JP6302515B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system including a display unit that outputs a play screen.

Conventionally, a game machine arranged in a game center or the like has a display unit arranged either vertically or horizontally in accordance with the orientation of a game program play screen.
However, in such a game machine, when the display unit is arranged vertically, a game program with a play screen in a portrait orientation can be executed, but a landscape game program cannot be executed. Similarly, a game machine having a horizontally arranged display unit can execute a game program whose play screen is in landscape orientation, but cannot execute a game program in portrait orientation.
In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a game machine that executes a horizontally oriented game program by changing the display size of the play screen in the vertically arranged display unit. However, the game is performed by the game machine having the horizontally arranged display unit. In some cases, the size of the play screen becomes smaller than when the program is executed, and the power and presence of the game are lost.

JP 2007-195700 A

The subject of this invention is providing the game system which can respond to the game program of which the screen orientation of a play screen is any of portrait orientation and landscape orientation, without reducing the play screen of a display part.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

-1st invention is a game machine (10,210,310,320) which performs the game program whose screen orientation of a play screen is a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation, Comprising: The rectangular-shaped display part which displays the said play screen (11, 311, 321), the display unit is rotated between a vertically long arrangement in which the screen orientation is a vertically long direction and a horizontally long direction in which the screen direction is a horizontally long direction, and the game A screen orientation acquisition unit (18a, 218a, 318a, 328a) that acquires the screen orientation information of the program and the drive unit, and the display unit is controlled based on the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit. And a control unit (18, 218, 318, 328) that rotates.
-2nd invention is the game machine of 1st invention, It is provided in this game machine (10,210,310,320) or the server (202) which manages this game machine, The said several game from which a kind differs A game program storage unit (17, 317, 327) for storing a program and an operation unit (12,) for selecting the game program to be executed by the player from among the plurality of game programs stored in the game program storage unit 312, 322), and the screen orientation acquisition unit (18a, 218a, 318a, 328a) acquires the screen orientation information of the game program selected by the operation unit. It is.
-3rd invention is the game machine of 1st or 2nd invention, The said game program contains the said screen direction information, The said screen direction acquisition part (18a, 318a, 328a) is said game program By analyzing the above, the screen orientation information is obtained.
-4th invention is the game machine of 1st or 2nd invention, It is provided in this game machine (210) or the server (202) which manages this game machine, The said screen orientation information of each said game program is provided. A screen orientation storage unit (202a) for storing, and the screen orientation acquisition unit (218a) refers to the screen orientation storage unit to acquire the screen orientation information of the game program to be executed. It is a game machine to play.
The fifth invention is the game machine according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a detection unit (13, 314, 324) for detecting the arrangement of the display unit, and the control unit (18, 218). , 318, 328) determine the arrangement of the display unit detected by the detection unit before executing the game program, and the arrangement of the display unit and the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit. The game machine is characterized in that the drive unit (13, 23, 313, 323) is driven when the two do not match.
-6th invention is the game machine of 5th invention, The said control part (18d, 318d, 328d) is based on the output of the said detection part (13,314,324), The said display part (11 , 311, 321) and the screen orientation acquisition unit (18a, 218a, 318a, 328a) confirm that the screen orientation information acquired matches, and then execute the game program. It is a game machine that features.
The seventh invention is a game machine according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the history storage unit (17, 317,) stores arrangement history information of the display unit (11, 21, 311, 321). 327), and when the game program is not being executed, the control unit (18, 218, 318, 328) has a large number of vertical and horizontal layouts based on the layout history information of the history storage unit. The game machine is characterized in that the display unit is rotated.
The eighth invention is the game machine according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, wherein the game machine (10, 210, 310, 320) is another game machine associated with the game machine ( 20, 220, 320, 310) are communicably connected, and the control unit (18, 218, 318, 328) is connected to the other game machine according to the rotation of the display unit (11, 311, 321). The display unit (21, 321, 311) is rotated in conjunction with the driving unit (23, 323, 313) of the other game machine.
The ninth invention is the game machine of any one of the first to eighth inventions, further comprising a detection unit for detecting an object in the rotation area of the display unit, wherein the control unit is an output of the detection unit. Only when it is determined that there is no object in the rotation area, the drive unit is controlled to rotate the display unit.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
-Since the display unit rotates so as to match the screen orientation of the game program, the first invention is executed regardless of whether the screen orientation of the play screen is a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation. can do.
In the present invention, since the display unit is rotated by the control unit and the drive unit, the operation of changing the arrangement of the display unit is simple.
Furthermore, in the present invention, since the display unit rotates, it is not necessary to reduce the play screen, and the power of the game and the sense of presence are not impaired.
-Since 2nd invention acquires screen direction information from the game program selected from the several game program, it selects a game from the several game programs, and performs with the play screen suitable for the game program can do. For this reason, whenever a player plays, the arrangement | positioning of a monitor can be changed and the versatility of a game machine can be improved. Further, it is convenient that the player does not need to manually rotate the display unit every time a game is selected.
In the third invention, since the screen orientation acquisition unit analyzes the game program and acquires the screen orientation, the screen orientation can be obtained by the game machine alone, so that the system configuration can be simplified.
-Since 4th invention acquires the screen orientation information of the game program to execute by referring to a screen orientation memory | storage part, even if the screen orientation information is not contained in a game program, according to a game program Appropriate screen orientation information can be acquired.
-5th invention detects the arrangement | positioning direction of a display part before execution of a game program, and drives a drive part when it does not correspond with the screen orientation information of a game program, Therefore Only when it is necessary to rotate a display part , Can be rotated to an appropriate arrangement.
In the sixth aspect of the invention, the game program is executed after confirming that the arrangement of the display unit and the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit match, so for example, the game program during the rotation of the display unit It is possible to prevent malfunction such as being executed.
In the seventh invention, when the game program is not being executed, the display unit is rotated to a larger one of the vertically long layout and the horizontally long layout based on the layout history information. It can be arranged in advance and the next play can be started quickly.
-In the eighth invention, other game machines associated with the game machine are communicably connected, and in accordance with the rotation of the display unit, the display unit of the other game machine rotates in conjunction with each other. It is possible to deal with a game system that plays (competitive game etc.)
The ninth invention rotates the display unit only when it is determined that there is no object in the rotation area. For example, when there is an object in the rotation area inadvertently, Can prevent damage.

It is a block diagram of game system 1 of a 1st embodiment. It is an external view explaining rotation operation of the monitor 11 of 1st Embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating operations of the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram of game system 201 of a 2nd embodiment. It is a block diagram of the game system 301 of 3rd Embodiment. It is an external view of the game machine 410 of 4th Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a game system 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an external view for explaining the rotation operation of the monitor 11 according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a server 2, a game machine 10, and a game machine 20.
The server 2 and the game machine 10 are communicably connected via a communication network 3 such as the Internet. Further, the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 are communicably connected via a network such as a LAN, and players of each game machine can play simultaneously (match play, etc.).

  The server 2 stores a plurality of game programs. The server 2 includes a control unit (not shown) that downloads a game program to the game machine 10 via the communication network 3 and manages the downloaded game program in response to a request from the game machine 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine 10 is a large-sized device having a width of about 1 m in the left-right direction X, a length of about 1 m in the depth direction Y, and a height of about 1.5 m in the vertical direction Z. Installed in stores.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 10 is a device that stores a plurality of game programs downloaded from the server 2 and executes the game program selected by the player.
The game machine 10 includes a monitor 11 (display unit), an operation unit 12, a monitor rotation motor 13 (drive unit), a monitor arrangement detection sensor 14 (detection unit), a game program storage unit 16, and a monitor arrangement history storage. A unit 17 and a control unit 18 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor 11 is a display device that displays a rectangular play screen, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device. The monitor 11 is provided with a monitor rotation motor 13 on the back surface thereof, and is rotatably supported by the case 10 a of the game machine 10.
The operation unit 12 is a member that is operated by the player when a game program is selected or when a play is in progress. The operation unit 12 includes a lever, a button, and the like. The operation unit 12 outputs operation information to the control unit 18.

The monitor rotation motor 13 is a motor that rotates the monitor 11. The monitor rotation motor 13 is rotated between a vertically arranged view (a state shown in FIG. 2A) in which the monitor 11 is placed vertically and a horizontally placed state (a state shown in FIG. 2C) arranged horizontally. .
The monitor arrangement detection sensor 14 is a sensor that detects whether the monitor 11 is in a vertical arrangement or a horizontal arrangement. The monitor arrangement detection sensor 14 is provided on the back surface of the monitor 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game program storage unit 16 is a storage device that stores a plurality of game programs downloaded from the server 2. The manager of the store connects the game machine 10 to the server 2 and downloads and stores the game program in the game program storage unit 16 in advance. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a game program A and a game program B are stored.
Each program includes screen orientation information of the play screen. The game program A is a game in which the screen orientation of the play screen is a portrait orientation, while the program B is a game in which the screen orientation of the play screen is a landscape orientation.
The monitor arrangement history storage unit 17 is a storage device that stores history information of the arrangement direction of the monitor 11 when the game program is executed on the game machine 10.

The control unit 18 is a control circuit that is connected to each unit of the game machine 10 and each unit of the game machine 20 and controls the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 in an integrated manner. For example, the control unit 18 is a CPU (central processing unit) or the like. Composed.
The control unit 18 includes a screen orientation acquisition unit 18a, a history information analysis unit 18b, a motor control unit 18c, and a play progression unit 18d.
The screen orientation acquisition unit 18a is a control unit that analyzes the game program stored in the game program storage unit 16 and acquires screen orientation information included in the game program.
The history information analysis unit 18b is a control unit that refers to the monitor arrangement history storage unit 17 and analyzes the screen orientation of a game program executed in the past to determine the screen orientation that is frequently used.
The motor control unit 18c is a control unit that controls the monitor rotation motor 13 and the monitor rotation motor 23 (described later).

  The play progression unit 18d is a control that executes a game program based on operation information of the operation unit 12 of the game machine 10 and operation information of an operation unit 22 (described later) of the game machine 20 described later. Therefore, during the execution of the game program, the play progression unit 18d displays the contents not only on the monitor 11 but also on a monitor 21 (described later) of the game machine 20 described later, and the player of the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 Game contents reflecting each other's operations are displayed to the other players.

  The appearance of the game machine 20 is the same as that of the game machine 10 (see FIG. 2). The game machines 20 are arranged side by side on the game machine 10 in the same store or arranged back to back on the game machine 10. For example, in the case of a car racing game, the game machines 10 and 20 are arranged side by side, and in the case of a fighting game, the game machines 10 and 20 are arranged back to back. These arrangements can be appropriately selected by the store manager in accordance with the game executed on the game machines 10 and 20.

The game machine 20 includes a monitor 21, an operation unit 22, a monitor rotation motor 23, and a monitor arrangement detection sensor 24.
The monitor 21 is the same device as the monitor 11 that displays a play screen. On the monitor 21, a play screen is output by the play progression unit 18 d of the game machine 10.
The operation unit 22 is a lever, button, or the like that is operated by the player of the game machine 20. The operation unit 22 outputs operation information to the control unit 18 of the game machine 10.
The monitor rotation motor 23 is a motor that rotates the monitor 21 and is the same device as the monitor rotation motor 13. The monitor rotation motor 23 is controlled by the motor control unit 18 c of the game machine 10.
The monitor arrangement detection sensor 24 is a sensor that detects whether the monitor 21 is in the vertical arrangement or the horizontal arrangement, and is the same sensor as the monitor arrangement detection sensor 24. The monitor arrangement detection sensor 24 outputs a detection signal to the control unit 18.

Next, the operation of the game system 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the game system 1 of the first embodiment.
First, in step S (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 1, when the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 are powered on, the control unit 18 starts a series of processes.
In S <b> 2, the history information analysis unit 18 b refers to the monitor arrangement history storage unit 17, analyzes history information of the monitor arrangement direction when the game program was executed in the past, and arranges the frequently used monitor arrangement direction. Determine.
In S <b> 3, the control unit 18 detects the arrangement direction of the monitor 11 based on the output of the monitor arrangement detection sensor 14, and determines whether or not the detected arrangement direction matches the information on the arrangement direction determined in S <b> 2. Check. At the same time, the control unit 18 detects the arrangement direction of the monitor 21 based on the monitor arrangement detection sensor 24 of the game machine 20, and whether or not the detected arrangement direction matches the information on the determined arrangement direction. Check.

  When the information on the arrangement direction determined in S2 and the arrangement direction of the monitors 11 and 21 do not coincide with each other (S3: NO), the control unit 18 proceeds to S4, while the arrangement determined in S2 If both the direction information and the arrangement direction of the monitors 11 and 21 match (S3: YES), the process proceeds to S5.

In S4, the motor control unit 18c drives the monitor rotation motors 13 and 23 to determine which of the monitors 11 and 21 does not match the information of the arrangement direction determined in S2, and determines the screen determined in S2 Rotate to match orientation.
For example, when the screen orientation determined to be frequently used is the portrait orientation and both the monitors 11 and 21 are in the landscape orientation (S3: NO), the motor control unit 18c drives the monitor rotation motor 13 for monitoring. 11 is changed to the vertically long arrangement, and the monitor rotating motor 23 is driven to change the monitor 21 to the vertically long arrangement (S4).
Through the operations of S2 to S4 described above, the monitor 11 of the game machine 10 and the monitor 21 of the game machine 20 are both arranged in a matching direction.

In S <b> 5, the control unit 18 determines whether there is a game program selection from the player based on the outputs of the operation units 12 and 22. The game program is selected by the control unit 18 displaying the game title on the monitors 11 and 21 and the player operating the operation units 12 and 22.
When it is determined that there is a game program selection (S5: YES), the control unit 18 proceeds to S6. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no selection (S5: NO), the processing from S2 is repeated. .

In S6, the screen orientation acquisition unit 18a acquires the screen orientation of the selected game program by analyzing the selected game program.
In S <b> 7, the control unit 18 determines whether or not the screen orientation acquired in S <b> 6 matches the arrangement of the monitor 11 and the monitor 21. When it determines with these not being in agreement (S7: NO), it progresses to S8, and when it determines with the control part 18 being in agreement (S7: YES), it progresses to S9.

  In S8, the motor control unit 18c drives the monitor rotation motor 13 to rotate the monitor 11 so as to match the acquired screen orientation. In addition, the motor control unit 18c drives the monitor rotation motor 23 in conjunction with the monitor rotation motor 13 to rotate the monitor 21 of the game machine 20 so as to match the acquired screen orientation.

For example, when the monitors 11 and 21 are in the vertically long layout and the game program B having the landscape orientation is selected by the player, the layout of the monitors 11 and 21 does not match the screen orientation of the game program B ( S7: NO). For this reason, the motor control unit 18c rotates the monitors 11 and 21 from the vertically long arrangement and arranges them in the horizontally long arrangement (S8).
Thus, since the game system 1 rotates the monitors 11 and 21 by the monitor rotation motors 13 and 23, the player does not have to manually rotate the monitors 11 and 21 each time a title is selected. Convenient.

In S9, the history information analysis unit 18b adds the placement information of the monitors 11 and 21 to the monitor placement history storage unit 17 and updates the placement history information of the monitors 11 and 21.
In S10, the play progression unit 18d executes the game program selected by the player, displays the play screen on the monitors 11 and 21, and starts play.
Here, the play progression unit 18d starts playing only when it is confirmed that the monitors 11 and 21 have rotated in an appropriate arrangement direction based on the detection signals of the monitor arrangement detection sensors 14 and 24.
Thereby, the game system 1 can prevent malfunctions, such as a game program being performed in the middle of rotation of the monitor 11, for example.

In addition, the game system 1 can be played by the player in any one of the game machines 10 and 20. For example, even with the game machine 10 alone, the player can play against a virtual enemy. Even in this case, the monitor 21 of the game machine 20 is rotated in the same arrangement in synchronization with the monitor 11 of the game machine 10. This is because the control unit 18 is provided in the game machine 10 and the game machine 20 cannot select a game program different from the game program being played on the game machine 10.
That is, since the other game machine 20 cannot select a game different from the one game machine 10, the monitors 21 of the other game machines 20 are arranged in synchronization with the one game machine 10. is there.
In such a situation, other players can challenge the player of the game machine 10 (so-called intrusion) when trying to play with the game machine 20.

In S11, the play advancing unit 18d determines whether or not to end the play. When it is determined that the play is to be ended (S11: YES), the play progression unit 18d repeats the processing from S2, while when it is determined that the play is not to be ended (S11: NO), it waits until the end of the play. .
Here, the history information analysis unit 18b can analyze the reflection of the completed monitor arrangement history in the process from S2 repeatedly (S2), and can determine the arrangement of the monitors 11 and 21 (S3). Thereby, the game system 1 can reflect the newest arrangement.
Thereby, the game system 1 can arrange | position the monitor 11 beforehand in the arrangement position with high usage frequency, and can start the next game program rapidly.

As described above, the game system 1 of the present embodiment rotates the monitors 11 and 21 to an appropriate arrangement in accordance with the selected game program. Therefore, regardless of the direction of the game program, Can be executed. Thereby, the number of game titles that can be executed on the game machine can be improved. Even in this case, it is not necessary to reduce the play screen in accordance with the screen orientation of the game program, so that the power of play and the sense of presence are not impaired.
Furthermore, the game system 1 can be easily introduced because the game machine 10 can obtain the screen orientation of the game program by itself and can use the conventional server 2 as it is.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the game system 201 of the second embodiment.

The server 202 includes a screen orientation information storage unit 202a (screen orientation storage unit).
The screen orientation information storage unit 202a stores the titles (names) of a plurality of game programs in association with the screen orientations of the play screens of the game programs in the form of a table.
Further, the game machine 210 includes a screen orientation acquisition unit 218a.
The screen orientation acquisition unit 218a is a control unit that communicates with the server 202 and acquires screen orientation information of the game program.

The operation of the game system 201 will be described.
When the game program is selected by the player operating the operation units 12 and 22 (see S5 shown in FIG. 3), the screen orientation acquisition unit 218a transmits the title of the game program to the server 202.
When receiving the title of the game program, the control unit (not shown) of the server 202 refers to the screen orientation information storage unit 202a, reads the screen orientation information of the game program, and sends it back to the game machine 210.
Then, the screen orientation acquisition unit 218a receives the screen orientation information of the game program from the server 202 and acquires the screen orientation information.
The control unit 218 determines whether or not the screen orientation acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit 218a matches the arrangement of the monitors 11 and 21 (see S7 shown in FIG. 3). 21 is rotated (see S8 shown in FIG. 3).
That is, the screen orientation acquisition unit 218a of the present embodiment is not a mode of analyzing the game program as in the first embodiment, but the screen orientation information storage unit 202a of the server 2 in order to acquire the screen orientation information of the game program. Is used.

As described above, the game system 201 according to the present embodiment acquires the screen orientation of the game program using the screen orientation information storage unit 202a of the server 202. Accordingly, the game program can be handled even if the screen orientation is not included, and can be handled regardless of the language or the like of the game program, thereby improving versatility.
Further, since the game system 201 does not require a control unit for analyzing the game program, the configuration can be simplified, and in this sense, versatility can be improved.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the game system 301 of the third embodiment.
The game system 301 is a system in which game machines 310 and 320 similar to the game machine 10 of the first embodiment are communicably connected to perform communication play.
The control units 318 and 328 communicate operation information of the operation units 312 and 322 with each other. For this reason, even if the game machines 310 and 320 execute a game program independently, they can use each operation information to make it seem that each player is playing the same play.
For example, the operation information of the player at the game machine 310 is transmitted to the game machine 320, and the game machine 320 executes the game program based on the operation information. For this reason, the game machines 310 and 320 execute the game program independently based on the same operation information, and the player of the game machine 320 can play against the player of the game machine 310.

The game system 301 processes the arrangement of the monitors 311 and 321 in the same manner. That is, the control units 318 and 328 communicate game program selection information. And if game machine 310,320 selects the game program which a player plays with one game machine, the selection information will be transmitted to the other game machine, and control parts 318 and 328 will synchronize monitors 311 and 321. Rotate.
In addition, the same history remains in the monitor history arrangement storage units 317 and 327, and the control units 318 and 328 can rotate the monitors 311 and 321 in synchronization with each other even after the play ends.

  As described above, the game system 301 of the present embodiment can operate the monitors 311 and 321 as in the first embodiment, even if it is a system capable of communication play. Thereby, the game system 301 has the same effect as the first embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 6 is an external view of a game machine 410 according to the fourth embodiment.
The monitor 411 of the game machine 410 has a square screen.
And according to selection of a game, a control part changes an output range into a vertically long screen (state of Fig.6 (a)), and a horizontally long screen (state of FIG.6 (b)).
That is, the game machine 410 according to the present embodiment can be adapted to play screens in both the vertical and horizontal directions by changing the output range instead of rotating the monitor 411. The configuration for determining the orientation of the screen is the same as in the first to third embodiments.

  As described above, the game machine 410 according to the present embodiment can support both the play screens in the vertically long direction and the horizontally long direction, so that a monitor rotating motor or the like is not required and the configuration can be simplified.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
(1) In the embodiment, the game machine downloads a plurality of game programs from the server in advance and stores them in the game program storage unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game machine may download the game program from the server each time the player selects a game.

(2) In 2nd Embodiment, although the screen direction acquisition part demonstrated the example using the screen direction information storage part of a server, it is not limited to this. For example, the screen orientation information storage unit of the server may be downloaded to the storage unit of the game machine, and the screen orientation acquisition unit may use this. In this case, since it is not necessary to access the server every time it is played, the processing is simple.

(3) In the embodiment, the monitor arrangement history storage unit stores the history information of the monitor arrangement direction, but is not limited thereto. For example, the monitor arrangement history storage unit may store history information on the screen orientation of the play screen of the executed game program.

(4) In the embodiment, the determination as to whether or not to rotate the monitor has been described based on an example based on the screen orientation of the game program, but is not limited thereto. In addition to these determinations, other determinations may be added. For example, a monitor rotation motor is provided only when a detection unit that detects an object in the rotation region of the monitor is provided in the game machine and the control unit determines that there is no object in the rotation region based on the output of the detection unit. The monitor may be rotated by controlling the monitor. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is an object in the rotation region, the monitor may not be rotated without controlling the monitor rotation motor. In this case, for example, when an object is inadvertently present in the rotation area of the monitor, damage to the object, the monitor, or the like can be suppressed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,201,301 ... Game system 2,202 ... Server 10,20,210,310,320 ... Game machine 11,21,311,321 ... Monitor 12,22,312,322 ... Operation part 13,23,313 323: Monitor rotation motor 14, 24 ... Monitor arrangement detection sensor 16 ... Game program storage unit 17, 317, 327 ... Monitor arrangement history storage unit 18, 218, 318, 328 ... Control unit 18a, 218a, 318a, 328a ... Screen orientation Acquisition unit 18b, 318b, 328b ... history information analysis unit 18c, 318c, 328c ... motor control unit 18d, 318d, 328d ... play progress unit 202a ... screen orientation information storage unit

Claims (4)

A game system comprising a game machine and a server capable of communicating with the game machine,
The game machine
A storage unit that stores a plurality of game programs that are downloaded from the server and the play screen has a vertically or horizontally oriented direction and different types ;
A rectangular display for displaying the play screen;
A drive unit that rotates the display unit between a portrait orientation in which the screen orientation is in the portrait orientation and a landscape orientation in which the orientation is in the landscape orientation;
And the screen-facing acquisition unit that acquires screen orientation information of the game program,
A controller that controls the drive unit and rotates the display unit based on the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit;
The server
A game program storage unit for storing a plurality of different types of game programs to be downloaded to the game machine;
A screen orientation storage unit for storing screen orientation information corresponding to a plurality of game programs of different types;
A control unit,
The screen orientation acquisition unit of the game machine
Depending on the choice of the player of the game, and requests the screen orientation information of the game program in which the type of the storage unit is executed among the plurality of different game programs to the server,
The control unit of the server
In response to a request from the game machine, referring to the screen orientation storage unit and transmitting the screen orientation information of the game program executed by the game machine to the game machine;
A game system characterized by The game system according to claim 1 ,
A detection unit for detecting the arrangement of the display unit;
The control unit of the game machine
Before executing the game program, determine the arrangement of the display unit detected by the detection unit,
Driving the drive unit when the arrangement of the display unit and the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit do not match,
A game system characterized by The game system according to claim 2 ,
The control unit of the game machine confirms that the arrangement of the display unit determined based on the output of the detection unit matches the screen orientation information acquired by the screen orientation acquisition unit, and then the game Running the program,
A game system characterized by The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A detection unit for detecting an object in a rotation region of the display unit;
The control unit of the game machine controls the drive unit to rotate the display unit only when it is determined that there is no object in the rotation area based on the output of the detection unit,
A game system characterized by

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