JPH1173093A - Image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reflect the behavior of a player on the purpose of the behavior of a displayed living character by controlling the display of an image display element of the character to be varied according to the count value of a counting means for counting stepping signals. SOLUTION: When A or B switch is depressed to start a game, the walking screen of a turtle as a living character is displayed. CPU 1 accumulates stepping signals from a pendulum switch as a count value of a pedometer in a RAM 3. The accumulated count value is regarded as the number of walking steps to judge whether it is a designated number of steps or more. Here, the walking speed of the turtle is set, and the walking distance corresponding to the elapsed time is calculated and accumulated. When the total number of walking steps amounts to a designated number of steps or more, a display character changes into a man. Thus, the running distances of the turtle and the player are accumulated and stored in the RAM 3, and when the designated distance is accumulated, they reach a city in the midway of a route. At this time, alarm is issued as a buzzer according to the control of the CPU 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image display device such as a portable electronic terminal device and an electronic game machine. In particular, the present invention relates to an image display device that displays the walking process of a living thing and reflects the action of the owner of the device, that is, the player on the display of the walking process of the living thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Image display devices for displaying the growth process of animal and plant character images have been commercialized in the form of game machines. As such an image display device, there has been proposed a technology capable of growing and displaying an organism such as an animal or a plant with a realistic sense (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-16085).
No. 3).

[0003] The image display device according to such a technique is intended to allow a player to enjoy the growth process of character images of animals and plants with a feeling of nurturing itself. That is, animal and plant characters displayed on the image display device,
The relationship with the player is exclusively a parent-child relationship or a master-slave relationship.

Moreover, it is possible to take the image display device according to the prior art out of doors, but it is important that the action of the player is reflected in the growth process of the character images of animals and plants displayed on the image display device. It is only an instruction by the fingertip of the player to the input part of the display device.

[0005] On the other hand, giving such a pseudo-realism in recent years,
In the generation that prefers the image display device as a game device,
It is desired that the character has a friendship with the biological character displayed on the image display device and has a content that fosters friendship in a pseudo manner.

Further, it is desirable that the game has a game content in which the player's own healthy behavior, whether indoors or outdoors, can be more positively reflected on the creature character displayed on the image display device. It is.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image display device which can satisfy such a demand.

Further, an object of the present invention is to provide an image display device capable of reflecting a player's behavior in a form in which the player assists the purpose of the behavior of the biological character displayed on the image display device. It is in.

In particular, an object of the present invention is to have a function of counting the degree of a player's action of the same kind as the movement of a displayed creature's character. An object of the present invention is to provide an image display device which can be reflected on the display of the image.

Further objects of the present invention will become clear from the embodiments of the present invention described with reference to the following drawings.

[0011]

A display device that achieves the above object of the present invention has, as a basic configuration, an image display element,
First storage means for accumulating and storing a calculated converted distance value corresponding to a predetermined walking speed and time passage of a living thing displayed on the image display element, and means for generating a step signal Counting means for counting the stepping signal from the means for generating the stepping signal, and control for setting a predetermined walking speed of the living thing to a predetermined time for a predetermined period when the counting means has counted a predetermined value. Having means.

Thus, the action of the player character can be reflected in the purpose of the action of the biological character displayed on the image display device in a form in which the player assists.

As a specific configuration, the means for generating the step signal includes a pendulum switch that is opened and closed by the vibration of the device. By using the pendulum switch, it is possible to integrate with the function of the stepped system.

Further, there is provided second storage means for storing image data of a plurality of events, and
In accordance with the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the storage means, the image data of a plurality of events stored in the second storage means is read and controlled to be displayed on the display element.

[0015] Thus, in anticipation of an event, it is possible to increase the motivation of the player to work to increase the converted distance value accumulated and stored.

Further, as a specific content, in the above-described configuration, the living thing displayed on the image display element has parameters set therein, and has means for selecting or changing the parameters. , By means of change,
The walking speed of the living thing is stopped or the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the first storage means is reset to zero according to the value of the parameter which is selected or changed.

That is, in accordance with the selection and change of the parameter by the player, there is provided a possibility of resetting the game to the starting point. Thereby, the interest of the player can be increased.

Further, it is assumed that the image data of the plurality of events is image data of arrival at each city in the world associated with the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the first storage means. . As a result, it is possible to provide a game in which the contents of the game travel the world together with the creature character.

Further, the above-described configuration is configured as an image display device having an image display element capable of switching and displaying a clock screen, a walking distance screen, and a game screen, and in particular, the above-described features are realized in the game screen. Is possible.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar components will be described with the same reference numerals or reference symbols.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of an image display device according to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows the front surface, and FIG. 1B shows the side surface.

As an embodiment of the image display device shown in FIG. 1, the external dimensions are 40 × 50 × 15 mm, which is convenient for carrying. In FIG. 1A, a display screen DISP is formed by a liquid crystal panel as an image display element. The display screen DISP is formed of, for example, a 32 × 48 dot matrix screen.

On the upper and lower frames of the display screen DISP, there are provided icon display switches-, and further, at the lower end of the apparatus, there are provided selection / determination / end operation switches A, B and C.
The function of these switches will be described later in the relevant section.

As shown in the side view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B, a clip is provided on the back of the apparatus for fixing the apparatus to a band or the like, which is convenient for carrying. A sounding hole of a buzzer (not shown) is provided on the back side of the apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the image display device of the present invention. The component via the bus is CP
It is connected to U1. The reference clock from the clock source 4 is frequency-divided in the CPU 1 to realize a clock function. The CPU 1 is configured by, for example, a single chip SMC88316 manufactured by EPSON.

FIG. 3 is an example of an address area in the device of the present invention. RO with a capacity of 16 Kbytes as an embodiment
In the area of M2, as shown in FIG. 3, illustration data including icons displayed in the apparatus of the present invention, C,
An operation control program executed and controlled by PU1;
Font data is stored.

The RAM 3 has a capacity of 2 Kbytes as an embodiment, and stores data in the course of execution of the operation control program, in particular, clock data, a step count described later, etc. as a register.

The video RAM 5 stores display data for one screen and sequentially displays a display unit 6 including a display element DISP.
Then, display data can be sent to display.

The D / A converter 7 converts a digital output signal into an analog signal, and a sound is displayed on a speaker 8.
As an embodiment of the present invention, as described in FIG.
When only a warning sound is displayed using a buzzer as the speaker 8, the D / A converter 7 is unnecessary and the buzzer sound can be displayed by directly supplying the digital signal to the buzzer. is there.

Further, in FIG. 2, signals from the pendulum switch 10 and the switches 11 such as the icon display switches to the operation switches A, B and C described in FIG. 1 are input through the I / O interface circuit 9. Is done. The pendulum switch 10 is adapted to the movement of the device,
A switch that opens and closes contacts, and functions as a pedometer switch.

The switch signal of the pendulum switch 10 is written into the RAM 3 by the CPU 1 and accumulated each time. Therefore, the RAM 3 stores the pendulum switch 10
Has the function of countering the switch signal.

Further, in FIG. 2, when a function selection signal is inputted by the selection operation switch A of the switch 11 (see FIG. 1), the CPU 1 sets the function of the device to a clock function, as shown in FIG. The pedometer function and the game function are switched in order, and the corresponding display screen is changed from PH1 to PH2 to PH3.
Switch to PH1. This display screen PH1, PH
2. The function corresponding to PH3 is determined by the determination operation switch B.

The clock function PH 1 divides the frequency of the clock signal from the clock source 4 by the CPU 1 to generate time signals corresponding to hours, minutes and seconds, and sends them to the video RAM 5.
Perform clock display.

On the other hand, a step signal from the pendulum switch 10, which is generated by the movement (vibration) of the apparatus, is accumulated and written in the RAM 3 by the CPU 1 each time as a step number signal. In the pedometer function PH2, therefore, the CPU 1
Calculates the walking distance from the accumulated step value based on a predetermined step length. The accumulated step value and the walking distance are displayed.

Next, the game function PH which is a feature of the present invention.
The third embodiment will be described in detail below. First, in brief, the CPU 1 calculates the travel distance of the turtle based on the walking distance per unit time and the elapsed time of the displayed creature character, for example, the turtle.

Further, by the same kind of walking behavior of the player,
A step signal of a pedometer is input from the pendulum switch 10. Therefore, the CPU 1 multiplies the total number of pedometer stepping signals by a predetermined multiple of the turtle's walking distance per unit time, for example, twice, and calculates the distance as the mileage of the player in the game function PH3.

The mileage of the turtle and the game function PH
In accordance with the sum of the distance traveled by the player in Step 3 and the total distance traveled, the game is controlled so that the game travels to the final destination via all over the world.

Further, a plurality of parameters are assigned to the turtle, which is a creature character to be displayed, and the parameters are changed by the action of the player to make the turtle running conditions variable. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy the achievement of the game while giving the player a sense of helping the turtle to travel with a sense of unity with the turtle.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the processing flow of such a game executed in the apparatus of the present invention. When the A and B switches are pressed from the game initial screen (step S1), the game starts (step S2).
When the game starts, a screen on which the turtle character walks is displayed (step S3).

On the other hand, the CPU 1 accumulates a step signal from the pendulum switch 10 in the RAM 3 as a count value of the pedometer. This accumulated count value is regarded as the number of running steps of the player, and it is determined whether or not the total number of running steps is 200 steps or more (step S4). If it is 200 steps or more, the count value of the pedometer is cleared and returned to 0.

Here, the walking speed of the turtle is set to 40 km as an embodiment, and the walking distance is calculated and accumulated according to the elapsed time of the game. Further, when the total number of running steps is 200 steps or more, the display of the turtle as the display character is changed to the display of the person character (step S).
5). This state continues for 15 minutes (step S6), and the display returns to the display of the original turtle character (step S7).

For the above 15 minutes, it is set that the player walks by pulling the turtle at twice the speed at which the turtle walks, that is, at a speed of 80 km / h, and the travel distance is calculated. At the same time, 15
At the end of the minute, pedometer counting resumes.

In this way, the turtle's travel distance and the player's travel distance are cumulatively stored in the RAM 3. When the predetermined distance is accumulated, the vehicle arrives at a city on the route (step S11). At this time, an alarm is displayed as a buzzer BZ under the control of the CPU 1. Therefore, the player recognizes that he has arrived at any of the cities. Then, when the player presses the switch A (step S12), the information of the reached city is displayed (step S13).

When the information of the reached city is displayed, the icon of the break screen is displayed for a fixed time (step S14). When the icon of the break screen is displayed, the turtle parameter changes as described later.

When the display of the icons on the break screen for a certain period of time is completed, the display returns to the moving screen similar to steps S3 and S7 (step S15).

When a predetermined traveling distance is reached in the middle of the moving screen (step S16), the icon display of the turtle character is changed to a large one. This gives the player a sense of the turtle growing over time. Alternatively, instead of the turtle character, animals related to the city reached, for example, pandas in China and zebras in Africa are displayed under predetermined conditions.

In the middle of the moving screen, the destination city is
If there is a seaway between the next arrival city and the seaway, as shown in the previous steps S3 and S7, the screen of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the display of swimming in the sea waterway is sequentially changed and displayed.

In this way, when the cumulative predetermined traveling distance reaches the final destination, a goal screen is displayed (step S17). Next, a selection screen is displayed (step S1).
8) Instruct whether to set the device as the initial screen (step S19) or to repeat the game from the first course (step S1).

Here, the embodiment parameters set for the character turtle will be described.

Physical fitness score: The maximum physical fitness score is six. When the physical strength becomes 0 (FIG. 5: step S8), the player falls down during the course of the game (step S9), is forcibly returned to the start point (step S10), and starts the game again. .

The physical fitness score decreases or increases under predetermined conditions. When the physical fitness score decreases, for example, after three hours during the day and two hours at night, the physical fitness score is reduced by one point.

When the number increases, a predetermined score is increased when feeding, drinking, taking a break, or sleeping at night. Also, if you arrive in the city, all your health points will be recovered.

Friendship score: The initial value is 0. If the turtle is in a bad mood, it stops and falls asleep.
Therefore, the walking distance does not progress. An hour later,
Return to the moving screen. Alternatively, even when the number of step counters by the pendulum switch 10 becomes 20, the screen returns to the moving screen.

The friendship score is decremented by one when no weather item or a hat is selected when the weather is rainy or sunshine. Also, the pendulum switch 10
When the number of steps is counted 200 steps, or
When the corresponding item is selected when the weather is rainy or sunshine, one point is added.

Therefore, during the game, the player needs to work on the device so as to increase the physical strength score and the friendship score. As a result, it is possible to develop friendship with the turtle, which is the display character, with a common goal of reaching the destination during the game.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an icon display screen for increasing or decreasing the above-mentioned physical fitness score and friendship score, and for displaying a playground for a turtle of a player and an icon display for confirming a playground in a game. It is.

Examples of the icon display screen include a meal icon, a drink icon, a break icon, a hospital icon, a weather icon, a status icon, a map icon, a game icon, and a sound ON / OFF icon. These are selected and displayed by the icon display switches to which the corresponding icons are displayed.

In the meal icon screen shown in FIG. 7, on the selection screen (A), an icon screen for selecting diapers or apples is displayed, and in the selection result (B), an icon for selecting and determining an apple is displayed. It is shown. In the selection screen (A), a black triangle indicates that the meal of the icon is selected.

Each time the selection control switch A is pressed, the position of the black triangle moves from rice ball to apple to rice ball.
The selection is confirmed by the determination control switch B, and the meal screen of the selected meal (FIG. 7B: rice ball is selected)
Is displayed. Pressing the end control switch C returns to the game screen.

When the selection is confirmed by the decision control switch B, if the physical fitness score is less than 6, a screen for eating the selected meal (FIG. 7B) is displayed, and the physical fitness score is increased by one point. If the physical fitness score is 6, a screen for rejecting food is displayed, and the physical fitness score remains unchanged.

As the drink icons, an icon screen for selecting water or a special drink is displayed on the selection screen (A), and an icon when water is selected is shown on the selection decision screen (B). .

When water is selected for the drink icon, the physical strength score increases by one point. In the case of a special drink, the health score is increased by two points. If the physical strength is 6, a rejection screen is displayed and the physical strength does not recover.

The break icons are 8:00 to 20: 0 during the day.
During 0, it is displayed for 4 to 5 seconds and returns to the game screen. At this time, one point of health and one point of friendship are recovered. The sleep screen is displayed from 20:00 at night to 8:00 the next morning,
Return to the game screen at 8:00 the next morning. At this time,
Recover 2 friendship points. In the figure, a day break icon and a night break icon are shown.

The hospital icon indicates that the turtle has one physical strength,
Used to recover from overwork. When the turtle has one physical strength, for example, a turtle taking a rough breath is displayed to indicate the fatigue state of the turtle. In this state, the cumulative calculation of the walking distance of the turtle is also stopped.

In this case, even if a meal, drink, rest icon or the like is selected, it is rejected and only the hospital icon is valid.
When the hospital icon is selected, the turtle's physical strength increases by one, and the turtle returns to the moving screen.

The weather icon displays a hat and a bulk as a weather selection screen. The weather selection screen is displayed at a predetermined timing by the program. At this time,
A buzzer BZ is displayed to notify the player of a change in weather. On the other hand, in the case of sunshine and rain, the player deducts the hat for the sunshine and the bulk for the rain, and if not selected, reduces the physical fitness score and the friendship score by one point.

In the state icon, when the selection switch A is pressed, the screen is switched to a physical strength / friendship state display screen. Since this status icon is displayed for confirmation of the player, pressing the end switch C returns to the game screen without any processing.

In addition, although not shown in the figure, detailed data (the number of travel days, the distance, and the number of places) is switched and displayed by pressing the selection switch A, although not shown. The end switch C returns to the game screen.

With the sound ON / OFF icon, a selection screen icon for switching sound ON / OFF by the selection switch A is displayed. The end switch C returns to the game screen.

The icon display screen shown in FIG.
This is an example, and various changes can be made in the present invention. Further, in the above embodiment, it is possible to set various events during the game under the conditions of the combination of the turtle's physical strength score and the friendship score.

[0071]

As described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention reflects the action of a biological character displayed on an image display device in a form assisted by the player. be able to.

Further, it has a function of counting the degree of the player's action of the same kind as the movement of the displayed creature character, and reflects the counted degree of the player's action on the display of the creature character. To make things possible.

At this time, for example, the movement of the displayed creature character is regarded as walking, and the stride is set as a virtual game (for example, one step is 40 km). The number of walks of the player at that time further influences the display of the target character.

Therefore, it is possible to have a friendship with the displayed creature character and to have a sensibility of fostering friendship in a simulated manner, and that the player's own healthy behavior is improved both indoors and outdoors. It is possible to provide a game device that can be reflected on a biological character that is positively displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external appearance of an image display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a circuit according to an embodiment of the image display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of an address area in the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a function of switching the functions of the device in order of a clock function, a pedometer (registered trademark) function, and a game function.

FIG. 5 is a processing flow of a game executed by the apparatus of the present invention (part 1).

FIG. 6 is a processing flow of a game executed by the apparatus of the present invention (part 2).

FIG. 7 is an example of an icon display screen for increasing or decreasing the physical fitness score and the friendship score, and acting on the turtle of the player;
It is a figure explaining the example of an icon display for confirmation of the amusement place during a game.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 Clock signal source 5 Video RAM 6 Display element 7 D / A converter 8 Speaker 9 I / O interface 10 Pendulum switch 11 Switch

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[Submission date] June 2, 1998

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[Claims]

6. A picture display device for displaying characters, in response to a predetermined walking speed and time course of characters displayed on the image display device, by accumulating the calculated is converted distance value, the stored 1, a means for generating a step signal according to the state of the apparatus main body, and counting the step signal from the means for generating the step signal.
Counting means, when the regimen number means has counted a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time, the key
The image display apparatus characterized by comprising a control means for setting the predetermined multiple of the predetermined walking speed of Yarakuta.

7. An image display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said means for generating a step signal includes a pendulum switch that is opened and closed by vibration of the apparatus main body .

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising a second storage unit for storing image data of a plurality of events, wherein said control unit stores said conversion data accumulated and stored in said first storage unit. Reading the image data of the plurality of events stored in the second storage means in accordance with the distance value;
An image display device, wherein control is performed so as to display an image on an image display element.

9. The character according to claim 6 , wherein a parameter is set for the character displayed on said image display element, and said parameter selection or changing means is provided. Alternatively, according to the parameter value of the character selected or changed by the changing unit, the walking speed of the character is stopped, or the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the first storage unit is calculated. An image display device reset to zero.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the image data of the plurality of events reaches a predetermined destination associated with the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the first storage means. An image display device, which is image data.

11. A watch screen, a walking distance screen, a displayable image display device switching between a game screen, by counting the clock signal, a clock counter for counting the time elapsed is displayed on the image display device Storage means for accumulating and storing a converted distance value calculated in accordance with a predetermined walking speed of the character and the time elapsed counted by the clock counter, a pendulum switch, the pendulum switch, A step counter for counting the open / close signal of the step counter, and when the step counter counts a predetermined value, for a predetermined period,
An image display device comprising a control unit for setting a predetermined walking speed of the character to a predetermined multiple.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising a second storage unit for storing image data of a plurality of events, wherein said control unit stores said conversion data accumulated and stored in said first storage unit. According to the distance value, the image data of the plurality of events stored in the second storage unit is read, and when the image display element is switched to a game screen,
An image display device, wherein control is performed to display the image on the display element.

13. A character according to claim 11 , wherein when the image display element is switched to a game screen, a parameter is set for a character displayed on the image display element, and the character selection or change means is provided. The control means stops the walking speed of the character according to the value of the parameter selected or changed by the selection or changing means, or the first storage means An image display device for resetting a converted distance value accumulated and stored to zero.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the image data of the plurality of events reaches a predetermined destination, which is accumulated in the first storage means and is associated with the converted distance value stored. An image display device, which is image data.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An image display element, and accumulating a converted distance value calculated in accordance with a predetermined walking speed and a lapse of time of a living thing displayed on the image display element,
First storage means for storing; means for generating a step signal; counting the step signal from the means for generating the step signal;
An image display device comprising: a counting means; and a control means for setting a predetermined walking speed of the living organism to a predetermined multiple for a predetermined period when the counting means counts a predetermined value. 2. An image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for generating a step signal includes a pendulum switch that is opened and closed by vibration of the apparatus. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second storage means for storing image data of a plurality of events, wherein said control means stores the conversion data accumulated and stored in said first storage means. An image display device, wherein image data of the plurality of events stored in the second storage means is read in accordance with a distance value, and the image data is controlled so as to be displayed on the display element. 4. The creature displayed on the image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein parameters are set, and the creature has means for selecting or changing the parameters. Alternatively, the walking speed of the living thing is stopped according to the value of the parameter selected or changed by the changing unit, or the converted distance value accumulated and stored in the first storage unit is reset to zero. An image display device comprising: 5. The image according to claim 3, wherein the image data of the plurality of events is accumulated in the first storage means, and is associated with the converted distance value stored in the first storage means. An image display device characterized by being data. 6. An image display element capable of switching and displaying a clock screen, a walking distance screen, and a game screen, a clock counter for counting a clock signal and counting elapsed time, and displayed on the image display element. Storage means for accumulating and storing a converted distance value calculated in accordance with a predetermined walking speed of a living creature and the time elapsed counted by the clock counter, a pendulum switch, the pendulum switch, A step counter for counting the open / close signal of the step counter, and when the step counter counts a predetermined value, for a predetermined period,
An image display device comprising a control unit for setting a predetermined walking speed of the living thing to a predetermined multiple. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a second storage unit for storing image data of a plurality of events, wherein said control unit stores said conversion data accumulated and stored in said first storage unit. According to the distance value, the image data of the plurality of events stored in the second storage unit is read, and when the image display element is switched to a game screen,
An image display device, wherein control is performed to display the image on the display element. 8. The creature displayed on the image display element when the image display element is switched to a game screen, wherein a parameter is set and the parameter selection or changing means is provided. The control means stops the walking speed of the living thing according to the value of the parameter selected or changed by the selection or change means, or accumulates and stores the walking speed in the first storage means. An image display device, wherein a converted distance value to be reset is reset to zero. 9. The image according to claim 7, wherein the image data of the plurality of events is accumulated in the first storage means, and is associated with the converted distance value stored in the first storage means. An image display device characterized by being data.