JPH01195883A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a conversation performable as communicating with an image between a board surface and a piece by installing a voice-image communication device which communicates with image data showing the game board surface and the piece and voice data at the same time. CONSTITUTION:A board face display part 2 and a 'go' stone input part 3 in a game system 10 are set up parallelly with each other, and they are solidly formed, insomuch that they are felt to be almost flush with each other. In addition, a control part 4 is connected to a telecommunication line 1 via a telephone functional part 5, and image data (position data of a 'go' stone) inputted at the self-station side or image data (position data of the stone) transmitted from the opposite station side are stored at this control part 4, and on the basis of this stored image data, an image is displayed on the board face display part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a game device for enjoying games such as kaiki, shogi, chess, and Othello with an opponent via a telephone line or a dedicated line.

(Background Art) Conventionally, if a player wants to play a game when the player is not nearby, it is necessary to go to the player or have the player come to the game. In any case, the player's time or that of the player's time is not effectively utilized, and in particular, the longer the distance between the player and the player, the longer the time that is not being utilized effectively.

In order to eliminate the time required to travel to play a board game, it is possible for the two players to each use a facsimile machine and use paper with the board and base stones written on it as the transmission manuscript. It will be done. Furthermore, it is conceivable to display the board surface and the foundation stone on a CRT or the like using personal computer communication.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) If a facsimile machine is used to perform the encircling as described above, one communication must be made each time one stone is hit, so it is difficult to perform the encircling quickly. There is a problem that it is difficult to receive guidance from the instructor because it is impossible to have a conversation while performing the kaiki, that is, while transmitting images of the board and the foundation stone.

In addition, if you use PC communication to perform the foundation stone, you will not be able to have a conversation while transmitting images of the board and the foundation stone.
There is a problem in that it is difficult to receive guidance from a master.

9. The above problems are also common when playing other games such as shogi, chess, and Othello.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an audio-visual communication device that simultaneously communicates image data and audio data indicating a game board and pieces, and a flat display device that displays the board and pieces. and a flat input device arranged parallel to the flat display device and for inputting the pieces.

(Function) The present invention provides an audio-visual communication device that simultaneously communicates image data and audio data indicating a game board and pieces, a flat display device that displays the board and pieces, and a flat display device that displays the board and pieces. Since it has a flat input device that is installed parallel to the board and inputs the pieces, it is easy to input the pieces to the board, and it is possible to have a conversation while transmitting images of the board and the pieces. It is easy to receive guidance from

(Example) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The game device 10 includes a board display section 2, a Go stone input section 3, a control section 4, a telephone function section 5, a reservation information input section 6, a reservation information display section 7, a transmitter 8, and a receiver 9, and has a telephone function. Part 5
is connected to communication line 1.

The panel display section 2 has a planar shape and a transparent display surface, such as a light emitting diode, an electroluminescent display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, etc., and displays the base and foundation stones of the surrounding base. be. The Go stone input section 3 is
This is a position detection device such as a pressure-sensitive transparent film that applies piezoelectric effect, a magnetostrictive tablet, a position sensor that uses ultrasonic waves or infrared rays, digitizer, etc. By pressing (or by touching) you enter a black or white foundation stone in the desired position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the board display section 2 and the Go stone input section 3 are arranged in parallel and integrally formed to the extent that they appear to be on the same plane. Furthermore, instead of the board display section 2 and the Go stone input section 3, a single device having a one-position detection function and a display function may be used.
1. A part that controls the functions of the entire embodiment described above, and has a communication, input/output control device 1, a storage device for storing image data or audio data, etc., and is connected to a communication line 1 via a telephone function section 5. ing. The above storage device contains image data (image data showing the foundation and foundation stones) from the local station side (calling side)
and image data from the other station (receiving side).

The control unit 4 also stores image data (base stone position data) input from the own station side or image data (base stone position data) sent from the other station side, and based on the stored image data, This is to display an image on the display section 2. The reservation information input section 6 is for inputting reservation information and cancellation information, and the reservation information display section 7 is for displaying reservation information and cancellation information.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram specifically showing an example of the telephone function section 5. As shown in FIG.

The telephone function section 5 employs a frequency band division method. The telephone function unit 5 includes a modulation/demodulation device 11 for image data, a voice compression device 13 for compressing voice data from the transmitter 8, and an adder for adding the image data modulated by the modulation/demodulation device 11 and the compressed voice data. 12, a distributor 14 that performs input/output control, a telephone function control device 15 that has functions such as a dialer that switches baud rates and outputs dial pulses, and a separator 16 that separates audio data and image data. It has an audio restoration device 17 that restores audio compressed data.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the board display section 2°, the Go stone input section 3, and the control section 4 in the above embodiment.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, give one game device 10 each for yourself and your opponent.
are installed, and a telephone line 1 is used to connect them. When playing a game 1. Depending on the ability of both players, select the top number, the number of black numbers, and the number of devices to be used as a handicap.
, and input it from the Go stone input section 3 (that is, hit the base stone). The position of the base stone during the game is also input using finger pressure in the same way as above (when using a magnetostrictive tablet, the position is input using a stylus or lath pen (pen type magnetic input device)). At the same time, own station (
The base stone is displayed at the same position as the input position on the board display section 2 of the player's game device 10). In addition, after deciding whether to use white stones or black stones in your own game,
Set one of them in a predetermined field on the board display section 2.

The image data input to the board display section 2 of your own station is sent to the control section 4.
The information is sent to the opponent's station (player's game device 10) via the telephone function unit 5 and the opponent's station, and the same display content as that of the own station is displayed on the board display of the opponent's station. In this case, the image data is stored in the storage section of the control section 4 of the own station, and is also stored in the storage section of the control section of the other station.

Note that the image data is encoded in the control unit 4 as necessary, and is encoded in the modulation/demodulation device 11 in the telephone function unit 5.
The image data is modulated, and the adder 12 adds the image data to the compressed audio data, and sends it to the other party via the communication line 1. At the partner station, data sent from the communication line 1 is passed through a telephone function control device 15 and a distributor 14, separated into image data and voice data by a separator 16, and restored by a voice restoration device 17. Thereafter, the 0 image data sent to the receiver 9 is demodulated by the modulation/demodulation device 11, processed by the control section 4, and then displayed on the panel display section 2.

Note that the audio compression device 13 includes a bandpass filter that passes data in a frequency band of 1.5 KHz or less, for example, and the audio restoration device 17 includes a bandpass filter that passes data in a frequency band of 1.5 kHz or less, for example, and It includes a harmonic generator composed of a compressor (logarithmic amplifier), an expander (inverse logarithmic amplifier), and a weighting circuit.

When the frequency band compression method described above is adopted, the audio data from the transmitter 8 is compressed by the audio compression device 13 into only the components of, for example, 0.3 to 1.5 KHz out of one normal transmission band, and the remaining The modulated image data and compressed audio data are added within the band, and the added data is sent to the communication line l.

On the other hand, the image data and audio data that have passed through the communication line are separated by a separator 16, and the demodulated image data is sent to the control section 4. For the remaining data (that is, audio data), only components of, for example, 0.3 to 1.5 KHz pass through a filter in the audio restoration device 17. Furthermore, harmonics are added by compression, expansion, etc. of this component, and it is restored as a normal telephone band component.

Note that the audio-image communication device communicates audio data and image data simultaneously, but in addition to performing station frequency division as described above, it may also perform time-division or modulation/demodulation.

Further, the control section 4 is an example of a win/loss determining means for determining the winner or loser of Go, and when the game ends, the controller 4 determines the winner or loser.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing a game device 1a having a multiple connection function.

In this embodiment, a large number of communication lines 31 to 37 are connected at the same time, communication is carried out with one of the lines, and the other lines are put on hold.

In FIG. 5, the same members as those in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 has a control section 4a instead of the control section 4, and also has a multiple connection circuit 21 that connects many lines at the same time, and one of the many lines 31 to 37 that are connected at the same time. Line selection switches 41 to 47 for selection are provided. Lamps are attached to the line selection switches 41 to 47, and these lamps turn on when the child has finished making his first move and is waiting for the teacher's next move, and are turned off until the child has finished making his first move. do.

The control unit 4a is provided with a number of memories corresponding to the number of lines connected, and stores image data corresponding to each line. Therefore, when the instructor uses the game device 10a,
By having the children use the game device 10 shown in FIG. 1 and communicating with each other, the teacher can instruct a plurality of children at the same time.

6th r! ! J is a perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the reservation accepting device 50 according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the reservation accepting device 50.

This embodiment includes a control section 51, a modem section 52, and a line 5.
A line interface 53 connected to 8 and a memory 54
The 0-line interface 53, which has a printer 55, a display 56, and a member registration entry key 57, receives a reservation information signal input from the game device IO via the communication line 58. It is.

The control unit 51 controls the input of reservation information, the registration of a membership number in the memory 54, the search for reservation information, and the storage and deletion of reservation information in the memory 54. The member registration entry key 57 is a key used when registering or changing the member number of a new member and the telephone number of the game device 10.

When registering a new member, first press the input correction key "Thursday"
After pressing , enter the member number and telephone number using the numeric keypad 57. If you enter the same number as the member number you have already registered, and then enter a telephone number that is different from the telephone number paired with that member number, you will be correcting your telephone number. Furthermore, if the user presses the delete key "#" after inputting the member number via the numeric keypad 57, the member is deleted from the registration ledger. The display 56 displays the operation details of the member registration key 57. Further, the printer 55 prints the reserved date and time of use, membership number, etc.

Furthermore, if a voice response system (a system that responds with an electronically synthesized voice) is adopted as the reservation reception device 50, it is possible to make a reservation for a game even from a general button telephone. In this case, the reservation information input section 6 in the game device 10 or 10a is not required.

In addition, as a position detection function, a method may be adopted in which a movable cursor is displayed on the panel display section 2 and a confirmation switch (not shown) is pressed at the desired position to input the information.
In this case, the reservation information input section 6 and the reservation information display section 7 may be completely omitted.

The same information as the reservation information input section 6 is displayed on the board display section 2, and when a predetermined part of this is pressed with a finger or the like, the input information is input from the Go stone input section 3, and the reservation information, Cancellation information may be displayed. Furthermore, if an ultrasonic input device is employed, a pen-type ultrasonic transmitter (stylus pen) is used for input. Instead of the pressure-sensitive transparent film, an electrostatic type, optical type, etc. touch panel may be used.

The reservation acceptance device 50 is not only used by instructors, but may also accept reservations from general players who wish to play a game.In other words, if a person wishes to play a game at a certain time, the reservation acceptance device 50 may be used by general players who wish to play a game. Reservation reception device 50 with information of the person who wishes to
If a person who wants to play the game applies for a reservation on the same date and time, the person who made the reservation first and the person who made the reservation later will each be provided with the other person's information, and if both parties reach an agreement, , clear the reservation information of both parties.

Since this reservation is automatically accepted, whether it is late at night or early in the morning, as long as a player from the same time slot appears, the game can be enjoyed through the game device. Note that since the printer 55 of the reservation accepting device 50 can print the above-mentioned reservation status, a system usage fee can be charged according to the printed content to cover maintenance and management costs.

Although the above embodiment has been explained by taking the game of Iku as an example, it can also be applied to other games such as chess and chess.

In interpreting the scope of the claims, the term "pieces" should be interpreted to include everything that is normally placed on a game board, such as Go stones, shogi, and chess pieces.

Therefore, the Go stone input section 3 in FIGS. 1 to 6 is the same as the piece input section.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is easy to input pieces onto the board, it is possible to have a conversation while transmitting images of the board and the pieces, and it is easy to receive guidance from a teacher.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a two-dimensional blow diagram specifically showing the telephone set part 5 in the above embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the above embodiment. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the board display section 2, the Go stone input section 3, and the control section 4 in the above embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a game device 10a which is another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the game device 10a. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the reservation accepting device 5 in the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the reservation accepting device 50. 2... Board display section, 3... Go stone input section as a piece input section, 4... Control section, 5... Telephone interface section, 10.10a... Game device, 41-47... - Line selection switch, 50... Reservation reception device. Patent applicant: Japan Business Systems Co., Ltd. Agent: Kei Tsuji Figure 1: Figure 10 Game device Figure 2

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) An audio-visual communication device that simultaneously communicates image data and audio data indicating the board and pieces of a predetermined game, a flat board display device that displays the board and pieces, and this board display device. A game device characterized by having a flat piece input device installed in parallel and for inputting the pieces. (2) The game device according to claim 1, wherein the audio image communication device communicates the audio data and the image data by band division or time division. (3) The game device according to claim (1), further comprising communication switching means for communicating with one of a plurality of opponents and holding lines of the other plurality of opponents. (4) The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a reservation means for reserving the game device of the predetermined partner to communicate with the predetermined partner at a predetermined time. (5) The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a win/lose determining means for determining win/lose of the game.