JP3738328B2 - Image processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus capable of displaying and editing graphics.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Some graphic editing apparatuses such as personal computers and game machines that execute children's drawing software can configure and display arbitrary graphics using various graphic parts. For example, a caricature creating apparatus that creates a caricature by combining parts such as eyes, mouth, eyebrows, and hair.
[0003]
In such an apparatus, conventionally, image data constituting each graphic part is developed on one memory, and the graphic is constituted by sequentially reading the image data on the memory.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional technology, each graphic part is expanded on one memory regardless of the number of occupied areas on the memory, and therefore image data of the graphic part expanded on the memory is edited (moved). If the attempt is made to delete, add, etc., the memory access efficiency is poor. For example, the display operation takes time, or the expandable memory area is limited. As a result, the number of bits per dot of image data That is, there is a problem that the number of colors must be limited.
[0005]
More specifically, for example, image data of a graphic part is stored in a predetermined size portion (cell) on the memory, and the display position of the graphic part is also specified for each cell constituting the graphic part. If the number of cells accessed simultaneously on one memory increases in order to move, for example, a graphic expressed using the memory, many cells are moved at once. Therefore, it takes a lot of time from the start to the completion of the process, and as a result, the response speed of the display operation decreases.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to improve the performance of accessing graphic parts on a memory.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is premised on an image processing apparatus that combines graphics data by combining graphic part image data and arranging them on a display screen.
[0008]
  And first, eachFirst and secondIt has a plurality of storage means (SRAM 103, DP-RAM 104) in which a display screen area is secured.
  Next, each storage meansThe sprite image is assigned to the first display screen area, and the bitmap image is assigned to the second display screen area.And image data writing means (CPU 101) for storing graphic part image data in a display screen area secured in one of a plurality of storage means. This allocation control may be performed statically in advance, or may be performed dynamically according to the storage capacity of each storage unit at the time of actual writing.
[0009]
Then, from each display screen area secured in a plurality of storage means, while controlling the display priority between the display screen areas, the graphic part image data stored in each display screen area is parallelized. And image data reading means (VDP 102 having a built-in SRAM interface unit 302 and DP-RAM interface unit 303).
[0010]
[Action]
For each predetermined graphic part, they are arranged in different display screen areas on a plurality of storage means.
[0011]
More specifically, for example, up to a predetermined number of first graphic parts (sprite (object)) groups are arranged in a display screen area secured on the first storage means (SRAM 103). On the other hand, the second graphic part (bitmap) group is arranged in the display screen area secured on the second storage means (DP-RAM 104).
[0012]
As described above, the graphic parts are distributed to the plurality of storage units, so that the image data reading unit can independently access the image data of the graphic parts on each storage unit.
[0013]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
<Overall Configuration of Circuit of Example>
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is implemented as a portrait creation device for a low-age group having the appearance of a game machine, and is configured in the same casing except for a television 111.
[0014]
A VDP (video display processor) 102 controls image processing related to sprites (objects), backgrounds, bitmaps, and the like.
An SRAM (static RAM) 103 stores sprites (objects) and background image data. A DP-RAM (dual port RAM) 104 stores bitmap image data. The SRAM 103 and the DP-RAM 104 are accessed from the VDP 102.
[0015]
The sound source processing circuit 105 generates sound data of a musical sound that is pronounced together with an image.
The sound RAM 106 stores musical sound waveform data processed by the sound source processing circuit 105 and their control data.
[0016]
The program / data ROM 107 stores a program executed by the CPU 101 and various data used in the program. In accordance with this program, the CPU 101 controls the VDP 102 and the sound source processing circuit 105 while using the work RAM 108.
[0017]
The encoder 109 converts the RGB analog video signal sent from the VDP 102 into a television standard video signal (NTSC signal).
The D / A converter 110 converts the digital sound data sent from the sound source processing circuit 105 into an analog sound signal.
[0018]
The television 111 reproduces the video signal output from the encoder 109 via the video output terminal 104 of FIG. 1 and the sound signal output from the D / A converter 110 via the audio output terminal 103 of FIG.
[0019]
The control pad 112 has the appearance shown in FIG. 2, and allows the user to perform various operations. As shown in FIG. 2, a SEL switch 201, an ENTER switch 202, and up / down / left / right switches 203 to 206 are provided on the control pad 112.
<Configuration of VDP 102>
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the VDP 102 shown in FIG.
[0020]
This VDP 102 controls the screen display on the television 111 (FIG. 1) of sprites (objects) that mainly represent moving characters and backgrounds and bitmaps that represent backgrounds when creating a portrait.
[0021]
The CPU interface unit 301 controls an interface at the time of data transfer with the CPU 101 in FIG.
The SRAM interface unit 302 controls an interface when an object generator unit 304 or a background generator unit 305 described later accesses sprite (object) or background (background) image data stored in the SRAM 103 of FIG. .
[0022]
The DP-RAM interface unit 303 controls an interface when a bitmap generator unit 306 described later accesses bitmap image data stored in the DP-RAM 104 of FIG.
[0023]
The object generator unit 304, the background generator unit 305, and the bitmap generator unit 306 are transferred from the SRAM 103 or DP-RAM 104 in FIG. 1 within the next horizontal display period for each horizontal period (see FIG. 12 described later). A color code of a sprite (object), background, or bitmap arranged at display coordinates corresponding to each dot display timing is read and stored in an internal buffer.
[0024]
The object attribute memory unit 307 stores display coordinates corresponding to the timing when the object generator unit 304 reads a sprite (object) from the SRAM 103 via the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0025]
The priority controller unit 308 previously determines one of the color codes read by the object generator unit 304, the background generator unit 305, or the bitmap generator unit 306 for each dot in each horizontal display period. Select and output according to priority.
[0026]
The color lookup table unit 309 converts the color code output from the priority controller unit 308 into R (red), G (green), and B (blue) digital data and outputs the digital data.
[0027]
The RGB D / A converter 310 converts the RGB digital data output from the priority controller 308 into an RGB analog video signal and outputs it.
The oscillator unit 311 generates various clocks necessary for the VDP 102.
[0028]
The horizontal / vertical synchronization counter unit 312 is a counter circuit for generating a horizontal synchronization counter value (horizontal synchronization signal) and a vertical synchronization counter value (vertical synchronization signal) necessary for image display according to a clock output from the oscillator unit 311. is there.
[0029]
The decoder unit 313 decodes the horizontal synchronization counter value and the vertical synchronization counter value from the counter value output from the horizontal / vertical synchronization counter unit 312 and supplies the decoded value to each block in the VDP 102.
[0030]
The video signal generator unit 314 generates a video signal required by the encoder 109 in FIG. 1 from the horizontal synchronization counter value and the vertical synchronization counter value output from the decoder unit 313, and supplies the video signal to the encoder 109.
<Configuration of image data>
First, in the present embodiment, the display screen is defined as a stack of six virtual display surfaces as shown in FIG. These display surfaces are directed from the back to the front, background A surface (BG-A surface), bitmap B surface (BM-B surface), object A surface (OBJ-A surface), and bitmap A surface (BM). -A plane), object B plane (OBJ-B plane), and background B plane (BG-B plane). Then, the image assigned to the front display surface has a higher display priority, and the image assigned to the back display surface is hidden and displayed.
[0031]
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the image data type (parts) assigned to each display surface and the screen mode. Various image data displayed on the BG-A surface, BG-B surface, BM-A surface, BM-B surface, OBJ-A surface, and OBJ-B surface are in the data format shown in FIGS. 1 is stored in the program / data ROM 107 of FIG. The image data on the BG-A surface, BG-B surface, OBJ-A surface, and OBJ-B surface is stored in the CPU 101 shown in FIG. 1 from the program / data ROM 107, the work RAM 108, and the CPU interface unit 301 shown in FIG. The data is transferred to the SRAM 103 via the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. Similarly, the image data on the BM-A surface and the BM-B surface is obtained by the CPU 101 shown in FIG. 1 from the program / data ROM 107, the work RAM 108, the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316 in FIG. , And the DP-RAM interface unit 303 to transfer to the SRAM 103. A data format when various image data are stored in the work RAM 108 during transfer is shown in FIG.
[0032]
In this embodiment, in consideration of the data compression effect, in order to reproduce a small area image and an image formed by repeating the small area image, the image data is divided for each small area and developed into the SRAM 103 or the DP-RAM 104, and this is once extracted. Or it repeats arbitrarily and reproduces | regenerates as an image. This small area is called a cell.
[0033]
On the BG plane, the cells are arbitrarily arranged in a map (matrix) shape, and an image of a desired size is synthesized. If it is desired to change only a part of the image, only the data of the corresponding cell on the SRAM 103 needs to be rewritten by the CPU 101, and other cells are not affected at that time. In this embodiment, two BG planes can be output. These are called the BG-A plane and the BG-B plane.
[0034]
In the OBJ plane, rather than for data compression, the display position of a small area image can be easily changed without affecting (not redrawing) other images (background, etc.) Then, it is used for the purpose of giving priority among the sprite (object) images of 128 simultaneous display. Since the image data on the OBJ plane has a small area and a small amount of data (number of dots), the memory access time for one piece of image data can be reduced, and a larger amount of image data can be reproduced accordingly. However, the number of sprites (objects) that can be displayed simultaneously per screen is limited. This is defined from the memory capacity of an object attribute memory unit 307 in FIG. Similar to the image on the BG surface, the image on the OBJ surface is also composed of cells. In this embodiment, two OBJ planes can be output. These are called the OBJ-A plane and the OBJ-B plane.
[0035]
The BM surface is an image having a certain area, but is a surface suitable when there are few elements that are repeatedly reproduced. There is no need to configure the image in cell format, and no map information is required. As a result, an image having a relatively large area can be displayed efficiently. In this embodiment, two BM surfaces can be output. These are called the BM-A plane and the BM-B plane.
<Schematic operation of VDP 102 and CPU 101>
Next, schematic operations of the CPU 101 and the VDP 102 will be described.
[0036]
Next, the object generator unit 304 and the background generator unit 305 in FIG. 3 access the SRAM interface unit 302 at each timing divided in each horizontal period. In this access, the object generator unit 304 converts the display coordinates on the OBJ-A plane and the display coordinates on the OBJ-B plane corresponding to the display timing of each dot within the next horizontal display period from the SRAM 103 of FIG. The color code of the arranged sprite (object) is read out and stored in the line buffer corresponding to each display surface in the object generator unit 304. Similarly, the background generator unit 305 converts the display coordinates on the BG-A plane and the display coordinates on the BG-B plane corresponding to the display timing of each dot in the next horizontal display period from the SRAM 103 of FIG. The background color code to be arranged is read out and stored in the line buffer corresponding to each display surface in the background generator 305.
[0037]
In the operation described above, the CPU 101 in FIG. 1 has the data format shown in FIG. 7 in the object attribute memory unit 307 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316 in FIG. The arrangement coordinates when the stored 128 sprites (objects) are arranged on the OBJ-A plane or the OBJ-B plane are stored in the data format shown in FIG. Then, the object generator unit 304 calculates the read timing corresponding to the arrangement coordinates of each sprite (object) stored in the object attribute memory unit 307, and at each calculated sprite ( Object) is read from the SRAM 103 and stored in the line buffer.
[0038]
On the other hand, the bitmap generator unit 306 controls the DP-RAM interface unit 303 at each time-divided timing within each horizontal period independently of the access operations of the object generator unit 304 and the background generator unit 305 described above. to access. In this access, the background generator unit 305 receives the display coordinates on the BM-A plane corresponding to the display timing of each dot in the next horizontal display period, and the BM-B plane from the DP-RAM 104 of FIG. The color codes of the bitmaps arranged at the display coordinates are read out and stored in the line buffers corresponding to the display surfaces in the bitmap generator unit 306, respectively.
[0039]
As described above, for each horizontal period, the colors of the next one line of sprites (objects) arranged in the two line buffers in the object generator unit 304 on the OBJ-A plane and the OBJ-B plane, respectively. The code is obtained, and the background color code for the next one line arranged on each of the BG-A plane and the BG-B plane is obtained in the two line buffers in the background generator unit 305, and further the bitmap generator. Bit map color codes for the next one line respectively arranged on the BM-A plane and the BM-B plane are obtained in the four line buffers in the unit 306.
[0040]
1 sets whether or not each display surface shown in FIG. 4 is used in a display control register (not shown) in the VDP 102 having the data format shown in FIG. The object generator unit 304, the background generator unit 305, and the bitmap generator unit 306 in FIG. 3 refer to the contents of the display control register to obtain image data (color code) corresponding to each display surface in the SRAM 103 or DP. Determine whether to read from RAM 104
[0041]
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of screen display timing.
The horizontal synchronization counter value output from the decoder unit 313 in FIG. 3 changes from 000h to 1FFh (where “h” indicates a hexadecimal number) is one horizontal period, of which the horizontal synchronization for 256 counts from 000h to 0FFh. A period corresponding to the counter value is a horizontal display period for one line of 256 dots, and a period corresponding to the other horizontal synchronization counter values is a horizontal blank period. Further, a period in which the vertical synchronization counter value output from the decoder unit 313 changes from 000h to 1FFh is one vertical period, and this is a display period for one screen on the television 111 in FIG. A period corresponding to 224 counts of vertical synchronization counter values from 000h to 0DFh is a vertical display period of 224 lines in the vertical direction, and a period corresponding to other vertical synchronization counter values is a vertical blank period.
[0042]
Each time the horizontal synchronization counter value is counted up, one set of RGB data is output from the color lookup table unit 309 in FIG. 3 to the RGB D / A conversion unit 310.
<Detailed Operation of CPU 101>
The operation of the CPU 101 in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. Each operation flowchart described below is realized as an operation in which the CPU 101 executes a control program stored in the program / data ROM 107. Also, unless otherwise stated, reference is made to each functional part of the configuration of FIGS.
Overall operation flow
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the entire operation executed by the CPU 101.
[0043]
When the system power is turned on, in step 1301, the contents of the work RAM 108, the object attribute memory unit 307 in the VDP 102 and the contents of various registers (not shown), the contents of the SRAM 103 and the DP-RAM 104 are initialized (initialized). )
[0044]
Next, in step 1302, a mode selection process is executed. Here, a mode selection screen for allowing the user to select either the questionnaire screen or the file loading screen is displayed, the determination of the type of the switch turned on by the user on the control pad 112, and the mode selection screen corresponding to the turned on switch The display of is changed.
[0045]
When either the questionnaire screen selection area or the file loading screen selection area on the mode selection screen is highlighted, when the user turns on the ENTER switch 202, in step 1303, the register is set in particular, not shown. The current mode number is determined.
[0046]
If it is determined that the current mode number is 1, a file operation screen process for loading a file is executed in step 1304.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the current mode number is 2, a questionnaire screen process is executed in step 1305.
[0047]
When the user ends the file operation screen displayed on the television 111 in step 1304 or the questionnaire screen displayed on the television 111 in step 1305, a portrait creation process is executed in step 1306.
[0048]
In step 1306, when the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when a “return to mode selection screen” icon, which will be described later, which is a command icon is highlighted, the process returns to the mode selection process in step 1302.
[0049]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when a “save” icon, which will be described later as a command icon, is highlighted in step 1306, the created portrait is stored in the file in steps 1308 and 1309. Processing for saving is executed. In this case, first, in step 1308, a character input process for causing the user to input a file name is executed. When the user inputs a file name, a file saving process is executed in step 1309, and then the portrait creation in step 1306 is performed. Return to the process.
Mode selection process flow
FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of the mode selection process executed as the process of step 1302 of FIG.
[0050]
First, in step 1401, a mode selection screen display process is executed. A detailed operation flowchart of this processing is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 15, in step 1501, the CPU 101 issues an output screen clear command to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0051]
In step 1502, the CPU 101 transfers background data (see the mode selection screen in FIG. 5), which is background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0052]
In step 1503, as in step 1502, the CPU 101 performs mode selection screen data (system screen data) (background mode data in FIG. 5) as background image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. (Refer to the selection screen) is transferred to the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0053]
Further, in step 1504, data for explaining speech on the mode selection screen (hereinafter referred to as “explain speech”) and its coordinate data are created. Specifically, the CPU 101 is data corresponding to the image shown in FIG. 59 (Ma) and is object image data for the OBJ-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. 3. The data of the dialogue sentence and the data of the dialogue frame shown in (3) are determined as the explanation speech data. Further, the CPU 101 creates coordinate data indicating the display position of the object image data on the internal register.
[0054]
In step 1505, the CPU 101 transfers the determined object image data for description balloon shown in FIG. 59 (Ma) from the program / data ROM 107 to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit. The data is transferred to the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 via 302 (see the mode selection screen in FIG. 5). Further, the CPU 101 transfers coordinate data indicating the display position of the object image data created on the internal register to the object attribute memory unit (OAM) 307 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. To do.
[0055]
In step 1506, it is determined whether or not the above-described series of transfer processing has been completed, and when it is determined that transfer has been completed, the mode selection screen display processing in step 1401 of FIG. 14 ends. As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is used for the mode selection screen transferred to the storage areas of the BG-A plane, BG-B plane, and OBJ-B plane on the SRAM 103 as described above. Are displayed on the television 111. On the mode selection screen, although not particularly shown, a selection area for selecting mode 1 and mode 2 is displayed. When the mode selection screen is first displayed, for example, the mode 1 selection area is highlighted. The mode selection screen also displays an explanation balloon shown in FIG. 59 (M-a).
[0056]
Next, in the repetition of steps 1402 to 1407 in FIG. 14, the type of the switch turned on by the user on the control pad 112 is changed, and the display of the mode selection screen is changed according to the turned on switch.
[0057]
That is, when the user turns on the upper switch (SW) 203, the determination in step 1402 is YES (Y), and more particularly, if the mode number (#) set in the register MODE (not shown) is not 1, the determination in step 1403 is made. Is also YES. As a result, in step 1404, the mode number (#) set in the register MODE is set to 1. If the mode number is already 1, the determination in step 1403 is NO (N), and the mode number does not change.
[0058]
In steps 1405 and 1406, as in the case of steps 1504 and 1505 in FIG. 15 described above, explanation balloon data and its coordinate data for explanation of the mode selection screen shown in FIG. 59 (Ma) are created. Are transferred to the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 and the object attribute memory unit 307.
[0059]
As a result, the mode 1 selection area is highlighted and the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 59 (M-a) is displayed.
When the user turns on the lower switch 204, the determination in step 1408 is YES, and in step 1410, the mode number (#) set in the register MODE is set to 2. If the mode number is already 2, the determination in step 1409 is NO (N), and the mode number does not change.
[0060]
In steps 1411 and 1406, as in the case of steps 1504 and 1505 in FIG. 15 described above, explanation balloon data and its coordinate data for explanation of the mode selection screen shown in FIG. 59 (Mb) are created. Are transferred to the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 and the object attribute memory unit 307.
[0061]
As a result, the mode 2 selection area is highlighted, and the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 59 (M-b) is displayed.
Until the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 on the control pad 112, the processing of steps 1402-1407 is repeated. When the user turns on the ENTER switch 202, the determination in step 1407 is YES, and the mode selection process in step 1302 in FIG. 13 is terminated.
File
File loading process flow
16 to 19 are operation flowcharts showing the file loading process executed as step 1304 in FIG. On the file operation screen displayed by this processing, the user can store an image data file of a caricature that has been preset in advance or created and saved by the SRAM 103 from the battery-backed work RAM 108. Alternatively, it can be loaded into the DP-RAM 104.
[0062]
As shown in FIG. 49, the file operation screen includes a current file number display section and a file name display section for displaying the number and name of the currently selected file, and a file icon 1 for displaying the file type as a picture. -6 and a helper made up of explanation speech bubbles and doll pictures are displayed on the television 111.
[0063]
On the file operation screen, when the user turns on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112, a group of file icons 1 to 3 and a group of file icons 4 to 6 are grouped as files to be loaded. Can move between. The user can select any of the file icons in the currently selected group as a file to be loaded by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 on the control pad 112. As a result, the selected file icon is highlighted, and the display contents of the current file number display part and the file name display part are changed to contents corresponding to the file icon. In this state, when the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 on the control pad 112, the file data corresponding to the file icon is loaded into the SRAM 103 or the DP-RAM 104. Based on this data, the user can edit the portrait by face creation processing in step 1306 of FIG.
[0064]
Details of the operation flowcharts of FIGS. 16 to 19 will be described below.
First, in step 1601 of FIG. 16, file operation screen display processing is executed. Details of this processing are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
[0065]
In FIG. 19, in step 1901, the CPU 101 issues an output screen clear command to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0066]
In step 1902, the CPU 101 transfers background data (see the file operation screen in FIG. 5), which is background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0067]
In step 1903, the value 1 is preset in the register FN indicating the file number.
In step 1904, as in step 1902, the CPU 101 stores file operation screen data (system screen data), which is background image data for the BG-B surface shown in FIG. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 (see the file operation screen in FIG. 5). As a result, the file operation screen shown in FIG. 49 is displayed on the television 111. As the initial display of the explanation balloon, the contents shown in FIG. 60 (FL-a) are displayed.
[0068]
In step 1905, it is determined whether or not the above-described series of transfer processes has been completed. After the transfer has been determined, in step 1906, a file operation screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 is further displayed. Of the cells constituting the background image data, only the cell portion corresponding to the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) is replaced with data indicating the content corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN. It is done. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number 1 corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as a cell of the current file number display unit, and works as a cell of the file name display unit. The six address areas {AD7} to {AD7 + 7}, {AD7 + 8} to {AD7 + 15}, {AD7 + 16} to {AD7 + 23}, {AD7 + 24} to {AD7 + 31}, {AD7 + 32} to {AD7 + 39} shown in FIG. }, {AD7 + 40} to {AD7 + 47}, the file name image data stored in the address area {AD7} to {AD7 + 7} corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN is transferred to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103.
[0069]
Thereafter, the file operation screen display process in step 1601 of FIG. 16 is terminated. As a result, as the initial screen of the file operation screen, the current file number display portion and the file name display portion for displaying the file number 1 and its file name, the file icons 1 to 6 with the file icon 1 highlighted, and FIG. An explanation speech bubble for displaying the contents shown in (FL-a) and a helper made up of a picture of a doll are displayed on the television 111.
[0070]
From this state, when the user turns on the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 1605 of FIG. 16 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 1 to 3 is selected. If the value of the register FN indicating the file number is 3 or less, the determination in step 1606 is YES, and in step 1607, the value of the register FN is +3. As a result, the group of file icons has moved from the groups 1 to 3 to the groups 4 to 6. Thereafter, the processing of steps 1614 to 1619 in FIG. 17 for changing the display is executed. If the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 4 to 6 is already selected when the lower switch 204 is turned on and the value of the register FN indicating the file number is not 3 or less, the determination in step 1606 is performed. No, the display content is not changed, and the process returns to step 1602.
[0071]
When the user turns on the upper switch 203 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 1602 of FIG. 16 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 4 to 6 is selected and the file number is set. If the value of the register FN shown is greater than 3, the determination in step 1603 is YES, and in step 1604, the value of the register FN is decreased by -3. As a result, the group of file icons has moved from the group of 4-6 to the group of 1-3. Thereafter, the processing of steps 1614 to 1619 in FIG. 17 for changing the display is executed. If the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 1 to 3 is already selected when the upper switch 203 is turned on and the value of the register FN indicating the file number is not larger than 3, the determination in step 1603 is made. No, the display content is not changed, and the process returns to step 1602.
[0072]
When the user turns on the left switch 205 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 1611 in FIG. 16 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon 1 and the file icon 4 (see FIG. 49) which are the leftmost file icons are not selected. If the value of the register FN is not 1 or 4, the determination in step 1612 is YES, and in step 1613, the value of the register FN is decremented by 1. As a result, the selected file icon has moved one place to the left. Thereafter, the processing of steps 1614 to 1619 in FIG. 17 for changing the display is executed. When the left switch 205 is turned on, if the file icon 1 or the file icon 4 which is the leftmost file icon is selected and the value of the register FN is 1 or 4, the determination in step 1612 is NO and the display contents Is not changed, and the processing returns to step 1602.
When the user turns on the right switch 206 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 1608 in FIG. 16 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon 3 and the file icon 6 (see FIG. 49) which are the rightmost file icons are not selected. If the value of the register FN is not 3 or 6, the determination in step 1609 is YES, and in step 1610, the value of the register FN is incremented by one. As a result, the selected file icon has moved to the right by one. Thereafter, the processing of steps 1614 to 1619 in FIG. 17 for changing the display is executed. When the right switch 206 is turned on, the file icon 3 or the file icon 6 which is the rightmost file icon is selected, and if the value of the register FN is 3 or 6, the determination in step 1609 becomes NO, and the display contents Is not changed, and the processing returns to step 1602.
[0073]
After any of the processes in steps 1605 to 1607, steps 1602 to 1604, steps 1611 to 1613, and steps 1608 to 1610 in FIG. 16, only the file icon corresponding to the value of the register FN is obtained in step 1614 in FIG. Is newly highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 selects the cell corresponding to the file icon corresponding to the value of the register FN among the cells constituting the background image data of the file operation screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The portion is replaced with a highlighting cell, and for example, the portion of the cell corresponding to the file icon that has been highlighted so far corresponding to the original value of the register FN is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0074]
Next, in step 1615, it is determined whether or not a file is stored at an address on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the file number of the value of the register FN. Specifically, the CPU 101, among the address areas starting from AD7 shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108, the areas {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8} to {AD7 + {( FN) -1} × 8 + 7}, it is determined whether a valid file name is stored. Note that (FN) indicates the value of the register FN.
[0075]
If a file corresponding to the file number of the value of the register FN exists and the determination in step 1615 is YES, the CPU 101, in step 1616, stores the background image of the file operation screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Of the cells constituting the data, the cell corresponding to the description balloon is replaced with a cell corresponding to the contents shown in FIG. 60 (FL-a). This cell data is included in the image data for the file operation screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0076]
Thereafter, in step 1617, among the cells constituting the background image data of the file operation screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103, the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) are displayed. Only the corresponding cell portion is replaced with data indicating the contents corresponding to the value of the register FN. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number corresponding to the value of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as a cell of the current file number display unit, and is stored on the work RAM 108 as a cell of the file name display unit. 9 of the address areas {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8} to {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8 + 7} corresponding to the value of the register FN among the six address areas starting from AD7 shown in FIG. Is transferred to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103.
[0077]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 1602 in FIG.
On the other hand, if the file corresponding to the file number of the value of the register FN does not exist and the determination in step 1615 in FIG. 17 is NO, the CPU 101 executes the file operation stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 in step 1618. Of the cells constituting the background image data of the screen, the cell corresponding to the description balloon is replaced with a cell corresponding to the contents shown in FIG. 60 (FL-b). This cell data is included in the image data for the file operation screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0078]
Thereafter, in step 1619, among the cells constituting the background image data of the file operation screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103, the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) are displayed. Only the corresponding cell part is changed. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number corresponding to the value of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as the cell of the current file number display unit, and blanks as the content of the cell of the file name display unit. Is transferred to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103.
[0079]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 1602 in FIG.
Finally, when any file icon is highlighted and the display contents of the current file number display part and the file name display part are contents corresponding to the file icon, the user can When the ENTER switch 202 is turned on, the determinations at steps 1602, 1605, 1608, and 1611 in FIG. 16 are NO, and the determination at step 1620 in FIG. 18 is YES.
[0080]
As a result, in step 1621, the CPU 101 causes the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1)} to {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the value of the register FN. The eight types of part numbers, which are the part type data stored in +7}, are stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 7} shown in FIG.
[0081]
In this case, the part number stored in the address area {AD1} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1)} on the work RAM 108, as will be described later in the face creation processing in step 1306 in FIG. / Specifies one of the background image data 00 to 06 for the BG-A plane shown in FIG.
[0082]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 1} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) -1) +1} on the work RAM 108 is for the BM-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. One of the back hair image data 10 to 16 and one of the front hair image data 10 to 16 for the BM-A plane shown in FIG. 6 are designated.
[0083]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 2} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) +2} on the work RAM 108 is the link for the BM-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. One of the image data 20 to 26 is designated.
[0084]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 3} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) -1) +3} on the work RAM 108 is the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107. One of the eye image data 30 to 36 for use and one of the eyebrow image data 30 to 36 for the OBJ-B plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is designated.
[0085]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 4} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) -1) +4} on the work RAM 108 is the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107. One of the nose image data 40 to 46 is designated.
[0086]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 5} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) -1) +5} on the work RAM 108 is the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107. One of the mouth image data 50 to 56 is designated.
[0087]
The part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 6} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) -1) +6} on the work RAM 108 is the OBJ-B plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107. Specifies one of the image data 80 to 86 of the message text.
[0088]
Finally, the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 7} from the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) +7} of the work RAM 108 is OBJ− shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107. Designates one of the image data 90 to 96 of the B frame.
[0089]
After the process of step 1621, the value of the register FN is stored in the address area {AD3} shown in FIG.
After the process of step 1622, the file load process of step 1304 in FIG.
[0090]
In this way, each part corresponding to the part number of the portrait included in the file selected by the user stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 9} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is shown in FIG. In step 1306, the face creation process is transferred from the program / data ROM 107 to the SRAM 103 or the DP-RAM 104 and displayed on the television 111 via the VDP 102. The user can edit the caricature based on this data. It can also be saved as a file if necessary.
Questionnaire screen processing flow
20 to 25 are operation flowcharts showing the questionnaire screen process executed as step 1305 in FIG. The user can determine the outline of the portrait to be newly created on the questionnaire screen. Actually, the contents of the file having the characteristics closest to the questionnaire result are loaded from the preset files described above.
[0091]
First, in step 2001, a questionnaire screen display process is executed. Details of this processing are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
In FIG. 25, in step 2501, the CPU 101 issues an output screen clear command to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0092]
In step 2502, the CPU 101 stores background data (see the questionnaire screen in FIG. 5), which is background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, the CPU interface unit 301 and the address bus 315. Then, the data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 316 and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0093]
In step 2503, as in step 2502, the CPU 101 performs questionnaire screen data (system screen) that is background image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107 (see the questionnaire screen in FIG. 5). ) Is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0094]
Further, in step 2504, explanation balloon data and coordinate data of the questionnaire screen are created. Specifically, the CPU 101 is data corresponding to the image shown in FIG. 61 (Aa) and is object image data for the OBJ-B surface shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. 3. The data of the dialogue sentence and the data of the dialogue frame shown in 3 ▼ are determined as the explanation balloon data (see the questionnaire screen in FIG. 5). Further, the CPU 101 creates coordinate data indicating the display position of the object image data on the internal register.
[0095]
In step 2505, the CPU 101 transfers the determined object image data for the description balloon shown in FIG. 61A from the program / data ROM 107 to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. To the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103. Further, the CPU 101 transfers coordinate data indicating the display position of the object image data created on the internal register to the object attribute memory unit (OAM) 307 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. To do.
[0096]
In step 2506, it is determined whether or not the above-described series of transfer processes has been completed, and when the transfer end is determined, the questionnaire screen display process in step 2001 of FIG. 20 is ended. As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is used for the questionnaire screen transferred to the storage areas of the BG-A plane, BG-B plane, and OBJ-B plane on the SRAM 103 as described above. The image data is displayed on the television 111.
[0097]
As shown in FIG. 50, the questionnaire screen includes selection answer display for each question number of # 1 to # 4 (including question selection picture in question number 1) and “end” (question number # 5). A helper composed of an end speech display, an instruction speech bubble for instructing the currently selected display, and a picture of a doll is displayed. In the initial state, the helper instructs the selection answer display of question number 0.
[0098]
When the user turns on the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 2005 is YES. In particular, if the value of the question number (#) set in a register (not shown) is 5, the determination in step 2006 is YES. In step 2007, the value of the question number (#) in the register is incremented by +1. If the value of the question number (#) is 5, the determination in step 2006 is NO and the value of the question number (#) is not incremented.
[0099]
On the other hand, when the user turns on the upper switch 203 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 2002 is YES. In particular, if the value of the question number (#) set in a register (not shown) is 1, the determination in step 2003 is performed. In step 2004, the value of the question number (#) in the register is decremented by +1 in step 2004. If the value of the question number (#) is 1, the determination in step 2003 is NO, and the value of the question number (#) is not decremented.
[0100]
As described above, the user can change the question number (#) with the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112. Then, when the question number (#) is changed in this way, processing corresponding to the changed question number (#) is executed in steps 2008 to 2027 in FIG.
[0101]
First, when the question number (#) is changed to 1, the determination in Step 2008 is YES, and Steps 2009 to 2011 are executed.
That is, in step 2009, explanation balloon data for explaining the questionnaire screen corresponding to the question number 1 and its coordinate data are created. Specifically, the CPU 101 is data corresponding to the image shown in FIG. 61 (Aa) and is object image data for the OBJ-B surface shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. 3. The data of the dialogue sentence and the data of the dialogue frame shown in (3) are determined as the explanation speech data. Further, the CPU 101 creates coordinate data indicating the display position corresponding to the question number 1 of those object image data on the internal register.
[0102]
In step 2010, the CPU 101 transfers the determined object image data for the description balloon shown in FIG. 61 (Aa) from the program / data ROM 107 to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. To the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103. Further, the CPU 101 transfers coordinate data indicating the display position of the object image data created on the internal register to the object attribute memory unit (OAM) 307 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. To do.
[0103]
In step 2011, it is determined whether or not the series of transfer processes described above has been completed. Then, when it is determined that the transfer has been completed, the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 61 (A-a) is displayed at the position of question number 1. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2002 in FIG.
[0104]
Next, even when the question number (#) is changed to 2 to 5, respectively, the determination in step 2012, 2016, 2020, or 2024 becomes YES, respectively, which is the same as in the case of steps 2009 to 2011 described above. , Steps 2013 to 2015, 2017 to 2019, 2021 to 2023, or 2025 to 2027 are executed. As a result, explanation balloons for explaining the questionnaire screens shown in FIG. 61 (Ab), FIG. 61 (Ac), FIG. 62 (Ad), or FIG. 62 (Ae) corresponding to the question numbers 2 to 5 respectively. By transferring the data and its coordinate data to the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 and the object attribute memory unit (OAM) 307, each explanation balloon is displayed at each position of the question numbers 2-5. become. After each process, the process returns to the process of step 2002 in FIG.
[0105]
Next, when the user turns on the right switch 206 or the left switch 205 on the control pad 112 when the value of the question number (#) is 1, steps 2028 and 2029 in FIG. 22 or steps 2044 in FIG. The determination in 2045 is YES, and steps 2030 and 2031 in FIG. 22 or steps 2046 and 2047 in FIG. 23 are executed.
[0106]
When the right switch 206 is turned on, the value of the register A1 (not shown) is set to 2 at step 2030 in FIG. 22, and when the left switch 205 is turned on, the value of the register A1 is set at step 2046 in FIG. Set to 1. The initial values of the register A1 and registers A2 to A4 described later are preset to 1.
[0107]
In step 2031 of FIG. 22 or step 2047 of FIG. 23, the CPU 101 selects the question number 1 among the cells constituting the background image data for the questionnaire screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Only the cell portion corresponding to the display (see FIG. 50) is set to the new value 2 or 1 of the register A1 read from the background image data area for the BM-B surface shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Replace with the corresponding new cell. As a result, the selection answer display of question number 1 changes between the display of “ONANKO” (FIG. 50) or “MANKOKO”.
[0108]
If the user turns on the right switch 206 or the left switch 205 on the control pad 112 when the value of the question number (#) is 2, steps 2028 and 2032 in FIG. 22 or steps 2044 and 2048 in FIG. Is YES, steps 2033 to 2035 in FIG. 22 or steps 2049 to 2051 in FIG. 23 are executed.
[0109]
When the right switch 206 is turned ON, if the value of the register A2 is not 3, the determination at step 2033 in FIG. 22 is YES, and the value of the register A2 is incremented by +1 at step 2034. Is equal to 3, the determination in step 2033 is NO and the value of the register A2 does not change. On the other hand, when the left switch 205 is turned on, if the value of the register A2 is not 1, the determination at step 2049 in FIG. 23 is YES and the value of the register A2 is decremented by +1 at step 2050, and the register A2 If the value of 1 is 1, the determination in step 2049 is NO and the value of the register A2 does not change.
[0110]
In step 2035 of FIG. 22 or step 2051 of FIG. 23, the CPU 101 selects question number 2 from the cells constituting the background image data for the questionnaire screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Only the cell portion corresponding to the answer display and answer selection picture (see FIG. 50) is read from the background image data area for the BM-B plane shown in FIG. Replace with a new cell corresponding to the correct value. As a result, the selection answer display of question number 2 and the answer selection picture are sequentially changed among the three types of display. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2002 in FIG.
[0111]
When the value of the question number (#) is 3 or 4, and the user turns on the right switch 206 or the left switch 205 on the control pad 112, steps 2028 and 2036 in FIG. 22 or steps in FIG. The determinations of 2044 and 2052 are YES, or the determinations of steps 2028 and 2040 of FIG. 22 or steps 2044 and 2056 of FIG. 23 are YES, and steps 2037 to 2039 of FIG. 22 or steps 2053 to 2055 of FIG. , Steps 2041 to 2043 in FIG. 22 or Steps 2057 to 2059 in FIG. 23 are executed. The processing in these cases is the same as the case where the value of the question number (#) is 2.
[0112]
That is, after the value of the register A3 or A4 is incremented or decremented between 1 and 3, among the cells constituting the background image data for the questionnaire screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103, Only the cell portion corresponding to the selected answer display of question number 3 or 4 (see FIG. 50) is read from the background image data area for the BM-B surface shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Replace with a new cell corresponding to the new value in register A3 or A4. As a result, the selection answer display of question number 3 or 4 is sequentially changed among the three types of display.
[0113]
If the value of the question number (#) is 1 to 4 and the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 on the control pad 112, the determination at step 2060 in FIG. 24 is YES and the determination at step 2061 is NO. Returning to the process of step 2002 in FIG.
[0114]
Further, when the value of the question number (#) is 5, that is, when the explanation balloon indicates the end display, if the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 on the control pad 112, step 2060 in FIG. Both judgments of 2061 are YES. As a result, in step 2062, the CPU 101 determines a file number to be loaded by referring to a table (not shown) on the program / data ROM 107 based on the values of the registers A1 to A4 indicating the questionnaire results. Then, as in the case of the file load process in step 1304 of FIG. 13 described above (see step 1621 of FIG. 18), the CPU 101 addresses the address area shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the above file number { FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 shows 10 types of part numbers that are part type data stored in AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1)} to {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) +7}. Stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 7}.
[0115]
In this way, each part corresponding to the part number of the portrait included in the file selected by the user stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 7} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 will be described below. In the face creation process in step 1306 of FIG. 13, the program / data ROM 107 transfers the data to the SRAM 103 or DP-RAM 104 and displays it on the TV 111 via the VDP 102. The user edits the portrait based on this data. Can be saved as a file if necessary.
Face creation process flow
As described above, the user causes the SRAM 103 or the DP-RAM 104 to load the file data corresponding to the file icon selected on the file operation screen or the file data having the characteristics closest to the questionnaire result set on the questionnaire screen. Based on this data, the portrait can be edited by the face creation processing in step 1306 of FIG.
[0116]
FIG. 51 shows the output state of the basic system screen. As described with reference to FIG. 4, the screen includes the BG-A plane, the BM-B plane, the OBJ-A plane, the BM-A plane, the OBJ-B plane, and the BG-B plane shown in FIGS. The image assigned to the front display surface has a higher display priority, and is generated by being displayed so as to be hidden and displayed so that the image assigned to the display surface behind it is hidden. Here, the selection icons, explanation balloons, command icons, etc. are arranged on the BG-B plane as shown in FIG. 57, and the portrait images are displayed on the BM-B plane, OBJ, as shown in FIGS. -Since they are arranged on the A plane, the BM-A plane, and the OBJ-B plane, the graphic parts necessary for the user interface such as icons are always visible without being hidden. A background image is arranged on the back BG-A surface, and all of the BG-B surface, BM-B surface, OBJ-A surface, BM-A surface, and OBJ-B surface are transparent. It looks like a certain part. Also, as shown in FIG. 57, the explanation balloon is arranged on the BG-B plane, but only the character portion cell inside it is rewritten, so that the explanation can be written without affecting other images. Can be changed.
[0117]
Next, in this embodiment, in order to easily edit the portrait, the portrait image is synthesized by combining graphic parts such as eyes, nose, eyebrows, phosphorus and hair. In this case, when all of these graphic parts are expanded on one memory, as described in the section [Problems to be solved by the invention], for example, a graphic part that is accessed simultaneously is configured on one memory. When the number of cells to be increased increases, for example, in order to move the graphic represented by using the memory, it is necessary to perform control for moving many cells at a time. As a result, the response speed of the display operation decreases. Further, as a result of limiting the expandable memory area, the number of bits per dot of image data, that is, the number of colors may have to be limited.
[0118]
In this embodiment, therefore, the processing time is reduced and the number of display colors is increased by arranging the predetermined graphic parts on different display surfaces in different memories. Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 53 to 56, the BM-A surface on the DP-RAM 104 has bangs, and the BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104 has back hairs. Rinku (including the neck), the nose, eyes, mouth on the OBJ-A surface on the SRAM 103, and eyebrows, lines, and a frame on the OBJ-B surface on the SRAM 103 are arranged.
[0119]
As described above, the graphic parts are distributed to the SRAM 103 and the DP-RAM 104, so that the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 can access the SRAM 103 by the SRAM interface unit 302 and the DP-RAM 104 by the DP-RAM interface unit 303. Access can be performed independently, and as a result, image display performance can be improved.
[0120]
Next, in the face creation process, the following 24 cases are executed.
(Case 1)
The user can switch between the selection of the selection icon and the selection of the command icon with the SEL switch 201 while viewing the basic system screen displayed on the television 111 during the face creation process shown in FIG.
(Case 2)
The user can switch between a “save” icon and a “return to mode selection” icon which are command icons by turning on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 when any of the command icons is highlighted. .
(Case 3)
The user can return to the mode selection screen when the “return to mode selection” icon is highlighted by turning on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the command icons is highlighted. When the icon is highlighted, the caricature data currently created can be saved to a file.
(Case 4)
The user turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any one of the seven types of selection icons in the first hierarchy shown in FIG. 69 (a) for selecting a caricature part is highlighted. Thus, the selection icon to be selected can be moved, and at the same time, the contents of the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in FIGS. 63 (Ka) to 64 (Kg). The operation of the upper switch 203 and the lower switch 204 is invalid.
(Case 5)
The user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the first-level balloons shown in FIG. 69 (a) is highlighted, so that the user can select the icons corresponding to the first-level selection icons. Can display a selection icon other than the second-level speech bubble (not shown).
(Case 6)
When the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted, the user may return to the display of the first-level selection icon shown in FIG. 69 (a). it can.
(Case 7)
The user selects the selected icon at the same time as moving the selected icon by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the selected icons other than the second speech bubble is highlighted. Parts can be displayed.
(Case 8)
The user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for the first level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (a) is highlighted, so that the second level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b) is displayed. A selection icon can be displayed.
(Case 9)
The user moves the selection icon to be selected by turning ON the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any one of the second-level balloon selection icons shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted. At the same time, the contents of the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in FIGS. 65 (C-0) to (C-2).
(Case 10)
The user turns on the upper switch 203 when any of the second-level balloon selection icons shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted, so that the first hierarchy shown in FIG. 69 (a) is displayed. You can return to the display of the selection icon.
(Case 11)
The user responds to the selection icon of the dialogue selection by turning ON the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon of the dialogue selection in the selection icon of the second level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted. The third layer selection icon shown in FIG. 69 (c) can be displayed.
[0121]
As shown in FIG. 69 (c), the user can select a dialogue to be displayed as a speech balloon from the current file name or a preset preset dialogue, and can modify it. it can.
(Case 12)
The user selects a selection icon to be selected by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the selection icons for the selection of the third level dialog shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted. 51. At the same time, the contents of the explanation balloons shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in, for example, FIGS. 66 (S-0) to (S-3) (corresponding to four selection icons from the left end).
(Case 13)
The user turns on the upper switch 203 when any one of the selection icons of the third level dialog selection shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, so that the second display shown in FIG. 69 (b) is performed. You can return to the display of the selection icon for the speech bubble in the hierarchy.
(Case 14)
The user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons of the third level dialog selection shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, thereby inputting the character input screen shown in FIG. The selected dialog can be displayed on the finished character display section.
(Case 15)
The user can switch between the cursor movement in the character display section and the cursor movement in the input character display section by turning on the SEL switch 201 when the character input screen is displayed in the case 14.
(Case 16)
The user can move the cursor in the character display unit up and down by turning on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 when the character input screen is displayed in the case 14.
(Case 17)
The user can move the cursor in the character display portion to the left and right by displaying the character input screen in case 14 and turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when the cursor is in the character display portion.
(Case 18)
The user displays the character input screen in case 14 and turns the cursor left or right in the character display unit or the input character display unit by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when the cursor is in the input character display unit. Can be moved.
(Case 19)
When the user is displaying the character input screen in case 14, the user selects a character other than the end character (see FIG. 58) in the character display portion and turns on the ENTER switch 202 to select the current character in the character display portion. Can be displayed on the input character display section.
(Case 20)
When the user selects the ending character (see FIG. 58) in the character display portion and turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the character input screen is displayed in case 14, characters exist in the input character display portion and those characters are displayed. If these characters constitute an atypical sentence, they can be displayed as speech bubbles on the basic system screen. In addition, if the characters in the entered character display section form a standard sentence, after converting the sentence according to the shape of the currently selected dialogue frame, display it as a balloon character on the basic system screen. Can do. Thereafter, a selection icon for the third level dialog frame shown in FIG. 69 (d) is displayed, and the user can select the shape of the dialog frame.
(Case 21)
The user inputs the character input shown in FIG. 58 by turning ON the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for creating a dialog line is highlighted in the selection icon of the second level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b). A screen is displayed, and a dialog can be created by selecting a character from the character display section.
(Case 22)
The user turns ON the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon of the dialogue frame in the selection icon of the second-level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted, thereby selecting the selection icon in the shape of the dialogue frame. It is possible to display the selection icon of the third hierarchy shown in FIG.
(Case 23)
The user selects a selection that is selected by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the selection icons in the form of a dialogue box in the third hierarchy shown in FIG. 69 (d) is highlighted. The icon can be moved, and at the same time, if the written sentence is the same as in the case 20, the sentence is converted according to the shape of the speech bubble corresponding to the selected selection icon and displayed. The shape of the balloon frame changes.
[0122]
In this way, when a fixed phrase is selected as a speech bubble statement, it can be automatically converted according to the shape of the speech bubble.
(Case 24)
The user turns on the upper switch 203 when any one of the selection icons in the form of the third-level dialog frame shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, thereby being shown in FIG. 69 (b). It is possible to return to the display of the selection icon for the second layer speech bubble.
The operation in each case described above is realized by the operation flowcharts in FIGS. 26 to 40 corresponding to the face creation processing in step 1306 in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation for each case will be described in detail according to these operation flowcharts.
(Detailed operation of Case 1)
In Case 1, the user can switch the selection of the selection icon and the selection of the command icon with the SEL switch 201 while viewing the basic system screen displayed on the television 111 during the face creation process shown in FIG.
[0123]
First, in step 2601 of FIG. 26, basic system screen display processing is executed. The details of this processing are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
In FIG. 38, in step 3801, the CPU 101 issues an output screen clear command to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0124]
In step 3802, the value of the register N indicating the selection position of the selection icon and the value of the register K indicating the display hierarchy of the selection icon are both reset to zero.
In step 3803, the CPU 101 assigns icon selection numbers 00 to 60 corresponding to the seven types of icons 00 to 60 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. Store in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG.
[0125]
In step 3804, the CPU 101 uses the background data (see FIG. 52) corresponding to the background number stored in the address area {AD1} on the work RAM 108 as the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Read out from the background data A-1 to A-7, and stored in the BG-A plane of the SRAM 103 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 Transfer to the area (see basic system screen in FIG. 5).
[0126]
In step 3805, the CPU 101 stores basic system screen data (system screen data), which is background image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 in the program / data ROM 107, as a CPU interface unit 301, an address bus 315, The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 316 and the SRAM interface unit 302 (corresponding to the system of the basic system screen in FIG. 5). The image at this time corresponds to the explanation balloon and the command icon portion for displaying the contents shown in FIG. 63 (K-a) in the BG-B plane image shown in FIG.
[0127]
In step 3806, the CPU 101 performs work in step 3803 on only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The RAM 108 is replaced with image data of seven types of part type selection icons shown in FIG. 8 on the program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. (Corresponding to the system of the basic system screen of FIG. 5). The image at this time corresponds to seven types of selection icon portions in the BG-B plane image shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 69 (a), the selection icon displays images of seven types of parts in order from the left: background, hair, phosphorus, eyes / eyebrows, nose, mouth, and speech bubbles.
[0128]
Next, in step 3901 in FIG. 39, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 described above out of the seven types of background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. The data corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is read by the questionnaire screen processing in step 1305, and the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface are read out. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the unit 302 (see FIGS. 5 and 52). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the background image data transferred to the storage area of the BG-A surface on the SRAM 103 on the television 111 as described above.
[0129]
In Step 3902, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in Step 1304 in FIG. 13 or the questionnaire screen process in Step 1305 among the seven types of back hair image data for the BM-B surface shown in FIG. 6 of the program / data ROM 107. 9 reads out the one corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 1} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 and passes through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303. Then, the data is transferred to the cell corresponding to the back hair in the storage area of the BM-B surface of the DP-RAM 104 (see the back hair portion in FIGS. 5 and 53). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the back hair image data transferred to the storage area of the BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0130]
In step 3903, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 or the questionnaire screen process in step 1305 among the seven types of bangs image data for the BM-A surface shown in FIG. 9 reads out the one corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 1} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 and passes through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303. Then, the data is transferred to the storage area on the BM-A surface of the DP-RAM 104 (see FIGS. 5 and 55). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the image data of the bangs transferred to the storage area of the BM-A surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0131]
In step 3904, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 or the questionnaire screen in step 1305 among the seven types of phosphor image data for the BM-B surface shown in FIG. By reading out the data corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 2} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108, the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303 are read out. To the cell corresponding to the link in the storage area of the BM-B surface of the DP-RAM 104 (see the link portion in FIGS. 5 and 53). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the phosphorus image data transferred to the storage area of the BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0132]
In step 3905, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 described above or step 1305 out of the seven types of image data of the nose for the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107. 9 corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 4} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is read, and the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 are read out. To the empty object storage area on the OBJ-A surface of the SRAM 103 (see the nose portion in FIGS. 5 and 54).
[0133]
In the subsequent step 3906, the CPU 101 stores the coordinate data corresponding to the nose part number referenced in the step 3905 in the object storage area transferred in the step 3905 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. Transfer to the object number area of the corresponding object attribute memory unit 307 (see FIG. 10).
[0134]
In step 3907, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 described above or step 1305 out of the seven types of image data of the mouth for the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107. 9 corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 5} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is read, and the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 are read out. To the empty object storage area on the OBJ-A surface of the SRAM 103 (see the mouth portion in FIGS. 5 and 54).
[0135]
In the subsequent step 3908, the CPU 101 transfers the coordinate data corresponding to the mouth part number referenced in step 3905 to the object storage area transferred in step 3907 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. Transfer to the object number area of the corresponding object attribute memory unit 307.
[0136]
As described above, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the nose and mouth image data transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-A surface on the SRAM 103 into the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307. Is displayed at the display position corresponding to.
[0137]
In step 3909, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 described above or step 1305 among the seven types of image data for the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107. 9 corresponding to the part number stored in the address area {AD1 + 3} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is read, and the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 are read out. To the empty object storage area on the OBJ-A surface of the SRAM 103 (see the eye part in FIGS. 5 and 54).
[0138]
In the subsequent step 3910, the CPU 101 transfers the coordinate data corresponding to the part number of the eye referred in step 3909 to the object storage area transferred in step 3909 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. Transfer to the object number area of the corresponding object attribute memory unit 307.
[0139]
As described above, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307 using the image data transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-A plane on the SRAM 103. Display at the display position.
[0140]
In step 3911, the CPU 101 executes the file loading process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 described above or step 1305 out of the seven types of image data for the eyebrows for the OBJ-B plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107. 9 corresponding to the part number 3 stored in the address area {AD1 + 3} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108, the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit The data is transferred to the empty object storage area on the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 via 302 (see the eyebrows in FIGS. 5 and 56).
[0141]
In the subsequent step 3912, the CPU 101 transfers the coordinate data corresponding to the eyebrow part number referenced in step 3911 to the object storage area transferred in step 3911 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316. Transfer to the object number area of the corresponding object attribute memory unit 307.
[0142]
The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the image data of the eyebrows transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-B surface on the SRAM 103 with the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307 as described above. Display at the display position.
[0143]
Finally, in step 3913, the first (leftmost) background selection icon corresponding to the value 0 of the register N (see step 3802 in FIG. 38) is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 selects the cell portion corresponding to the first selection icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Replace with cells for highlighting.
[0144]
After this processing, the basic system screen display processing in step 2601 in FIG. 26 is terminated. As a result, for example, the basic system screen (excluding speech balloons) shown in FIG. 51 is displayed.
[0145]
Subsequently, when the user turns on the SEL switch 201 on the control pad 112 while viewing the displayed basic system screen, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 and steps 2801 and 2804 in FIG. 28 are NO. Thereafter, the determination at step 2810 in FIG. 28 is YES.
[0146]
As a result, after the value of the register SF for selecting either the selection icon or the command icon is inverted between 0 and 1 in step 2811, the value of the register K indicating the display hierarchy of the selection icon is 0. Reset to.
[0147]
If the value of the register SF is 0, the determination at step 2812 is YES, and the selection icon of the number indicated by the value of the register N is highlighted at step 2813. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register N among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Replace the cell part with the highlighting cell. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
[0148]
On the other hand, if the value of the register SF is 1, the determination in step 2812 is NO, and further, in step 2807, the value of the register M for indicating one of the two command icons is determined.
[0149]
If the value of the register M is 0 and the determination in step 2807 is YES, a “save” icon (see FIG. 51) is highlighted in step 2808. Specifically, the CPU 101 highlights the cell portion corresponding to the “save” icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Replace with a cell for. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
[0150]
If the value of the register M is 1 and the determination in step 2807 is NO, a “return to mode selection screen” icon (see FIG. 51) is highlighted in step 2809. Specifically, the portion of the cell corresponding to the “return to mode selection screen” icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 by the CPU 101 Is replaced with a highlighting cell. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of Case 2)
In Case 2, the user turns on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 when any one of the command icons is highlighted, whereby the “save” icon and the “return to mode selection” icon that are command icons are displayed. Can be switched.
[0151]
If the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any of the command icons is highlighted, the determinations in steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 are NO, and then the determinations in steps 2801 and 2802 in FIG. 28 are YES. Become.
[0152]
As a result, the value 0 is set in the register M in step 2803, the determination in step 2807 is YES, and the “save” icon (see FIG. 51) is highlighted in step 2808. Specifically, the CPU 101 highlights the cell portion corresponding to the “save” icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Replace with a cell for. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
[0153]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the lower switch 204 when any of the command icons is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 and step 2801 in FIG. The determinations of 2804 and 2805 are YES.
[0154]
As a result, the value 1 is set in the register M in step 2806, the determination in step 2807 is NO, and the “return to mode selection screen” icon (see FIG. 51) is highlighted in step 2809. Specifically, the portion of the cell corresponding to the “return to mode selection screen” icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 by the CPU 101 Is replaced with a highlighting cell. Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
[0155]
When the user turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the command icons is highlighted, the determination at step 2602 or 2606 in FIG. The determination at 2607 is NO and the processing returns to step 2602, and the operation of the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 is invalidated.
(Detailed operation of Case 3)
In Case 3, the user can return to the mode selection screen when the “return to mode selection” icon is highlighted by turning on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the command icons is highlighted. When the “save” icon is highlighted, the currently created portrait data can be saved to a file.
[0156]
If the user turns on the switch 203 on the ENTER switch 202 while the “return to mode selection” icon is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 and steps 2801, 2804 and 2810 in FIG. 29, the determination at step 2901 in FIG. 29 is YES, and the determinations at steps 2902 and 2903 are NO.
[0157]
In step 2905, a value 0 is set as a mode number in the register MODE, and the face creation process in step 1306 in FIG.
As a result, after the determination in step 1307, the process returns to the mode selection process in step 1302 described above.
[0158]
When the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the “save” icon is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 and steps 2801, 2804 and 2810 in FIG. The determination at step 2901 is YES, the determination at step 2902 is NO, and the determination at step 2903 is YES.
[0159]
In step 2904, the value 3 is set as the mode number in the register MODE, and the face creation processing in step 1306 in FIG. 13 ends.
As a result, after the determination in step 1307, processing for saving the file is executed in steps 1308 and 1309 described later.
(Detailed operation of Case 4)
In Case 4, the user selects either the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when one of the seven types of selection icons in the first hierarchy shown in FIG. 69 (a) for selecting a caricature part is highlighted. By turning ON, the selection icon to be selected can be moved, and at the same time, the contents of the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in FIGS. 63 (Ka) to 64 (Kg). The operation of the upper switch 203 and the lower switch 204 is invalid.
[0160]
If the user turns on the left switch 205 when any of the selection icons is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2603 are YES, and the value of the register N is not 0 but is the first (leftmost) selection icon. Is not highlighted, the determination at step 2604 is YES, and the value of register N is decremented by -1 at step 2605. As a result, the selected icon to be selected has moved one place to the left. When the value of the register N is 0 and the first (leftmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination in step 2604 is NO and the processing returns to step 2602, and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalid. Is done.
[0161]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the right switch 206 when any of the selected icons is highlighted, the determination in step 2602 becomes NO, the determinations in steps 2606 and 2607 become YES, and the value of the register N Is not 6, and the seventh (right end) selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 2608 is YES, and the value of the register N is incremented by 1 in step 2609. As a result, the selection icon to be selected is moved to the right by one. When the value of the register N is 6 and the seventh (rightmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination at step 2608 is NO and the processing returns to step 2602, indicating that the operation of the right switch 206 is invalid. Is done.
[0162]
After the processing of step 2605 or 2609, in step 2610, the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register N is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register N among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell portion is replaced with a highlighting cell, and for example, the value corresponding to the value of register N + 1 (in the case of step 2605 → 2610) or the value of register N−1 (in the case of step 2609 → 2610) is emphasized so far. The part of the cell corresponding to the selection icon displayed is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0163]
After the processing of step 2610, the selection icon of the first hierarchy is currently displayed, and the value of the register K indicating the display hierarchy of the selection icon is 0, so the determination of step 2611 is YES.
[0164]
Subsequently, step 2612 in FIG. 26, steps 2701, 2703, 2705, 2707, 2709, or 2711 in FIG. 26 are selected according to the currently highlighted selection icon among the seven types of selection icons in FIG. 69 (a). In step 2613 in FIG. 26, step 2702, 2704, 2706, 2708, 2710, or 2712 in FIG. 27, the CPU 101 stores the basic information stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Of the cells constituting the background image data (see FIG. 57) of the system screen, the cell corresponding to the description balloon is replaced with a cell corresponding to any one of the contents in FIGS. 63 (Ka) to 64 (Kg). The cell data is included in the image data for the basic system screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0165]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
When the user turns on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 when any of the selection icons is highlighted, the determination at step 2801 or 2804 in FIG. After the determination in 2805 is NO and the determination in step 2810 and step 2901 in FIG. 29 is NO, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG. 26, and the operation of the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 is invalidated.
(Detailed operation of Case 5)
In Case 5, the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the first-level balloons shown in FIG. 69 (a) is highlighted, thereby selecting the first-level selection icons. It is possible to display a selection icon other than the second-level speech bubble (not shown) corresponding to the above.
[0166]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the first-level speech bubble is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 are NO, and steps 2801, 2804, and 2810 in FIG. Is NO, and the determinations of steps 2901, 2902, and 2906 in FIG. 29 are YES.
[0167]
As a result, first, in step 2907, the value of the register N is saved in the register N1, and then in step 2908, the value 1 indicating the second hierarchy is set in the register K.
[0168]
Since the number of the selection icon other than the balloon is not 6, the determination in step 2909 is YES.
As a result, in step 2910, the CPU 101 corresponds to the seven types of icons (N1) 0 to (N1) 6 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Each icon selection number (N1) 0 to (N1) 6 is stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. Note that (N1) represents a value indicated by the register N1. For example, if the ENTER switch 202 is turned ON and the value of the register N1 is 0 when the background selection icon of the first hierarchy is highlighted, 7 of 00 to 06 shown in FIG. Each icon selection number corresponding to the type of background icon is stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6}.
[0169]
Next, in step 2911, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. 2910 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 by 2910, the background icons, hair icons, and phosphorus shown in FIG. 8 on the program / data ROM 107. In particular, seven types of selection icons, i.e., eye / eyebrows icon, nose icon, and mouth icon, are replaced with image data (not shown).
[0170]
Thereafter, in step 2912, the value 0 is set in the register N indicating the selection position of the selection icon of the second hierarchy, and the process returns to the process of step 2602 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of Case 6)
In Case 6, when the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted, the display of the first-level selection icon shown in FIG. You can return to
[0171]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted, the determinations in steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 are NO, and steps 2801, 2804, and 2810 in FIG. NO is determined, steps 2901 and 2902 in FIG. 29 are determined as YES, and step 2906 is determined as NO.
[0172]
As a result, in step 2913, the CPU 101 selects each icon selection number 00 to each of the seven types of icons 00 to 60 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. 60 is stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG.
[0173]
Next, in step 2914, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. 913 on the program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 by 2913 and the seven types of parts shown in FIG. 69 (a). Replace with image data of seed selection icon.
[0174]
Thereafter, in step 2915, a value 0 indicating the first hierarchy is set in the register K.
Further, in step 2916, the value saved in the register N1 is returned to the register N.
[0175]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of Case 7)
In Case 7, the user moves the selected icon at the same time by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the selected icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted. The selected parts can be displayed.
[0176]
If the user turns on the left switch 205 when any of the selection icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted, the determinations in steps 2602 and 2603 are YES, and the value of the register N is not 0 but is the first value. If the second (leftmost) selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 2604 is YES, and the value of the register N is decremented by 1 in step 2605. As a result, the selection icon selected in the second hierarchy is moved to the left by one. When the value of the register N is 0 and the first (leftmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination in step 2604 is NO and the processing returns to step 2602, and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalid. Is done.
[0177]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the right switch 206 when any of the selection icons other than the second-level speech bubble is highlighted, the determination at step 2602 becomes NO, and the determination at steps 2606 and 2607 is YES. If the value of register N is not 6 and the seventh (rightmost) selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 2608 is YES, and the value of register N is incremented by 1 in step 2609. As a result, the selection icon selected in the second hierarchy is moved to the right by one. When the value of the register N is 6 and the seventh (rightmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination at step 2608 is NO and the processing returns to step 2602, indicating that the operation of the right switch 206 is invalid. Is done.
[0178]
After the processing of step 2605 or 2609, in step 2610, the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register N is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register N among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell portion is replaced with a highlighting cell, and for example, the value corresponding to the value of register N + 1 (in the case of step 2605 → 2610) or the value of register N−1 (in the case of step 2609 → 2610) is emphasized so far. The part of the cell corresponding to the selection icon displayed is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0179]
After the process of step 2610, the selection icon other than the second-level balloon is currently displayed and the value of the register K indicating the display hierarchy of the selection icon is 1, so the determination in step 2611 is NO.
[0180]
As a result, in step 3001 of FIG. 30, the CPU 101 corresponds to the part number {(N1) (N)} icon shown in FIG. 8 of the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. The icon selection number {(N1) (N)} is shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108 corresponding to the selection icon (any one of the six types on the left side of FIG. 69 (a)) selected in the first hierarchy. Store in the address area {AD1 + (N1)} (any one of {AD1} to {AD1 + 5}). Here, (N1) is the value of the register N1, and (N) is the value of the register N. For example, if the ENTER switch 202 is turned on when the first (leftmost) background selection icon shown in FIG. 69 (a) is highlighted in the first hierarchy, the value of the register N1 is 0. When the first (left end) selection icon is highlighted after the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 is turned on in the second hierarchy, the value of the register N becomes 0. As a result, the icon selection number 00 corresponding to the 00 background icon shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the address area {AD1} shown in FIG.
[0181]
Thereafter, depending on the number N1 (value of the register N1) of the selection icon selected in the first hierarchy, the determination in any of steps 3002, 3004, 3007, 3009, or 3012 is YES.
[0182]
If the user selects the first (leftmost) background selection icon (see FIG. 69 (a)) in the first hierarchy and then turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 in the second hierarchy, the step The determination in 3002 is YES.
[0183]
As a result, in step 3003, the CPU 101 is stored in the address area {AD 1} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001 among the seven types of background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 of the program / data ROM 107. The one corresponding to the background icon (see FIG. 8) of the part number 0 (N) is read, and the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 is passed through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. (See FIG. 52). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the background image data transferred to the storage area of the BG-A surface on the SRAM 103 on the television 111 as described above.
[0184]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
If the user selects the second hair selection icon (see FIG. 69 (a)) in the first layer and then turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 in the second layer, the determination in step 3004 Becomes YES.
[0185]
As a result, first, in step 3005, the CPU 101 stores in the address area {AD1 + 1} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001 among the seven types of back hair image data for the BM-B surface shown in FIG. The data corresponding to the hair icon of the part number 1 (N) is read out, and the BM-B of the DP-RAM 104 is passed through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303. Transfer to the cell corresponding to the back hair in the storage area of the face (see the back hair portion in FIG. 53). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the back hair image data transferred to the storage area of the BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0186]
Next, in step 3006, the CPU 101 stores the 7 types of bangs image data for the BM-A surface shown in FIG. 6 of the program / data ROM 107 in the address area {AD1 + 1} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001. The data corresponding to the hair icon of the part number 1 (N) is read out, and the BM-A surface of the DP-RAM 104 through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303 is read out. Transfer to the storage area (see FIG. 55). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the image data of the bangs transferred to the storage area of the BM-A surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0187]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
If the user selects the third link selection icon (see FIG. 69 (a)) in the first hierarchy and then turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 in the second hierarchy, The determination is YES.
[0188]
As a result, in step 3008, the CPU 101 is stored in the address area {AD1 + 2} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001 among the seven types of linked image data for the BM-B plane shown in FIG. The part number 2 (N) corresponding to the link icon is read out, and the BM-B of the DP-RAM 104 is passed through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the DP-RAM interface unit 303. The data is transferred to the cell corresponding to the link in the storage area of the plane (see the link portion in FIG. 53). The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 displays the phosphorus image data transferred to the storage area of the BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104 on the television 111 as described above.
[0189]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
After the user selects the selection icon (see FIG. 69 (a)) of the fifth nose or the sixth mouth in the first hierarchy, the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 is turned on in the second hierarchy. If so, the determination in step 3009 is YES.
[0190]
As a result, first, in step 3010, the CPU 101 determines that the work RAM 108 in step 3001 out of the seven types of image data of the nose or mouth for the OBJ-A surface shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 of the program / data ROM 107. Read the part number (N1) (N) corresponding to the nose icon or mouth icon stored in the address area {AD1 + N1} ({AD1 + 4} or {AD1 + 5}), and read the CPU interface unit 301, address bus 315, data The data is transferred to an empty object storage area on the OBJ-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the bus 316 and the SRAM interface unit 302 (see the nose and mouth portions in FIG. 54).
[0191]
Next, in step 3011, the CPU 101 corresponds to the nose icon or mouth icon of the part number (N1) (N) stored in the address area {AD1 + N1} ({AD1 + 4} or {AD1 + 5}) of the work RAM 108 in step 3001. The coordinate data to be transferred is transferred to the object number area of the object attribute memory unit 307 corresponding to the object storage area transferred in step 3010 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316 (see FIG. 10). .
[0192]
As described above, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the nose or mouth image data transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-A surface on the SRAM 103 into the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307. Is displayed at the display position corresponding to.
[0193]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
If the user selects the third eye / eyebrows selection icon (see FIG. 69A) in the first hierarchy and then turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 in the second hierarchy, step 3012 is performed. The determination is YES.
[0194]
As a result, first, in step 3013, the CPU 101 determines, in step 3001, the address area of the work RAM 108 among the seven types of image data for the OBJ-A plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107 { The data corresponding to the eye / eyebrows icon of part number 3 (N) stored in AD1 + 3} is read out, and the OBJ of the SRAM 103 is passed through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. -Transfer to the empty object storage area on side A (see the eye in FIG. 54).
[0195]
Next, in step 3014, the CPU 101 stores the coordinate data corresponding to the eye / eyebrows icon of part number 3 (N) stored in the address area {AD1 + 3} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001, the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. 315 and the data bus 316 are transferred to the object number area of the object attribute memory unit 307 corresponding to the object storage area transferred in step 3013.
[0196]
As described above, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307 using the image data transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-A plane on the SRAM 103. Display at the display position.
[0197]
Subsequently, in step 3015, the CPU 101 determines the address area {AD1 + 3} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001 out of the seven types of image data for the eyebrows for the OBJ-B plane shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in the program / data ROM 107. The data corresponding to the eye / eyebrows icon with the part number 3 (N) stored in the memory 103 is read out, and the OBJ-B of the SRAM 103 is read via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. Transfer to the empty object storage area of the screen (see eyebrows in FIG. 56).
[0198]
Next, in step 3016, the CPU 101 obtains the coordinate data corresponding to the eye / eyebrows icon of part number 3 (N) stored in the address area {AD1 + 3} of the work RAM 108 in step 3001, as the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. 315 and the object number area of the object attribute memory unit 307 corresponding to the object storage area transferred in step 3015 via the data bus 316.
[0199]
The VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the image data of the eyebrows transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-B surface on the SRAM 103 with the coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307 as described above. Display at the display position.
[0200]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of Case 8)
In Case 8, the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for the first layer speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (a) is highlighted, so that the second switch shown in FIG. 69 (b) is displayed. A selection icon for the speech bubble of the hierarchy can be displayed.
[0201]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the first-level speech bubble selection icon is highlighted, the determinations of steps 2602 and 2606 in FIG. 26 are NO, and the determinations of steps 2801, 2804, and 2810 in FIG. 28 are NO. 29, the determinations at steps 2901, 2902 and 2906 are YES.
[0202]
As a result, first, in step 2907, the value of the register N is saved in the register N1, and then in step 2908, the value 1 indicating the second hierarchy is set in the register K.
[0203]
Since the number of the balloon selection icon is 6, the determination in step 2909 is NO.
As a result, in step 3101 in FIG. 31, the CPU 101 corresponds to the three types of icons 70, 71 and 72 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. The icon selection numbers 70, 71, and 72 to be stored are stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 2} shown in FIG. Further, the CPU 101 stores null (NUL) data in the address areas {AD2 + 3} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108.
[0204]
Next, in step 3102, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. FIG. 8 shows a program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. Replace with the image data of the selection icon, dialog creation icon, and speech bubble icon.
[0205]
As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 as described above, and the second-level speech bubble selection icon shown in FIG. Is displayed on the television 111.
[0206]
Thereafter, in step 3103, a value 0 is set in the register L indicating the selection position of the selection icon for the second layer speech bubble.
Next, in step 3110, the selection icon for selecting the first (leftmost) dialog corresponding to the value 0 of the register L is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 is the first (leftmost) corresponding to the value 0 of the register L among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The part of the cell corresponding to the selection icon of the line selection is replaced with a highlighting cell.
[0207]
Subsequently, in step 3111, the CPU 101 selects a cell corresponding to the explanation balloon among the cells constituting the background image data (see FIG. 57) of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Is replaced with a cell corresponding to the contents of FIG. 65 (C-0). The cell data is included in the image data for the basic system screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0208]
Thereafter, the determinations at steps 3112 and 3113 are NO, and the process proceeds to step 3104.
(Detailed operation of Case 9)
In case 9, the user should select by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the second-level balloon selection icons shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted. The selection icon can be moved, and at the same time, the contents of the explanation balloons shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in FIGS. 65 (C-0) to (C-2).
[0209]
If the user turns on the left switch 205 when any of the second-level speech bubble selection icons are highlighted, the determination in step 3104 in FIG. 31 is YES, and the value of the register L is not 0 but the second value. If the selection icon (see FIG. 69B) for the first (leftmost) dialog selection in the hierarchy is not highlighted, the determination in step 3105 is YES, and the value of the register L is decremented by -1 in step 3106. As a result, the selection icon selected in the second hierarchy is moved to the left by one. When the value of the register L is 0 and the selection icon for the first (leftmost) dialog selection is highlighted, the determination at step 3105 is NO, and the determinations at steps 3112 and 3113 are NO. Later, the processing returns to step 3104, and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalidated.
[0210]
If the user turns on the right switch 206 while any one of the second-level speech bubble selection icons is highlighted, the determination in step 3107 in FIG. 31 is YES, and the value of the register L is not 2 but the second value. If the selection icon (see FIG. 69 (b)) for the third dialog frame in the hierarchy is not highlighted, the determination in step 3108 is YES, and the value of the register L is incremented by 1 in step 3109. As a result, the selection icon selected in the second hierarchy is moved to the right by one. When the value of the register L is 2 and the selection icon of the third dialog frame is highlighted, the determination at step 3108 is NO, and the determination at steps 3112 and 3113 is NO, then step 3104 Returning to the process, the operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated.
[0211]
After the process of step 3106 or 3109, in step 3110, the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register L is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register L among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell portion is replaced with a highlight cell, and for example, the value corresponding to the value of the register L + 1 (in the case of step 3105 → 3110) or the value of the register L−1 (in the case of step 3109 → 3110) is emphasized so far. The part of the cell corresponding to the selection icon displayed is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0212]
Subsequently, in step 3111, the CPU 101 selects a cell corresponding to the explanation balloon among the cells constituting the background image data (see FIG. 57) of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Is replaced with a cell corresponding to the contents of FIG. 65 (C- (L)). Here, (L) is the value of the register L. Therefore, FIG. 65 (C- (L)) is equivalent to FIG. 65 (C-0), 65 (C-1), or 65 (C-2). ) The cell data is included in the image data for the basic system screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0213]
Thereafter, the determinations at steps 3112 and 3113 are NO, and the processing returns to step 3104.
(Detailed operation of case 10)
In case 10, the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any one of the second-level balloon selection icons shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted, thereby causing the case shown in FIG. 69 (a). It is possible to return to the display of the selection icon of the first hierarchy.
[0214]
If the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any of the second-level balloon selection icons is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3104, 3107, and 3112 in FIG. 31 are NO, and the determination in step 3113 is YES. .
[0215]
As a result, in step 2913 in FIG. 29, the CPU 101 selects each icon corresponding to the seven types of icons 00 to 60 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Numbers 00 to 60 are stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG.
[0216]
Next, in step 2914, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. 913 on the program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 by 2913 and the seven types of parts shown in FIG. 69 (a). Replace with image data of seed selection icon.
[0217]
Thereafter, in step 2915, a value 0 indicating the first hierarchy is set in the register K.
Further, in step 2916, the value saved in the register N1 is returned to the register N.
[0218]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 2602 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 11)
In case 11, the user selects the dialogue selection by turning on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for dialogue selection in the selection icon for the second layer speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b) is highlighted. It is possible to display a selection icon in the third hierarchy shown in FIG. 69 (c) corresponding to the selection icon.
[0219]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 while the selection icon for the line selection is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3104 and 3107 in FIG. 31 are NO, the determination in step 3112 is YES, and the determination in step 3201 in FIG. Yes.
[0220]
As a result, in step 3202 of FIG. 32, the CPU 101 selects each icon corresponding to the seven types of icons 80 to 86 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Numbers 80 to 86 are stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG.
[0221]
Next, in step 3203, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The selection icons for the seven types of selection shown in FIG. 8 on the program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. Replace with image data.
[0222]
As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is used for selecting the third level dialog shown in FIG. 69 (c) transferred to the storage area of the BG-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above. A selection icon is displayed on the television 111.
[0223]
Thereafter, in step 3204, a value 0 is set in the register M indicating the selection position of the selection icon for selecting the third level dialog.
Next, in step 3211, the first (leftmost) file name selection icon corresponding to the value 0 of the register M is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 is the first (leftmost) corresponding to the value 0 of the register M among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell portion corresponding to the file name selection icon is replaced with a highlighting cell.
[0224]
Subsequently, in step 3212, the value of the register M corresponding to the selected dialogue number is stored in the address area {AD1 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108.
[0225]
Further, in step 3213, the CPU 101 selects a cell corresponding to the explanation balloon among the cells constituting the background image data (see FIG. 57) of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell is replaced with a cell corresponding to the contents of FIG. 66 (S-0). The cell data is included in the image data for the basic system screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0226]
Thereafter, after the processing of Steps 3301 to 3033 in FIG. 33 described later, the determinations in Steps 3305 and 3306 in FIG. 33 are NO, and the processing proceeds to Step 3205 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 12)
In case 12, the user is selected by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any of the selection icons for the selection of the third level dialog shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted. 51. At the same time, the contents of the explanation balloon shown in FIG. 51 change as shown in FIGS. 66 (S-0) to (S-3), for example.
[0227]
If the user turns on the left switch 205 when any of the selection icons for the dialogue selection is highlighted, the determination in step 3205 is YES, and the value of the register M is not 0, but the first (leftmost) file. If the name selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 3206 is YES, and the value of the register M is decremented by 1 in step 3207. As a result, the selected selection icon of the dialog has moved one place to the left. When the value of the register M is 0 and the selection icon for the first (leftmost) file name is highlighted, the determination at step 3206 is NO, and step 3208 and steps 3305 and 3306 in FIG. After the determination is NO, the process returns to step 3205 in FIG. 32 and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalidated.
[0228]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the right switch 206 while any of the selected icons is highlighted, the determination at step 3205 becomes NO, the determination at step 3208 becomes YES, and the value of the register M further becomes 6. If the seventh (right end) good night selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 3209 is YES, and the value of the register M is incremented by 1 in step 3210. As a result, the selected selection icon for the dialog is moved to the right by one. If the value of the register M is 6 and the selection icon for the seventh (rightmost) good night is highlighted, the determination at step 3209 is NO, and the determinations at steps 3305 and 3306 in FIG. 33 are NO. After that, the process returns to step 3205 in FIG. 32, and the operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated.
[0229]
After the processing in step 3207 or 3210 or the like, in step 3211, the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register M is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register M among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell portion is replaced with a highlighting cell and, for example, the value corresponding to the value of the register M + 1 (in the case of step 3207 → 3211) or the value of the register M−1 (in the case of step 3210 → 3211) is emphasized so far. The part of the cell corresponding to the selection icon displayed is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0230]
Subsequently, in step 3212, the value of the register M corresponding to the selected dialogue number is stored in the address area {AD1 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108.
[0231]
Further, in step 3213 of FIG. 32, the CPU 101 corresponds to the explanation balloon among the cells constituting the background image data (see FIG. 57) of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The cell is replaced with a cell partially corresponding to the contents of (S- (M)) shown in FIG. Here, (M) is the value of the register M. Therefore, (S- (M)) is (S-0) to (S-6) ((S-0) to (S-4) is 66). The cell data is included in the image data for the basic system screen among the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107.
[0232]
Next, when the selection icon for the first file name in the third hierarchy is highlighted and the value of the register M becomes 0, the determination in step 3301 of FIG. 33 is YES.
[0233]
As a result, first, in step 3302, the work RAM 108 is processed by the file load process in step 1304 in FIG. 13 (step 1622 in FIG. 18) or the file save process in step 1309 in FIG. 13 described later (step 4622 in FIG. 47). It is determined whether or not the current file number is stored in the address area {AD3}.
[0234]
If the determination in step 3302 is YES, in step 3303, the CPU 101 assigns the file name corresponding to the current file number stored in the address area {AD 3} of the work RAM 108 to the address starting from AD 7 shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108. Read from area and transfer to address area starting from address area starting from AD4. Specifically, the CPU 101 assigns the file names stored in the address areas {AD7 + (current file number−1) × 8} to {AD7 + (current file number−1) × 8 + 7} to the address area {AD4} ˜ Transfer to {AD4 + 7}.
[0235]
If the determination in step 3302 is NO, the file name cannot be acquired, so step 3303 is not executed.
On the other hand, when the selection icon for selecting a dialog line other than the first one in the third hierarchy is highlighted and the value of the register M becomes other than 0, the determination in step 3301 of FIG. 33 becomes NO.
[0236]
As a result, in step 3304, the CPU 101 corresponds to the number {8 (M)} among the seven types of image data of the dialogue text for the OBJ-B surface shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 of the program / data ROM 107. A thing (consisting of 12 characters) is read and transferred to the address area {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} of the work RAM 108. Note that (M) is the value of the register M (M> 0). For example, if (M) = 1, the 81st sentence is the transfer target.
[0237]
After the determination in step 3302 is NO, or after the processing in step 3303 or 3304, the determinations in steps 3305 and 3306 are NO, and the processing returns to step 3205 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 13)
In case 13, the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any one of the selection icons for the selection of the third level dialog shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, so that FIG. 69 (b) It is possible to return to the display of the selection icon for the second level speech bubble shown.
[0238]
If the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any of the selection icons for the third level dialog selection is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3205 and 3208 in FIG. 32 and step 3305 in FIG. 33 are NO, as shown in FIG. The determination in step 3306 is YES, and the processing returns to step 3101 in FIG. 31, and the second-level speech bubble selection icon shown in FIG. 69B is displayed.
(Detailed operation of case 14)
In case 14, the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when any of the selection icons for the selection of the third level dialog shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, so that the characters shown in FIG. The selected dialog can be displayed on the input character display section of the input screen, and the dialog can be edited by selecting a character from the character display section.
[0239]
When the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 while any of the selection icons for the third level dialog selection is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3205 and 3208 in FIG. 32 are NO, and the determination in step 3305 in FIG. 33 is YES. It becomes.
[0240]
As a result, first, in step 3401 in FIG. 34, a character input screen display process is executed. Details of this processing are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
In FIG. 40, in step 4001, an output screen clear command is issued from the CPU 101 to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0241]
In step 4002, the CPU 101 transfers background data (see the character input screen in FIG. 5), which is background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0242]
In step 4003, the CPU 101 converts character input screen data (system screen data), which is background image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, into the CPU interface unit 301 and the address bus 315. Then, the data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 316 and the SRAM interface unit 302 (see the character input screen in FIG. 5). As the explanation balloon at this time, the contents shown in FIG. 58 are displayed.
[0243]
In step 4004, it is determined whether or not the series of transfer processes described above has been completed. When it is determined that transfer has been completed, the character input screen display process in step 3401 of FIG. 34 is terminated. As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the image data for the character input screen transferred to the storage areas on the BG-A surface and the BG-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above with reference to FIG. Are displayed on the television 111 in the format shown in FIG.
[0244]
Next, in step 3402 of FIG. 34, the CPU 101 displays the input character display shown in FIG. 58 among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. This cell is replaced with the character image data of the dialogue sentence transferred to the address areas {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} of the work RAM 108 by the processing of step 3303 or 3304 in FIG. As a result, a line corresponding to the selection icon of the third level line selection highlighted when the ENTER switch 202 is turned on is displayed in the input character display section.
[0245]
Thereafter, in step 3403, the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion and the value of the register SF indicating whether the cursor is positioned in the character display portion or the input character display portion are both 0. Reset to.
[0246]
Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 3404.
(Detailed operation of case 15)
In case 15, the user can switch between cursor movement in the character display section and cursor movement in the input character display section by turning on the SEL switch 201 while the character input screen is displayed in case 14. .
[0247]
If the user turns on the SEL switch 201 while the character input screen is displayed in case 14, the determination at step 3404 in FIG. 34 is YES, and the value of the register SF is inverted between 0 and 1 at step 3405. . As a result, the cursor can be moved in the character display section when the value of the register SF becomes 0, and in the input character display section when the value of the register SF becomes 1.
[0248]
Thereafter, the processing returns to step 3404.
(Detailed operation of case 16)
In case 16, the user can move the cursor in the character display portion up and down by turning on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 while the character input screen is displayed in case 14. The character for can be selected freely.
[0249]
If the upper switch 203 is turned on while the user is displaying the character input screen in case 14, the determination in step 3404 in FIG. 34 is NO and the determination in step 3406 is YES.
[0250]
If the value of the register Y indicating the vertical direction is not the value 0 indicating the uppermost line among the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position in the character display unit, the step In step 3408, the value of the register Y is decremented by -1.
[0251]
Subsequently, in step 3501 of FIG. 35, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 highlights the portion of the cell corresponding to the character portion among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. For example, the cell portion corresponding to the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y + 1 is replaced with a normal display cell. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves up one line.
[0252]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register Y is 0 indicating the top row, the determination in step 3407 is NO, step 3408 is not executed, the determinations in steps 3409, 3412, and 3418 are NO, and the determination in step 3503 in FIG. Then, the process returns to step 3404 in FIG. 34, and the operation of the upper switch 203 is invalidated.
[0253]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the lower switch 204 while the character input screen is displayed in case 14, the determinations in steps 3404 and 3406 in FIG. 34 are NO, and the determination in step 3409 is YES.
[0254]
If the value of the register Y indicating the vertical direction is not the value 10 indicating the bottom line among the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the step The determination in 3410 is YES, and the value of the register Y is incremented by 1 in step 3411.
[0255]
Subsequently, in step 3501 of FIG. 35 described above, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted, and the character indicated by the value of the register X and the value −1 of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part in the display part is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves down one line.
[0256]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register Y is 10 indicating the bottom row, the determination at step 3410 is NO and step 3411 is not executed, the determinations at steps 3412 and 3418 are NO, and the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO. Returning to the processing of step 3404 in FIG. 34, the operation of the lower switch 204 is invalidated.
(Detailed operation of case 17)
In case 17, the user can move the cursor in the character display portion to the left or right by displaying the character input screen in case 14 and turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when the cursor is in the character display portion. Yes, you can freely choose the character for the dialogue.
[0257]
When the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the left switch 205 is turned on when the cursor is in the character display section, the determinations of steps 3404, 3406, and 3409 in FIG. The determination is YES.
[0258]
Of the value of the register X indicating the left and right character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the value of the register X indicating the left and right direction is not 0 indicating the leftmost line. The determination in step 3414 is YES, and the value in register X is decremented by 1 in step 3415.
[0259]
Subsequently, in step 3501 of FIG. 35 described above, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted and the character display indicated by the value of the register X + 1 and the value of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part in the section is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display section moves to the left by one line.
[0260]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register X is 0 indicating the leftmost row, the determination at step 3414 is NO and step 3415 is not executed, the determination at step 3418 is NO, and the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO. 34, the operation of the left switch 205 is invalidated.
[0261]
On the other hand, if the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the right switch 206 is turned on when the cursor is in the character display section, the determinations of steps 3404, 3406, 3409, and 3412 in FIG. The determinations at 3418 and 3419 are YES.
[0262]
Of the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the value of the register X indicating the horizontal direction is not the value 10 indicating the rightmost line. The determination in step 3420 is YES, and in step 3421, the value of the register X is incremented by one.
[0263]
Subsequently, in step 3501 of FIG. 35 described above, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted, and the character indicated by the value −1 of the register X and the value of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part in the display part is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves to the right by one line.
[0264]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register X is 10 indicating the rightmost row, the determination in step 3420 is NO and step 3421 is not executed, and the determination in step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO and the processing in step 3404 in FIG. Returning, the operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated.
(Detailed operation of case 18)
In case 18, the user displays the character input screen in case 14, and when the cursor is in the input character display portion, the user turns the left switch 205 or right switch 206 to turn the cursor left or right in the input character display portion. It can be moved, and the input position of a new character in the dialogue sentence can be freely changed.
[0265]
When the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the left switch 205 is turned on when the cursor is in the input character display section, the determinations in steps 3404, 3406, and 3409 in FIG. 34 are NO, and the determination in step 3412 is YES. The determination in step 3413 is NO.
[0266]
If the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion is not 0 indicating the left end, the determination in step 3416 is YES, and the value of the register C is decremented by 1 in step 3417.
[0267]
Subsequently, in step 3502 of FIG. 35, the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by the value of the register C + 1 (+1 is because the value of the register C is 0 origin) is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 highlights the portion of the cell corresponding to the character portion among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. For example, the cell portion corresponding to the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by (value of register C + 1) +1 is replaced with a normal display cell. As a result, the character position in the input character display portion moves to the left by one character.
[0268]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register C is 0 indicating the left end, the determination at step 3416 is NO and step 3417 is not executed, the determination at step 3418 is NO, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. Returning to the process of step 3404, the operation of the left switch 205 is invalidated.
[0269]
On the other hand, if the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the right switch 206 is turned on when the cursor is in the input character display portion, the determinations in steps 3404, 3406, 3409, and 3412 in FIG. The determination is YES, and the determination in step 3419 is NO.
[0270]
If the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion is not the value 11 indicating the right end, the determination in step 3422 is YES, and the value of the register C is incremented by 1 in step 3423.
[0271]
Subsequently, in step 3502 of FIG. 35 described above, the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by the value +1 of the register C is highlighted, and in the input character display portion indicated by (value of the register C + 1) −1. The highlighting of the character part is canceled. As a result, the character position in the input character display portion moves to the right by one character.
[0272]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register C is 11 indicating the right end, the determination at step 3422 is NO and step 3423 is not executed, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG. The operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated.
(Detailed operation of case 19)
In case 19, the user selects a character other than the end character (see FIG. 58) in the character display portion while the character input screen is displayed in case 14, and turns on the ENTER switch 202 to turn on the character display portion. The currently selected character can be displayed on the input character display section.
[0273]
If the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the ENTER switch 202 is turned on when characters other than the end character are highlighted in the character display section, steps 3404, 3406, 3409, 3412 and 3418 in FIG. The determination is NO, and the determinations in steps 3503 and 3504 in FIG. 35 are YES.
[0274]
As a result, in step 3506, the CPU 101 shows the character code corresponding to the character assigned to the character position in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y in FIG. Store in the address area {AD4 + (C)}. Here, (C) indicates the value of the register C. For example, if the value of the register C is 2, the character code is stored in the address area {AD4 + 2}. Since the value of the register C can vary from 0 to 11, the range of the address area where the character code is stored is the range of {AD4} to {AD4 + 11}.
[0275]
Subsequently, in step 3507, the character assigned to the character position in the character display portion indicated by the value of register X and the value of register Y is changed to the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by the value +1 of register C. Corresponding character image data is transferred. Specifically, the CPU 101 applies the above-described character image to the cell portion corresponding to the character portion among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Data is transferred via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. This character image data is included in the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. As a result, the character highlighted in the character display portion when the ENTER switch 202 is turned on is displayed in the portion highlighted in the input character display portion.
[0276]
Thereafter, if the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion is not the value 11 indicating the right end, the determination in step 3508 is YES, and the value of the register C is incremented by 1 in step 3509.
[0277]
Next, in step 3502 described above, the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by the value +1 of the register C is highlighted, and the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by (the value of the register C + 1) −1. Is highlighted. As a result, the character position in the input character display portion moves to the right by one character.
[0278]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO, and the processing returns to step 3404 in FIG.
If the value of the register C is 11 indicating the right end, the determination in step 3508 is NO and step 3509 is not executed, and the determination in step 3503 in FIG. 35 is NO and the process returns to step 3404 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 20)
In case 20, when the user is displaying the character input screen in case 14, the user selects the ending character (see FIG. 58) in the character display section and turns on the ENTER switch 202, whereby the character is displayed on the input character display section. If these characters are included in an atypical sentence, they can be displayed as speech bubbles on the basic system screen. In addition, if the characters in the entered character display section form a standard sentence, after converting the sentence according to the shape of the currently selected dialogue frame, display it as a balloon character on the basic system screen. Can do.
[0279]
If the user displays the character input screen in case 14 and the ENTER switch 202 is turned on when the end character is highlighted in the character display section, the determinations of steps 3404, 3406, 3409, 3412, and 3418 in FIG. 34 are NO. 35, the determination at step 3503 is YES, and the determination at step 3504 is NO.
[0280]
As a result, in step 3050, face image display processing is executed. Details of this processing are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
41, in step 4101, the CPU 101 shows the background data (see FIG. 52) corresponding to the background number stored in the address area {AD 1} on the work RAM 108 in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. The background data A-1 to A-7 for the BG-A plane are read out, and are read out through the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. Transfer to the storage area on side A (see the basic system screen in FIG. 5).
[0281]
In step 4105, the CPU 101 stores basic system screen data (system screen data), which is background image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. 6 in the program / data ROM 107, as a CPU interface unit 301, an address bus 315, The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 316 and the SRAM interface unit 302 (corresponding to the system of the basic system screen in FIG. 5). The image at this time corresponds to the explanation balloon and the command icon portion for displaying the contents shown in FIG. 65 (C-2) in the BG-B plane image shown in FIG. As will be described later, after the ENTER switch 202 is turned on, a dialog frame can be selected, and an explanation bubble with the contents shown in FIG. 65 (C-2) is displayed.
[0282]
Next, in steps 4201 to 4212 of FIG. 42, by creating a portrait in exactly the same way as the series of processing of steps 3901 to 3912 of FIG. 39 executed in the basic system screen display processing of step 2601 of FIG. Image data corresponding to each part number stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 6} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 is read, and the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 or the DP-RAM interface unit 303 to transfer to each storage area of the SRAM 103 or DP-RAM 104, and coordinate data for the OBJ-A plane and the OBJ-B plane to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, And data bus 3 6 through, transferred to the object attribute memory section 307.
[0283]
As a result, the created portrait image is displayed on the television 111 by the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG.
Thereafter, the face image display process in step 3505 of FIG. 35 is terminated.
[0284]
Subsequently, in step 3601 of FIG. 36, if there is a character code of an input character constituting a dialogue sentence in the address areas {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108, the determination in step 3602 is YES. Thus, the processing of steps 3603 to 3606 for displaying a dialogue sentence in the dialogue frame is executed. If there is no character code for the input character, the determination in step 3602 is NO and these processes are not executed.
[0285]
In step 3603, it is determined whether or not the input sentence constituted by the character code of the address area is a fixed sentence. This determination process is performed in advance on the character code of each character constituting the seven types of dialogue text which is the image data for the OBJ-B surface shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 on the program / data ROM 107 and each address in the address area. This is realized as a process of comparing the character code of the input character.
[0286]
If the input sentence is a fixed sentence and the determination in step 3602 is YES, in step 3603, in the address areas {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} shown in FIG. 9 of the work RAM 108 constituting the input sentence, according to the value of the register W. Are converted and stored in the address areas {AD5} to {AD5 + 11} shown in FIG. The register W is set with a value corresponding to the shape of the speech frame that can be selected by the user as will be described later. Then, according to the shape of the dialogue frame, the input sentence automatically changes as shown in FIGS. 70 (a) to (d), for example. Thus, the user can enjoy various lines simply by selecting a line frame. The conversion process of the dialogue sentence is realized, for example, as an operation of selecting a character code string of the dialogue sentence corresponding to the value of the register W from a conversion table (not shown) stored in the program / data ROM 107.
[0287]
On the other hand, if the input sentence is an atypical sentence and the determination in step 3602 is NO, in step 3604, the character codes in the address areas {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} shown in FIG. These are stored in the address areas {AD5} to {AD5 + 11} shown in FIG.
[0288]
After the processing of step 3603 or 3604, in step 3605, the CPU 101 stores the image data of dialog characters corresponding to the character codes stored in the address areas {AD5} to {AD5 + 11} of the work RAM 108 on the program / data ROM 107. 6 and 7 are read out from the storage area for the OBJ-B plane, and these are read out via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. Transfer to the empty object storage area of the plane.
[0289]
Next, in step 3606, the CPU 101 transfers the coordinate data corresponding to the address areas {AD5} to {AD5 + 11} of the work RAM 108 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316 in step 3605. It transfers to the object number area of the object attribute memory unit 307 corresponding to the object storage area (see FIG. 10).
[0290]
Subsequently, in step 3607, the CPU 101 displays the image data of the dialog frame corresponding to the dialog frame number stored in the address area {AD1 + 7} of the work RAM 108 by the selection process of the dialog frame described later on the program / data ROM 107. 6 and the storage area for the OBJ-B surface shown in FIG. 7 and read them from the OBJ-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. Transfer to an empty object storage area.
[0291]
Next, in step 3606, the CPU 101 transfers the coordinate data corresponding to the dialogue frame number to be processed in step 3607 via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, and the data bus 316 in step 3605. Transfer to the object number area of the object attribute memory unit 307 corresponding to the object storage area.
[0292]
As a result of the above processing, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the image data of the dialogue sentence and the dialogue frame transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above into object attributes. It displays on the display position corresponding to each coordinate data transferred to the memory part 307 (refer FIG. 56).
[0293]
Thereafter, the determination in step 3609 becomes NO (see step 3103 in FIG. 31), and in step 3610, the value 2 indicating that the selection icon for the dialogue frame is selected in the selection icon for the second hierarchy speech bubble is stored in the register L. Thus, the determination at step 3701 in FIG. The processing for selecting the speech frame will be described later in the detailed operation of the case 22.
(Detailed operation of case 21)
In case 21, the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for creating a dialog line is highlighted in the selection icon for the second level speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b). A displayed character input screen is displayed, and a dialog can be created by selecting a character from the character display section.
[0294]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon for creating a dialog is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3104 and 3107 in FIG. 31 are NO, the determination in step 3112 is YES, and the determination in step 3201 in FIG. NO, the determination in step 3701 of FIG. 37 is YES.
[0295]
First, in step 3702 of FIG. 37, a character input screen display process is executed. This process is the same as the process of step 3401 of FIG. 34, and is shown as the operation flowchart of FIG. 40 described above. As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the image data for the character input screen transferred to the storage areas on the BG-A surface and the BG-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above with reference to FIG. Are displayed on the television 111 in the format shown in FIG.
[0296]
Thereafter, in step 3703, the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion is reset to 0, and in step 3704, it is indicated whether the cursor is positioned in the character display portion or the input character display portion. The value of the register SF is also reset to zero.
[0297]
Thereafter, the processing after step 3404 in FIG. 34 is executed, so that the processing for inputting the above-mentioned dialogue sentence is executed, and thereby the user can input the dialogue sentence.
[0298]
When the input of the dialogue sentence is completed and the ENTER switch 202 is turned on, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is transferred to the storage area of the OBJ-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above. Each image data of the dialog frame is displayed at a display position corresponding to each coordinate data transferred to the object attribute memory unit 307.
[0299]
Thereafter, the determination at step 3609 in FIG. 36 is NO, and at step 3610, a value 2 is set in the register L to indicate that the selection icon for the dialogue frame is selected in the selection icon for the second hierarchy speech bubble. The determination at step 3701 in FIG. 37 is NO, and the processing for selecting the frame after step 3705 is executed.
(Detailed operation of case 22)
In case 22, the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon of the dialogue frame in the selection icon of the second layer speech bubble shown in FIG. It is possible to display the third level selection icon shown in FIG. 69 (d) corresponding to the shape selection icon.
[0300]
If the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 when the selection icon in the dialogue box is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3104 and 3107 in FIG. 31 are NO, the determination in step 3112 is YES, and the determination in step 3201 in FIG. NO, the determination in step 3701 of FIG. 37 is NO.
[0301]
As a result, in step 3705 of FIG. 37, the CPU 101 selects each icon corresponding to the seven types of icons 90 to 96 shown in FIG. 8 among the icon image data shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107. Numbers 90 to 96 are stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG.
[0302]
Next, in step 3706, the CPU 101 executes only the cell portion corresponding to the selected icon among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Images of seven types of selection icons shown in FIG. 8 on the program / data ROM 107 corresponding to the icon numbers stored in the address areas {AD2} to {AD2 + 6} shown in FIG. Replace with data.
[0303]
As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 selects the third-level dialog frame shown in FIG. 69 (d) transferred to the storage area of the BG-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above. An icon is displayed on the television 111.
[0304]
Thereafter, in step 3707, the value 0 is set in the register W indicating the selection position of the selection icon of the third frame dialog box.
Next, in step 3714, the first (leftmost) selection icon corresponding to the value 0 of the register W is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 is the first (leftmost) corresponding to the value 0 of the register W among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The portion of the cell corresponding to the selection icon is replaced with a highlighting cell.
[0305]
Subsequently, in step 3715, the value 0 of the register W corresponding to the number of the selected dialog frame is stored in the address area {AD1 + 7} shown in FIG.
[0306]
Then, after the processes in steps 3601 to 3608 in FIG. 36, the determination in step 3609 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to the process in step 3708 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 23)
In case 23, the user turns on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 when any one of the selection icons in the form of the third hierarchy dialog box shown in FIG. 69 (d) is highlighted. The selected icon to be selected can be moved.
[0307]
If the user turns on the left switch 205 when any of the selection icons in the dialogue box is highlighted, the determination in step 3708 is YES, and the value of the register W is not 0 but the first (left end) is selected. If the icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 3709 is YES, and the value of the register W is decremented by 1 in step 3710. As a result, the selection icon of the selected dialog frame has moved to the left by one. When the value of the register W is 0 and the first (leftmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination in step 3709 is NO, the processing returns to step 3708, and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalid. It is said.
[0308]
On the other hand, if the user turns on the right switch 206 when any of the selection icons is highlighted, the determination at step 3708 becomes NO, then the determination at step 3711 becomes YES, and the value of the register W is 6 as well. If the seventh (rightmost) selection icon is not highlighted, the determination in step 3712 is YES, and the value of the register W is incremented by 1 in step 3713. As a result, the selection icon of the selected dialog frame has moved to the right by one. If the value of the register W is 6 and the seventh (rightmost) selection icon is highlighted, the determination at step 3712 is NO, and the determination at step 3716 is NO, then the process at step 3708 The operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated.
[0309]
After the processing in step 3710 or 3713 or the like, in step 3714, the number selection icon corresponding to the value of the register W is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 corresponds to the selection icon of the number corresponding to the value of the register W among the cells constituting the background image data of the basic system screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Replace the cell part with the highlighting cell.
[0310]
Subsequently, in step 3715, the value of the register W corresponding to the number of the selected dialogue frame is stored in the address area {AD1 + 7} shown in FIG.
[0311]
Then, by executing the processing of steps 3601 to 3608 in FIG. 36, if the dialogue sentence that has already been created or selected as described above is an atypical sentence, it is displayed as it is inside the new dialogue frame, If it is a fixed sentence, the input sentence is converted according to the information of the shape of the newly selected dialog frame set in the register W and displayed inside the dialog frame.
[0312]
Thereafter, the determination in step 3609 is YES, and the processing returns to step 3708 in FIG.
(Detailed operation of case 24)
In case 24, the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any one of the selection icons in the form of the third hierarchy dialog box shown in FIG. 69 (c) is highlighted, so that FIG. ) Can be returned to the display of the selection icon for the second layer speech bubble shown in FIG.
[0313]
If the user turns on the upper switch 203 when any of the selection icons in the third frame dialog box is highlighted, the determinations in steps 3708 and 3711 in FIG. 37 are NO, and the determination in step 3716 is YES. Returning to the processing of step 311, the selection icon for the second layer speech bubble shown in FIG. 69 (b) is displayed.
Character input process flow
43 to 45 are operation flowcharts showing the character input screen process executed as step 1308 of FIG. The user can input a file name to be saved on this character input screen.
[0314]
As described above, in the face creation process in step 1306 in FIG. 13, if the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 while the “save” icon (see FIG. 51) is highlighted, the register MODE is entered in step 2904 in FIG. The value 3 is set as the mode number, and the face creation process in step 1306 in FIG. 13 ends. As a result, the character input process in step 1308 is executed after the determination in step 1307 in FIG.
[0315]
First, in step 4301 of FIG. 43, a character input screen display process is executed. This process is the same as the process of step 3401 of FIG. 34 in the face creation process of step 1306 of FIG. 13 described above, and is shown as the operation flowchart of FIG. As a result, the VDP 102 having the configuration shown in FIG. 3 converts the image data for the character input screen transferred to the storage areas on the BG-A surface and the BG-B surface on the SRAM 103 as described above with reference to FIG. Are displayed on the television 111 in the format shown in FIG. As the explanation balloon, the contents shown in FIG. 67 (Z-a) are displayed.
[0316]
Thereafter, the user turns on the upper switch 203, the lower switch 204, the left switch 205, or the right switch 206 on the character input screen to move the cursor up, down, left, and right in the character display section shown in FIG. You can freely choose the character for the file name.
[0317]
If the upper switch 203 is turned on while the user is displaying the character input screen, the determination at step 4302 in FIG. 43 is NO.
If the value of the register Y indicating the vertical direction is not the value 0 indicating the uppermost line among the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position in the character display unit, the step In step 4304, the value of the register Y is decremented by -1.
[0318]
Subsequently, in step 4314 of FIG. 44, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 highlights the portion of the cell corresponding to the character portion among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. For example, the cell portion corresponding to the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y + 1 is replaced with a normal display cell. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves up one line.
[0319]
Thereafter, the determination at step 4315 in FIG. 44 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG.
If the value of the register Y is 0 indicating the top row, the determination in step 4303 is NO, step 4304 is not executed, the process returns to step 4302, and the operation of the upper switch 203 is invalidated.
[0320]
On the other hand, if the lower switch 204 is turned on while the user is displaying the character input screen, the determination in step 4302 in FIG. 43 is NO and the determination in step 4305 is YES.
[0321]
If the value of the register Y indicating the vertical direction is not the value 10 indicating the bottom line among the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the step The determination at 4306 is YES, and the value of the register Y is incremented by 1 at step 4307.
[0322]
Subsequently, in step 4314 of FIG. 44 described above, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted, and the character indicated by the value of the register X and the value −1 of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part in the display part is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves down one line.
[0323]
Thereafter, the determination at step 4315 in FIG. 44 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG.
If the value of the register Y is 10 indicating the bottom row, the determination in step 4306 is NO, step 4307 is not executed, the processing returns to step 4302, and the operation of the lower switch 204 is invalidated.
[0324]
If the user displays the character input screen and the left switch 205 is turned on when the cursor is in the character display section, the determinations in steps 4302 and 4305 in FIG. 43 are NO, and then the determination in step 4308 is YES.
[0325]
Of the value of the register X indicating the left and right character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the value of the register X indicating the left and right direction is not 0 indicating the leftmost line. The determination in step 4309 is YES, and the value of register X is decremented by 1 in step 4310.
[0326]
Subsequently, in step 4314 of FIG. 44, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted, and the character display indicated by the value of the register X + 1 and the value of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part in the section is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display section moves to the left by one line.
[0327]
Thereafter, the determination at step 4315 in FIG. 44 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG.
If the value of the register X is 0 indicating the leftmost row, the determination in step 4309 is NO, step 4310 is not executed, the processing returns to step 4302, and the operation of the left switch 205 is invalidated.
[0328]
On the other hand, when the user displays the character input screen and the right switch 206 is turned on when the cursor is in the character display section, the determinations in steps 4302, 4305, and 4308 in FIG. The determination is YES.
[0329]
Of the value of the register X indicating the horizontal character position in the character display portion and the value of the register Y indicating the vertical character position, the value of the register X indicating the horizontal direction is not the value 10 indicating the rightmost line. The determination in step 4312 is YES, and in step 4313, the value of the register X is incremented by one.
[0330]
Subsequently, in step 4314 described above, the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is highlighted, and the character portion in the character display portion indicated by the value −1 of the register X and the value of the register Y is displayed. The highlighting of the character part is canceled. As a result, the character position in the character display portion moves to the right by one line.
[0331]
Thereafter, the determination in step 4315 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG.
If the value of the register X is 10 indicating the rightmost row, the determination in step 4312 is NO, step 4313 is not executed, the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG. 43, and the operation of the right switch 206 is invalidated. The
[0332]
Next, when the user displays the character input screen and the ENTER switch 202 is turned on when characters other than the end character (see FIG. 58) are highlighted in the character display section, steps 4302, 4305 and 4308 in FIG. 44 is NO, the determination in step 4311 in FIG. 44 is NO, the determination in step 4315 is YES, and the determination in step 4316 is NO.
[0333]
As a result, the determination process in step 4317 in FIG. 45 is executed. Here, whether or not the value of the register C indicating the character position in the input character display portion on the character input screen shown in FIG. 58 indicates a value of 7 or less corresponding to 8 characters which is the maximum character length of the file name. Is determined. The value of the register C is reset to 0 at the start of execution of the character input process in step 1308 of FIG.
[0334]
If the value of register C is 7 or less and the determination at step 4317 is YES, the processing after step 4318 is executed. If the value in register C exceeds 8 characters and the determination in step 4317 is NO, no more characters in the file name are input.
[0335]
In step 4318, the CPU 101 converts the character code corresponding to the character assigned to the character position in the character display section indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y into the address area { Store in AD6 + (C)}. Here, (C) indicates the value of the register C. Since the value of the register C can vary from 0 to 7, the range of the address area where the character code is stored is the range of {AD6} to {AD6 + 7}.
[0336]
Subsequently, in step 4319, the character assigned to the character position in the character display portion indicated by the value of the register X and the value of the register Y is changed to the character portion in the input character display portion indicated by the value of the register C + 1. Corresponding character image data is transferred. Specifically, the CPU 101 applies the above-described character image to the cell portion corresponding to the character portion among the cells constituting the background image data of the character input screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Data is transferred via the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302. This character image data is included in the image data for the BG-B plane shown in FIG. As a result, the characters highlighted in the character display portion when the ENTER switch 202 is turned on are additionally displayed in the input character display portion.
[0337]
Thereafter, in step 4320, the value of the register C is incremented by 1, and the processing returns to step 4302 in FIG.
Finally, when the user displays the character input screen and the ENTER switch 202 is turned on when the end character (see FIG. 58) is highlighted in the character display section, the determinations of steps 4302, 4305, and 4308 in FIG. NO, the determination in step 4311 in FIG. 44 is NO, the determinations in steps 4315 and 4316 are YES, and the character input process in step 1308 in FIG. 13 is terminated.
[0338]
As a result, in the address areas {AD6} to {AD6 + 7} of the work RAM 108, a character code string of up to 8 character sentences of the file name input by the user is obtained.
File save process flow
46 to 48 are operation flowcharts showing the file saving process executed as step 1309 in FIG. On the file operation screen displayed by this processing, the user can save a portrait image data file created by the user himself / herself in the work RAM 108 which is backed up by the battery.
[0339]
The file operation screen is the same as the file operation screen shown in FIG. 49 displayed in the file loading process in step 1304 of FIG. 13 described above, and the current file number displaying the number and name of the currently selected file. A display unit and a file name display unit, file icons 1 to 6 for displaying the file type as a picture, and a helper made up of a speech bubble and a picture of a doll are displayed on the television 111.
[0340]
On the file operation screen, when the user turns on the upper switch 203 or the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112, a group of file icons 1 to 3 and a group of file icons 4 to 6 are grouped as files to be saved. Can move between. The user can select any of the file icons in the currently selected group as a file to be saved by turning on the left switch 205 or the right switch 206 on the control pad 112. As a result, the selected file icon is highlighted, the current file number display portion changes to a number corresponding to the file icon, and the display content of the file name display portion is input by the user in step 1308 of FIG. Changes to the contents corresponding to the file name. In this state, when the user turns on the ENTER switch 202 on the control pad 112, the portrait data is saved in the storage position of the file corresponding to the file icon.
[0341]
Details of the operation flowcharts of FIGS. 46 to 48 will be described below.
First, in step 4601 of FIG. 46, a file operation screen display process is executed. The details of this process are shown as an operation flowchart in FIG.
[0342]
In FIG. 48, in step 4801, the CPU 101 issues an output screen clear command to the VDP 102. As a result, the screen display of the television 111 is cleared.
[0343]
In step 4802, the CPU 101 transfers background data (see the file operation screen in FIG. 5), which is background image data for the BG-A plane shown in FIG. 6 on the program / data ROM 107, to the CPU interface unit 301, the address bus. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-A surface of the SRAM 103 via the data bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302.
[0344]
In step 4803, the value 1 is preset in the register FN indicating the file number.
In step 4804, as in step 4802, the CPU 101 stores file operation screen data (system screen data), which is background image data for the BG-B surface shown in FIG. The data is transferred to the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103 via the interface unit 301, the address bus 315, the data bus 316, and the SRAM interface unit 302 (see the file operation screen in FIG. 5). As a result, the file operation screen shown in FIG. 49 is displayed on the television 111. As the initial display of the explanation balloon, the contents shown in FIG. 68 (FS-a) are displayed.
[0345]
In step 4805, it is determined whether or not the above-described series of transfer processing has been completed. After the transfer is determined to be completed, in step 4806, a file operation screen stored in the storage area on the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Of the cells constituting the background image data, only the cell portion corresponding to the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) is replaced with data indicating the content corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN. It is done. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number 1 corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as a cell of the current file number display unit, and works as a cell of the file name display unit. Of the six address areas starting from AD7 shown in FIG. 9 of the RAM 108, the file name image data stored in the address areas {AD7} to {AD7 + 7} corresponding to the value 1 of the register FN corresponds to the SRAM 103. Transfer to area.
[0346]
Thereafter, the file operation screen display process in step 4601 in FIG. 46 is terminated. As a result, as the initial screen of the file operation screen, the current file number display part and file name display part for displaying the file number 1 and its file name, the file icons 1 to 6 with the file icon 1 highlighted, and FIG. Explanation speech bubbles for displaying the contents shown in (FS-a) and helpers made up of doll pictures are displayed on the television 111.
[0347]
From this state, when the user turns on the lower switch 204 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 4605 of FIG. 46 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 1 to 3 is selected. If the value of the register FN indicating the file number is 3 or less, the determination in step 4606 is YES, and in step 4607, the value of the register FN is +3. As a result, the group of file icons has moved from the groups 1 to 3 to the groups 4 to 6. Thereafter, the processing of steps 4614 to 4617 in FIG. 47 for changing the display is executed. If the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 4 to 6 is already selected when the lower switch 204 is turned on and the value of the register FN indicating the file number is not 3 or less, the determination in step 4606 is made. No, the display content is not changed, and the process returns to step 4602.
[0348]
When the user turns on the upper switch 203 on the control pad 112, the determination in step 4602 in FIG. 46 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 4 to 6 is selected and the file number is set. If the value of the register FN shown is greater than 3, the determination in step 4603 is YES, and in step 4604, the value of the register FN is decreased by -3. As a result, the group of file icons has moved from the group of 4-6 to the group of 1-3. Thereafter, the processing of steps 4614 to 4617 in FIG. 47 for changing the display is executed. If the file icon (see FIG. 49) in the group of the file icons 1 to 3 is already selected when the upper switch 203 is turned on and the value of the register FN indicating the file number is not larger than 3, the determination in step 4603 is made. No, the display content is not changed, and the process returns to step 4602.
[0349]
When the user turns on the left switch 205 on the control pad 112, the determination at step 4611 in FIG. 46 is YES, and at that time, the file icon 1 and the file icon 4 (see FIG. 49) which are the leftmost file icons are not selected. If the value of the register FN is not 1 or 4, the determination at step 4612 is YES, and at step 4613, the value of the register FN is decremented by one. As a result, the selected file icon has moved one place to the left. Thereafter, the processing of steps 4614 to 4617 in FIG. 47 for changing the display is executed. When the left switch 205 is turned on, the file icon 1 or the file icon 4 which is the leftmost file icon is selected, and if the value of the register FN is 1 or 4, the determination in step 4612 is NO and the display contents Is not changed, and the processing returns to step 4602.
[0350]
When the user turns on the right switch 206 on the control pad 112, the determination at step 4608 in FIG. 46 becomes YES, and at that time, the file icon 3 and the file icon 6 (see FIG. 49) which are the rightmost file icons are not selected. If the value of the register FN is not 3 or 6, the determination in step 4609 is YES, and in step 4610, the value of the register FN is incremented by one. As a result, the selected file icon has moved to the right by one. Thereafter, the processing of steps 4614 to 4617 in FIG. 47 for changing the display is executed. When the right switch 206 is turned on, the file icon 3 or the file icon 6 which is the rightmost file icon is selected, and if the value of the register FN is 3 or 6, the determination in step 4609 becomes NO, and the display contents Is not changed, and the processing returns to step 4602.
[0351]
After any of the processes in steps 4605 to 4607, steps 4602 to 4604, steps 4611 to 4613, and steps 4608 to 4610 in FIG. Is newly highlighted. Specifically, the CPU 101 selects the cell corresponding to the file icon corresponding to the value of the register FN among the cells constituting the background image data of the file operation screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. The portion is replaced with a highlighting cell, and for example, the portion of the cell corresponding to the file icon that has been highlighted so far corresponding to the original value of the register FN is replaced with a normal display cell.
[0352]
Next, in step 4615, it is determined whether or not a file is stored at an address on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the file number of the value of the register FN. Specifically, the CPU 101, among the address areas starting from AD7 shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108, the areas {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8} to {AD7 + {( FN) -1} × 8 + 7}, it is determined whether a valid file name is stored. Note that (FN) indicates the value of the register FN.
[0353]
If a file corresponding to the file number of the value of the register FN exists and the determination in step 4615 is YES, the CPU 101 in step 4616 stores the background image of the file operation screen stored in the storage area of the BG-B surface of the SRAM 103. Of the cells constituting the data, only the cell portion corresponding to the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) is replaced with data indicating the content corresponding to the value of the register FN. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number corresponding to the value of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as a cell of the current file number display unit, and is stored on the work RAM 108 as a cell of the file name display unit. 9 of the address areas {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8} to {AD7 + {(FN) −1} × 8 + 7} corresponding to the value of the register FN among the six address areas starting from AD7 shown in FIG. Is transferred to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103.
[0354]
Thereafter, the determination at step 4618 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4602 of FIG.
On the other hand, if there is no file corresponding to the file number of the value of register FN and the determination in step 4615 of FIG. Of the cells constituting the background image data of the screen, only the cell portions corresponding to the current file number display portion and the file name display portion (see FIG. 49) are changed. Specifically, the CPU 101 transfers the image data indicating the number corresponding to the value of the register FN to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103 as the cell of the current file number display unit, and blanks as the content of the cell of the file name display unit. Is transferred to the corresponding area of the SRAM 103.
[0355]
Thereafter, the determination at step 4618 is NO, and the processing returns to step 4602 of FIG.
Finally, when any file icon is highlighted and the display contents of the current file number display part and the file name display part are contents corresponding to the file icon, the user can When the ENTER switch 202 is turned on, the determinations in steps 4602, 4605, 4608, and 4611 in FIG. 46 are NO, and the determination in step 4618 in FIG. 47 is YES.
[0356]
As a result, in step 4619, the CPU 101 causes the address area {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1)} to {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the value of the register FN. 8 types of part numbers, which are part type data stored in the address areas {AD1} to {AD1 + 7} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108, are stored in +7}.
[0357]
Next, in step 4620, the CPU 101 determines the address area {AD7 + 8 × ((FN) −1)} to {AD8 + 8 × ((FN) −1) shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the value of the register FN. +7}, the address areas {AD6} to {AD6 + 7} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 in step 4318 of FIG. 45 in the character input processing of step 1308 of FIG. 13 based on the character input operation by the user. The character code that constitutes the file name stored in is stored.
[0358]
Subsequently, in step 4621, the CPU 101 causes the address area {AD9 + 12 × ((FN) −1)} to {AD9 + 12 × ((FN) −1) shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 corresponding to the value of the register FN. In each of +11}, the character codes of the input characters constituting the dialogue sentence stored in the address areas {AD4} to {AD4 + 11} shown in FIG. 9 on the work RAM 108 are stored.
[0359]
Finally, in step 4622, the value of the register FN is stored in the address area {AD3} shown in FIG.
After the process of step 4622, the file saving process of step 1308 of FIG. 13 is terminated, and the process returns to the process of step 1306 of FIG.
<Other embodiments>
In the embodiment described above, the front hair is on the BM-A surface, the back hair is on the BM-B surface, the nose, the eyes, the mouth on the OBJ-A surface, the eyebrows on the OBJ-B surface, the dialog, the speech frame, etc. In addition, the display surface to be arranged for each graphic part is determined in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display surface is arranged on the OBJ-A surface and the OBJ-B surface secured on the SRAM 103. When the number of sprite (object) graphic parts exceeds a predetermined number, the subsequent sprite (object) graphic parts are moved so as to be arranged on the BM-A surface or BM-B surface on the DP-RAM 104. Control may be performed.
[0360]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, each predetermined graphic part is arranged in different display screen areas on a plurality of storage means according to the size thereof, thereby realizing efficient access and improvement of image display performance. .
[0361]
More specifically, for example, up to a predetermined number of first graphic parts groups are arranged in a display screen area secured on the first storage means, and the second graphic parts group are placed on the second storage means. As the graphic parts are distributed to a plurality of storage means such as being arranged in the reserved display screen area, the image data reading means independently accesses the image data of the graphic parts on each storage means. As a result, the image display performance can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external view of a control pad 112. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a VDP.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a hierarchical structure of a display screen.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing screen assignment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a format of various image data stored in a program / data ROM 107;
7 is a diagram (No. 2) showing a format of various image data stored in a program / data ROM 107. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating a format of various image data stored in the program / data ROM 107;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a format of various image data stored in the work RAM.
FIG. 10 is a data configuration diagram of an object attribute memory unit.
FIG. 11 is a data configuration diagram of a display control register.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of screen display timing.
FIG. 13 is an overall operation flowchart.
FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of mode selection processing;
FIG. 15 is an operation flowchart of a mode selection screen display process.
FIG. 16 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of a file load process;
FIG. 17 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of the file loading process;
FIG. 18 is an operation flowchart (part 3) of the file loading process;
FIG. 19 is an operation flowchart of a file screen display process.
FIG. 20 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of a questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 21 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of the questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 22 is an operation flowchart (part 3) of the questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 23 is an operation flowchart (part 4) of the questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 24 is an operation flowchart (part 5) of the questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 25 is an operation flowchart of a questionnaire screen display process.
FIG. 26 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of a face creation process;
FIG. 27 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of the face creation process;
FIG. 28 is an operation flowchart (part 3) of the face creation processing;
FIG. 29 is an operation flowchart (part 4) of the face creation processing;
FIG. 30 is an operation flowchart (part 5) of the face creation process;
FIG. 31 is an operation flowchart (No. 6) of face creation processing;
FIG. 32 is an operation flowchart (part 7) of the face creation processing;
FIG. 33 is an operational flowchart (No. 8) of face creation processing;
FIG. 34 is an operational flowchart (No. 9) of face creation processing;
FIG. 35 is an operational flowchart (No. 10) of a face creation process;
FIG. 36 is an operational flowchart (No. 11) of the face creation processing;
FIG. 37 is an operational flowchart (No. 12) of face creation processing;
FIG. 38 is an operation flowchart (No. 1) of basic system screen display processing;
FIG. 39 is an operation flowchart (No. 2) of a basic system screen display process;
FIG. 40 is an operation flowchart of a character input screen display process.
FIG. 41 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of face image display processing;
FIG. 42 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of face image display processing;
FIG. 43 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of character input processing;
FIG. 44 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of the character input process;
FIG. 45 is an operation flowchart (part 3) of the character input process;
FIG. 46 is an operation flowchart (part 1) of the file saving process;
FIG. 47 is an operation flowchart (part 2) of the file saving process;
FIG. 48 is an operation flowchart of a file screen display process.
FIG. 49 is a layout diagram of a file operation screen.
FIG. 50 is a layout diagram of a questionnaire screen.
FIG. 51 is a layout diagram of a basic system screen.
FIG. 52 is a layout diagram of the BG-A plane on the basic system screen.
FIG. 53 is a layout diagram of the BM-B surface on the basic system screen.
FIG. 54 is a layout diagram of the OBJ-A plane on the basic system screen.
FIG. 55 is a layout diagram of the BM-A plane on the basic system screen.
FIG. 56 is a layout diagram of the OBJ-B plane on the basic system screen.
FIG. 57 is a layout diagram of the BG-B plane on the basic system screen.
FIG. 58 is a layout diagram of a character input screen.
FIG. 59 is a diagram showing the contents of explanation speech bubbles in mode selection processing.
FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating the contents of explanation speech bubbles in the file loading process.
FIG. 61 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating the contents of explanation speech bubbles in questionnaire screen processing;
FIG. 62 is a diagram (part 2) showing the contents of the explanation speech bubbles in the questionnaire screen process;
FIG. 63 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating the content of an explanation bubble on the basic system screen.
FIG. 64 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating the content of an explanation speech bubble on the basic system screen.
FIG. 65 is a diagram (No. 3) illustrating the contents of the description speech bubbles on the basic system screen.
FIG. 66 is a diagram (No. 4) illustrating the contents of the description speech bubbles on the basic system screen.
FIG. 67 is a diagram showing the contents of explanation speech bubbles on the character input screen.
FIG. 68 is a diagram showing the contents of explanation speech bubbles in the file saving process;
FIG. 69 is a diagram showing selection icons.
FIG. 70 is a diagram showing changes in the shape of speech bubbles and dialog.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 CPU
102 VDP
103 SRAM
104 DP-RAM
105 Sound source processing circuit
106 Sound RAM
107 Program / data ROM
108 Work RAM
109 Encoder
110 D / A converter
111 TV
112 Control pad
201 SEL switch
202 Enter switch
203 Upper switch
204 Lower switch
205 Left switch
206 Right switch
301 CPU interface unit
302 SRAM interface unit
303 DP-RAM interface
304 Object generator
305 Background generator
306 Video signal generator
307 Object attribute memory section
308 Priority controller
309 Color Lookup Table
310 RGB D / A converter
311 Oscillator section
312 Horizontal / vertical synchronization counter
313 Decoder part
314 Video signal generator
315 Address bus
316 Data bus

Claims (1)

In an image processing apparatus for combining graphics by combining image data of graphic parts consisting of a sprite image representing a moving character and a bitmap image representing a background on a display screen,
A plurality of storage means each securing a first and second display screen area;
The graphic part image data is secured in one of the plurality of storage means so that the sprite image is assigned to the first display screen area of each storage means and the bitmap image is assigned to the second display screen area. Image data writing means to be stored in the display screen area,
The image data of the graphic parts stored in each display screen area is controlled in parallel while controlling the display priority between the display screen areas from the display screen areas secured in the plurality of storage means. An image processing apparatus comprising: image data reading means for reading and outputting as output image data.

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