JP5831562B2 - Image processing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus that processes image information of an electronic game and displays a character for the electronic game on a screen.

  As an image processing apparatus, an apparatus that displays an image reproduced from a storage medium such as a laser disk or a DVD on a plasma display panel or a liquid crystal display panel is known. As this type of image processing apparatus, an apparatus that uses a touch panel to control the movement of a character based on the relationship between the character (display body or moving body) on the screen and the touch position has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). ).

  Furthermore, as a device using a touch sensing panel, for example, a game device is proposed in which the vector amount is calculated based on a drag operation and the vector amount is used for scroll control (Patent Document 2). reference).

Japanese Patent No. 3469479 Japanese Patent No. 3289072

  In the prior art, the former is performed only by a touch operation when controlling the character on the screen, and is not sufficient as an input means for controlling the movement of the character in various ways. On the other hand, although the latter is considered about using drag, it is an operation of “grabbing” a character by dragging, and this is, for example, control of an entire character composed of a plurality of characters such as a soccer game. In the case of a necessary game program, only the character having the ball can be controlled by the user, so that it is not suitable for quickly controlling the behavior of each character under the overall control of the character.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to allow a user to quickly input an action to a character under a situation where the entire character should be controlled uniformly by a computer. It is to provide an image processing apparatus that is simple and simple. Another object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus suitable for a character whose movement is reality by an input form in which movement input to the character is diversified.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that allows a single user to easily operate a large number of characters displayed on a display screen of a display device.

  The present invention intends to achieve the above-described object by utilizing the user's contact input for a display screen on which a plurality of characters are displayed.

  The contents include a memory for storing information resources for electronic games, a display control circuit for displaying characters on the screen of the display device, and a user's response to a touch operation on the screen of the display device. An input device that receives an input for determining a designated character and a behavior of the character, and an image processing circuit that generates image information for electronic play based on information resources stored in the memory, A first command execution unit that executes a command for uniformly controlling the behavior of a plurality of characters for play, and individual behavior control for the user-specified character based on a user input to the user-specified character An image processing circuit including a second command execution unit that executes a command, and the second command execution unit of the image processing circuit The individual behavior of the user-specified character is determined based on the touch operation and the drag operation on the screen of the display device, and a control signal related to the determination is output to the display control circuit, and the display control circuit The display control signal is output to the display device, and the determined individual behavior of the character is displayed on the display device.

  In addition, a memory for storing information resources for electronic games, a display control circuit for displaying the character on the screen of the display device, and a user-designated character in response to a touch operation on the screen of the display device by the user And an input device for receiving an input for determining the behavior of the character, and an image processing circuit for generating image information for electronic play based on information resources stored in the memory, the user-specified An instruction processing unit that executes an individual behavior control command for the user-designated character based on a user input to the character, and the command execution unit of the image processing circuit includes the command execution unit, Based on a drag operation on the screen of the display device, the moving direction of the user-specified character is determined, and the control relating to this determination Is output to the display control circuit, and the display control circuit is configured to output a display control signal to the display device to display the behavior of the determined character on the display device, and the drag The movement of the user designated character is started before the operation is confirmed.

  The second command execution unit of the image processing device is configured to determine the drag input as a control command for designating a moving direction of the character. The command execution unit is configured to execute a control command set for the icon based on the touch operation of the user with respect to the command input assist icon displayed on the screen of the display device. . As the command input assist icon, an icon for moving the user-specified character outside the screen of the display device is provided.

  An instruction for the icon is stored in a predetermined area of the memory. Plural forms of character behavior are stored in a predetermined area of the memory, and the command execution unit determines the behavior form of the user-specified character based on the individual behavior information determined for the user-specified character. It is comprised so that it may do. The second command execution unit is configured such that the behavior content of the user-specified character differs depending on the touch operation mode depending on the user. The difference in the touch operation mode corresponds to at least one of the number of touches, the strength of touch, and the length of touch. The command execution unit displays a drag line corresponding to the path of the drag operation on the screen of the display device.

  The instruction execution unit changes a display form such as a color of the drag line and a drag line characteristic (dotted line, wavy line, thick line, etc.) when the drag operation is confirmed. The second command execution unit starts moving the user-specified character before the drag operation is confirmed. The second command execution unit moves the user-specified character toward the end position of the drag operation after the drag operation is confirmed. The command execution unit determines that the start of the drag operation is when the display device is touched, and determines that the drag operation is confirmed when the touch on the display device is released.

  According to the present invention, in an image processing apparatus that controls a character group composed of a plurality of characters in a unified manner, a character can be specified by the aforementioned touch input, and touch input and drag input are provided for the specified character. Thus, the operation of the user designated character can be controlled quickly and easily.

  By configuring so that the action of the user-specified character starts before the drag input is confirmed for the character displayed on the screen, the action of the character can be quickly changed.

  According to the present invention, the motion of the user-specified character can be controlled quickly and easily. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to quickly change the character motion.

1 is a block diagram of a video game apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of a video game apparatus. It is another functional block diagram of a video game device. It is a figure for demonstrating the basic operation method. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation method of a one-two pass. It is a figure for demonstrating a state when a player is made free. It is a top view of a video game apparatus main body. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection method of a participating player. It is a figure which shows the example of an image display when a soccer game expand | deploys. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action of a video game device. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the video game device continued from FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the video game device, following FIG. 11. It is an image of a screen on a touch panel showing a state where a plurality of characters are dragged together.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, description will be given by taking as an example image processing for a game that executes a soccer game. At this time, in the soccer game, it is necessary to control a plurality of characters in a unified manner, and it is necessary to control each character according to a user's request. The user-specified character movement is controlled quickly.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an image processing apparatus generates a CPU block 10 for controlling the entire apparatus, a video block 11 for controlling display of a game screen, sound effects, and the like as a video game apparatus constituting an element of an electronic game system. The sound block 12 and a subsystem 13 for reading a CD-ROM are included.

  The CPU block 10 includes an SCU (System Control Unit) 100, a main CPU 101, a RAM 102, a ROM 103, a cartridge I / F 1a, a sub CPU 104, and a CPU bus 103. The main CPU 101 controls the entire apparatus. The main CPU 101 has an arithmetic function similar to that of a digital signal processor (DSP) and can execute application software at high speed.

  The RAM 102 is used as a work area for the main CPU 101. In the ROM 103, an initial program for initialization processing and the like are written. The SCU 100 can smoothly perform data input / output among the main CPU 101, the VDP 120, 130, the DSP 140, the CPU 141, and the like by controlling the buses 105, 106, and 107. Further, the SCU 100 includes a DMA controller therein and can transfer character data during the game to the VRAM in the video block 11. Thereby, application software, such as a game, can be executed at high speed. The cartridge I / F 1a inputs application software supplied in the form of a ROM cartridge.

  The sub CPU 104 is called an SMPC (System Manager & Peripheral Control), and has a function of collecting data related to characters from the touch panel 22 as input means via the connector 2a in response to a request from the main CPU 101. Based on the data received from the sub CPU 104, the main CPU 101 can perform processing for moving a character on the game screen, for example. Arbitrary things such as a joystick and a keyboard can be connected to the connector 2a.

  The video block 11 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) 120 that draws characters and the like, and a VDO 130 that draws a background screen.

  The VDP 120 is connected to a VRAM 121 and a plurality of frame buffers. A drawing command for displaying a character of the video game apparatus is sent from the main CPU 101 to the VDP 120 via the SCU 100 and written in the VRAM 121. The VDP 120 reads a drawing command from the VRAM 121 into an internal system register and writes drawing data into the frame buffer. The drawn data in the frame buffer 122 or 123 is sent to the VDP 130. The VDP 120 has a calculation function for displaying characters and the like.

  The VDP 130 is connected to the VRAM 131, and the image data output from the VDP 130 is output to the encoder 160 via the memory 132. In addition to the functions of the VDP 120, the VDP 130 has a scroll function that controls scroll screen display.

  The encoder 160 adds a synchronization signal or the like to the image data to generate a video signal and outputs it to the display device (display means) 5. As a result, various games are displayed on the touch panel 22 which is the screen of the display device 5.

  The sound block 12 includes a DSP 140 that performs voice synthesis in accordance with the PCM method or the FM method, and a CPU 141 that controls the DSP 140. The audio data generated by the DSP 140 is converted into a 2-channel signal by the D / A converter 170 and then output to the speakers 5a and 5b.

  The subsystem 13 includes a CD-ROM driver 1b, a CD I / F 180, a CPU 181, an MPEG AUDIO 182 and an MPEG VIDEO 183. The sub-system 13 has functions for reading application software supplied in the form of a CD-ROM, reproducing moving images, and the like.

  The CD-ROM driver 1b reads data from a CD-ROM. The CPU 181 performs control such as control of the CD-RONM drive 1b and error correction of the read data. Data read from the CD-ROM is supplied to the main CPU 101 via the CDI / F 180, the bus 106, and the SCU 100, and used as application software.

  MPEG AUDIO 182 and MPEG VIDEO 183 are devices for restoring data compressed according to the MPEG standard (Motion Picture Expert Group). By restoring the MPEG compressed data written in the CD-ROM using these MPEG AUDIO 182 and MPEG VIDEO 183, it is possible to reproduce a moving image.

  The CPU 101 performs 3D image processing based on the game program, for example, by arranging a character in a virtual three-dimensional space, changing the position of the character as appropriate, and perspective-converting the video from the virtual camera to the display device (monitor) 5 A process for displaying on a screen is executed to develop a soccer game in a three-dimensional virtual space. The game program and data are supplied by an information storage medium such as a ROM cartridge, CD-ROM, floppy disk, etc., and loaded into the RAM 102 as a memory. The program and data can also be downloaded via a communication network such as the Internet, personal computer communication, satellite communication, or a medium such as broadcast. In addition, this video game apparatus is provided with a zoom input device that zooms a part of the game screen, and can exchange information with a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone) via I / O or the Internet. . In this case, a plurality of game machines (video game devices) are connected via a server, and a battle game for each of the plurality of game machines is possible.

  Next, functions when the image processing apparatus is applied to a video game apparatus will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. The image processing apparatus responds to a touch operation on the screen of the display device 22 by the user, a memory 30 for storing information resources for electronic games, a display control circuit 32 for displaying characters on the screen of the display device 5, and the user. An input device 34 that receives input for determining the user-specified character and the behavior of the character, and an image processing circuit that generates image information for electronic play based on information resources stored in the memory 30 36.

  The memory 30 is composed of, for example, a CD-ROM, RAM 102, the input device 34 is composed of the touch panel 22, the display control circuit 32 is composed of the video block 11, and the image processing circuit 36 is composed of the main CPU 101. Yes. In this case, the image processing circuit 36 is based on a first command execution unit 38 that executes a command for uniformly controlling the behavior of a character group composed of a plurality of characters for electronic play, and user input for a user-specified character. And a second command execution unit 40 that executes an individual behavior control command to a user-specified character. The second command execution unit 40 is based on a touch operation and a drag operation on the screen of the display device 5. Thus, the individual behavior of the user-specified character is determined, and a control signal related to this determination is output to the display control circuit 32. The display control circuit 32 is configured to output a display control signal to the display device 5 and display the determined individual behavior of the character on the display device 5.

  The second command execution unit 40 is configured to determine the drag input as a control command for designating the moving direction of the character. In this case, the behavior content of the user-specified character is configured to be different depending on the touch operation mode depending on the user. This difference in the touch operation form corresponds to at least one of the number of touches, the strength of the touch, and the length of the touch. The second command execution unit 40 starts moving the user-specified character before confirming the drag operation, and moves the user-specified character toward the end position of the drag operation after confirming the drag operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the image processing circuit 36 includes an instruction execution unit 42 that executes an individual behavior control instruction for a user-specified character based on a user input to the user-specified character. Can do. In this case, the command execution unit 42 determines the moving direction of the user-specified character based on a drag operation on the screen of the display device 5 and outputs a control signal related to this determination to the display control circuit 32. The display control circuit 32 is configured to output a display control signal to the display device 5 to display the determined behavior of the character on the display device 5 and to determine the user-specified character before the drag operation is confirmed. The movement is started.

  Further, the command execution unit 42 executes the control command set for the command input auxiliary icon 44 based on the user's touch operation on the command input auxiliary icon 44 displayed on the screen of the display device 5. It is configured. An icon 46 for moving the user-specified character to the outside of the screen of the display device 5 is provided as the command input assist icon 44. Commands for these icons 44 and 46 are stored in a predetermined area of the memory 30. A plurality of forms relating to the behavior of each character are stored in a predetermined area of the memory 30, and the command execution unit 42 performs the behavior of the user-specified character based on the individual behavior information determined for the user-specified character. It is comprised so that a form may be determined. Further, the command execution unit 42 executes a command to display a drag line corresponding to the trajectory of the drag operation on the screen of the display device 5 and changes the color of the drag line when the drag operation is confirmed. Instructions are to be executed. The command execution unit 42 determines that the start of the drag operation is when the display device 5 is touched, and determines that the drag operation is confirmed when the touch on the display device 5 is released.

  The overall control by the CPU 101 is mainly determined by the program, and the individual control is determined by the input to the touch panel 22. The individual control or the overall control is given priority over the other depending on the time.

  In the overall control, there is a mode for uniformly protecting the character group such as formation, for example, 2 side or 3 top, such as left side attack, center breakthrough, and right side attack.

  The overall control by the CPU 101 is determined from the program and user input, the position of the character group, and the like. The individual control includes a character action (pass, kick, dribbling, etc.) designated by the user, and the individual control of the character is determined based on a program by a user input to the touch panel 22.

  The touch panel 22 is configured using, for example, one described in Patent Document 2, and outputs position information to the CPU 101 in response to a user operation on the touch panel (screen) 22. The input to the touch panel 22 includes touch and drag. A touch is a contact with the touch panel 22 and an operation that does not involve movement of the touch position. This touch has forms such as the number of touches, touch pressure, and length of touch time, and the action of the user-specified character is controlled by the difference in the touch form. The touch pressure is divided into strong when it is equal to or higher than a threshold value and weak when it is lower than the threshold value. The CPU 101 determines whether the touch pressure is strong or weak, and according to the determination result, “path trajectory (fly or goro)” or “Shoot strength” can be determined. The drag is an operation of moving the touch position while touching the screen after touching the touch panel 22. The CPU 101 distinguishes between the touch operation by the touch and the drag operation by the drag.

  The CPU 101 determines to be a drag by moving a predetermined number or more, for example, 32 pixels or more from the coordinates of the position where the user touches the touch panel 22. The starting point of the drag is a touch position where the user touches the touch panel 22, and the confirmation of the drag operation is a time when the user releases the touch from the touch panel 22, and the end of the drag is a touch release position. . The drag position (drag operation position) is always updated and stored in the memory 30, and the CPU 101 moves the user-specified character from before the drug is confirmed based on the stored contents of the memory 30. When the CPU 101 executes such control and moves the character before confirming the drag, the character can be moved quickly.

  The method for moving the character is determined by the CPU 101 from a vector connecting the drag start position and the drag end position. The moving speed of the character is determined by the CPU 101 under the overall control, and is determined by the input to the auxiliary icon 44 and the touch / drag operation mode. The CPU 101 can also move the character along a drag line (straight line / curve).

  There are auxiliary icons 44 for inputting to characters outside the screen, such as a path to the character outside the screen and movement of the character into the screen by dragging. A command corresponding to the auxiliary icon 44 is stored in the memory 30 in advance, and the CPU 101 can control the character according to the command (command) stored in the memory 30.

  A table that defines the overall control information and the individual control state for each character is stored in the memory 30, and the CPU 101 refers to the table stored in the memory 30 to determine the control state of the character, and the program or touch panel 22. The table is rewritten based on user input such as the auxiliary icon 44. The CPU 101 can distinguish touch forms such as the number of touches, touch pressure, and touch time by referring to the table. The information in this table is stored in the memory of each game device or a server connecting the game devices, and the CPU 101 can determine the parameters and motions of each character according to the control state.

  A plurality of forms of the motion of the character are stored in the memory 30 in advance, and the CPU 101 can select and reproduce a specific motion from the plurality of forms stored in the memory 30. This motion is appropriately selected or modified according to the overall control state, the individual control state, the position of the ball, and the arrangement state of other characters.

  The auxiliary icons 44 include auxiliary icons for overall control (established icons such as the aforementioned left side attack) and icons for individual control (shoots, etc.). Control commands for these icons are stored in a predetermined area of the memory 30. ing. When the icon is designated, the CPU 101 reads a control command for the corresponding area of the memory 30 and executes the read control command. The control contents for the auxiliary icons for overall control are displayed together with the icons on the screen as summary sentences, but differ depending on the state of the overall control, for example, the contents of the icons displayed during attack or defense.

  Next, operations for moving a player (character) include a single touch operation, a multiple touch operation (double touch operation), and a drag operation. When the user touches a place or character that the user wants to pass with a finger, the CPU 101 determines the touch position, and processing according to the determination result is executed. For example, the CPU 101 recognizes as a pass destination when the touch position is a position where there is no character, and changes (passes) the action of the character when the touch position is a character position. Further, there are a Goro path and a fly path, and the CPU 101 can distinguish between them. Furthermore, the CPU 101 can recognize the number of touches, the touch pressure (strength), and the like.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the user performs a double touch operation on the touch panel with a finger on a place or character that the user wants to pass, the CPU 101 determines the touch position and indicates that the double touch operation has been performed. It is possible to make a determination and make the player 50 perform a grounder pass.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, when the user performs a drag operation on the player (character) 50 that the user wants to move to the destination, the CPU 101 determines the touch position and determines that the drag operation has been executed. The player 50 can be moved dribbling according to the determination result. That is, the CPU 101 determines that the character 50 having the ball is dribbling, and determines that the character 52 not having the ball is moving. In addition, the CPU 101 displays the location where the path is designated and the location where the path actually arrives. In this case, the path designation destination changes depending on the overall control, so that both are displayed separately. Furthermore, the drag destination and touch destination (pass destination) may be changed by overall control. That is, the CPU 101 adjusts the control contents of the individual control and the overall control in association with each other.

  Specifically, even if the user designates a movement destination by dragging (character movement destination designation), the CPU 101 preferentially executes a command for the character to secure the ball (overall control command) based on the program. The user control (individual control) is processed as a reserved state, and when the character secures the ball, the overall control is canceled, and the user control is shifted to the user control based on the user's operation on the touch panel 22. In this case, when the user touches the character 52 on the touch panel 22, the character 52 becomes the user-specified character. On the other hand, when the user designates a pass destination (touch), the character 50 holding the ball becomes the user designated character.

  When dragging is confirmed, a flag can be set at the coordinates (on the screen) of the position, and a sound effect can be generated when starting or confirming a touch or drag operation. Further, the combination of drag and touch can make the forms of motion control commands to the characters 50 and 52 more diverse. Furthermore, by using the auxiliary icon 44, the form of the action control command to the characters 50 and 52 can be made more diverse.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, when the user performs a single touch operation on the place or character 50 that the user wants to pass, the CPU 101 determines the touch position and determines that the single operation has been executed, and according to the determination result. The character 50 can be made to perform a fly pass.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4D, when the user touches the shoot button 54, which is an icon for individual character control, the CPU 101 determines the touch position and determines that the shoot button 54 is touch-operated. Then, the character 50 can be shot according to the determination result.

  Next, an operation when a special operation command is given to the character by a combination of a plurality of input operations on the touch panel 22 will be described with reference to FIG. First, when performing a one-two pass, when passing from one character (player) 50 to the other ally character (player) 52, the user performs a single or double touch operation on the ally character (player) 52. When the character 50 is further dragged, the path is automatically returned from the other character 52 after the character 50 moves.

  In this case, when the movement destination of the character 50 is designated by the drag operation, a drag line indicating the drag operation trajectory is displayed on the screen. Further, when the drag operation is confirmed, the display target related to the drag operation, for example, the color of the character 50 and the drag line 56 is changed.

  The drag operation is started when a touch operation on the screen is performed, and the drag operation is confirmed when the touch operation is released after the character 50 moves a certain distance after the touch operation. When the character 50 is moved by the drag operation, the character 50 is moved to a position between the start point and the end point of the drag operation before the drag operation is confirmed. When the drag operation is confirmed, the character 50 is moved. It is designed to move to the end of the drag operation. These processes are executed by the CPU 101 based on the game program.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the character 50 is away from the enemy character 58, for example, with a radius of 50 cm or more, and is in a free state in which there is no pressure from the enemy and the ability can be fully exerted. On the other hand, since the character 52 is too close to the enemy character 58, the technique is reduced, and pass mistakes are increased. On the other hand, the character 52 is subjected to pressure from the enemy character 58 so that parameters such as physical strength and control power for the ball (predetermined parameter values in the game) are reduced.

  When the CPU 101 executes a command for the characters 50, 52, etc., it distinguishes between a command for the entire team or a command for individual characters. That is, the CPU 101 recognizes that the touch input to the touch panel 22 is a command to each character, and only one command to the team is valid at a time, and the command to each character is At the same time, each instruction is executed with multiple valid. For example, when executing the aforementioned one-two-pass command based on touch and drag operations, if another command is specified for the same character, the previous personal command is canceled. Yes.

  The command to the team corresponds to the above-described overall command, and a character that satisfies the command condition executes the command under the control of the CPU 101. For example, it is possible to cause a character chasing the ball based on the overall control command to execute a shoot command with an individual control command accompanying input to the icon. In this case, the ball securing command is executed while the shooting command is valid, and the shooting command is executed when the character secures the ball.

The following character movement forms are available.
(1) The user presses the character holding the ball with his / her finger, and moves a certain distance while pressing the character.
(2) Touch the “dash button” while moving according to (1).
(3) Touch the “Feint button” while moving by (1).
(4) The user presses the character that does not have the ball with his / her finger, and moves a certain distance while pressing the character.
(5) Touch the “dash button” while moving by (4).
(6) A user presses a character that does not have a ball with a finger, drags it to the character with the ball while holding it, and then releases the finger.
(7) A user presses a character that does not have the ball with a finger, drags it to a character that does not have the ball, and then releases the finger.

  As another form belonging to (5), as a moving form when a one-two pass in a soccer game is performed, one character makes a pass to the other ally character, and a ball is placed on the other ally character. Sometimes dragging before crossing. In this case, one character dashes on the drag line, and the other ally character makes a pass to the point where the finger that dragged one character is released.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the video game apparatus having the above configuration is housed in the main body 20, and the upper portion of the main body 20 includes a display device 22 having a touch panel provided on the front surface. A coin slot 24 and a user card slot 26 are provided.

  In the video game apparatus configured as described above, a soccer game is developed by the CPU 101 executing a program read from an external storage medium such as a CD-ROM. In this case, after starting the game program, the CPU 101 processes image information (image data) for electronic play based on the information resources stored in the memory 30 for storing information resources for electronic play as image processing means. The electronic game character is displayed on the screen of the display device (display means) 5 based on the processing result.

  Prior to playing this game, in the video game device, coins are inserted from the coin insertion slot 24, and then a user card (user-only original club or a new player is obtained from the user card insertion slot 26). When a card that can power up the club) is inserted, a process for inputting a user name and a process for creating a club are executed only for the first time, and an operation description is displayed on the display device. 5 is displayed on the screen. Thereafter, a process for selecting a game mode is executed, and when a tournament is selected in the game mode, for example, a process for selecting one of an elementary tournament, an intermediate tournament, and an advanced tournament is executed. When any tournament is selected, a process for selecting a mode for selecting an opponent is executed. After that, when you select the opponent search mode, if the opponent, for example, the player in the store is the opponent's name is displayed on the screen, the player's name is displayed, the opponent applies for the opponent, and the opponent accepts If you do, your opponent will be determined.

  Note that an arbitrary opponent can be selected by the processing of the CPU 101. In this case, when the game apparatus is connected to the server via the network, another user can be selected as the opponent. You can also enter user names and club names, determine emblems, and create uniforms.

  Further, when a mode for selecting a player to participate in the game is selected, as shown in FIG. 8, 16 players that can participate can be selected from among all 48 players that can be owned by the player. In this case, a player (character) in the field becomes a starter, and the player can be replaced by, for example, dragging and dropping (dissolving the drag). Players in the sub-area can take turns in halftime. For example, when a user touches a player (on the screen) to be changed and drags and drops the player to be changed as it is, the CPU 101 determines the overlap on the player's screen and changes the player.

  Further, the part displaying the characters (main characters) of the participating players is the main area 60, and the part displaying the substitute spare players (sub characters) is the sub area 62. The CPU 101 is configured to perform a main character / sub character alternation based on a program. By making the display area of the main character and the sub-character adjacent to each other, it is possible to make it easy for the user (player) to perform operations such as exchange and substitution between characters.

  It is also possible to nominate a club captain among the participating players, a free kick kicker (FK kicker), or a corner kicker (CK kicker). Further, a kicker for PK (PK kicker) can be designated.

  Furthermore, the user can select three items that can be used in the game from among a plurality of tactical panels by selecting an auxiliary icon that determines overall control such as a left side attack. When the tactic panel by operating this auxiliary icon is used, the CPU 101 can move the player (character) according to the tactic panel. Also, when there is something you want to use from the items you own, you can select one and use it to increase your club's overall ability only for that match.

  When configuring a game device, a configuration is adopted in which the game device is a client, a plurality of clients are connected to a server via a communication line, image processing is performed at the server, and processing results are transferred to the client via a communication line. can do. In this case, it is also possible to employ a configuration in which the score is calculated by the server and the calculation result is transferred to each client and stored. When a player is selected, information on the selected player can be sent from the server to the client. Note that server-side image processing and score calculation may be performed on the client device side. In this case, the server is configured to store the performance of each player sent from the client side and return the current ranking data of the player to the client side. Examples of the client device include a video game machine and a mobile terminal such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a mobile game device. In addition, the player can use a mobile phone, a mobile game machine, a mobile personal computer, or the like to view the character's performance information via the web.

  When the game is performed, a screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the touch panel, a plurality of characters (players) 900 are displayed on the screen, and a dash, a faint, a sliding keeper, etc. are displayed on the lower side of the touch panel 22. The icon 902 is displayed, and icons for displaying the offense, normal, and defense states are displayed.

  Next, specific processing contents of the CPU 101 when the soccer game is started will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the state of each player is displayed on the touch panel 22 with the development of the soccer game. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 101 presses the screen (touch panel 22) with a finger in order to determine whether or not the user has performed an operation for causing a player to perform dribbling or passing. (Step S1), and when the screen of the touch panel 22 is pressed, it is determined whether or not the player (character) of the team is pressed (step S2). If it is not the player of the own team that has been pressed at this time, it is determined whether or not it is the opponent's goal frame and that it is during offense (step S3). If YES is determined at this time, it is determined whether or not the finger has been released (step S4). When the finger is released, a shoot command is issued (step S5), and the processing in this routine is terminated. On the other hand, when NO is determined in step S3, it is recognized that the ground coordinate is pressed (step S6), and then it is determined whether the finger is released (step S7). Is issued (step S8), and the processing in this routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, if YES is determined in step S2, whether the CPU 101 has moved more than a certain distance from the coordinates at which the screen was first pressed while the screen was being pressed as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S9). If NO is determined at this time, it is determined whether or not the finger is released (step S10), and the same processing is performed until the finger is released. When the finger is released, it is recognized as a touch (touch operation) (step S11). If the player does not hold the ball, a command to pass the player is issued (step S12), and the processing in this routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined YES in step S9, the CPU 101 recognizes the drag (drag operation) (step S13), and determines whether or not the drag-source player holds the ball (step S14). Thereafter, as a process at the time of the attack, for example, if YES is determined in step S14, the drag destination is recognized as a movement coordinate and a dribble command is issued (step S15). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the finger is released (step S16), and the same processing is performed until the finger is released. When the finger is released, the drag (drag operation) is confirmed (step S17). The process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined NO in step S14, it is determined whether or not it is during an offense (step S18), and during offense, it is determined whether or not the drag destination is a ball (step S19). At this time, if YES is determined, a command to secure the ball is issued (step S20), and if NO is determined in step S19, the drag destination is recognized as ground coordinates (step S21), and then a movement command is issued. (Step S22), and then it is determined whether or not the finger has been released (Step S23). The processing in Steps S19 to S22 is repeated until the finger is released. When the finger is released, the drag (drag operation) is confirmed. (Step S24), the processing in this routine is terminated.

  Next, when it is determined NO in step S18, as shown in FIG. 12, the CPU 101 recognizes that the defense is being performed as a defense process (step S25), and whether or not the drag destination is the ball holding player. Is determined (step S26). If YES is determined at this time, an instruction to take the ball is issued (step S27). On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S26, it is determined whether or not the drag destination is a ball (step S28), and if YES is determined, a command for securing the ball is issued (step S29). If NO is determined in step S28, the drag destination is recognized as ground coordinates (step S30), a movement command is subsequently issued (step S31), the process proceeds to step S32, and whether or not the finger is released. Judgment is made.

  In step S28, the process from step S26 to S31 is continued until the finger is released. When the finger is released, a process is performed in which the drag is confirmed (step S33), and the process in this routine is terminated.

  In this embodiment, a plurality of characters can be dragged together. For example, as shown in FIG. At this time, the controller (CPU) of the game device performs the above-described drag process on each character.

  In this embodiment, a soccer game has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a game program that controls a character group in a unified manner other than a soccer game. It is also possible to input with linkage with the outside of the screen, such as moving the player (character) off the screen or passing it off the screen through the input to the auxiliary control icon. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CPU block 11 Video block 12 Sound block 13 Subsystem 22 Touch panel 24 Coin slot 26 User card slot 30 Memory 32 Display control circuit 34 Input device 36 Image processing circuit 38 1st command execution part 40 2nd command execution part 42 Command execution unit 44, 46 Auxiliary icon 50, 52, 58 Character (player)
100 SCU
101 Main CPU
102 RAM
103 ROM
104 Sub CPU

Claims (4)

Display means having a touch panel on the display screen;
A memory for storing game programs;
By executing the game program, on the display screen, a plurality of the controlled object which is movably set in accordance with user's drag operation, one a moving body in which the movably set based on user interaction And a control means for moving the movable body within a movement area based on a user operation on the touch panel,
The control means includes
When the predetermined position in the moving area is a position in the display screen and is touched by the user, the moving body is moved toward the predetermined position,
When the predetermined icon displayed in the display screen is touched by the user, the destination object is not displayed on the display screen toward the destination object of the moving body associated with the predetermined icon. Even moving the moving body,
Image processing device. Display means having a touch panel on the display screen;
A memory for storing game programs;
By executing the game program, on the display screen, a plurality of control objects set to be movable according to a user's drag operation, and a single moving body set to be movable based on the user's operation, And a control means for controlling an operation of any one of the plurality of control objects in accordance with a user operation on the touch panel,
The control means includes
When the position in the display screen is touched by the user, the operation of the control target is controlled based on the contact position,
When the predetermined icon displayed in the display screen is touched by the user, the operation of the control target is controlled to enable cooperation with the outside of the display screen.
Image processing device. An image processing apparatus including a display unit having a touch panel on a display screen and a control unit,
A display procedure for displaying on the display screen a plurality of control objects set to be movable according to a user's drag operation and a single moving body set to be movable based on the user's operation;
A program for executing a control procedure for moving a moving body within a moving area based on a user operation on the touch panel,
The control procedure is:
When the predetermined position in the moving area is a position in the display screen and is touched by the user, the moving body is moved toward the predetermined position,
When the predetermined icon displayed in the display screen is touched by the user, the destination object is not displayed on the display screen toward the destination object of the moving object associated with the predetermined icon. Even moving the moving body,
program. An image processing apparatus including a display unit having a touch panel on a display screen and a control unit,
A display procedure for displaying on the display screen a plurality of control objects set to be movable according to a user's drag operation and a single moving body set to be movable based on the user's operation ;
A control procedure for controlling an operation of any one of the plurality of control objects according to a user operation on the touch panel,
The control procedure is:
When the position in the display screen is touched by the user, the operation of the control target is controlled based on the contact position,
When the predetermined icon displayed in the display screen is touched by the user, the operation of the control target is controlled to enable cooperation with the outside of the display screen.
program.

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