JP4500695B2 - Mobile phone game program and distribution system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone game program for causing a computer of a mobile phone to execute a game and a distribution system for distributing information related to the program.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones that are connected to a public telephone line and transmit / receive information via the public telephone line have been spreading rapidly. Such a mobile phone has a function as a browser for browsing Internet information, a function for transmitting and receiving e-mails, etc., as well as a function as a telephone for simply making a call via a telephone line. As new usages continue to be explored.

  As one form of use of such a mobile phone as multimedia, a technology using the mobile phone as a game medium has been put into practical use, and a method for causing a mobile phone computer to execute a game having music as an element has been proposed. . For example, the game method using the incoming melody described in Patent Document 1 is that. According to this technology, signs such as numerals are sequentially displayed on the display in synchronization with the output of the incoming melody from the speaker, and the timing and the push of the button (switch) corresponding to the sign sequentially displayed on the display. It is possible to cause the computer of the mobile phone to execute a game for determining whether or not the selected button matches the sign.

JP 2001-334066 A

  However, the game executed by the conventional technique is a simple game in which a button corresponding to a sign such as a number displayed on the display is pushed in synchronization with the output of the incoming melody from the speaker. In addition to being less entertaining, there was a negative effect of lacking in the enjoyment of strategy, which is the response of the game, and by continuing to improve. For this reason, there has been a demand for the development of a mobile phone game program for causing a mobile phone computer to execute a highly entertaining and aggressive game with music as an element.

  The present invention has been made in the background of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is for a mobile phone for causing a computer of the mobile phone to execute a game having high entertainment and capture characteristics that include music. An object of the present invention is to provide a distribution system for distributing a game program and information related to the program.

In order to achieve such an object, the gist of the present invention includes an image display device and a plurality of input buttons, which are connected to a public telephone line and transmit / receive information via the public telephone line. A mobile phone game program for causing a computer of a mobile phone to execute a game based on source information having lyrics information and performance information, the computer being predetermined in relation to the lyrics information of the source information Display means for displaying a lyric character image in which a portion corresponding to a correct character or a character string is blank on the image display device based on the lyric information, the lyric character in synchronization with the display of the lyric character image by the display means Performance means for outputting a predetermined performance corresponding to an image based on the performance information, an input for determining an input character in accordance with an operation by the plurality of input buttons Character determination means, and whether or not the input character or character string determined by the input character determination means coincides with the correct character or character string until a predetermined performance is output by the performance means. Based on the determination result of the correct / incorrect determination means, and the determination result of the correct / incorrect determination means, the input character determined by the input character determination means is used as an evaluation unit and functions as an evaluation means for evaluating the result according to the input difficulty of each character It is characterized by this.

Thus, the computer, the image display and in relation to the lyric information lyric character image portions corresponding to the correct character or character string predetermined and blank of the source information on the basis of the lyric information Display means to be displayed on the device, performance means for outputting a predetermined performance corresponding to the lyric character image based on the performance information in synchronization with display of the lyric character image by the display means, and the plurality of input buttons Input character determination means for determining an input character according to an operation, and the input character or character string determined by the input character determination means with the time until a predetermined performance is output by the performance means as the correct character or An input sentence that is determined by the input character determination unit based on the determination result of the correctness / incorrectness determination unit that determines whether or not the character string matches. Is used as an evaluation unit and functions as an evaluation means for evaluating the grade according to the input difficulty level of each character. For example, the number of times the input button is pressed until a desired character is obtained is input for each character. By making use of the characteristics of character input by a mobile phone having different levels of difficulty, it is possible to execute a typing game with a high character input practice effect on the performance music corresponding to the source information. With such a game, you can naturally learn the lyrics of the performance song that is the subject, practice text entry with a mobile phone, and then learn what is called touch typing (blind touch) as you continue to play. We can expect sex. In other words, it is possible to provide a mobile phone game program for causing a computer of a mobile phone to execute a game having high entertainment and capture characteristics that use music as an element.

Here, it is preferable that any one of a plurality of predetermined input formats can be selected as a determination criterion by the input character determination means. In this way, for example, not only a normal input format for determining an input character according to the number of times the input button is pressed but also a so-called pager format for determining an input character according to a combination of two numbers or symbols. The typing game corresponding to various input formats can be executed.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an operation unit 12 of a mobile phone 10 to which the mobile phone game program of the present invention is preferably applied. The mobile phone 10 is connected to a public telephone line 68 (to be described later) and functions as a telephone for browsing Internet information, in addition to a function as a telephone for making a call via the public telephone line 68, and for e-mail. It has a transmission / reception function and a typing game execution function described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of (12 in FIG. 1) character input buttons 14, start button 16, power button 18, An up / down movement button 20, a mail button 22, a clear button 24, a determination button 26, and a display unit 28 that functions as an image display device are provided. The character input button 14 is a button (switch) for inputting a desired character. When the character input button 14 is pressed and a predetermined character conversion operation is performed as necessary, a desired character conversion button 14 is selected. Is displayed on the display unit 28. These twelve character input buttons 14 function as input buttons in a typing game described later. The start button 16 is a button for making a call or transmitting a mail. When the predetermined button is displayed on the display unit 28, the start button 16 is pressed, so that the call You can call the number. Further, when a predetermined mail address is displayed on the display unit 28, the mail is transmitted to the mail address when the start button 16 is pressed. The power button 18 is a button for canceling the call or turning on the power. When the power button 18 is pressed during the call, the call is stopped. Further, when the power is off, the power button 18 is pressed for a certain time, so that the power is turned on. On the other hand, when the power is on, the power button 18 is pressed for a certain time, so that the power Is turned off. The movement button 20 is a button that is pressed to move the cursor displayed on the display unit 28 left and right and up and down. The mail button 22 is a button that is pressed to enter the mail management mode. The clear button 24 is a button that is pressed to erase characters displayed on the display unit 28. The determination button 26 is a button that is pressed to determine various setting items based on the contents displayed on the display unit 28 or to determine character conversion.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the electrical configuration of the mobile phone 10. The control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2 is a microcomputer that processes an input signal in accordance with a program stored in advance in the ROM 32, and controls the character input to be executed in accordance with the input from the operation unit 12 or the operation. In addition to basic control such as establishing communication or a call channel according to the telephone number input from the unit 12 and enabling mutual communication or call, and controlling creation and transmission / reception of mail, The typing game execution control described later is executed. In a call state, a call signal or the like received by the transmission / reception unit 36 via the antenna 34 is converted from a digital code signal to a voice signal by the voice codec unit 40 via the modem unit 38, and is sent to the voice output device by the analog front end 42. A certain speaker 44 is driven to output sound. At the same time, a voice signal converted from voice by the microphone 46 which is a voice input device is sent to the voice codec section 40 via the analog front end 42 and converted into a digital signal there. The modem section 38 and the transmission / reception section 36 , And the antenna 34. Further, in the communication state, the control unit 30 transmits the signal input from the operation unit 12 to the communication destination, and simultaneously displays the signal received from the communication destination on the display unit 28. When it is determined that there is an incoming call from another communication terminal, a predetermined melody (ringing sound) is output from the speaker 44 based on the incoming melody information stored in the storage unit 48 in advance. The melody generator 50 is operated, or in a ringing tone non-output mode, a vibrator unit (not shown) is driven to generate vibration. The storage unit 48 is preferably a so-called flash memory capable of electrically rewriting contents, and a karaoke database 52 for storing karaoke information used as source information in a typing game described later. Is provided. Such karaoke information includes performance information such as lyric information, which is text data representing the lyrics of the song, and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data. The melody generator 50 is preferably a MIDI sound source that reproduces a predetermined performance based on MIDI data, and can reproduce a performance based on the performance information of the karaoke information.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a distribution system 60 for distributing information related to the mobile phone game program of the present embodiment to the mobile phone 10. In FIG. 3, a large number of the mobile telephones 10 are connected to a wireless communication channel via a plurality of relay base stations 62, and are connected by a central processing unit 64 connected to the plurality of relay base stations 62. Is to be controlled. The central processing unit 64 is connected with a server 66 of a service provider company via a gateway 66 having a function of checking by translating the protocol and a public telephone line 68. The server 70 connects the CPU 72, which is a computer that processes information in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 74 in advance using the temporary storage function of the RAM 76, a storage device 78 such as a hard disk, and the CPU 72 to the public telephone line 68. And a modem 80 for this purpose. The storage device 78 is provided with a karaoke database 82 for storing the karaoke information. The mobile phone 10 can transmit / receive information to / from the server 70 via the public telephone line 68. The mobile phone game program of this embodiment is downloaded from the server 70 and the control is performed. The unit 30 can be installed. In addition, new karaoke information can be downloaded from the karaoke database 82 provided in the storage device 78 of the server 70 and stored in the karaoke database 52 provided in the storage unit 48 as needed.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a main part of the typing game execution function by the mobile phone game program of the present embodiment installed in the control unit 30 of the mobile phone 10. The control function shown in FIG. 4 is for executing a performance-song lyrics typing game based on predetermined source information. This source information includes lyric information used as a material (source) for creating a lyric guessing problem in a game and performance information corresponding to the lyric information. For example, karaoke information used for karaoke performance It is.

  The input character determination unit 90 determines an input character according to an operation by a plurality of character input buttons 14 provided on the operation unit 12 from a predetermined relationship (input format). In a widely used normal (default) input format, an input character is determined according to the type of the character input button 14 pressed and the number of times the character input button 14 is pressed. For example, the character input button 14 with the number “3” shown in the operation unit 12 of FIG. 1 corresponds to “service line”, and when the character input button 14 is pressed twice, The character is determined to be “shi”. Further, the character input button 14 with the number “4” shown on the operation unit 12 corresponds to “ta line”, and when the character input button 14 is pressed three times, the input character is It is determined that it is “one”.

  Preferably, any one of a plurality of predetermined input formats can be selected as a determination criterion by the input character determination means 90. As a character input format by a mobile phone, there is a so-called pager format generally known as a pager input format in addition to the normal input format described above. In this pager format, an input character is determined according to a combination of two character input buttons 14 that are continuously pressed. For example, when the character input button 14 with the number “3” and the character input button 14 with the number “2” shown in the operation unit 12 in FIG. The input character is determined to be “shi”. Further, when the character input button 14 with the number “1” and the character input button 14 with the number “4” shown in the operation unit 12 in FIG. 1 are continuously pressed, It is determined that the input character is “e”.

  The correctness determination unit 92 determines whether the input character or character string determined by the input character determination unit 90 matches a predetermined correct character or character string related to the lyrics information of the karaoke information as source information. Determine whether or not. The correct character or character string is preferably a part of the lyrics of the song itself, and a part of the text having a predetermined meaning included in the lyrics information of the karaoke information is extracted as a correct character or character string. Used. At this time, if the extracted text contains kanji, it is appropriately converted to hiragana or katakana. Preferably, the portion to be extracted as the correct character or character string of the lyric information for each karaoke information is predetermined by a flag or the like, but the correct character or character string is arbitrarily selected from the lyric information of the karaoke information. Extraction means for extracting may be provided separately. The determination by the correctness determination means 92 is preferably performed for a time until a predetermined performance has been output by the performance means 98 described later. Further, it is preferably performed as a time limit until a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses.

  The evaluation unit 94 evaluates the results based on the determination result of the correctness determination unit 92. For example, when the determination by the correct / incorrect determination means 92 is affirmed, a predetermined point is added or no deduction is performed. If the determination by the correctness determination means 92 is negative, a predetermined deduction is performed or no additional points are performed. Preferably, such an evaluation is performed every time the determination by the correct / incorrect determination means 92 is performed, and the overall score through the game is evaluated at the end of the game.

  The evaluation means 94 preferably performs the evaluation according to the input difficulty level of each character with the input character determined by the input character determination means 90 as an evaluation unit. In the normal input format of the mobile phone described above, it is known that there is a difference in input difficulty for each character. That is, in order to input the character “A”, it is sufficient to press the character input button 14 with the number “1” shown in the operation unit 12 of FIG. 1 once, but to input the character “O”. Similarly, it is necessary to press the character input button 14 with the numeral “1” shown in the operation unit 12 of FIG. 1 five times, and it can be said that the character “O” is more difficult to input than the character “A”. . The evaluation means 94 refers to the input difficulty level of each character included in the character strings even if the character strings to be evaluated have the same number of characters, and the higher the input difficulty level, the higher the evaluation. The above determination is performed as follows. For example, assuming that the point corresponding to the character “A” is 1 point and the point corresponding to the character “O” is 5 points, if the answer to the question of the correct character string “Oh” is correct, 2 (= 1 + 1) 6 points (= 1 + 5) points are added if the answer is correct with respect to the question of the correct character string “Ao”.

  The display means 96 displays various videos related to the typing game of this embodiment on the display unit 28 as an image display device. Specifically, a lyric character image (lyric telop) is displayed on the display unit 28 based on the lyric information of the karaoke information. In addition, when the question is given, a lyric character image in which a portion corresponding to the correct character or character string is blank is displayed on the display unit 28 based on the lyric information. Further, the display unit 28 sequentially displays the input characters determined by the input character determination unit 90 in response to operations by the plurality of character input buttons 14. The evaluation result by the evaluation means 94 is displayed on the display unit 28.

  The performance means 98 outputs a predetermined performance through the melody generator 50 and the speaker 44 based on the performance information in the typing game of this embodiment. Specifically, in synchronization with the display of the lyric character image by the display means 96, a predetermined performance (phrase) corresponding to the lyric character image is output based on the performance information. Here, preferably, when the display unit 96 displays a lyric character image in which the portion corresponding to the correct character or character string is blank, the performance corresponding to the blank portion is continuously omitted. Output. In this aspect, the correct / incorrect determination means 92 preferably determines the determination until the performance means 98 finishes outputting a predetermined performance, that is, a performance corresponding to the lyric character image displayed on the display unit 28. I do. As a result, it is possible to realize a simple but highly entertaining typing game in which typing is completed before the performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character image is completed.

  Further, in the case where the correctness determination means 92 performs the determination with a predetermined time until a predetermined time elapses, the performance means 98 preferably determines that the correctness determination means 92 is positive. In this case, a predetermined performance including a phrase corresponding to the correct character or character string is output based on the performance information. For example, the countdown is started in a state where the display unit 96 displays a lyric character image in which a portion corresponding to the correct character or the character string is blank, and the determination of the correctness determination unit 92 is affirmed within a predetermined time. In this case, a performance (including a part corresponding to a correct character or a character string) corresponding to the lyrics character image displayed on the display unit 28 is output. Thus, a simple but highly entertaining typing game can be realized in which a performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character image is output if typing is completed within a predetermined time.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the typing game execution control by the control unit 30 of the mobile phone 10, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. This flowchart (a) completes typing until the performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character video ends, and (b) even if the correct character or character string cannot be input within the time limit. It shows an aspect that is not over.

  First, in step (hereinafter, step is omitted) S1, the game difficulty level and input format are set in accordance with the operation by the operation unit 12. FIG. 6 exemplifies the difficulty level setting screen displayed on the display unit 28 in S1. “1. Pro mode” given from the full chorus and “2. Ama mode” given from the chorus of the song. Any one of them is selected. FIG. 7 is a diagram exemplifying an input format setting screen displayed on the display unit 28 in S1, and one of “1. mobile phone” and “2. pager” is selected as the input format. It has come to be. Next, in S2, it is determined whether or not a game start operation has been performed by the operation unit 12. While the determination of S2 is denied, the process waits by repeating the determination of S2, but when the determination of S2 is affirmed, in S3, a predetermined source information of the game to be executed is set. Karaoke information is read from the karaoke database 52. Next, in S4, a lyric character image is generated based on the lyric information of the karaoke information read in S3 and displayed on the display unit 28. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a game screen including the lyrics telop displayed on the display unit 28 in S4. Next, in S5, a predetermined performance corresponding to the lyric character image displayed in S4 is reproduced by the melody generator 50 based on the performance information, and is output through the speaker 44 or the like. Next, in S6, it is determined whether or not it is a question part (question timing). If the determination in S6 is negative, the processing from S4 is executed again. If the determination in S6 is affirmative, in S7, the part corresponding to the correct character or character string is left blank. The lyric text image (worm-eating telop) is generated based on the lyric information and displayed on the display unit 28. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a game screen including a worm-eating telop displayed on the display unit 28 in S7. Next, in S8, a predetermined performance corresponding to the lyric character image (including a blank portion) displayed in S7 is reproduced by the melody generator 50 based on the performance information, and is transmitted through the speaker 44 and the like. Is output. Next, in S9, it is determined whether or not a predetermined character input operation has been performed by the operation unit 12. If the determination in S9 is negative, the processing from S11 is executed. If the determination in S9 is affirmative, in S10 corresponding to the operation of the input character determination means 90, in S1. After the input characters are determined according to the operation by the plurality of character input buttons 14 provided on the operation unit 12 according to the selected input format, the lyrics character image displayed on the display unit 28 at S7 in S11. It is determined whether or not the phrase corresponding to is finished. If the determination in S11 is affirmative, the processing from S15 is executed. If the determination in S11 is negative, in S12, for example, whether the character input is completed, for example, the display unit 28. It is determined whether or not a predetermined operation such as pressing the start button 16 is performed after all the blanks are filled. If the determination in S12 is negative, the processes in and after S9 are executed again. However, if the determination in S12 is affirmative, in S13 corresponding to the operation of the correctness determination unit 92, in S10. It is determined whether the determined input character or character string matches a predetermined correct character or character string related to the lyrics information of the karaoke information as the source information. If the determination in S13 is negative, the game screen indicating that the answer is incorrect as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display unit 28, and then the processing from S15 is executed. If the determination is affirmative, in S14, a game screen indicating that the answer is correct as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 28, and a predetermined point is added as a game result. It is then determined whether or not the game is over. If the determination in S15 is negative, the processing from S4 onward is executed again. However, if the determination in S15 is positive, in S16, the total points through the game are calculated and the total score is Be evaluated. Then, in S17, after the comprehensive score evaluated in S16 is displayed on the display unit 28, this routine is terminated. In the above control, S14 and S16 correspond to the operation of the evaluation means 94, S4, S7, S10 and S17 correspond to the operation of the display means 96, and S5 and S8 correspond to the operation of the performance means 98, respectively.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining another aspect of the typing game execution control by the control unit 30 of the mobile phone 10, and is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. In this flowchart, (a) if the typing is completed within a predetermined time, a performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character image is output, and (b) if a correct character or character string cannot be input within the time limit. It shows an aspect in which the game is over. In this flowchart, the same steps as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the control shown in FIG. 12, in S7 described above, a game screen including a character image (countdown telop) indicating the remaining time limit is displayed as shown in FIG. Further, in S18 following the process of S10 described above, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has passed (time over). If the determination in S18 is affirmative, the above-described processing from S16 is executed. If the determination in S18 is negative, the above-described determination in S12 is executed. If the determination in S12 is negative, the processes in and after S9 are executed again. However, if the determination in S12 is positive, the determination in S13 described above is executed. If the determination in S13 is negative, after the game screen indicating that the game is over and incorrect as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display unit 28, the processing from S16 onward is executed. However, if the determination in S13 is affirmative, a game screen indicating that the answer is correct as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display unit 28 and displayed on the display unit 28 in S19. A performance corresponding to a lyric character image (including a portion corresponding to a correct character or a character string) is reproduced by the melody generator 50 based on the performance information and output through the speaker 44, and then S15. It is then determined whether or not the game is over. When the determination at S15 is negative, the processing after S4 is executed again. However, when the determination at S15 is affirmative, the processing after S16 is executed. In the above control, S5 and S19 correspond to the operation of the performance means 98.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the input character determination means 90 (S10) for determining an input character according to the operation by the plurality of character input buttons 14, and the input determined by the input character determination means 90 Correct / incorrect determination means 92 (S13) for determining whether a character or character string matches a predetermined correct answer character or character string related to the lyric information of the source information, and determination by the correctness determination means 92 Since the evaluation means 94 (S14 and S16) for evaluating the result based on the result is included, it is possible to execute a typing game using the performance music corresponding to the source information as a subject. By such a game, the lyrics of the performance music as the subject can be naturally learned, and the user can practice the input of characters by the mobile phone 10, and so-called touch typing (blind touch) can be acquired while continuing to play. Potential is also expected. In other words, it is possible to provide a mobile phone game program for causing a computer of the mobile phone 10 to execute a game having high entertainment and capture characteristics including music.

  Further, display means 96 (S4, S7, S10, and S17) that displays on the display unit 28, which is an image display device, based on the lyrics information, a lyric character image in which a portion corresponding to the correct character or character string is blank. ) In a practical manner, it is possible to execute a typing game based on a musical piece corresponding to the source information.

  Further, in synchronization with the display of the lyric character image by the display means 96, the performance means 98 (S5 and S8) for outputting a predetermined performance corresponding to the lyric character image based on the performance information, the correctness determination is performed. The means 92 performs the determination by the time until the predetermined performance is output by the performance means 98, and therefore executes a typing game based on the performance music corresponding to the source information in a practical manner. Can be made.

  Further, since the correctness determination means 92 performs the determination for a predetermined period of time until a predetermined time elapses, a typing game based on a musical piece corresponding to the source information in a practical manner. Can be executed.

  When the determination by the correct / incorrect determination means 92 is affirmative, performance means 98 (S5 and S19) for outputting a predetermined performance including a phrase corresponding to the correct character or character string based on the performance information. Therefore, it is possible to execute a typing game based on a musical piece corresponding to the source information in a practical manner.

  The evaluation means 94 performs the evaluation according to the input difficulty level of each character using the input character determined by the input character determination means 90 as an evaluation unit. In other words, the typing game with a high practice effect of character input is executed by taking advantage of the characteristics of character input by the mobile phone 10 having different input difficulty levels for each character such that the number of times the character input button 14 is pressed is different. Can do.

  Further, since any one of a plurality of predetermined input formats can be selected as a determination criterion by the input character determination means 90, for example, an input is made according to the number of times the character input button 14 is pressed. It is possible to execute a typing game corresponding to various input formats including not only a normal input format for determining characters but also a so-called pager format for determining input characters according to a combination of two numbers or symbols.

  In addition, since the mobile phone game program is distributed from the server 70 connected to the public telephone line 68 to the mobile telephone 10 via the public telephone line 68, the entertainment and capture using music as an element. It is possible to provide a distribution system 60 that distributes a mobile phone game program for causing a computer of the mobile phone 10 to execute a highly probable game.

  Further, since the server 70 delivers the source information to the mobile phone 10 via the public telephone line 68, there is an advantage that new source information can be delivered from the server 70 to the mobile phone 10 at any time. .

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and may be implemented in other modes.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a mode has been described in which correct characters or character strings are hiragana or katakana, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, alphabets, numbers, symbols, emoticons, etc. are correct characters. Or a character string. The correct character or character string may include kanji. Further, when the correct character or the character string includes Chinese characters, the determination by the correct / incorrect determination means 92 can be widened. For example, in the case where the correct character string is “that hand”, there is a mode in which both the case where the input character is “the hand” including only hiragana and the case where “the hand” includes kanji are determined to be correct. It is done.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display means 96 displays the game screen as shown in FIG. 9 or 13 on the display unit 28 when the question is given. For example, the input means as shown in FIG. A game screen including an auxiliary (hint) video may be displayed. In this input auxiliary image, the character input button 14 to be pressed to input a correct character or character string is indicated by a color change or blinking, and the player can enjoy the game while referring to the image. . Further, the number of times the character input button 14 should be pressed may be displayed. In this way, a typing game with a high practice effect can be executed especially for beginners.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display means 96 displays a lyric character image (worm-eating telop) in which the part corresponding to the correct character or character string is blank as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 13, and FIG. Although it was displayed, it is also conceivable to output only the corresponding performance without displaying such worm-eating telop. In this aspect, a series of lyrics corresponding to the performance to be output is set as a correct character string, and the player must input all of them. In this way, it is possible to execute a typing game having a high capture ability as a game for addressing the lyrics of a performance song, particularly for advanced players.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mode of selecting one of the questions from the full chorus and the chorus as the difficulty level of the game has been described. For example, the time limit for character input, the performance speed of the performance music, etc. Naturally, modes that can be set are also conceivable.

  Although not specifically mentioned in the above-described embodiment, the karaoke information used as the source information of the typing game may be one in which a desired song is selected by the operation of the operation unit 12 or the karaoke information. Any karaoke information may be randomly selected from the karaoke information stored in the database 52. In addition, a mode in which the karaoke information belonging to a predetermined genre selected by the operation of the operation unit 12 is randomly selected is also conceivable.

  Further, although not specifically mentioned in the above embodiment, new source information may be downloaded from the distribution system 60 according to the result of the typing game. The distribution system 60 is also used as a system for distributing the incoming melody information of the mobile phone 10, and links the distribution of the information related to the typing game and the distribution of the incoming melody information. May be operated in a complementary manner. For example, when the result of the typing game is excellent, a service such as increasing the number of ringing melody information that can be downloaded can be considered.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

It is a figure explaining the operation part of the mobile telephone to which the game program for mobile telephones of this invention is applied suitably. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the mobile phone in FIG. 1. It is a figure explaining the delivery system for delivering the information regarding the game program for mobile phones of this invention to the mobile phone of FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a main part of a typing game execution function by a mobile phone game program of the present invention installed in a control unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart explaining the typing game execution control by the control part of the mobile phone of FIG. 1, (a) completing typing with a time limit until the performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character video ends, (b) The game is not over even if the correct character or character string cannot be input within the time limit. It is a figure which illustrates the difficulty level setting screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the input format setting screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen containing the lyrics telop displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen containing the worm-eating telop displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen which shows that it is the correct answer displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen which shows that it is an incorrect answer displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining another aspect of the typing game execution control by the control unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 1, and (a) if the typing is completed within a predetermined time, a performance corresponding to the displayed lyric character image is output. (B) A mode in which the game is over if the correct character or character string cannot be input within the time limit. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen containing the countdown telop displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates a mode that the game screen which shows that it is the correct answer displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. 1, and a predetermined | prescribed performance are output. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen which shows that it is a game over when it is an incorrect answer incorrect answer displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the game screen containing the input auxiliary | assistant image | video displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10: Mobile phone 14: Character input button 28: Display unit (image display device)
60: Distribution system 68: Public telephone line 70: Server 90: Input character determination means 92: Correctness determination means 94: Evaluation means 96: Display means 98: Performance means

Claims (2)

A game based on source information having lyrics information and performance information on a computer of a mobile phone having an image display device and a plurality of input buttons, which is connected to a public telephone line and transmits / receives information via the public telephone line A mobile phone game program for executing
The computer,
Display means for displaying, on the image display device, a lyric character image in which a portion corresponding to a predetermined correct character or a character string corresponding to the lyric information of the source information is blank based on the lyric information;
Performance means for outputting a predetermined performance corresponding to the lyric character image based on the performance information in synchronization with the display of the lyric character image by the display means,
Input character determination means for determining an input character in accordance with an operation by the plurality of input buttons;
Correct / incorrect determination means for determining whether the input character or character string determined by the input character determination means coincides with the correct character or character string, until a predetermined performance is output by the performance means. ,
And based on the determination result of the correctness determination means, the input character determined by the input character determination means is used as an evaluation unit, and the evaluation unit is configured to function as an evaluation means for evaluating the result according to the input difficulty level of each character. Game program for mobile phones.   The mobile phone game program according to claim 1, wherein any one of a plurality of predetermined input formats can be selected as a determination criterion by the input character determination means.

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