JP3724631B2 - Storage medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present inventionStorage medium for storing software that is mounted on an electronic device and read and executed by the electronic deviceAbout.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In today's widespread use of digital cameras, not only digital cameras but also laptop computers and portable information terminal devices incorporating digital cameras are being developed and used. Also in game devices, a digital camera that is a cartridge for the game device is sold and used.
[0003]
The built-in type digital camera is literally incorporated (or incorporated in advance) into a notebook computer or game device used by the user, so it is easy to use, does not take up space, and is portable. It has various advantages such as convenience.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the built-in digital camera needs to be equipped with a mechanism for incorporation, the built-in digital camera is more expensive than a normal digital camera having the same function.
[0005]
In particular, a digital camera incorporated in a game device has two functions of shooting and a game using a shot image, but these functions are not executed simultaneously. For this reason, if the function of photographing is left to a normal digital camera and image data can be transferred from the digital camera, the same function as that of the digital camera incorporated in the game device can be realized at low cost.
[0006]
In addition, a game using a photographed image is realized by various methods. However, the method for realizing the game depends on the game, such as taking a picture so that a face falls within a predetermined range before the game is executed. This is a method of processing an image according to a game to be executed, such as shooting an image or processing a captured image according to the game (for example, cutting out an image portion of a face).
[0007]
Therefore, even if the captured image used for the game is a common image, since it is necessary to perform processing or the like according to each game, complicated processing is required.
[0008]
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium or the like that can be incorporated into an electronic device, which has a connection unit with a digital camera, transfers image data from the digital camera, and executes a game using the transferred image It is to be.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  To solve the above issues,1st inventionIs a storage medium that stores software that is mounted on an electronic device and read and executed by the electronic device, and is a connection unit (for example, FIG. 1) with a digital camera (for example, the digital camera 20 in FIG. 1). Plug 10b and cable 10c; camera connection unit 120 in FIG. 5), and the software transmits image transfer information for transferring image data from within the digital camera connected to the connection unit (for example, FIG. 5). Image transfer program 162), and game information (for example, game program 164 and game data 165 in FIG. 5) for executing a game based on the image data transferred by the image transfer information.It is a storage medium.
[0010]
Here, the transfer destination based on the image transfer information includes not only the storage medium but also transfer to an electronic device.
[0011]
  this1st inventionAccording to the present invention, it is possible to use image data stored in a digital camera independent of the electronic device by using the storage medium of the present invention even in an electronic device in which the digital camera is not incorporated. Become. In other words, for example, it is not necessary to purchase an electronic device in which a dedicated digital camera is incorporated, and an image can be transferred from the digital camera held by the user to the electronic device. Moreover, since the game using the transferred image data can be realized, the fun of the game is also doubled by the storage medium of the present invention.
[0012]
  AlsoAs the second invention, the first inventionThe software may store specific information (for example, a part specifying program 164 in FIG. 5) for specifying a part or part used for the game in the image data transferred by the image transfer information. And the game information includes information for executing a game using a part or part specified by the specific information.A storage medium may be configured.
[0013]
In this case, information for executing a plurality of games may be included in the “game information”, and the “part or part specified by the specific information” may be commonly used in the plurality of games.
[0014]
  Also in this case,As a third inventionThe part or part specified by the specific information is a human face part or part of the image data transferred by the image transfer information, and the human face part or part specified by the specific information is used. Game to be executed by the game informationYou may comprise as follows.
[0015]
  this2nd or 3rd inventionAccording to the above, the part or part specified by the specific information is commonly used in one game or in a plurality of games. In this case, if the “part or part specified by the specific information” is automatically processed according to the scene in one game or according to the game content, the game becomes more interesting.
[0016]
  Also,As a fourth invention, the second or third inventionThe game includes a fortune-telling game based on human face image data.Configure the storage medium asMay be.
[0017]
  Also,As a fifth invention, any one of the second to fourth inventionsThe game includes a game in which a part or part specified by the specific information changes according to a predetermined operation input.Configure the storage medium asMay be.
[0018]
  this4th or 5th inventionAccording to this, it is possible to perform a popular fortune-telling game or a game for enjoying the change of the entire image by changing the image of a specific part or part.
[0019]
  Also,As a sixth invention, any one of the first to fifth inventionsThe connection unit is configured to be detachable from the storage medium (for example, FIG. 16).Storage mediaMay be.
[0020]
  this6th inventionAccording to the above, the connection portion does not get in the way except when transferring the image data.
[0021]
  Also,As a seventh invention, any one of the first to sixth inventionsStorage mediaThe, Formed as a cartridge for game devicesDoIt is good as well.
[0022]
  this7th inventionAccording to the present invention, the storage medium is formed as a cartridge that is replaceably mounted on the game device.1st to 6th inventionThe effect of can be easily obtained.
[0023]
  The eighth inventionA connection unit connected to a digital camera (for example, the digital camera 20 in FIG. 1) (for example, the plug 10b and the cable 10c in FIG. 1; the camera connection unit 120 in FIG. 5), and from within the digital camera connected to the connection unit Image transfer means for transferring image data (for example, the image transfer unit 322 in FIG. 5), and game execution means for executing a game based on the image data transferred by the image transfer means (for example, FIG. 5). Game execution unit 326)Game device.
[0024]
  Also in this caseAs the ninth inventionThe image data transferred by the image transfer means includes a specifying means (for example, a part specifying unit 324 in FIG. 5) for specifying a part or a part used for the game executed by the game executing means, The game executing means executes a game that uses the part or part specified by the specifying means.Configure the game deviceMay be.
[0025]
In this case, the game executing means may execute a plurality of games that commonly use the “part or part specified by the specifying means”.
[0026]
  this8th or 9th inventionTherefore, there is no need to incorporate a digital camera into the game device or purchase a digital camera dedicated to the game device. In other words, it is possible to provide a game device that can connect to a digital camera held by a user and transfer image data from the digital camera and can execute a game based on the transferred image data. it can.
[0027]
In addition, since the part or part specified by the specifying means is used for one game or a plurality of games, one image can be used for various games and has been necessary in the past. It is not necessary to process the image according to the above.
[0028]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the case where the storage medium of the present invention is incorporated into a portable game device will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
[0029]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a relationship among a storage medium 10 to which the present invention is applied, a digital camera 20, and a portable game device 30. The storage medium 10 includes a main body 10a formed as a cartridge that can be attached to and detached from the mounting portion 30a of the game apparatus 30, a plug 10b that is connected to the digital camera 20, and a cable 10c that connects the main body 10a and the plug 10b. The Here, the plug 10b and the cable 10c constitute a connecting portion.
[0030]
When the main body 10a of the storage medium 10 is attached to the game apparatus 30, the activation program 161 stored in the storage unit 140 in the storage medium 10 (see FIG. 5) automatically or by performing a predetermined operation after the attachment. ) Is read and executed by the game apparatus 30.
[0031]
FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 330 when the game device 30 reads and executes the activation program 161. As shown in FIG. 2A, the display unit 330 first displays either “Tenso” indicating image transfer, “View” indicating image viewing, or “Play” indicating game execution. A menu for selecting whether to execute is displayed.
[0032]
When “Tenso” is selected, the image transfer program 162 is read and executed by the game apparatus 30, and a screen prompting the user to connect to the digital camera is displayed as shown in FIG. . Next, when an input indicating connection confirmation is made from the operation unit 340, the image data stored in the digital camera 20 is read and transferred to the storage unit 140 of the storage medium 10.
[0033]
FIGS. 2C and 2D are examples of screens displayed when “view” is selected in FIG. 2A. When “view” is selected, a list of image data stored in the storage unit 140 of the storage medium 10 is displayed as shown in FIG. Then, the image selected and input from the operation unit 340 is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG.
[0034]
In addition, when “play” is selected in FIG. 2A, the game program 163 is read and executed by the game apparatus 30. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen example displayed on the display unit 330 by executing the game program 163.
[0035]
FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a screen example when the game program 163 is read and executed. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the display unit 330 indicates which game to be executed: “unusable” indicating a fortune telling game, “bakuha” indicating a blasting game, or “punishment” indicating a punishment game. A menu to select is displayed. In any of the fortune-telling game, blasting game, and punishment game, it is a game that is enjoyed using the image of the person's face, so select it by displaying a message such as “Please select an image that includes a face” The image may be cautioned. The process of extracting the face partial image from the selected image will be described later in detail.
[0036]
FIGS. 3B to 3D are diagrams showing an example of a game screen in the case where “not use” is selected in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 3B, image data stored in the storage unit 140 of the storage medium 10 is displayed as a list, and when the target image of the fortune telling game is selected from the operation unit 340, Fortune-telling is performed based on the facial features included in the image data, that is, the positions and contours of eyes and nose. FIG. 3C is a diagram illustrating a screen example during fortune-telling, and FIG. 3D is a diagram illustrating a screen example of a fortune-telling result.
[0037]
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed when “Bakuha” is selected in FIG. 3A. When “Bakuwa” is selected, first, as in FIG. 3B, a list of image data is displayed. Next, when the target image of the blasting game is selected, the game apparatus 30 gradually enlarges and displays the image data as shown in FIG. 4A by continuous operation input (for example, repeated hitting of a button, etc.) of the operation unit 340. . Then, when the image data is enlarged to a predetermined size, as shown in FIG. 4B, an image and sound effect as if the balloon is ruptured are output, and the blast game is ended.
[0038]
FIGS. 4C and 4D are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed when “Busy” is selected in FIG. 3A. When “Oshioki” is selected, first, as in FIG. 3B, a list of image data is displayed. Next, when the target image of the punishment game is selected, a screen for selecting items used for punishment as shown in FIG. 4C is displayed. When the button of the operation unit 340 is pressed after selecting an item, an image of a normal face before the button is pressed is switched to an image in which the eyes and mouth are changed by being hit. When the button is stopped, the display returns to the normal face image display. FIG. 4D is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which an image in which the eyes and mouth are changed by hitting the button of the operation unit 340 is displayed.
[0039]
Thus, the storage medium 10 formed as a cartridge of the game apparatus 30 has a connection portion with the digital camera 20, and stores a program for transferring image data from the digital camera 20 and a program related to the game. Yes. For this reason, without incorporating a digital camera into the game apparatus itself, it is possible to transfer image data from the digital camera owned by the user and enjoy a game using the transferred image data.
[0040]
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the storage medium 10 and the game apparatus 30. In FIG. 5, the storage medium 10 includes a storage unit 140, a camera connection unit 120, and a game device connection unit 130.
[0041]
The storage unit 140 includes an image data storage unit 150 that stores image data transferred from the digital camera 20, and a program information storage unit 160 that stores various programs.
[0042]
The image data storage unit 150 stores image data 151 transferred from the digital camera 20 and part data 152 for each image data specified by a part specifying process described later. 6 is a diagram showing a storage table of the image data 151. In the storage table, the image data transferred from the digital camera 20 is stored in association with “image No.” serving as an identification number.
[0043]
The part data 152 is data that is commonly used for each of the fortune telling game, the blasting game, and the punishment game executed by the game execution unit 326 of the game apparatus 30. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the part data 152. For each “image No.”, the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the head, the vertical and horizontal face sizes, and the position coordinates of each face part are shown. It is stored in association. The facial parts include right eye, left eye, right ear, left ear, nose, right mouth, and left mouth. The coordinate values stored in the part data 152 are values specified in units of pixels of the image data 151.
[0044]
The part data 152 is generated by executing the part specifying program 164 by the part specifying unit 324 of the game apparatus 30. Specifically, the part specifying unit 324 determines from the image data stored in the image data storage unit 150 the position of the entire head, the size of the face, and the facial parts (eyes, The position of the nose, mouth, and ear) is specified by performing feature extraction processing such as contour detection. Since various methods for feature extraction have been developed and put into practical use, a detailed description is omitted here. However, the feature extraction in the game device 30 depends on the processing capability of the game device 30 and the resolution of the image data. When it is difficult to execute the process, the user may be prompted to input the following.
[0045]
That is, it is possible to display the image data that is the generation target of the part data 152 and leave the input of the facial feature amount to the user. 8 to 10 are examples of screens that prompt input of facial feature values. On the screen shown in FIG. 8, the user inputs the range (position) of the head by instructing the size and position of the frame 152a. On the screen shown in FIG. 9, the user inputs the size of the face by instructing the size and position of the frame 152b. On the screen shown in FIG. 10, the user specifies and inputs the positions of facial parts (eyes, nose, mouth, ears). The site data 152 shown in FIG. 7 may be obtained by such processing.
[0046]
The program information storage unit 160 is a storage unit that stores an activation program 161 and the like that is read and executed when the main body 10a is attached to the game apparatus 30. In addition, the image transfer unit 322 of the game apparatus 30 is stored. The image transfer program 162 executed by the game execution unit, the game program 163 executed by the game execution unit 324, the game data 165 used when executing the game program 163, and the part specifying unit 326 for specifying the part of the image data The part specifying program 164 to be executed is stored.
[0047]
11 and 12 are diagrams showing game data relating to a fortune telling game, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing fortune telling reference data 165a, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing message data 165b.
[0048]
In FIG. 11, fortune-telling reference data 165a is associated with each item of “face size”, “left and right eye position”, “up and down eye position”, “up and down nose position”, and “mouth size”. The “condition”, the “calculation formula” for calculating the condition, the “result” representing the condition by 0 or 1, and the “bit” of each item are stored. For example, the “face size” is “calculation formula” that “divides the width of the face by the vertical width”. If the calculation result is “less than 1”, the result is “0”, “1 or more” ", The result is set to" 1 ".
[0049]
In addition, the “face size” is “bit 1”, the “left and right eye position” is “bit 2”, the “upper and lower eye position” is “bit 3”, the “upper and lower nose position” is “bit 4”, Although “mouth size” is associated with “bit 5”, the result of fortune telling is displayed according to the result of each bit. That is, based on the value of each “bit”, the corresponding message is selected from the message data 165b shown in FIG. 12, and displayed as a fortune telling result. In FIG. 12, message data 165b stores a result of each bit and a message that is a fortune-telling result in association with each other.
[0050]
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a replacement part image 165c which is game data related to the punishment game. In the punishment game, first, the game execution unit 326 cuts out a partial image of the face in the image data to be game based on the part data 152. Then, the partial image of the face is enlarged or reduced so as to fill the range 165d shown in FIG. Next, in response to an instruction input (for example, button press) on the operation unit 340, the partial image in the range indicated by the wavy line in FIG. 13A is switched to the replacement part image 165c shown in FIG.
[0051]
The storage unit 140 described above is realized by a ROM, RAM, or the like such as a flash memory, and is provided in the main body 10a in FIG.
[0052]
The camera connection unit 120 is a functional unit having a function of input / output I / F with the digital camera 20, and includes the plug 10b and the cable 10c in FIG. The game device connection unit 130 is a functional unit for connecting to the input / output I / F 310 of the game device 30. In FIG. 1, the game device connection unit 130 is in contact with a terminal (not shown) in the mounting unit 30a of the game device 30. A terminal 10d is provided.
[0053]
In the present embodiment, the input / output of data in the storage medium 10 is stored between the camera connection unit 120 and the storage unit 140 when transferring image data, and when the image data is browsed and a game is executed. Although it is described that the process is performed between the unit 140 and the game device connection unit 130, in response to an instruction from the game device 30, the camera connection unit 120 and the game device connection unit 130 are directly connected without using the storage unit 140. Data may be input / output.
[0054]
The game apparatus 30 includes an input / output I / F 310, a processing unit 320, a display unit 330, an operation unit 340, and a RAM 350. When the storage medium 10 that is a game cartridge is loaded into the loading slot 10a, the processing unit 320 automatically reads and executes the activation program 161 from the storage medium 10 via the input / output I / F 310 or the like. Then, after a menu screen as shown in FIG. 2A is displayed on the display unit 330, various processes are performed in accordance with an operation input from the operation unit 340. Further, processing data and the like in the execution of the program are stored in the RAM 350 as needed, and the processing result is displayed and output on the display unit 330.
[0055]
The processing unit 320 includes an image transfer unit 322, a part specifying unit 324, and a game execution unit 326. The image transfer unit 322 performs processing for transferring image data from the digital camera 20 to the image data storage unit 150 of the storage medium 10 by reading and executing the image transfer program 162. The part specifying unit 324 executes the part specifying process for generating the part data 152 from the image data by reading and executing the part specifying program 164. The game execution unit 326 executes a fortune-telling game, a blasting game, and a punishment game by reading and executing the game program 163. The processing unit 320 can be realized by hardware such as a CPU or MPU.
[0056]
The input / output I / F 310 is an interface unit that enables connection to the storage medium 10 and the operation unit 340 and data input / output. The display unit 330 displays the processing result executed by the processing unit 320, and is configured by an LCD or the like. The operation unit 340 corresponds to a direction key, a confirmation button, and the like, and is used to input an execution start instruction, an item selection instruction, and the like. The RAM 350 is a memory for temporarily storing processing results executed by the processing unit 340, processing data, and the like.
[0057]
Next, an operation when the storage medium 10 is mounted in the game apparatus 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the overall flow of the operation.
[0058]
In FIG. 14, first, when the storage medium 10 is attached to the attachment unit 30a, the processing unit 320 reads the activation program 161 from the storage medium 10 via the input / output I / F 310 and executes it (step S1). . As a method for realizing the function to be automatically executed, for example, the address where the activation program 162 is stored is always a predetermined address, or the activation program 162 is always given a certain name. Can be considered.
[0059]
Next, by executing the activation program 161, a menu is displayed, and a selection input as to which function is to be executed is awaited (step S2). FIG. 2A shows a screen example at this time. When an input to execute image transfer is made, the image transfer unit 322 reads and executes the image transfer program 162. That is, after a screen prompting connection with the digital camera 20 is displayed on the display unit 330, a process of transferring image data from the digital camera 20 to the image data storage unit 150 of the storage medium 10 is executed (step S3).
[0060]
In step S2, when an input for browsing the image is made, the processing unit 320 performs processing for displaying the image stored in the image data storage unit 150 (step S4). In step S2, if an input to execute the game is made, the game execution unit 326 reads out the game program 163 and executes a process related to the game (step S5).
[0061]
After the process of step S3, step S4, or step S5, the processing unit 320 waits for an input as to whether or not to end, and repeatedly executes the processes of step S2 to step S5 until an input indicating the end is made. (Step S6).
[0062]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game process executed by the game execution unit 326 in step S5 of FIG.
[0063]
First, the game execution unit 326 displays the menu screen shown in FIG. 3A and the game target image selection screen shown in FIG. 3B, thereby selecting and inputting a game to be executed (step A1). When the selection input of the image to be played is made (step A2), the game execution unit 326 determines whether or not the part data 152 corresponding to the selected image is stored in the image data storage unit 150. (Step A3). If it is determined that the part data 152 does not exist, the part specifying unit 324 reads the part specifying program 164 and executes processing for generating and specifying the part data 152 corresponding to the image (step A4).
[0064]
If it is determined that the part data 152 exists, or after the process of step A4, the game execution unit 326 executes a fortune telling game if it is a fortune telling game according to the game selected in step A1 (step A5) ( Step A6) If the game is a blast game, the blast game is executed (Step A7), and if it is a punishment game, the punishment game is executed (Step A8).
[0065]
Then, after the execution of the game selected in Step A1 is completed, the game execution unit 326 repeatedly executes the processes from Step A1 to A8 until an input to end the game process is made (Step A9).
[0066]
As described above, since the storage medium according to the present invention is formed as a cartridge of a game device, the game device can transfer image data from a digital camera that is an external device. It is also possible to execute various games based on the transferred image data. However, in the execution of each game, part data that is commonly used for each game is used. No image processing or the like according to each game is required.
[0067]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the content of the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention, it can change suitably. For example, although the above-described part data has been described as being commonly used in each game, it may be commonly used in one game, and the part data includes not only facial parts but also body parts. It is good also as storing the data which concern on these parts. For example, in one game, depending on the content or progress of the game, partial images of hands, feet, and faces may be processed and cut out using part data and used.
[0068]
Further, although the cable 10c is illustrated and described as being formed integrally with the main body 10a of the storage medium 10 in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 16, a connecting portion 10e with the main body 10a is connected to, for example, a modular jack. By adopting such a configuration, it may be configured to be connectable and separable from the main body 10a. In this case, it is only necessary to connect the cable 10c at the time of transferring image data, and the cable 10c does not get in the way when enjoying only the game.
[0069]
Further, although the storage medium 10 has been described as a cartridge for a game device, it can also be applied to other electronic devices. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example when the present invention is applied to the mobile phone 40. In FIG. 17, by implementing the main body 10a of the storage medium 10 as a memory card or the like used for the mobile phone 40, the user who uses the mobile phone 40 uses the storage medium 10 in the same manner as a memory card normally used. be able to. That is, image data can be transferred from the external digital camera 20 or a game can be enjoyed. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the storage medium 10 can be applied to an electronic device such as a portable information terminal device or a notebook personal computer as a PCMCIA card or a stick-type memory card.
[0070]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the game performed was demonstrated as three types, a fortune telling game, a blast game, and a punishment game, another game may be sufficient. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of another game. FIGS. 18A and 18B are crane games that carry image data to a trash can. FIG. 18C shows image data accumulated at the bottom of the screen by combining image data falling from the top of the screen. FIG. 18D shows a puzzle game to be erased, in which a part (face) of image data is combined with a character appearing in the game. Image data used in each game can be generated by cutting out a partial image of the face of the image data based on the part data 152, as in the fortune telling game described above.
[0071]
In the above embodiment, the image data transferred from the digital camera has been described as being stored in the storage medium. However, the image data may be directly transferred to a storage unit in the game device such as a RAM. In that case, when the game is executed, it is not necessary to read out the image data from the storage medium, the speed of the game processing can be increased, and even when the storage medium is taken out from the game apparatus, the game apparatus alone You can view the transferred image data and enjoy the game.
[0072]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, even in an electronic device in which a digital camera is not incorporated, image data stored in a digital camera independent of the electronic device can be transferred by using the storage medium of the present invention. It becomes possible. In addition to simply transferring image data from a digital camera, a game using the transferred image data can be enjoyed.
[0073]
In addition, by using the storage medium of the present invention as a cartridge of a game device, a game using a photographed image in the game device, which has been difficult to implement unless it is a built-in digital camera, is realized at low cost. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a relationship among a storage medium to which the present invention is applied, a digital camera, and a portable game device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the game device when a storage medium is attached to the game device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the game device when a game is executed.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the game device when a game is executed.
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a storage medium and a game device.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a storage table for image data.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of site data.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that prompts input of facial feature values.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that prompts input of facial feature values.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for prompting input of facial feature values.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of game data related to a fortune telling game.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of game data related to a fortune telling game.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of game data related to a punishment game.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an overall flow of an operation when a storage medium is attached to a game device.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation in game processing.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a modification of the storage medium.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification when the storage medium of the present invention is applied to another electronic device.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an application example to another game.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 storage media
10a body
10b plug
140 Storage unit
150 Image data storage unit
160 Program information storage unit
120 Camera connection
130 Game device connection
20 Digital camera
30 game devices
320 processor
322 Image transfer unit
324 Site specific part
326 Game execution unit

Claims (3)

A storage medium for storing software that is mounted on an electronic device and read and executed by the electronic device,
A connection unit with a digital camera, an image data storage unit, and a specific data storage unit ;
The software stores image transfer information for transferring image data from the digital camera connected to the connection unit to the image data storage unit, and the image transfer information stored in the image data storage unit. Specific information for specifying a part or part included in image data and data of the part or part specified by the specific information are stored in the specific data storage unit in association with the original image data Information and game information for executing a plurality of types of games that commonly use a part or part specified by the specific information,
The game information corresponds to information for selecting image data to be used for the game from the image data transferred and stored in the image data storage unit when the game is executed, and the selected image data Information for determining whether or not the attached part or portion data is stored in the specific data storage unit, and if it is determined that the data is stored by the determination, the game is executed and stored. If it is determined that the selected image data is the original image data, information for causing the game to be executed after specifying the part or portion from the image data by the specific information Including
A storage medium characterized in that a game can be executed based on the game information based on transferred image data stored in the image data storage unit even if a digital camera is not connected to the connection unit. A storage medium for storing software that is mounted on an electronic device and read and executed by the electronic device,
It has a connection part with a digital camera and a specific data storage part,
Image transfer information for the software to transfer image data from within the digital camera connected to the connection unit, and specification information for specifying a part or part included in the image data transferred by the image transfer information And the information for storing the data of the part or part specified by the specific information in the specific data storage unit in association with the original image data and the part or part specified by the specific information only contains the game information for executing a plurality of types of game-used,
The game information includes information for selecting image data to be used for the game from the transferred image data when the game is executed, and part or part data associated with the selected image data Information for determining whether or not is stored in the specific data storage unit, and when it is determined that it is stored by the determination, the game is executed, and when it is determined that it is not stored Includes information for causing a game to be executed after specifying a part or part from the image data based on the specific information, using the selected image data as original image data. Medium.   The storage medium according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the specifying information is information for specifying a part or a part based on a user operation.

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