JPH0719513Y2 - Playing card game display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a card game display device capable of playing a card game by displaying a number card, a picture card, etc. of a card.

[Prior art and its problems]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a game-dedicated machine that is equipped with a display device such as a CRT and displays a card such as a jack of a playing card or a queen in the same manner as an actual card to play a playing card.

On the other hand, small electronic devices such as electronic wristwatches and small electronic calculators that have some kind of game function have been realized, but those that display a card of playing cards and can play the card game while looking at the card have been realized. Didn't. The reason is that when a dot matrix liquid crystal display element or the like is used to display each card, each card such as a picture card of a playing card cannot be sufficiently displayed unless the display area of the liquid crystal is increased to some extent. Also, since a plurality of cards must be displayed simultaneously, there is a problem in that the display area must be further increased, and there is a drawback in that the dot matrix display also increases the scale of the drive circuit. Is.

On the other hand, using a segment display that can display numbers and English letters, the number cards of playing cards 2 to 10 are shown numerically, and the picture cards of Jack, Queen, King and the ace of the number cards are J, Q, K and A.
Although it can be displayed in English letters, it has the drawback that the difference between the number card and the picture card cannot be fully expressed by itself, and a feeling close to that of an actual card game cannot be obtained.

[Purpose of device]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a playing card game display device that displays each card of a playing card in a form that can be easily identified.

[Key points of device]

In the present invention, a number display body consisting of a plurality of segments for displaying the number card of a playing card and a crown mark display body respectively displayed when the number display body displays a picture card are provided. It is to make it easier to identify the picture cards.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic wrist watch with a card game function. On the front side of the timepiece body 1, there is provided a display unit 2 including a liquid crystal display device for displaying the day of the week, the date, and the time,
On the left side of the timepiece body 1, there are provided a mode switch S ₁ for switching the time display mode, the game mode, etc., and a digit selection switch S ₂ for selecting a corrected digit in the time adjustment mode and designating a card to be exchanged in the game mode. Has been. The right side of the timepiece body 1 functions as a switch for setting desired characters and numerical values in the digit selected by the digit selection switch S ₂ in the time correction mode, and instructing start and stop of the game in the game mode, A switch S ₃ is provided which functions as a switch for entering a bet.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the electronic wrist watch described above. The oscillator 3 generates a clock signal having a constant cycle and outputs it to the frequency dividing circuit 4. The frequency dividing circuit 4 divides the clock signal by a counter to generate a clock signal of a predetermined frequency and outputs it to the control unit 5.

The control unit 5 is a central processing unit that executes a timekeeping process, writing data to the RAM, reading process, and various game programs based on a control program stored in the ROM 6. The RAM 7 is a writable and readable memory, and stores data during processing and processing results. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the RAM 7 described above.
A time register that stores the current time of date, hour, minute, and second, a mode register M that stores the numerical value corresponding to the operation mode at that time, and a level of difficulty of the game set by the operator in the game mode. A bet flag that is set to "1" when the register G and the bet of the game set by the parent and the child when the game to be described later match each other
F ₀ and are provided.

The random signal generator 8 is a circuit that creates a random signal for designating cards to be distributed to a parent (clock body side) and a child (operator) in various games, and a random signal is generated every time a signal C is given from the control unit 5. Is output to the control unit 5.

The display driver 9 outputs the date, day of the week,
The time data and the display data of various cards are latched, and those data are converted into drive signals for driving the liquid crystal of the display unit 2 and output. The display unit 2 is a liquid crystal display having a large number of display bodies, and has a structure as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 4, the lower part 2a of the display section shows a display body showing AM (A) and PM (P), a 6-digit segment display body 2a ₀ for displaying a multi-digit numerical value, and whether or not the alarm is set to ON. Alarm display body 2a ₁ etc. for displaying
In the time display mode, the segment display 2a ₀
The current time of "hour, minute, second" is displayed, and in the game mode, the parent's bet, possession money, etc. are displayed. The middle section 2b of the display unit is provided with a segment display body 2b ₀ for displaying English characters and numerical values. It displays "day of the week, month, day" in the time display mode, and the game type and child bet in the game mode. , Display the amount of money you have. The upper part 2c of the display section has a card display section 2c ₀ for displaying five cards.
c ₀ is a display body 2c ₁ that displays the type of card (spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds), a segment display body 2c ₂ that displays the numbers of the number and picture cards, and a crown mark display that shows the picture cards. 2c ₃ and are provided respectively.

In FIG. 2, the buzzer 10 sounds an alarm sound when the clocked current time reaches a set alarm time.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of the display unit 2 in the time display mode. The current day of the week, date and time are “Monday, October 30,” and “10:58 pm” on the middle section 2b and the lower section 2a of the display section.
Minutes 50 seconds "is displayed. At this time, the upper section 2c
A randomly selected card is displayed on the card display area of.

Further, FIG. 6 shows a display example of the cards displayed on the upper stage 2c of the display section in the game mode. The same figure (a)
Indicates a state in which the cards are turned down, that is, the back side of the cards. Immediately after the cards are dealt, the back side of each card is displayed as shown in the figure. Further, FIG. 7B is a display example of four types of cards, and any one of the spade, heart, club, and diamond display bodies at the bottom of the card display portion 2c ₀ is lit to display the card type. . The same figure (c) is an example of a spade card display. A and 2 to 10, number cards, and J, Q, and K picture cards are displayed on the segment display 2C ₂ , and when the picture cards are displayed, a crown mark display is displayed. 2C ₃ lights up.

This electronic watch with a card game function enables three types of games in the game mode: a poker game, a blackjack, and a slot machine. Mode switch S ₁ in the time display mode shown in FIG.
When is operated, "CArd-PO" is displayed on the middle section 2b of the display unit as shown in FIG. When the mode switch S ₁ is operated again in this state, the figure (3)
"CArd-21" is displayed on the middle section 2b of the display as shown in, and the game is switched to the blackjack game. When the mode switch S ₁ is further operated, “SL” is displayed as shown in (4) of the figure and the slot machine game is switched to. When the mode switch S ₁ is operated in the slot machine game, the time display mode is switched again, and the above display is cyclically switched according to the operation of the mode switch S ₁ .

Next, the functional operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 8 and an example of the display at that time is shown in FIG.

In the following description, a case of playing a poker game with the electronic wristwatch as a parent will be described. After switching to the poker game mode, if you operate the start switch S ₃ ,
As shown in Figure (a), five parent cards are dealt, and unnecessary cards are automatically judged and replaced (step
a ₁ ). The same figure (b) shows the case where the parent exchanges two cards, the two cards are switched to non-display, and the number of exchanged cards “2” is displayed on the middle stage 2b of the display unit. card is distributed child (operator side) (step a _2).
FIG. 9C is a diagram showing a state in which each card is being flipped from the left card after the child cards are dealt and the back side display is made as shown in FIG. 5 cards are displayed as shown in (d).
The cards are arranged in the right direction starting from the largest card. At this time, a crown mark is displayed above the jack (J) card. When the child card is displayed, the operator decides whether to exchange the card, and when exchanging the card,
Operate switch S ₂ and move the cursor in order from the right card to specify the card to be replaced. Then the new card distributed to specified card position (step a _3).

If the cards have been distributed, or if the cards have been exchanged and the combination of cards has been decided, then the child inputs a wager. When the bets gold child is entered, the parent wager also automatically determined according to the game program, these wagers are displayed (Step a _4). The figure (e) shows that the child's card and the child's bet and the parent's bet input at that time are "$ 50" and "$ 70", respectively. The operator guesses the strength of his or her own card at that time and the strength of the parent's card, and judges whether to increase the bet amount to the parent's amount, or to make it higher or higher, or to withdraw. Then, for example, when the child increases the bet amount and the bet amount matches, the bet flag F ₀ described above is set to "1". And flag F ₀
There When set, then the parent card and the child card which is strong or not discriminated game outcome is determined parent card, the card of the child are alternately displayed (step a _5). Subsequently wager is added to or subtracted from each of the visible gold as a result of the game, new money in are respectively displayed (step a _6). The figure (f) shows that each possession money is “1000
It shows the calculation result of subtracting or adding the bet "70 dollars" from "dollar", and the child's money after the game is "93".
It shows that the parent's money is "$ 1070".

As described above, by providing the crown mark display 2C ₃ showing the picture card on top of the segment display 2C _{2 which} displays the number cards and picture cards of the playing cards in numerical and English characters, the picture cards can be displayed with a small number of display elements. Can be displayed, and even when the display area of the card is small, the picture cards can be easily identified. Also, since the picture cards are displayed with a crown mark, it is possible to give a feeling closer to that of an actual playing card.

[Effect of device]

According to the present invention, since the playing cards of the playing cards are displayed by the crown mark, it is easy to distinguish the number cards from the playing cards, and it is possible to realize a display closer to an actual playing card with a small number of display elements. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the RAM of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a display body of the display unit of FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit of FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a card display, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing its display example. S _{1 to} S ₃ ... switch, 1 ... watch body, 2 ... display section, 2c ₀ ...
Card display, 2c ₁ ... Card type display, 2c ₂ ... Segment display, 2c ₃ ... Crown mark display,

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A numerical display body comprising a plurality of segments for displaying the numerical value of a playing card and a picture card, and a crown mark display body which is provided above the numerical display body and displayed at the time of displaying the picture card. A playing card display device comprising: