JP6715361B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a game device capable of designating an area on a display screen. More specifically, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus or the like that can perform a process of selecting one or a plurality of objects included in a specified area by specifying an area on a display screen. ..

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique of designating a rectangular area by sliding an input position on a display screen using a pointing device such as a touch screen or a mouse pointer is well known. In this way, by specifying a rectangular area on the display screen, it is possible to select one or more objects contained in the specified area and to enlarge, cut or edit the image in the specified area. Become. In such a conventional technique, generally, a point on the display screen is touch-input (or click-input) by a pointing device, and the touch position is slid (swipe) while the touch input on the screen is continued, and then touched. By releasing the input, a rectangular area whose diagonal is a line segment connecting the first touch position and the last touch position is specified.

Further, as a technique of utilizing a plurality of objects on the screen using a touch panel display, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 detects a touch state when a touch operation is performed on a touch panel display that is arranged so as to be superimposed on a monitor that can display a plurality of objects, and the objects are detected according to the detected touch state. The size of the selection area that defines the selection range is determined, the selection area is set based on the touch position, and an object that at least partially overlaps the set selection area is set as a selection candidate.

JP, 2010-20608, A

By the way, in recent years, it has become possible to increase the size of touch panel displays, and their applications are diversifying. For example, a game device has been developed in which a game image is displayed on a touch panel display and a user can perform an input operation related to the game progress by touching the touch panel with a finger. In particular, by mounting a large touch panel display on a game device and executing an action game, it is possible to provide a user with a highly realistic game.

When an action game is provided by such a large-sized touch panel display, the user needs to perform a touch operation without hesitation. As a touch operation method of the touch panel display, there are, for example, an operation of touching a point on the screen of the touch panel display, an operation of tracing the screen with a finger, an operation of replaying the screen with a finger, and the like. Different commands (commands) are assigned to these operations, and the user advances the game by repeatedly inputting various commands while selecting these operation methods. In particular, in a game device in which a game progresses while selecting a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen, when selecting one object when selecting one object, the screen displaying the object is displayed. When one point on the top is touched, and when it is desired to select a plurality of objects, it may be touched on the screen where each object is displayed.

Here, when it is desired to select a large number of objects from among the objects displayed on the screen, it is complicated to touch the objects desired to be selected one by one, and the operability of the game is reduced. Was a loss. Therefore, as in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a single touch state on the touch panel display continues, the selection area is determined based on the trajectory of the user's finger sliding on the screen, and A technique for selecting an object included in the selection area has also been proposed.

However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, both the operation of selecting one object and the operation of selecting a plurality of objects are basically performed based on the touch state of one finger. In this way, if the operation of selecting one object and the operation of selecting a plurality of objects are distinguished only by whether or not the touch state of one finger continues, the user performs the touch operation. There was a problem that it was easy to make an error. In other words, when the user intends to select one object but accidentally detects a continuous touch state on the touch panel display, another unintended object is selected. There's a problem. On the other hand, if the user intends to select multiple objects but the continuous touch state on the touch panel display is not detected by mistake, only one object is selected. There is. Furthermore, when another command is assigned to the operation of tracing the screen of the touch panel display with one finger (the operation of sliding), the possibility of an erroneous operation by the user is further increased.

Therefore, at present, by effectively distinguishing the input operation that specifies an arbitrary area on the display screen from the touch or click input operation that specifies one point, and the operation that slides while continuing to input one point, There is a demand for technology that prevents erroneous operations by users. In particular, assuming a game device that requires a large touch panel display to be touched without a hurry, there is a demand for a technique related to an input operation capable of easily specifying a wide range of arbitrary area on a display screen with one hand.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has made earnest studies on means for solving the above-mentioned problems of the conventional invention, and as a result, an intermediate coordinate and a coordinate input obtained from the coordinates of two points which are simultaneously input to the coordinate input section first. Based on the intermediate coordinates obtained from the coordinates of the last two points that have been simultaneously input to the section, by confirming the predetermined area on the display screen, the input operation to specify an arbitrary area on the display screen We have found that it is possible to effectively distinguish between a designated touch or click input operation and an operation of sliding while continuing to input one point. Moreover, according to the above operation method, it has been found that a wide range of area on the display screen can be easily designated with one hand. Then, the present inventor has completed the present invention by realizing that the problems of the prior art can be solved based on the above knowledge.
Specifically, the present invention has the following configurations.

A first aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing device.
The information processing apparatus of the present invention is based on the display unit 1 capable of displaying an image, the coordinate input unit 2 for inputting coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 1, and the coordinates input to the coordinate input unit 2. An area designating section 3 for designating an area R on the display screen of the display section 1.
The area designation unit 3 first determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points that are simultaneously input to the coordinate input unit.
Further, the area designating unit 3 determines the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points, which are detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. To do.
Then, the area designation unit 3 determines the area R on the display screen of the display unit 1 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2.

As in the above configuration, the information processing apparatus of the present invention obtains the first intermediate coordinate of one point from the coordinates of two points that are simultaneously input first, and finally determines the first intermediate coordinate of two points that are simultaneously input. By determining the two intermediate coordinates, the area on the display screen is determined based on the first intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates. As described above, according to the present invention, as an input operation for designating an area on the display screen, an operation of simultaneously inputting the coordinates of two points is requested to the coordinate input section, so that an arbitrary area on the display screen is designated. The input operation can be effectively distinguished from, for example, a touch or click input operation for designating one point, or an operation for sliding while inputting one point. Therefore, according to the present invention, an erroneous operation by the user can be prevented.
Further, in the present invention, for example, when a touch panel display is assumed, the first intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch positions of two fingers, and the second intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch position released after the two fingers slide. Then, the area on the display screen is determined based on the first intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates. Therefore, the user can easily specify a wide range of arbitrary area on the display screen with one hand.
As described above, the present invention proposes a new operation method of an information processing device including a display unit and a coordinate input unit. According to the present invention, the operability of the information processing device can be improved.

In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the display unit 1 may be capable of displaying a plurality of objects O on the display screen. In this case, it is preferable that the information processing apparatus of the present invention further includes an object selection unit 4 that selects one or a plurality of objects O at least partially included in the region R designated by the region designation unit 3.

As in the case of the above-mentioned configuration, the area designating unit of the present invention can be used to specify the area on the display screen. One or more objects included in the specified area can be selected. For example, in the case of selecting one object displayed on the screen, a part where the desired object is displayed may be touched or clicked with a pointing device, as is conventionally done. When selecting a plurality of objects displayed on the screen, a predetermined area is determined based on the first intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates according to the operation method of the present invention, and the desired area is selected. Object should be included. This allows the user to easily distinguish the operation of selecting one object from the operation of selecting a plurality of objects.

In the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 preferably form the touch panel display 10 by superimposing the coordinate input unit 2 on the front surface of the display unit 1. The touch panel display 10 is a device that detects a point at which the user's finger or the like touches the coordinate input unit 2 as coordinates on the screen of the display unit 1.

By forming a touch panel display by the display unit and the coordinate input unit as in the above configuration, the user can specify a predetermined area on the display screen by an intuitive operation.

In the present invention, the above-mentioned area R is, for example, a polygonal area having a diagonal line connecting the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2, or the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2. It may be a circular region having a diameter of a line segment connecting the two or a line segment connecting the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2 may be an elliptical region having a major axis or a minor axis.

A second aspect of the present invention relates to an information processing method executed by the information processing device according to the first aspect.
That is, the information processing method of the present invention specifies the area on the display screen of the display unit 1 based on the coordinates detected by the coordinate input unit 2 for inputting the coordinates on the display screen of the display unit 1.
In the information processing method of the present invention, first, based on the coordinates of the first two points that are simultaneously input to the coordinate input unit 2, the step of determining the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points. I do.
Next, according to the information processing method of the present invention, based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input, the second intermediate point M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points is calculated. The step of determining the coordinates is performed.
Then, the information processing method of the present invention performs the step of determining the region R on the display screen of the display unit 1 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2.

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a game device.
The game device of the present invention includes a touch panel display 100, a card reader 200, and a game main body 300 that displays information read by the card reader 200 on the touch panel display 100 to progress the game. A display 110 capable of displaying an image and a touch screen 120 for inputting coordinates on the display screen, which are superimposed on the front surface of the display 110, are provided.
The card reader 200 includes a panel 210 on which a card on which a code having predetermined card information is printed is placed, and an image sensor 230 for reading the code of the card placed on the panel 210 and detecting the card information. Have.
In addition, the game main body unit 300 stores the game information storage unit 380 in which information about the object O is stored in association with the card information and the game information storage unit 380 based on the card information detected by the image sensor 230 of the card reader 200. The game processing unit 320 includes an image processing unit 330 and a game processing unit 320. The image processing unit 330 reads information about the object O and controls the display of the read image of the object O on the display 110 of the touch panel display 100.
Here, the game processing unit 320 firstly, based on the coordinates of the first two points that are simultaneously input to the touch screen 120 of the touch panel display 100, the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points. To decide. Further, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 obtained from the coordinates of the last two points, which are detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. To do. Further, the game processing section 320 specifies the region R on the display screen of the display 110 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2. Then, the game processing section 320 selects one or a plurality of objects O whose images are displayed so that at least a part of them is included in the designated region R, and the game proceeds.

As in the above configuration, the game device of the present invention is equipped with a card reader and a touch panel display, and advances the game by combining these operations. For example, a user of a game operates a card placed on a card reader with one hand to display one or a plurality of objects on the touch panel display, and a touch operation on the touch panel display with the other hand for display. The selected objects. As described above, in the game device in which the touch panel display must be operated with one hand to select an object, the operability of the game can be improved by adopting the above-described object selection operation.

According to the present invention, the first intermediate coordinate of one point is obtained from the coordinates of two points that are simultaneously input first, and the second intermediate coordinate of one point is obtained from the coordinate of two points that are finally simultaneously input. The area on the display screen is determined based on the intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates. As described above, the present invention seeks an operation of simultaneously inputting the coordinates of two points to the coordinate input unit as an input operation for designating an area on the display screen. Therefore, according to the present invention, the input operation for designating the area on the display screen can be effectively distinguished from, for example, a touch or click input operation for designating one point or an operation for sliding while continuously inputting one point. can do.

Further, in the present invention, for example, when a touch panel display is assumed, the first intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch positions of two fingers, and the second intermediate coordinates are obtained from the touch position released after the two fingers slide. Then, the area on the display screen can be determined based on the first intermediate coordinates and the second intermediate coordinates. Therefore, according to the present invention, the user can easily specify a wide range of area on the display screen with one hand.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a flow of processing executed by the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the object selection operation. FIG. 4 shows an example of the first intermediate point and the second intermediate point obtained from the coordinates of the two points. FIG. 5 shows an example of a region obtained from the coordinates of the first intermediate point and the second intermediate point. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the game device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the external appearance of the game device according to the present invention. FIG. 8 schematically shows a card reader on which a plurality of cards are placed. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of the external appearance of the game device according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a game executed by the game device according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of a game executed by the game device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the modes described below, and includes those appropriately modified from the following modes within the scope obvious to those skilled in the art.

(1. Information processing device and information processing method)
First, the basic configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The information processing apparatus of the present invention can specify a predetermined area on the display screen, and can perform various information processing on the specified predetermined area. For example, the information processing apparatus of the present invention selects one or a plurality of objects included in a predetermined area on the designated display screen, moves the position of the selected object, or the like, and executes an arbitrary command for the selected object. It can be carried out. Further, for example, the information processing apparatus of the present invention specifies an image included in a predetermined area on the display screen, enlarges and displays the image in the area, and performs an editing process such as cutting an image in the area. You can also do However, the use of the predetermined area designated by the present invention is not limited to these.
Hereinafter, the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described by taking an embodiment in which one or more objects included in a predetermined area on a designated display screen are selected.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic functional configuration of the information processing apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus of the present invention includes a touch panel display 10, a control unit 20, and a storage unit 30.

The touch panel display 10 has a configuration in which various image data are displayed as an image that can be visually recognized by the user and the coordinates at which the display screen is touched by the user can be detected. More specifically, the touch panel display 10 is formed by arranging a coordinate input unit 2 made of a transparent material on the front surface of a display unit 1 capable of displaying an image. The display unit 1 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OELD (Organic Electro Luminescence Display). The display unit 1 outputs and displays various information necessary for the user to use the information processing device as a still image or a moving image in response to an input signal from the control unit 20. In addition, the coordinate input unit 2 detects that the user's finger has touched by a known capacitance method, electromagnetic induction method, infrared scanning method, resistive film method, or ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, and the coordinate information thereof is detected. Can be obtained. The positional relationship between the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 is linked to each other, and the coordinate input unit 2 can acquire the coordinate information of the touch position on the display screen displayed on the display unit 1. As a result, the coordinate input unit 2 can detect that the user's finger has touched, and can obtain coordinate information on the screen of the display unit 1 that the user's finger has touched. For example, the coordinate input unit 2 is compatible with so-called multi-touch, which is capable of acquiring coordinate information at a plurality of points when the user touches a plurality of points.

According to the operation method of the present invention, the user can easily specify a wide range of area on the display screen with one hand. Therefore, the information processing apparatus of the present invention can mount the relatively large touch panel display 10. For example, the touch panel display 10 is preferably a display of 10 inches to 75 inches, 16 inches to 40 inches, or 20 inches to 38 inches.

However, in the present invention, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 are not limited to those that function as a touch panel display in which both are integrated. For example, the display unit 1 and the coordinate input unit 2 may each function as separate hardware. In this case, as the display unit 1, for example, an ordinary display device such as LCD or OELD may be used. The coordinate input unit 2 may be a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch tablet that is provided separately from the display unit 1.

The control unit 20 controls the operation of the entire information processing apparatus by reading and executing the control program stored in the storage unit 30. The function of the control unit 20 is achieved by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The control unit 20 reads out the information including the image data of the object from the storage unit 30, generates the image of the object, and causes the touch panel display 10 to display the image. Further, the control unit 20 causes the storage unit 30 to store the coordinate information of the touch position detected by the touch panel display 10. The control unit 20 can perform a calculation for designating a predetermined area on the display screen based on the coordinate information input to the touch panel display 10. Further, the control unit 20 can determine whether an object is selected by analyzing the position information of the object displayed on the touch panel display 10 and the coordinate information input by the touch panel display 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 20 has an area designation unit 3 and an object selection unit 4 from the functional viewpoint. The area designating unit 3 has a function of designating a selected area on the display screen of the touch panel display 10 according to a control program stored in the storage unit 30. Further, the object selecting unit 4 selects the objects when the touch position detected by the touch panel display 10 overlaps with the object or when the selected region specified by the region specifying unit 3 includes the object. Has the ability to choose. Detailed description will be given later.

The storage unit 30 stores various kinds of information including a control program required for processing by the information processing apparatus of the present invention. The storage unit 30 can be realized by a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory). As the RAM, for example, VRAM (Video RAM), DRAM (Dynamic RAM), SRAM (Static RAM) or the like can be given as an example. The storage unit 30 has an object storage unit 5 and a coordinate storage unit 6 from the functional viewpoint. The object storage unit 5 stores information about an object displayed on the touch panel display 10 including image data thereof (vertex coordinates of the object, vertex texture coordinates, brightness data, or the like). The coordinate storage unit 6 stores the coordinate information acquired by the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. The coordinate storage unit 6 is for reading and writing coordinate information by the control unit 20, and is realized by a work area of a RAM, for example.

Subsequently, a flow of information processing executed by the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the control unit 20 of the information processing device reads the control program stored in the storage unit 30 and executes the process shown in FIG. 2 according to the read control program. Here, the control unit 20 specifically shows a process until one or more objects are selected from the objects displayed on the touch panel display 10. Further, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an object selection process executed by the information processing apparatus.

Step S1 is a touch input standby state in which no touch input is detected by the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. As shown in FIG. 3, at this stage, the display unit 1 of the touch panel display 10 displays a plurality of objects O (O1 to O5) read from the object storage unit 5. Naturally, the plurality of objects O (O1 to O5) may be moving on the screen of the display unit 1 under the control of the control unit 20, or may be stationary. In addition to the object O, a background image or the like may be displayed on the screen of the display unit 1.

In step S2, the touch input of the first point is detected by the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the first touch point P1 is, for example, a point at which the index finger of the user contacts the coordinate input unit 2. When the input of the first touch point P1 is detected by the coordinate input unit 2, the control unit 20 acquires the coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and stores the acquired coordinate information in the coordinate storage unit 6. Store temporarily.

In step S3, the control unit 20 determines based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2 whether or not the touch input of the first point is continuing. If it is determined that the touch input of the first point is continued, the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is determined that the touch input of the first point is not continued, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S4, the control unit 20 determines, based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2, whether or not the second point touch input is performed while the first point touch input is continued. to decide. As shown in FIG. 3, the second touch point P2 is, for example, a point at which the user's thumb touches the coordinate input unit 2. When the coordinate input unit 2 detects the input of the second touch point P2, the control unit 20 acquires the coordinate information of the second touch point P2 and stores the acquired coordinate information in the coordinate storage unit 6. Store temporarily. When it is determined that the second touch input is performed while the first touch input is continued, the process proceeds to step S5, and it is determined that the second touch input is not performed. In that case, the process proceeds to step S17. In the touch input standby state (step S1), when the first touch input and the second touch input are detected at the same time, the processes from step S2 to step S4 are performed at the same time, and step S5 is performed. You can also go to.

In step S5, the control unit 20 reads the coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 from the coordinate storage unit 6, and based on these coordinate information, the first intermediate point M1 Calculate the coordinates. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the first intermediate point M1 is set at a position just in between the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. That is, the first intermediate point M1 is on the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2, and the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. It is set at a position where the distance between and is the same. However, the position at which the first intermediate point M1 is set is not limited to the above, and may be a position that can be set based on the coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. Any position may be used. For example, the first intermediate point M1 is on the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2, and the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. It may be set at a position such that the distance between and is 6:4. The ratio of the distance between the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 can be set arbitrarily. In addition, the coordinates of the first intermediate point can be set based on the coordinate information of the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 according to various conditions.

Further, FIG. 4 shows an example of the first intermediate point M1 set under another condition. In the example of FIG. 4, the first intermediate point M1 is provided at the apex angle position of an isosceles triangle in which the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 are located at the base angle. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the first intermediate point M1 is separated from the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 by the height h of the isosceles triangle. Is set to the open position. As described above, the user sets the first intermediate point M1 at a position separated from the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 by a predetermined distance h. There is an advantage that the position of the first intermediate point M1 displayed at 10 can be easily viewed. That is, when the first intermediate point M1 is set on the line segment connecting the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2, the first intermediate point M1 may be placed in the user's hand depending on the viewing angle. There is a problem that it is hidden and difficult to see. In this respect, by setting the first intermediate point M1 at the position shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to prevent the first intermediate point M1 from being hidden by the user's hand, and the user can easily grasp the position of the first intermediate point M1. Become.

The coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 calculated in step S5 are temporarily stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. When the calculation of the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 is completed, the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the touch input of the first point and the touch input of the second point are continued based on the information detected by the coordinate input unit 2. When it is determined that the touch input of the first point and the touch input of the second point are continued, the process proceeds to step S7, and either or both of the touch input of the first point and the touch input of the second point are continued. If it is determined that they are not, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S7, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the touch input at two points has slid while the touch input at the first point and the touch input at the second point have continued. The touch input slide means that the detected coordinates of the touch input are continuously displaced. In short, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the user's two fingers (for example, the index finger and the thumb) have moved along the screen while touching the coordinate input unit 2 of the touch panel display 10. The control unit 20 can determine that the touch input of two points has slid based on the coordinate information continuously detected by the coordinate input unit 2. Coordinate information that is continuously detected by sliding two touch inputs is stored in the coordinate information storage unit 6 as needed. If it is determined that the two touch inputs have slid, the process proceeds to step S8. If it is determined that the first and/or second touch inputs have not slid, the process proceeds to step S8. Proceed to S17.

In step S8, the control unit 20 reads from the coordinate information storage unit 6 the coordinate information continuously detected by the sliding touch input of the two points, and based on the coordinate information of the two touch points, the second intermediate The coordinates of the point candidates are calculated at any time.
The “second intermediate point” is a point obtained from the coordinates of the last two points based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. The "second intermediate point candidate" is a point that can be the second intermediate point.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral P3 indicates the third touch point (release point of the index finger) detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the continuous slide input is released from the first touch point P1. Reference numeral P4 indicates the fourth touch point (thumb release point) detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the continuous slide input is released from the second touch point P2. There is. The coordinates of the "second intermediate point M2" can be obtained from the coordinates of the third touch point and the coordinates of the fourth touch point. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 may be the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1.
On the other hand, in FIG. 3, reference numeral P3′ indicates a point during which the slide input from the first touch point P1 is continuing, and reference numeral P4′ indicates a slide from the second touch point P2. It shows the point where the input is being continued. There are a plurality of points (P3′, P4′) in the middle of these points, and the coordinates of the points (P3′, P4′) in the middle are continuously stored in the coordinate information storage unit 6 as the slide input continues. There is. The coordinates of the “second intermediate point candidate M2′” are continuously calculated based on the points (P3′, P4′) on the way. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2′ are the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2. The calculated coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2′ are stored in the coordinate storage unit 6 as needed. When the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2' are calculated, the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, the area designation unit 3 of the control unit 20 calculates the selected area candidate A′ based on the coordinates of the above-described first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2′. The selection area candidate A′ is an area that can be the selection area A described later. The selected area candidate R′ is, for example, a rectangular area having a diagonal line connecting the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point candidate M2′. The shape and area of the selected area candidate R′ change as the touch input of two points slides and the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2′ change. Therefore, the selected area candidate R′ is continuously calculated according to the change in the coordinates of the second intermediate point candidate M2′. When the selected area candidate R′ is calculated, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the control unit 20 displays the selected area candidate R′ calculated in step S9 on the touch panel display 10. As described above, since the selection area candidate R′ is continuously calculated, it is displayed on the touch panel display 10 every time the selection area candidate R′ is calculated. As a result, the user can confirm the selection area candidate R′ by the display on the touch panel display 10, so that the touch position can be adjusted so that the selection area candidate R′ includes the object desired to be selected. When the selected area candidate R'is displayed, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the slide input continued from the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2 has been released. That is, the control unit 20 releases the slide input when the coordinate input unit 2 no longer detects the touch input continued from the first touch point P1 and the second touch point P2. You can judge that. If it is determined that the slide input has been released, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, when it is determined that the slide input is not released and is continued, the processes of steps S8 to S10 are repeated until the release of the slide input is detected.

In step S12, the control unit 20 determines the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2. That is, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 determines the point detected by the coordinate input unit 2 immediately before the slide input is released in step S11 as the third touch point P3 and the fourth touch point P3. It is certified as the touch point P4. The third touch point P3 is a touch point detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the continuous slide input is released from the first touch point P1. Further, the fourth touch point P4 is a touch point detected by the coordinate input unit 6 immediately before the continuous slide input is released from the second touch point P2. Then, the control unit 20 calculates the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 based on the coordinates of the third touch point P3 and the coordinates of the fourth touch point P4. The conditions for calculating the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 may be the same as the conditions for calculating the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1. The coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 are stored in the coordinate storage unit 6. When the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 are obtained, the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the area specifying unit 3 of the control unit 20 determines the selection area R on the display screen of the touch panel display 10 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2 described above. .. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the selection area R has a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2 as a diagonal line and two sides parallel to the Y axis of the display screen. It is a rectangular (quadrangle) region whose periphery is defined by two sides parallel to the X axis. When the selection area R is designated, the coordinates of each vertex of the shape forming the selection area R are stored in the storage unit 30.

However, the shape of the selection region R is not limited to the above, and may be any shape that can be determined based on the coordinates of the two points of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2. FIG. 5 shows an example of the shape of the selection area R that can be determined based on the coordinates of the two points of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2.
In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the selection area R is a polygonal area whose diagonal is a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2. More specifically, in the example of FIG. 5A, the selection area A has a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2 as a diagonal line, and from the first intermediate point M1. The side extending in the X-axis direction and the side extending in the X-axis direction from the second intermediate point M2 are parallel hexagons.
Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5B, the selection region R is a regular circular region having a diameter of a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2.
Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5C, the selection area R is an elliptical area having a major axis of a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2. In this case, the minor axis length of the elliptical region may be a constant value or a value proportional to the major axis. Although not shown, the selection area R may be an elliptical area having a minor axis of a line segment D connecting the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the second intermediate point M2.
In this way, the shape of the selection area R can be appropriately set according to its application.

In step S14, the control unit 20 displays the confirmed selection area R on the touch panel display 10. As a result, the user can confirm the selection area R by the display on the touch panel display 10.

In step S15, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 determines whether an object exists in the selection area R on the display screen. The position where the plurality of objects O displayed on the screen exist is grasped by the control unit 20. Therefore, whether or not the object O is included in the selection area R can be determined by referring to the coordinates of each vertex of the shape forming the selection area R on the display screen and the coordinates where the object O exists. In the example shown in FIG. 3, objects O1 to O5 are displayed on the screen of the touch panel display 10. Of these, the objects O1 to 03 are wholly or partially included in the selection region R. On the other hand, the objects O4 and 05 are located entirely outside the selection region R. Therefore, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 determines that the objects O1 to 03 among the plurality of objects O1 to O5 are included in the selection region R. When the object exists in the selection area R on the display screen, the process proceeds to step S16.
On the other hand, if none of the objects is included in the selection area R, the process returns to step S1 to enter the touch input standby state again.

In step S16, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 selects one or a plurality of objects determined to be included in the selection area R. Information about the selected object (such as the identification number of each object) is temporarily stored in the work area of the storage unit 30.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, while the touch input of the first point is continued, the touch input of the second point is not input or the touch input of the second point is input. If the slide input at the same time is not performed, the process proceeds to step S17. In this case, in step S17, as is conventional, it is determined whether or not the object on the display screen is located at the first touch point P1. Here, the coordinates of the first touch point P1 and the coordinates of the object on the display screen are referred to, and if the two coordinates match, the process proceeds to step S16.
In step S16, the object selection unit 4 of the control unit 20 selects one object whose coordinates match the touch point P1 of the first point. Information about the selected object is temporarily stored in the work area of the storage unit 30.

As described above, the control unit 20 performs a process of selecting one or a plurality of objects among the objects displayed on the touch panel display 10. When an object is selected by the control unit 20, various known information processing such as moving the position of the object on the display screen is performed by performing a drag operation while the object is selected, for example. be able to.

(2. Game device)
Next, the game device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The game device of the present invention basically includes a touch panel display. Then, the game device can proceed with the game by selecting one or a plurality of objects displayed on the touch panel display by the method described above and giving various commands to the selected objects.

[Configuration example of game device]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the game device. The embodiment represented by this block diagram can be suitably used particularly as an arcade-type game device. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an external appearance example of the casing of the game device.

As shown in FIG. 6, the game device includes a touch panel display 100, a card reader 200, and a game main body 300. The touch panel display 100 has a configuration capable of displaying various image data as an image that can be visually recognized by the user and capable of detecting the coordinates at which the display screen is touched by the user. In addition, the card reader 200 has a configuration that, when a card on which a predetermined identification code is printed is placed, the card reader 200 can read the identification code recorded on the card and acquire card information unique to the card. ing. The game body 300 controls the functions of the entire game device. In particular, the game main body 300 displays an object on the touch panel display 100 based on the information read by the card reader 200, and advances the game based on the card operation on the card reader 200 and the touch operation on the touch panel display 100. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 6, the touch panel display 100 includes a display 110 and a touch screen 120. The touch panel display 100 is formed by disposing a touch screen 120 made of a transparent material on the front surface of the display 100 capable of displaying an image. The display 110 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OELD (Organic Electro Luminescence Display). The display 110 outputs and displays various kinds of information necessary for the user to use the information processing device as a still image or a moving image in response to an input signal from the game main body 300. In addition, the touch screen 120 detects a touch of a user's finger by a known capacitance method, electromagnetic induction method, infrared scanning method, resistive film method, or ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, and detects the touch position of the user. The coordinate information can be obtained. The positional relationship between the display 110 and the touch screen 120 is linked to each other, and the touch screen 120 can acquire coordinate information of the touch position on the display screen displayed on the display 110. As a result, the touch screen 120 can detect that the user's finger touches, and obtain the coordinate information on the screen of the display 110 touched by the user's finger. The coordinate information acquired by the touch screen 120 is stored in the temporary storage unit 370 of the game main body unit 300. In addition, the touch screen 120 supports so-called multi-touch, which is capable of acquiring coordinate information at a plurality of points when the user touches the plurality of points. Further, the game device of the present invention is preferably equipped with a relatively large touch panel display 100. For example, the touch panel display 100 is preferably a display of 10 inches to 75 inches, 16 inches to 40 inches, or 20 inches to 38 inches.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card reader 200 is a device that can image the identification code recorded on the card C, and includes a panel 210, a light source 220, and an image sensor 230. On the front surface of the card C, for example, an illustration of an object used in a game is printed, and on the back surface thereof, an identification code for identifying the object printed on the front surface is recorded. On the back surface of the card C, an identification code is printed, for example, with an ink that cannot be visually recognized with visible light. When a specific invisible light is irradiated, a pattern printed in white and black appears. The identification code is printed with a special ink that absorbs invisible light such as infrared rays. When the back surface of the card C is irradiated with infrared light, the invisible light radiated to the part other than the black part of the identification code is reflected. Has become. For example, the identification code of the card C records at least the identification number of the object drawn on the card, the information about the orientation of the card, and the like.

A panel 210 is provided on the upper surface of the card reader 200, and a plurality of cards C can be placed on the panel 210. Further, inside the housing of the game device, for example, a light source 220 that irradiates the back surface of the card C mounted on the panel 210 with infrared rays (invisible light) and a card C mounted on the panel 210 are provided. An image sensor 230 is provided which captures infrared rays reflected on the back surface and images the pattern of card data recorded on the card C. An example of the light source 220 is a light emitting diode (LED) that emits invisible light such as infrared rays and ultraviolet rays which is invisible to the naked eye. An example of the image sensor 230 is an image pickup device that picks up an identification code by infrared rays reflected from the back surface of the card C and incident on the card reader 200. Then, the card reader 200 can acquire card information unique to the card C by analyzing the identification code. The card information acquired by the card reader 200 is transmitted to the processing section 310 of the game main body section 300 and stored in the temporary storage section 270.

The identification code of the card C records at least the identification number of the object drawn on the card, the information regarding the orientation of the card, and the like. Therefore, the processing unit 310 of the game main body unit 300 refers to the object table stored in the game information storage unit 380 or the temporary storage unit 270 on the basis of the card information obtained from the card reader 200, so that the card C It is possible to grasp the status of the object recorded in, the type, the name, the attribute, and the characteristics of the object according to the orientation and position of the card C. An example of an object is a game character. Further, the processing unit 310 of the game main body unit 300 detects the position where infrared light is reflected by the back surface of the card C by the image sensor 230 of the card reader 200, so that the card C is placed on the panel 210. The position can be obtained as coordinate information. Further, by continuously detecting the reflection position of infrared light by the image sensor 230, it is possible to obtain information that the card C mounted on the panel 210 has moved from one position to another position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the card reader 200 preferably has a panel 210 divided into a plurality of areas. The number of sections on the panel 210 can be, for example, 2-10. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the panel 210 of the card reader 200 is divided into two areas, an offensive area A1 (first area) and a defensive area A2 (second area). This area is divided according to the coordinates of the panel, and each card C can slide and move between the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2. The processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 acquires the position of each card C on the panel 210 as coordinate information to determine which of the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2 each card C belongs to. can do.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a rectangular card C can be mounted vertically or horizontally on the panel 210 of the card reader 200, and the processing unit 310 of the game main body unit 300 can: Based on the detection information from the card reader 200, it is possible to determine whether the placed card C is in the portrait orientation or the landscape orientation. For example, an identification code is printed on the back surface of the card C. This identification code contains information about the orientation of the card. Therefore, the processing unit 310 of the game main unit 300 reads the identification code by the card reader 200 and analyzes the orientation of the card C based on the read identification code, so that the card C is in the portrait orientation or the landscape orientation. Can be determined.

The game main unit 300 includes a processing unit 310, reads and executes a game program, and controls the operation of the entire game device according to the game program. As shown in FIG. 6, the game main body section 300 has the following configuration.

The processing unit 310 performs various processing such as control of the entire system, instruction of instructions to each block in the system, game processing, image processing, sound processing. The function of the processing unit 310 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.) or ASIC (gate array, etc.), or a given program (game program).

The processing unit 310 may include a game processing unit 320, an image processing unit 330, and a sound processing unit 350. Specifically, a main processor, a coprocessor, a geometry processor, a drawing processor, a data processing processor, an arithmetic operation circuit or a general-purpose operation circuit can be used. These are appropriately connected by a bus or the like, and signals can be exchanged. A data decompression processor for decompressing the compressed information may be provided.

Here, the game processing unit 320 performs a process of displaying an object on the display 110 based on the card information acquired by the card reader 200, a position of a viewpoint on the display 110 (position of the virtual camera) and a line-of-sight angle (rotation angle of the virtual camera). ), a process of placing an object such as a map object in the object space, a process of selecting an object, a process of operating an object (motion process), a position and a rotation angle of the object (rotation around the X, Y or Z axis) Angle calculation, coin (price) acceptance, various mode setting, game progression, selection screen setting, hit check, game result (result, achievement) calculation, multiple players Various game processes such as a process for playing in a common game space or a game over process, input data from the touch screen 120, the card reader 200, the operation unit 360, and an individual from the portable information storage device 392. Based on data, saved data, and game programs.

The image processing section 330 performs various kinds of image processing in accordance with instructions from the game processing section 320. The game processing unit 320 reads the image information of the object or the game space from the game information storage unit 380 based on the information of the position of the viewpoint and the line-of-sight angle, and writes the read image information in the temporary storage unit 370. The game processing section 320 supplies scroll data for moving the viewpoint to the image processing section 330. The image processing unit 330 reads out image information for each frame from the temporary storage unit 370 based on the given scroll data, and causes the display 110 to display an image of an object or a game space according to the read image information. Thereby, the display 110 displays the object and the game space based on the viewpoint. Further, the image processing unit 330 moves the viewpoint in the game space according to the input coordinates on the touch screen 120. Then, the image processing unit 330 reads out a frame from the temporary storage unit 370 based on the moving viewpoint information, and displays the read-out image on the display 110. In this way, the display screen transitions by scrolling the viewpoint of the game space.

Further, the image processing section 330 reads out the card information acquired by the card reader 200 from the temporary storage section 370, and refers to the object table stored in the game information storage section 380 based on the card information. Then, based on the link information stored in the object table, the image data of the object associated with the card information is read from the temporary storage unit 370 or the game information storage unit 380. Then, the image processing unit 330 generates an object in the game space according to the read image data of the object and causes the display 110 to display the object.

The game processing unit 320 is based on the coordinate information input to the touch screen 120, the direction and position of the card placed on the card reader 200, and other operation information from the operation unit 260 (lever, button, or controller). Control the actions of objects that have appeared in the game space. For example, the game processing unit 320 refers to the coordinate information of the object displayed on the display 110 and the coordinate information input to the display 110, and determines whether the object is touched by the user. That is, the game processing unit 320 determines that the object is touch-selected when the position information input to the touch screen 120 and the position information of the object match. When an operation or command is given to the selected object, processing according to the game program is performed according to the operation or command.

Further, when selecting an object displayed on the display 110 of the touch panel display 100, the game processing section 320 preferably performs the above-described selection processing unique to the present invention. That is, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point obtained from the coordinates of the first two points, which are simultaneously input to the touch screen 120 of the touch panel display 100. In addition, the game processing unit 320 determines the coordinates of the second intermediate point obtained from the coordinates of the last two points, based on the coordinates of the last two points detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input. .. Then, the game processing section 320 specifies an area on the display screen of the display 110 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point and the coordinates of the second intermediate point so that the specified area includes at least a part. Select one or more objects whose images are displayed in. In addition, when an operation or instruction is given to the selected object, the game processing section 320 performs processing according to the game program according to the operation or instruction. For example, when one or more objects are selected by the input operation on the touch screen 120 and then different coordinate information is again input to the touch screen 120, the game processing unit 320 may select the selected one or more objects. Is moved to the coordinate information input again. As described above, the game processing unit 320 preferably links the card information acquired by the card reader 120 and the coordinate information input to the touch screen 110 to advance the game.

The sound processing unit 250 emits various sounds in accordance with instructions from the game processing unit 220.

All of the functions of the game processing unit 320, the image processing unit 330, and the sound processing unit 350 may be realized by hardware, or all of them may be realized by a program. Alternatively, it may be realized by both hardware and a program.
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the image processing section 330 includes a geometry processing section 332 (three-dimensional coordinate calculation section) and a drawing section 340 (rendering section).

The geometry processing unit 332 performs various geometry calculations (three-dimensional coordinate calculations) such as coordinate conversion, clipping processing, perspective conversion, and light source calculation. Then, the object data after the geometry processing (after the perspective transformation) (vertex coordinates of the object, vertex texture coordinates, luminance data, or the like) is stored and saved in the main memory 372 of the temporary storage unit 370, for example.

The drawing unit 340 draws an object in the frame buffer 374 based on the object data after geometry calculation (after perspective transformation), the texture stored in the texture storage unit 376, and the like. The drawing unit 340 may include, for example, a texture mapping unit 342 and a shading processing unit 344. Specifically, it can be implemented by a drawing processor. The drawing processor is connected to a texture storage unit, various tables, a frame buffer, VRAM, etc. via a bus and the like, and is further connected to a display.

The texture mapping unit 242 reads the environment texture from the texture storage unit 276 and maps the read environment texture on the object.

The shading processing unit 344 performs shading processing on the object. For example, the geometry processing unit 332 performs light source calculation, and obtains the brightness (RGB) of each vertex of the object based on the information of the light source for shading processing, the illumination model, the normal vector of each vertex of the object, and the like. The shading processing unit 344 obtains the brightness of each dot on the primitive surface (polygon, curved surface) by, for example, hon shading or Gouraud shading based on the brightness of each vertex.

The geometry processing section 332 may include a normal vector processing section 334. The normal vector processing unit 334 may rotate the normal vector of each vertex of the object (in a broad sense, the normal vector of the surface of the object) by a rotation matrix from the local coordinate system to the world coordinate system. ..

The operation unit 360 is for the player to input operation data. The function of the operation unit 360 can be realized by, for example, a lever, a button, and a controller equipped with hardware. The processing information from the operation unit 360 is transmitted to the main processor or the like via a serial interface (I/F) or a bus.

The game information storage unit 380 stores a game program, objects displayed on the display 110, and information about image data in the game space. The game information storage unit 380 is, for example, a ROM, and can be realized by a non-volatile memory such as an optical disk (CD, DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape. The processing unit 310 performs various processes based on the information stored in the game information storage unit 380. The game information storage unit 380 stores information (program or programs and data) for executing the means of the present invention (the present embodiment) (particularly the block included in the processing unit 310). Part or all of the information stored in the game information storage unit 380 may be written to the temporary storage unit 370 when the system is powered on, for example.

As information stored in the game information storage unit 380, program code for performing predetermined processing, image data, sound data, shape data of display object, table data, list data, information for instructing processing of the present invention. , Which includes at least two pieces of information and the like for performing processing according to the instruction. For example, the table data includes object table data that stores the object status, type, name, attributes, and object characteristics according to the card orientation and position in association with the object identification number.

The status of an object is information in which the moving speed, hit points, attack power, defense power, etc. are stored as numerical values. The game processing section 320 can determine the superiority or inferiority of the moving speed, hit points, attack power, etc. for each object by referring to the status stored in the object table. Further, the game processing section 320 can perform various calculations for advancing the game based on the numerical value regarding the status. For example, the numerical values of the moving speeds of the respective objects can be compared, and by referring to the object table, it is possible to grasp which one of the object and the other object has the higher moving speed. Further, it is possible to calculate the time required for the object to move from one point to another point in the game space by performing a predetermined calculation process based on the numerical value of the moving speed of each object.

Further, the characteristic of the object according to the orientation of the card is data that changes according to the orientation of the card placed on the panel 210 of the card reader 200. For example, the object table stores different information regarding objects related to a certain card depending on whether the card is in portrait orientation or in landscape orientation. For example, the status of the object may change depending on whether the card is in portrait orientation or in landscape orientation.
Further, the characteristic of the object according to the position of the card is data that changes according to the position of the object placed on the panel 210 of the card reader 200. For example, the object table stores different information regarding objects related to a card when the card is located in the offensive area A1 (first area) and when the card is located in the defensive area A2 (second area). There is. For example, the status of the object may change depending on whether the card is located in the offensive area A1 or the defensive area A2.

In addition, the game information storage unit 380 stores data regarding the game space. The game space means a world of games in the game device of the present invention, which is also called a world. The data on the game space includes position information of the displayed object, information on the type of the displayed object, and image data of the displayed object. Examples of displayed objects are backgrounds, buildings, landscapes, plants, and objects that appear in the game. This image data is preferably stored as polygon data. The polygon data includes, for example, vertex coordinate data, color data, texture data, and transparency data. The game information storage unit 380 classifies and stores the displayed object according to the direction, position, area, etc. of the viewpoint of the player character.

The sound output unit 390 outputs a sound. The function of the sound output unit 390 can be realized by hardware such as a speaker. The sound output is subjected to sound processing by a sound processor connected to a main processor or the like via a bus, and is output from a sound output unit such as a speaker.

The portable information storage device 392 stores player personal data, save data, and the like. Examples of the portable information storage device 392 include a memory card and a portable game device. The function of the portable information storage device 392 can be achieved by a known storage means such as a memory card, a flash memory, a hard disk, or a USB memory. However, the portable information storage device 392 is not necessarily required, and may be mounted when it is necessary to identify the player's individual.

The communication unit 394 is an arbitrary unit that performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a host server or another game device). By connecting the game device to a host server on the network or another game device via the communication unit 394, it is possible to perform game battle play and cooperative play. The function of the communication unit 394 can be realized by various processors, hardware such as a communication ASIC, or a program. Further, the program or data for executing the game device may be distributed from the information storage medium of the host device (server) to the game information storage unit 380 via the network and the communication unit 394.

[Operation example of game device]
Next, an operation example of the game device having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. Here, a game system executed by the game device will be described with an example. For example, the game device of the present invention can play a competitive game using communication such as the Internet. In this battle game, each game user makes a plurality of objects (game characters) appear in one game space to compete. In the example of the game described here, the user performs an instruction operation such as appearance, movement, attack, and defense of each object via the touch panel display 100, the card reader 200, or the like, and destroys an enemy object (Enemy), for example. Aim to control towers and destroy stones.

FIG. 9 conceptually shows the states of the touch panel display 100 and the card reader 200 when actually playing a game using the game device according to the present invention. The user places the desired cards C1 to C7 on the card reader 200. An identification code is printed on the back surface of each of the cards C1 to C7. When the card reader 200 reads the identification code of each of the cards C1 to C7, the card information is analyzed based on the identification code, and the card information is transmitted to the processing unit 310 of the game device. Further, the card reader 200 can grasp the direction and position of each of the cards C1 to C7. In the example shown in FIG. 9, on the card reader 200, the cards C1, C2, C5 and C6 are oriented vertically and the cards C3, C4 and C7 are oriented horizontally. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, on the card reader 200, the cards C1, C4, C6 are located in the offensive area A1, and the cards C2, C3, C5, C7 are located in the defensive area A2. The information detected by the card reader 200 is transmitted to the processing unit 310, and the processing unit 310 uses the game information storage unit 380 (or the temporary storage unit) based on the card information, the orientation of the card, the position of the card, and the like. 370), the object table stored in 370) is referred to, and the object information (image data, status, etc.) associated with the card information is read. The processing unit 310 displays an image on the touch panel display 100 based on the read image data. For example, on the touch panel display 100, the image of the card is displayed in the lower area. The image of the card displayed on the touch panel display 100 corresponds to the arrangement order of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 and the orientation of each card C1 to C7. In this way, by displaying the images of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 on a part of the touch panel display 100, the user can touch the touch panel display 100 without looking at the card reader 200. The layout and orientation of each of the cards C1 to C7 can be grasped only by looking at. The touch panel display 100 can also display information on the positions of the cards C1 to C7 placed on the card reader 200 (for example, which of the offensive area A1 and the defensive area A2 is located).

In the example shown in FIG. 9, objects (game characters) O1 to O6 corresponding to the cards C1 to C6 are displayed on the display screen of the touch panel display 100. Each object has its own unique status and characteristics of the object according to its type, name, attribute, card orientation and position. The status of an object is information in which the moving speed, hit points, attack power, defense power, etc. are stored as numerical values. These pieces of information are stored in the object table in association with the identification information of each object. For example, the object in which the cards are arranged vertically may make a normal attack, while the object in which the cards are arranged horizontally may make a special attack. Further, the object whose card is located in the offensive area A1 has a higher attack power value, while the object whose card is located in the defensive area A2 has a higher defense value. .. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the object (O7) corresponding to the card C7 is not displayed on the touch panel display 100. In order to bring the object (O7) into the game space, the image of the card C7 displayed on the touch panel display 100 is touched, and the image of the card C7 is dragged to the position where the summon gate (Gate) is displayed. When the image of the card C7 is dropped at the position where the summon gate (Gate) is displayed, an object (O7) corresponding to the guard C7 appears in the game space and is displayed on the touch panel display 100. There is. The position coordinates of the summon gate (Gate) in the game space are stored in the game information storage unit 380 and the primary storage unit 370, and the position thereof is grasped by the game processing unit 320.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a moving operation of an object displayed on the touch panel display 100. When the touch panel display 100 is touched by the user, the touch panel display 100 obtains the coordinates of the touch position. The processing unit 310 refers to the coordinates of the touch position and the coordinates at which the object is displayed, and determines whether the coordinates of the touch position match the coordinates at which the object is displayed. When the touched position and the position of the object match, the processing unit 310 recognizes that the object has been selected. In the example of FIG. 10A, the object O4 is selected. When the user touches the display screen of the touch panel display 100 with the object O4 selected, the processing unit 310 stores the coordinates of the touch position in the temporary storage unit. In particular, when the user touches a plurality of points while the object O4 is selected, the processing unit 310 stores the touch position coordinates in the temporary storage unit together with the information of the order of touching. Then, the processing unit 310 performs processing for moving the object O4 touch-selected by the user to the next touched point. The moving speed differs for each object. Therefore, the processing unit 310 reads out the numerical value of the moving speed regarding the object O4 from the object table. Then, the object O4 is moved from the first point to the destination point based on the read numerical value of the moving speed. When a plurality of points are touched, the selected object O4 is sequentially moved to each point according to the touched order. When the moving object O4 encounters an enemy object (Enemy) while moving or reaches a tower (Tower), as in a known game system, a battle process with an enemy object, Processing may be performed to control the tower.

However, according to the method shown in FIG. 10, the operation of touch-selecting objects one by one and moving them is such that when the user desires to move a plurality of objects at the same time, all the objects are touched one by one. It becomes necessary to make a selection and it becomes complicated. Further, as described above, the moving speed differs depending on each object. Therefore, even when the user desires to move a plurality of objects to the same point, the timing at which each object arrives at the designated point varies depending on the moving speed of the object.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, in the system of the present game, it is possible to collectively select a plurality of objects on the display screen, and it becomes possible to form a formation (Party) for the selected objects. There is. FIG. 11A shows an example of an operation for collectively selecting a plurality of objects O1 to O7. The operation shown in FIG. 11A is basically the same as the operation shown in FIG. The processing unit 310 determines the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 obtained from the coordinates of the first two points P1 and P2 that are simultaneously input by the user on the touch panel display 100. To do. Further, the processing unit 310, based on the coordinates of the last two points P3 and P4 detected immediately before the coordinates of the two points are not simultaneously input by being dragged by the user, from the coordinates of the last two points P3 and P4. The coordinate M2 of the obtained second intermediate point is determined. Then, the processing unit 310 designates a rectangular area on the display screen of the touch panel display 100 based on the coordinates of the first intermediate point M1 and the coordinates of the second intermediate point M2. Then, the plurality of objects O1 to O7 displayed so that at least a part of them are included in the designated rectangular area are selected. The selected objects O1 to O7 are stored as objects forming a formation in association with the temporary storage unit.

FIG. 11B shows an example in which a plurality of selected objects O1 to O7 form a formation (Party). As shown in FIG. 11B, the plurality of objects O1 to O7 selected collectively are gathered at one place to form a formation. In addition, the processing unit 310 performs a process of moving the formation formed by the user's operation to the next touched point. That is, each of the objects O1 to O7 moves in the gathered state by forming a formation. At this time, the moving speed of each object forming the formation is different depending on each. Therefore, the processing unit 310 reads the numerical value of the moving speed of each object forming the formation from the object table, and obtains the moving speed of the formation based on the read numerical value of the moving speed of each object. For example, the processing unit 310 may determine the slowest moving speed (lowest numerical value) of the moving speeds of the objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. Further, the processing unit 310 may set the average value of the moving speeds of the plurality of objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. In addition, the processing unit 310 may set the fastest moving speed (highest numerical value) of the moving speeds of the objects forming the formation as the moving speed of the entire formation. The formation of the object moves to the designated point at the moving speed according to the value of the moving speed calculated by the processing unit 310. When a plurality of points are designated, the processing unit 310 sequentially moves the formation of the object to each point in the designated order. If the formation of the moving object encounters an enemy object (Enemy) while moving or reaches a tower (Tower), the battle process against the enemy object, the tower, as in the known game system. It suffices to perform processing in order to suppress

Heretofore, the characteristic system of the game executed by the game device of the present invention has been mainly described. For other game processing, a well-known game device having a card reader or a well-known game device having a touch panel display can be appropriately adopted.

The present invention can be suitably used in the computer industry and the game industry, for example.

1 display unit 2 coordinate input unit 3 area designation unit 4 object selection unit 5 object storage unit 6 coordinate storage unit 10 touch panel display 20 control unit 30 storage unit M1 first intermediate point M2 second intermediate point P1 first touch point P2 Second touch point P3 Third touch point P4 Fourth touch point R Region O Object

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On the computer,
When the input detected by the coordinate input unit for inputting coordinates on the display screen of the display unit capable of displaying an image is only the first input, it is determined that the first input is the first designation operation. , When the second input is detected while the first input is continued, the first input and the second input are different from the first designating operation as the second designating operation. Judgment operation judgment function,
A first operation function that accepts an operation based on the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit as the first specified operation when it is determined to be the first specified operation;
When it is determined to be the second designation operation, in the state where the first input and the second input are sliding in substantially the same direction, the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit and the A second operation function for accepting an operation based on coordinates of a second input as the second designated operation,
Is realized,
In the operation determination function, if one of the first input and the second input is not continued after it is determined to be the second designated operation, the other input that is continued is changed to the second input. A function to determine the first designated operation as input of 1,
A program for realizing. A display unit that can display images,
A coordinate input unit for inputting coordinates on the display screen of the display unit,
When the input detected by the coordinate input unit is only the first input, it is determined that the first input is the first designated operation, and the second input is continued while the first input is continued. When the input of is detected, the first input and the second input are operation determining units that determine that the second input is different from the first input operation,
A first operation unit that receives an operation based on the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit as the first specified operation when it is determined to be the first specified operation;
When it is determined to be the second designation operation, in the state where the first input and the second input are sliding in substantially the same direction, the coordinates of the first input acquired from the coordinate input unit and the A second operation unit that receives an operation based on the coordinates of the second input as the second designated operation;
Have
If one of the first input and the second input is not continued after determining that the operation is the second designated operation, the operation determining unit determines the other input that is being continued as the second input. Judge as the first designated operation to input 1
Information processing equipment.