JP3198197U - Video operation device and operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a video operation device and an operation device capable of simplifying the structure when an image on a screen of a touch panel type information processing terminal is operated by a separate operation device. A mobile terminal 3 having a touch panel screen, an enlarged display unit that is arranged on the screen of the mobile terminal 3 and that allows a user to enlarge a part of the screen with a lens and visually recognize the screen, and a screen of the mobile terminal 3 The mobile terminal 3 includes a touch operation unit 67 that is disposed to face a non-enlarged portion other than the enlarged portion that is enlarged by the enlarged display unit, and that touches and moves away from the non-enlarged portion of the screen according to a user operation. The video is displayed on the enlarged portion of the screen, and an operation on the video is accepted by the touch operation by the touch operation unit 67 in the non-video portion which is the non-magnified portion. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a video operation device and an operation device that can operate a video displayed on a screen of an information processing terminal such as a mobile phone.

  In recent years, portable information processing terminals (hereinafter referred to as mobile terminals) such as tablet computers and multi-function mobile phones have become widespread, and users who enjoy video games and the like on the mobile terminals are also increasing.

  Some portable terminals have a touch panel screen. When a video game is played, a touch operation on the screen is usually used.

  On the other hand, a video game operation on a portable terminal may be desired by a separate controller. Patent Document 1 discloses such a controller.

  However, the controller of Patent Document 1 electrically connects the controller to a portable terminal and enables operation input for a video game on the portable terminal. For this reason, the controller of Patent Document 1 has a problem that it has a complicated structure.

JP2013-135830A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the structure is complicated when the video on the screen of the touch panel type information processing terminal is operated by a separate operation device.

  The present invention provides an information processing terminal having a touch panel type screen and a screen of the information processing terminal in order to simplify the structure when an image on the screen of the touch panel type information processing terminal is operated by a separate operation device. An enlarged display unit that is arranged on the screen and magnifies a part of the screen with a lens and allows an observer to visually recognize the display unit, and a non-enlarged part other than the enlarged part that is enlarged by the enlarged display part of the screen of the information processing terminal A touch operation unit that touches and separates a non-enlarged portion of the screen according to an operation of the observer, and the information processing terminal displays an image on the enlarged portion of the screen and A video operation device that receives an operation on the video by a touch operation by the touch operation unit in an enlarged portion is the main feature.

  According to the present invention, a separate operation device including an enlarged display unit and a touch operation unit can be received by performing an operation input on a video by performing a touch operation by a touch operation unit on a touch panel screen of an information processing terminal. The structure can be simplified.

It is the perspective view which looked at the game machine as a video operation device concerning one example of the present invention from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the game machine of FIG. 1 from the front side. It is a top view which shows the portable terminal used for the game machine of FIG. It is a top view of the game machine of FIG. It is sectional drawing which concerns on the VV line of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4. It is sectional drawing which concerns on the VII-VI4 line | wire of FIG.

  The purpose of simplifying the structure when the video on the screen of a touch panel type information processing terminal is operated with a separate operating device is to display the video on a part of the screen of the information processing device and The displayed image is magnified with a lens so as to be visually recognized by an observer, and is realized by a video operation device that allows the touch operation unit to perform a touch operation on the remaining portion of the screen and the operation device.

  That is, the video operation device includes an information processing terminal having a touch panel screen, an enlarged display unit that is arranged on the screen of the information processing terminal, and that allows a viewer to visually enlarge a part of the screen with a lens, A touch operation unit that is disposed to face a non-enlarged portion other than the enlarged portion that is enlarged by the enlarged display unit of the screen of the terminal and that touches and moves away from the non-enlarged portion of the screen according to the operation of the observer. The information processing terminal displays an image on the enlarged portion of the screen and accepts an operation on the image by a touch operation by the touch operation unit in the non-enlarged portion.

  The video operation device includes a housing for storing the information processing terminal and an operation button supported so as to be able to move in and out with respect to the housing, and an enlargement display unit is provided in the housing to enlarge an image from the outside to an observer. The touch operation unit is supported by the housing in conjunction with the operation button, and performs a touch operation by an operation of moving the operation button up and down.

  The enlarged display unit may include a mirror that reflects image light emitted from the image toward the lens between the lens and the screen of the information processing terminal.

Hereinafter, a game machine as a video operation device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Game console configuration]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game machine as a video operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the back side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the game machine in FIG. 1 as seen from the front side. .

  The game machine 1 includes a portable terminal 3 that is a portable information processing terminal and a game machine body 5 that is an operation device. In the game machine 1, the mobile terminal 3 is set in the game machine body 5, and the game video displayed on the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 can be operated by the operation buttons 9.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the mobile terminal 3.

  The mobile terminal 3 can be configured by, for example, a multi-function mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like, and includes a touch panel screen 7, hard keys 11, and the like.

  The mobile terminal 3 according to the present embodiment displays a pair of videos 13 a and 13 b that are game videos on a part of the screen 7. The images 13a and 13b are observed by the observer as a three-dimensional image, and are left and right images having parallax with respect to the left and right eyes of the observer.

  Note that the images 13a and 13b may be images having no parallax and allow a viewer to observe a two-dimensional image. Further, the images 13a and 13b may be other than the game images as long as they are the operation target images. The images 13a and 13b in FIG. 3 are simply shown as the alphabet “ABC”.

  The portable terminal 3 receives a touch operation on the images 13a and 13b in the non-image unit 15 other than the images 13a and 13b on the screen 7. The non-video unit 15 of the present embodiment accepts the same touch operation at any location within the range. However, the non-video unit 15 may accept a touch operation only in a specific region or place. In addition, the non-video unit 15 may be divided into a plurality of regions and places and accept different touch operations depending on the regions and places.

  Display of these images 13a and 13b and acceptance of a touch operation can be realized by executing a program with an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the portable terminal 3.

  4 is a plan view of the game machine 1 of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. It is sectional drawing which concerns on the VII-VII line of FIG. 5 and 7, the configuration of the enlarged display unit 23 is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the game machine body 5 includes a housing 17 that houses the mobile terminal 3. The housing 17 is formed in a hollow shape with resin, and the hollow interior is opened through a side opening 19 (see FIG. 1). The portable terminal 3 is set inside the housing 17 of the game machine body 5 through the side opening 19.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the housing 17 is provided with a pedestal portion 21, an enlarged display portion 23, and operation buttons 9.

  The pedestal 21 is formed in a plate shape and constitutes the bottom plate of the housing 17. On the pedestal 21, the mobile terminal 3 is placed so that the longitudinal direction of the mobile terminal 3 extends along the width direction of the housing 17, and the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 faces upward. Note that the vertical direction means the vertical direction of the housing 17 in FIG.

  On both sides in the width direction of the mobile terminal 3, the protrusions 25 attached on the pedestal 21 are positioned, and the protrusions 25 position the mobile terminal 3. The protrusion 25 is made of a flexible member such as a sponge, for example, and is stuck on the pedestal 21 at a position corresponding to the size of the mobile terminal 3. An enlarged display portion 23 is provided on the pedestal portion 21.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the enlarged display unit 23 is disposed on the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3, and images 13 a and 13 b that are a part of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 are displayed to the user (observer) from the outside of the housing 17. Enlarge and make it visible. The enlarged display unit 23 of this embodiment includes a mirror 27 and left and right lenses 29 and 29 (FIG. 1). In FIG. 6, only the left side of the pair of left and right components including the lens 29 and the like is shown, but the right side also has the same configuration, and thus the same reference numerals are given in the following description.

  The mirror 27 is located on the pedestal portion 21 and the mobile terminal 3 and is inclined with respect to the vertical direction in which the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 is directed. The back surface of the mirror 27 is fixed in the housing 17 via a support plate 31. The support plate 31 of this embodiment is fixed to a rib 33 provided integrally on the inner surface of the housing 17. The fixing surface 35 of the rib 33 is set to be inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the mirror 27 can be easily inclined by this inclination.

  In this embodiment, the inclination of the fixed surface 35 is about 45 degrees, and the inclination of the mirror 27 is accordingly about 45 degrees. Due to this inclination, the mirror 27 reflects the image light emitted from the images 13 a and 13 b of the mobile terminal 3 toward the lenses 29 and 29 in the front-rear direction of the housing 17 that intersects the vertical direction.

  The lenses 29 and 29 are provided in a viewing portion 37 for allowing the user to look into the housing 17 with the left and right eyes. The peeping portion 37 includes an end wall portion 39 that closes the rear end opening of the housing 17, and left and right cylindrical portions 41, 41 provided on the end wall portion 39.

  The end wall portion 39 is a plate-like body that is configured separately from the main body portion of the housing 17 with resin or the like. The end wall portion 39 is integrally provided with a fitting protrusion 43, and the fitting protrusion 43 is fitted and fixed to the inner periphery of the rear end opening of the housing 17.

  The end wall portion 39 is provided with substantially rectangular through holes 45, 45 penetrating in the front-rear direction. Cylindrical portions 41, 41 are integrally provided on the end wall portion 39 around the through holes 45, 45, respectively.

  The cylindrical portions 41 and 41 have a substantially rectangular frame shape (FIG. 1) and protrude rearward from the end wall portion 39. The inner holes 47 and 47 of the cylindrical portions 41 and 41 communicate with the through holes 45 and 45 of the end wall portion 39, respectively, and the communication holes 49 for peeping that communicate with the inside and outside of the housing 17 together with the through holes 45 and 45. 49 is configured.

  The tips of the cylindrical portions 41, 41 are configured so that the user can press the periphery of the eyes when looking into, and in this embodiment, the protruding amount of the cylindrical portions 41, 41 (FIG. 1) is small on the inner side in the left-right direction. It is curved so as to be (FIG. 1).

  Lenses 29 and 29 are fitted and attached to the inner circumferences of the cylindrical portions 41 and 41. The lenses 29 and 29 are not limited to the inner periphery of the cylindrical portions 41 and 41, and may be attached to the communication holes 49 and 49.

  The lenses 29 and 29 are convex lenses, for example, eyepieces, and the image light of the images 13a and 13b reflected by the mirror 27 is incident on the lenses 29 and 29, so that the images 13a and 13 13b is enlarged and visually recognized.

  Thereby, the user can see the two images 13a and 13b separately with the left and right eyes, and as a result, can see the three-dimensional game image. At this time, since the game machine 1 of the present embodiment allows the user to visually recognize the images 13a and 13b through the lenses 29 and 29, the three-dimensional game image can be easily viewed. Moreover, since the images 13a and 13b, which are a part of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3, are enlarged by the lenses 29 and 29, a three-dimensional image having a size corresponding to a human clear vision distance, for example, about 25 cm to 30 cm, which is less likely to cause fatigue. It becomes possible to make the user visually recognize the game video.

  While watching such a three-dimensional game image, the game machine 1 according to the present embodiment enables an operation on the game image by the operation button 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the operation button 9 is formed in a cylindrical shape by resin or the like, penetrates the upper wall 51 of the housing 17 through the upper through hole 53, and protrudes from the upper surface of the housing 17 to the outside. . The operation button 9 is supported so as to be able to be immersed in the housing 17. That is, the operation button 9 is supported so as to be able to appear and retract outside the housing 17.

  Specifically, the operation button 9 is integrally provided on the plate-like base 55, and a pair of left and right support arms 57 and 57 extend from the base 55 toward the front of the housing 17. The support arms 57, 57 are pivotally supported by shaft support portions 59, 59 provided on the inner upper surface of the housing 17. Thereby, the operation button 9 can freely move in and out of the housing 17 so as to rotate about the shaft support portions 59 and 59.

  The distal end of one support arm 57 is provided with an extending portion 61 extending to the distal end side beyond the shaft support portion 59, and the extending portion 61 is integrated with the bottom side of the housing 17 via a spring 63 that is an elastic member. The support part 65 is supported. Accordingly, the operation button 9 is urged to the protruding side by the spring 63, and the immersing operation can be performed against the urging force of the spring 63. The extending portion 61 is gradually inclined downward toward the front side so as not to hinder the operation of the operation button 9.

  The operation button 9 is integrally provided with a touch operation unit 67 that performs a touch operation on the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3.

  The touch operation unit 67 is disposed to face the non-video part 15 of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 and performs a touch operation by touching and separating from the non-video part 15 of the screen 7 according to the operation of the observer. The non-video part 15 is a non-enlarged part other than the videos 13a and 13b which are enlarged parts enlarged by the enlarged display part 23.

  The touch operation portion 67 is provided at the rear end portion of the base 55 of the operation button 9, and extends in the vertical direction between the left and right communication holes 49, 49 of the view portion 37. The front end portion of the touch operation unit 67 is vertically opposed to the non-video part 15 of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 (FIG. 3), and comes into contact with the non-video part 15 when the operation button 9 is immersive. ing.

  The tip portion 69 of the touch operation unit 67 is made of, for example, conductive resin or the like, and is electrically connected to the operation button 9 through a conductor (not shown). Note that the operation buttons 9, the base 55, and the touch operation unit 67 may be made of conductive resin as a whole. Thereby, when the user operates the operation button 9, a touch operation on the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 can be performed.

  When using the game machine 1 having such a configuration, first, the mobile terminal 3 is inserted into the game machine body 5 in the longitudinal direction through the opening 19 of the housing 17, and the mobile terminal 3 is inserted into the protrusion 25 on the pedestal 21. , 25.

  Then, the user, for example, looks into the interior from the viewing portion 37 and slides the mobile terminal 3 in the longitudinal direction, and sets the image light from the images 13a and 13b to enter the left and right lenses 29 and 29. . Thereby, the user can visually recognize a three-dimensional game image.

In this state, the user can perform an operation input to the game video by performing a touch operation on the non-video part 15 of the screen 7 of the portable terminal 3 by the touch operation part 67 by performing an appearance operation of the operation button 9. . The operation buttons 9 and the peripheral structure thereof are not particularly limited, and may be any form that allows a touch operation on the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 by the touch operation unit 67.
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As described above, the game machine 1 as the video operation device according to the present embodiment is arranged on the mobile terminal 3 having the touch panel type screen 7 and the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3, and a part of the screen 7 is a lens. 29 and 29, the enlarged display part 23 that is enlarged and visually recognized by the user, and the non-enlarged part other than the enlarged part that is enlarged by the enlarged display part 23 of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3 are arranged to face each other according to the user's operation. A non-enlarged portion of the screen 7 is provided with a touch operation unit 67 for touching and moving away from the non-enlarged portion. The mobile terminal 3 displays the images 13a and 13b on the enlarged portion of the screen 7, and accepts an operation on the images 13a and 13b by a touch operation by the touch operation unit 67 in the non-image portion 15 which is a non-enlarged portion.

  Therefore, the game machine 1 according to the present embodiment can accept an operation input for the images 13 a and 13 b by performing a touch operation by the touch operation unit 67 on the touch panel screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3. It is possible to simplify the structure of the game machine body 5 including the enlarged display unit 23 and the touch operation unit 67 which are separate operation devices. That is, in the present embodiment, it is possible to simplify the structure when the images 13a and 13b on the touch panel type portable terminal 3 are operated by a separate operation device.

  Moreover, in the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the images 13a and 13b are displayed on the screen 7 of the portable terminal 3 in order to prevent the eyes from becoming tired and to make the user visually recognize the three-dimensional game image easily and reliably. The images 13a and 13b can be displayed in a small portion, and can be visually recognized by the user by enlarging the images 13a and 13b with the lenses 29 and 29 on the enlarged display unit 23.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a configuration in which it is difficult for eyestrain to occur and the user can easily and reliably view a three-dimensional game image, and the remaining non-image portion 15 on the screen 7 of the portable terminal 3 is used. A touch operation can be performed easily and reliably.

  The game machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 17 that houses the mobile terminal 3, and an operation button 9 that is supported so as to be able to move in and out with respect to the housing 17, and an enlarged display portion 23 is provided in the housing 17. The images 13a and 13b are enlarged and visible to the user from the outside, and the touch operation unit 67 is supported by the housing 17 in conjunction with the operation button 9, and the touch operation is performed by the operation of moving the operation button 9 in and out.

  Therefore, in the game machine 1, the game machine main body 5 as an operation device in which the operation button 9, the enlarged display unit 23, and the touch operation unit 67 are integrated can be easily and reliably realized by the housing 17.

  The enlarged display unit 23 according to the present embodiment includes a mirror 27 between the lenses 29 and 29 and the screen 7 of the portable terminal 3 that reflects the image light emitted from the images 13 a and 13 b toward the lenses 29 and 29. .

  Therefore, the user can surely view the images 13a and 13b displayed on a part of the screen 7 of the mobile terminal 3. The mirror 27 can be omitted. In this case, what is necessary is just to arrange | position so that the portable terminal 3 and the lenses 29 and 29 may oppose.

  A pair of left and right lenses 29 and 29 are provided to view a game image in three dimensions, and a touch operation unit 67 extends between the left and right lenses 29 and 29.

  Accordingly, the touch operation unit 67 can be arranged between the lenses 29 and 29, and the touch operation unit 67 can be prevented from being visually recognized by the user while having a compact configuration as a whole. Can do.

  The game machine body 5 as the operation device can achieve the same effects as the game machine 1.

1 Game console (video operation device)
3 Mobile terminals (information processing terminals)
5 Game console (operating device)
7 Screen 9 Operation buttons 13a, 13b Video (enlarged part)
15 Non-video part (non-enlarged part)
17 Housing 23 Enlarged display section 27 Mirror 29 Lens 67 Touch operation section

Claims (8)

An information processing terminal having a touch panel screen;
An enlarged display unit that is arranged on the screen of the information processing terminal and allows a viewer to visually recognize a part of the screen by enlarging a part of the screen;
Touch operation that is arranged to face a non-enlarged portion other than the enlarged portion that is enlarged by the enlarged display unit of the screen of the information processing terminal and touches and moves away from the non-enlarged portion of the screen according to the operation of the observer With
The information processing terminal displays an image on the enlarged portion of the screen and accepts an operation on the image by a touch operation by the touch operation unit at the non-enlarged portion.
A video operation device characterized by that. The video operation device according to claim 1,
A housing for housing the information processing terminal;
An operation button supported so as to be able to move in and out with respect to the housing,
The enlarged display portion is provided on the housing and is visible to the viewer from outside by enlarging the image.
The touch operation unit is supported by the housing in conjunction with the operation button, and performs the touch operation by an operation of moving the operation button in and out.
A video operation device characterized by that. The video operation device according to claim 1 or 2,
The enlarged display unit includes a mirror that reflects image light emitted from the image toward the lens between the lens and the screen of the information processing terminal.
A video operation device characterized by that. The video operation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The lens is provided with a pair of left and right,
The touch operation unit extends between the left and right lenses.
A video operation device characterized by that. An enlarged display unit that is arranged on the screen of an information processing terminal having a touch panel type screen, and enlarges a part of the screen with a lens so as to be visually recognized by an observer;
Touch operation that is arranged to face a non-enlarged portion other than the enlarged portion that is enlarged by the enlarged display unit of the screen of the information processing terminal and touches and moves away from the non-enlarged portion of the screen according to the operation of the observer With parts,
An operating device characterized by that. The operating device according to claim 5,
A housing for housing the information processing terminal;
An operation button supported so as to be able to move in and out with respect to the housing,
The enlarged display portion is provided on the housing and is visible to the viewer from outside by enlarging the image.
The touch operation unit is supported by the housing in conjunction with the operation button, and performs the touch operation by an operation of moving the operation button in and out.
An operating device characterized by that. The operating device according to claim 5 or 6,
The enlarged display unit includes a mirror that reflects image light emitted from the image toward the lens between the lens and the screen of the information processing terminal.
An operating device characterized by that. The operating device according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The lens is provided with a pair of left and right,
The touch operation unit extends between the left and right lenses.
An operating device characterized by that.

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