JP6956209B2 - Terminal devices and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal device, a program, and the like.

In recent years, with the increasing number of functions, functional improvements, and widespread use of information communication terminal devices such as tablet-type information communication terminal devices or smartphones (hereinafter referred to as "portable communication terminal devices"), these portable communication terminal devices have become available. There are more opportunities to play games. In addition to these portable communication terminal devices, various portable terminal devices for executing games are also provided.

In such a terminal device, in addition to the one operated by using a controller such as a keyboard or a numeric keypad, a touch panel is provided on the display screen, and the screen for visually recognizing the executed game is touched by a pointing device or directly by the user. Some of them are being operated (hereinafter, such operations are referred to as "touch operations").

Recently, not only terminal devices such as personal computers, but also various devices that have a user interface for touching the display screen have appeared, and even devices that execute games have keyboards. It has come to be used as an interface that not only complements conventional interfaces such as the numeric keypad and the numeric keypad, but also replaces them.

In particular, recently, in such a terminal device, one that changes the scroll speed on the displayed screen based on the area of the push-down area in the contact operation (touch operation) is known (for example, Patent Document 1). ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-196142

However, in the game device described in Patent Document 1, although the scroll speed is changed according to the push-down area pushed down by the touch operation, it is displayed because it is not linked with the slide operation input. It is not possible to change the scroll direction of the existing content and its display, and it is not possible to freely scroll the displayed content, that is, to freely change the scroll direction.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to be able to freely scroll the displayed contents even when performing an operation using a touch panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program and a terminal device capable of controlling various operations such as a scroll speed or a scroll movement amount by a simple operation.

(1) In order to solve the above problems, the program of the present invention
A program that accepts slide operation input to the touch panel on which a given screen is displayed and executes a game in response to the received slide operation input.
The first detection process for detecting one or more touch operation input states on the screen is performed, and the touch operation input at the position where the first detection process is detected after the first detection process is performed. A touch operation input detection processing means that performs a second detection process for detecting an input in the operation as a slide operation input when the touch panel is continuously operated by sliding.
A display control means for controlling a scroll display process for scrolling and moving a display area portion of content displayed on the screen in response to the slide operation input, and
When one or more of the slide operations are input, (A) the number of inputs in the operation inputs including the slide operation input and the touch operation input, or (B) the area in contact with the operation input. Input state detecting means for detecting any input state,
Make your computer work as
The display control means
Based on the detected input state during the slide operation input, the scroll speed indicating the moving speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display processing, or the moving amount at the time of scrolling is shown. It has a configuration that controls the amount of scroll movement.

With this configuration, the present invention scrolls the displayed game content based on the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area when the slide operation input is performed during the slide operation input. Etc. can be freely scrolled, and the scroll speed or scroll movement amount when the game content is scrolled and displayed can be controlled.

For example, the present invention
(1) If you want to reduce the movement, such as when you want to finely modify the display area of the game content, reduce the number of slide operation inputs or reduce the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed. ,
(2) When the display area displayed on the screen is moved to the outside of the screen quickly or significantly, or the non-display area is quickly displayed or the non-display area is displayed far from the display area. Increasing the number of slide operation inputs or increasing the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed,
Can be done.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when an operation using a touch panel, which is difficult to perform various operations, is performed, various operations such as scroll speed or scroll movement amount can be controlled by a simple operation. It is possible to provide an attractive game using a new operation using a touch panel.

In addition, "touch operation input" and "slide operation input" are
(1) Direct touch operation or slide operation on the touch panel with the user's finger,
(2) Indirect touch operation input or slide operation input on the touch panel executed via a device such as a pointing device, and
(3) Recognition by detecting a pseudo operation (including contact and non-contact) on the touch panel without detecting the operation input by directly and indirectly touching or sliding the touch panel. Touch operation or slide operation,
Each input of is also included.

In particular, the pseudo touch operation or slide operation is, for example,
(3A) A plurality of irradiation units formed at one end of the touch panel at regular intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions by irradiating a light beam such as infrared rays parallel to the touch panel surface at a position close to the touch panel surface, and each irradiation unit. A pair is formed, and a plurality of sensors provided at the other end of the touch panel facing each irradiation unit and receiving each irradiated light beam block the light beam when it comes into contact with or approaches the touch panel. Touch operation or slide operation that detects the vertical and horizontal coordinates and recognizes them based on the detected coordinates, and
(3B) A touch operation or a slide operation in which a camera for capturing the display surface of the touch panel is provided, the user detects the position coordinates in contact with or close to the touch panel by the camera, and recognizes the position coordinates based on the detected position coordinates.
It includes a touch operation or a slide operation that recognizes by detecting that the touch panel is actually touched or brought close to the touch panel by using a detecting means having a shape different from that of the touch panel.

Further, the "content" is a content formed so as to be displayable on a touch panel screen such as a game or a menu for performing a game or other given settings, and is a portion displayed on the screen. It is composed of a "content display area portion" and a portion that is hidden outside the screen (hereinafter, also referred to as a "content non-display area portion").

And, "scroll display processing" is, for example,
(1) The position of the display area of the content in which the touch operation input is detected or the position on the touch panel related thereto (hereinafter referred to as "reference position") is moved in the slide operation direction according to the slide operation input.
(2) Along with this, the non-display area portion of the content formed in the direction opposite to the slide operation direction, and the corresponding portion is displayed on the screen based on the slide operation amount and the input state in the slide operation input. ,
(3) A display process for switching a portion of the display area of the content formed and displayed in the slide operation direction that has moved off the screen to a non-display area portion.

In particular, the scroll display process in the present invention does not need to be executed along the slide operation input, that is, it is not necessary to move the reference position according to the slide operation amount of the slide operation input, and the scroll speed is controlled. Therefore, the slide operation amount and the movement amount of the reference position may be different.

Further, the "number of inputs in the operation input including the slide operation input and the touch operation input" means, for example, when the slide operation input is performed by the finger of the player, the touch operation input, the slide operation input, or both operation inputs are used. It indicates the number of fingers that are performing (ie, touching the screen), and the "contact area" is, for example, the area on the screen that is touched by a touch operation input, a slide operation input, or both operation inputs. The size and when there are a plurality of these operation inputs (when there are a total of a plurality of touch operation inputs and slide operation inputs), the total size of the area touched by each operation input is shown.

In addition to the above, the "moving speed of the display area portion of the content in the scroll display process" is the area size (or area size of the non-display area portion of the content displayed on the screen per unit time according to the slide operation input. , The area size of the display area portion of the content displayed on the screen is switched to the non-display area).

(2) Further, the program of the present invention is
The input state detecting means
It has a configuration in which at least one of the slide operation direction and the slide operation amount in the slide operation input is detected as the input state.

With this configuration, for example, in the present invention, when the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is controlled based on the number of slide operation inputs, the slide operation direction (slide operation direction of the content) is determined together with the number of the slide operation inputs. If so, the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount can be controlled by referring to the direction component in the corresponding direction) and the slide operation amount.

Further, for example, the present invention controls the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount based on the contact area of the slide operation input, and when the contact areas of a plurality of slide operation inputs are added up, the contact is concerned. The scroll speed or scroll movement amount can be controlled by referring to the same slide operation direction (including components in the same slide operation direction) and the slide operation amount together with the area.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when an operation using a touch panel, which is difficult to perform various operations, is performed, various operation controls such as a scroll speed or a scroll movement amount can be performed by a simple operation.

(3) Further, the program of the present invention is
The input state detecting means
While detecting the characteristics in the non-display area portion of the content,
The display control means
During the slide operation input, the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is controlled based on the number of the slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the screen, and the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content. , Has a configuration.

With this configuration, the present invention can further control the scroll speed based on the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content during the slide operation input. Therefore, for example, the characteristic of the area size of the non-display area portion of the content. Scrolling based on (that is, wide and narrow characteristics) or based on the characteristics of the display formation such as the number of characters used in the game and the type of the characters that are formed so as to be displayable in the non-display area portion of the content. The speed or scroll amount can be controlled.

Therefore, the present invention can appropriately control scrolling based on the characteristics such as the display state and the formation state in the non-display portion of the content while reducing the processing load, and is convenient for slide operation input. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability in the operation input using the touch panel.

(4) Further, the program of the present invention is
The input state detecting means
While detecting the characteristics in the non-display area portion of the content,
The display control means
Previously, the content related to the game is displayed on the screen according to the detected characteristics.
It has a configuration.

With this configuration, the present invention presents the wide and narrow area size of the non-display area portion of the content, the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, or the non-display of the content such as the seed of the character. Since the content related to the game can be displayed on the screen according to the characteristics in the area portion, for example, when the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content is large, the entire content becomes The player can easily recognize the characteristics in the non-display area portion of the content, such as displaying the content in red and displaying the entire content in blue when the number of the characters is small.

(5) Further, the program of the present invention is
The characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content include the width and narrowness of the area size of the non-display area portion of the content, the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, and the type of the character. It also has a configuration that includes at least one characteristic of the occupancy rate of the object arranged in the non-display area portion of the content in the non-display area portion.

With this configuration, the present invention further describes the area size of the non-display area portion of the content, the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, the type of the character, or the type of the character during the slide operation input. The scroll speed can be controlled based on the occupancy rate of the object arranged in the non-display area portion of the content in the non-display area portion.

For example, according to the present invention, when the area size of the non-display area portion of the content is narrow, the scroll speed is slowed or the scroll movement amount is reduced, and when the area size of the non-display area portion of the content is large, scrolling is performed. The speed can be increased or the scroll movement amount can be increased.

That is, according to the present invention, when the area size of the non-display area portion of the content is narrow, the scroll speed is increased, or even if the scroll amount is large, the displayable area portion is small, while the scroll speed is decreased. Or, since the displayed content does not change even if the scroll amount is reduced, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the program when there is no effect in the scroll display processing or the effect is small.

Further, the present invention includes a predetermined number of characters used in a game arranged in a non-display area portion of content such as an enemy character, arrangement of a special character such as a boss character, and a non-display area of content such as the enemy character. The scroll speed or the amount of scroll movement can be changed according to the occupancy rate of the object arranged in the portion in the non-display area portion.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately control scrolling based on the display state and formation state of the content while reducing the processing load, and it is possible to improve the convenience in slide operation input. It is possible to improve the operability in the operation input using the touch panel.

(6) Further, the program of the present invention is
The computer is further configured to function as a notification control means for executing notification control for notifying the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount on the screen during the scroll display process.

With this configuration, the present invention outputs, for example, a display for visually recognizing the status of a changing scroll speed or scroll movement amount in the scroll display processing, or a sound for notifying the status of the scroll speed or scroll movement amount. By doing so, the operator can be made to recognize the status of the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount, so that accurate slide operation input can be performed.

(7) In order to solve the above problems, the terminal device of the present invention
A terminal device that accepts slide operation input to a touch panel on which a given screen is displayed.
The first detection process for detecting one or more touch operation input states on the screen is performed, and the touch operation input at the position where the first detection process is detected after the first detection process is performed. A touch operation input detection processing means that performs a second detection process for detecting an input in the operation as a slide operation input when the touch panel is continuously operated by sliding.
A display control means for displaying content related to the game on the screen and controlling a scroll display process for scrolling and moving a display area portion of the content displayed on the screen in response to the slide operation input.
When one or more of the slide operations are input, (A) the number of inputs in the operation inputs including the slide operation input and the touch operation input, or (B) the area in contact with the operation input. An input state detecting means for detecting one of the input states and
With
The display control means
Based on the detected input state during the slide operation input, the scroll speed indicating the moving speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display processing, or the moving amount at the time of scrolling is shown. Control the scroll movement amount,
It has a configuration.

With this configuration, the present invention provides the scroll direction and the like for the displayed content based on the number of slide operation inputs or the input state such as the contact area when the slide operation input is performed during the slide operation input. Can be freely scrolled, and the scroll speed or scroll movement amount when the content is scrolled and displayed can be controlled.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when an operation using a touch panel, which is difficult to perform various operations, is performed, various operation controls such as a scroll speed or a scroll movement amount can be performed by a simple operation.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system structure which shows the structure of the game system of one Embodiment. It is an example of the functional block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus in one Embodiment. It is an example of the functional block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal apparatus in one Embodiment. It is an example of the figure which shows the appearance structure of the terminal apparatus in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the scroll display process in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 2) for demonstrating the scroll display process in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the detection of the input state of the slide operation input in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 2) for demonstrating the detection of the input state of the slide operation input in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the scroll display process executed based on the input state (the number of operation inputs) of a slide operation input in one Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram (No. 2) for explaining a scroll display process executed based on an input state (number of operation inputs) of slide operation inputs in one embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram (No. 3) for explaining a scroll display process executed based on an input state (number of operation inputs) of slide operation inputs in one embodiment. It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the scroll display process executed based on the characteristic (the area size of the non-display area part) of the non-display area part in one Embodiment. It is a figure (the 2) for demonstrating the scroll display process executed based on the characteristic (the area size of the non-display area part) of the non-display area part in one Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram (No. 3) for explaining a scroll display process executed based on the characteristics of the non-display area portion (area size of the non-display area portion) in one embodiment. It is a figure (the 4) for demonstrating the scroll display process executed based on the characteristic (the area size of the non-display area part) of the non-display area part in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows other example of the scroll display processing in one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the invalidation processing at the time of slide operation input with respect to the input reception area executed by the terminal apparatus in one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. The present embodiment described below does not unreasonably limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent requirements of the present invention.

[1] Game System First, the outline and outline configuration of the game system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration showing the configuration of the game system 1 of the present embodiment.

In the game system 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a server device 10 that provides a game service and a terminal device 20 (for example, terminal devices 20A, 20B, 20C) are connected to the Internet (an example of a network). It is configured to be connectable.

By accessing the server device 10 from the terminal device 20, the user can play a game transmitted from the server device 10 via the Internet. Further, the user can communicate with other users by accessing the server device 10 from the terminal device 20.

The server device 10 is an information processing device capable of providing a service for allowing a user to play a game by using a terminal device 20 which is communicated and connected via the Internet. Further, the server device 10 may function as an SNS server that provides a communication type service. Here, the SNS server may be an information processing device that provides a service capable of providing communication between a plurality of users.

Further, when the server device 10 functions as an SNS server, for example, a social game (Social Game) executed by using the operating environment (API (application programming interface), platform, etc.) of the provided SNS is used. It is now possible to provide a game called.

In particular, the server device 10 is made in various languages such as games provided on the Web browser of the terminal device 20, such as HTML, FLASH, CGI, PHP, shockwave, Java (registered trademark) applet, and Javascript (registered trademark). It has become possible to provide a browser game (a game that can be started simply by opening an installation site with a Web browser).

Unlike existing online games, social games do not require dedicated client software and include games that can be used only with a Web browser and an SNS account. Further, the server device 10 can connect to another user's terminal (smartphone, personal computer, game machine, etc.) via a network and provide an online game capable of sharing the same game progress online at the same time. It has a configuration.
On the other hand, the server device 10 may be composed of one (device, processor) or a plurality of (device, processor).

Then, information such as billing information and game information stored in the storage area of the server device 10 (storage unit 140 described later) is connected to a database (in a broad sense, a storage device, a memory) via a network (intranet or the Internet). ), And when functioning as an SNS server, information such as user information 146 stored in the storage area is stored in a database (in a broad sense) connected via a network (intranet or the Internet). May be stored in a storage device (memory).

Specifically, the server device 10 of the present embodiment receives input information based on the operation of the user of the terminal device 20 (that is, the player who executes the game), and performs game processing based on the received input information. It has become. Then, the server device 10 transmits the game processing result to the terminal device 20, and the terminal device 20 performs various processes for providing the terminal device 20 with the game processing result received from the server device 10 so as to be viewable by the user. It has become.

The terminal device 20 is an information processing device such as an image generation device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PHS, a computer, a game device, a PDA, a portable game machine, etc., and is a server device via a network such as the Internet (WAN) or LAN. It is a device that can be connected to 10. The communication line between the terminal device 20 and the server device 10 may be wired or wireless.

Further, the terminal device 20 includes a Web browser capable of browsing a Web page (HTML format data). That is, the terminal device 20 performs display control using a communication control function for communicating with the server device 10 and data received from the server device 10 (Web data, data created in HTML format, etc.). It is provided with a Web browser function for transmitting user operation data to the server device 10, executes various processes for providing a game screen to the user, and causes the user to execute the game. However, the terminal device 20 may acquire the game control information provided by the server device 10 and execute a predetermined game process to execute a game based on the game process.

Specifically, when the terminal device 20 makes a request to the server device 10 to play a predetermined game, the terminal device 20 is connected to the game site of the server device 10 and the game is started. In particular, the terminal device 20 causes the server device 10 functioning as an SNS server to perform a predetermined process by using an API as necessary, or provides user information 146 managed by the server device 10 functioning as an SNS server. It has a configuration to acquire and execute the game.

[2] Server Device Next, the server device 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional block of the server device 10 of the present embodiment. Further, the server device 10 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each part) of FIG. 2 are omitted.

The server device 10 communicates with an input unit 120 for use by an administrator or other input, a display unit 130 for performing a predetermined display, an information storage medium 180 for storing predetermined information, a terminal device 20, or the like. It includes a unit 196, a processing unit 100 that executes processing mainly related to the game provided, and a storage unit 140 that stores various data mainly used for the game.

The input unit 120 is used by a system administrator or the like for setting related to a game, other necessary settings, and data input. For example, the input unit 120 of the present embodiment is configured by a mouse, a keyboard, or the like.

The display unit 130 displays an operation screen for the system administrator. For example, the display unit 130 of the present embodiment is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like.

The information storage medium 180 (a medium that can be read by a computer) stores programs, data, and the like, and its functions are an optical disk (CD, DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic tape. , Or a memory (ROM) or the like.

The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the outside (for example, a terminal, another server, or another network system), and its function is hardware such as various processors or ASICs for communication. , And programs.

The storage unit 140 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function is configured by a RAM (VRAM) or the like. The information stored in the storage unit 140 may be managed in a database.

Further, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 140 contains game information 144 indicating information about the provided game, user information 146 indicating information about the user as a player regarding the provided game, and various other types necessary for game calculation. Information is stored.

The processing unit 100 performs various processes using the main storage unit 142 in the storage unit 140 as a work area. The function of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), or a program.

The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on the program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180. That is, the information storage medium 180 stores a program for operating the computer as each part of the present embodiment (a program for causing the computer to execute the processing of each part).

For example, the processing unit 100 (processor) controls the entire server device 10 based on the program stored in the information storage medium, and also performs various processes such as control of the transfer of data and the like between the units. Further, a process of providing various services according to the request from the terminal device 20 is performed.

Specifically, the processing unit 100 of the present embodiment has at least a communication control unit 101, a Web processing unit 102, and a game management unit 104.

The communication control unit 101 performs a process of transmitting and receiving data via a network with the terminal device 20. That is, the server device 10 performs various processes based on the information received from the terminal device 20 and the like by the communication control unit 101.

In particular, the communication control unit 101 of the present embodiment performs a process of transmitting a game screen to the user's terminal device 20 based on a request from the user's terminal device 20.

The Web processing unit 102 functions as a Web server. For example, the Web processing unit 102 transmits data in response to a request from a Web browser installed in the terminal device 20 through a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and by the Web browser of the terminal device 20. Performs the process of receiving the transmitted data.

In the present embodiment, a case where the server device 10 also has a function as an SNS server will be described as an example, but the server device 10 is formed separately as a game server and an SNS server. May be good. Further, the processing of the game of the present embodiment may be partially or wholly performed by the server device 10, or may be partially performed by the terminal device 20.

The game management unit 104 interlocks with the terminal device 20 and executes game processing related to a role-playing game (RPG) or a competitive game in each player based on the player's operation input via the terminal device 20. , Manages user information 146 including characters and various items used by each user, such as game progress of each user and item management.

The game management unit 104 executes automatic calculation processing for automatically executing the game based on various data set by the user, not based on the user's operation, and data for playing back on the terminal device 20. May be generated and the generated data may be provided to the terminal device 20.

[3] Terminal device Next, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Note that FIG. 3 is an example of a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 20 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an example of a diagram showing the appearance configuration of the terminal device 20 in the present embodiment. Further, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the constituent elements (each part) of FIG. 3 are omitted.

The input unit 260 is for the player to input operation data, and its function can be realized by a touch panel, a touch panel type display, or the like. That is, the input unit 260 includes a detection unit 262 capable of detecting two-dimensional designated position coordinates (x, y) on the screen on which the image is displayed. For example, the input unit 260 includes a detection unit 262 capable of detecting two-dimensional contact position coordinates (x, y) in the contact detection area (touch panel).

In the present embodiment, the contact position is position information obtained from the contact detection region by a player's contact operation (including direct contact and indirect contact by a pointing device).

The player contact operation of the present embodiment includes a direct touch operation or slide operation on the touch panel 12 by the user's finger, and an indirect touch panel 12 executed via a device such as a pointing device. In addition to the touch operation or slide operation on the touch panel 12, a pseudo touch operation or slide operation on the touch panel 12 is also included without directly and indirectly touching or sliding the touch panel 12.

For example, the pseudo touch operation or slide operation is
(1) A plurality of irradiation units formed at one end of the touch panel 12 at regular intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions by irradiating a light beam such as infrared rays parallel to the touch panel surface at a position close to the touch panel surface, and each irradiation unit. And a plurality of sensors provided at the other end of the touch panel facing each irradiation unit and receiving each irradiated light beam, the light beam is emitted when the touch panel 12 is in contact with or close to the touch panel 12. Touch operation or slide operation that detects the blocked vertical and horizontal coordinates and recognizes them based on the detected coordinates, and
(2) A touch operation or a slide operation in which a camera for capturing the display surface of the touch panel 12 is provided, the user detects the position coordinates in contact with or close to the touch panel 12, and recognizes the position coordinates based on the detected position coordinates.
Etc. Includes a touch operation or a slide operation that is recognized by actually touching the touch panel 12 or detecting it in close proximity to the touch panel 12.

Further, when a plurality of contact positions are detected in the contact detection region at the same time, any one of the contact positions (the contact position detected earlier) may be used, or the plurality of contact positions may be processed at the same time. You may.

When a plurality of determination regions exist in the contact detection region, one contact position (the previously detected contact position) may be used in each determination region. Further, the determination area is a range on the contact detection area in which the contact position for processing by the processing unit 200 such as movement control is specified in advance among the acquired contact positions.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the display screen (display) 12 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B is a stack of a liquid crystal display and a touch panel for detecting a contact position of a player (operator, user). It is a touch panel type display. That is, in the present embodiment, the display screen 12 functions as the input unit 260 and also as the display unit 290.

The touch operation to the display screen (hereinafter referred to as "touch panel" except for special cases) 12 may be performed using a fingertip or an input device such as a touch pen. good.

Further, the input unit 260 may include buttons, levers, a keyboard, a steering wheel, a microphone, an acceleration sensor, and the like capable of inputting operation information (operation signals) other than the indicated position.

The storage unit 270 serves as a work area for the processing unit 200, the communication unit 296, and the like, and its function can be realized by a RAM (VRAM) or the like. Then, the storage unit 270 of the present embodiment shows information about the main storage unit 271 used as the work area, the image buffer 272 in which the final display image and the like are stored, and the user as a player regarding the provided game. It includes user information 273 and a game data storage unit 274 that stores various data necessary for executing a game such as table data. A part of these may be omitted, or a part of the storage unit 140 of the server device 10 may be configured.

In particular, the storage unit 270 of the present embodiment contains reference positions and instruction positions acquired by the touch detection processing unit 211, images of various markers, and condition information indicating conditions used in various determination processing, as will be described later. Etc. can be stored in the main storage unit 271.

The information storage medium 280 (a medium that can be read by a computer) stores programs, data, and the like, and its functions are an optical disk (CD, DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), a magnetic disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic tape. Alternatively, it can be realized by a memory (ROM) or the like.

Further, the information storage medium 280 can store a program for operating the computer as each part of the present embodiment (a program for causing the computer to execute the processing of each part). As will be described later, the processing unit 200 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on the program (data) stored in the information storage medium 280.

The display unit 290 outputs an image generated by the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a CRT, an LCD, a touch panel type display, an HMD (head mounted display), or the like.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the display unit 290 also functions as an input unit 260 in which the player operates the game by using the touch panel display. Here, as the touch panel, for example, a touch panel such as a resistive film type (4-wire type, 5-wire type), a capacitance method, an electromagnetic induction method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, or an infrared scanning method can be used.

The sound output unit 292 outputs the sound generated by the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a speaker, headphones, or the like.

The communication unit 296 performs various controls for communicating with an external device (for example, a host device or another terminal device), and its functions include hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, and a program. It can be realized by such as.

The terminal device 20 receives and receives the programs and data for operating the computer as each part of the present embodiment stored in the information storage medium of the server device 10 and the storage unit 270 via the network. The program or data may be stored in the information storage medium 280 or the storage unit 270. The case where the terminal device 20 functions by receiving the program or data in this way can also be included in the scope of the present invention.

The processing unit 200 (processor) performs processing such as game processing, image generation processing, or sound generation processing in conjunction with the server device 10 based on the input data and the program from the input unit 260.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as the game process, a process of starting the game when the game start condition is satisfied, a process of advancing the game, a process of arranging objects such as a player object and an enemy object, and displaying an object. Processing to calculate the game result, processing to end the game when the game ending condition is satisfied, and the like are included.

Further, the processing unit 200 performs various processing using the storage unit 270 as a work area. The function of the processing unit 200 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), or a program.

In particular, the processing unit 200 of the present embodiment includes an object space setting unit 210, a touch detection processing unit 211, a display control unit 212, an input state detection unit 213, a movement processing unit 214, and a game calculation unit 215. It includes a virtual camera control unit 216, a game management unit 217, a drawing unit 220, and a sound processing unit 230. Further, a configuration in which some of these may be omitted may be used.

For example, the touch detection processing unit 211 of the present embodiment constitutes the input detection processing means of the present invention, and the display control unit 212 constitutes the display control means and the notification means of the present invention. Further, for example, the input state detection unit 213 of the present embodiment constitutes the input state detection means of the present invention, and the sound processing unit 230 of the present invention constitutes the notification means of the present invention.

The object space setting unit 210 is a variety of objects (sprites, billboards, polygons, etc.) that represent objects (player objects, moving objects, enemy objects), movement paths, buildings, trees, pillars, walls, maps (topography), and other display objects. Performs a process of arranging and setting an object (an object composed of primitive surfaces such as a free curved surface or a subdivision surface) in the object space.

Specifically, the object space setting unit 210 determines the position and rotation angle (synonymous with orientation and direction) of the object (model object), and the position (X, Y) or (X, Y, Z).
) At the rotation angle (rotation angle around the X, Y axis) or (rotation angle around the X, Y, Z axis).

Here, the object space includes both a so-called virtual two-dimensional space and a virtual three-dimensional space. The two-dimensional space is, for example, a space in which objects are arranged in two-dimensional coordinates (X, Y), and the three-dimensional space is, for example, a space in which objects are arranged in three-dimensional coordinates (X, Y, Z). be.

When the object space is a two-dimensional space, the objects are arranged based on the priority set for each of the plurality of objects. For example, it is possible to arrange objects in order from the object (sprite) that you want to appear on the back side, and then arrange the objects that you want to appear on the front side in an overlapping manner.

Also, if an object with a large drawing size is placed below the image and an object with a small drawing size is placed above the image, the object space corresponding to the upper part of the screen can be made to appear to be on the back side. It is possible to make it appear that the object space corresponding to the lower part of is on the front side.

When the object space is a three-dimensional space, the objects are arranged in the world coordinate system.

The touch detection processing unit 211 performs recognition processing of the input information input by the player from the input unit 260. Specifically, the touch detection processing unit 211 of the present embodiment acquires the instruction position input by the input unit 260.

For example, the touch detection processing unit 211 acquires a contact position (two-dimensional contact position coordinates) in a contact detection area (touch panel) for detecting a player's contact operation (that is, touch operation) as an instruction position.

That is, the touch detection processing unit 211 is an operation in which the player touches the touch panel 12 with a finger (hereinafter, referred to as "touch operation input"), moves the finger as it is, and finally releases the finger from the touch panel 12 (hereinafter, "slide operation"). The contact position (instructed position) during the contact operation period (during the slide operation period) corresponding to the period during which the operation is performed is acquired.

In particular, the touch detection processing unit 211
(1) The first change (hereinafter, referred to as "contact state") from a state in which no touch operation is input to the screen (hereinafter, referred to as "non-contact state") to a state in which touch operation is input (hereinafter, referred to as "contact state"). The first detection process for detecting the "state change") and the detection position (hereinafter, also referred to as "reference position") at which the state change is executed, and
(2) After the detection of the first change, when the first change is detected (that is, when the state changes from the non-contact state to the contact state), the touch operation input is continued (that is, the contact state). (Continued) When the input by the slide operation (hereinafter referred to as "slide operation input") is executed, the change of the slide operation input (that is, the change of the instruction position and the instruction position) is the second. Second detection process to detect as a change,
(3) During the slide operation input, the third detection process for detecting the state in which the touch operation input to the screen is not performed (that is, when the slide operation input is completed and the contactless state is reached) is executed.

Further, the touch detection processing unit 211 acquires the input designated position at each predetermined cycle. Specifically, the predetermined period can be frame by frame, for example, about 1/60 second to 1/120 second.

In the present embodiment, the "reference position" and the "instruction position" are not only the positions on the touch panel 12 detected by the touch operation input or the slide operation input as described above, but also a predetermined distance from the detection position. It also includes a predetermined position related to a position on a specific touch panel 12 such as a vertical position or an area formed in a predetermined area such as a corner of the touch panel 12.

The display control unit 212 displays the content related to the game executed based on the instruction of the player on the touch panel 12.

Further, the "content" is a content formed so as to be displayable on the screen of a touch panel such as a game or a menu for setting a given setting related to the game, and is a portion displayed on the screen. It is composed of a "display area portion of the content" and a portion that is hidden outside the screen (hereinafter, also referred to as a "non-display area portion of the content").

Further, the display control unit 212 controls the scroll display process of scrolling and moving the display area portion of the content displayed on the screen in response to the slide operation input.

Specifically, the display control unit 212 indicates a scrolling speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display process based on the input state during the slide operation input detected by the input state detection unit 213. The speed or the scroll movement amount indicating the movement amount at the time of scrolling is controlled.

Further, when the display control unit 212 executes the scroll display process during the slide operation input, based on the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the screen, and the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content. The scroll speed or the amount of scroll movement is controlled.

In particular, the display control unit 212 has the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content, such as the width and narrowness of the area size of the non-display area portion of the content, the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, and , The scroll speed or the scroll movement amount when the scroll display process is executed is controlled based on at least one characteristic of the character type.

The input state detection unit 213 sets the input state during slide operation input.
(A) Number of slide operation inputs being executed at the same time, or
(B) Detects any of the contact areas that are in contact with the screen in order to execute the slide operation input.

Further, the input state detection unit 213 detects at least one of the slide operation direction and the slide operation amount in the slide operation input. In particular, the input state detection unit 213 detects the length of continuous contact (contact length) on the touch panel 12 as the slide operation amount, and the slide operation direction is every predetermined time interval (for example,). It is detected by the coordinate position on the touch panel 12 and the coordinate position immediately before (for each frame).

The movement processing unit 214 performs a movement operation of an object (particularly, an operation target object such as a character object or a moving object) in the object space. That is, the movement processing unit 214 moves or moves the moving object in the object space based on the input data or program (movement algorithm) or various data (motion data) input by the player by the input unit 260. Performs processing to control the movement (motion, animation) of the body object.

Specifically, the movement processing unit 214 of the present embodiment includes movement information (movement direction, movement amount, movement speed, position, rotation angle, or acceleration) and motion information (position or rotation angle of each part object) of the object. ) Is sequentially obtained for each frame. Here, the frame is a unit of time for performing object movement processing, motion processing (simulation processing), and image generation processing. Then, in the present embodiment, the frame rate may be fixed or variable depending on the processing load.

The movement processing unit 214 may perform a process of moving the object based on the input direction in the three-dimensional object space. For example, the movement direction is associated with each input direction in advance, and the object is moved in the movement direction corresponding to the input direction.

The game calculation unit 215 performs various game calculation processes. For example, when a plurality of player characters used in the game are set in the deck based on the instruction of the player, the game calculation unit 215 advances the game using each player character set in the deck. Execute the process.

In particular, the game calculation unit 215 forms an object space based on a map, and in the case of RPG, progresses a game based on a preset scenario according to a user's operation, a player object (operation target object) and an enemy object, and the like. Performs arithmetic processing necessary for executing a game such as a battle with other objects (objects not targeted for operation) and parameter management at the time of the battle.

The game calculation unit 215 executes in conjunction with the server device 10, but a part or all of the game calculation unit 215 may be formed in the server device 10.

The virtual camera control unit 216 generates an image that is visible from a given viewpoint and that appears to have depth. In this case, the virtual camera control unit 216 performs control processing of the virtual camera (viewpoint) for generating an image that can be seen from a given (arbitrary) viewpoint in the object space. Specifically, a process of controlling the position (X, Y, Z) or rotation angle (rotation angle around the X, Y, Z axis) of the virtual camera (process of controlling the viewpoint position and the line-of-sight direction) is performed.

For example, when an object (for example, a character, a ball, a car) is photographed from behind by a virtual camera, the position or rotation angle of the virtual camera (virtual camera) so that the virtual camera follows a change in the position or rotation of the object. Orientation) is controlled.

In this case, the virtual camera can be controlled based on the information such as the position, rotation angle, and speed of the object obtained by the movement processing unit 214. Alternatively, the virtual camera may be rotated at a predetermined rotation angle, or may be controlled to move in a predetermined movement path. Further, in this case, the virtual camera is controlled based on the virtual camera data for specifying the position (movement path) or the rotation angle of the virtual camera.

When there are a plurality of virtual cameras (viewpoints), the above control processing is performed for each virtual camera.

The game management unit 217 sets a player character and various items to be used in a game such as a battle game in each player based on the player's operation input via the input unit 260, and registers the player character and various items in the user information 273.

In particular, when the game is executed using the deck, the game management unit 217 registers the set player character and various items in the user information 273 as deck data.

The drawing unit 220 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processing (game processing) performed by the processing unit 200, thereby generating an image and outputting it to the display unit (display) 290. The image generated by the drawing unit 220 may be a so-called two-dimensional image or a so-called three-dimensional image. In particular, the drawing unit 220 generates an image that can be seen from a virtual camera in the object space and is displayed on the screen.

Here, when generating a two-dimensional image, the drawing unit 220 draws in order from the set low-priority objects, and when the objects overlap, the high-priority objects are overwritten and drawn. ..

In addition, when generating a three-dimensional image, the drawing unit 220 of the present embodiment first describes the vertex data (positional coordinates of the vertex, texture coordinates, color data, normal vector or α value) of each vertex of the object (model). Object data (model data) including (etc.) is input, and vertex processing is performed based on the vertex data included in the input object data. In addition, when performing the vertex processing, the vertex generation processing (tessellation, curved surface division, polygon division) for subdividing the polygon may be performed as necessary.

In the vertex processing, geometry processing such as vertex movement processing, coordinate transformation (world coordinate transformation, camera coordinate transformation), clipping processing, perspective conversion, or light source processing is performed, and the object is processed based on the processing result. Change (update, adjust) the given vertex data for the constituent vertex group. Then, rasterization (scanning conversion) is performed based on the vertex data after the vertex processing, and the faces of the polygons (primitives) are associated with the pixels. Then, following the rasterization, pixel processing (fragment processing) for drawing the pixels (fragments constituting the display screen) constituting the image is performed.

In pixel processing, various processes such as texture reading (texture mapping), color data setting / change, translucent composition, antialiasing, etc. are performed to determine the final drawing color of the pixels that make up the image, and perspective conversion is performed. The drawing color of the object is output (drawn) to the image buffer 272 (frame buffer, a buffer that can store image information in pixel units. VRAM, rendering target). That is, in the pixel processing, per pixel processing is performed in which image information (color, normal, brightness, α value, etc.) is set or changed in pixel units.

As a result, an image that can be seen from a virtual camera (given viewpoint) set in the object space is generated. When there are a plurality of virtual cameras (viewpoints), an image can be generated so that the image seen from each virtual camera can be displayed as a divided image on one screen.

The vertex processing and pixel processing performed by the drawing unit 220 are performed by hardware that enables programming of polygon (primitive) drawing processing by a shader program written in a shading language, a so-called programmable shader (vertice shader or pixel shader). It may be realized. Programmable shaders have a high degree of freedom in drawing processing content because processing in units of vertices and processing in units of pixels can be programmed, and the expressive power can be greatly improved compared to fixed drawing processing by hardware. ..

Then, when drawing the object, the drawing unit 220 performs geometry processing, texture mapping, hidden surface erasing processing, α blending, and the like.

In the geometry processing, processing such as coordinate transformation, clipping processing, perspective projection conversion, or light source calculation is performed on the object. Then, the object data after the geometry processing (after the perspective projection conversion) (position coordinates of the vertices of the object, texture coordinates, color data (luminance data), normal vector, α value, etc.) is stored in the storage unit 270.

In the texture mapping, a process of mapping the texture (texel value) stored in the texture storage unit of the storage unit 270 to the object is performed. Specifically, the texture (surface properties such as color (RGB) and α value) is read from the texture storage unit of the storage unit 270 using the texture coordinates and the like set (assigned) to the vertices of the object, and a two-dimensional image is obtained. Map the texture that is to the object. In this case, processing for associating pixels with texels and bilinear interpolation as texel interpolation are performed.

In this embodiment, when drawing an object, a process of mapping a given texture may be performed. In this case, the color distribution (texel pattern) of the mapped texture can be dynamically changed.

Further, in this case, textures having different color distributions (pixel patterns) may be dynamically generated, or a plurality of textures having different color distributions may be prepared in advance so that the textures to be used are dynamically switched. You may. Further, the color distribution of the texture may be changed for each object.

In the hidden surface erasing process, the hidden surface erasing process is performed by the Z buffer method (depth comparison method, Z test) using the Z buffer (depth buffer) in which the Z value (depth information) of the drawing pixel is stored. That is, when drawing the drawing pixel corresponding to the primitive of the object, the Z value stored in the Z buffer is referred to, and the Z value of the referenced Z buffer and the Z value of the drawing pixel of the primitive are referred to. In comparison, if the Z value in the drawing pixel is the Z value (for example, a small Z value) that is on the front side when viewed from the virtual camera, the drawing pixel is drawn and the Z value in the Z buffer is newly added. Update to a Z value.

In α blending (α synthesis), the drawing unit 220 performs a translucent synthesis process (normally α blending, addition α blending, subtraction α blending, etc.) based on the α value (A value). The α value is information that can be stored in association with each pixel (texel, dot), and is, for example, plus alpha information other than color information. The α value can be used as mask information, semi-transparency (equivalent to transparency and opacity), bump information, and the like.

In particular, the drawing unit 220 in the present embodiment may generate an image to be displayed in the display area corresponding to the contact detection area. The image to be displayed in the display area may be, for example, an image including an object.

The sound processing unit 230 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 200, generates game sounds such as BGM, sound effects, or voice, and outputs them to the sound output unit 292.

The terminal device 20 of the present embodiment may be a system dedicated to the single player mode in which only one player can play, or a system including a multiplayer mode in which a plurality of players can play.

Further, when a plurality of players play, a game image or a game sound provided to the plurality of players may be generated by using one terminal device 20, a network (transmission line, communication line), or the like. It may be generated by distributed processing using a plurality of terminal devices 20 or server devices 10 connected by.

[4] Outline of the method of the present embodiment [4.1] Outline Next, an outline of the method (scroll display processing) of the present embodiment will be described.

The terminal device 20 of the present embodiment has a configuration for executing game processing such as a shooting game, a battle part in an RPG, and a simulation game based on a touch operation input and a slide operation input.

That is, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment receives the touch operation input and the slide operation input continuously input to the touch operation input, and the various games described above are received according to the received touch operation input and the slide operation input. It has a configuration to control the game processing for executing.

In particular, the terminal device 20
(1) The first detection process for detecting the state in which the touch operation is input from the state in which the touch operation is not input to the touch panel 12 is performed, and the first detection process is performed after the first detection process. When the touch operation input at the time of detection is continued and the touch panel 12 is being slid, the second detection process for detecting the input in the operation as the slide operation input is executed.
(2) The content related to the game (for example, the game content being executed by the player) is displayed on the touch panel 12, and the display area portion of the content displayed on the touch panel 12 is scrolled and moved in response to the slide operation input. Control the scroll display process to make
(3) Either (A) the number of slide operation inputs being executed at the same time during the slide operation input, or (B) the contact area in contact with the touch panel 12 to execute the slide operation input. Detects the input status of
(4) Slide operation Based on the detected input state during input, the scroll speed indicating the moving speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display processing, or the moving amount at the time of scrolling is shown. Control the scroll movement amount,
It has a configuration.

Further, the terminal device 20 has the scroll speed or the scroll movement based on the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the touch panel 12 and the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content during the slide operation input. It has a configuration that controls the amount.

The characteristics of the non-display area of the content include the size of the non-display area of the content, the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area of the content, the type of the character, and the characteristics of the non-display area. It includes at least one characteristic of the occupancy rate of an object such as an enemy character in the non-display area portion.

By having such a configuration, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment is displayed during the slide operation input based on the number of the slide operation inputs or the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed. It is possible to freely scroll the existing content, and to control the scroll speed or the amount of scroll movement when the game content is scrolled and displayed.

For example, the terminal device 20 of this embodiment is
(1) If you want to finely modify the display area of the game content, reduce the number of slide operation inputs or reduce the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed.
(2) When moving quickly or significantly outside the display area displayed on the touch panel screen, or when performing quick status confirmation outside the display area or status confirmation or movement in an area far from the display area. Increasing the number of slide operation inputs or increasing the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed,
Can be done.

Therefore, the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment can control various operations such as scroll speed or scroll movement amount by a simple operation even when performing an operation using the touch panel. Therefore, the touch panel is used. It has become possible to provide attractive games while improving the enjoyment of the games that were used.

[4.2] Basic Principle of Scroll Display Processing Next, the basic principle of scroll display processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 16.

5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining the scroll display process in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams for explaining the detection of the input state of the slide operation input in the present embodiment. Is. 9 to 11 are diagrams for explaining the scroll display process executed based on the input state (number of operation inputs) of the slide operation input in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 12 to 15 are the drawings. It is a figure for demonstrating the scroll display process which is executed based on the characteristic (the area size of the non-display area part) of the non-display area part in an embodiment. Further, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of the scroll display process in the present embodiment.

(Scroll display processing based on the input status during slide operation input)
The display control unit 212 is game content drawn by the drawing unit 220, and is an image in the game space in which various objects such as player objects and enemy objects viewed from the virtual camera are arranged in the virtual camera control unit 216. , Game points, hit points, various display objects to be displayed during the execution of the game, such as operation commands, and the game contents formed by the game contents are displayed on the touch panel 12.

Further, as the image in the game space, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the display area portion displayed on the touch panel 12 (that is, the display area portion of the game content) and the image outside the touch panel 12 are hidden. A non-display area portion that is displayed on the touch panel 12 when the display is controlled by the operation of the player or the progress of the game is formed. Note that FIG. 5 is an image of a game space formed in the left-right direction with respect to the drawing, and game content is formed when scroll display processing is limited in the left-right direction.

Then, the display control unit 212 executes display control for displaying only the display area portion on the touch panel 12, and scrolls and moves the display area portion of the game content displayed on the touch panel 12 in response to the slide operation input. Control the display process.

Basically, the display control unit 212 performs scroll display processing as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6.
(1) The position of the display area of the content in which the touch operation input is detected or the reference position, which is the position on the touch panel 12 related thereto, is moved in the slide operation direction according to the slide operation input.
(2) The non-display area portion of the content formed in the direction opposite to the slide operation direction with the movement, and the operation amount in the slide operation input (that is, the slide operation amount) and the input state in the slide operation input. Based on this, the corresponding part is displayed on the touch panel 12, and the corresponding part is displayed.
(3) The portion of the content display area formed and displayed in the slide operation direction that has been moved out of the display of the touch panel 12 is switched to the non-display area portion.
Execute display processing.

Further, during the slide operation input, the input state detection unit 213 sets the slide operation direction and the slide operation amount in the slide operation input as the input state (specifically, the amount of change in the x-axis component and the y-axis component on the touch panel 12). At least one of the above is detected. However, for example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the input state detection unit 213 has the x-axis when the scroll display process is limited to the game space formed in the left-right direction with respect to the drawing. Only the amount of change in the components is detected.

Then, the input state detection unit 213 is in the process of inputting the slide operation.
(A) The number of slide operation inputs (that is, multi-touch) that are executed at the same time, or (B) The contact area that is in contact with the touch panel 12 to execute the slide operation input (hereinafter, "contact area"). ”) Is detected.

In particular, the input state detection unit 213 has a touch operation input (slide) independently detected by the touch detection processing unit 211 on the area of the touch panel 12 as the number of slide operation inputs (that is, multi-touch) executed at the same time. Detect the number of operation inputs.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the input state detection unit 213 independently touches two fingers on the touch panel 12 by the player during the slide operation input, the slide operation is performed. The number of inputs (hereinafter, also referred to as "multi-touch number") is detected as "2". However, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the input state detection unit 213 is in contact with the touch panel 12 (independently and in one place) by touching the two fingers of the player. , The number of slide operation inputs is detected as "1".

On the other hand, the input state detection unit 213 has a specific contact area when the touch operation input (including the slide operation input) detected by the touch detection processing unit 211 is executed on the area of the touch panel 12. Detects the area in contact with a specific timing, such as frame timing.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the input state detection unit 213 touches the touch panel 12 when two fingers are independently touched on the touch panel 12 by the player during the slide operation input. Assuming that the area is "1", the total area "2" of the two contact points is detected as the contact area.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the input state detection unit 213 is brought into contact with two fingers by the player (non-independently) on the touch panel 12 during the slide operation input. If so, the area of the contact point is detected as the contact area (contact area: 1.5 in the case of FIG. 8B) at the slide operation input.

When detecting the number of a plurality of slide operation inputs (including the case of detecting the contact area), the reference slide operation amount used for the scroll display processing is based on the first detected touch operation. The slide operation amount in one specific slide operation input such as the slide operation input is used.

On the other hand, the display control unit 212 is based on the number of slide operation inputs (multi-touch number) detected by the input state detection unit 213 during the slide operation input or the input state of the contact area in the slide operation input. , The scroll speed in the scroll display process or the scroll movement amount is controlled.

Specifically, the display control unit 212 in the scroll display process
(1) When the number of slide operation inputs is small, or when the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed is small, the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is reduced.
(2) When the number of the slide operation inputs is large, or when the contact area when the slide operation inputs are performed is large, the display area displayed on the touch panel 12 is outside the touch panel 12. Quickly or significantly move, or quickly display the non-display area or display the non-display area far from the display area.

For example, when executing a scroll display process that controls the scroll movement amount based on the number of slide operation inputs, the number of unit screen areas scrolled during the scroll display process changes according to the number of slide operation inputs. Imagine a case. Then, it is assumed that the unit screen area in which the predetermined slide operation amount is 1 is scrolled.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, (a1) the display area portion of the game content is displayed on the touch panel 12, and (a2) three unit screen areas are formed as the non-display area portion as the game content. a3) When the slide operation input in which "1" is detected as the number of slide operation inputs in the predetermined slide operation amount and the predetermined slide operation direction is executed, the display control unit 212 displays the display control unit 212 in FIG. As shown, a scroll display process for scrolling by "1" screens is executed in a predetermined unit screen area during the scroll display process, and the unit screen area 1 is displayed on the touch panel 12 as a display area portion.

Further, similar to the above (a1) and (a2), (b3) a predetermined slide operation amount and a predetermined slide direction, and "3" was detected as the number of input slide operation inputs (3). When the same slide operation input as in a3) is executed, the display control unit 212 scrolls by "3" screens in a predetermined unit screen area during the scroll display process, as shown in FIG. The process is executed, and the display area portion is displayed on the touch panel 12 centering on the unit screen area 3. In particular, in FIG. 11, the unit screen areas 2 and 3 are displayed on the touch panel 12.

If a scrollable area size is not formed according to the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area as the non-display area portion of the content displayed by the slide operation input, the formed non-display area is formed. Scroll display processing is executed according to the area size formed as a part.

For example, as in FIGS. 10 and 11 described above, when the scroll display process for controlling the scroll movement amount is executed based on the number of slide operation inputs, the scroll display process is performed according to the number of slide operation inputs. Suppose the number of scrolled unit screen areas changes.

In this case, when the slide operation input is executed in which the number of slide operation inputs is detected as "3" in the predetermined slide operation amount and the predetermined slide direction, and the unit screen area is "1" screen. When only minutes are formed, the display control unit 212 executes a scroll display process that scrolls only "1" screens instead of "3" screens in a predetermined unit screen area during scroll display processing.

(Scroll display processing based on the characteristics of the non-display area of the content)
The display control unit 212 uses a touch panel together with or in place of the input state of the slide operation input detected by the input state detection unit 213 such as the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the screen. In the game content having the display area portion displayed on the 12th, the scroll display process for controlling the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is executed based on the characteristics of the non-display area portion.

Specifically, the display control unit 212 describes the non-display area portion of the content as a characteristic.
(1) Area size characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content (that is, the width of the area size),
(2) The number of characters (for example, enemy characters) used in the game that are formed so as to be displayable in the non-display area portion of the content.
(3) The type of the character (for example, an enemy boss character) or
(4) Occupancy rate of objects (objects necessary for the progress of the game, such as enemy characters and objects that construct battles and battlefields) placed in the non-display area of the content, in the non-display area.
A scroll display process for controlling the scroll speed or the amount of scroll movement is executed based on the characteristics of the display formation such as.

For example, in the case of controlling the scroll movement amount based on the area size of the non-display area portion of the content, as shown in FIG. 12, the "2" screen as the unit screen area composed of the unit screen areas S1 to S2. When the game content having the non-display area portion is formed, the display control unit 212 scrolls and moves by two screens according to a predetermined slide operation amount as shown in FIG. 13, and refers to the unit screen area S2. The game content is displayed on the touch panel 12. In particular, in FIG. 13, the unit screen areas S1 and S2 are displayed on the touch panel 12.

Further, when the scroll movement amount is controlled based on the area size of the non-display area portion of the content, as shown in FIG. 14, the game content having the non-display area portion for one screen composed of the unit screen area S1. Is formed, and when the slide operation input is executed with the same slide operation amount and slide operation direction as in the above example, the display control unit 212 scrolls for one screen and uses the unit screen area S1 as a reference. The game content is displayed on the touch panel 12. In particular, in FIG. 13, the unit screen area S1 and a part of the area displayed before scrolling are displayed on the touch panel 12.

For example, in the case where the scroll movement amount is controlled based on the number of enemy characters formed in the non-display area portion of the content, the enemy character of "3" is detected in the non-display area. In this case, the display control unit 212 determines the standard scroll speed or the standard scroll movement amount, and executes the screen display process based on the determined standard scroll speed or the standard scroll movement amount.

Further, in such a case, when the enemy character of "9" is detected in the non-display area, the display control unit 212 triples the standard scroll speed or the standard scroll movement amount. The scroll speed or the amount of scroll movement of 3 times is determined, and the screen display process is executed based on the determined scroll speed of 3 times or the amount of movement of the standard scroll.

(Notification control)
The display control unit 212 may execute display control for displaying the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount on the touch panel 12 during the scroll display process. For example, the display control unit 212 executes the display of the arrow formed in the slide operation direction, and executes the display control indicating the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount by the length of the arrow.

In the present embodiment, the scroll speed or scroll during the scroll display process is performed by the sound effect output by the sound processing unit 230 together with the display control for displaying the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount, or instead of the display control. Notification control for notifying the amount of movement may be executed.

(Modification example)
In the above embodiment, the display control unit 212 has described using the game content at the time of executing a game such as a battle game as the scroll display process, but the user desires to display a menu for making various settings such as the game. The scroll display process may be used when setting or registering the function to be performed.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, the display control unit 212 selects the player character to be used in the battle game, and hides the player character while displaying the player character that can be selected by the player in the display area portion. The player character is formed in the area portion so as to be selectable.

In the case of FIG. 16, since the number of multi-touches is "2", when one scroll is performed for each player character by a predetermined slide operation amount, the slide operation is performed from right to left toward the drawing. When the characters D and E are scrolled twice by the predetermined slide operation amount, the characters D and E are displayed in the display area portion.

Further, in this case, when the number of multi-touches is "3", when the slide operation is performed from right to left toward the drawing and the screen is scrolled 3 times by the predetermined slide operation amount, the display area portion is displayed. Characters E and F will be displayed.

Further, the scroll speed determined in the scroll display process in the present embodiment may be a scroll speed that is not a constant speed but a time-variable scroll speed such as a constant acceleration.

Further, the display control unit 212 determines the size of the non-display area portion of the content, the number of characters (for example, enemy characters) used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, and the type of the character (for example, the enemy character). Touch panel by changing the display area part according to the characteristics in the non-display area part of the content such as the occupancy rate in the non-display area part of the object arranged in the non-display area part of the content such as the boss character) and the enemy character. 12 may be displayed on the top.

For example, in this case, the display control unit 212 displays the entire content in red when the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content is large, and when the number of the characters is small. Displays the entire content in blue.

By having such a configuration, the player can easily recognize the characteristics in the non-display area portion of the content.

[5] Operation in the present embodiment Next, the operation of the input reception process including the scroll display process executed by the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 17 describes the operation of the input reception process including the scroll display process executed by the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment.

This operation is an operation of invalidation processing at the time of slide operation input to the input receiving area during execution of the game, and is a processing executed in the terminal device 20 in principle. However, some processes can be executed by interlocking with the server device 10.

Further, in this operation, it is assumed that a predetermined game process has been executed in advance and the game content is in a standby state for touch operation input and slide operation input, and the game content has a display area portion and a non-display area portion to be displayed on the touch panel 12. Is formed.

Further, in this operation, a case where the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is controlled based on the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the screen and the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content will be described. ..

First, when the touch detection processing unit 211 detects the touch operation input from the state in which no touch operation input is made to the touch panel 12 (non-contact state) (step S101), the input state detection unit 213 receives the touch operation input. The input state in the above is detected as the first input state (step S102).

Specifically, the input state detection unit 213 detects the number touched by the player on the touch panel 12 or the touched contact area as the first input state in the touch operation input. Further, the input state detection unit 213 detects the coordinate value on the touch panel 12 of the indicated position input by the touch operation.

Next, the touch detection processing unit 211 executes a standby process of waiting for a predetermined time (for example, one frame ((1/60) seconds)) (step S103), and a touch operation input to the touch panel 12 is performed. Whether or not a non-contact state (that is, a non-contact state after all touch operation inputs are completed) is detected, and if it is determined that the non-contact state is not detected, the touch operation input (at least) It is determined whether or not the touch operation input (1) is continued and the touch panel 12 is being slid (steps S104 and S105).

At this time, when the touch detection processing unit 211 detects the non-contact state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the touch detection processing unit 211 accepts the operation input based on the instruction position in the touch operation input (step S106), and the received operation input. The game process is executed based on (step S107), and this operation is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the touch detection processing unit 211 has not detected the non-contact state, and it is determined that the touch operation input is continued and the touch panel 12 is not being slid, the step S102 is performed. When it is determined that the non-contact state has not been detected and the touch operation input is continued and it is determined that the touch panel 12 is being slid, the process proceeds to the process of step S111.

Next, the input state detection unit 213 detects the input state in the slide operation input as the second input state (step S111). Specifically, the input state detection unit 213 is the number touched by the player on the touch panel 12 (that is, the number of slide operation inputs being executed at the same time) or the touched contact area (that is, the number of touched contact areas). The contact area in contact with the touch panel 12 in order to execute the slide operation input) is detected. Further, the input state detection unit 213 detects the coordinate value (instructed position) on the touch panel 12 when the second input state is detected.

Next, the input state detection unit 213 detects the slide direction and the slide operation amount (distance on the touch panel 12) in the slide operation input from the first input state to the second input state (step S112), and displays the slide operation on the touch panel 12. The characteristic of the non-display area portion of the game content having the display forming portion is detected (step S113).

The input state detection unit 213 has the characteristics of the non-display area portion, such as the width and narrowness of the area size of the non-display area portion of the game content, the number of enemy characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, or. , Detects the type of the enemy character.

Next, the display control unit 212 determines the scroll speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content, or the scroll movement when scrolling, based on the detected input state and the characteristics of the non-display area of the game content. The amount is determined, and the scroll display process is executed based on the determined scroll speed or scroll movement amount (step S114).

Next, the touch detection processing unit 211 determines whether or not all the touch operation inputs have been completed and the non-contact state has been detected (step S115).

Next, when the touch detection processing unit 211 determines that the non-contact state is not obtained, the touch detection processing unit 211 updates the second input state to the first input state, and for a predetermined time (for example, one frame ((1/60)). ) Seconds)) Waiting for the waiting process is executed (step S116), the process proceeds to the process of step S111, and when it is determined that the non-contact state is reached, this operation is terminated.

In this operation, the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount is controlled only based on the number of slide operation inputs or the contact area in contact with the screen, or based on the characteristics of the non-display area portion of the content. When controlling the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount, the scroll speed or the scroll amount in step S114 may be determined without executing any of the processes of step S111 or S113 described above.

[6] Others The present invention is not limited to the one described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, a term cited as a broad or synonymous term in a description in a specification or drawing can be replaced with a broad or synonymous term in another description in the specification or drawing.
In the present embodiment, it is described as an operation input of an RPG game, but it can also be used in other games such as a competitive game or a simulation game.

Further, in the present embodiment, each game may be provided to the terminal device 20 by one server device 10, a server system may be constructed by interlocking a plurality of server devices 10, and each game may be provided to the terminal device 20. You may.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game provided by the server device 10 is executed by the terminal device 20, but each function and the game program of the processing unit 200 of the terminal device 20 except for the touch detection processing unit 211. The above-mentioned game may be realized by executing the execution of the above in the server device 10 and executing the operation input and the image display by streaming in the terminal device 20.

Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal device of the present invention is applied to the game device, but the operation is not limited to the game device but is performed by using a touch panel such as a smartphone, a tablet type information terminal device, a personal computer, a monitor or a television. The terminal device of the present invention can be provided as long as it is a terminal device capable of executing input.

The present invention includes a configuration substantially the same as the configuration described in the embodiment (for example, a configuration having the same function, method and result, or a configuration having the same purpose and effect). The present invention also includes a configuration in which a non-essential part of the configuration described in the embodiment is replaced. In addition, the present invention includes a configuration that exhibits the same effects as the configuration described in the embodiment or a configuration that can achieve the same object. Further, the present invention includes a configuration in which a known technique is added to the configuration described in the embodiment.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but those skilled in the art will easily understand that many modifications that do not substantially deviate from the novel matters and effects of the present invention are possible. .. Therefore, all such modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

10 ... Server device 20 ... Terminal device 200 ... Processing unit 101 ... Communication control unit 102 ... Web processing unit 103 ... Game calculation execution unit 104 ... Game management unit 120 ... Input unit 130 ... Display unit 140 ... Storage unit 142 ... Main storage unit 144 ... Game information 146 ... User information
148 ... Automatic calculation information 180 ... Information storage medium 196 ... Communication unit 200 ... Processing unit 210 ... Object space setting unit 211 ... Touch detection processing unit 212 ... Display control unit 213 ... Input state detection unit 214 ... Movement processing unit 215 ... Game calculation Unit 216 ... Virtual camera control unit 217 ... Game management unit 220 ... Drawing unit 230 ... Sound processing unit 270 ... Storage unit 271 ... Main storage unit 272 ... Image buffer 273 ... User information 260 ... Input unit 262 ... Detection unit 280 ... Information storage Medium 290 ... Display unit 291 ... Sound output unit

Claims (4)

A program that accepts slide operation input to the touch panel on which a given screen is displayed and executes a game in response to the received slide operation input.
The first detection process for detecting one or more touch operation input states on the screen is performed, and the touch operation input at the position where the first detection process is detected after the first detection process is performed. A touch operation input detection processing means that performs a second detection process for detecting an input in the operation as a slide operation input when the touch panel is continuously operated by sliding.
A display control means for controlling a scroll display process for scrolling and moving a display area portion of content displayed on the screen in response to the slide operation input, and
Input state detecting means for detecting the state of the game in the non-display area portion of the content,
Make your computer work as
The display control means
During the slide operation input, the scroll speed indicating the moving speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display process, or the scrolling, based on the situation of the game in the non-display area portion of the content. A program characterized by controlling the scroll movement amount, which indicates the movement amount at the time. In the program according to claim 1,
The situation of the game in the non-display area portion of the content includes the number of characters used in the game arranged in the non-display area portion of the content, the type of the character, and the non-display area portion of the content. A program that includes at least one situation of occupancy in the hidden area portion of the placed object. In the program according to claim 1 or 2.
A program that further functions the computer as a notification control means for executing notification control for notifying the scroll speed or the scroll movement amount on the screen during the scroll display process. A terminal device that accepts slide operation input to a touch panel on which a given screen is displayed.
The first detection process for detecting one or more touch operation input states on the screen is performed, and the touch operation input at the position where the first detection process is detected after the first detection process is performed. A touch operation input detection processing means that performs a second detection process for detecting an input in the operation as a slide operation input when the touch panel is continuously operated by sliding.
Together to display the contents related to the game on the screen, display control means for controlling the scrolling display processing of moving by scrolling the display area portion of the content displayed on the screen in response to the slide operation input,
An input state detecting means for detecting the state of the game in the non-display area portion of the content, and
With
The display control means
During the slide operation input, the scroll speed indicating the moving speed when scrolling the display area portion of the content in the scroll display process, or the scrolling, based on the situation of the game in the non-display area portion of the content. A terminal device characterized in that the scroll movement amount indicating the movement amount at the time is controlled.

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