JPS58219881A - Wide screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain display on a wide screen by arranging at least a mirror or a half mirror on the front of one CRT display device among plural CRT display devices so that images are formed consecutively by the mirror or the half mirror. CONSTITUTION:A half mirror 4 is arranged in the front of a CRT display device 1a and mirrors 3 are arranged in the fronts of CRT display devices 1b, 1c. An image on the screen of the CRT display device 1a is formed on a half mirror 2 as a real image through the half mirror 4 and images on the screens of the CRT display devices 1b, 1c are formed on the half mirror 2 as a vertual images through the mirrors 3. The arrangement of these mirrors is adjusted so that the images on the screens of three CRT devices are consecutively formed on the half mirror 2. Consequently, consecutive pictures can appear on the entire wide screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a wide screen using multiple CRT display devices.

Conventionally, for example, in video games, only one CRT display device was used to display the screen necessary for car games, etc., but using only one CRT display device was While it's good enough to challenge driving skills, it's not enough to give players a more dynamic and realistic feeling of being in the driver's seat of a real car.

This invention was proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and by using a plurality of CRT display devices,
The object of the present invention is to obtain a display screen that gives a dynamic and realistic feeling and provides a rich game experience.

The main feature of the present invention is that a mirror or a half mirror is disposed in front of at least one CRT display device among a plurality of CRT display devices, and a virtual image of the screen of the CRT display device is projected on the mirror or half mirror. and other CRTs
The real image on the screen of the display device or the virtual images of the screens of the plurality of CRT display devices projected on the mirror or half mirror maintain continuity with each other. The following is a more detailed explanation based on the drawings.

Figure 1 is a front view showing an example of a wide screen for video games using three CRT display devices, Figure gg2 is a side view, Figure 3 is a plan view, and Figure 4 is a perspective view. be.

In the case of this wide screen, the central part of the screen that can be seen through the front half mirror 2 is the real image A of the screen 1o of the CR7 display device 1a facing forward [K], and the continuous left and right parts are upward facing. CR7 display device 1b/1c
Each mirror or half mirror 3 provided in front of the screen 10 of
Both sides 1 of the CRT display devices 1b and 1c are imaged on
This is the virtual image screen 1b of o.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a half mirror provided on the front side of the front-facing CRT display device IJI, and the female half mirror may be omitted.

Fig. 5 is a front view showing another example of a wide screen for video games using three CRT display devices, Fig. 6 is a side view thereof, Fig. 7 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view thereof. It is a diagram.

In the case of this wide screen, the center part of the screen that can be seen through the front half mirror is the real image screen of the screen 10 of the front-facing CRT display @ 1a, and the left and right sides of the screen are slightly different from the left and right directions. This is a virtual image screen 101 of the left and right CR7 display devices 1b and 1c projected on each mirror or half mirror 3 provided on the front side of the left and right CR1 display devices 1h and 1c whose center is directed toward the back of the screen.

9 and 10 each use two CRT display devices, and a continuous screen consisting of the real image screen of one CR7 display device 1a and the virtual image screen of the other CR7 display device 1i1b is displayed using a half mirror 2. FIG. 911 is a perspective view illustrating a wide screen configured to be viewed through the screen;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a wide screen configured so that virtual image screens 10 of two CR7 display devices 1b-1c can be viewed through a half mirror 2.

In addition, FIG. 12 shows four CRT display devices 1ax, respectively.
A convex-shaped continuous screen is created using the ld, which is composed of the real image screen of one CR7 display device 1a and the virtual image screens of three CR7 display devices 1b-1cm1d connected to the top, left, and right sides of the real image screen of one CR7 display device 1a. FIG.
In Figure 3, using five CRT' display devices 1a to 1e,
An example is shown in which the real images on both sides of one CRT display device 1@ are shown in the center, and the continuous surfaces on which the virtual image screens of four CRT display devices 1b to 1e develop in a cross shape can be seen through the half mirror 2. FIG.

On each of the above sides, the virtual image screen 1o forms a curved surface with the real image screen or another virtual image screen. L changes the angle K of the mirror 3 in plan view, so
It is possible to change the included angle of each screen, and it is also possible to position both the virtual image screen and the real image screen on one plane.

Above □ Each side is tilted, there are 2 half mirrors, unless there is a display by each CRT display device IK inside it, the display device l
4 to prevent each screen 1o from being directly viewed, and is not essential to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram 766 showing an example of a display control device for a plurality of CR1" display devices arranged as described above.
7,2 To the main processing unit of this display control device ff6) 61uCPU, :ROMitRA that drives the CPU
It is composed of M.

The CRT controller 62Fi controls the timing of the entire circuit and the instructions from the CPU 61.

The multiplexer 63 stores the fresh memory address sent from the CRT controller 62 in the pattern ROM in the graphic memory 64, in a specific pattern ROM, and in the RAM in the refresh memory.

The graphics memory 64 further includes a path driver 65.
The above-mentioned graphic data is inputted to the designated address via the memory card, and the contents of the memory are continued from the designated address.

The graphic controller 66 is the CRT controller 6
In accordance with the graphic control signal transmitted from 2, the double-sided configuration, priority of displayed objects, colors, etc. are controlled by hardware.

Graphic data outputted via the P/S exchangers 67a, 67b, 67ca and the graphic controller 66 is converted from parallel to series.

Video controller 68a, 68bs 68c
It also synchronizes horizontal and vertical scanning, and if a cursor is used, it also controls the cursor.

What should be noted here is that the C
The RT display devices 1b to 1e are controlled to display images opposite to those of the CRT display device [1a] on the real image screen with respect to the right and left, or the top and bottom.

The input device 69 may be a steering wheel, an accelerator, a change gear, etc. for a car game, and a control rod, etc. for a fighter jet game.

Further, the output device [70 is equipped with a numeric display or the like for displaying the player's game results in terms of points or the like.

Using the display control device t16 having the above-described circuit configuration, it is possible to control the display of a plurality of separate screens of CRT display devices, and a state in which at least one of the virtual image screens is combined with other virtual images or 11 real images. For example, each CR provides pixel data that makes a uniform pattern appear on the continuous screen.
The T-display device 1 displays a rectangular screen as shown by diagonal lines in FIG. 4, and by connecting the shaded areas, a continuous double opening is obtained.

As explained above, this system is equipped with a plurality of CRT display devices, a mirror or a half mirror is disposed in front of at least one CRT display device, and a real image of the screen of the dragon CRT display device can be displayed. The F1a image of the CRT display-device screen reflected on another mirror disposed in front of the CRT display device, or one of these, and at least one of the above.
The screen mirror or half mirror of the CRT display device on the stand, so that the virtual image projected on the
Since we will be distributing the display device and mirror or half mirror,
Promote unified and uninterrupted eirin on both sides in a wide and continuous manner 1
In particular, when used in a video game, the player can be given a dynamic and realistic feeling and a rich game experience.

The present invention is not limited to a wide screen for video games, but also includes screens for simulators for training pilots of trains, automobiles, airplanes, ships, etc.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figures 1 to 4 show one implementation side of the Kizen light when three CRT display devices are used. Figure 1 is a front view, Figure 2 is a side view, and 3 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view. Figures 5 to 8 show different actual flow sides of the tree 41 when three CRT display devices are used. Figure 5 is a front view, Figure 6 is a side view, and Figure 7' is a plan view. , FIG. 8 is a perspective view. FIGS. 9 to 11 are perspective views showing each embodiment of Mokubomei when two CRT display devices are used, respectively, vJ1
Figures 2 and 13 are perspective views showing each embodiment of the tree 1t"I when four CRT display devices are used, and Figure 20Fi is a perspective view of the tree 1t''I when using five CRT display devices, respectively. 1
It is a perspective view showing an example. Figure 14 shows one of the display control devices of Akira Kinichi's CRT display device.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example. 1.1 ns 1 b, 1 cs lds 1 e-
CRT display device, 3...Mirror or half mirror Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Procedure amendment book Showa 6T October 13th, 1987, 1987 Patent Application No. 10! Ill5 No. 2, Title of the invention Wide screen 3, Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Applicant M''Den name) Tatsumi Electronics Co., Ltd. A perspective view showing each embodiment of the present invention when using an RT display device 14 are block diagrams showing an example of a display control device for a CRT display device according to the present invention. 1.1 th, 1 b, 1 c, 1 dSle
---CRT display device, 3...mirror or half mirror

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A real image of the screen of at least one CRT display device and a virtual image of the screen of at least one other CRT display device projected on a mirror or half mirror disposed in front of the other CRT display device. A wide screen characterized by arranging the above CRT display device and a mirror so as to maintain continuity. (2) A mirror or a half mirror is arranged in front of each of the plurality of CRT display devices, and the mirrors are arranged so that the virtual image of the screen of the CRT display device projected onto the mirror maintains continuity. widescreen.