a fixed contact 37b, and the protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Press the movable contact 37a when the disk 33 rotates, so that the movable contact 37a and the fixed contact 37b are connected to each other. Contact. The control device 5 is connected to the rotation sensor 18, and the control device 5 can detect the number of rotations of the rotating body 17 based on the number of times of contact between the movable contact 37a and the fixed contact 37b. The protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,... Are formed of a conductive material, and the number of contacts between the protrusions 35a, 35b, 35c,. You may comprise so that it may detect.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the control device according to the present invention. A switch 56a for selection, a switch 56b for determination, a switch 56c for cancellation, and a cross key 56d are provided on a side surface of the control device 45. By operating these operation units, various control commands can be sent to the apparatus main body 3 and the game can be advanced. In addition, the control device 45 has a rotation body 57 rotatably provided and has rotation detection means for detecting the rotation of the rotation body 57. As the rotation detecting means, an optical detecting means for optically detecting the rotation of the rotating body 57 with the light emitting element and the light receiving element is used. In addition, the control device 45 has a sending unit for sending information regarding the rotation of the rotating body 57 to the device main body.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The player looks at the control device 5 on a fishing rod, and operates, for example, a so-called “walking the dog”. That is, the operation is repeated in which the fishing rod is lightly lifted and stopped, and then when the fishing rod is lowered, the rotating body 17 is wound up by a predetermined amount to take up the slack of the fishing line, and the fishing rod is raised by a predetermined amount.

In step S1, it is determined whether or not a positive peak Wa has been detected. If the positive peak Wa has not been detected, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S3. In step S3, it is determined whether the negative peak Wb has been detected. If the negative peak Wb has not been detected, the process proceeds from step S3 to step S5. In step S5, the measurement operation is delayed by about 10 milliseconds to remove noise. Subsequently, in step S7, when the preset timer time has elapsed, the measurement operation is initialized, and the process returns to step S1 again. If a negative peak Wb is detected in step S3, the process proceeds to step S17, and the value of the peak Wb is stored in the RAM 25.

[0021] Again, in step S1, it is determined whether a positive peak Wa has been detected. If a positive peak Wa has been detected, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S9. In step S9, the period T from the previous positive peak Wa to the current positive peak Wa is measured based on the time information from the timer circuit. Subsequently, in step S11, the timer circuit is reset for the next measurement, and the process proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the amplitude W is calculated by subtracting the negative peak Wb from the positive peak Wa. Subsequently, in step S15, the data of the amplitude W and the cycle T is sent to the apparatus main body 3. As a result, the apparatus main body 3 executes a game such as a fishing game or a golf game based on the data of the amplitude W and the cycle T input from the control device 5. For example, in a fishing game, it is possible to determine that a so-called “walking the dog” operation has been performed according to the amplitude W and the cycle T. Further, in a golf game, the flight distance of the ball can be determined according to the amplitude W.

When the rotating body 17 is rotated, the number of rotations of the rotating body 17 can be detected according to a detection signal from the rotation sensor 18. Thereby, it is possible to determine the amount by which the fishing line has been wound.

In the above-described embodiment, the data of the amplitude W and the cycle T is configured to be transmitted to the apparatus main body 3 as it is. However, the data may be transmitted as data for each of a plurality of levels. For example, thresholds of a high level, a medium level, and a low level are set for each of the amplitude W and the cycle T, and the data from the acceleration sensor 11 is compared with the threshold for each level to determine the amplitude W and the cycle. The data of T may be sent to the apparatus main body 3 as data of high level, medium level, and low level, respectively.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the invention according to claim 1 has an apparatus main body and a control device detachably connected to the apparatus main body, and the control apparatus has a strong swing when the control apparatus is shaken. The detecting means outputs a pulse having an amplitude corresponding to the intensity of the shake when the shake is performed. In addition, the output of the detection means is amplified, the strength of the swing when the control device is shaken is detected based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification means, and the control device is controlled based on the pulse interval. Detects the period of the shake when shaken. The control device is configured to send information on the strength and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken, so it is necessary to accurately and faithfully detect the information when the control device is shaken. It has the effect of being able to provide an electronic game device that can be operated. In addition, since the device main body has a game means for playing a game based on the received information, it is possible to comfortably enjoy a fishing game, a golf game, and the like, and to provide an electronic game device with high interest. It has the effect of being able to.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 has a control device detachably connected to the apparatus main body. The control device includes a detection unit that detects the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken, and an amplification unit that amplifies an output of the detection unit. Based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification unit, the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken is detected, and the period of the swing when the control device is shaken is detected based on the pulse interval. . Since the control device is configured to send information on the intensity and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken to the device body, it is possible to accurately and faithfully detect the information when the control device is shaken. It has the effect of being able to.

The invention according to claim 3 has a rotatable rotator and a rotation detecting means for detecting the rotation of the rotator, and transmits information on the rotation of the rotator to the apparatus main body. Therefore, for example, in a fishing game, there is an effect that the amount of the fishing line wound can be determined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a main part of a control device.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the electronic game device.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the control device.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an internal configuration of the control device.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the control device.

FIG. 6 is an output waveform diagram of the acceleration sensor.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 electronic game machine device 3 device main body 5 control device 7 display device 11 acceleration sensor 13 amplifier circuit 15 control device 17 rotating body 18 rotation sensor 19 vibration motor 21 CPU 23 ROM 25 RAM

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. An electronic game machine device having the following requirements. (B) The apparatus has a main body and a control device detachably connected to the main body. (B) The control device has detection means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device is shaken. (C) The detecting means outputs a pulse having an amplitude corresponding to the strength of the swing when the shake is performed. (D) The control device has an amplifying means for amplifying an output of the detecting means. (E) The control device has first detection means for detecting the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken, based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification means. (F) The control device includes second detection means for detecting a swing cycle when the control device is shaken, based on an interval between pulses output from the amplification means. (G) The control device has a sending means for sending information on the strength and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken to the device body. (H) The apparatus body has a receiving means for receiving information sent from the control apparatus. (I) The apparatus body has game means for playing a game based on the received information. 2. A control device having the following requirements. (B) The control device is detachably connected to the device body. (B) The control device has detection means for detecting the strength of the swing when the control device is shaken. (C) The detecting means outputs a pulse having an amplitude corresponding to the strength of the swing when the shake is performed. (D) The control device has an amplifying means for amplifying an output of the detecting means. (E) The control device has first detection means for detecting the intensity of the swing when the control device is shaken, based on the amplitude of the pulse output from the amplification means. (F) The control device includes second detection means for detecting a swing cycle when the control device is shaken, based on an interval between pulses output from the amplification means. (G) The control device has a sending means for sending information on the strength and cycle of the swing when the control device is shaken to the device body. 3. The control device and the electronic game device according to claim 1, wherein the control device has the following requirements. (B) The control device has a rotatable rotating body. (B) The control device has a rotation detecting means for detecting rotation of the rotating body. (C) The sending means sends information on the rotation of the rotating body to the apparatus main body.