JPH06348438A - Scenario editor and scenatio executing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a conversational scenario by displaying an initial picture definition area on a scenario editing screen, displaying a candidate picture group to be stored in the definition area on a selection screen, storing a user selecting picture in the definition area, and displaying the succeeding definition area corresponding to the number of buttons in the selecting picture. CONSTITUTION:The picture definition area 2 is displayed and a candidate picture group to be stored in the area 2 is displayed on the selection screen 3. A picture 21 selected from the screen 3 by a user is stored and displayed on the area 2 and the succeeding picture definition area 2 corresponding to the number of buttons in the selected picture is prepared and displayed. Sound, a screen effect and a sound effect to be used for the picture definition area (screen) are selected from respective selecting pictures (for the sound, the screen effect and the sound effect) 3 and stored and displayed on the area 2. Constitution for repeating the processing is adopted. Consequently a scenario capable of conversationally, efficiently and simply constituting respective picture defintion areas 2 like a tree structure can be prepared while checking the flow of the whole scenario and the picture 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scenario editing device and a scenario executing device for editing a screen display sequence and executing a scenario in which the edited sequence is executed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a scenario for determining the order of displaying screens is such that the first screen 0 is initially displayed using character information in a language unique to the authoring tool, and then the screen 1 is displayed. It was created by sequentially deciding in what order the screens of will be displayed.

In addition, a tool for editing a scenario has appeared by a method of making a diagram using symbols, and a scenario is created by a description centered on a file.

[0004]

As described above, if the scenario is edited by describing the order in which the screens are displayed by using the language of the former former authoring tool, the language learning and description of the original language may be performed. There was a problem that mistakes occurred and required a lot of time.

Further, the latter method has a problem that the work time cannot be significantly reduced as compared with the former method due to the file-based description and the difficult graphic representation. In order to solve these problems, an object of the present invention is to enable a scenario to be created interactively, efficiently and easily while checking the flow and screen of the entire scenario and to execute the created scenario.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a scenario edit screen 1 is a screen for editing the screen definition area 2 in a tree structure.

The screen definition area 2 is provided with a screen area 22, a screen effect area 23, a sound effect area 24, and a sound area 25. The screen 21 is a screen for displaying images and buttons.

The screen area 22 is an area for storing and displaying the screen 21. The screen effect area 23 is an area for storing and displaying the screen effect when the screen 21 is displayed / hidden.

The voice effect area 24 is an area for storing and displaying a voice effect when the screen 21 is switched. The voice area 25 is an area for storing and displaying voice (voice image).

The selection screen 3 is a screen for displaying and selecting a candidate screen 21 to be stored in the screen definition area 2, a screen effect, a sound effect, and a sound (sound image).

[0011]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the initial screen definition area 2 is displayed on the scenario editing screen 1, and the candidate screen group to be stored in the screen definition area 2 is displayed on the selection screen 3. To store and display the screen 21 selected from the selection screen 3 by the user in the screen definition region 2, and to create and display the next screen definition region 2 corresponding to the number of buttons in the selected screen 21. Is repeated.

At this time, a reduced candidate screen group is displayed on the selection screen 3. Also, screen definition area 2
Screen effect during (display method when displaying / hiding the screen)
Is provided in the screen effect area 23 for storing the screen effect selected from the selection screen 3 by the user.
It is stored and displayed in.

Further, a voice area 25 for storing voice is provided in the screen definition area 2, and the voice image selected by the user from the selection screen 3 is stored and displayed in the voice area 25.

Further, in the screen definition area 2, a sound effect area 24 for storing a sound effect (a sound effect reproduced while switching the displayed screen to the next screen) is provided, and the user selects from the selection screen 3. The voice effect thus created is stored and displayed in the voice effect area 24.

Further, information is taken out from the screen definition area 2 at the head of the edited tree structure, the screen is assembled and displayed, and the screen is repeatedly displayed for the screen definition area 2 corresponding to the button selected in the screen. I am trying.

Further, information is taken out from the screen definition area 2 at the head of the edited tree structure, assembled, a screen is displayed according to the screen effect stored in the image effect area 23, and a sound stored in the sound effect area 24 is displayed. After outputting the voice according to the effect, the voice stored in the voice region 25 when the voice figure is selected on the displayed screen 21 is output, and the screen definition region corresponding to the button 22 selected on the screen is output. 2 is repeated to output the screen, the screen effect, the sound effect, and the sound.

Therefore, it is possible to interactively and efficiently and easily create a scenario while checking the flow of the entire scenario and the screen 21. At this time, not only the screen 21, but also the screen effect, the voice, and the voice effect can be efficiently and easily created interactively. Further, the information is taken out from the head of the created screen definition area 2 of Linario and assembled, displayed, and output by voice, or the information of the screen definition area 3 of the selected button is taken out, assembled, displayed, and output by voice. It is possible to execute the scenario repeatedly.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the construction and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. Figure 1
(A) shows the scenario edit screen 1. This is an edit screen for interactively selecting and inputting on the screen to create the screen definition area 2 having a tree structure. As shown in the figure, the scenario edit screen 1 displays a screen structure in which a screen definition area 2 is sequentially created, and selects a screen 21, a screen effect, a sound effect, and a sound (sound image). For example, the selection screen 3 is displayed.

The screen definition area 2 is composed of a screen area 22 for storing a screen, a screen effect area 23 for storing a screen effect, a voice effect area 24 for storing a voice effect, and a voice area 25 for storing a voice. Is.

The selection screen 3 includes a selection screen (screen) 3, a selection screen (screen effect) 3, a selection screen (sound effect) 3, a selection screen (sound) 3, and the like. And select audio (audio image),
This is a screen for inputting. Select from this selection screen 3,
The input information (screen (reduced screen), screen effect, voice effect, voice, and the like) has a screen area 22, a screen effect area 23, and a screen effect area 23 in each screen definition area 2 as shown in FIG.
The voice effect area 24 and the voice effect area 25 are stored respectively.

FIG. 1B shows the screen definition area. The screen area 22, the screen effect area 23, the sound effect area 24, and the sound area 25 provided in the screen definition area 2 store the screen (reduced screen), the screen effect, the sound effect, and the sound, respectively. .

In the screen area 22, as shown, an image screen, a text screen, and a button screen are stored as shown. The button screen is for linking to the screen definition area 2 in which the screen to be displayed next is stored. Therefore, in the illustrated screen area 22, the buttons 1,
Since three buttons 2 and 3 are stored, the next screen definition area 2 is linked from each of these buttons 1, 2 and 3 to build a tree structure (see FIG. 1).
(A) of the screen definition area, button 1 links to the screen definition area, button 2 links to the screen definition area, and button 3 links to the screen definition area). Therefore, at the time of execution, the screen of the screen definition area 2 of the button clicked by the mouse among the buttons 1, 2, and 3 is displayed next. Further, the display position and size of each screen (image, text) and button are preset and stored as shown in the figure.
The image is a still image such as a photograph or a moving image such as a video.

The screen effect area 23 stores screen effects as shown in the figure. The screen effect is a display method of the display attributes shown in FIG. 3 described later, and is, for example, FADE (slowly erase or display the screen).

The voice effect area 24 stores voice effects as shown in the figure. The voice effect is a voice effect in the voice information shown in FIG. 3 to be described later, and is, for example, voice C (description by voice when switching from one screen to the next screen).

The voice area 25 stores voices as shown in the figure. The voice is voice information in the voice information shown in FIG. 3 described later, and is, for example, voice A for the entire screen, voice B when a voice figure in the screen is selected, and the like.

As described above, the screen definition area 2 is provided with the screen area 22, the screen effect area 23, the sound effect area 24, and the sound area 25, which are selected and input from the selection screen 3 as follows. Store.

The screen area 22 stores screens (images, texts) and buttons. The screen effect area 23 stores screen effects. The voice effect area 24 stores voice effects.

The voice area 25 stores voice. Then, the information stored in each of these areas is stored and saved as the screen definition information 4 of FIG. 3 described later in the internal format.

Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail according to the order shown in the scenario editing flowchart of the tree structure of FIG. In FIG. 2, S1 displays an initial screen. This displays the initial screen (start-screen definition area) of FIG. 1 (a).

In S2, the operator instructs what to select. When screen selection is instructed, S3 to S6
Is processed. On the other hand, when the voice, screen effect, or voice effect is selected, the processes of S7 to S9 are performed.

In S3, since the screen selection is instructed in S2, the selection screen (screen) 3 for selecting the screen to be stored in the current screen definition area 2 (for example, the selection screen ((a) in FIG. 1) ( Screen) 3 is displayed.

In S4, the operator first selects the screen to be displayed. For example, reduction 1 (representing reduction screen 1), reduction 2, reduction 3, reduction 4, reduction 5, reduction 6, which is a screen displayed by the operator on the selection screen (screen) 3 in FIG. First, select the screen to be displayed (for example, reduction 1) by clicking it with the mouse.

In step S5, the selected screen is displayed in the screen definition area 2
Store and display in. This is because the screen (for example, reduction 1) selected in S4 is stored and displayed in the screen area 22 in the screen definition area 2 (for example, image A, text A, in the screen area 22 of FIG. 1B). Button 1, button 2, and button 3 are stored and displayed).

In step S6, the screen definition area 2 is created and displayed by the number of buttons in the selected screen. This is because, for example, the button 1 stored in the screen area 22 after the screen selected in S4 is stored in the screen area 22 of the screen definition area 2 in S5.
In the case of button 2 and button 3, there are three screen definition areas 2 linked from button 1, button 2 and button 3 as shown in FIG.
It is created and displayed as the screen definition area of (a), the screen definition area, and the screen definition area. From this, in the case of FIG. 1A, the button 1
The screen definition area is linked with, the screen definition area is linked with button 2, and the screen definition area is linked with button 3.

In step S10, it is determined whether the process is finished. In the case of YES, it is saved in S22 and the process ends (END). on the other hand,
In the case of NO, the process proceeds to the next screen in S11 and S12 and subsequent steps are performed.

By the above S3 to S6, in response to the selection of the screen to be displayed first in the first screen definition area 2 from the selection screen (screen) 3, the selected screen is defined as the first screen definition. The screen definition area 2 is stored and displayed in the screen area 22 of the area 2, and the next screen definition area 2 is created and displayed as many times as the number of the buttons by linking from the stored screen buttons, and the screen definition area 2 of the tree structure is automatically displayed. It is possible to create and display.

In S7, in response to the selection of any one of the sound, the screen effect, and the sound effect in S2, the sound, the screen effect, or the sound effect stored in the current screen definition area 2 is selected. A selection screen (sound) 3, a selection screen (screen effect) 3, or a selection screen (sound effect) 3 shown in FIG. 1A for selection is displayed.

In step S8, the one (voice, screen effect, or voice effect) to be used for the initially displayed screen is selected. The operator, for example, voice A, which is the voice information in FIG. 3,
FADE (slowly erase or display the screen) which is a display method (screen effect) of display attributes, or voice C which is a voice effect of voice information is clicked with a mouse to select or input.

In step S9, the selected one (sound, screen effect, or sound effect) is stored and displayed in the screen definition area 2. This is the one selected in S8 (voice, screen effect,
(Or voice effect) is set to the voice area 2 in the screen definition area 2.
5, stored in either the screen effect area 23 or the sound effect area 24 and displayed. Then, the process returns to S2 and is repeated for the other remaining voices, screen effects, or voice effects.

By the above S7 to S9, the voice used for the first screen displayed in the first screen definition area 2,
In response to the selection of the screen effect and the sound effect from the selection screen (sound) 3, the selection screen (screen effect) 3, or the selection screen (sound effect) 3, the sound area 25 in the screen definition area 2, It is possible to store and display in the screen effect area 23 or the sound effect area 24, and easily register the sound, screen effect, and sound effect used by the screen of the screen definition area 2 having a tree structure on the screen.

Since S11 does not end with NO in S10, the process proceeds to the next screen. In S12, the operator instructs what to select. When the screen selection is instructed, S
Processing from 13 to S16 (same as processing from S3 to S16)
Then, in response to the screen to be displayed in the current screen definition area 2 being selected from the selection screen (screen) 3, the selected screen is stored in the screen area 22 of the current screen definition area 2. It is possible to display and link the buttons on the stored screen to create and display the next screen definition area 2 as many times as the number of the buttons, and to automatically create and display the screen definition area 2 with a tree structure. Becomes .

On the other hand, when the voice, the screen effect, or the voice effect is selected in S12, the processes of S17 to S19 (the same as the processes of S7 to S9) are performed, and the current screen definition area 2 is displayed. Audio used for screen, screen effect,
Voice effect selection screen (voice) 3, selection screen (screen effect)
3 or the sound area 25 in the screen definition area 2 in response to the selection from the selection screen (sound effect) 3 in sequence,
It is possible to store and display in the screen effect area 23 or the sound effect area 24, and easily register the sound, screen effect, and sound effect used by the screen of the screen definition area 2 having a tree structure from the screen.

In step S20, it is determined whether or not the process is finished. In the case of YES, it is saved in S22 (saved as the screen definition information 4 in FIG. 3), and the process ends (END). On the other hand, if NO, the process proceeds to S21.

In step S21, it is determined whether to proceed to the next screen or an instruction from the operator. If YES, the process returns to S11 and proceeds to the next screen. On the other hand, in the case of NO, the process returns to S12 and is repeated for the current screen.

From the above, in the case of FIG.
The screen to be displayed in the first screen definition area on the initial screen is selected from the selection screen (screen) 3, stored and displayed, and linked from button 1, button 2, and button 3 of this screen to the next screen definition area, screen A definition area and a screen definition area are created and displayed, and a sound, a screen effect, and a sound effect to be used for the screen of the screen definition area are selected from a selection screen (sound, screen effect, sound effect) 3, and a sound area 25,
It is stored and displayed in the screen effect area 23 and the sound effect area 24.
Then, the same process is repeated for the next screen definition area, screen definition area, and screen definition area. As a result, the screen definition area 2 having a tree structure can be constructed on the scenario edit screen 1, and the sound, screen effect, and sound effect used by the screens stored in each screen definition area 2 are also stored and displayed. It is possible to edit the tree structure scenario easily.

FIG. 3 shows an example of screen definition information according to the present invention. This is a summary of the information of the tree structure of the screen definition area 2 created according to the scenario editing flowchart of FIG. 2 in the image of the internal format.

The label is an identifier and is an identifier given to the screen definition area (screen) of FIG. The display method (screen effect) of the display attributes is a screen display method and is as follows.

FADE: slowly erase or display the screen WIPE: erase or display the screen so that it wipes away from a part of the screen COVER: overlay another screen on the screen CLOSE: The screen closes from the left and right, or from the top and bottom ・ OPEN: The screen opens from the left and right, or from the top and bottom ・ ZOOM: Erases / displays from the center of the screen to the outside or from the center of the screen ・ Other image information There are image information and text information.

The image information consists of an image (position, size). -The text information consists of text (position, size). The voice information includes voice information and voice effects.

The voice information includes a voice used for the entire screen and a voice used for a figure (spoken when the figure A is clicked by the mouse). The voice effect is a voice played while switching the displayed screen to the next screen, for example, the voice C.

The event information includes button information and the like. -Button information consists of buttons (link destination screen, position, size) to be placed on the screen. For example, button 1 on the screen (screen definition area) of FIG. 1A is linked to the screen (screen definition area), and the position and size are the position and size as shown in the figure. When the event information is registered as shown in the figure, the screen (screen definition area) is linked to the screen (screen definition area) in a tree structure as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation at the time of execution of the scenario in which the screen (screen definition area) is edited in the tree structure described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 4, a step S31 takes out information of the scenario selection screen definition area. This retrieves all information (screen, voice, screen effect, voice effect, etc.) in the screen definition area 2 of the selected scenario.

In step S32, the information is assembled based on the name, position, and size of all information, and then displayed and output as voice. This is S21
All the information (screen, voice, screen effects, voice effects, etc.) in the screen definition area 2 extracted in step 3) is extracted and assembled based on these information (screen, image, text) in FIG.
Display buttons and buttons according to the screen effect and speak according to the sound effect.

In S33, it is determined whether the button is selected. This determines whether or not one of the screens and buttons displayed in S22 has been selected by the operator clicking with the mouse. If YES, the process proceeds to S34. In the case of NO, S33 is repeated until the button is selected.

In step S34, it is determined whether the end button has been selected. If YES, the process ends (END). If NO, the process proceeds to S35. In S35, it is determined whether a voice utterance figure (voice figure) has been selected. If yes,
The sound corresponding to the figure selected in S36 is reproduced,
Return to S33. On the other hand, in the case of NO, the information of the screen definition area 2 of the scenario corresponding to the button pressed in S37 is taken out, the process returns to S32, and the next screen definition area (screen) is repeated.

As described above, the information (screen (image, text), button, voice, screen effect, voice effect, etc.) in the selected screen definition area (screen) of the scenario is taken out, assembled, displayed, and output as voice. When the button is pressed, the information of the next screen definition area (screen) is taken out, assembled, displayed, and output by voice repeatedly. As a result, it is possible to display and output audio from the screen definition area 2 at the top of the tree structure based on the screen definition information 2 in which buttons are sequentially selected.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The screen definition area 2 is displayed, the candidate screen group to be stored in the screen definition area 2 is displayed on the selection screen 3, and the screen 21 selected from the selection screen 3 by the user is stored and displayed in the screen definition area 2. And the next screen definition area 2 corresponding to the number of buttons in the selected screen is created and displayed, and the sound and screen effect used in the screen definition area (screen),
While adopting a configuration in which the voice effect is repeatedly selected from the selection screens (voice, screen effect, voice effect) 3 and stored and displayed in the screen definition area 2, while confirming the flow of the entire scenario and the screen 21, A scenario in which the screen definition area 2 has a tree structure can be interactively and efficiently and easily created. Then, the information is taken out from the beginning of the created screen definition area 2 of Linario, and is assembled and displayed.
The scenario can be executed by repeating voice output, and further retrieving information in the screen definition area 3 of the selected button by assembling and displaying and outputting voice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for editing a tree-structured scenario according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of screen definition information according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a scenario execution flowchart of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Scenario edit screen 2: Screen definition area 21: Screen (reduced screen) 22: Screen area 23: Screen effect area 24: Voice effect area 25: Voice area 3: Selection screen (screen, voice, screen effect, voice effect) 4: Screen definition information

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Mifune 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Fujitsu Limited

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A scenario editing device for editing the order of displaying screens, which displays a screen definition area (2) and a candidate screen group to be stored in the screen definition area (2) on a selection screen (3). Then, the screen (21) selected from the selection screen (3) by the user is stored and displayed in the screen definition area (2), and the next screen corresponding to the number of buttons in the selected screen (21) is displayed. A scenario editing device comprising a scenario editing screen (1) for editing a scenario in a tree structure by repeatedly creating and displaying a screen definition area (2). 2. The scenario editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reduced candidate screen group is displayed on the selection screen (3). 3. A screen effect area (23) for storing a screen effect is provided in the screen definition area (2), and the screen effect selected from the selection screen (3) by the user is the screen effect area (23). 3. The scenario editing device according to claim 1, wherein the scenario editing device is stored and displayed in. 4. An audio area (25) for storing audio is provided in the screen definition area (2), and an audio image selected by a user from a selection screen (3) is displayed in the audio area (2).
5. The scenario editing device according to claim 1, wherein the scenario editing device stores and displays in 5). 5. A sound effect area (24) for storing a sound effect is provided in the screen definition area (2), and a sound effect selected by a user from a selection screen (3) is displayed in the sound effect area (24). 5. The scenario editing device according to claim 1, wherein the scenario editing device is stored and displayed in. 6. A screen definition area (2) corresponding to a button selected on the screen by extracting and assembling information from the screen definition area (2) at the head of the edited tree structure, and displaying the screen. A scenario execution device characterized by repeatedly executing scenarios in a tree structure in sequence. 7. Information is taken out from a screen definition area (2) at the head of the edited tree structure and assembled, and a screen is displayed and a sound effect area (24) is displayed according to the screen effect stored in the screen effect area (23). After outputting the sound according to the sound effect stored in), when the sound figure is selected on the displayed screen, the sound stored in the sound area (25) is output and corresponds to the selected button. A scenario execution device characterized in that a scenario is sequentially executed in a tree structure by repeating the screen definition area (2).