JPH0717358Y2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an improvement of a game device for playing a game such as Go or Shogi on a display screen under computer control.

[Conventional technology]

Many game devices have already been proposed that enable a game such as Go or Shogi to be played on a display screen controlled by a computer, and these game devices use a communication line such as a telephone line to transfer the game contents. It is also possible to play games between remote places by transmitting and receiving with the partner device, but conventionally, it is common to use a CRT display as the display screen as the game board surface of this type of game device. The position of a go stone, a piece, etc. on the game board surface is selected by a remote control operation by lever operation or key operation. However, in the case of using a CRT display for such a display screen, there is a problem that the game device becomes expensive and its weight increases because the CRT must be made large in order to enlarge the display screen. However, since complicated lever operation and key operation are required, quick position selection cannot be performed, and operability is extremely poor.

On the other hand, although some use a liquid crystal display as a display screen, there is a problem that visibility is poor because the display is small.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

The present invention has been made to improve the above-mentioned problems in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is excellent in operability of position selection of a go stone, etc., and has a large display screen, which is inexpensive and lightweight. The purpose is to obtain a game device, and its concrete means and action are as follows.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A transmissive liquid crystal display and a screen panel are provided to face each other, a magnifying lens is arranged between the liquid crystal display and the screen panel, and a floodlight lamp is arranged at the back of the liquid crystal display. .

On the front surface of the screen panel, a transparent touch panel having transparent switches arranged at positions corresponding to the output coordinate positions of the transmissive liquid crystal display is superposed.

[Action]

When the image of the liquid crystal display is illuminated by the floodlight, the image is magnified by the magnifying lens, and the magnified image can be projected and displayed on the screen panel, while the touch can be made by simply touching any transparent switch with a finger. The enlarged image can be projected and displayed at the selected position.

〔Example〕

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings show the case where the present invention is applied to a game device for Go as a communication terminal. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the game device and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. In the drawings, 1 is a box-shaped device main body, 2 is a screen panel provided on the upper surface of the main body 1, 3 is an operation unit arranged on the side of the screen panel 2, and 4 is a telephone extending from the main body 1. It is a communication line such as a line. The operation unit 3 is provided with transmission keys 5, function keys 6 and 6, and dial keys 7, while a transmissive liquid crystal display 8 is arranged inside the apparatus main body 1 so as to face the screen panel 2, and the display 8 is also provided. A magnifying lens 9 is arranged between the screen panel 2 and the screen panel 2, and a light projecting lamp 10 is arranged behind the display 8. The transmissive liquid crystal display 8 is provided so that a go stone 12 ... Is displayed at each intersection of a square 11 for a go and a square 11 selected by a transparent switch 13 ', which will be described later. It is provided so that it is enlarged by the magnifying lens 9 by the irradiation of 10 and the enlarged image is projected and displayed on the screen panel 2. Further, a transparent touch panel 13 is superimposed on the screen panel 2, and the transparent switch 13 'is placed on the transparent touch panel 13 at the output coordinate position of the go stone 12 corresponding to each intersection of the squares 11 projected and displayed on the screen panel 2. ... are arranged respectively, and by touching each transparent switch 13 'with a finger, a go stone is placed at that position.
It is provided so that 12 can be projected and displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a circuit block diagram of the above-mentioned game device. The CPU 14 is connected to the memory unit 15, the display unit 16 including the transmissive liquid crystal display 8 and the light-projecting lamp 10. The operation section 3 and the transparent switches 13 '... Are connected to the CPU 14 via the input control section 17, and the communication line 4 is connected to the CPU 14 via the transmission control section 18, respectively.

Next, the operation and the game method will be described. Prior to the start of the game, first, the telephone number of the opponent is input with the dial keys 7. The CPU 14 stores the telephone number at this time in the memory unit 15 and controls the transmission control unit 18 to connect the line. Only at this time, you can talk with the other party using the telephone (not shown). In the game, first, the player selects the color of the go stone (usually black) to be used with the function keys 6 and 6, and then the arbitrary intersection of the squares 11 projected from the transmissive liquid crystal display 8 on the screen panel 2 is selected. When selected and touching the intersection with a finger, the transparent switch 13 'of the transparent touch panel 13 arranged on the intersection detects the selected coordinate position, and the position data is input to the CPU 14 via the input control unit 17. . The CPU 14 stores the position data in the memory unit 15, outputs the position data to the display unit 16, and causes the transmissive liquid crystal display 8 of the display unit 16 to display the Go stone 12. And Goishi displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display 8
12 is magnified and projected through the projection lamp 10 and the magnifying lens 9, and the magnified image is displayed at the intersection of the squares 11 touched by the finger on the screen panel 2. Next, when the transmission key 5 of the operation unit 3 is pressed, the CPU 14 controls the transmission control unit 18 assuming that the position has been decided, and the position data is transmitted to the partner terminal. Next, the opponent, which is the rear turn, transmits the position data by the same operation as above. When the transmission control unit 18 receives the position data from the partner terminal, the CPU 14 stores the coordinate position in the memory unit 15 and causes the transmissive liquid crystal display 8 to display the partner's go stone 12, and the go stone 12 is as described above. The image is projected and displayed as an enlarged image on the screen panel 2 through the projection lamp 10 and the magnifying lens 9. After that, the player can alternately repeat the position selection and transmission operation of such a go stone to advance the game.

In the above embodiment, the game device for Go has been described, but the present invention can be applied to a game device for shogi or a game device using other display screens. The present invention is not limited to the communication terminal and can be applied to a single game device.

[Effect of device]

The present invention is configured as described above, and the transmissive liquid crystal display and the screen panel are provided to face each other as described above, the magnifying lens is arranged between the liquid crystal display and the screen panel, and the rear part of the liquid crystal display is provided. A floodlight is placed on the LCD, the image of the liquid crystal display illuminated by the floodlight is magnified with a magnifying lens, and the magnified image is projected and displayed on the screen panel, resulting in a large display screen and excellent visibility. In addition, a lightweight game device can be obtained at low cost.

In addition, a transparent touch panel in which transparent switches are arranged at the position corresponding to the output coordinate position of the transmissive liquid crystal display is provided on the front surface of the screen panel by superimposing, and when any transparent switch is touched with a finger, the enlarged image is displayed at that position. By arranging so as to be projected and displayed, quick position selection can be performed without the need for complicated lever operation and key operation as in the past, and the operation life can be significantly improved. Came to.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of a game device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram. 1 ... Device main body, 2 ... Screen panel, 3 ... Operation part, 4 ... Communication line, 5 ... Send key, 6 ... Function key, 7 ... Dial key, 8 ... Transmissive liquid crystal display, 9: Magnifying lens, 10: Emitter lamp, 11
…… Grid, 12 …… Goishi, 13 …… Transparent touch panel, 1
3 '…… Transparent switch, 14 …… CPU, 15 …… Memory section, 16
...... Display section, 17 …… Input control section, 18 …… Transmission control section.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A transmissive liquid crystal display and a screen panel are provided so as to face each other, a magnifying lens is arranged between the liquid crystal display and the screen panel, and a floodlight lamp is arranged at the rear part of the liquid crystal display while the screen panel is arranged. A game device formed by stacking a transparent touch panel on the front of which transparent switches are arranged at positions corresponding to the output coordinate positions of the transmissive liquid crystal display.