JPH10268747A - Device and method for animal breeding game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the device portable and to attract user's interest for a long period by providing a control means which stores the state of an animal after handling in a 2nd storage means and also displays it by a display means, and changing the state of the animal displayed by the display means according to the handling of the animal. SOLUTION: The state of the animal after being handled which corresponds to a mark inputted through an operation part 16 is stored in a data storage means 15 as the 2nd storage means. Then a control part 12 decides the signal inputted from the operation part 16 and executes a software program for breeding the animal which is stored in a program storage part 14 corresponding to the signal. At this time, if the state of the animal changes, display data on the changed state of the animal are sent to a display control part 11 through a bus 13. The display control part 11 sends the transmitted display data to a display part 10 to display the changed state of the animal, and thus the user is given a feeling of actually breeding the animal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an animal breeding game apparatus and an animal breeding game method in which a desired process is performed on an animal to change the form of the animal so that the animal is bred.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a computer at a game center or a home, a design of an animal is displayed so that a user of the computer can select a desired process from a plurality of preset processes. By operating the operation unit of the computer device, the selected processing is executed, and there is software for an animal raising game in which the animal grows.

[0003] In addition, in the portable computer, the word processor for children, and the like, although the above-mentioned software for animal breeding games is used, those with little processing and simple contents may be stored as additional functions.

[0004]

By the way, in order to execute the software for the animal breeding game, it is necessary to store the hardware in the storage unit of the computer device in the game center or the home as described above. . That is, it takes time to start the game, and the game can be played only at a predetermined place.

Further, since the software for animal breeding games stored in the portable electronic computer, the word processor for children, and the like has simple contents, the game does not attract the user's interest for a long time.

[0006] Further, portable electronic calculators and child word processing devices are large and expensive to carry.

Therefore, the present invention provides a simple and inexpensive animal breeding game apparatus which is portable and can attract the user's interest for a long time, and an animal breeding game method used in the animal breeding game apparatus. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an animal breeding game apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display means for displaying a form of an animal and a plurality of marks corresponding to processing on the animal; Input means for selecting and inputting any of a plurality of marks displayed on the means, first storage means for storing processing data for the animal, and a mark input by the input means. Second storage means for storing the state of the animal after processing the corresponding animal, and processing for the animal stored in the first storage means corresponding to the mark input by the input means Perform processing by data, the state of the animal after this processing,
Control means for storing the information in the second storage means and displaying the information on the display means, wherein the form of the animal displayed on the display means changes according to the processing on the animal. And

It is characterized in that it has a small, oval shape.

Further, the animal breeding game method of the present invention includes a step of displaying a plurality of marks corresponding to the form of the animal and the processing on the animal, and a step of displaying an arbitrary mark among the plurality of displayed marks. Performing the processing on the animal, and storing the state of the animal after the processing on the animal, and displaying the state of the animal, wherein the form of the animal is It is characterized by changing according to processing.

Here, the processing of the animal is characterized by processing of eating, cleaning and bathing, play, health, sleep and treatment.

Further, the animal is a dog or a cat.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic appearance of an embodiment of the animal breeding game apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration inside the animal breeding game apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 1A is a top view of the animal breeding game device 1, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view of the animal breeding game device 1. Thus, the animal breeding game device 1
Has an oval shape whose appearance is an elliptical shape having a predetermined thickness. Specifically, the height d ₁ of the animal breeding game device ₁ is about 5 cm, and the width d ₂ is about 4 cm.
It is. As described above, since it has a small size and an oval shape, it can be put in a pocket of a jacket or the like and can be easily carried.

The animal breeding game apparatus 1 has a rectangular liquid crystal panel 100 mounted thereon.

A hole 2 is provided in the upper part of the animal breeding game apparatus 1, and a chain or a string can be passed through the hole 2 to serve as a key holder.

Next, the internal configuration of the animal breeding game apparatus 1 will be described.

Inside the animal breeding game apparatus 1, a display section 10 as display means for displaying a plurality of marks corresponding to the form of the animal and the processing on the animal, and the display section 1
The operation unit 16 is an input unit for selecting and inputting an arbitrary mark from among a plurality of marks displayed in the display unit 0, and the program storage unit 14 is a first storage unit for storing data for processing the animal. A data storage unit 15 that is a second storage unit that stores a state of the animal after processing the animal corresponding to the mark input by the operation unit 16;
A process is performed based on the processing data for the animal stored in the program storage unit 14 corresponding to the mark input by the operation unit 16, and the state of the animal after this processing is stored in the data storage unit 15. And a control unit 12 which is a control means for displaying on the display unit 10, wherein the form of the animal displayed on the display unit 10 is
It changes depending on the treatment of the animal.

The display unit 10 specifically corresponds to the liquid crystal panel 100, but is not limited to the liquid crystal panel.

The operation section 16 includes four buttons A, B, C, and D shown in FIG. Button A is a button for executing selection of each process and the like. Button B and button C
Is a button for selecting a desired option from a plurality of options, and the button D is a button for stopping the selected processing or the like or switching the mode.

When any one of these buttons A, B, C, and D is pressed, a signal indicating which button is pressed is transmitted via the bus 13 under the control of the operation control unit 17. It is input to the control unit 12.

Here, a software program for breeding animals is stored in the program storage section 14 in advance. The control unit 12 determines the input signal and executes a software program stored in the program storage unit 14 according to the signal. At this time, if the state of the animal displayed on the display unit 10 changes, the display data of the changing state of the animal is transmitted to the bus 13.
Is transmitted to the display control unit 11 via the. Display control unit 11
By transmitting the transmitted display data to the display unit 10, the change state of the animal is displayed.

The control unit 12 sends data such as the state of the animal after the execution of the software program to the data storage unit 15 via the bus 13 and stores the data. At the same time, when the state of the animal or the like displayed on the display unit 10 changes, display data of the state of the animal is transmitted to the display control unit 11 via the bus 13. The display control unit 11 transmits the transmitted display data to the display unit 10 to display the state of the animal and the like.

The control unit 12 outputs sound output data from a so-called speaker 18 as a sound output unit via a bus 13 in order to notify the user of the state of the animal or the like, thereby providing a so-called beep. A sound is output.

As described above, according to the signals inputted by operating the buttons A, B, C and D, the program storage unit 14
The state of the animal changes on the display unit 10 by continuously executing the software program stored in the
It is displayed as if the animal was raised.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a procedure of processing in the animal breeding game apparatus until the start of the animal breeding game.

The control unit 12 includes an RTC (Real Tim
e Clock) circuit and has a so-called clock function. First, in step S1 in FIG. 3, the user operates the four buttons A, B, C, and D to perform the clock adjustment processing of the animal breeding game device 1, so that the time of the clock function is reduced to the current time. Set to the exact time. The software program generates data on the processing time for animal breeding and the growth state of the animal based on the clock function.

As a specific operation method of the user in the clock setting process, for example, when the button D is pressed, the display screen of the display unit 10 is switched to the time display mode, and when the button A is pressed. , An image in the time adjustment mode is displayed. After that, after the "hour" and "minute" are set by the buttons B and C,
When the button A is pressed, the clock setting process ends.

Then, in step S2, by pressing the button D, the mode is switched to the game mode, and the animal breeding game is started. The time at which the button D is pressed is the birth time of the animal to be raised. By pressing the button D, switching between the game mode and the time display mode can be performed.

Thus, in step S3, the display unit 10
The child of the animal is displayed. At this time, specifically, a curtain is displayed on the display unit 10, and the curtain is opened to display the child of the animal.

Thereafter, in step S4, when the user appropriately operates the four buttons A, B, C, D, a signal corresponding to the input of these buttons A, B, C, D is sent to the control unit. 12, the control unit 12 executes a software program stored in the program storage unit 14 in response to the signal, thereby performing processing on the animal.
Animals are raised.

In addition, the above-mentioned animal is, for example, 'dog' or '
By adopting a 'cat', a dog or a cat is a familiar animal, so that the interest in breeding animals can be attracted for a long time.

In the following specific description, the above animal
The case of raising a “puppy” as a “dog” will be described.

Next, each processing for animals included in the software program stored in the program storage unit 14 will be described in detail.

The display unit 10 always displays symbols of processing that can be selected by the user. Hereinafter, the symbols such as the above-mentioned selectable processes are referred to as marks. The above-mentioned processes include a 'meal' process of feeding the dog, a 'cleaning and bathing' process of cleaning and bathing the dog's droppings, a 'play' process of playing the dog with the dog and playing the dog, There are 'health' processing to display the current age and weight of the dog, 'sleep' processing to turn on and off the electricity before and after the dog's sleep state, and 'treatment' processing to treat when the dog is sick , Marks corresponding to these processes are displayed. Note that, in addition to the above marks, a 'warning' mark described below is also displayed in detail.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for selecting a process that can be selected by the user.

First, in step S11 of FIG. 4, the four buttons A, B, C, and D are appropriately operated, and a signal corresponding to the selected mark is transmitted to the control unit 12. Step 12 determines which processing mark has been selected. Accordingly, if it is determined that the mark of “meal” has been selected, the process proceeds to step S12, and the process of “meal” is started. If it is determined in step S11 that the mark of "cleaning and bathing" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S13, and the processing of "cleaning and bathing" is started. If it is determined in step S11 that the mark of "play" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S14, and the process of "play" is started. Step S
If it is determined in step 11 that the mark of "health" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S15, and the processing of "health" is started. If it is determined in step S11 that the 'sleep' mark has been selected, the process proceeds to step S16 to start 'sleep' processing. If it is determined in step S11 that the mark of "treatment" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S17, and the processing of "treatment" is started.

Next, a specific procedure of each processing will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the "meal" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the "meal" processing procedure shown in FIG.

When the "meal" mark is selected, the "meal"
Is started, first, step S21
The display unit 10 displays options for 'milk', 'dog food', and 'bone'. Button B
Alternatively, one of the options is indicated using the button C, and the button A is used to determine and select the option. Thereby, the control unit 12
In step S22, it is determined which option has been selected. If it is determined that 'milk' has been selected, the process proceeds to step S23 to execute a process of giving milk to the dog. If it is determined in step S22 that 'dog food' has been selected, the process proceeds to step S24.
To execute a process of providing dogs with dog food.
If it is determined in step S22 that 'bone' has been selected, a process of giving a dog a bone is executed. When each of the above processes is performed, an image such as a dog state corresponding to these processes is displayed on the display unit 10.

Incidentally, according to the age of the dog, part of the above-mentioned meal contents such as milk, dog food and bones may be displayed.

Next, the "cleaning and bathing" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the "cleaning and bathing" processing procedure shown in FIG.

The process of “cleaning and bathing” is performed by the display unit 1
This is performed when a symbol of "feces" or "footprints" is displayed at 0.

When the "cleaning and bathing" mark is selected and the "cleaning and bathing" process is started, first, in step S31, the "cleaning" and "bath" are displayed on the display unit 10.
Shower's options are displayed. The user uses the button B or the button C to indicate a corresponding option of the previously displayed pattern of “feces” or “footprints”, and selects and selects the button A. Thereby, the control unit 12 determines which option is selected in step S32. And if it is determined that 'clean' has been selected,
Proceeding to step S33, feces processing is executed. Also,
If it is determined in step S32 that 'footprint' has been selected, the process proceeds to step S34 to execute a shower process. When each of the above processes is performed, an image such as a dog state corresponding to these processes is displayed on the display unit 10.

Next, the "play" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the "play" processing procedure shown in FIG.

The "play" mark is selected and the "play"
Is started, first, in step S41
Then, on the display unit 10, each of the options of the “direction-guessing game” and the “catch-bow game” are displayed. The user indicates one of the options using the button B or the button C, and selects and selects the button A. Thereby, the control unit 1
2 determines which option is selected in step S42. Then, when it is determined that the “direction-guessing game” is selected, the process proceeds to step S43, and the process of the direction-guessing game is executed. Step S42
If it is determined that the "catch ball game" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S44 to execute a catch ball game process. When the above processes are performed,
Images of the state of the dog corresponding to these processes are displayed on the display unit 10.
Will be displayed.

The above-mentioned direction-guessing game is a game in which a win or loss is determined based on whether or not the direction selected by the user and the direction of the dog match. The user can use button B or button C
Is used to select the left direction or the right direction.

The catch ball game is a game in which the ball is rolled leftward or rightward so that the dog catches the ball. Using the button B or the button C, the user rolls the ball in the left or right direction, and operates so that the dog takes the ball.

Next, the "health" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the "health" processing procedure shown in FIG.

The "health" process is based on the dog's current "age and weight", "happiness", "hunger" and "discipline".
Is displayed. The happiness, hunger and discipline are indicated by the number of desired symbols, and the number is indicated by displaying at least 0 symbols and at most 4 symbols.

When the "health" mark is selected, the "health"
Is started, first, at step S51
Then, the data of 'age and weight' is displayed on the display unit 10. Next, in step S52, the control unit 12 determines which button has been pressed, terminates the process if it has determined that button D has been pressed, but proceeds to step S52 if it determines that another button has been pressed. Proceed to S53,
Control to display 'happiness'.

Next, in step S54, the control unit 12 determines which button has been pressed, terminates the process if it determines that button D has been pressed, but terminates the process if it determines that another button has been pressed. If it is, the process proceeds to step S55, and control is performed so as to display 'hunger degree'. Next, in step S56, it is determined which button has been pressed. If it is determined that button D has been pressed, the process ends. If it is determined that another button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S57. , 'Discipline degree' is displayed. Then, in step S58, it is determined which button has been pressed. If it is determined that button D has been pressed, the process is terminated. If it is determined that another button has been pressed, the process returns to step S51. .

In the flowchart of FIG. 8, "age and weight", "happiness", "hunger" and "discipline" are used.
Are described in this order, but the displayed order can be set in any order.

Further, the number of symbols of the "discipline degree" is determined by the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG.
Is displayed.

First, in step S61 of FIG.
2 outputs a sound from the speaker 18 to notify the user. Thereafter, in step S62, the control unit 12
It is determined whether or not the user has performed an accurate process by operating a plurality of buttons within 15 minutes. As a result, if it is determined that the correct processing has been performed, the process proceeds to step S63, in which the number of data obtained by adding four to the number of 'discipline' symbols currently stored in the data storage unit 15 is stored. Let it.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S62 that the correct processing has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S64, and a warning mark is displayed. Thereafter, step S6
In 5, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the user has operated a plurality of buttons within 10 minutes to perform an accurate process. As a result, if it is determined that the correct processing has been performed, the process proceeds to step S66, in which the data of the number obtained by adding two to the number of the “discipline” symbols currently stored in the data storage unit 15 is stored. Let it.

If the control section 12 determines in step S65 that the user has not performed any processing, the control section 12 terminates the processing without changing the number data of the symbols of the "discipline degree".

Next, the "sleep" processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the "sleep" processing procedure shown in FIG.

The state of the dog is set in advance for each time, for example, according to the age and the like, as described later in detail. This state includes a sleep state, and it is desirable that the user performs 'sleep' before and after the sleep state.

Therefore, when the process of “sleep” is selected, at step S71 in FIG.
The option of F is displayed. The user indicates one of the options using the button B or the button C, and selects and selects the button A. Thereby, the control unit 12 performs step S
At 72, it is determined which option has been selected.
If it is determined that "ON" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S73, and the electricity is turned on. If it is determined in step S72 that "OFF" has been selected, the process proceeds to step S74 to turn off the electricity. When the electricity is turned on, the display unit 10 is displayed in a normal state, and when the electricity is turned off, the display screen of the display unit 10 is darkened and a display indicating that the user is in a sleep state is displayed.

Next, the "treatment" process will be described.

When the dog becomes ill, a symbol indicating that the dog is ill is displayed. When this symbol is displayed, the dog is treated by selecting the “treatment” mark. When the symbol indicating the disease is no longer displayed, it indicates that the disease has been cured.

Next, the operation state of the dog for one day will be described.

The operating state of the dog in one day is set in advance for each time according to, for example, age and the like. Specifically, the dog is set so as to display a meal operation, a sleep operation, and a normal action operation. I have. Here, the age of the dog is set, for example, to one year per day.

The display data of the operating state of these dogs is
It is stored in the program storage unit 14. Control unit 12
Transmits the display data to the bus 1 using the clock function.
3 to the display control unit 11. Display control unit 11
Causes the display unit 10 to display the transmitted data. Thereby, the image is displayed on the display unit 10 at a predetermined time of the day so that the dog performs a predetermined operation.

As described above, the display state of the dog changes on a daily basis and on a time basis. Therefore, the software program stored in the program storage section 14 determines whether or not the processing corresponding to the change is performed. Is set to change the growth state of

It should be noted that display data indicating that the dog is going away from home is stored in the program storage unit 14 in advance, and when the control unit 12 determines that the dog has not properly performed each process. The display section 10 is set to display an image in which a dog runs away from home.

The dog is set in advance so that it will become a puppy and an adult dog in about 30 days, and will survive for about 15 days. This number of days can be set to an arbitrary number of days.

[0070]

As described above, the animal breeding game apparatus according to the present invention has a display means for displaying a form of an animal and a plurality of marks corresponding to processing on the animal, and a plurality of marks displayed on the display means. Input means for selecting and inputting any of the marks, first storage means for storing processing data for the animal, and inputting to the animal corresponding to the mark input by the input means. A second storage unit for storing the state of the animal after the processing, and a process using the processing data for the animal stored in the first storage unit corresponding to the mark input by the input unit; Control means for storing the state of the animal after the processing in the second storage means and displaying the state on the display means, wherein the form of the animal displayed on the display means is Place The shape of the animal changes when the user performs a desired process by changing the shape of the animal according to the condition of the user. Can be attracted over. Also, because it is a dedicated device for animal breeding games,
A simple and inexpensive configuration can be achieved. The small, oval shape allows easy carrying, so that the user can operate while moving. As a result, the animal breeding game can be continued for the user on a daily basis, and the interest of the user can be attracted for a long time. Also, the animal breeding game method of the present invention includes a step of displaying a plurality of marks corresponding to the form of the animal and the processing on the animal, and the step of displaying the animal corresponding to an arbitrary mark among the plurality of displayed marks. And a step of storing the state of the animal after the processing on the animal, and displaying the state of the animal, wherein the form of the animal according to the processing on the animal As the user performs desired processing, the form of the animal changes, thereby giving the user a sense of actually breeding the animal and attracting the user's interest for a long time. be able to. Here, the processing on the animal is a processing of eating, cleaning and bathing, playing, health, sleep, and treatment, and these processings are the same as various processings when actually breeding animals. The user performs these various processes. Therefore, it is possible to give the user a feeling as if he / she is actually breeding an animal, and to further attract the user's interest for a long time. Further, since the animal is a dog or a cat, the dog or the cat is a familiar animal, so that the user can be interested in the animal breeding game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of an embodiment of an animal breeding game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the inside of the animal breeding game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a processing procedure up to the start of an animal breeding game.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a procedure when a process that can be selected by a user is selected.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a meal processing procedure.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a cleaning and bathing procedure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a play processing procedure.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a health processing procedure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of discipline.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a sleep processing procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Animal breeding game device 2 ... Hole A, B, C, D ... Button 10 ... Display part 11 ... Display control part 12 ... Control part 13 ... Bus 14. ..Program storage unit 15 Data storage unit 16 Operation unit 17 Operation control unit 18 Sound output unit 100 Liquid crystal panel

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying a plurality of marks corresponding to a form of an animal and processing on the animal, and an input for selecting and inputting an arbitrary mark among the plurality of marks displayed on the display means Means, first storage means for storing processing data for the animal, and second storage means for storing the state of the animal after processing the animal corresponding to the mark input by the input means. And performing processing based on the processing data for the animal stored in the first storage means corresponding to the mark input by the input means, and storing the state of the animal after the processing in the second storage Control means for storing the information on the display means and displaying the information on the display means, wherein the form of the animal displayed on the display means changes according to the processing on the animal. Location. 2. The animal breeding game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing on the animal is a processing of meal, cleaning and bathing, play, health, sleep, and treatment. 3. The animal breeding game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the animal is a dog. 4. The animal breeding game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the animal breeding game apparatus has a small oval shape. 5. A step of displaying a form of an animal and a plurality of marks corresponding to the processing on the animal, and a step of performing a processing on the animal corresponding to an arbitrary mark among the displayed plurality of marks. And storing the state of the animal after processing the animal, and displaying the state of the animal, wherein the form of the animal changes according to the processing on the animal. And animal breeding game method. 6. The animal breeding game method according to claim 5, wherein the processing on the animal is a processing of meal, cleaning and bathing, play, health, sleep, and treatment. 7. The animal breeding game method according to claim 5, wherein the animal is a dog.